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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. #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
    apnews.com/article/canada-trum

  7. #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
    apnews.com/article/canada-trum

  8. #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
    apnews.com/article/canada-trum

  9. #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
    apnews.com/article/canada-trum

  10. #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
    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

  11. 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

  12. #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
    apnews.com/article/trump-capit

  13. 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 more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  14. 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

  15. #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

  16. #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.

    #illiberalism #corruption #kleptocracy #MafiaState

  17. 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

  18. 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
    apnews.com/article/jd-vance-hu

  19. 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
    apnews.com/article/rubio-orban

  20. #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
    reuters.com/world/us/trumps-ju

  21. 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

  22. #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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. #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
    cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota

  26. 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….

    #MafiaState #bribery #law

  27. #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"🤦‍♂️
    apnews.com/article/cambodia-sc

  28. 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

  29. 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
    apnews.com/article/capitol-rio

  30. “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

    #law
    #HarrisWalz2024

  31. 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.

    #authoritarianism #MafiaState #democracy