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An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets
- The Trump administration imposed a 10% tariff on Heard and McDonald Islands, which have no human inhabitants, as discussed by Brooke Rollins during an interview with Jake Tapper.
- The new tariffs have raised U.S. import duties to the highest levels in over a century, causing global stock market reactions.
- Memes and commentary on social media humorously depicted the situation, referencing the islands' wildlife and a lack of human impact noted by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
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Not just penguins on Antarctic islands hit by Trump tariffs
A pair of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands unexpectedly hit by Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs may be the world's most inhospitable spot for international trade.
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Trump's tariffs on penguins and pine trees feel like a late April Fools joke
Uninhabited Heard and McDonald islands among puzzling Australian external territory targetsOriginally published on Global VoicesNorfolk Island jail with local pines – Photo courtesy Steve Daggar, via Wikimedia CC BY 3.0 US President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs seem like a late April Fools’ joke for people down under. Norfolk Island, an Australian external territory, has been hit with a 29 percent tariff, even though the tiny island, …
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