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This is going to go over REAL well in Hollywood. Not to mention that most box-office receipts for Hollywood movies seen in theatres come from overseas markets-- China in particular, so much so that PRC has effective vetoes on content, casting etc. I hope Chump doesn't imagine they aren't going to retaliate. Expect a wholesale explosion in content piracy.
The "indie" film industry in the US may get a boost from this on the margins (some audiences who remain adamant about viewing movies in theatres may prefer to watch indie films shot entirely in the United States rather than a pay a tariff premium on mainstream blockbuster-type movies largely produced elsewhere). However, of the people who either work in the "indie" film industry or who watch its output, not even an infinitesimal fraction could be convinced to vote for Chump under any circumstances
IMO you are all overthinking this. Our friend does not think that much, he just makes a statement that his limited brain understands that morning and then puts that up as a SM post. Then he tells his team of sycophants to implement it. They in turn tell their teams and that manifests into some sort of policy. What our friend wants is simple. He just wants nonstop media attention and talking points. He thinks American consumers are so indispensable that their international suppliers will bend their backwards to service them. He thinks he found a new way to fill the federal coffers with new streams of revenue from the American consumers and somehow these service providers will move their production to the native land to reduce costs for their special market place. As an added bonus, he can also fill his personal coffers when the international players will financially mollycoddle him which he then can pay back with personal favors.
Most industries will adjust to new reality by making market adjustments and finding loopholes. American consumers are not making new money. They are already debt ridden. Therefore they will learn to consume less. All these policies are going to have their negative effect in few years on American economy and good will, but who cares? By then our friend would have left the mess for someone else to cleanup.
Here is an idea for Stump:
Better chance of collecting billions/ trillions of dollars by imposing tariffs on p*rn movies. Stump's new friends from the Islamic Republic of Terroristan will be spending their billions of dollars from their new found oil wealth.
How is a film defined as foreign? None of the blockbuster films are shot in US exclusively. Is it the studio office that makes it local or foreign? Actors are usually a mix of Brit , Americans and Canadians. Technicians? - a lot of CGI is outsourced to VFX houses in India.
Starting 16:24, Ambassador Jawed Ashraf paints the relationship between India and US using very broad strokes. Key points
Deep institutional relationship in the trenches between US and Pakistan.
US has always been doing u-turns with Pakistan and he provides many examples.
Contours of India-US relationship has changed, India no longer as useful since Trump prefers to deal directly.
India showed it can be pushed around when it reduced oil purchases from Iran earlier.
Trump has given enough indicators of his intentions during his first term. We gauged Trump's second term incorrectly when FM said that world may be nervous about Trump but India is not amongst them.
Ambassador Rakesh Sood has a nice quip = "Agar aap mohalle ke chaudhari nahin hain toh aap shahar ke kotwal nahi ban sakte". If you cannot manage your neighbourhood, you don't get a seat at the big table.
Tanaji wrote: ↑30 Sep 2025 23:58
How is a film defined as foreign? None of the blockbuster films are shot in US exclusively. Is it the studio office that makes it local or foreign? Actors are usually a mix of Brit , Americans and Canadians. Technicians? - a lot of CGI is outsourced to VFX houses in India.
All payment data will be in the books. They can easily separate the expenses and revenues by country.
Trump has given enough indicators of his intentions during his first term. We gauged Trump's second term incorrectly when FM said that world may be nervous about Trump but India is not amongst them.
That is either brave words in the face of the inevitable (“India need not be nervous…”) or a colossal failure (gauged Trump’s second term incorrectly).
^ I think most people underestimated how incoherent, irrational , irregular t2.0 will be . jaishankar wasn't wrong. Rest of the world is way more ****** including and especially the US . I am not so much worried about India because I know they'll be fine . I am worried about the Indian origin amreeki citizens and the scientific establishment here .
I don't think India need be nervous even now. In terms of engineering political destabilization in India and its neighbourhood, there is very little Trump can do over and above what Biden's minders were already doing. Is Trump hindering India's economic trajectory? Sure-- but given the rate at which he is trashing the economic systems of the whole world, especially his own country, India may actually come out of this relatively better off than it was in 2024.
Regarding a 'colossal failure', would it have been preferable for Jaishankar to join representatives of the EU/Canada whine club for a performative bout of hand-wringing on the usual media networks when Trump was elected?
As for American citizens of Indian origin, they have to understand the bargain they made when they accepted a US passport and turned in their Lions. India will do what it can for you, but in terms of its priorities, you are last in line-- the interests of the 1.4 billion who live within its borders will always come first.
What we are hearing a LOT less of these days, from all the usual Soros/Ford/Templeton-funded megaphones, is the banal repetition of nonsense about India's "democratic backsliding", "political repression" and so forth. No more Press Freedom Index, V-Dem Rating, or any of that garbage.
Chump and Kegs-breath called all the Amreeki Generals and Admirals from around the world to Washington for a Pep Talk today. Much of it was about how the US military should be loyal first and foremost to Chump-- in other words, a rousing appeal to embrace Pakistaniyat.
If American democracy keeps proceeding along its current trajectory-- and I've little doubt that it will-- the GOI should seize the opportunity to make some much-needed changes and seal off many lacunae of vulnerability that have plagued the Indian political system for a long time. Certain institutions have long required hollowing out and rebuilding from the bottom up. Certain individuals and organizations have received way too much rope for far too many years. Chump's antics inadvertently provide external political cover for the sorts of reforms that must be brought to bear with brute force if necessary. Internally, the rallying effect inspired by the perception of Chump's USA as a belligerent threat will provide domestic cover for what needs to be done.
India must grasp the moment and go full Yogi Adityanath on the sources of its chronic internal issues.
Rudradevji
If reports are to be believed Chump and his Pet have told the Top Brass that there will be 20% Culling of their Brethren!
And no more woke infested Trans etc in the army!!
“ There is no precise count available for the number of times Donald Trump mentioned raising tariffs during his 2024 campaign, but it was a central and frequently repeated theme of his platform. He discussed tariff increases at numerous rallies, in interviews, and on social media throughout the election cycle.”
