Well... this is war (kinda lol)
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Well... this is war (kinda lol)
Well, Trump's bullshit is now going to have repercussions on the hobby.. see list of counter tariffs issued by Canada, especially second to last item:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada ... -1.7448559
NIB pinball prices are going up 25%.
Oh well. Fuck Trump. Lol
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada ... -1.7448559
NIB pinball prices are going up 25%.
Oh well. Fuck Trump. Lol
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First world problem when it comes to luxury toys. These aren’t things we actually need. The impact on real stuff is what is worrying. Will have to see how this plays out. I’m sure it’ll take 4-6 months to hopefully resolve itself.
I sure noticed he didn’t go after his real trade enemy. China. Only 10% tariff on them. He treats his allies worse than his enemies.
I sure noticed he didn’t go after his real trade enemy. China. Only 10% tariff on them. He treats his allies worse than his enemies.
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Re: Well... this is war (kinda lol)
Maybe more than 25%...Stern is getting 10% additional tariffs on the parts they import from China, and Trump has talked about putting a high tariff on semiconductor imports. It wouldn't surprise me of we see price hikes soon on top of the retaliatory tariffs.Sparky wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 3:37 pm Well, Trump's bullshit is now going to have repercussions on the hobby.. see list of counter tariffs issued by Canada, especially second to last item:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada ... -1.7448559
NIB pinball prices are going up 25%.
Oh well. Fuck Trump. Lol
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Once Europe is hit with tariffs too and retaliates, it wouldn't surprise me if Stern starts assembling machines in Brazil again for the non-US markets.
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... plus no big tariffs when importing from China.
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Re: Well... this is war (kinda lol)
There are still big tariffs on China that he did in 2018, they never left during the Biden years, this is on top of those. [they were varied, not an across the board] Both Canada and US passed 100% tariffs on Chinese EV's last year.mrmikeman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 4:04 pm First world problem when it comes to luxury toys. These aren’t things we actually need. The impact on real stuff is what is worrying. Will have to see how this plays out. I’m sure it’ll take 4-6 months to hopefully resolve itself.
I sure noticed he didn’t go after his real trade enemy. China. Only 10% tariff on them. He treats his allies worse than his enemies.
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Re: Well... this is war (kinda lol)
If anyone has ever thought of getting involved in refugee work and/or community organizing now is a good time to begin.
The attacks on LGBTQ people have escalated horrifically, and we must under no circumstances pussyfoot with Trump and his brownshirts. A huge number of families are under direct attack, with the new regime making it illegal to support your LGBTQ children in hugely significant ways, and the existenceof LGBTQ people being wiped from the country by top-down decree. It's nazi shit.
Much of this animus came from Musk himself, whose brain broke when his daughter came out as trans and then he funneled an estimated $250 million into anti-trans propaganda / attack ads as retribution. But it was all spelled out in the christofascist Project 2025 plan that all of the eggheads at NYTimes and WaPo handwaved away as too insidious and diabolical. (It's especially infuriating as these papers immediately "bent the knee" and affirmed their commitment to Trump. Mind you NYT has been pushing anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theorists for years now)
If you don't follow breaking news you might have also missed that co-president Musk has taken control of the treasury department and OPM and is thought to have transferred many top secret database storing massive troves of top secret data about USA citizens to his private servers.
That is, Musk is thought to be taking control of all of the government's payment systems and databases.
Even if the damage was stopped today, countless thousands will die due to the immediate cancellation of all international programs. The suffering will be grimly tabulated, and buried on page A16.
If you follow scientific research, you already know the incredible damage done there already. Good luck dealing with bird flu with the CDC gutted.
Buckle up, it's gonna be an incredibly stupid and cruel few years.
Please remember that all Post Media papers are majority USA owned, and that's why you're seeing far right lunatics like Ben Shapiro in the Toronto Sun heralding Trump's genius next to opeds from Kevin O'Leary on why we should let Trump make us the 51st state.
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The attacks on LGBTQ people have escalated horrifically, and we must under no circumstances pussyfoot with Trump and his brownshirts. A huge number of families are under direct attack, with the new regime making it illegal to support your LGBTQ children in hugely significant ways, and the existenceof LGBTQ people being wiped from the country by top-down decree. It's nazi shit.
Much of this animus came from Musk himself, whose brain broke when his daughter came out as trans and then he funneled an estimated $250 million into anti-trans propaganda / attack ads as retribution. But it was all spelled out in the christofascist Project 2025 plan that all of the eggheads at NYTimes and WaPo handwaved away as too insidious and diabolical. (It's especially infuriating as these papers immediately "bent the knee" and affirmed their commitment to Trump. Mind you NYT has been pushing anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theorists for years now)
If you don't follow breaking news you might have also missed that co-president Musk has taken control of the treasury department and OPM and is thought to have transferred many top secret database storing massive troves of top secret data about USA citizens to his private servers.
That is, Musk is thought to be taking control of all of the government's payment systems and databases.
Even if the damage was stopped today, countless thousands will die due to the immediate cancellation of all international programs. The suffering will be grimly tabulated, and buried on page A16.
If you follow scientific research, you already know the incredible damage done there already. Good luck dealing with bird flu with the CDC gutted.
Buckle up, it's gonna be an incredibly stupid and cruel few years.
Please remember that all Post Media papers are majority USA owned, and that's why you're seeing far right lunatics like Ben Shapiro in the Toronto Sun heralding Trump's genius next to opeds from Kevin O'Leary on why we should let Trump make us the 51st state.
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pinball makes me happy.
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You have to look elsewhere than mainstream media to find resistance is organizing.
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interestingly some of the best coverage of the current coup is being done by Wired.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-l ... ng-stalin/
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-g ... engineers/
but there is a lot of good writing coming from the journalists that the NYT editors blocked from writing. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/scho ... us-declare
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-l ... ng-stalin/
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-g ... engineers/
but there is a lot of good writing coming from the journalists that the NYT editors blocked from writing. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/scho ... us-declare
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Well, this post was meant to be humorous but I do understand the gravity of it.
I cannot speak for everyone here as I don't own the site, but I believe that maaca is 100% all inclusive. No hate, no discrimination, and we are all together on this mudball flying through space.
We luckily live in a free and understanding country, and I hope that the shitshow happening south of the border will enlighten people not to elect people aiming to divide us and create tensions. Populism is not all that. Look south for proof.
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I cannot speak for everyone here as I don't own the site, but I believe that maaca is 100% all inclusive. No hate, no discrimination, and we are all together on this mudball flying through space.
We luckily live in a free and understanding country, and I hope that the shitshow happening south of the border will enlighten people not to elect people aiming to divide us and create tensions. Populism is not all that. Look south for proof.
With this said, I believe we should all help each other. If ever someone needs to talk, my door is always open, and my ear as well. I fully know what it is to be depressed, having suffered from depression for decades.
And on a lighter side, same goes for people looking for tech help and parts. Many of us have A LOT of parts. Lol Lord knows I do. If there is a little part you need that would cost an arm and a leg from the US, post your request in the Parts Wanted section. Tech help? We also have you covered.
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100% my friend
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I do believe that Zaxxon owners have been ridiculed at times ....

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Wait…. WHAT? Are you saying some people actually OWN Zaxxon? That’s a THING?
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Then there's the head tax those of us who don't live in the area must pay...huh?.....wait what???,......but Sparky said that was a thing.
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I found a Zaxxon project ~13 years ago, scanned and reproduced the cool sideart for ThisOldGame.com. Got it to play and it sucked! Gone asap.
I still have the '83 Zaxxon mini arcade and it plays worse, but small and cool sideart too.
Game on!