BeaverFever

Republicans are all for it, always have been. Every single republican regime rolls back pollution laws when in power and opposes pollution laws when not in power.

US protects amd subsidies its dairy industry also. And it’s all permitted under USMCA. If he wants to renegotiate that agreement there’s a mechanism for doing so without launching a trade war.

Notice her typical Republican tactic of lying and then going on the attack: After the reporter challenges her obvious nonsensical statement about tariffs she claims to be insulted and threatens to not call on that reporter again. Another example of Trump administration sinking to new lows. Not to mention they plant fake news propagandists from right wing “alternative media” in the audience to ask loaded softball questions

It will be interesting to see RFK Jr try to defend this, since he is outspoken about the effects of pollution on human health Trump officials decimate climate protections and consider axeing key greenhouse gas finding EPA takes aim at almost every major pollution rule in what environmentalists call act of ‘malice toward the planet’ …The stunning broadside of actions against pollution rules could, if upheld by the courts, reshape Americans’ environment in ways not seen since major legislation was passed in the 1970s to end an era of smoggy skies and burning rivers that became the norm following American industrialization. Pollutants from power plants, highways and industry cause a range of heart, lung and other health problems, with greenhouse gases among this pollution driving up the global temperature and fueling catastrophic heatwaves, floods, stormsand other impacts. “Zeldin’s EPA is dragging America back to the days before the Clean Air Act, when people were dying from pollution,” said Dominique Browning, director of the Moms Clean Air Force. “This is unacceptable. And shameful. We will oppose with all our hearts to protect our children from this cruel, monstrous action.” … https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/epa-trump-climate-rules

Trump has no goal other than collecting tariff money to pay for his tax cuts. There’s nothing to negotiate. His policies will continue to destroy the US economy, Canada needs to decouple ASAP

Can’t fault you for being confused, Trump’s erratic minute-by-minute flip-flopping and policy by random whim is hard for anyone to follow which is why markets are melting down and businesses owners have no idea what to expect in the short or long term. As of this particular minute, some tariffs are paused but steel and aluminum are not and others are coming

If you truly believe that being PM is not much different than being MP then you know nothing about politics. Well denigrating public sector employees as not having “real jobs” is a conservative standard. But being a political crony your whole life is even worse than that. Earning a 6-figure salary and full pension at age 31 after only a few years on the job while claiming to be an Ottawa outsider and spokesman of the working class etc is pretty rich. I am not saying PP isnt qualified to be PM but I am saying being a backbench MP and being parliamentary secretary etc and all those other junior non-Cabinet roles is not in anyway the same as being PM. Not even close. Its asinine to suggest otherwise Carney will have the technocratic side of government down pretty well. He’s demonstrated that he has the subject matter knowledge and experience especially on finance and economics which is something JT, Trump and PP don’t have He will need to learn the political side: baby-kissing, fundraising, internal party politics, and so on But if JT could learn it so can he He also needs to work on having a personality that appeals to voters as he seems like he’s naturally an introvert and kind of uninspiring. But then again so was Harper. Hopefully Canadians can still get behind a boring-but-competent leader Then again PP has a divisive love-him-or-hate-him personality with all his constant insults and snakiness so maybe a boring and level Carney will be attractive in comparison

Like Elon?

Forget about “are you better off than you were 4 years ago”. Americans are significantly worse off than they were 49 days ago. Recession. Inflation. Layoffs. Funny none of this was mentioned in Trump’s election campaign. Whatever happened to prices going down “on day one”? As he promised during his campaign? He never mentioned anything about “adjustment periods” or “temporary pain” as he has now started doing. The only thing that went down on day one was Trump on Putin. We can now see clearly that puting Trump at the controls of the economy was like putting a 9/11 hijacker at the controls of airplane: nose dive at the first chance And you can’t blame Biden or Dems or even Republicans for this. This is due tot eu tariffs which are 100% Trump, even many Republicans in his own White House don’t support them. There is no political constituency that has been calling for these tariffs not even on the right wing and nobody has done any sort of work or analysis to suggest there’s any benefit or calculate the impact of all the harms. This is purely the result of The Mad King and his uninformed and uninformed tariff whims .

Stocks tank as Trump declines to dismiss recession risk Major stock indexes tanked Monday, continuing a sell-off that gathered steam last week as rattled investors began zeroing in on the prospect of a significant falloff in U.S. growth amid persistent inflation and a wobbling job market. The broadest index of stocks, the S&P 500, was down as much as 3.5% Monday. Not only has it now given up all of President Donald Trump's post-election gains, it's at its lowest level since September and is essentially unchanged over the past seven months. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was off as much as 4.9% — for its worst day since 2022 — as it plunged deeper into "correction" territory, meaning it is off more than 10% from recent highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,100 points, or roughly 2.7%. Recession fears were heightened this weekend after Trump declined to say that there wouldn’t be one. In an interview with Fox News that aired Sunday, Trump responded to a question about the possibility of a recession by saying the economy was going through “a period of transition.” In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs analysts downgraded their growth prospects for the U.S. — the first time since 2022 that they had done so — citing "considerably more adverse" trade environment as a result of Trump's tariff policy. The firm now sees growth averaging 1.7% for 2025, down from 2.4%, with the tariffs creating a drag via higher consumer prices, higher borrowing costs and delayed investment due to uncertainty. Few major firms were spared from Monday's drawdown. Nvidia, which has led markets higher over the past couple of years amid the AI investment boom, was down more than 4%, and is now off 22% year to date. Other major losers included Apple, Microsoft and Tesla, which was down more than 10%. The electric vehicle maker has also given up all its post-election gains as CEO Elon Musk has become a ubiquitous presence in Trump's White House. Even before debates about how protests against Musk and Tesla have affected shares, flagging sales in Europe and especially China, Tesla’s most important market, were already taking a bite out of the company’s value. Those anti-Musk protest have largely been in response to the tech billionaire's leadership of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. Crypto, too, was hit Monday, with bitcoin prices falling below $80,000 for the first time since Trump's election and despite the White House convening the first-ever crypto summit Friday after announcing the creation of "strategic bitcoin reserve" — though some investors were left disappointed by the details. Shares in Coinbase, the U.S.'s largest crypto exchange, fell 10% Monday and has likewise erased its post-election gains. Investors are up in arms about Trump's seemingly chaotic economic policy. The president has repeatedly started, then stopped the imposition of tariffs on America's largest trading partners, while he and Musk have implemented drastic cuts to the federal workforce that threaten to swamp an already shaky jobs market with additional workers … https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna195653

He never said he singlehandedly solved the financial crisis - you’ll recall Canada didn’t have one - but he was celebrated for his stewardship of BOC during that time in which the US financial crisis lead to a shallow and short recession in Canada. Ive also never heard him say he’s European not Canadian. Your “constantly lied” claim actually refers to one specific statement about his role in Brookfield moving its HQ to NYC so seems to be a typical conservative exaggeration.

PP has never been prime minister. He’s never been a cabinet member. He’s only been a party leader for a minute. He’s never had a real job to boot. Nice try, not even close I love how you folks cream your jeans that Trump was “a political outsider” before running for president then take the exact opposite position when it suits you.

Are you fukin stupid trying to compare Ukraine defending itself from foreign invasion to Germany attempting to invade other countries? Of all the incredibly stupid things your ignorant dropout as has spouted over the years this might be one of the dumbest. Do you think when USA and Canada joined we2 we just decided to support whichever side was winning? You think peace is about nothing except ensuring the quickest victory for whichever side has the upper han? You prove again that you’re an absolute fukin mor0n.

You sound like Nazi apologists during the first 3 years of we2 when the Nazis were winning. Besides Russias gains have been small and it costing them massive amounts of blood and treasure for each gain they’ve had. You don’t want peace you want Russian victory that is clear

You know Trudeau became PM in 2015 right? Why are all your charts only about the period before then?

Waging or about to wage a trade war against all if them Yeah Hitler made the allies stronger too. Hell Hitler is why the US became a superpower in the first place and is the one who made us all allies. US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration's change of stance on the war. First, the US opposed a European-drafted resolution condemning Moscow's actions and supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity - voting the same way as Russia and countries including North Korea and Belarus at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Then the US drafted and voted for a resolution at the UN Security Council which called for an end to the conflict, but contained no criticism of Russia. Trump says Russia should be readmitted to G7 WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would love to have Russia return to the Group of Seven nations, saying it was a mistake for Moscow to be expelled. https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-russia-should-be-readmitted-g7-2025-02-13/ Trump turns toward Russia, breaking with decades of U.S. policy U.S. officials have made a series of policy changes in recent weeks that seem to herald a more cooperative stance with Russia: The White House ordered a pause on military aid to Ukraine as the administration carries out a review, a White House official and a U.S. official told NBC News on Monday. Late last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Cyber Commandto cease offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia, a U.S. official familiar with the matter told NBC News. It’s unclear how long the order will last. Attorney General Pam Bondi, on her first day in office, disbanded efforts to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs, breaking up Biden-era programs known as Task Force Klepto Capture and the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative. In a separate directive, Bondi ordered a halt to a federal law enforcement initiative to combat secret influence campaigns by Russia, China and other traditional U.S. adversaries that attempt to sow division in U.S. politics. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top Trump administration officials traveled to Saudi Arabia last month to start peace negotiations with Russia — but Zelenskyy said Ukrainian officials hadn’t been invited. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna194518 America vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night. In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said. The “shadow fleet” refers to ageing oil tankers, the identities of which are hidden to help circumvent western economic sanctions imposed on Moscow since it launched its full-scale military invasion of Ukraine at the start of 2022. As well as vetoing Canada’s proposal to establish a task force to monitor sanctions breaches, the draft G7 statement seen by Bloomberg News shows the US pushed to remove the word “sanctions” as well as wording citing Russia’s “ability to maintain its war” in Ukraine by replacing it with “earn revenue”. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/america-vetoes-g7-proposal-to-combat-russias-shadow-fleet-of-oil-tankers Trump says Putin launching massive strike on Ukraine is ‘what anybody would do’ Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin was “doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital intelligence and military aid to Kyiv. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/trump-says-it-is-easier-to-deal-with-russia-and-putin-wants-to-end-the-war Russian officials rejoice after Trump ditches 3 years of U.S. policy on Ukraine Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year war in Ukraine. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-officials-rejoice-after-trump-ditches-3-years-of-u-s-policy-on-ukraine

He’s been successful in weakening and dividing the west, strengthening Russia, and helping them win in Ukraine. And in getting his party to go along with it. Which is exactly what a Russian asset would set out to do. Oh and his tariffs if successful will damage and weaken USA also which is also what Russia wants.

Hmm who is falsely claiming fentanyl is a pouring over the border from Canada? Who is falsely claiming US banks are banned from Canada? 2020 election lies? Obama’s Kenyan birth lie? Saddam’s WMD lie?There are literally tens of thousands of false claims from Republicans like this. Trump and his minions and mouthpieces are by far the most prolific liars in western politics since 1945 Case in point

Look. Just because Trump says everything a Russian asset would say and does everything a Russian asset would do doesn’t mean he’s a Russian asset. Lots of these people are just nothing more than gullible id1ots.

Yea, transparently dishonest, corrupt and incompetent

If only USA had allied with Hitler instead of that warmongering Churchill who refused to surrender, WW2 would have ended years sooner and saved millions of lives. Or at least USA could have pressured to cut off aid to the allies if they don’t sign a ceasefire and give up half of Europe to the Nazis . What a warmonger those allies were.

Lie-filled as usual

Nobody else does these things. Where else do people say “oh I liked that one random irrelevant thing the politician said’ I think I will build a shrine to him and worship it”?

I repeat: Show me someone worshipping a golden Obama or making offerings at an Obama shrine please.