The majority of the sweeping tariffs Donald Trump imposed during his second term face one final litmus test that will determine whether he can continue to levy them – and also whether businesses are eligible for massive refunds.

That potentially dramatic turn in the tariff saga comes after a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Trump unlawfully leaned on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose across-the-board duties on countries.

Trump had used those powers to push import tax rates as high as 50% on India and Brazil – and as high as 145% on China earlier this year.

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[–] 33 points 1 year ago (10 children)

It’s a common myth that frogs will stay in boiling water if the water is heated slowly enough. They can sense heat and will most definitely attempt to escape.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    The original test had frogs brains removed. A brainless frog will not jump out of water when the temperature is slowly increased. If you increase the temperature quickly though, even a brainless frog will react to temperature change out of raw reflex.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I haven’t even heard that as a common myth. Lobsters, yes. We are lobsters. Frogs? Perhaps very obese frogs

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's a misunderstanding of an old experiment where frogs were lobotomized before being exposed to the slowly rising temperature of the water.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Fascinating. People are sick though.

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