Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

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nycfan said:


“Canada’s very tough, you know, Canada’s very you know we’re not treated well by Canada and we have to be treated well. [Talks about American banks not being allowed to do business in Canada] and it’s what we talked about and I think we’ll win most of the subjects but for some reason a lot of things have been very unfair with Canada …”
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“… Domestic banks, led by the Royal Bank of Canada, dominate the Canadian market, but U.S. banks already have a presence in the country. For example, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. employs 600 people with teams in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, according to its website. Similarly, Citibank Inc. in 2019 celebrated 100 years in Canada.

U.S. banks are also members of the Canadian Bankers Association, which represents more than 60 banks.

The CBA said U.S. banks make up half of all foreign banking assets in Canada, with 16 subsidiaries and branches worth around $113 billion in assets. These banks provide financial services, such as corporate and commercial lending, treasury services, credit card products, investment banking and mortgage financing, it said.

… But analysts expect the trade war to hurt Canada more than the U.S., which has an economy that is about 10 times larger.

Analysts expect the trade war to push the Canadian economy into a recession, which could significantly impact the stocks of Canadian banks.“

financialpost.com

Trump takes aim at Canada's banking sector as tariffs loom

Donald Trump is pushing to increase the presence of U.S. banks in Canada, a day before his proposed tariffs take effect. Find out more.
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“… In a Truth Social post, Trump said Mexico agreed to put 10,000 of its soldiers at the U.S.-Mexico border to address his concerns over the flow of migrants and the deadly drug fentanyl into the U.S.

That prompted Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to call on Trudeau to send Canadian forces “troops, helicopters (and) surveillance to the border now.”

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe also suggested sending there is a role for the military to play at the Canada-U.S. border.

“Right at the border crossing, it is the responsibility of the (Canada Border Services Agency) and the Government of Canada. And I would say that if they brought that under the military arm, we could have our military present there as well,” Moe told reporters on Monday.

… Several foreign banks do business in Canada as Schedule II banks, whereas Canada’s big banks are all Schedule I. …”

nationalpost.com

U.S. tariffs on hold 30 days after Canada commits to beefing up border security

Canada has agreed to deploy its $1.3-billion border plan and nearly 10,000 frontline personnel in exchange for the reprieve.
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Schedule I are domestic banks and Schedule II are Canadian subsidiaries of U.S. and other foreign banks, with the branches having minimum CDN$ capitalization requirements. It is true that domestic banks dominate the market in Canada but not true that U.S. banks can’t do business there, they just have to do it through a Canadian subsidiary subject to Canadian banking laws and regulations.
 
lawtig02 said:
From reporting this morning, we shouldn't be surprised if Trump cancels the tariffs sometime this afternoon. If so, he'll declare it as a massive win even if nothing really changes, just like Colombia. It's government by terrorism. I can't imagine why anyone abroad would ever believe a word that comes out of his mouth.
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Actually, I think the Candian tariffs are much more likely to go on for a while. Trump has already gotten what he wants from Mexico. They're going to play along with his border charade and engage in further discussions later from which Trump is likely to extract some concessions even if they are minor.

However, with Canada, I do think he really does want to absorb Canada into the US. He has never come close to saying that Mexico, Greenland, or even the Panama Canal Zone should be the 51st state, only Canada. There is no easy 'win parameter' with Canada and he has clearly stated what the desired end result, is: expansion of US territory to include Canada.

On the other hand, this may all just be distraction for what Musk is doing with Doge assuming you believe that Musk is following Curtis Yarvin's plan for reinventing the US into a dictatorship/monarchy/startup with a CEO (Trump) and a Board of Directors (Thiel, Andressen, Horowitz and other billionaires) as some believe is already ongoing.
Butterfly Revolution Step 1: Campaign on Autocracy
Butterfly Revolution Step 2: Purge the Bureaucracy
Butterfly Revolution Step 3: Ignore the Courts
Butterfly Revolution Step 4: Co-Opt the Congress
Butterfly Revolution Step 5: Centralise Police and Powers
Butterfly Revolution Step 6: Shut Down Elite Media and Academic Institutions
Butterfly Revolution Step 7: Turn Out the People


 
Paine said:
I certainly don’t think they’re going rogue, but I’m wary to attribute anything even semi-effective at garnering media attention to Schumer. I’d imagine individual congresspeople and senators have a great deal of leeway to pursue these things on their own, especially if they feel leadership isn’t doing so. Doubt there is some kind of unified Democratic strategy at all at this point anyways. Media wise, at least. Jeffries seems to have a legislative strategy, but that alone is not enough.
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I don't mean Schumer deserves more credit necessarily. I just don't think it's wise to assume that Raskin is executing an independent strategy and/or disobeying orders from Schumer to do so. Allowing other Senators some amount of leeway to do things on their own (without fear of having leadership cut their legs out from under them if they disagree with the approach) it itself a strategic decision.
 






Treasury gets thumbs up from relevant agency to make each contracted payment. It is not the review/reject hub. That is handled by the agency with expertise and knowledge of the statutory or contractual obligation. It is unreal how much shit this guy is making up/spewing.
 
uncgriff said:
If Canada was a state they would have the same votes in the Senate as Wyoming lol. Basically another California.
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Canada isn't going to become a state. They are not going to give voting rights to Canadians. They don't want the House in-balance. It will be occupied territory.
 


Musk has sucked Trump in on protecting “certain classes of people” (Musk’s clan?) in South Africa, it seems (probably not a big lift).
 
nycfan said:


Musk has sucked Trump in on protecting “certain classes of people” (Musk’s clan?) in South Africa, it seems (probably not a big lift).
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www.bbc.com

Donald Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land reform policy - BBC News

South Africa last month passed a law allowing the seizure of land under certain circumstances.
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Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy​


“… Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that allows land seizures without compensation in certain circumstances.

Land ownership has long been a contentious issue in South Africa with most private farmland owned by white people, 30 years after the end of the racist system of apartheid.

There have been continuous calls for the government to address land reform and deal with the past injustices of racial segregation.

South Africa's president responded to Trump with a post on X: "South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality. The South African government has not confiscated any land."

He added that the only funding South Africa received from the US was through the health initiative Pepfar, which represented "17% of South Africa's HIV/Aids programme".

The US allocated about $440m (£358m) in assistance to South Africa in 2023, according to US government data.

Elon Musk, who was born and grew up in South Africa and is now a Trump adviser, has also joined in the debate, saying the new law discriminated against white people. …”

 
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“… South Africa's new law allows for expropriation without compensation only in circumstances where it is "just and equitable and in the public interest" to do so.

This includes if the property is not being used and there is no intention to either develop or make money from it, or when it poses a risk to people.

Land ownership has long been a contentious issue in South Africa for more than a century. In 1913, the British colonial authorities passed legislation that restricted the property rights of the country's black majority.

The Natives Land Act left the vast majority of the land under the control of the white minority and set the foundation for the forced removal of black people to poor homelands and townships in the intervening decades until the end of apartheid three decades ago. …”
 
WaynetheDrain said:
www.rawstory.com

'Ooof!' Trump mocked for falling for 'trick' in Mexico tariff deal

President Donald Trump temporarily backed down on his tariff threats against Mexico after reaching an agreement with his counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo — which prompted a range of reactions.The two nations' presidents each announced an agreement on sending Mexican forces to the border to...
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"Mexico has made similar agreements without the threat of tariffs," posted Sam Stein, of The Bulwark and MSNBC. "Here in 2021 they agreed to surge the same number of troops to help with migration. Here in 2022 they agreed to invest an additional $1.5b. Here in 2023 were 15 administrative actions."
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"It seems like the trick to negotiating with Trump is to realize he doesn’t have any idea what the current facts are," saidWashington Post columnist Catherine Rampell. "'Oh you want 10,000 troops?' says world leader who already deployed 15K. 'Great 10k it is.'"

"Ooof! Mexico, Canada and Wall Street call Trump's Tariff bluff," said MSNBC's Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee. "NOW he wants to talk to Canada, delay tariffs on Mexico for a month and Wall Street is telling him real time his tariffs are 'dumb.' Ahh, the price of eggs, cars, avocados..."

www.rawstory.com

'Ooof!' Trump mocked for falling for 'trick' in Mexico tariff deal

President Donald Trump temporarily backed down on his tariff threats against Mexico after reaching an agreement with his counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo — which prompted a range of reactions.The two nations' presidents each announced an agreement on sending Mexican forces to the border to...
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nycfan said:


Musk has sucked Trump in on protecting “certain classes of people” (Musk’s clan?) in South Africa, it seems (probably not a big lift).
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I posted this in here yesterday. Of course the MAGAts who cried about us sticking our nose in the Ukraine will show nothing but support for Felon 47 sticking his orange smudged nose into South Africa.
 
So it appears the entire goal of the Trump/Musk administration is to place unfettered power back into the white man’s hands (as if they ever lost it).
 
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