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Bernardo de La Paz

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6. Competency? Heard & McDonald Isl on chart, is uninhabitied. on chart, Brit Indian Ocean Terr is inhabit only by soldiers
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:42 PM
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The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands[2][3] (HIMI;[4] ISO 3166 region code: HMD, HM, 334;[5]) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall land area is 372 km2 (144 sq mi) and it has 101.9 km (63 mi) of coastline. Discovered in the mid-19th century, the islands lie on the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean and have been an Australian territory since 1947.
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Despite the lack of population, the islands have been assigned the country code HM in ISO 3166-1 (ISO 3166-2:HM) and therefore the Internet top-level domain .hm. The time zone of the islands is UTC+5.[56] Despite the islands having no imports or exports, the United States implemented a 10% tariff against them in April 2025.[57]


The British Indian Ocean Territory is inhabited only by soldiers. Which soldiers? You guessed it: United States of America and UK soldiers.

That is the level of competency of the tRump regime.

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Guess Which Country Got No Tarifs Today? [View all] MayReasonRule Wednesday OP
YUP. That's what I thought. nt CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #1
You'll not guess which one country is claimed to be imposing 49% tariffs but got hit w minimum 10%: Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #2
Great Point! I Didn't Even Register That One... MayReasonRule Wednesday #3
The chart of countries & tariffs is bizarre. There is no order. Not alphabetical, not trade size, not percentages. nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #4
Competency? Heard & McDonald Isl on chart, is uninhabitied. on chart, Brit Indian Ocean Terr is inhabit only by soldiers Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #6
He heard McDonald's and said he has to have it for national security reasons newdeal2 Wednesday #10
Punishing Penguins in the Snow. Assaulting Atolls with Fish. Vicious Volcanos. Hekate Wednesday #18
Jan Mayen Island, unhabited, 10% tariff from the really totally plugged in tRump regime. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #11
We can get some tariff revenue from heroin IronLionZion Wednesday #7
Too easy orangecrush Wednesday #5
I just tried posting this on my FB page. Dyedinthewoolliberal Wednesday #8
What Did The Fascist Bot Say? MayReasonRule Yesterday #19
I never for a nanosecond expected there would be... dchill Wednesday #9
I knew that before looking Meowmee Wednesday #12
The tariff equivalent ... krkaufman Wednesday #13
I thought Rebl2 Wednesday #14
probably them too. FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #15
All they export is oil and vodka. GoCubsGo Wednesday #16
. The U.S. spent $3.27 Bil on importa from Russia in 2024. We only exported $526 Mil to Russia. Articles below. ShazamIam Wednesday #17
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