60% of all vegetables in the U.S. come from Mexico. 50% of all fruit/nuts. If you live in the U.S Northeast or upper midwest, most of your electricity is powered by Energy from Canada. Economists expect the 25% tariffs will cost the average U.S. family an extra $250/month.

CBC's wall-to-wall coverage of this crisis is another great example of why we should value Canada's public broadcaster

This is legitimately the most pointless trade war in history. Economics 101 for the MAGA crowd who doesn’t seem to get it. We are a net importer. That means we BUY more shit than we sell. Import tariffs mean that US COMPANIES PAY MORE TO BUY GOODS. The money goes to US

National Association of Manufacturers: “A 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico threatens to upend the very supply chains that have made U.S. manufacturing more competitive globally. The ripple effects will be severe, particularly for small and medium-sized manufacturers…Ultimately,

An observation here as someone whose life kinda straddles both sides of the 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 border. In the U.S. the tariffs are like one of 5 major political stories this weekend. In Canada they are everything. Wall to wall coverage. The clicks on our tariff copy are setting records -

“Americans have to understand how hurt and, frankly, how furious Canadians are.” In Part 2 of our conversation, Chrystia Freeland explained to me what the future of US-Canada relations looks like after President Trump’s punishing tariffs:

Seeing a lot of people in the comments who think it’s “un-Canadian” to boo the American anthem at sporting events, or that we should “keep politics out of sports.” Nope, you’re wrong. Here’s why. The tariffs were not a top story on many U.S. news outlets on the weekend. They

The world’s richest man who no one elected just walked into the US Treasury, stole your Social Security number, and Trump let him. You deserve to know why this is happening - call your member of Congress and Senators (202) 224-3121 and ask why.

A lot of people are portraying USAID as some sort of bastion of looney DEI excesses. Let’s take a look at what the sudden arresting of their operation is doing to global health. Please read the thread (my thread, not Ryan James’):

Preventing malaria:

Preventing diarrhea deaths in toddlers in Zambia:

Clinical trials for new drugs:

USAID workers in tears over their life’s work thrown to the dogs:

Treating HIV in 20 million people:

Oxygen supplies with nowhere to go:

George W Bush’s program to fight malaria. Where is his voice in all this?

Children facing death from malaria.

Please listen to Stephanie Nolen. Seriously, actually listen. And think. Reflect that maybe you don’t understand US foreign aid the way you think you do. Seriously, actually stop and think. Seriously. “@K.M Thanks for reading. I know many people share the view that it is

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