In a dramatic escalation of economic tensions, Donald Trump announced this morning that the United States is imposing new trade measures against Canada in response to Ontario's 25% surcharge on electricity exports along with declaring a national electricity emergency.
They are already "touching" it by laying off thousands of SS employees. There wont be enough labor, checks wont go out on time if at all. Just like the problems with DeJoy and poor performance at the USPS. After we dont get SS on time (which has been the most reliable payments for decades), they will claim they nee to restructure SS. That's when the real eist of SS will take place.
They are supposedly laying off 7000 SS employees. Even automated systems require hands on experienced humans to make things run smoothly. Anyone dependent on SS needs to be in the streets right now.
I am a boomer and still working part time. I don't think of myself as elderly (72) but yes, I rely on SS my 401K and am pretty worried about my retirement. I thought I was set.
Oh, I agree Rachel. Me too. We protested on Presidents day in front of Thom Tillis office in Greensboro. About 250 people. Then again this past Thursday, about 350 people, mostly older,(me and my friend 73 y.o.). Most everyone looked older than us. It is going to take every person we can find to go into the streets and stop this madness. Old, young, every color, every persuasion. Let's go people, this is how it is done. Dont wait until they come for your group! You probably dont want to have to move your elderly parents back into your home from the nursing home.
My mom receives SS for my little brother who is disabled, as well as Medicaid. She’s completely brainwashed and says that the democrats are lying, that no one is coming after it. I tried showing her articles and facts proving otherwise but she literally won’t hear it. It’s going to take her losing it all to wake up, and that scares me.
Thank you Leslie. We are going to get thru this. I know everyone is tired. We are going to keep doing this, driving these bad behaving companies out of business, putting pressure on all politicians, until we get this country back. 😁💖
I revised all the typos, sorry about that. I watched a Steve Schmidt podcast on here tonight. About 19 min. I recommend it. I was invigorated by it. HAGD
Musk came out yesterday and said the real expense to the federal government is Medicare and Social Security. He called them entitlement programs and they are not entitlement programs. Everyone pays into these programs every single paycheck. People need to look at their deductions so yes, they are gonna go after our Medicare and Social Security. Call your senators call your representatives. They need seven Democratic senators to pass this bill
They are entitlement programs, because we as taxpayers have paid into these programs with every paycheck we earn. We are ENTITLED to the payouts because we all paid in. Musk can go butt a stump...and go back to Africa where he belongs.
Yes. It was a contract. They take taxes each week, we get money back at retirement. A social contract if you will. Thing is, Trvmp NEVER wants to pay his bills and has gotten away with it so far. Everyone knew this, but still roughly half of the people risked giving their hard earned $ to Trvmp cause they " just couldnt vote for a black woman". Fvcking A, what dolts.
In a sense it seems they are entitlements, because we are entitled to the money we paid into them for years. Musk, on the other hand, feels he's entitled to rob us all.
There are rallies in Washington DC this weekend Friday is the veterans march on the mall Saturday there is a rally in front of Fox News at noon on N. Capitol St. and Sunday there is a protest in front of the heritage foundation and they are the creator of project 2025 this is also at noon
I agree but I live in Michigan, one of the states that will be affected and I’m wondering how? Like will the lights go out or will be electric bills just get more expensive?
Your lights will not go out, but the cost of your electricity for your home and business will rise significantly. Also, the tariffs will affect neighboring states because the US power grid is interconnected.
I do not think it will effect us much because we get less or use less than 1% from Ontario. I believe we get most of our electricity from sources like nuclear, natural gas, and other. Knock on wood, us Michiganders will not feel it. 🙏🏼
What about the other Canada adjacent states? I'm in NC, much further South, but I'd fight for any state who stands to lose in the electrical fiasco. We are ALL in this together, we are stronger together.
We are "woke". Look at all the protests, especially Bernie Sanders protests. Largest crowds ever. More than drumph will ever have. Wall Street is pushing back on Donald Trump and calling him insane!💪💪🇺🇲🇺🇲
Of course. Canada welcomes everyone. We have a cultural mosaic here so you can even keep your identity. Diversity is one of the things that make us awesome.
I think you’re gonna have to move. We already have Texas North (Alberta) and that’s quite enough redneckery for one country. 😄 (With apologies to Albertans who didn’t vote for Danielle Smith! You can come join us in BC.)
I suspect if you’re a Texan who wants to move to Canada, you aren’t a redneck. We’ll make an exemption for you. 😁 (BTW, I’m re-reading a book by one of my favourite Texans ever, the late, great Molly Ivins. It’s bracing reading at times like this.)
Can at least part of Wisconsin come too? Probably best not to take all of us. There are some nutty MAGA cult members here who will go right to the ocean floor on the U.S.S. Trumptanic. They will never abandon their dear leader—or admit to themselves or anyone else that they have been conned all these years.
Yes, please! My great grandfather on my Mom's side and my great great grandparents on both sides were from Quebec and I'm in Mass now. Please just let me be Canadian lol
I will say, though, if you do become the 51st state at least until he’s out of office that gives us enough democratic representatives and Senate that he couldn’t do anything else because he would be blocked on all fronts, but he doesn’t realize that because he doesn’t think anything through
The U.S. does not subsidize Canada by $200 billion a year. In fact, Canada is the U.S.’s largest energy supplier, and trade between the two countries is mutually beneficial. This is just more Trump fiction. Trump is killing our country and fast!!!
It’s like he doesn’t realize we can work together for the better. The goal may not be to MAKE EVERYTHING OURSELVES. Truly narcissistic to act like working with others (and mutually beneficial work) is something to feel ashamed of.
Trump is literally collapsing our economy with his incompetent leadership and he’s acting like a damn TODDLER!!!! I’m literally angry with his MAGA cult followers for voting for this POS!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Lol that is true that toddlers are better behave, but I’ve raised so behave ones long ago lol! I’ve also seen those that are terrible in public that throw fits when they don’t get their way unfortunately.
Why is this continuing to happen? This idiot is outright destroying America and no one seems to give a shit. What are we supposed to do, watch this country burn? Im so sick
He’s right, it will go down in History books, but not with the narrative that he thinks it will be. He will be known as the President that collapsed the US.
“Those cars can easily be made in the USA!” Clearly shows he has no idea what will happen when he adds these tariffs on aluminum and steel.
As a wife of an aluminum manufacturer, I can tell you first hand what will happen; cut to jobs, metal shortages and skyrocketing prices on automobiles.
Wow he says Canada destroying innocent people and what does idiot thing all his policies are doing to all Americans. So he is allowed to be a bully but no one else?
This is all done to distract people from the budget vote this week where they plan to steal our Medicare, social security and medicaid
The sh*t will really hit the fan if Social Security is touched.
They are already "touching" it by laying off thousands of SS employees. There wont be enough labor, checks wont go out on time if at all. Just like the problems with DeJoy and poor performance at the USPS. After we dont get SS on time (which has been the most reliable payments for decades), they will claim they nee to restructure SS. That's when the real eist of SS will take place.
They want to privatize it. They want to burn everything to yhe ground
Watch the people rise to the occasion when that happens. People are protesting it already…watch.
It’s all automated, but yes, they’ll screw with it
They are supposedly laying off 7000 SS employees. Even automated systems require hands on experienced humans to make things run smoothly. Anyone dependent on SS needs to be in the streets right now.
Why arent we raising hell now, over medicaid?? It will hurt Veterans, childre, single moms and elderly. Why wait for them to decimate SS?
Agree!!
I am a boomer and still working part time. I don't think of myself as elderly (72) but yes, I rely on SS my 401K and am pretty worried about my retirement. I thought I was set.
I’m hoping we get ourselves out of this mess. But I definately see your reason for concern. Good luck to us all. Think positive.
Thanks!
Don't forget the disabled.
Thank you, Im sorry I left out our disabled
Do it. Raise hell yourself. Go picket in front of a Republicans office. I am raising all the hell I can raise.
Oh, I agree Rachel. Me too. We protested on Presidents day in front of Thom Tillis office in Greensboro. About 250 people. Then again this past Thursday, about 350 people, mostly older,(me and my friend 73 y.o.). Most everyone looked older than us. It is going to take every person we can find to go into the streets and stop this madness. Old, young, every color, every persuasion. Let's go people, this is how it is done. Dont wait until they come for your group! You probably dont want to have to move your elderly parents back into your home from the nursing home.
My mom receives SS for my little brother who is disabled, as well as Medicaid. She’s completely brainwashed and says that the democrats are lying, that no one is coming after it. I tried showing her articles and facts proving otherwise but she literally won’t hear it. It’s going to take her losing it all to wake up, and that scares me.
I have been calling and emails every day. I live in a very red state but I will keep fighting.
Thank you Leslie. We are going to get thru this. I know everyone is tired. We are going to keep doing this, driving these bad behaving companies out of business, putting pressure on all politicians, until we get this country back. 😁💖
I revised all the typos, sorry about that. I watched a Steve Schmidt podcast on here tonight. About 19 min. I recommend it. I was invigorated by it. HAGD
And they, T & M, don't give a hoot either. Shut them down. They are teying to take everyrhing from you and continue to tell untruths.
Typical American response. A distraction.
Musk came out yesterday and said the real expense to the federal government is Medicare and Social Security. He called them entitlement programs and they are not entitlement programs. Everyone pays into these programs every single paycheck. People need to look at their deductions so yes, they are gonna go after our Medicare and Social Security. Call your senators call your representatives. They need seven Democratic senators to pass this bill
They are entitlement programs, because we as taxpayers have paid into these programs with every paycheck we earn. We are ENTITLED to the payouts because we all paid in. Musk can go butt a stump...and go back to Africa where he belongs.
Yes. It was a contract. They take taxes each week, we get money back at retirement. A social contract if you will. Thing is, Trvmp NEVER wants to pay his bills and has gotten away with it so far. Everyone knew this, but still roughly half of the people risked giving their hard earned $ to Trvmp cause they " just couldnt vote for a black woman". Fvcking A, what dolts.
He doesn’t even belong there…
Well, he was born there, so... I can't think of anywhere else he should go. In this world, that is.
How bout go back to England?
I bet England wouldn't want him either. He hasn't exactly made himself popular in Europe anywhere, if the non-sales of Tesla cars are any indication.
No they don't need 7 Dems to pass it. They have control of the Senate and can eliminate the 60vote threshold at any time.
In a sense it seems they are entitlements, because we are entitled to the money we paid into them for years. Musk, on the other hand, feels he's entitled to rob us all.
There are rallies in Washington DC this weekend Friday is the veterans march on the mall Saturday there is a rally in front of Fox News at noon on N. Capitol St. and Sunday there is a protest in front of the heritage foundation and they are the creator of project 2025 this is also at noon
100%
I agree but I live in Michigan, one of the states that will be affected and I’m wondering how? Like will the lights go out or will be electric bills just get more expensive?
He started this ridiculous trade war. They are just retaliating.
Electric Bills will get way more expensive.
Your lights will not go out, but the cost of your electricity for your home and business will rise significantly. Also, the tariffs will affect neighboring states because the US power grid is interconnected.
I do not think it will effect us much because we get less or use less than 1% from Ontario. I believe we get most of our electricity from sources like nuclear, natural gas, and other. Knock on wood, us Michiganders will not feel it. 🙏🏼
What about the other Canada adjacent states? I'm in NC, much further South, but I'd fight for any state who stands to lose in the electrical fiasco. We are ALL in this together, we are stronger together.
Let us hope utility companies will not te)ry to spin it to raise prices!
Very, very TRUE! They, literally, do not care for the people. Always spewing untruths.
As an ashamed American please know I stand with you Canada! I hope that your government stands their ground!
I agree! Canada, do what you need to do!
Please Canada. Don’t surrender.
Not only am I ashamed, I am furious!
Stay strong, Canada! Many Americans stand with you.
We are "woke". Look at all the protests, especially Bernie Sanders protests. Largest crowds ever. More than drumph will ever have. Wall Street is pushing back on Donald Trump and calling him insane!💪💪🇺🇲🇺🇲
Michigander here, I’m very much aware of the felon in the WH. I stand with Canada’s fight to protect your country from our madman.
Fellow Michigander here and I second this.
Another person from Michigan here. Go Canada!
💯🎯
Correct.
He started this crap
Donald Trump created the National Energy Emergency
He's absolutely disrespectful and a traitor to our country 💔
I just hope after WW3, the northeast gets absorbed by Canada
We will welcome you with open arms and even offer you health care
And dental (except Alberta because our own American fan girl is crazy.)
True. In Quebec they cover mental health services like psychotherapy.
I love Québec
Me too. Half my family is near Montreal. I want to retire there.
Oh how lovely ♥️
I'm only about 30 minutes from the border! I already say touque and like ketchup chips!
please Arizona too!
Of course. Canada welcomes everyone. We have a cultural mosaic here so you can even keep your identity. Diversity is one of the things that make us awesome.
I'm in Washington State and I hope Canada gets us as well.
I'm down here in Texas... can we be adopted too? Or do I need to move out of the red toilet bowl?
I think you’re gonna have to move. We already have Texas North (Alberta) and that’s quite enough redneckery for one country. 😄 (With apologies to Albertans who didn’t vote for Danielle Smith! You can come join us in BC.)
I promise to try to keep the redneckery to a minimum
I suspect if you’re a Texan who wants to move to Canada, you aren’t a redneck. We’ll make an exemption for you. 😁 (BTW, I’m re-reading a book by one of my favourite Texans ever, the late, great Molly Ivins. It’s bracing reading at times like this.)
She's a great read!!!
Unfortunately I think we have to move 😞
Welp.... you wanna convoy up?
I’m in Texas too! And hating every minute of it!
I live here to! Come on Canada swoop us up.
100% same!
Can at least part of Wisconsin come too? Probably best not to take all of us. There are some nutty MAGA cult members here who will go right to the ocean floor on the U.S.S. Trumptanic. They will never abandon their dear leader—or admit to themselves or anyone else that they have been conned all these years.
They won't pass the Canadian interview.
I've seen those folks... Uneducated. Canada passes.
Understood, and no hard feelings 🇨🇦❤️
If Wisconsin goes I hope they take northern Illinois with. The south is red country so I think they will be fine with staying.
Yes, please! My great grandfather on my Mom's side and my great great grandparents on both sides were from Quebec and I'm in Mass now. Please just let me be Canadian lol
and Michigan....please.
And Wisconsin
He is just going to make things worse for Americans. Canada will NEVER be the 51st state. We are just going to push against him harder.
I hope you do!! Keep pushing and standing 10 toes down on this clown!
Ontario should cut the electricity to US
I will say, though, if you do become the 51st state at least until he’s out of office that gives us enough democratic representatives and Senate that he couldn’t do anything else because he would be blocked on all fronts, but he doesn’t realize that because he doesn’t think anything through
He actually said he'd divide the country. One part Republican the other Democrats.
Like....WTF?!
I hope all Americans have learned their lesson on electing the village idiot. The village idiot should stand in a corner with a lampshade on his head.
Correction: even more worse for Americans.
Trump lecturing Canada about using the lives of innocent people as bargaining chips is RICH
Right?? Let’s not forget who started this whole dumpster fire! We’re just acting in self-defense!
As an American, please accept my apologies for the buffoon in our White House. And please know that most of us HATE him!!
This timeline blows hard. I want a different one.
The U.S. does not subsidize Canada by $200 billion a year. In fact, Canada is the U.S.’s largest energy supplier, and trade between the two countries is mutually beneficial. This is just more Trump fiction. Trump is killing our country and fast!!!
He wants to exit NATO he doesn't have to say anything about our budget
It’s like he doesn’t realize we can work together for the better. The goal may not be to MAKE EVERYTHING OURSELVES. Truly narcissistic to act like working with others (and mutually beneficial work) is something to feel ashamed of.
Trump is literally collapsing our economy with his incompetent leadership and he’s acting like a damn TODDLER!!!! I’m literally angry with his MAGA cult followers for voting for this POS!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Toddlers behave better.. they aim to please and do the right thing . Plus they’re cute!
Lol that is true that toddlers are better behave, but I’ve raised so behave ones long ago lol! I’ve also seen those that are terrible in public that throw fits when they don’t get their way unfortunately.
Mother can say no to a toddler.... nobody is doing it, they'r to afraid to say no to him
Why is this continuing to happen? This idiot is outright destroying America and no one seems to give a shit. What are we supposed to do, watch this country burn? Im so sick
He'll be King of the ashes. The more the markets dip the more he and his friends can buy.
Yes, that's why he's doing that. For his fucking billionaires and his family
Me too!
This is madness but i stand with canada. Prepared to suffer to put trump in his place. Man is a menace to global security
He’s right, it will go down in History books, but not with the narrative that he thinks it will be. He will be known as the President that collapsed the US.
Same old tactic of being both the arsonist and the “savior”… reminds me of starting a war and then claiming that you’re under attack… 💛💙
“Those cars can easily be made in the USA!” Clearly shows he has no idea what will happen when he adds these tariffs on aluminum and steel.
As a wife of an aluminum manufacturer, I can tell you first hand what will happen; cut to jobs, metal shortages and skyrocketing prices on automobiles.
Wow he says Canada destroying innocent people and what does idiot thing all his policies are doing to all Americans. So he is allowed to be a bully but no one else?
Apparently so. The man lives in a Bizarro dimension where everything is reversed. (Remember Bizarro from the Superman comics?)