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#resisttrump

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DoomsdaysCW

#Appeasement Is Failing: Why Fighting Back Against #Trump Is The Only Option

If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.

"Justin Hansford, a Howard Law professor and founder of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, argued that #capitulation had only emboldened Trump. 'The more that they cave in, the more damage that gets done,' said Hansford."

by Jessica Washington, March 15 2025

"Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., capitulated to President Donald Trump and the GOP over the budget this week, sacrificing one of Democrats’ last pieces of leverage as Trump bulldozes the federal government and jails activists. Schumer defended voting yes on the GOP budget that would neuter the legislative branch, arguing that he had no choice but to give in or face a government shutdown. He’s not the first to make that kind of decision.

"Leaders of businesses, universities, and nations across the globe face the same question: Should they fight Trump, or hope that by giving him what he wants he’ll somehow do less harm?

"Far too often, these leaders have chosen appeasement over #resistance — and, in return, gotten nothing."

Read more:
theintercept.com/2025/03/15/ap

Archived version:
archive.ph/j1U1P
#ResistFascism #ResistTrump #Authoritarianism #CorporateFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol

The Intercept · Appeasement Is Failing: Why Fighting Back Against Trump Is the Only OptionBy Jessica Washington
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#MahmoudKhalil Isn’t the Only #GreenCard Holder Targeted for Arrest

The Trump administration has identified another legal permanent resident it wants deported.

By Nick Miroff, March 13, 2025

Excerpt: "It turns out Secretary of State #MarcoRubio identified a second individual to be deported, and included that person alongside Khalil in a March 7 letter to the Department of Homeland Security [#DHS]. Both were identified in the letter as legal permanent residents, The Atlantic has learned.

"Rubio’s letter notified DHS that he had revoked both targets’ visas, setting in motion plans for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest and attempt to deport them, according to a senior DHS official and another U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe how the operation against Khalil took shape.

In addition to the two names in Rubio’s initial letter, the State Department has also sent the names of 'one or two' more students whose visas it has revoked, according to the DHS official, who described the first group of names as an opening move, with 'more to come.'"

Original article:
theatlantic.com/politics/archi

Archived version:
archive.ph/mgFc6
#Fascism #Authoritarianism #ResistFascism #ResistTrump #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #KristiNoem #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #ResistICE #ICE #FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud

The Atlantic · Mahmoud Khalil Isn’t the Only Green-Card Holder Targeted for ArrestBy Nick Miroff
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#canada #usa #canpoli #canpol #uspoli #uspol #tariffs #history #buycanadian #resisttrump #never51 #elbowsup

From Canadian History Ehx on FB

In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.

While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired. Let's learn more.

Put forward by William McKinley, who was a Congressman at that point, the Tariff Act put duties across imports ranging from 38% to 49.5%.

McKinley was called the Napoleon of Protection. While some items had tariffs eliminated, most had tariffs increased.

One reason for the tariffs was to force the annexation of Canada. The McKinley Tariff declined to make an exception for Canadian products.

It was hoped this would make Canada more reliant on the US market, and push Canadians to become the 45th state.

Secretary of State James G. Blaine believed that annexation would eliminate competition with Canada over fishing and timber rights. Blane co-authored the Tariff Act.

He stated of annexation: "a grander and nobler brotherly love, that may unite in the end”

British politician Lyon Playfair saw the Tariff Act for what it was. He called it a covert attack on Canada.

Both Britain and the United States believed the Tariff Act would drive Canada to join the United States.

In reality, it had the complete opposite result.

The Tariff Act instead pushed Canada to align itself more with Britain. People began to rally behind their "love for Queen, flag, and country".

Sir John A. Macdonald used the tariffs as a rallying cry in the 1891 election and was able to win another majority government.

Within two years of the Tariff Act being passed, agricultural exports to Britain from Canada went from $3.5 million to $15 million.

Produce and animal exports to Britain grew from $16 million to $24 million during that same period.

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The image is a collage featuring historical figures and newspaper clippings related to tariffs and political events. On the left, there is a black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit, identified as William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States. To the right, there is a newspaper clipping with the headline "A TRIUMPH FOR CANADIAN BARLEY," discussing the McKinley tariff bill and its effects. Below that, another newspaper clipping reads "Cleveland Elected. McKinleyism Is Ended Forever. Tariff is a Tax. WE ARE THE PEOPLE!" indicating a political shift with the election of Grover Cleveland. On the far right, there is a portrait of another man, identified as John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada.
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