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BaronChocula

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20. Shartstain doesn't count on this kind of leadership

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 04:14 PM

Jul 26

He assumes everyone is either like him or they are weak. Except there are many strong people who are nothing like him. First of all he is his own league of stupidity when it comes Democratic heads of state. He thinks allies have no choice but to buckle under to his ham-fisted, ill-planned threats. The only reason it's worked at all to this point is because infrastructure of our alliances and trade have been cemented in years of trust and therefor there's been no reason to invest in the cost of reorganizing international intercourse (stop giggling)... until now.

The more intelligent leaders of the world now know how serious Trump is - seriously stupid. The cost of reorganizing is now well worth it for them. I wish our allies the very best as they create workarounds to isolate this demented dope.

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This is US News: [View all] applegrove Jul 25 OP

Wouldn't doubt that eventually the West Coast states haele Jul 25 #1

would it have a ... ret5hd Jul 25 #3

It's a corridor. So long as no foreign vehicles leave the corridor... haele Jul 25 #4

This video explains the new corridor Bev54 Jul 26 #17

Sorry, just saw someone else posted this further down. Bev54 Jul 26 #18

I-5, not "the 5" GenThePerservering Jul 26 #33

Sorry, In San Diego, it's " the 5". haele Jul 26 #34

K&R UTUSN Jul 25 #2

Virtually zero media coverage from any country about this Fiendish Thingy Jul 25 #5

It is way past tthe "talking about it" stage. [Edited to add caution about the source] Bluetus Jul 25 #12

A story this significant would typically be covered at least by CNBC or Bloomberg Fiendish Thingy Jul 26 #15

I think you are right. I will update. Bluetus Jul 26 #16

But but but... it was covered by a YouTube video!! WarGamer Jul 26 #23

What do you think the video got wrong? Bluetus Jul 26 #27

I don't know much on who did this video but here is an article that pretty much says the same, without Bev54 Jul 26 #21

Thank you for those additional insights Bluetus Jul 26 #26

BC Ports... The Conductor Jul 26 #29

And when they do that, we will never get that business back Bluetus Jul 26 #30

Most of this could be done now, simply with paperwork The Conductor Jul 26 #28

Thanks for that explanation. Bluetus Jul 26 #31

Canada is only G7 nation w free trade agreements w all the others. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 25 #6

That's what real leaders do BOSSHOG Jul 25 #7

It's almost as though someone is intentionally destroying the nation for the benefit of his foreign owner Orrex Jul 25 #8

Correction: FuzzyRabbit Jul 25 #14

I truly believe Trump thought we would capitulate instead of problem solving. He misjudged Bev54 Jul 26 #19

FUCK Trump America!!! aeromanKC Jul 25 #9

I'm with Ya teammate BOSSHOG Jul 25 #11

I don't blame them, do you? This is the next logical step in our downward spiral FakeNoose Jul 25 #10

There he is with his mouth open again. calimary Jul 27 #37

I Wish Canada & Mexico the Very Best Cha Jul 25 #13

It is very strange to feel gleeful over other countries working around Trump when it is harmful to us in the near Amaryllis Jul 26 #24

It is strange & Surreal but being Cha Jul 26 #25

There are a few but it is not nearly of the largeness of No Kings and Hands Off. I was just at an Indivisible mtg today Amaryllis Jul 26 #32

Thank You So Much! Cha Jul 26 #35

The vid from last week is also a must watch. They had Erica CHenowith on; she is the expert on authoritarianism that Amaryllis Jul 26 #36

Shartstain doesn't count on this kind of leadership BaronChocula Jul 26 #20

Just what I was thinking rurallib Jul 26 #22

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