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May 7, 2025:
Is Donald Trump right when he says the border is just an ’artificially drawn line’?
Historians say he's not exactly wrong, but the story of the Canada-U.S. border is complicated. U.S. President Donald Trump repeated one of his favourite talking points in his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday, saying the Canada-U.S. border is an artificially drawn line. Somebody drew that line many years ago with, like, a ruler — just a straight line right across the top of the country, he said when the two leaders met in front of reporters at the White House. (RCI 5/7/25) READMORE>>>>>
Historians say he's not exactly wrong, but the story of the Canada-U.S. border is complicated. U.S. President Donald Trump repeated one of his favourite talking points in his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday, saying the Canada-U.S. border is an artificially drawn line. Somebody drew that line many years ago with, like, a ruler — just a straight line right across the top of the country, he said when the two leaders met in front of reporters at the White House. (RCI 5/7/25) READMORE>>>>>
Governor Ivey signs ‘Lulu’s Law’ to launch shark alert system on Alabama beaches
Alabama is taking new steps to enhance safety along its Gulf Coast beaches with the signing of House Bill 437, known as “Lulu’s Law.” Governor Kay Ivey officially signed the legislation Tuesday, creating a shark alert system designed to notify beachgoers and first responders of shark activity in Baldwin and Mobile counties. Named after Birmingham teen Lulu Gribben, the bill authorizes the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to implement the new alert system. The law allows Emergency Management Agencies in Mobile and Baldwin counties to send targeted alerts to mobile devices in the event of a shark sighting or attack. First responders will also receive direct notifications under the new protocol. (Yellowhammer 5/7/25) READ MORE>>>>>
Alabama is taking new steps to enhance safety along its Gulf Coast beaches with the signing of House Bill 437, known as “Lulu’s Law.” Governor Kay Ivey officially signed the legislation Tuesday, creating a shark alert system designed to notify beachgoers and first responders of shark activity in Baldwin and Mobile counties. Named after Birmingham teen Lulu Gribben, the bill authorizes the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to implement the new alert system. The law allows Emergency Management Agencies in Mobile and Baldwin counties to send targeted alerts to mobile devices in the event of a shark sighting or attack. First responders will also receive direct notifications under the new protocol. (Yellowhammer 5/7/25) READ MORE>>>>>
April 27, 2025:
Trump's next 100 days to feature trade deals, peace talks, 'torpedoes,' officials say
President Donald Trump and his administration this week will highlight the accomplishments of his first 100 days in office, while looking toward the next 100 days with a focus on trade deals and peace talks, White House officials said. After a pace of changes that have thrilled allies and stunned adversaries, including in social policy areas such as transgender rights, one official said Trump has "torpedoes" in store but did not explain what those were. (Reuters 4/27/25) READMORE>>>>>
Trump steps from the cloister to shake hands with world leaders in Vatican City
President Trump has worked aggressively in his second term to tear at the fabric of America’s post-WWII alliance with Europe. But his decision to fly halfway around the world to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square Saturday morning — a somber affair under brilliant blue skies, the cries of Roman seagulls and the sonorous basilica bells — shows the divorce with Europe is not quite final. (Politico 4/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1. Americans are still waiting.
Nearly 100 days after Trump took the oath of office for a second time, consumer and business sentiment is spasming from widespread federal job cuts, a ping-ponging stock market and president's on-again, off-again tariffs. Leading economists are predicting the U.S. could enter a recession, and millions of Americans are struggling with the continuing high cost of gas and groceries while getting buried beneath a growing mountain of credit card bills and car payments. (USA Today 4/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
NOTE: Trump: "I wouldn't say everything he's doing is moving in the right direction, but it seems to be going well overall," he said. "I feel like with Harris, nothing would have changed, and it would have gotten worse because nothing would have changed." I can't tell anymore whether he says this type of nonsense to make himself believable to himself...or attempt to convince others of his mighty wisdom. Unless you're Maga, though...you know better than to believe his continuously random pats on his own back.
President Donald Trump and his administration this week will highlight the accomplishments of his first 100 days in office, while looking toward the next 100 days with a focus on trade deals and peace talks, White House officials said. After a pace of changes that have thrilled allies and stunned adversaries, including in social policy areas such as transgender rights, one official said Trump has "torpedoes" in store but did not explain what those were. (Reuters 4/27/25) READMORE>>>>>
Trump steps from the cloister to shake hands with world leaders in Vatican City
President Trump has worked aggressively in his second term to tear at the fabric of America’s post-WWII alliance with Europe. But his decision to fly halfway around the world to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square Saturday morning — a somber affair under brilliant blue skies, the cries of Roman seagulls and the sonorous basilica bells — shows the divorce with Europe is not quite final. (Politico 4/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1. Americans are still waiting.
Nearly 100 days after Trump took the oath of office for a second time, consumer and business sentiment is spasming from widespread federal job cuts, a ping-ponging stock market and president's on-again, off-again tariffs. Leading economists are predicting the U.S. could enter a recession, and millions of Americans are struggling with the continuing high cost of gas and groceries while getting buried beneath a growing mountain of credit card bills and car payments. (USA Today 4/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
NOTE: Trump: "I wouldn't say everything he's doing is moving in the right direction, but it seems to be going well overall," he said. "I feel like with Harris, nothing would have changed, and it would have gotten worse because nothing would have changed." I can't tell anymore whether he says this type of nonsense to make himself believable to himself...or attempt to convince others of his mighty wisdom. Unless you're Maga, though...you know better than to believe his continuously random pats on his own back.
April 23, 2025:
Nancy Mace uses slur against transgender student during heated exchange at University of South Carolina
It looks like Rep Nancy Mace has triggered the transgender community by using a controversial slur against someone attending her event at the University of South Carolina this week. What was supposed to be a typical speech hosted by the school’s Turning Point USA chapter on Monday, April 21, turned into a testy showdown that went viral on social media. Nancy Mace barely got through her opening remarks before some students in the crowd bombarded her with questions about everything — from immigration and abortion to her use of a very specific slur.
(Meaww 4/23/25) READMORE>>>>>
April 23, 2025: The Pink: Lawmaker Nancy Mace Faces Backlash After Confrontation with College Student Over Anti-Trans Remark
April 22, 2025: Post and Courier: Rep. Nancy Mace promotes Trump, denounces transgender politics during North Augusta visit
April 22, 2025: Carolina News & Reporter: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace ends USC event early after contentious Q&A
April 22, 2025: The Advocate: Nancy Mace calls transgender student a transphobic slur at University of South Carolina event
NOTE: "Is tr*nny really derogatory?" Mace asked, grinning. "Well, yeah," Hicks said. "Of course it fucking is." "Tr*nny. Yeah, tr*nny, tr*nny, tr*nny," Mace repeated. Hicks could then be seen picking up a potted plant and moving it out of the way so she could pick up something else that was behind it before walking away. Mace posted the interaction on X, formerly Twitter, misgendering Hicks and claiming she intended to assault her with the plant.
April 22, 2025: Boing Boing: Nancy Mace freaks out at man who asked her about town halls
NOTE: Mace has accused people of belligerent behavior before, only to be accused of exaggerating by witnesses. Her home was once mysteriously spray painted with graffiti; internet sleuths pointed out the vandal did a fine job of emulating her handwriting.
April 22, 2025: LGBTQ Nation: Nancy Mace attacks man for being gay & says she thought he’d beat her up
NOTE: “I felt threatened and harassed,” she said on Fox News. “And as someone who’s experienced trauma in her life—and a lot of women will understand what I’m talking about—when some guy gets in your face and approaches you in an aggressive manner that he did, and you feel like you are in danger, instinctively, as women who’ve been through trauma, who’ve survived sexual assault, survived domestic abuse, you have two options. You can fight or flee, and… I’m a fighter. I’ve never stood back down from a fight.”
ADDENDUM NOTE: The common theme between Mace's periodical encounters is that she always makes herself the victim. People who disagree with her are attacking her and making her "fearful." She's the female version of Donald Trump, ignorance included.
April 22, 2025: Them: After Viral Altercation With Nancy Mace, Gay South Carolina Man Speaks Out
April 22, 2025: Washington Examiner: Nancy Mace defends viral confrontations with constituents: ’Threats conservatives are facing’
It looks like Rep Nancy Mace has triggered the transgender community by using a controversial slur against someone attending her event at the University of South Carolina this week. What was supposed to be a typical speech hosted by the school’s Turning Point USA chapter on Monday, April 21, turned into a testy showdown that went viral on social media. Nancy Mace barely got through her opening remarks before some students in the crowd bombarded her with questions about everything — from immigration and abortion to her use of a very specific slur.
(Meaww 4/23/25) READMORE>>>>>
April 23, 2025: The Pink: Lawmaker Nancy Mace Faces Backlash After Confrontation with College Student Over Anti-Trans Remark
April 22, 2025: Post and Courier: Rep. Nancy Mace promotes Trump, denounces transgender politics during North Augusta visit
April 22, 2025: Carolina News & Reporter: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace ends USC event early after contentious Q&A
April 22, 2025: The Advocate: Nancy Mace calls transgender student a transphobic slur at University of South Carolina event
NOTE: "Is tr*nny really derogatory?" Mace asked, grinning. "Well, yeah," Hicks said. "Of course it fucking is." "Tr*nny. Yeah, tr*nny, tr*nny, tr*nny," Mace repeated. Hicks could then be seen picking up a potted plant and moving it out of the way so she could pick up something else that was behind it before walking away. Mace posted the interaction on X, formerly Twitter, misgendering Hicks and claiming she intended to assault her with the plant.
April 22, 2025: Boing Boing: Nancy Mace freaks out at man who asked her about town halls
NOTE: Mace has accused people of belligerent behavior before, only to be accused of exaggerating by witnesses. Her home was once mysteriously spray painted with graffiti; internet sleuths pointed out the vandal did a fine job of emulating her handwriting.
April 22, 2025: LGBTQ Nation: Nancy Mace attacks man for being gay & says she thought he’d beat her up
NOTE: “I felt threatened and harassed,” she said on Fox News. “And as someone who’s experienced trauma in her life—and a lot of women will understand what I’m talking about—when some guy gets in your face and approaches you in an aggressive manner that he did, and you feel like you are in danger, instinctively, as women who’ve been through trauma, who’ve survived sexual assault, survived domestic abuse, you have two options. You can fight or flee, and… I’m a fighter. I’ve never stood back down from a fight.”
ADDENDUM NOTE: The common theme between Mace's periodical encounters is that she always makes herself the victim. People who disagree with her are attacking her and making her "fearful." She's the female version of Donald Trump, ignorance included.
April 22, 2025: Them: After Viral Altercation With Nancy Mace, Gay South Carolina Man Speaks Out
April 22, 2025: Washington Examiner: Nancy Mace defends viral confrontations with constituents: ’Threats conservatives are facing’
April 21, 2025:
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Congresswoman's profane supermarket argument with constituent caught on camera
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., recorded a confrontation with a voter over when the conservative lawmaker was going to hold her next town hall, with the exchange ending in several expletives and insults from both sides. "Some unhinged lunatic, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today. Dems are nuts. So I went off – and I won’t be backing down," Mace said in a post on X Saturday along with a video of the confrontation. The video, which is just under two minutes, appears to start shortly after the exchange between Mace and the voter started, with Mace explaining that she does town halls "every year" while accusing the voter of "harassing" her. dymyr Zelenskyy’s invitation, issued yesterday, to visit Ukraine and see the consequences of the invasion for himself. (Fox News 4/20/25) READMORE>>>>> NOTE: The conversation then turns when Mace informs the man that she "voted for gay marriage twice," a point that seemingly offended the voter." What does that have to do with me," he asks. "Do you think everything about me has to do with gay marriage?" "I do, absolutely," Mace responds. The conversation then quickly turns confrontational, with Mace calling the man "crazy." "You people on the left are absolutely f---ing crazy," Mace tells that man. "Get out of my face." Nancy Mace Films Herself Having Wild Meltdown On ‘Unhinged Lunatic’ Voter Over Hosting Town Halls Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shared footage of an expletive-laden confrontation between her and an “unhinged lunatic” voter over the weekend. “Some unhinged lunatic, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today. Dems are nuts. So I went off – and I won’t be backing down,” Mace wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, Saturday alongside a clip of the incident. (HuffPost 4/20/25 )READ MORE>>>>> NOTE: Last month, Mace was criticized for not attending a town hall organized by the Lowcountry Accountability Alliance, alleging that it was being “driven by left-wing extremists and paid agitators with a clear agenda” and wasn’t “safe.” “We’re staying away because it’s not safe, and we refuse to be bullied by individuals who are threatening me, my employees, and my family,” she wrote on X. |
Salon: "Get the f**k out of my face": GOP Rep. Mace shouts at constituent who asked her about town halls
TMZ: Nancy Mace Tense Interaction in Store..Profanity-Laced Argument with Constituent Washington Examiner: Mace yells at constituent in viral video after he inquired about town halls Rolling Stone: ‘F-ck You’: Nancy Mace Loses It in Public Argument With Constituent Advocate: Nancy Mace yells 'F**k you!' at man she assumes is gay for asking her a question in an Ulta store |
April 15, 2025:
Tuesday briefing: How Donald Trump has left Ukrainian civilians in greater danger than ever
Russia claimed that its ballistic missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy was aimed at Ukrainian army commanders. But the truth is that the attack’s brutal toll was exacted against ordinary people. The deaths of at least 34 people made it the worst single attack on civilians in Ukraine this year. But the most Donald Trump would say was that he had been told it was a “mistake”. It appears unlikely he will take up Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s invitation, issued yesterday, to visit Ukraine and see the consequences of the invasion for himself.
(The Guardian 4/15/25) READMORE>>>>>
Russia claimed that its ballistic missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy was aimed at Ukrainian army commanders. But the truth is that the attack’s brutal toll was exacted against ordinary people. The deaths of at least 34 people made it the worst single attack on civilians in Ukraine this year. But the most Donald Trump would say was that he had been told it was a “mistake”. It appears unlikely he will take up Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s invitation, issued yesterday, to visit Ukraine and see the consequences of the invasion for himself.
(The Guardian 4/15/25) READMORE>>>>>
April 11, 2025:
Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out
By imposing punitively high tariffs, Donald Trump was playing a high-stakes game of chicken with America’s trading partners – but it was Trump who chickened out and suspended his tariffs just hours after they took effect. The president couldn’t ignore the worldwide economic havoc that he had caused singled-handedly – stock markets were plunging, business executives were panicking and consumers were seething.
(The Guardian 4/11/25) READMORE>>>>>
By imposing punitively high tariffs, Donald Trump was playing a high-stakes game of chicken with America’s trading partners – but it was Trump who chickened out and suspended his tariffs just hours after they took effect. The president couldn’t ignore the worldwide economic havoc that he had caused singled-handedly – stock markets were plunging, business executives were panicking and consumers were seething.
(The Guardian 4/11/25) READMORE>>>>>
April 10, 2025:
Trump tariffs: ‘Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded,’ White House says
Canada and Mexico will not face an additional 10% tariff as a result of Trump’s announcement revising his so-called reciprocal tariff policy, a White House official tells CNBC. The existing U.S. tariff structure on imports from Canada and Mexico — a 25% duty on goods not covered by the trilateral trade deal known as USMCA — remains unchanged, the official says.
(CNBC 4/10/25) READMORE>>>>>
Canada and Mexico will not face an additional 10% tariff as a result of Trump’s announcement revising his so-called reciprocal tariff policy, a White House official tells CNBC. The existing U.S. tariff structure on imports from Canada and Mexico — a 25% duty on goods not covered by the trilateral trade deal known as USMCA — remains unchanged, the official says.
(CNBC 4/10/25) READMORE>>>>>
"He that is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else" --Benjamin Franklin🤔
