“We tried again in 1812. Thomas Jefferson, the original Republican, described the acquisition of Canada as “a mere matter of marching.” This was incorrect. The United States launched eight or nine invasions of #Canada during the War of 1812, winning only one fruitless battle. The rest of the time, it got walloped.”
@clumbake @nek @pluralistic
“With Trump imposing #tariffs on US trading partners, there is now zero reason to keep those laws on the books…
“The first country that perfects the universal car diagnosing tool will sell one to every mechanic in the world – along with subscriptions that keep up with new cars and new manufacturer software updates. That country could have the relationship to car repairs that Finland had to mobile phones for a decade
#TeslaTakedown
#TradeWar Retaliation Will Hit #Trump Voters Hardest
As Trump imposes #tariffs on products from countries around the world, foreign govts are answering back w/tariffs of their own.
#China has targeted corn farmers & carmakers. #Canada has put tariffs on poultry plants & A/C manufacturers, while #Europe will hit American steel mills & slaughter houses.
#economy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/15/business/economy/tariffs-trump-maps-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=8B150285-9181-4370-B044-3C628C7B26D9
"WaPo reported that over 5 million Americans work in industries that could be impacted by retaliatory tariffs from China and Canada that just went into effect, and the vast majority of them live in counties that voted for Trump. New tariffs from those two countries primarily target the agricultural, manufacturing and energy sectors."
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #NOAA #TaxCuts #billionaires #EconomicElites #tariffs #agriculture #industry
/9
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weekend-in-politics-bulletin-ddb
“The imperialist rhetoric has to be seen for what it is, which is preparation not just for trade war but for war itself.” - Timothy Snyder
‘Prior to all of this, one of our most popular spinach was Popeye Spinach. We used to sell 60 to 80 bags a day of that stuff,” said Innis. “In the last week that we had it, we sold two bags. That’s a message.” https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/us-produce-wears-out-welcome-with-victoria-grocery-store-7879210 #BuyCanadian #TradeWar #Tariffs #ElbowsUp
#Quebec steel plant workers faced with layoffs due to #Trump #tariffs on #Canada steel have voted to reduce and reorganize their schedules so no one is laid off.
Tarifs sur l’acier : les employés de Canam Lévis votent pour éviter des mises à pied https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2148143/canam-levis-partage-heures-acier
"Clients of Halifax 'rage room' take aim at portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump
with proceeds going to local food banks."
Sullivan, a Republican Washington state Senator on radio after hearing trucks rolling thru BC from lower 49 US states may get tariffs imposed on them:
“Canada, you don't want to mess with #Alaska.
“And if you do, we are going to work hard on having our cruise ships bypass your ports, and that will help our economy tremendously.”
#bcpoli #bc #canada #tariffs #Trump #cdnpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/alaska-republicans-tariff-threat-1.7484565
If tariffs end up harming the importer's economy as much as the exporter's (as many economists argue, by virtue of their impact on inflation & the slowness of likely import substitution activity), then Trump's tariffs look likely to be felt hardest in the mid-West.... which is not going to do his popularity much good (but on the other hand as he will not face election again, he may not care).
Speaking of drained brains and France, here’s a gentle reminder from our @CultureDesk of why America doesn’t actually have a Champagne business.
https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/champagne-sparkling-wine/champagne-basics-explainer
"Instead, he’s reducing the value of everyone’s life savings. And now, just in these last two weeks, the mood is changing. Independents are starting to peel away. It’s only a matter of time before a firm majority of Americans wrap their heads around reality—and maybe not much time, at that.
#Musk #Trump #destruction #FederalGovernment #firings #workers #tariffs #StockMarket #economy #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #Congress #Republicans
/17
"The MAGA propaganda network insisted last year that Trump was a master of economic policy, even though he kept telling us the precise ways in which he was going to wreck the economy. It got just enough people to believe that he would magically reduce the price of everything on the shelves."
~ Michael Tomasky
#Musk #Trump #destruction #FederalGovernment #firings #workers #tariffs #StockMarket #economy #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #Congress #Republicans
/16
"The Republican-led Congress isn’t just watching the Trump administration gobble up its constitutional powers. It is enthusiastically turning them over to the White House."
~ Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson
#Musk #Trump #Putin #destruction #FederalGovernment #firings #workers #tariffs #StockMarket #economy #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #Congress #Republicans
/15
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-republicans-congress-power.html
The God blog shares a photo of a Tesla ad now appearing in London.
#Musk #Trump #Putin #destruction #FederalGovernment #firings #workers #tariffs #StockMarket #economy #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #Tesla
/14
"Tesla’s share price has halved since December, with more than $800bn wiped off the company’s value thanks to sales in Europe nosediving. Musk’s social platform X has shed users fast in recent months, while the boss’s trade war seems to have cost his Starlink satellite business a $68m contract with the Canadian province of Ontario. This is not, to put it mildly, how oligarchy usually works."
~ Gaby Hinsliff
#Musk #Trump #tariffs #StockMarket #economy #Tesla
/13
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/14/trump-musk-white-house-tesla-boycott
