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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. … “The concern here is that #ICE is going above & beyond to guarantee law enforcement does not have even the slightest risk of #liability for violating Americans’ rights while helping ICE arrest people,” said David Bier, director of #immigration studies at the Cato Institute, who has called on #Congress to make it easier to sue ICE agents for wrongdoing.

    #Trump #law #Sturmabteilung #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #fascism #MafiaState #WhiteSupremacy

  11. …Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the #Senate #Judiciary Committee, said confirming #ToddBlanche would be a “serious mistake.” He begged his colleagues not to be on the “wrong side” of history.

    “If there is ever a moment in history when we need an Attorney General above reproach, who is clearly dedicated to ending #corruption, even at the highest level of our government, it’s right now,” Durbin said.

    #law #LegalEthics #Trump #DOJ #PrerogativeState #MafiaState

  12. #Trump added that he would keep #ToddBlanche as acting #US #AG if his nomination to run the #DOJ fails in the #Senate, & blasted 2 #GOP senators who blocked Blanche.

    It was not immediately clear what legislation Trump was referencing, & the White House did not respond to questions about Trump’s post. Sen. #ThomTillis (R-NC), one of the senators who had held up Blanche’s nomination over the #SlushFund, quickly criticized Trump’s comments.

    #law #criminal #theft #TaxpayersMoney #MafiaState

  13. Crap. Now #Trump is saying he’ll just wait until #JohnCornyn & #ThomTillis leave the #Senate, & then he’ll re-nominate #ToddBlanche.

    Trump suggested Thursday that he could withdraw Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general until next year, as a standoff continues with the 2 Republican senators who are demanding concessions from the admin before supporting Blanche.

    #SlushFund #TaxpayersMoney #fraud #law #DOJ #LegalEthics #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #AbuseOfOffice
    washingtonpost.com/national-se

  14. In case there was any doubt, #Trump is fully condoning the #ExtraJudicialKillings by #ICE.

    Federal Agents Were Told #FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE “Confrontations”

    Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

    #law #murder #Constitution #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
    nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/poli

  15. #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

  16. #ICE officer in #Maine #shooting has history of #violent behavior, family & records say

    The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army vet who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood & never should have been given a #badge & #gun to #patrol #US streets, several of his close relatives told AP.

    #Trump #law #immigration #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState
    apnews.com/article/ice-david-b

  17. #Trump has long been a harsh critic of the #news #media. But in his second term in office, he has moved aggressively to use the immense powers of the federal government in his efforts to attack the #press.

    Earlier this year, the #DOJ sought to compel testimony from #journalists at The Wall Street Journal & The Washington Post. The DOJ withdrew the #subpoenas after both news organizations fought back in sealed filings.

    #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #authoritarianism #MafiaState

  18. The #subpoenas contain few specifics, asking only that the #journalists testify “in regard to an alleged violation of federal criminal law.” They were issued by #JayClayton, the #USattorney in Manhattan. Clayton, who leads one of the country’s most prominent law enforcement offices, was recently nominated by #Trump to serve as director of national intelligence [ #DNI ].

    #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #MafiaState

  19. In some cases, the #subpoenas were delivered by federal agents who showed up at #reporters’ homes.

    The #NYT denounced the admin’s actions.

    “The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the #Constitution & the #PressFreedom it protects,” said David McCraw, The NYT’s top newsroom lawyer, in a statement Friday evening.

    #law #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #Trump #fascism #MafiaState

  20. The #WhiteHouse [actually] made a call to #FIFA [AYFKM?] to ask Gianni #Infantino to review #FolarinBalogun’s red card….

    The person did not have details to share about who specifically made the call & when.

    #Trump celebrated the red card reversal shortly after it was announced, posting on his social media network “Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!”

    #cheat #SoreLoser #rules #accountability #WorldCup #midterms #US #MafiaState

  21. 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

  22. Senator #SusanCollins, Republican of Maine, just voted for Schumer’s motion, the first #Republican to vote “yes.”

    This motion can still fail if three Republicans vote for it, if everyone is voting. Collins is up for re-election in a critical & competitive state.

    Senator #ThomTillis, who voted no, is not running for re-election.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  23. Hennepin County attorney’s office charged him with 4 counts of second-degree #assault earlier this month.

    “Today’s arrest is a critical step forward in our prosecution of Mr. Castro,” Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County attorney, said in a statement.

    #law #Trump #immigration #Minnesota #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #StateSponsoredTerrorism #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

  24. So freaking bleak

    My News Notifications:

    Reuters
    #Trump purges another #Republican #critic with #Massie defeat in #Kentucky primary

    NYT
    Vocal #TrumpCritic Ousted
    Rep #ThomasMassie of Kentucky, a prominent #GOP critic of Trump, lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.

    WaPo
    Rep Massie loses GOP primary in Kentucky, latest casualty of Trump's #wrath

    #law #Congress #elections #RevengePolitics #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #despotism #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #USpol

  25. “As the Court expressly recognized, the #FirstAmendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the #PowerOfThePurse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Boutrous said in a statement. “The Executive Order crossed that line.”

    #law #FreeSpeech #NPR #PBS #Trump #Congress #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

  26. Last August, #CPB announced it would take steps toward closing itself down after being defunded by #Congress.

    Plaintiffs’ attorney Theodore Boutrous said Tuesday’s ruling is “a victory for the #FirstAmendment & for #FreedomOfThePress.”

    #law #FreeSpeech #NPR #PBS #Trump #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

  27. “There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas’ dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass & pressure Powell either to yield to the president or to resign & make way for a Fed Chair who will,” Judge #Boasberg wrote. “On the other side of the scale, the government has offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the president.”

    #Trump #MafiaState #law #LegalEthics #JeromePowell #FederalReserve #economy #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment

  28. The brothers & attorney representing the family of #ReneeGood, a 37-yr-old #Minnesota woman who was #murdered when an #ICE agent shot into her vehicle, are also expected to speak at the event, which is organized by Democratic lawmakers — Sen #RichardBlumenthal (CT) & Rep #RobertGarcia (CA).

    #AlexPretti #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #UseOfForce #authoritarianism #fascism #MafiaState #CBP #Sturmabteilung

  29. While the #subpoenas did not cite a specific criminal statute [there isn’t one that applies] that #DOJ was “investigating”, the inquiry is purportedly said to focus on whether elected officials in #Minnesota had conspired to impede the thousands of federal agents who have been in the state since last month looking for undocumented immigrants [big wink].

    #Trump #law #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment #LegalEthics #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #dissent #Tyranny #MafiaState

  30. …After #ReneeNicoleGood was shot, the #DOJ decided to forgo a #CivilRights investigation that would establish whether the #ICE officer’s use of #DeadlyForce was justified. That decision led several career prosecutors at the department’s civil rights division in Washington to resign in protest, MS Now reported Monday.

    #Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #Minnesota #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState #Sturmabteilung
    ms.now/news/doj-civil-rights-d

  31. The inspiration is the 19th cent #MonroeDoctrine that prioritized #USsupremacy in the #WesternHemisphere & which #Trump has embraced & renamed the “#DonroeDoctrine.”

    Experts say that while the revival of this playbook may have unnerved some #US #allies, it could also serve the interests of #Russia, locked in a war in #Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, & #China, which has long had its sights set on #Taiwan.

    #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #law #WarPowers #InternationalLaw

  32. 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

  33. #BorisEpshteyn earned #Trump’s trust by overseeing his legal team after Trump left office & is regularly at the White House, admin ofcls said.

    Some of the #LawFirms privately worried about negotiating with a lawyer who wasn’t employed by the govt & didn’t have a govt email address, some of the lawyers said. But they decided talking w/Epshteyn was their best path to avoid a govt investigation or executive order, the people said, after determining he had serious sway w/Trump.

    #law #MafiaState