Tariff Tantrums & Silicon Showdowns: Trump, Xi, and the 245% Oops

In this fiery DevLand Diaries episode, host Michael Kessler dives headfirst into Donald Trump’s bombshell 245% tariff proposal on Chinese goods. Is it economic genius or geopolitical gaslighting? With Xi Jinping maintaining a poker face and the global tech supply chain hanging by a thread, Michael unpacks the absurdity, propaganda, and sinister game of economic chess unfolding beneath the surface. From shattered development pipelines to the rise of a digital Cold War, this episode reveals how nationalism, trade wars, and political theater are reshaping the rules of innovation. No punches pulled. No side taken. Just truth—served with sarcasm and static.