Turns out that putting a 50% tariff on the biggest coffee producer in the world (to try to interfere with Bolsonaro's trial) raises the price of coffee, who would've thunk

Not sure about US prices, but coffee also got more expensive in general because of bad harvests. Seems to be climate change related. Which Trump is doing everything to accelerate.

This just shows how pernicious Democrat influence really is! Despite not having a sitting president, and carrying a majority, Biden's insipid influence STILL has the price of coffee higher than it should have been.

Republicans are considering various solutions, varying from bombing coffee-producing nations to calling it "fake news", or just saying "Coffee? You guys still drink that stuff?"

What about eggs though? What about the price of eggs? Eggs are very important. Some people can't live without eggs! Some people apparently only eat eggs.

Surely that's worth a little fascism, as a treat?

My wife is going to shit kittens if coffee prices spike, only drug she does.

Hate all this, prepared to suffer. These MAGA dipshits will have to feel real pain, for some time. The Great Depression ushered in 60-years of liberal legislators. And just like fascism and tariffs, we gotta learn again now that our grandparents are dead.

Yaupon Holly is a native North American plant that contains caffeine. Was traditionally used by Indians as a tea or coffee. Also used during the civil war as a substitute.

I have found it around old homeplace ruins in the deep south. It is also a common landscaping plant. Need to plant some around the house.

Glad I don't drink coffee. My heart goes out to those who do and did not bring this upon themselves.

Eyoooooo!

"Someone needs to tell Trump the economy isn't just 14 years old"

Would be a great bumper sticker

Isn't this because coffee harvests fell short due to drought caused by global warming?

Xheets like this should not have the date cut off.

Sure, prices are probably still rising across the board for Americans, but I myself complained about the same thing (coffee almost double) months ago. Maybe even still in 2024.

Why's it feel like a bunch of Trump supporters are about to dress up in sombreros and start tossing coffee beans in the ocean

Tarif make thing cost more?

Hmmm, what happened in the past six months or so that could explain this.... HMMMMMM

I live in Ireland and the laptop I bought for €1000 over a year ago currently costs €1600. Prices & gouging going up everywhere.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trumps-50-brazil-coffee-tariff-expected-rejig-trade-send-more-beans-china-2025-08-01/

Trump's 50% Brazil coffee tariff expected to rejig trade, send more beans to China

A 50% tariff on some Brazilian products, including coffee, will begin on August 6

It's actually not in force for a few more days. I would also assume that insofar as is possible, importers will import stock ahead of the deadline, so it'll probably delay impact.

..the only way this could possibly be funny is if....fuck...