In Reply to: Will data centers kill factories and jobs? posted by mh on July 11, 2026 at 14:26:55
One of the clever ways to deal with the unprecedented and disruptive U.S. presidency of Donald Trump is to make up acronyms using Mexican foods.
This has given us TACO — Trump Always Chickens Out — to reflect the U.S. president's tendency to escalate a situation before retreating once the economic and political costs become too heavy.
Then there was EMPANADA — Everybody Makes Promises And Nobody Actually Delivers Anything — used to describe countries making outrageous and unachievable trade promises in the hope of avoiding the worst of Trump's tariffs.
More recently, NACHO — Not A Chance Hormuz Opens — was popular. The vital Strait of Hormuz did sort of reopen after Washington and Tehran signed an interim peace deal on June 17. But even that partial relief is now in question after Trump said on Wednesday that the MOU was "over," reviving the risk that the waterway could again become a pressure point.
Perhaps the best Mexican food acronym for Trump is TAMALES, standing for Trump Always Messes Around, Leaves Everybody Shafted.
While this works on a social and political level, the sector most affected by Trump's policies and actions is commodity trade.
Trump's policies — from tariffs on U.S. imports of copper and aluminium to his Iran war — have created market distortions including supply chain disruptions and higher inflation across the world.
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I asked Claude to take a crack at GUACAMOLE. It came up with these:
Policy/Political angles:
Government Under Authoritarian Control, Abolishing Most Obligations to Law Enforcement
GOP Uniting Against Constitutional Accountability, Manipulating Outcomes for Legal Evasion
Cabinet/Personnel focused:
Graft, Unprecedented Appointments, Chaos, Anger, Media Opposition, Loyalty Expected
Satirical/Lighter:
Golden Undercooked Antics Causing America Massive Orange-Level Exhaustion
Great Untested Assumptions Confidently Announced, Mostly Overlooked by Loyal Evangicals
Foreign Policy focused:
Global Uncertainty Amplified, Chinese And Mexican Opponents Laughing Endlessly
Tariff/Trade themed:
Goods Under Arbitrary Charges, America Making Other nations Lose Equilibrium