#mafiastate — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mafiastate, aggregated by home.social.
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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 -
"Nice Strait you've got there.
Be a shame if something happened to it."#MafiaState #usPol #world_bully
https://newsie.social/@servelan/117221025387013746 -
"Nice Strait you've got there.
Be a shame if something happened to it."#MafiaState #usPol #world_bully
https://newsie.social/@servelan/117221025387013746 -
"Nice Strait you've got there.
Be a shame if something happened to it."#MafiaState #usPol #world_bully
https://newsie.social/@servelan/117221025387013746 -
"Nice Strait you've got there.
Be a shame if something happened to it."#MafiaState #usPol #world_bully
https://newsie.social/@servelan/117221025387013746 -
"Nice Strait you've got there.
Be a shame if something happened to it."#MafiaState #usPol #world_bully
https://newsie.social/@servelan/117221025387013746 -
Covert #CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on #Galápagos boats
A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the #FishingBoats before #drones attacked, flight data shows.
#Trump #MafiaState #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Ecuador #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #imperialism #geopolitics
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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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Last month, 3 #ICC #judges sued #Trump & his admin over #sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful.
The #State Dept official on Monday said Secretary of State #MarcoRubio & other top #US officials are pressuring other countries as part of a campaign "to diplomatically isolate the International Criminal Court & ensure it cannot target Americans."
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#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 -
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
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115965441306495625
So he’s doubling down on “give me your money or else”?
First “jets”, then is it “Golden Dome” since the “Board of War Criminals” shakedown was refuted?
Hoekstra’s an idiot and just like Trump, seems to have a very hard time understanding a word he should have learned as a toddler: “no”.
Huh.
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115965441306495625
So he’s doubling down on “give me your money or else”?
First “jets”, then is it “Golden Dome” since the “Board of War Criminals” shakedown was refuted?
Hoekstra’s an idiot and just like Trump, seems to have a very hard time understanding a word he should have learned as a toddler: “no”.
Huh.
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115965441306495625
So he’s doubling down on “give me your money or else”?
First “jets”, then is it “Golden Dome” since the “Board of War Criminals” shakedown was refuted?
Hoekstra’s an idiot and just like Trump, seems to have a very hard time understanding a word he should have learned as a toddler: “no”.
Huh.
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115965441306495625
So he’s doubling down on “give me your money or else”?
First “jets”, then is it “Golden Dome” since the “Board of War Criminals” shakedown was refuted?
Hoekstra’s an idiot and just like Trump, seems to have a very hard time understanding a word he should have learned as a toddler: “no”.
Huh.
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115965441306495625
So he’s doubling down on “give me your money or else”?
First “jets”, then is it “Golden Dome” since the “Board of War Criminals” shakedown was refuted?
Hoekstra’s an idiot and just like Trump, seems to have a very hard time understanding a word he should have learned as a toddler: “no”.
Huh.
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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 -
Discussions over the loan's potential reevaluation were first reported by the Washington Free Beacon. The #Trump admin's *request* for an equity stake has not been previously reported.
…The #equity request came during discussions in recent months over the loan's amortization schedule, with #LithiumAmericas proposing to shift when part of the loan's principle would be repaid although not the repayment timeline itself or the total interest the LPO would receive….
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…The $2.93 billion #ThackerPass project was approved by #Trump at the end of his first term. The loan from the Dept of #Energy's Loan Programs Office [LPO] was closed last year by #Biden admin officials.
The loan has a 24-year term, with interest rates based on the #US Treasury rate as each tranche is drawn.
#LithiumAmericas was slated to make its first draw on the loan earlier this month but Trump officials sought to *renegotiate* terms….