Trump pauses tariffs on Canadian products. Again.
Canada, wisely, keeps their response tariffs on US products in place.
https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-trump-tariffs-trade-war-58eaa333ef96d4f17965bb7004e6bee7
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Danish mailDenmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century.
The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company's letter service. Denmark's 1,500 post boxes will start to disappear from the start of June.
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The tariff clown car rolls onUSMCA, the deal he negotiated. The great deal. The best deal. What did he think the M and the CA stood for?
Trump pauses tariffs on Mexican goods covered by USMCA until April 2
Trump said he will pause tariffs on Mexican goods that fall under the USMCA trade agreement until April 2.
“After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “This Agreement is until April 2nd.”
Trump said he agreed to the exemption “out of respect” for Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum. He did not mention Canada in the social media post.
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The tariff clown car rolls onI glossed over the part where the CEO was blaming Canada. It's definitely Trump's fault, not Canada's.
What struck me in the Jack Daniel's story and why I posted it was that it was an American corporation coming forward to talk about the adverse impacts the tariffs will have on their business. Trump isn't gonna change his approach unless there's a hue and cry from people (read: corporations) are unhappy about how things are going.
The other part, about Jack Daniel's political contributions, I posted because it surprised me when I looked up how much they give to which party. I assumed that since the company is in red state Tennessee that they were much more likely to be heavy contributors to the GOP and I was pleasantly surprised to see that they favor Democrats and wanted share that info. I want my money to go to companies that support the things that matter to me (though in this particular case it doesn't matter because I don't drink Jack Daniel's!). Generally speaking, though, I certainly don't want to fund the companies that are helping dismantle our country.
As an aside, I think that link that @Rontuner provided is extremely helpful. In case anyone missed it:
@dolmansaxlil - I can definitely see how my earlier posts could have been interpreted. Glad we got it sorted!
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Potato, potahtoBorowitz takes it to the logical next step:
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Potato, potahtoTransgenic, transgender.
So much for AI and other tech tools making us smarter.
Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump for Claiming Biden Spent ‘$8 Million on Making Mice Transgender’: ‘Are They So Dumb They Don’t Know How to Google?’
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-roasts-donald-trump-transgender-mice-1236329122/
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UkraineThe Trump administration is preparing to revoke the temporary legal status of 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the U.S. from Russia's invasion, potentially paving the way for their deportation, Reuters reported on March 6, citing four undisclosed sources.
The plan predates U.S. President Donald Trump's public spat with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 28 and is part of broader efforts to revoke the legal status of more than 1.8 million people staying in the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, the news agency noted.
The move, which is expected as soon as April, would nevertheless threaten to further widen the rift between Kyiv and Washington after the U.S. paused military assistance and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
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The Never-Ending GriftKrugman's take on the proposed crypto reserve.
