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Beachnutt
(8,689 posts)1. It says April 28 2025 at 7:27 a.m.
it is only 5:13 a.m. in Seattle right now.
So is the date wrong ?
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avebury
(11,129 posts)3. There be and date may be for the post
and not the actual time and date if the picture.
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Dennis Donovan
(30,651 posts)6. That's the date stamp for the Bluesky post
Given it's 3 hrs earlier, I would guess a recent pic would show nighttime. So I'm doubtful that photo is from today.
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bdamomma
(68,131 posts)2. Ships from
China are going elsewhere because of the felon's revenge on the US, and its citizens. They are saying in about 2 weeks supplies on the shelves will be in short supply.
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Hugin
(36,076 posts)4. For contrast here's a shot from August 2022...
Curtesy of the Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Seattle
Ever wonder why the Nazis are so intent on shutting down the Wiki?
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Takket
(22,953 posts)5. Remember when you couldn't easily find baby formula for like a few weeks
When Biden was president and the media LOST ITS MINDS. well see if this shortage get similar coverage.
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MichMan
(15,041 posts)7. Have the dock workers all been laid off?
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justaprogressive
(3,494 posts)8. from Reddit
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sl8
(16,386 posts)9. Tariff tit-for-tat has Seattle waiting for the ships to come in
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/tariff-tit-for-tat-has-seattle-waiting-for-the-ships-to-come-in/
Tariff tit-for-tat has Seattle waiting for the ships to come in
April 25, 2025 at 6:00 am
Updated April 25, 2025 at 9:32 am
By Paul Roberts
Seattle Times business reporter
Like many of his neighbors near the Seattle waterfront, Alex Smith keeps a close eye on the big container ships crossing Elliott Bay to and from the terminals at the Port of Seattle.
[...]
Smith is hardly alone in worrying about the economy in and around trade-reliant Puget Sound ever since new tariffs rolled out by President Donald Trump quickly escalated into a full-blown trade war.
Experts think it wont be until May that the full impacts of a U.S.-China tariff tit-for-tat hit the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, given the weekslong transit times between the sparring nations.
But port officials and port-dependent businesses are already feeling the early effects.
[...]
April 25, 2025 at 6:00 am
Updated April 25, 2025 at 9:32 am
By Paul Roberts
Seattle Times business reporter
Like many of his neighbors near the Seattle waterfront, Alex Smith keeps a close eye on the big container ships crossing Elliott Bay to and from the terminals at the Port of Seattle.
[...]
Smith is hardly alone in worrying about the economy in and around trade-reliant Puget Sound ever since new tariffs rolled out by President Donald Trump quickly escalated into a full-blown trade war.
Experts think it wont be until May that the full impacts of a U.S.-China tariff tit-for-tat hit the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, given the weekslong transit times between the sparring nations.
But port officials and port-dependent businesses are already feeling the early effects.
[...]
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Dennis Donovan
(30,651 posts)10. Snopes debunked this so deleting this thread
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