Thus far

[ombugge]

From The Economist:

Allies will not appease Donald Trump for ever

If Trump convinces partners that the post-1945 order really is dead, things will get ugly

Illustration: Ellie Foreman-Peck

In truth, if Mr Trump thinks other governments are surrendering without a fight, and resigning themselves to a new, might-makes-right world order, he is miscalculating. Most allies believe in the post-1945 system that he so despises, and hope to defend its essential elements. Avoiding fights is an initial, tactical response. A second plan involves buying him off, explain senior figures in Brussels. Though European Union trade officials have spent months modelling the costs of various Trump tariffs on EU exports, and of retaliatory moves, the real ambition is to avoid all-out trade conflict. That explains Trump-pleasing proposals from European Commission chiefs to buy more American liquefied natural gas, ideally ending Europe’s need for Russian gas. It is why several members of NATO are promising to increase defence budgets, and to spend those extra billions on American fighter jets and other expensive kit.

But gestures of appeasement and tactical retreats on minor issues can buy only so much time, and Europe is realising that far harder choices loom. Mr Trump’s assault is broader and more profound than anticipated, says Steven Everts, director of the EU Institute for Security Studies, an EU policy-planning and research agency. “The attack was expected to come on trade and economics, we were ready for that.” Europe’s plan was to hedge its bets to keep globalisation alive, he relates: “There are 7.5bn people who aren’t Americans, let’s trade more with them.”

Source: Allies will not appease Donald Trump for ever

[ombugge]

The Alabama museum grappling with the 'Gulf of America'

The Gulf of… (fill in the blank):

The Spanish originally called the Gulf of Mexico the Chinese Sea (Credit: Alamy)

According to John Sledge, the museum’s maritime historian in residence, when the Spanish first reached the Gulf in 1513, they thought they had found a route to Asia and initially called it the Chinese Sea (a name unlikely to appeal to Trump, Sledge noted). Other early explorers called it the Gulf of Cortés or the Gulf of New Spain.

“It was really a Spanish sea throughout the 1500s and the 1600s,” Sledge said. The Spanish were followed by the French, who founded Mobile and New Orleans in the early 1700s. The British gained control of the eastern edge of the region in the 1760s, before the United States finally seized the area in the 1810s.

[ChaplainDarrell]

As far as tariffs go, has anyone else read this list?

[ombugge]

A bargaining position?
What is your source?

[freighterman1]

@ChaplainDarrell

As far as tariffs go, has anyone else read this lis

Both countries had tariffs on each other’s goods before CJ came into power. Those tariffs were hammered out in mutual trade agreements, by commissioners from both sides, working together.

CJ’s tariffs broke this agreement with no consultations with the Canadians, just threats.

Now, how much meth and fentanyl does the USA smuggle into Canada? And how many guns?

[tengineer1]

@freighterman1

Both countries had tariffs on each other’s goods before CJ came into power. Those tariffs were hammered out in mutual trade agreements, by commissioners from both sides, working together.

Not exactly. Trump abolished the NAFTA agreement and negotiated a new one now known as USMCA and signed it in 2020.
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-united-states-mexico-canada-agreement-delivers-historic-win-american-workers/

Then 5 years alter he say its unfair. In one speech he even asked who wrote this?

[Bayrunner]

@freighterman1

Both countries had tariffs on each other’s goods before CJ came into power.

Who is this CJ?

[freighterman1]

P47.

He loves giving cruel nicknames to people, so we figure he wouldn’t mind if we gave him a fitting one: Cheeto jesus.

[ombugge]

Maybe calling him “Kurt Olsson II” would be a fitting nick name for DJT?:
A man with an outrageous signature hairdo. Dresses and generally behaves as if he was living 30–40 years in the past. One of his favourite occupations is explaining things he has no clue about, being adamant that he is an expert at them. Rude and condescending to absolutely everyone, especially women. Fails totally with basically everything he does. Totally convinced that everyone admires him. Regularly behaves in a way which would be called “sexual harassment” if it wasn’t for his total ineptitude at it.

This is a comedy character. He was the funniest thing on Swedish TV in the late 1980s. We laughed ourselves silly at his antics.

And now, the USA only went and made him President.
It’s as if the British had made Mr. Bean their Prime Minister. It’s as if the French had elected M. Hulot or Inspector Clouseau to be their President. The Germans appointed Doofenschmirtz as Chancellor. Or if the Americans had went for Ace Ventura, Clark Griswold, or Homer Simpson.

Source: https://qr.ae/pY9BmE

[ombugge]

“Gulf of America” is now officially on a U.S. database of geographic names after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One in Florida on Sunday before signing a proclamation related to renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

Gulf of America” is now in official use on a U.S. government database of geographic names, and on Google Maps, after President Donald Trump last month issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum shared the news Sunday on social media, saying the department had implemented the change. “It’s official,” he wrote.

Trump the same day signed a proclamation aboard Air Force One declaring Feb. 9 “Gulf of America Day,” as he flew over the gulf on his way to the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Over the intercom, the pilot used the new name for the body of water as he announced the flight path, according to video shared on social media by Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter.

Google also updated its maps for users in the United States. People in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, while those outside the two countries will see both names, Google said Monday in a blog post.

Source: https://wapo.st/4jPpMEj

Marine traffic has not changed the name on their maps yet:

At least not for users outside the US.

This is what I see on Google Maps today:

So they do play lip service to The Donald, in (…)

Another option:

Posted by; Chris Leon

[spowiednick]

Canal la Manche is also known as English Channel and nobody makes a big deal abt it. When i was in primary school on geography lessons I learned abt mount McKinley as the highest in Alaska.
Later after the wave of apologism swept the region or some kind of " revolution" it turned to be Denali. Now McKinley is returning .
Who the hell cares in Slovakia, Croatia or Moldova let alone Kosovo abt it. ?

[jbtam99]

@Jughead

Nope, only edible birds get bird flu because that’s how the controllers of the world destroy the food security of western nations.

I didn’t realize @Heiwa got a new account??

[Jughead]

There are legions of us. We are everywhere. We lurk in plain sight. Read our T shirts. Read our hats. Read our comments. We educate and encourage you who have strayed. Join up.

We have the power.

We rule.

[Sand_Pebble]

@Jughead

“We are everywhere. We lurk in plain sight. Read our T shirts. Read our hats.”

“We have the power.
We rule. ”

And just got our plastic straws back! Buying votes is cheap when all folks are asking for are some freaking decent straws that don’t turn to mush in 15 minutes.

Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws

[tengineer1]

@Sand_Pebble

And just got our plastic straws back!

Bringing back plastic straws and abolishing the penny are the highlights for me thus far. Heartily approve of those two presidential actions.

[Sand_Pebble]

@tengineer1

Bringing back plastic straws and abolishing the penny are the highlights for me thus far.

You just wait! I heard talk that there’s an executive order in the works mandating the creation of socks that can’t get separated or lost! Giving the masses what they really want, thats what this is all about.

[tengineer1]

Another good idea. Getting to Mount Rushmore could well be in his future if he solves the socks issue in addition to the penny problem and the paper straw issue.

[Steamer]

@ombugge

We laughed ourselves silly at his antics.

There is absolutely nothing funny about Donald Trump.

[ombugge]

DEI explained the simple way:

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[Jughead]

@Steamer

There is absolutely nothing funny about Donald Trump.

I dunno. I laughed.