04 April 2025

Tariffs on Flightless Aquatic Fowl

It appears that Donald Trump has has imposed tariffs on uninhabited islands around Antarctica, because penguins are masters of the art of deception.

As Anna Russel would say, "I'm not making this up, you know."

A group of barren, uninhabited volcanic islands near Antarctica, covered in glaciers and home to penguins, has been swept up in Donald Trump’s trade war, as the US president hit them with a 10% tariff on goods.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which form an external territory of Australia, are among the remotest places on Earth, accessible only via a two-week boat voyage from Perth on Australia’s west coast. They are completely uninhabited, with the last visit from people believed to be nearly 10 years ago.

Nevertheless, Heard and McDonald islands featured in a list released by the White House of “countries” that would have new trade tariffs imposed.

I'm beginning to think that the morphine addled Hermann Goering could do a better job governing than this sorry lot.

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