Black and white historical photo of men in suits and top hats, with speech bubbles added. One says, “Do you remember when we did those tariffs? The idiots are doing it again.” Another replies, “No! You can’t be serious.” A yellow banner at the top reads, “When you ignore history, it starts talking back.” Text at the bottom explains that in 1930 Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, leading to global trade collapse, rising prices, and exploding unemployment. Side text reads “Political Design Therapy 2026.”

We have already run this experiment.
It failed catastrophically the first time.

This is not hindsight. This is history screaming at us while being ignored in real time.

#SmootHawley
#Tariffs
#EconomicHistory
#Hoover
#LearnFromHistory
#AntiMAGA

Anybody who has seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off knows that #tariffs are not a good move for the #American #economy
#smoothawley

#RonaldReagan #speech on #Tariffs #SmootHawley #JobLoss #InnovationLoss - I didn’t like Reagan - I don’t like Republicans policies - but I definitely agree with him on #TariffsHurtGrowth youtube.com/shorts/Mj6N-...

US treasury secretary denies Trump tariffs are tax on Americans Billionaire Scott Bessent dismisses concerns about president’s levies and predicts ‘acceleration’ in US economy

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How ignorant is this administration?
#Tariffs are a tax passed on to consumers. Know your history #ScottBessent
#SmootHawley Tariff Act, 1930???

#Resist

Long #Farming thread

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

A warning sign from the banks.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=joM2...

Banker gives perspective on farming crisis

Long #Farming thread

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

7/n

Farmers Face Storage Crunch with Big Crops, Basis Tanking and No China Business

youtu.be/F9y33qTxzgU

Long #Farming thread

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

6/n

Nebraska #GDP #shrinks 6% as farmers face high costs and low commodity prices (Iowa too)

youtu.be/bOEDPkyd4xc

Kansas milo crop ‘tremendous’ — but low prices, disappearing markets jeopardize sales • Kansas Reflector Kansas farmers are worried about milo sales and how they will earn profits in diminished markets while the cost to farm continues to increase.

Long #Farming thread

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

5/n

Kansas milo crop ‘tremendous’ — but low prices, disappearing markets jeopardize sales

kansasreflector.com/2025/09/05/k...

Long #Farming thread

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

4/n

‘Way too expensive’: East Texas ranchers struggle as beef prices reach record high

youtu.be/nmLxPT4vP3A

Long #Farming thread

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

3/n

Since Aug. 1 tariffs, ND farmers struggle to sell soybeans

youtu.be/xbn8DNwOXVM

Long #Farming thread

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

‘We can’t sell’: Farmers face difficulties ahead of harvest

youtu.be/2chJtZMC9s4

A long #Farming thread and an economic warning ...

A long list of reports from the pasts weeks :

Michiana #corn, #soybean farmers face market uncertainty

#Indiana

youtu.be/elwpaJ9lBhI

#Tariffs #USAID #USDA #Economy #SmootHawley #Deflation

1/n

4/11 Economist Paul Krugman: "You should think of Trump's trade policy as the second coming of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff, effectively reversing 90 years of trade liberalization."
#SmootHawley #TradeHistory

Smoot-Hawley: remember the name, remember the lessons. #tariffs #smoothawley #USA

#Economy #Tariffs #Depression #SmootHawley

After Smoot-Hawley in 1930 the Great Depression occurred. This is the GREAT that Trump is creating

DO NOT let Josh Hawley fool you! His grandfather who's also in Congress was the the originator of the #SmootHawley Tarriffs that deepened the Great Depression in the 1930s and lengthened the Great Depression in the 1930s

DO NOT let Josh Hawley fool you! His grandfather who's also in Congress was the the originator of the #SmootHawley Tarriffs that deepened the Great Depression in the 1930s and lengthened the Great Depression in the 1930s

DO NOT let Josh Hawley fool you! His grandfather who's also in Congress was the the originator of the #SmootHawley Tarriffs that deepened the Great Depression in the 1930s and lengthened the Great Depression in the 1930s

DO NOT let Josh Hawley fool you! His grandfather who's also in Congress was the the originator of the #SmootHawley Tarriffs that deepened the Great Depression in the 1930s and lengthened the Great Depression in the 1930s

DO NOT let Josh Hawley fool you! His grandfather who's also in Congress was the the originator of the #SmootHawley Tarriffs that deepened the Great Depression in the 1930s and lengthened the Great Depression in the 1930s

DO NOT let Josh Hawley foul you! His grandfather who's also in Congress was the the originator of the #SmootHawley Tarriffs that deepened the Great Depression in the 1930s and lengthened the Great Depression in the 1930s

Yes, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Really DID Cause the Great Depression - Unleash Prosperity We still get a lot of pushback from friends and adversaries alike on the issue of whether the Smoot-Hawley tariff, signed into law by Herbert…

Yes, the #SmootHawley #Tariff Really DID Cause #TheGreatDepression

committeetounleashprosperity.com/hotlines/yes...

If they've already lost their jobs & they're happy right now U wait till they're unemployment runs out.

Welfare
Mass soup lines
moving back in parents
Standing at street corner begging

recession is going to spiral out of control & become a #Depression

#SmootHawley tarriffs were smaller

There ain't no one going to be buying a Tesla.

We ain't going to have the money to make the payments. We're not buying any cars.

This recession is going to spiral out of control and become a #Depression

Not convinced. #SmootHawley tarriffs were smaller

This recession is going to spiral out of control and become a #Depression

Not convinced. #SmootHawley tarriffs were smaller

This recession is going to spiral out of control and become a #Depression

Not convinced. #SmootHawley tarriffs were smaller

Job layoffs are coming cuz car prices will go up and people's discretionary money will be evaporating. It's going to be hard to get by for everyone.

This recession is going to spiral out of control and become a #Depression

Not convinced. #SmootHawley tarriffs were smaller

Tarriffs will raise price of autos but also it's going to cause people not to buy cars bcuz they won't have the money & they'll be worried about keeping their jobs. There will be Mass layoffs.

Recession is going to spiral out of control & become a #Depression

#SmootHawley tarriffs were smaller

This recession is going to spiral out of control and become a #Depression

Not convinced. #SmootHawley tarriffs were smaller