But Lesotho!
The United States has been running trade deficits since 1976, and in that half-century, it has achieved the highest per capita GDP on the planet. Some emergency! www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...
Which Conservative Justices Will Fall for Trump’s Tariff Power Grab?
Emergency powers “tend to kindle emergencies,” as a great justice of yore once observed.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
But Lesotho!
Trump announced a bunch of tariffs yesterday. Basically, everybody but Russia.
But then there is 15-30 % for everybody. But Lesotho? Lesotho got 50% tariffs.
Just by a super coincidence, seems like Starlink is trying to get a contract in Lesotho and having some difficulties. Clearly unrelated.
But then there is 15-30 % for everybody. But Lesotho? Lesotho got 50% tariffs.
Just by a super coincidence, seems like Starlink is trying to get a contract in Lesotho and having some difficulties. Clearly unrelated.
April 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Trump announced a bunch of tariffs yesterday. Basically, everybody but Russia.
But then there is 15-30 % for everybody. But Lesotho? Lesotho got 50% tariffs.
Just by a super coincidence, seems like Starlink is trying to get a contract in Lesotho and having some difficulties. Clearly unrelated.
But then there is 15-30 % for everybody. But Lesotho? Lesotho got 50% tariffs.
Just by a super coincidence, seems like Starlink is trying to get a contract in Lesotho and having some difficulties. Clearly unrelated.
And he’s declaring emergencies that are not emergencies. A trade deficit with Lesotho it’s not an emergency.
Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.
Trump is invoking emergency powers at a record rate. Here's what that means
Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.
n.pr
June 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
And he’s declaring emergencies that are not emergencies. A trade deficit with Lesotho it’s not an emergency.
President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.
What to know about Lesotho, the country Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of'
President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.
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March 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.
how funny would it be if it turned out to be Lesotho
Sounds like Trump’s got a trade deal with somebody. Press conference tomorrow morning.
May 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
how funny would it be if it turned out to be Lesotho
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs. n.pr/4xMQsv2
Photos: This may be the most inspirational night school on Earth
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.
n.pr
September 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs. n.pr/4xMQsv2
IS THAT LAWNMOWER FROM LESOTHO?
April 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
IS THAT LAWNMOWER FROM LESOTHO?
@sasuinurpants.bsky.social got me on to playing geoguessr, and I thought I was pretty okay at geography, but it turns out I'm still a white American, because when I guessed wrong and found the place was in Lesotho, I realized I have never even heard of Lesotho 😭
September 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
@sasuinurpants.bsky.social got me on to playing geoguessr, and I thought I was pretty okay at geography, but it turns out I'm still a white American, because when I guessed wrong and found the place was in Lesotho, I realized I have never even heard of Lesotho 😭
Lesotho ‘shocked and embarrassed’ by mockery in Trump’s Congress speech, says foreign minister
Lesotho ‘shocked and embarrassed’ by mockery in Trump’s Congress speech, says foreign minister
Lejone Mpotjoane says behaviour is unexpected from head of state, after Trump claimed ‘nobody has ever heard of’ the country
Lesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump’s mockery of the southern African nation, its foreign minister has said,…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Lesotho ‘shocked and embarrassed’ by mockery in Trump’s Congress speech, says foreign minister
I wonder why Lesotho would think that making a deal with Starlink might ease tariffs…
In a series of meetings after the "Liberation Day" announcement, Lesotho officials assured the US that Starlink would be approved by April 15h, and expressed their openness to potentially receiving third-party deportees: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How a small African nation scrambled to appease Trump on tariffs
A State Department memo offers a revealing look at how Lesotho appealed to the Trump administration to stave off the worst.
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April 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I wonder why Lesotho would think that making a deal with Starlink might ease tariffs…
The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came. Now Lesotho’s care system is crumbling. Clinics shut down, workers were let go, and patients stopped treatment. Experts are sounding alarms.
In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo
Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came. Now Lesotho’s care system is crumbling. Clinics shut down, workers were let go, and patients stopped treatment. Experts are sounding alarms.
Lesotho: what the fuck did we do
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Lesotho: what the fuck did we do
US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink. Wow the corruption. An internal State Department memo lays it bare:“As the government of Lesotho negotiates a trade deal with the United States, it hopes that licensing Starlink demonstrates goodwill and intent to welcome U.S. businesses.”
May 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink. Wow the corruption. An internal State Department memo lays it bare:“As the government of Lesotho negotiates a trade deal with the United States, it hopes that licensing Starlink demonstrates goodwill and intent to welcome U.S. businesses.”
Mafika Lisiu Pass in Mphosong, Lesotho 🇱🇸
December 12, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Mafika Lisiu Pass in Mphosong, Lesotho 🇱🇸
Also explains why Lesotho and South Africa have different rates, when everything from Lesotho will have to travel from South Africa.
April 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Also explains why Lesotho and South Africa have different rates, when everything from Lesotho will have to travel from South Africa.
- Lesotho ? C'est où ?
- Au garage.
Je crois que ma mère va me déshériter.
- Au garage.
Je crois que ma mère va me déshériter.
August 11, 2024 at 7:31 PM
- Lesotho ? C'est où ?
- Au garage.
Je crois que ma mère va me déshériter.
- Au garage.
Je crois que ma mère va me déshériter.
My wife with an astute observation just now: “Do you know who got the highest tariffs? Lesotho. Remember when he mispronounced Lesotho during his address to Congress, saying ‘no one has ever heard of’ it? Now they have the highest tariffs—just because he embarrassed himself.”
April 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My wife with an astute observation just now: “Do you know who got the highest tariffs? Lesotho. Remember when he mispronounced Lesotho during his address to Congress, saying ‘no one has ever heard of’ it? Now they have the highest tariffs—just because he embarrassed himself.”
The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.
"We are on our knees": U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho's garment workers
The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.
n.pr
July 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.
🇱🇸 A25, Lesotho
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September 28, 2026 at 6:43 AM
🇱🇸 A25, Lesotho
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Discover how archivists and librarians in Lesotho are developing new digitisation skills through a partnership led by the National University of Lesotho, funding from the British Embassy in Lesotho and supported by the British Library.
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#InternationalArchivesDay
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#InternationalArchivesDay
June 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Discover how archivists and librarians in Lesotho are developing new digitisation skills through a partnership led by the National University of Lesotho, funding from the British Embassy in Lesotho and supported by the British Library.
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#InternationalArchivesDay
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#InternationalArchivesDay
Trump randomly announced huge tariffs on Lesotho in April, for no rational reason. Enormous economic consequences have already followed
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
How the Threat of Trump’s Highest Tariff Derailed an African Nation
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August 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Trump randomly announced huge tariffs on Lesotho in April, for no rational reason. Enormous economic consequences have already followed
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
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The tiny Southern African kingdom of Lesotho — which Trump has described as a country 'nobody has ever heard of' — is one of the world's poorest nations. Thanks to Trump’s tariffs, 'Lesotho will be dead, so to say,' an economic analyst there said reut.rs/4joDEVb
April 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The tiny Southern African kingdom of Lesotho — which Trump has described as a country 'nobody has ever heard of' — is one of the world's poorest nations. Thanks to Trump’s tariffs, 'Lesotho will be dead, so to say,' an economic analyst there said reut.rs/4joDEVb
props to lesotho, chad, tanzania, and pakistan
April 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
props to lesotho, chad, tanzania, and pakistan