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PinkLucy said:
Not much is being reported in the US by mainstream sources (except Fox and its orange spin) because they don’t want to lose their White House access. So people like me who go digging see so much, but the average person is unaware. I have spoken to many people who are quite surprised by some of the news that has been shared.
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Coupled with the usual US citizenry's insular worldview.
 
W. K. Lis said:
Meanwhile, on SNL (March 8, 2025), Mike Myers returned impersonating Elon Musk...

"Phase one of my plan is complete: ingratiate yourself to the president and take over the media. But, was taking this job a bad idea? A lot of people seem to really hate me, like, Tesla stock is really crashing, and my personal net worth just dropped by 100 billion dollars," Myers said, putting his pinky to his lips, mimicking an infamous move made by his iconic Austin Powers character, Dr. Evil.
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Myers was fantastic in that bit.

BTW, I predict a shareholder revolt and Tesla fires Musk before Christmas. He only owns 12% share.

 
Taken from a post on Facebook ... the dates, quotes and events are all verifiable. I appreciate that someone took the time to put this together.
Nov 30th, 2018 - The United States, Canada and Mexico finalize a trade agreement. Trump personally negotiates the terms and signs the document, celebrating it as 'the greatest trade agreement in history". (This is important.

Nov 29th, 2024 - In a face to face meeting, Trump threatens the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, that he will be imposing 25% tariffs and that if Canada wants to avoid that, it should join the US as a state.

Nov 30th, 2024 - Trump publicly calls our Prime Minister 'Governor Trudeau' and instructs his staff to only address him as Governor going forward. He again suggests Canada should join the USA.

Dec 3rd, 2024 - Trump remarks that he would split Canada into two states once annexed.

Dec 10th, 2024 - Trump posts that the majority of Canadians support annexation, despite public polling that only 13% of Canadians would consider the idea.

Dec 18th, 2024 - Trump again falsely states that the majority of Canadians support annexation and that one of his lapdogs, Wayne Gretzky, should have a leadership role in that new scenario.

Jan 7th, 2025 - At a press conference, Trump says that he would use economic force to destroy the Canadian economy to annex it.

Jan 14, 2025 - Trump again claims that most Canadians want to be American, despite new polls showing only 10% of us are open to the idea.

Jan 20th, 2025 - During his inaugural address, Trump says that the U.S. will 'expand its territory' during his second term.

Jan 23rd, 2025 - At the World Economic Forum, Trump says that Canada can avoid tariffs and economic collapse if it joins the US. He says this in front of representatives from most countries in the world.

Jan 24th, 2025 - Trump states publicly that Canada 'will' become a state

Jan 31st, 2025 - Trump announces a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports to begin the next day.

Feb 2nd, 2025 - Trump refers to Canada as its 'Cherished 51st state' and that it should join the US to avoid tariffs.

Feb 3rd, 2025 - A one month delay is agreed upon. Trump, in a conversation with Trudeau states that he doesn't think existing border treaties with Canada are valid, and need to be revised.

Feb 7th, 2025 - In a closed door meeting with his cabinet, Prime Minister Trudeau is recorded, without his knowledge, telling everyone that he believes very strongly that Trump is serious and that he stated his reason for annexation as Canadian resources.

Feb 9th, 2025 - In a Super Bowl pre-game interview, Trump says that he's serious about his threats, calling it a 'viable consideration for expanding US territory'

Feb 10th, 2025 - Trump announces an additional 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada to come into effect March 12th.

Feb 24th, 2025 - Trump publicly remarks that whoever signed the USMCA agreement is an idiot. He was the one that signed it.

March 4th, 5th, and 6th 2025 - Tariffs come into effect. Canada retaliates with it's own tariffs. Tariffs are again postponed until April 1st after a huge market backlash.

March 4th, 2025 - In an address to a joint session of congress, Trump states that the US will own Greenland 'one way or the other'.

March 5th, 2025 - US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told Canadian finance minister Dominic LeBlanc that Trump "had come to realize that the relationship between the United States and Canada was governed by a slew of agreements and treaties that were easy to abandon."

March 7th, 2025 - Unconfirmed Memorandum and maps leaked on twitter reveal Trump is allegedly planning to annex the entirety of the great lakes and Southern Ontario, home to 13,491,332 Canadians. This amounts to 35.25% of Canada's total population and includes its largest city, Toronto. This region accounts for 38% of the Canadian economy, and its loss would make Canada's independence functionally impossible.

March 8th, 2025 - Canada's foreign minister warns European allies that their government considers Canada to be under existential threat.

March 9th, 2025 - Mark Carney, the new Canadian Prime Minister, in his acceptance speech, states that Trump is seeking to destroy Canada, and its way of life.

March 11, 2025 - President Trump threatens to “permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada” if Canada does not drop a 250% to 390% tariff on U.S. dairy products, which he doesn’t state only kicks in after a certain quantity of tariff-free U.S. dairy enters Canada, a quantity that was originally negotiated and agreed to by Trump during the USMCA in 2018.
In Trump's own words, "The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear. Canadians’ taxes will be very substantially reduced, they will be more secure, militarily and otherwise, than ever before, there would no longer be a Northern Border problem, and the greatest and most powerful nation in the World will be bigger, better and stronger than ever — And Canada will be a big part of that. The artificial line of separation drawn many years ago will finally disappear, and we will have the safest and most beautiful Nation anywhere in the World — And your brilliant anthem, “O Canada,” will continue to play, but now representing a GREAT and POWERFUL STATE within the greatest Nation that the World has ever seen!"
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As highly distressing as all that is, there seems to be a very mixed messaging in there. That is, one that says we would become just the 51st state, one that says we would become both the 51st and 52nd state and one that says we would become the 51st state but with a degree of autonomy. So which is it?

...it also does begs the question of what he's going to give us in return for all of this? We know he's stating that the tariffs will be gone...but that seems more the relinquishing of punishment for becoming obedient - it's not a reward for our given patronage here by any stretch in the hypothetical. With Greenland he is at least proposing everyone will become rich...while vague, seems to be a much better arrangement. But we get a nothing burger instead? So even within the laissez faire narrative of "Let's make a deal!" that should be a big "F. U. Trump!!" right there.
 
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Well, yes, that is Trump -- mixed messaging to the max. But his desire for Canada to join the US in one way or another is not a passing whim. Big whoop, we could still sing our National Anthem. Of course he wants to give us nothing, because he knows our 40 million votes would sink him. His regime is routinely ignoring the Constitution and running roughshod over everything that Americans have held near and dear. So yes, a big F U to all of it.
 
W. K. Lis said:
Shopping in the States? Note your personal exceptions.

Returning residents can bring back, tax and duty free, goods valued at $200 after being away for 24 hours, and goods valued at $800 after 48 hours.

Under 24 hours, you have to pay duty including tariffs.

Over 24 hours, try to stay under $200. Over 48 hours, try to stay under $800. In Canadian dollars.

See https://travel.gc.ca/returning/customs/bringing-to-canada/personal-exemptions-mini-guide
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What about goods bought in the USA, but were made outside of the USA like in the EU? Is that Swiss chocolate Easter bunny you bought in Buffalo subject to a tariff, even though the chocolate is not US made or produced?

Maybe better to buy that Swiss chocolate bunny in Toronto, to be on the safe side.
 

A mother in B.C. is calling for help to get her 35-year-old daughter home after she was denied entry into the U.S. and has since been held in detention​


https://x.com/CityNewsTO/status/1900250127081840959

An Abbotsford woman is calling for help to get her 35-year-old daughter home after she was denied entry into the United States and has since been held in detention.

Alexis Eagles says her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, tried to enter the United States on March 3 with a visa for a consulting job. According to Eagles, “She was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the San Ysidro border crossing, where she was held for three nights.”

Since Mooney’s initial detainment, Eagles says she has been moved across several detention facilities, including ones in California and Arizona.

“She was transferred to Otay Mesa Detention Centre in San Diego and held for another three nights. On Sunday, March 9, the online tracking system indicated that she had been released. We assumed this meant she was being deported and escorted to an airport. However, 24 hours later, there was no sign of her, no communication, and we were extremely worried,” Eagles continued on her post on Facebook.

“We eventually learned that about 30 people, including Jasmine, were forcibly removed from their cells at 3:00 am and transferred to the San Luis Detention Center in Arizona. They are housed together in a single concrete cell with no natural light, fluorescent lights that are never turned off, no mats, no blankets, and limited bathroom facilities.”

Eagles says communication with her daughter has been “sporadic,” adding that it’s only because one of Mooney’s close friends
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What we have learned of the ICE system and its treatment of detainees is inhumane and deeply concerning. Being detained is one thing, but there’s NO excuse for the way people are treated while in custody or for the delays in deportation. They are not criminals, and they just want to go home,” Eagles explained.

“We are doing everything we can to bring Jasmine home. We are in touch with the Canadian Consulate in San Diego, but there is little they can do. A lawyer is also working on her release, but progress is slow.

“Jasmine is an adventurous and hard-working young woman, and we desperately want her home,” Eagles said.

In a statement to 1130 NewsRadio, Global Affairs Canada, the agency responsible for the country’s diplomatic and consular relations, says it is aware that a Canadian citizen is being detained in Arizona.

“Consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather additional information and to provide consular assistance. Due to privacy considerations, no further information can be disclosed,” Global Affairs said on Thursday.

“Every country or territory decides who can enter or exit through its borders. The Government of Canada cannot intervene on behalf of Canadian citizens with regard to the entry and exit requirements of another country.”
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U.S. immigration lawyer warned Mooney of potential problems at Mexico crossing​

Len Saunders, an immigration lawyer based in Blaine, Wash., says he became aware of Mooney’s case a couple of weeks ago.

He tells 1130 that he has been a longtime lawyer for one of Mooney’s friends, and she was referred to him when she needed to renew her TN visa, also known as USMCA professional visa.

“This lady was talking about renewing her visa down at San Ysidro. Now, San Ysidro, if you drive south on the I-5, it’s basically the same as Peace Arch, but on the Mexican border in San Diego. So I, for years, have had clients go there quite often,” Saunders said on Thursday.

Saunders explained that historically, the TN visa process has been “simple,” with immigration officials at the southern U.S. border previously telling him they’re “easy” compared to the other claims they usually see. “These are Canadian visas,” he said.
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He points to another similar incident in which a British national is being held in a detention facility after being denied entry into the United States from Canada. “She’s now in the same, you know, predicament down at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma,” Saunders said.

Mooney’s visa application seemed straightforward, Saunders adds, and her continued detention flies in the face of the status quo.
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But that’s not what happened with Mooney.

Saunders initially believed that once she was taken to the first detention facility in California, authorities would “just throw her on a plane in Los Angeles and send her back to Canada.”

“Then a few days later, I got the call that she was being released. And so I figured, okay, end of story,” he said. “Well, she was being released, but being transferred to an actual deportation facility somewhere in Arizona, where I’m assuming there’s thousands of illegals.”

“So she’s been languishing now in custody for two weeks down in San Diego and then Arizona. It just seems like a colossal waste of government resources.”


Mooney could remain in detention for months: U.S. immigration lawyer​

Saunders says Mooney’s experience is an indication of what’s happening in the United States in regard to immigration.

“I’m sure she’s going to be in custody for a while because it’s not just a matter of deporting the person. There’s procedures. She has to go and see an immigration judge. They have to determine whether thousands of people are ahead of her who are waiting to see a judge. So, usually, it’s not days; it’s weeks or months. So she could be in there for a few more months,” he said.

Saunders says he feels sorry for Mooney.
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“[There’s] just such a climate of distrust of people coming into the country, especially through the southern border,” he added.

According to Mooney’s Instagram, she is a co-founder of Holy! Water, a beverage company that says it contains “Ketones + Nootropics + Functional Mushrooms.”

Saunders says that while the reason for Mooney’s detention is currently unclear, he personally warned the Canadian government “of the lifetime implications if a Canadian is caught at the U.S. border with a controlled substance, whether it’s marijuana, THC, CBD.”

But Saunders reiterates that the U.S. in the past would “deny entry to the individual and send them back north or south.”

“This is a huge overreach, and it’s so hypocritical. You’ve heard of these stories of Americans being detained for months or years in Russia when they have minuscule amounts of contraband, right? It’s happened to a female basketball player, and it’s a huge political incident,” he said.

“Well, apparently, the Americans don’t take their own advice here, and they’re doing it to Canadians. It’s such a double standard.
1130 NewsRadio has reached out to Mooney’s mother, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for more information.

“I understand if someone has criminal convictions or immigration violations,” Saunders said. “This is a fellow Canadian who is legally trying to apply for a work visa at a U.S. port of entry
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W. K. Lis said:
A mother in B.C. is calling for help to get her 35-year-old daughter home after she was denied entry into the U.S. and has since been held in detention
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This is an unusual case. Her visa was rejected in Vancouver. She tries to enter via San Ysidro. And then gets caught. Why someone would do that without a lawyer after getting her visa cancelled is beyond me.

You don't have special privileges as a Canadian to enter the US. And trying to bypass after being denied entry will draw attention.
 
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