https://www.fuzzhugger.com/post/tariffs-demand-price-increases-and-it-s-killing-small-businesses-and-hurting-anyone-who-isn-t-rich

This was a good read. See URL for tl;dr.

I bought a #FuzzHugger #Doom Bloom back in 2017-2018. It was the second pedal I ever bought behind the much recommended #RolandBoss MT-2 about a decade prior. It's still one of the best #fuzzPedals I ever heard.

#supportSmallBusinesses #smallBusiness #smallbiz #smbiz #musicEquipment #effectsPedals #guitar #bassGuitar #USpol #economy #tarrifs #doomMetal #stonerMetal #shoegaze #sludgeMetal #blackgaze

Apparently no one wants to visit a city under military occupation & subject to the violent activities of #ICE.

Thanks, Trump.

#Tourism supports a lot of #SmBiz in #DC & you just wrote a death penalty for many.

But then, you not only don't care, you're no doubt glad.
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/dc-takeover/dc-hotel-bookings-tourism-on-the-decline-amid-federal-crime-crackdown-law-enforcement-surge/

#DCtakeover #SmallBusiness

US furniture builder & #SmBiz owner, Michael Howard of Howard Family Designs in #Michigan, explains to #CBC the lumber trade's been so intricately intertwined btwn #Canada & the US for centuries, it's not feasible to find alternate providers to avoid impact of #TrumpTariffs, which as a consequence will increase costs for both US & Canada.

#Tariffs

Galen Druke to Alex Witt just now on Dems losing working class vote:

Tho Dems won Latino voters overall in 2024, there was more drift to the right among Latino men.

We're seeing less racial polarization and more polarization along educational lines.
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Which seems really weird if you buy into the stereotype that many Latino men are construction workers.

But if you think of how many are small business owners...

Maybe made sense in 2024. But how about now w/Trump #Tariffs' impact on #SmBiz?

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Senate #Republicans are responsible for stonewalling add'l #disaster funds requests by #SBA since Sept 2023.

As a result, SBA ran out of $ for disaster relief loans to #SmBiz victims of #Helene & #Milton.

Now do-nothing #GOP try pointing finger at SBA, haul em on the carpet to distract from their miserable little selves.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4940086-senate-republicans-raise-questions-after-funds-for-disaster-loans-exhausted/

Small businesses need to recognize it's the Democratic Party, not the Republican Party, who care about them.
#DoNothingCongress = the #DoNothingGOP.

#Georgia State Election Board advances plan to make #Elections2024 ballot pics public, even before certification.

Can't even believe #GA already makes ballot images available online. Whatever happened to the #SecretBallot? What's the point of voting booths?

Talk about #VoterSuppression and #VoterIntimidation - esp in your small towns. But not just sm towns. Your kids could get bullied, you could lose your job, your #SmBiz could wither on the vine, your family shunned.

https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/georgia-state-election-board-advances-plan-to-quickly-make-ballot-pics-public/article_c7372d9d-1384-5a09-92d6-e23382ded767.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share&s=09

Q: What's a "Kentucky Manhunt" ?

A: Hope the guy doesn't have food or water, will just walk out of the woods & give himself up.

That's literally what the Sheriff just said at a press conference abt I-75 suspect Joseph A. Couch, 32.

Meanwhile...

Schools are closed, everyone's expected to hunker down at home & call police if they hear anyone outside.

What're working parents s'posed to do abt their jobs & kids w/no classes to go to? And #SmBiz w/no customers?

Pray?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-shooting-manhunt-joseph-couch-suspect/