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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced retaliatory tariffs after Donald Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and 10% on energy, set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

Trump justified the move by linking it to fentanyl smuggling concerns.

Trudeau called the tariffs “unjustified” and imposed 25% tariffs on $155 billion in U.S. goods, with $30 billion effective immediately and the rest in 21 days.

He warned of price hikes and job losses in the U.S., arguing the move violates Trump’s own trade agreement from his last term.

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    6 days ago

    unfortunately, America has created a system where we can’t really do anything about the president at this point I am really wondering how long will the global world order allow Donald Trump to continue to screw things up for everybody else? Not just talking about economics with Mexico, Canada and China. But also the military situation in Ukraine, which directly impacts the European Union as well as NATO 

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        5 days ago

        I vote, I protest, I make convincing arguments to family members to not vote for morons…what else we got? I mean, within the boundaries of the law, of course

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          4 days ago

          The boundaries of the law exist to protect the status quo, which is why every important movement has been illegal.

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            4 days ago

            The law also exists to keep people like me in jail (I’m a racial minority, low income, and a history of violence), I could sneeze wrong near a cop and get arrested.