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Dennis Donovan

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It says April 28 2025 at 7:27 a.m. Beachnutt Apr 28 #1

There be and date may be for the post avebury Apr 28 #3

That's the date stamp for the Bluesky post Dennis Donovan Apr 28 #6

Ships from bdamomma Apr 28 #2

For contrast here's a shot from August 2022... Hugin Apr 28 #4

Remember when you couldn't easily find baby formula for like a few weeks Takket Apr 28 #5

Have the dock workers all been laid off? MichMan Apr 28 #7

from Reddit justaprogressive Apr 28 #8

Tariff tit-for-tat has Seattle waiting for the ships to come in sl8 Apr 28 #9

Snopes debunked this so deleting this thread Dennis Donovan May 2 #10

Beachnutt

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1. It says April 28 2025 at 7:27 a.m.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:14 AM

Apr 28

it is only 5:13 a.m. in Seattle right now.
So is the date wrong ?

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avebury

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3. There be and date may be for the post

Reply to Beachnutt (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:21 AM

Apr 28

and not the actual time and date if the picture.

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Dennis Donovan

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6. That's the date stamp for the Bluesky post

Reply to Beachnutt (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:43 AM

Apr 28

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

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2. Ships from

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:16 AM

Apr 28

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

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4. For contrast here's a shot from August 2022...

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:30 AM

Apr 28

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

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5. Remember when you couldn't easily find baby formula for like a few weeks

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:33 AM

Apr 28

When Biden was president and the media LOST ITS MINDS. we’ll see if this shortage get similar coverage.

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MichMan

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7. Have the dock workers all been laid off?

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 08:52 AM

Apr 28

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justaprogressive

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8. from Reddit

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:09 AM

Apr 28

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1k8x8l4/oc_april_23_2025_port_of_seattle_is_empty_only/?rdt=54167

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sl8

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9. Tariff tit-for-tat has Seattle waiting for the ships to come in

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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 12:03 PM

Apr 28

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 won’t 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

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10. Snopes debunked this so deleting this thread

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 07:34 AM

May 2

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220286285

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