U.S. Tariffs (IEEPA only) Struck Down

[MrBirdman]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/20/us/trump-tariffs-supreme-court?unlocked_article_code=1.NlA.jyKg.F3le0i489XUd&smid=url-share

Could have a significant impact on Trump administration’s ability to enforce a blockade on Cuba. Though there are certainly other forms of leverage at play, they lack the speed and punch of immediate tariffs without a rulemaking process.

Please be mindful of the forum’s rules; I bring this news up only in the context of US policy apropos Cuba.

[BrightonCorgi]

They'll just "bake the cake" with a different recipe. The blockage will remain on Cuba.

[MrBirdman]

2 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

They'll just "bake the cake" with a different recipe. The blockage will remain on Cuba.

No question they’ll try, they just have less immediately leverage over countries like Mexico now. Nevertheless there are other levers available.

[CaptainQuintero]

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[NYGuido]

23 minutes ago, CaptainQuintero said:

A reminder

Rule 4 No Discussion Of Shipping

Shipping is not discussed on the forum. It is a core rule and has been so since inception and always understood by members.

Posts regarding shipping, regardless of who it is about, will be deleted immediately. Mods will enforce.

Contact your supplier directly to answer any questions or issues regarding shipping.

Any references to shipping or pictures of parcels (worse) is an automatic forum 30 day ban and a permanent FOH purchasing ban. 

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[El Presidente]

Thank you Supreme court! Let me know where I can submit my refund request 

...I am not confident that I will ever see it, but who knows what a tangled mess the muppets come up with next? 

[ThePolskiOgorki]

Is there anyone really lining up to replace the quantity of oil Venezuela provided if the blockade were to actually be lifted anyway? The oil they got from them was mainly subsidy and unless that arrangement was somehow in place again they would only be in a slightly better position. Maybe Russia could step up, but for the long term that doesn't seem likely. I also can't think any other country with the means is turning on the tap for them because there wont be anything in return. 

[helix]

Make it a province of Canada. We have a tap, lol. 

[El Presidente]

21 minutes ago, ThePolskiOgorki said:

Is there anyone really lining up to replace the quantity of oil Venezuela provided if the blockade were to actually be lifted anyway? The oil they got from them was mainly subsidy and unless that arrangement was somehow in place again they would only be in a slightly better position. Maybe Russia could step up, but for the long term that doesn't seem likely. I also can't think any other country with the means is turning on the tap for them because there wont be anything in return. 

They are 40% self sufficient (apparently). Incoming oil is largely bartered/contra on security/doctors/nurses/soldiers/cigars/rum/UN votes and regional/international talkfest support for despised regimes and leftist groups. 

Russia talks a big game but has shown little. China is a net importer of oil. Mexico is best bet and most practical but in a bind with Trump. 

If not checkmate then certainly cornered. 

[bmac]

Does this mean we won’t have to pay a 10% surcharge on orders in the US?😎 Thanks for raising the topic, @MrBirdman.

[rcarlson]

4 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Thank you Supreme court! Let me know where I can submit my refund request 

...I am not confident that I will ever see it, but who knows what a tangled mess the muppets come up with next? 

You will, of course, pass along the refund to your customers who paid the tariff surcharge, right?  

What a mess.  

[JPark3]

5 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Thank you Supreme court! Let me know where I can submit my refund request 

...I am not confident that I will ever see it, but who knows what a tangled mess the muppets come up with next? 

If it makes you feel any better, the government is still holding my 2023 tax return