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After the newest new Trump tariffs were imposed, California Gov Gavin Newsom – who is a Democrat – quickly took to social media to condemn the move, saying “What the actual fuck are we doing?” Newsom says Trump is “creating a lot of political pressure” for members of the Republican Party...

Does that change anything though? Steven Harper was able to become Prime Minister without Quebec., but can you name another Prime Minister that managed the same thing in your lifetime? The Carney government and the Trump administration have spent the last few days trading accusations over which...

So, does Trump have any chance of winning his trade war with Canada? The truth is that it’s hard even to figure out what a Trump win would mean in this context. Would it mean Canada agreeing to become the 51st state? That’s not going to happen Would it mean Canada giving up on French as a...

This below sounds so familiar somehow… http://apple.news/APahD2RxeQJ2koqtmKzpN1g Trump's threat to rename Lake Ontario comes after he changed the ⁠name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America last year…in his own mind anyway. Days after taking office, Trump II imposed steep tariffs on...

“The U.S. President owes his election and re-election in part to what is known as the “China shock.” The rise of Chinese manufacturing at the start of the 21st century, the result of a Chinese economic model focused on boosting exports, restricting imports and plowing savings into manufacturing...

The two countries aren’t in a conflict like the India-Pakistan hostilities that have flared for three-quarters of a century. It’s more like the Anglo-Dutch trade fight of the 17th century, though this one involves two countries that were, since the years leading up to the Second World War until...

The same could be said for potash, or uranium, or heavy crude, or aluminum, or hydroelectric power, etc…but…if we actually did that, any of that…would it then be the justification that the Trump administration has been looking for to actually not have to make shit up to say that they’re being...

http://apple.news/APYs2LVf2QHOQuNTBAd8ZPA "They feel entitled, and yet, WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" Trump posted. If that’s really the case, then who Canada conducts trade with, or doesn’t conduct trade with, is really none of his business then, right? Trump also claimed Canada is...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that “Canada and China have been the two worst countries when it comes to trade policy anywhere in the world.” (???😳) While he said he expected this from China, given the country is the U.S.’s “biggest economic competitor,” the U.S. vice president said he did...

U.S. Says Oil Is Pouring Through Hormuz. Trackers Can't Find It. DUBAI--The Trump administration says large volumes of oil are slipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The trackers whose job it is to count the world's oil shipments see much less. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said last week the...

Are you talking about water? Which of the many resources we have that they don’t need are you referring to above? Canada will “of course” come to the negotiating table again, but not to be treated like a “subsidiary” of the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday after U.S...

U.S. tariffs on all cars and trucks, automotive parts and steel will ‌be increased to 50% starting January 1, 2027, President Donald Trump said in a social post on Monday after trade talks with Canada collapsed. "Build in the ⁠U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS. Canada will be treated like a State...

http://apple.news/A6Zqv-_oSRdahCSJ76u0jhg Pakistan's army chief was visiting Tehran on a mediating mission on Monday as the United ‌States prepared to roll out "the greatest financial offensive ever" targeting Iran's trade partners. Iran dismissed the U.S. threat, vowing to shut down all oil...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick played a central role in derailing a prospective trade deal with Canada, pushing for harsher terms than his own country’s chief negotiator, said three sources with knowledge of the talks. In many cases, said one of those sources and three others, Canadian...

Speaking to CBC News, Minister of Internal Trade Dominic LeBlanc further outlined the talks that Canadians had completely written off weeks ago. “While we were close to a deal, one of the President’s cabinet members, who is also one of the President’s in-laws, who is also one of the President’s...

That’s a lotta guys. Didn’t realize Botswana was involved in this convoluted explanation, but it partly checks out anyway. The U.S. Trump administration imposed a 37% tariff on imports from Botswana in mid-2025 due to trade imbalances. Although later lowered to a 15% tariff for diamonds cut and...

The guy who can’t make a “deal” with anyone with an approach relying on a myth and often yields unstable or counterproductive results with a style lacks the patience and attention to detail required for complex, long-term international agreements, often leading to ambiguous terms or stalled talks?🙄

U.S. lawmakers, governors and business leaders warned that Washington’s new tariffs on Canadian goods would increase costs for American households and companies, while a Federal Reserve official said that protracted sparring between the trading partners could help keep inflation stubbornly high...

The Trump administration has imposed trade arrangements on all trading partners that are worse than those that existed prior to 2025. Washington told countries to choose between being hit with higher tariffs, or even higher tariffs. It gave them a choice between Bad and Badder – and told them to...

So these take effect immediately, & Carney plans to react dollar for dollar (?) Sept 8th? We are not China, a fraction of the size of the US population and economy, and we can’t do this…not unless it’s done extremely strategically which none of this has been so far...