Just a moment...
www.politico.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/44213932

Pete Hoekstra thumbs through an imaginary document, and pauses for effect: “This is a serious proposal — pile one.” Then he raises a second document. “I can’t believe this,” he guffaws. “This is a joke.” Straight to the discard pile.

That, says President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Canada, is how it will go — one way or another — when newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney submits a proposal on a revamped economic and security agreement with the United States

  • MisterD@lemmy.caEnglish
    421·
    4 days ago

    Things that are not outrageous according to the current US government

    • Deporting citizens
    • arresting judges
    • hiring totally unqualified heads of departments
    • Pardoning homegrown terrorists
    • hiring a billionaire to shutter departments to kill investigations under the guise of cutting waste
    • having a military parade for a senile president
    • Subscript5676@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Just to add to the list or clarify further

      • Arresting a mayor despite him obeying ICE orders
      • Deport citizens and non-citizens without credible evidence and without due process
      • Weaponize the judicial system against political dissidents and rivals
      • Punish citizens and non-citizens for their First-Amendment-protected speech (which they claim to oh-so-love)
      • Withdraw funding for USAID to immediately cripple the agency and deprive millions of people of basic human needs around the world