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Trudeau said, all told, there will be 10,000 front-line personnel working along the border to address Trump's stated priority: a major crackdown on drugs and migrants.
The prime minister also made a series of new commitments to Trump, including a promise to appoint a new fentanyl "czar" who will lead Canada's efforts to crack down on the deadly drug. And he promised to list Mexican cartels, one of the top purveyors of fentanyl and other drugs in Canada and the U.S., as terrorists under Canadian law.
Trudeau said Canada is launching a "Canada-U.S. Joint Strike Force," that will be tasked with combating organized crime and money laundering.
British Columbia's premier says major companies in the province are in the process of redirecting critical minerals and energy products to markets outside the United States as the reality of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs sets in.
David Eby says he has spoken with leaders of major mining and refining companies in B.C., and they indicated they are pivoting operations to redirect products such as aluminum and copper to alternative markets.
Eby told a news conference in North Vancouver that a "historic reordering" of global trading patterns is underway, and B.C. will not be left out.
And I doubt Ford changes his mind about tearing up that contract with Starlink.
This lesson from our stable genius on how NOT to handle international trade with our allies has been enlightening. If you listen closely, you can hear the circus music playing in the background.
Might stock up on maple syrup this month as a hedge.
Please explain the logic of freaking out the markets, antagonizing allies and turning the Canadian and Mexican public against the USA in exchange for border security commitments that were already on the table?
It's all about creating havoc. If he can distract you from other nefarious (illegal) proceedings that he is orchestrating, then he wins. He needs distractions.
The markets seemed to recognize this game, and they have largely ignored his tariff talk.
It's all about creating havoc. If he can distract you from other nefarious (illegal) proceedings that he is orchestrating, then he wins. He needs distractions.
The markets seemed to recognize this game, and they have largely ignored his tariff talk.
Exactly. He's the master of distraction ... get the world focusing on bs trade wars while his henchman idiots dismantle the federal government.
Think about it --
The Naranja Suprema de Mar-a-Lago starts trade wars and pronounces all sorts of nonsense late at night, including on weekends. Usually outside of 'normal' business hours for a normally-functioning government.
Musk holds a public 'midnight call' to announce his plans to kill all regulation in the US. Also at an odd time to announce a non-emergency action.
That these people chose to operate in the dark at odd hours tells you everything about their plans, if not the legality of their intentions.
rforno said: That these people chose to operate in the dark at odd hours tells you everything about their plans, if not the legality of their intentions.
It's been the new trend these past few weeks - late Friday night massacres. Very alarming that the only pushback comes in the form of lawsuits - towards an admin that owns the Supreme Court (jesters) and half the judges out there in the system.
It's been the new trend these past few weeks - late Friday night massacres. Very alarming that the only pushback comes in the form of lawsuits - towards an admin that owns the Supreme Court (jesters) and half the judges out there in the system.
Is there anything at all that can be done when power in all branches is consolidated under the President?
Yup. Readable. Conclusion: "My single biggest worry about all of this is that the entire operation could be like a freight train that starts picking up more and more speed and becomes harder and harder to stop, so that even if somebody — the courts in six months or GAO in a year — says, “Wait, this is not right, should not have been done,” so much damage will have been done, so much china will have been broken, so many programs undermined that it’s going to be a Humpty Dumpty that can’t be put back together again." ********* This is not news anymore, but terrifying. The Repugnants on The Hill are giving the Orange Disaster and uncle Muskie free rein. They are accomplices in the ongoing coup. As I've said before, the Repugnant Party today is not the Republican Party of yesteryear. Which means the Rule Of Law is just...dead. The checks and balances built into the gov't are nothing more than decorations, now. Any organization cannot function unless participants are operating in good faith. That is no longer the case. This is a revolution from within, a hostile takeover.
Senator Schatz from Hawaii has stated he will use procedural rules to block State Dept. appointee-nominees from reaching the floor for a vote until USAID is restored. Court cases take time. Investigations take time. Time is what we do not have.
And think of this: the President is already a criminal felon. What he's doing and directing others to do these days is illegal, too. It is criminal activity. Will he get away with murder AGAIN? Probably, and so I need to vomit. Too many voters are as dumb as rocks, or they just don't care about ethical considerations anymore, if they ever did. This is not the country I used to know.
The Dems missed the memo. They don't catch on very quick - or at least, they don't SPEAK UP quite often enough. Always so afraid of calling him out.
The rest of us are SCREWED. Two years of hell ahead, and that's assuming the Dems gain control of Congress in Nov-2026. But by then it will be way too late to save this country.
SCREWED.
On the bright side, at least the markets seem immune...or just oblivious for now?
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trump did not see fentanyl cross via webcam. victory declared.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-trudeau-talk-canada-braces-090038783.html
Just a joint task force on organized crime. Didn't even have to mobilize their army on our border. LOL.
Added at 1505 MST:
10000 is the magic number
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/b-c-critical-minerals-being-diverted-away-from-united-states-david-eby/article_ff720605-b2b9-516c-8ef1-ccb547035ea5.html And I doubt Ford changes his mind about tearing up that contract with Starlink.
10,000 troops 'never came' to the Capitol on 1/6 (he alleges, total lie)
10,000 Mexican troops to the border
10,000 Canadan police to the border
It's like he just fixates on what he thinks is a 'nice round number' or something.
un-named personal astrologer :
https://www.christianwebsite.com/10000-angel-number-meaning/
Might stock up on maple syrup this month as a hedge.
What a complete sh*t show.
The markets seemed to recognize this game, and they have largely ignored his tariff talk.
Think about it --
The Naranja Suprema de Mar-a-Lago starts trade wars and pronounces all sorts of nonsense late at night, including on weekends. Usually outside of 'normal' business hours for a normally-functioning government.
Musk holds a public 'midnight call' to announce his plans to kill all regulation in the US. Also at an odd time to announce a non-emergency action.
That these people chose to operate in the dark at odd hours tells you everything about their plans, if not the legality of their intentions.
rforno said:
That these people chose to operate in the dark at odd hours tells you everything about their plans, if not the legality of their intentions.
It's been the new trend these past few weeks - late Friday night massacres. Very alarming that the only pushback comes in the form of lawsuits - towards an admin that owns the Supreme Court (jesters) and half the judges out there in the system.
The scales are tilted.
see if you can somehow anon-open this article
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-and-elon-musks-blitzkrieg-attack-on-government.html
We're at war
Conclusion: "My single biggest worry about all of this is that the entire operation could be like a freight train that starts picking up more and more speed and becomes harder and harder to stop, so that even if somebody — the courts in six months or GAO in a year — says, “Wait, this is not right, should not have been done,” so much damage will have been done, so much china will have been broken, so many programs undermined that it’s going to be a Humpty Dumpty that can’t be put back together again."
*********
This is not news anymore, but terrifying. The Repugnants on The Hill are giving the Orange Disaster and uncle Muskie free rein. They are accomplices in the ongoing coup. As I've said before, the Repugnant Party today is not the Republican Party of yesteryear. Which means the Rule Of Law is just...dead. The checks and balances built into the gov't are nothing more than decorations, now. Any organization cannot function unless participants are operating in good faith. That is no longer the case. This is a revolution from within, a hostile takeover.
Senator Schatz from Hawaii has stated he will use procedural rules to block State Dept. appointee-nominees from reaching the floor for a vote until USAID is restored. Court cases take time. Investigations take time. Time is what we do not have.
And think of this: the President is already a criminal felon. What he's doing and directing others to do these days is illegal, too. It is criminal activity. Will he get away with murder AGAIN? Probably, and so I need to vomit. Too many voters are as dumb as rocks, or they just don't care about ethical considerations anymore, if they ever did. This is not the country I used to know.
MUSKIE:
The rest of us are SCREWED. Two years of hell ahead, and that's assuming the Dems gain control of Congress in Nov-2026. But by then it will be way too late to save this country.
SCREWED.
On the bright side, at least the markets seem immune...or just oblivious for now?