Second ('Third') Trump Presidency Thread
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If we’re going to take hypothetical threats as a rationale for the most expensive defense project in human history, you’d might as well just eliminate the rest of the federal budget and funnel it to defense. They can’t take over a country if every citizen has their own personal nuke!
I don’t think Dems should abandon or soften on what they expect in terms of equity for marginalized groups like nonbinary folks, but I sure do think they need to realize they are going nowhere fast if they continue to prioritize it in the dumbest ways. They also need to find some ****ing talent because the past two weeks has been horrifyingly ineffective on a national level. Schumer needs to go, Harrison needs to go, Jeffries probably needs to go.
nsacpi
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George misconstrues what was actually said. Having listened to it, there is nothing about electing non binary candidates. There is a horrific quota, however, to ensure gender equity. Same number of male and female vice chairs. Hopefully, someone will inform George that the crime is not about a quota for non-binary candidates but an equality requirement for male and female vice chairs.
I would add a personal observation. From this mania for equality in the number of vice chairs a direct line can be drawn to the lack of firefighting capability in Los Angeles and the accident between the helicopter and plane earlier this week. This is just a personal belief.
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nsacpi
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“Tonight, I am announcing Canada will be responding to the US trade action with 25% trade tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods,” the Canadian leader said in a news conference Saturday night. “This will include immediate tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods as of Tuesday, followed by further tariffs on $125 billion of American products in 21 days’ time, to allow Canadian companies and supply chains to seek to find alternatives.”
Affected items will include American alcohol, produce, clothing, shoes, household appliances, furniture, materials such as lumber, and “much more,” Trudeau said.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum also struck a defiant tone Saturday.
“When we negotiate with other nations, when we talk with other nations, [it is] always with our heads held high, never bowing our heads,” Sheinbaum said speaking in Chicoloapan de Juárez, east of the country’s capital.
“I instruct the Secretary of Economy to implement plan B that we have been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico’s interests,” Sheinbaum said later in a post on X. It is not clear exactly what the retaliatory tariffs involve.
A White House fact sheet on the tariffs said Mexican drug trafficking organizations have an “intolerable alliance” with the country’s government, accusing the government of providing a “safe haven” to cartels. Sheinbaum strongly denied “having alliances with criminal organizations,” calling the accusation “slander.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/politics/mexico-canada-china-tariffs-trump/index.html
I don't think these are the most effective measures Canada and Mexico can take. I can think of others. Fundamentally, they must stop thinking of the United States as a reliable ally or an ally of any kind . They should assume it is a hostile power and reorient their economic and national security policies accordingly.
Affected items will include American alcohol, produce, clothing, shoes, household appliances, furniture, materials such as lumber, and “much more,” Trudeau said.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum also struck a defiant tone Saturday.
“When we negotiate with other nations, when we talk with other nations, [it is] always with our heads held high, never bowing our heads,” Sheinbaum said speaking in Chicoloapan de Juárez, east of the country’s capital.
“I instruct the Secretary of Economy to implement plan B that we have been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico’s interests,” Sheinbaum said later in a post on X. It is not clear exactly what the retaliatory tariffs involve.
A White House fact sheet on the tariffs said Mexican drug trafficking organizations have an “intolerable alliance” with the country’s government, accusing the government of providing a “safe haven” to cartels. Sheinbaum strongly denied “having alliances with criminal organizations,” calling the accusation “slander.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/politics/mexico-canada-china-tariffs-trump/index.html
I don't think these are the most effective measures Canada and Mexico can take. I can think of others. Fundamentally, they must stop thinking of the United States as a reliable ally or an ally of any kind . They should assume it is a hostile power and reorient their economic and national security policies accordingly.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Americans' insatiable appetites for illicit drugs have done a tremendous amount of damage to Mexican society. Same for Colombia during the era when cocaine was king. If reparations are due it is to them.
Speaking of going to bed with China. That's exactly what Mexico, Canada, Denmark and Panama should be doing. Play the China card for all it's worth.
Speaking of going to bed with China. That's exactly what Mexico, Canada, Denmark and Panama should be doing. Play the China card for all it's worth.
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nsacpi
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exactly
the announcement references the border and fentanyl
Canada is as good a neighbor as we could wish for. It takes border security seriously and is sympathetic to the need for interdicting fentanyl. Because it has its own serious domestic problem with addiction.
nsacpi
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This is silly and pathetic. What Canada needs to do is open up its energy sector to Chinese investment and increase its capacity to ship oil and natural gas to China and other markets. It needs to wean itself from being an economic vassal of the United States. It will be costly and painful and take time. But it should do it if it wants to survive as an independent country.
They are a top 5 producer of both oil and natural gas. They should start acting like they have a country worth preserving.
This is silly and pathetic. What Canada needs to do is open up its energy sector to Chinese investment and increase its capacity to ship oil and natural gas to China and other markets. It needs to wean itself from being an economic vassal of the United States. It will be costly and painful and take time. But it should do it if it wants to survive as an independent country.
They are a top 5 producer of both oil and natural gas. They should start acting like they have a country worth preserving.
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“Open it up”. - like it hasn’t already.
Looks like you’ve got a new destination to live! Just remember how much nicer their border is then ours just because you know Canada is better.