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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/Snowshadow/statuses/114275033458592206">Snowshadow 🇨🇦 (snowshadow@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Apr-2025 07:58:01 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Snowshadow" title="snowshadow@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/205795-48-20250218103935.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Snowshadow 🇨🇦" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Snowshadow 🇨🇦</a></section><article><p>🤣 😂 🤣 🤣 😂 😂 <br>Someone opened a new account : </p><p>Heard Island<br>and it is hilarious.<br>I will be sharing a few posts.</p><p>Here is the first<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeardIsland" rel="tag">#HeardIsland</a> <br>👉 Note: This will be a thread 🧵 <br>1/?<br>from BSky</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4851552#notice-9502212">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-04-06T07:58:01+09:00" title="Sunday, 06-Apr-2025 07:58:01 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Snowshadow/114275033458592206" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Snowshadow/114275033458592206">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4422263">An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump
and the United States Government
From the Sovereign Authority of Heard Island
Dear Mr. President and Esteemed Members of
the United States Government,
It has come to our attention, via what we assume
must have been a clerical error—or perhaps an
overzealous intern armed with a dartboard—that
the United States has imposed a 10% tariff on
goods from Heard Island. Given that Heard
Island is an uninhabited, windswept rock in the
middle of the Southern Ocean, home only to
glaciers, penguins, and the occasional confused
seabird, we must express both our profound
confusion and begrudging admiration at your
commitment to economic policy.
We are eager to comply with all international
trade regulations, though we must admit we are
at a bit of a loss as to what precisely you intend
to tax. Our chief exports include:
- Penguin chatter, which, while priceless, is
difficult to monetize.
- Glacial ice, which may become a hot
commodity, though we were under the</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/275/011/681/580/645/original/7b0ea46565e717e6.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/275/011/681/580/645/original/7b0ea46565e717e6.jpg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4422264">- Glacial ice, which may become a hot
commodity, though we were under the
impression the world was already melting it for
free.- Volcanic rocks, which are quite striking but
largely stationary unless personally relocated
by an ambitious albatross.Given these constraints, we respectfully requestclarification: Will the tariff apply to the krilloccasionally sneaking into American waters? Will
there be a customs officer stationed on the
island to assess the value of penguin squawks?And, most importantly, should our residentelephant seals file tax returns?In the interest of diplomacy, we propose acounteroffer: in exchange for waiving this tariff,we pledge not to impose our own retaliatory 10%tax on American tourists who—once every fiveyears—brave the perilous journey to visit our
fine, windswept shores. We also promise not to
overcharge your scientists for the privilege of
watching our penguins waddle about, though we
must warn you, they refuse to work for free.We await your response with great anticipation(and mild amusement) and encourage vour trade</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/275/022/466/526/536/original/1c80f575886ae892.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/275/022/466/526/536/original/1c80f575886ae892.jpg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Snowshadow 🇨🇦 (snowshadow@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 06-Apr-2025 07:58:01 JST Snowshadow 🇨🇦
🤣 😂 🤣 🤣 😂 😂
Someone opened a new account :
Heard Island
and it is hilarious.
I will be sharing a few posts.
Here is the first
#HeardIsland
👉 Note: This will be a thread 🧵
1/?
from BSky
In conversationabout a month ago from mastodon.socialpermalink
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1. An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump and the United States Government From the Sovereign Authority of Heard Island Dear Mr. President and Esteemed Members of the United States Government, It has come to our attention, via what we assume must have been a clerical error—or perhaps an overzealous intern armed with a dartboard—that the United States has imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Heard Island. Given that Heard Island is an uninhabited, windswept rock in the middle of the Southern Ocean, home only to glaciers, penguins, and the occasional confused seabird, we must express both our profound confusion and begrudging admiration at your commitment to economic policy. We are eager to comply with all international trade regulations, though we must admit we are at a bit of a loss as to what precisely you intend to tax. Our chief exports include: - Penguin chatter, which, while priceless, is difficult to monetize. - Glacial ice, which may become a hot commodity, though we were under the
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2. - Glacial ice, which may become a hot commodity, though we were under the impression the world was already melting it for free. - Volcanic rocks, which are quite striking but largely stationary unless personally relocated by an ambitious albatross. Given these constraints, we respectfully request clarification: Will the tariff apply to the krill occasionally sneaking into American waters? Will there be a customs officer stationed on the island to assess the value of penguin squawks? And, most importantly, should our resident elephant seals file tax returns? In the interest of diplomacy, we propose a counteroffer: in exchange for waiving this tariff, we pledge not to impose our own retaliatory 10% tax on American tourists who—once every five years—brave the perilous journey to visit our fine, windswept shores. We also promise not to overcharge your scientists for the privilege of watching our penguins waddle about, though we must warn you, they refuse to work for free. We await your response with great anticipation (and mild amusement) and encourage vour trade
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