r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/wankbollox 1d ago

If Texas can ignore the federal government and make its own immigration policy, then I guess California can make its own trade policy. Seems fair. 

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u/TinFoilBeanieTech 1d ago

States setting their own trade agreements is totally unconstitutional, but we haven't been following that for a while now anyway. I'm hoping the whole west coast can form it's own trade coalition.

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u/palmerama 1d ago

Now the plot of Civil War doesn’t seem so far fetched.

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u/Faux-Foe 1d ago

The biggest far fetched idea in there wasn’t the movie, it was which states were aligned with each other.

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u/xaviersi Texas 1d ago

From Texas here, we'd never align with California on anything even if they're in the right. Ethically, Texas has fallen quite a bit.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

Texan cities might want to work with CA, but they are surrounded by rural Texas.

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u/xaviersi Texas 1d ago

As an Austinite, this hits so deep, lol

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

Especially Austin

I could see a massive exodus from ATX to the west coast if things go further off of the rails

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u/xaviersi Texas 1d ago

The rumblings are definitely there. In my household especially, I'm pushing for Minnesota, personally. Lol

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u/Healthy_Ad_6171 1d ago

Same here. Thinking west coast though. Cause this is insane.

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u/Larovich153 1d ago

Move to swing states and force them to go blue

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

I just hate the cold so much, or else I'd go back to NY

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u/speakingofdinosaurs 1d ago

Arizona is purple and warm. Similar to Texas but with a chance of your vote making a difference.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

I worry about settling down somewhere with scarce water supply. Austin is arid, but has some decent aquifers.

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u/speakingofdinosaurs 1d ago

The water wars are going to be brutal.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

Probably why I'd go for the PNW, over CA, even though it's colder and gloomier.

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u/speakingofdinosaurs 1d ago

Colder and gloomier now. Could all change with the climate.

I love LA but I do recognize we have maasvoe water issues to solve if we are to survive the coming years.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

If things get hot enough, I'll move back to NY

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u/cg415 1d ago

The CA climate from the Bay Area northwards is expected to stay relatively stable and comfortable, under current global warming predictions. It'll get hotter of course (more similar to current day coastal So Cal), but it won't be a dry desert hellscape unless things heat up even more than expected. Either way though, most of it will still be more susceptible to drought and fires than the PNW, just as it is now.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

The Bay Area is so damn expensive though

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u/sniper1rfa 1d ago

Austin airlift.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

Build a wall?

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u/ReyRey5280 Colorado 1d ago

It’s already happening with the influx of Texans to CO, Coloradans bitch about asshole Ford mallcrawlers with Texas plates on the road, but in my lifelong experience in Denver, Texans and Georgians are some of the chillest and fun transplants thatve been moving out here. Minnesotans and some Chicagoans are up there too. On the other hand, all the upper and lower Midwest to other southern states transplants seem to be the most basic of extra mild bros and bland oblivious Karens who don’t realize the nice overpriced rebuilt house they afforded through generational wealth to get out of their shitty Ohiowa town

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 1d ago

As much as I hate the cold, I've been thinking about Colorado. At least it's sunny there.

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u/Secure_One_3885 1d ago

Coloradans bitch about asshole Ford mallcrawlers with Texas plates on the road

Coloradans stub their toe and blame Texans. That's just who they are, as people.

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u/ReyRey5280 Colorado 1d ago

There’s truth to this

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u/ninjaandrew 1d ago

San Antonio too. Many will avoid being sitting ducks as the entire city is surrounded by military bases that could roll out federal or state enforcement if local policies start becoming “too left”. Scary times.