Trump administration launches portal to initiate tariff refunds

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The Trump administration is expected to launch a refund system for businesses that paid tariffs later struck down by the supreme court. It is the first step in paying back $166bn in tariffs after justices ruled the Trump administration was overstepping its constitutional powers.

Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds through an online portal beginning at 8am ET, according to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency administering the system.

It’s the first step in a complicated process that also might eventually lead to refunds for consumers who were billed for some or all of the tariffs on products shipped to them from outside the United States.

Companies must list the goods on which tariffs were levied. If CBP approves a claim, it will take 60-90 days for a refund to be issued, the agency said. CBP said in court filings that over 330,000 importers paid a total of about $166bn on more than 53m shipments.

More than 3,000 businesses, including FedEx and Costco, have sued the Trump administration to get refunds, the New York Times reports. FedEx has suggested customers could be in line for refunds for overpaid tariffs while Costco has said it may pass on refunds in lower prices for consumers.

The URL loaded to the top of the live blog which isn’t the story linked. I’ve copied the content into this comment.

I’m on mullvad and it works. What server(s) were you using?

Where are these “riots”?

But also, this is a retreat, do not see it any other way. Someone made it clear to Trump that if pressure continued at pace in MN these strikes could expand wider, or become multiday long. This to me is a clear signal that what the people of MN are doing is working, and they should keep doing it. That isn’t to say that I think the raids are going to stop, but I wouldn’t doubt they shift to odd hours, and attempt to avoid people as much as possible when doing so.

I mean, there has been a lot of consolidation of the music industry. There isn’t the same kind of music apparatus like there was when those songs were written. Plus, there have been some good protest songs recently. On May 6th, 2024 Macklemore put out Hinds Hall, then in September he put out Hinds Hall 2, then 11 months ago he put out Fucked Up. He’s also not signed to a label, so maybe that’s why. Famously, groups like Bob Vylan and Kneecap have taken a lot of heat for their positions. Vylan was dropped from their label, I believe they were facing charges. Kneecap was facing terrorism charges which were eventually dropped. Sure, this isn’t explicitly ICE related, but these struggles are all connected.

Radio is basically dead, most of the US and Canadian radio stations are corporate owned. As of 2021 only 80ish US stations were independent, and 13 Canadian stations were independent. The idea that a corporate owned radio station would play a “protest” song in 2026 seems unrealistic. Plus, most people are getting their music through corporate algorithms via services like Spotify or YT Music. Maybe there is some really great protest songs, but I have a feeling they don’t get the same kind of traction in the algorithms as other forms of music.

Looks like microwave wifi.

“I got older and became a communist”

“I’m a vegetable growing, psychedelics taking socialist these days. After the war, I’ve pretty much stopped believing in any of the patriotic nonsense that got me there in the first place, and am a firm believer that the best thing a person can do is help their neighbors and live a loving life. Still got the guns though. I don’t trust the fascists to act politely.”

“I’m not a communist. I’m not a socialist. I own a small business. I’m a Marine Corps veteran.”

CNN: “Mr. Planter, are you a… communist?”

Planter:

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“I can honestly say that that is me just being an a**hole on the Internet,” Platner told CNN this week. “I have an immense amount of friends who are police officers. They’re not all bastards because they’re literally buddies of mine.”

All my homies are good apples; we all hate bad apples.

In another since-removed post from 2020, Platner responded to a thread titled “White people aren’t as racist or stupid as Trump thinks” by writing, “Living in white rural America, I’m afraid to tell you they actually are.”

When asked about the comment, Platner said he didn’t recall the specific exchange, but suggested it reflected an argument he was having online at the time.

“I’m also a White guy and I don’t think I’m a racist,” he said. “I don’t believe that. I’m sure I was just angry on the Internet about the state of things back then.”

In another post in 2010, Platner took aim at musician Ted Nugent, a conservative activist.

“As a combat veteran, that m*therf**ker makes me want to puke when he spews his warmongering macho bullshit. Suck a d*ck, Ted.”

“To be fair,” Platner told CNN. “I’m not really regretful of that one.”

At present, British Communists very often find it hard even to approach the masses, and even to get a hearing from them. If I come out as a Communist and call upon them to vote for Henderson and against Lloyd George, they will certainly give me a hearing. And I shall be able to explain in a popular manner, not only why the Soviets are better than a parliament and why the dictatorship of the proletariat is better than the dictatorship of Churchill (disguised with the signboard of bourgeois “democracy”), but also that, with my vote, I want to support Henderson in the same way as the rope supports a hanged man—that the impending establishment of a government of the Hendersons will prove that I am right, will bring the masses over to my side, and will hasten the political death of the Hendersons and the Snowdens just as was the case with their kindred spirits in Russia and Germany.

~ V.I Lenin

Yeah I can’t even see how this is electoralisms fault here, he’s already got the bag and now he’s just running laps for Zionists? How long did it take AOC to complete the transformation? This is like a any% speed run at this point.

The MLs over at DSA need to start asking themselves some hard questions about their strategy, because good luck fighting against this kind of opportunism from the inside.

That’s not a meaningful distinction. Either way they should be using matrix or anything else.

Sounds like its working as intended.

They can’t see your reply sadly.

Brother its been 20 years. You’re not stopping it now, especially not in this climate, with this administration. You’re daft if you think its something anyone cares about after 20 years of implementation. There are kids who were born when the law passed, whose first ID was a RealID, who are now working adults.

Does California not have a legal personal growing law?

The kind of person who calls those that don’t Neo Nazis. According to her, voting with mtg makes you a Neo Nazi.

You don’t make tweets like this when you’re on the right aide of history.

Leading every statement on Israel with “now, keep in mind, in not being antisemitic… but…” Is a good way to sound antisemitic.

Domino Theory!

No.

God damn it, its not about controlling protests. Its about squashing resistance. They know that in LA county the cops are not going to help them detain people. They want to send people who DONT live there and have NO connection to the people and the place. So they are INDIFFERENT and follow orders. They are going to make an example of LA so no other city gets inspired by LAs resistance.

“People don’t like ‘defund the police,’ but voters really hate electric cars,” said Shor.

“They don’t hate electric vehicles,” replied Slotkin. “They just don’t want to be told that they have to drive an electric vehicle, particularly when the infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with need.”

I wonder why it hasn’t kept pace with the fucking need??? HMMMMM???