Stocking up on Containers of Vapor - emptywheel

Stocking up on Containers of Vapor - emptywheel

[NB: check the byline, thanks. / ~Rayne] Hold this image in your mind for a few moments; I thought of it after listening to some right-wing propaganda about the tariffs and shipping. Marcy’s post this morning about the emergency-not-emergency trade deficit brought to mind again: [Port of Rotterdam Moored Vessels by Johan Jongkind, c. 1857]Way back in my salad days I worked in import/export. With the exception of a rather messy breakbulk import o…