#mafiastate — Public Fediverse posts
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The #tariffs hit hundreds of #US products, including steel, aluminum, cheese, appliances, clothing, cosmetics & farm equipment, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%.
#Canada says its tariffs match #Trump’s dollar for dollar & rate for rate. They took effect at 12:01AM Tues under an executive action known as an order in council & cover ~$20 billion in US goods, ~6% of the $333.6 billion the US exported to Canada last year.
#economy #inflation #affordability #geopolitics #Sovereignty #law #MafiaState
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The #tariffs hit hundreds of #US products, including steel, aluminum, cheese, appliances, clothing, cosmetics & farm equipment, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%.
#Canada says its tariffs match #Trump’s dollar for dollar & rate for rate. They took effect at 12:01AM Tues under an executive action known as an order in council & cover ~$20 billion in US goods, ~6% of the $333.6 billion the US exported to Canada last year.
#economy #inflation #affordability #geopolitics #Sovereignty #law #MafiaState
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The #tariffs hit hundreds of #US products, including steel, aluminum, cheese, appliances, clothing, cosmetics & farm equipment, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%.
#Canada says its tariffs match #Trump’s dollar for dollar & rate for rate. They took effect at 12:01AM Tues under an executive action known as an order in council & cover ~$20 billion in US goods, ~6% of the $333.6 billion the US exported to Canada last year.
#economy #inflation #affordability #geopolitics #Sovereignty #law #MafiaState
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The #tariffs hit hundreds of #US products, including steel, aluminum, cheese, appliances, clothing, cosmetics & farm equipment, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%.
#Canada says its tariffs match #Trump’s dollar for dollar & rate for rate. They took effect at 12:01AM Tues under an executive action known as an order in council & cover ~$20 billion in US goods, ~6% of the $333.6 billion the US exported to Canada last year.
#economy #inflation #affordability #geopolitics #Sovereignty #law #MafiaState
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The #tariffs hit hundreds of #US products, including steel, aluminum, cheese, appliances, clothing, cosmetics & farm equipment, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%.
#Canada says its tariffs match #Trump’s dollar for dollar & rate for rate. They took effect at 12:01AM Tues under an executive action known as an order in council & cover ~$20 billion in US goods, ~6% of the $333.6 billion the US exported to Canada last year.
#economy #inflation #affordability #geopolitics #Sovereignty #law #MafiaState
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#Canada struck back at #Trump Tuesday with #tariffs on about $20 billion worth of #US goods, in response to the latest round of #TrumpTariffs on Canada.
The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller US ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure [ #MafiaState ].
#economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #recesssion #trumpcession #geopolitics #MarkCarney #Sovereignty #law #Congress
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs-4620ffb5ecc029322217207fa6758431?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link -
#Canada struck back at #Trump Tuesday with #tariffs on about $20 billion worth of #US goods, in response to the latest round of #TrumpTariffs on Canada.
The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller US ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure [ #MafiaState ].
#economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #recesssion #trumpcession #geopolitics #MarkCarney #Sovereignty #law #Congress
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs-4620ffb5ecc029322217207fa6758431?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link -
#Canada struck back at #Trump Tuesday with #tariffs on about $20 billion worth of #US goods, in response to the latest round of #TrumpTariffs on Canada.
The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller US ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure [ #MafiaState ].
#economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #recesssion #trumpcession #geopolitics #MarkCarney #Sovereignty #law #Congress
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs-4620ffb5ecc029322217207fa6758431?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link -
#Canada struck back at #Trump Tuesday with #tariffs on about $20 billion worth of #US goods, in response to the latest round of #TrumpTariffs on Canada.
The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller US ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure [ #MafiaState ].
#economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #recesssion #trumpcession #geopolitics #MarkCarney #Sovereignty #law #Congress
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs-4620ffb5ecc029322217207fa6758431?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link -
#Canada struck back at #Trump Tuesday with #tariffs on about $20 billion worth of #US goods, in response to the latest round of #TrumpTariffs on Canada.
The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller US ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure [ #MafiaState ].
#economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #recesssion #trumpcession #geopolitics #MarkCarney #Sovereignty #law #Congress
https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs-4620ffb5ecc029322217207fa6758431?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link -
#Trump’s Lust for #Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
#GiftArticle by Jamelle Bouie
The principal aim of Trump’s second presidential term is #revenge.
#law #unfit #PrerogativeState #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #retribution #EnemiesList #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #manbaby
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/trumps-revenge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6lA.apb_.Y6mnzyhgj2vr&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Trump border czar, #TomHoman, has warned that there will be more “bloodshed” unless #Democrats “shut their mouths.”
Following the back-to-back fatal #shootings [ #murders ] of a Colombian native in Maine & a Mexican man in Houston by #ICE, the Trump admin has tried to shift the blame onto Democratic leaders who have been educating #immigrants on their #rights.
#law #immigration #Sturmabteilung #ExtraJudicialKillings #UseOfForce #CivilRights #MafiaState #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-homan-ice-shootings-democrat-b3015843.html -
Senator #DickDurbin met with #ToddBlanche for more than 30 minutes Tuesday evening & didn’t come away impressed that the nominee would serve as a check on #Trump. “I don’t know that he’s made any promise or any suggestion that he is trying to change this president’s methods or purpose,” #Durbin told reporters.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #corruption #collusion #MafiaState #OrganizedCrime
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#YaleLawSchool Fights to Stop #Trump “Deal”
#Yale #University has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school’s dean & some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence. [ya think?]
#law #education #HigherEducation #SevenMountainMandate #MafiaState #extortion #dictatorship #racism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/yale-law-school-dean-trump-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Trump Wednesday will attend a closed-door #Senate #GOP lunch for the first time in more than a year.
Trump has pressured senators for months to focus on his proof of #citizenship voting bill even though it doesn’t have the votes to pass. He has blocked them from confirming one of his own nominees [so #BillPulte can keep “acting”], asked them to fund parts of his #ballroom project & forced them to defend his #Iran war as they question its strategy & endgame.
#MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-republican-senators-968c1454ede461d2db413790670c07df -
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Ukraine strikes major Russian fuel terminal, oil transport facility overnight . . . . Russia's recruitment system nears breaking point, forcing debate over forced mobilization . . . . Sweden intercepts Russian fighter jets near its airspace over Baltic Sea . . . . UN records highest civilian casualty toll in Ukraine since 2022 . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/sunday-june-14-2026/
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Yet on Tuesday, #Vance seemed to contradict #US efforts to push its allies to break with #Russia #energy, excoriating other #EU countries for moving to cease their imports of Russian #FossilFuels in response to the #war.
“It is funny to watch prime ministers & leaders in some of the Western European capitals talk about the #EnergyCrisis when frankly they should have been following the policies of Viktor #Orbán,” he said.
#hypocrisy #Trump #illiberalism #corruption #kleptocracy #MafiaState
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#Hungary, which has broken with most #EU countries by refusing to assist #Ukraine with financial assistance or weapons to ward off #Russia’s full-scale invasion, has remained firmly committed to purchasing Russian energy despite EU efforts to wean off such supplies.
In November, Hungary received an exemption from #US #sanctions on #Russia #oil & #gas after a White House meeting between #Orbán & #Trump.
#hypocrisy #geopolitics #authoritarianism #illiberalism #corruption #kleptocracy #MafiaState
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#Trump has repeatedly endorsed #Orbán’s candidacy for reelection, & many in the #MAGA movement approve of the Hungarian leader’s opposition to #immigration, curtailing of #LGBTQ+ rights, & capture of the #media & #academia.
But with most independent polls showing a double-digit deficit for #Fidesz among decided voters ahead of the April 12 vote, Orbán has sought to boost his profile by appearing publicly with his international admirers.
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Despite his clear endorsement of #Orbán, #Vance lashed out at the #EU for what he said was “one of the worst examples of foreign election interference that I’ve ever seen or ever even read about.”
Long accused by critics of taking over #Hungary’s institutions, clamping down on #press #freedom & overseeing entrenched political #corruption — charges he denies — Orbán has become an icon in the global #FarRight movement.
#hypocrisy #Trump #geopolitics #illiberalism #kleptocracy #MafiaState
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Seriously.
#JDVance says he's 'here to help' #Orbán #election campaign during #Hungary visit
Vance’s 2-day visit to Budapest is a bid to turn the tide in Orbán’s election campaign where the long-serving leader, a close #Trump ally, is trailing in the polls.
#geopolitics #authoritarianism #strongman #illiberalism #corruption #kleptocracy #MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/jd-vance-hungary-orban-election-campaign-08e0929e9c8b3ae4302ae4e8c0393d5e -
Shameful
#US Secretary of #State #MarcoRubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister #ViktorOrbán ‘s bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April, emphasizing during a visit to Budapest the strong personal relationship between the #nationalist leader & #Trump.
#geopolitics #Hungary #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy #illiberalism
https://apnews.com/article/rubio-orban-hungary-budapest-552c03d93e7517f954388f130f1f7901 -
#Trump #DOJ #antitrust head Gail Slater stepping down less than a year after being appointed.
In July, Reuters reported 2 of Slater's deputies were fired for “insubordination” after a settlement greenlighting #HewlettPackard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of #JuniperNetworks. The move exposed a power struggle within Trump's admin between proponents of robust antitrust enforcement & dealmakers seeking to #leverage #influence.
#law #MafiaState #kleptocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-justice-department-antitrust-head-gail-slater-stepping-down-2026-02-12/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
The office of #KeithEllison, the #Minnesota AG, is asking a judge to stop the surge of federal# immigration agents in the state. Later today, #federal officials will argue against a lawsuit brought by the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension [#BCA] following the killing of #AlexPretti by federal agents.
#StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #CivilRights #UseOfForce #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
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#RuthBenGhiat is a professor of #history & Italian studies at NYU & the author of Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. She argues that this effort is part of a larger autocratic project to maintain #power.
#SevenMountainMandate #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #dictatorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #Trump
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Joan Brugge has worked for nearly 50 years as a cancer scientist, studying the earliest signs that someone might become sick. Then the #Trump admin canceled her lab’s funding. The admin’s attacks on #medicine, #culture, & #education — which include verbal #threats & #funding cuts—are about more than just budgeting & bravado.
#SevenMountainMandate #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #dictatorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #MafiaState #RevengePolitics
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Defund #Science, Distort #Culture, Mock #Education
It’s not just about cuts to #research.
It’s about #power.By Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum
#SevenMountainMandate #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #dictatorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #Trump
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/reality-reshaped/685289/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxVCfwC75UsaONz24l2NqAdQ -
Autopsy report officially classifies #ICE detainee’s death as a #homicide
The report comes the same day a federal judge temporarily barred the #deportation [#CoverUp] of 2 fellow detainees who said 55-year-old #GeraldoLunasCampos was killed.#Trump #law #immigration #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/21/ice-homicide-detainee-death-autopsy/ -
The subpoenas sought documents from Gov #TimWalz, Mayor #JacobFrey of #Minneapolis & Mayor #KaohlyHer of #StPaul related to their policies on immigration enforcement efforts in the state. 2 Minnesota #prosecutors, #KeithEllison, the state AG, & #MaryMoriarty, the #HennepinCounty attorney, were also sent similar subpoenas.
#Trump #law #RevengePolitics #Minnesota #MSP #WeaponizationOfGovernment #DOJ #LegalEthics #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #dissent #Authoritarianism #Tyranny #MafiaState
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#DOJ plans to #subpoena #Minnesota AG #KeithEllison
“Justice” is planning to subpoena MN AG Ellison in a “criminal” investigation of several #state & local officials, acc/to 2 sources.
CNN has previously reported Gov #TimWalz & #Minneapolis Mayor #JacobFrey are also expected to receive #federal criminal subpoenas from the #USAttorney’s Office in the state.
#law #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment #LegalEthics #FirstAmendment #Autocracy #Trump #MafiaState
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-ice-protests-01-20-26?post-id=cmkmqkl9500003b6plh6nc3dv -
The idea of directly paying residents of #Greenland, an overseas territory of #Denmark, offers one explanation of how the #US might attempt to "buy" the island of ~57,000 people, despite authorities' insistence in Copenhagen & Nuuk that Greenland is #NotForSale.
The tactic is among various plans being discussed by the #Trump admin for acquiring Greenland, including potential use of the US #military. But it risks coming off as overly #transactional & even #degrading….
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#Cambodia extradites #scam kingpin #ChenZhi to #China
"Jacob Sims #transnational #crime expert, said Cambodian government faced so much sustained international pressure tt inaction was no longer an option.. “What we're seeing is a #mafiastate actor backed into corner, not signs of legitimate reform” Sims said.. #Cybercrime has flourished in #SEAsia where #law enforcement is weak, particularly in Cambodia & #Myanmar, w #casinos often serving as hubs for criminal activity"🤦♂️
https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-scam-chen-zhi-prince-group-china-b32da55af90841d6b2b95cc6334f3fa7 -
The letter landed like a thud on Saturday in the inbox of #Harvard University’s president, Alan M. Garber.
The message, from Linda McMahon, Trump’s “education” secretary, conveyed an understanding of an emerging deal between Harvard & the White House that flew in the face of the terms the #university had been insisting on.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #education #SevenMountainMandate #dictatorship #authoritarianism #autocracy #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #Trump
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The crazy just doesn’t stop…
#OathKeepers founder #StuartRhodes who was convicted of orchestrating his #FarRight #extremist group’s #Jan6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol, showed up Wed on Capitol Hill, a day after he was released from prison by #Trump.
Rhodes who was convicted of #SeditiousConspiracy in one of the most serious cases brought by #DOJ met w/at least one *LAWMAKER*& chatted w/others.
#criminal #law #Felon47 #MafiaState #TrumpPardons #PoliticalViolence
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-pardons-trump-2e2275ff164550de29c34de8d12886ab -
“Stop claiming your opponents will turn America into a dictatorship,” he said. “Give me a break. Because the fact is that I’m not a threat to democracy. They are.”
— #Trump, Wednesday, Long Island, NY
Um, he just claimed his opponents would turn #America into a #dictatorship.
Also, he’s the only candidate that tried to overthrow #democracy & stop the #PeacefulTransferOfPower w/a #violent #insurrection.
#authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #kleptocracy #MafiaState
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The economist article goes on to consider a #world in which #Trump wins the #2024election, arguing that governments & corporations everywhere will be filled w/ “despair”.
“A 2nd Trump term would be a watershed in a way the 1st was not. Victory would confirm his most destructive instincts about #power. His plans would encounter less resistance. And because #America will have voted him in while knowing the worst, its #MoralAuthority would decline.