Living under Trump 2 aka Musk!!!

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I just checked myself. The agency I work for has added it, as well as SSA.gov and VA.gov.

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Musky is now going after the Small Business Administration, requesting access to "all systems."

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... rcna190470


Some "fighting back" moves made by the senator from Hawaii.

[PeterMP]

Luckily, one thing that does make me feel better, is that the tariffs from Mexico and Cananda are targeting red states. They're hitting the red states right in their bread and butter, puts GOP leaders like Thune and Johnson in a difficult place: stand with Trump or stand with your state. Add to the fact that Trump's tariffs will effect EVERYONE...maga gets hit twice.

Canada is making a mistake in fighting this like a 20th or even 19th century trade war. Too much of the US economy has moved to information.

Especially with tech companies lining up behind Trump, they need to go after the tech companies. It might take a law change in Canada, but they should respond to Trump's tarrifs with increases on taxes on tech companies.

[CobraCommander]

Red States see this as a win. The Tarrifs were meant to get Trump what he promised them, more agents at the borders with an emphasis on stopping drugs. This is money spent by Mexico and Canada to do so.

From Reuters

“Both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said they had agreed to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump's demand to crack down on immigration and drug smuggling. That would pause 25% tariffs due to take effect on Tuesday for 30 days, both leaders said.
Trudeau said Canada would deploy new technology and personnel along its border with the United States to stop the flow of fentanyl. There was no immediate confirmation from the White House, but Trump told reporters that a phone call with Trudeau went "very well."
Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members to stem the flow of illegal migration and drugs.”

[China]

A judge in the nation’s capital kept a temporary block on a Trump administration plan for a freeze on federal funding Monday after some nonprofit groups said they’re still struggling to get promised grants and loans.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan extended an order she issued last week that paused a sweeping plan to freeze potentially trillions in federal spending. While the memo outlining it has since been rescinded, the Republican administration has said some kind of funding freeze is still planned as part of his blitz of executive orders.

A second judge in Rhode Island has also blocked any federal spending pause in a separate lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen Democratic states.

In the Washington lawsuit, several groups reported being unable to access promised federal funding even after the memo was rescinded. They ranged from childcare in Wisconsin to disability services in West Virginia to a small business research project on neutron generation and detection.

“For many, the harms caused by the freeze are non-speculative, impending, and potentially catastrophic,” AliKhan wrote.

AliKhan though, found that “furthering the President’s wishes cannot be a blank check for OMB to do as it pleases,” she wrote, referring to the Office of Management and Budget, the White House office that doles out federal money.

Click on the link for the full article

[China]

Red States see this as a win. The Tarrifs were meant to get Trump what he promised them, more agents at the borders with an emphasis on stopping drugs. This is money spent by Mexico and Canada to do so.

From Reuters

“Both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said they had agreed to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump's demand to crack down on immigration and drug smuggling. That would pause 25% tariffs due to take effect on Tuesday for 30 days, both leaders said.
Trudeau said Canada would deploy new technology and personnel along its border with the United States to stop the flow of fentanyl. There was no immediate confirmation from the White House, but Trump told reporters that a phone call with Trudeau went "very well."
Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members to stem the flow of illegal migration and drugs.”

It's a bunch of BS. Trump trumps up some phony problem and then creates one, then claims to have fixed a problem that either didn't exist, or touts a solution that really doesn't solve the problem. E.g., most of the fentanyl isn't coming from illegal immigrants crossing the border, it's coming from Americans. His supporters eat it up thinking he's fixed everything.