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[China]

‘They do not intend to comply’: Trump admin ‘will not produce’ agency head for court-ordered testimony, plaintiffs say

The Trump administration is allegedly refusing to produce a high-ranking agency leader for testimony in connection with a lawsuit in which he’s accused of unlawfully firing thousands of federal government workers still in the probationary period of their employment.

Attorneys at the Justice Department’s Civil Division said they “will not produce” Charles Ezell, the acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), despite a federal judge in San Francisco issuing a court order requiring him to testify in person later this month, according to a Wednesday court filing from the plaintiffs in the case.

“Plaintiffs respectfully request the Court hold a status conference as soon as possible, to discuss Defendants’ notice to Plaintiffs that they do not intend to comply with this Court’s order requiring Defendant Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell to appear at the preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on March 13, 2025,” the filing states. “Plaintiffs have brought this issue immediately to the Court’s attention following confirmation of Defendants’ position, and respectfully seek this Court’s advice regarding compliance and enforcement of the Court’s order. Plaintiffs are prepared to file an expedited motion to show cause why Defendants should not be held in contempt, as needed.”

U.S. District Judge William Alsup responded swiftly, scheduling a mandatory status conference for Thursday afternoon to address the matter.

The controversy stems from a lawsuit filed last month by five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations against OPM and Ezell. The 34-page complaint accuses Ezell of ordering federal agencies across the country to terminate thousands of employees “by sending them standardized notices of termination, drafted by OPM, that falsely state that the terminations are for performance reasons.”

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Jack Daniel’s boss says Ontario removing U.S. alcohol from shelves is ‘worse than tariffs’ as Trump threats go into effect

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is removing alcohol from the U.S. from its shelves after the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect on Tuesday at midnight.

The president imposed tariffs of 25 percent on Canadian goods, as well as a 10 percent tariff on energy.

Ontario put in place a number of measures that it was close to enacting a few weeks ago, when the Trump White House came close to taking action on its tariff plans the first time.

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, ordered the LCBO to remove U.S. alcohol from its shelves and catalogues. The regional alcohol agency is believed to be the largest alcohol buyer in the world, according to Global News. Its website went offline temporarily on Tuesday to remove the U.S. products.

Each year, Ontario imports $965 million of alcohol and previously had 3,600 U.S. products from 36 states for sale.

“As the exclusive wholesaler, American brands will no longer be available in the LCBO catalogue, meaning other retailers, bars and restaurants in the province will no longer be able to restock U.S. products,” Ford said Tuesday. “This is an enormous hit to the American producers.”
The premier said the alcohol would be put into storage and sold at a later time if the tariffs are scrapped.

This comes as the CEO of Brown Forman, the manufacturer of Jack Daniel’s, said Wednesday that Canadian provinces removing American booze from its shelves is “worse than a tariff.”

Lawson Whiting said it was a “disproportionate response” to Trump’s tariffs.

"I mean, that's worse than a tariff, because it's literally taking your sales away, (and) completely removing our products from the shelves," said Whiting during a post-earnings call, according to Reuters.

On Tuesday, Canada put in place 25 percent tariffs on goods from the U.S., including booze. But Whiting also said that Canadian sales only account for one percent of their total sales.

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[Simmsy]

[@DCGoldPants]

Jack Daniel’s boss says Ontario removing U.S. alcohol from shelves is ‘worse than tariffs’ as Trump threats go into effect

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is removing alcohol from the U.S. from its shelves after the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect on Tuesday at midnight.

The president imposed tariffs of 25 percent on Canadian goods, as well as a 10 percent tariff on energy.

Ontario put in place a number of measures that it was close to enacting a few weeks ago, when the Trump White House came close to taking action on its tariff plans the first time.

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, ordered the LCBO to remove U.S. alcohol from its shelves and catalogues. The regional alcohol agency is believed to be the largest alcohol buyer in the world, according to Global News. Its website went offline temporarily on Tuesday to remove the U.S. products.

Each year, Ontario imports $965 million of alcohol and previously had 3,600 U.S. products from 36 states for sale.

“As the exclusive wholesaler, American brands will no longer be available in the LCBO catalogue, meaning other retailers, bars and restaurants in the province will no longer be able to restock U.S. products,” Ford said Tuesday. “This is an enormous hit to the American producers.”
The premier said the alcohol would be put into storage and sold at a later time if the tariffs are scrapped.

This comes as the CEO of Brown Forman, the manufacturer of Jack Daniel’s, said Wednesday that Canadian provinces removing American booze from its shelves is “worse than a tariff.”

Lawson Whiting said it was a “disproportionate response” to Trump’s tariffs.

"I mean, that's worse than a tariff, because it's literally taking your sales away, (and) completely removing our products from the shelves," said Whiting during a post-earnings call, according to Reuters.

On Tuesday, Canada put in place 25 percent tariffs on goods from the U.S., including booze. But Whiting also said that Canadian sales only account for one percent of their total sales.

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Even with Don playing his "Nevermind" game the day later on tariffs. Canada isn't pulling back theirs and I don't blame them. They should hold firm until they get a signed agreement from the US to stop this nonsense. Add in that the US will do more to stop the flow of fentanyl in Canada to that agreement. Shove it up his ass.

[Emir of Schmoe]

Jack Daniel’s boss says Ontario removing U.S. alcohol from shelves is ‘worse than tariffs’ as Trump threats go into effect

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is removing alcohol from the U.S. from its shelves after the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect on Tuesday at midnight.

The president imposed tariffs of 25 percent on Canadian goods, as well as a 10 percent tariff on energy.

Ontario put in place a number of measures that it was close to enacting a few weeks ago, when the Trump White House came close to taking action on its tariff plans the first time.

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, ordered the LCBO to remove U.S. alcohol from its shelves and catalogues. The regional alcohol agency is believed to be the largest alcohol buyer in the world, according to Global News. Its website went offline temporarily on Tuesday to remove the U.S. products.

Each year, Ontario imports $965 million of alcohol and previously had 3,600 U.S. products from 36 states for sale.

“As the exclusive wholesaler, American brands will no longer be available in the LCBO catalogue, meaning other retailers, bars and restaurants in the province will no longer be able to restock U.S. products,” Ford said Tuesday. “This is an enormous hit to the American producers.”
The premier said the alcohol would be put into storage and sold at a later time if the tariffs are scrapped.

This comes as the CEO of Brown Forman, the manufacturer of Jack Daniel’s, said Wednesday that Canadian provinces removing American booze from its shelves is “worse than a tariff.”

Lawson Whiting said it was a “disproportionate response” to Trump’s tariffs.

"I mean, that's worse than a tariff, because it's literally taking your sales away, (and) completely removing our products from the shelves," said Whiting during a post-earnings call, according to Reuters.

On Tuesday, Canada put in place 25 percent tariffs on goods from the U.S., including booze. But Whiting also said that Canadian sales only account for one percent of their total sales.

Click on the link for the full article

Even with Don playing his "Nevermind" game the day later on tariffs. Canada isn't pulling back theirs and I don't blame them. They should hold firm until they get a signed agreement from the US to stop this nonsense. Add in that the US will do more to stop the flow of fentanyl in Canada to that agreement. Shove it up his ass.

I don't think anyone knows wtf the turd wants. He signed the USMCA deal with Mexico & Canada. Now it's no good. Idiot.

[The Evil Genius]

[The Evil Genius]

[Spaceman Spiff]

That's one of the things that the MAGA morons get all up in arms about on Twitter...they literally think Trump is the hardest working person ever.

Point out to them that he golfed more in 4 years than Obama did in 8 and they will lose their f'ing minds.

[The Evil Genius]

[The Evil Genius]

Be a real shame if they got a lot of emails overnight.