Donald “Tariffs” Trump say Washington needs full control over Greenland, Canada & Panama, China/Greenland stregthen ties with, China said fuck Beoing
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Trump floats plan to nix federal income tax and replace revenue with money from tariffs
"There's a real chance," Trump said in an interview broadcast April 15 on Fox Noticias. "There is a chance that the money from tariffs could be so great that it would replace (the income tax). You know, in the old days, about 1870 to 1913, the tariffs were the only form of money. And that's when our nation was relatively the richest. We were the richest."
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy
USA TODAY
April 17, 2025
"There's a real chance," Trump said in an interview broadcast April 15 on Fox Noticias. "There is a chance that the money from tariffs could be so great that it would replace (the income tax). You know, in the old days, about 1870 to 1913, the tariffs were the only form of money. And that's when our nation was relatively the richest. We were the richest."
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy
USA TODAY
April 17, 2025
Trump floats plan to nix federal income tax and replace revenue with money from tariffs
In an interview with Fox Noticias, Trump also said he wants to give money and a flight ticket to undocumented immigrants who “self-deport.”
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Uhhh…..
That’s TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) that The Orange Moron cancelled in his first term…
5 Years Later the United States Is Still Paying for Its TPP Blunder
By Colin Grabow
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
…The TPP, however, was aimed at more than just lowering trade barriers. It was also an attempt by the United States—along with like-minded allies—to help shape the rules governing trade in the Asia-Pacific region. As Asia’s center both geographically and economically, China is already assured of having a significant say in such matters. The TPP was meant to ensure the United States had a prominent seat at the table when such rules were being hammered out—before it opted to push away.
In other words, U.S. losses from its TPP withdrawal have not just been economic but geopolitical. And if the TPP was deemed a useful tool in countering China’s influence during the years it was being negotiated, it would be even more of an asset now given the bilateral relationship’s increasingly acrimonious nature.…
Yea just like he canceled the Nuke agreement with Iran and want them to agree to another more strict one
It's a scam
I see it as more of them being the power
They whitewashed Washington folks can’t think of the idea of gonks being a top dawg
That’s why they going after Russia/Iran to isolate Chinaman
All of those other wars led up to this
Iraq and Libya along with many others fell, Syria is outta the way now it’s Iran
Then China will be in the crosshairs
If I was China, I’d ask Taiwan what’s up, if they talks stupid I’d go in
This has been US policy long before Trump...starting up a new cold war
And another failure attempt in trying to shake down 70 countries. The U.S. is not winning shit vs. China/Iran. We're talking about a guy who BANKRUPTED A MOTHERFUCKING CASINO making global economic decisions against nations that are much more intelligent, equipped with an Administration that is floundering on the word stage.
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Iran don’t need to be attacked, I don’t tho m Trump is that crazy
He likes to throw shit at the wall and hope it’s stick
trying to scare Iran into deal is his latest
In my opinion, cripple Syria, help weaken Hezbollah in Lebanon, trying to quite yemen
While pledging to remove the Palestinians from Gaza all to isolate Iran and they still ain’t folding g yet…
The Supreme leader knows what happen to Gaddafi & Saddam. Once they gave up everything, that was the end.
Trying to be friendly with Washington and gave up any defense edge they had…
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Yemen took out 20 or so U.S. M-9 reaper drones and counting, so the U.S. strikes have been inconsequential, militarily speaking...
"Ansarullah is destroying these MQ-9 UAVs faster than the factories can replace them."
Iran has a much larger and sharper blade than Libya/Iraq and, like the rest of the world, is not taking this circus show seriously...
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Iran has ‘doubts’ about US intentions ahead of nuclear talks
Iran’s FM expresses concern about US motivations but says second round of negotiations will take place in Rome this weekend.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on April 18 [Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters]
Published On 18 Apr 202518 Apr 2025
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has cast doubt over the intentions of the United States a day before a second round of nuclear talks is set to take place with Washington.
The new round will come a week after the two countries held their highest-level negotiations since US President Donald Trump unilaterally abandoned a 2015 landmark nuclear deal three years later. Iran has since abandoned all limits on its nuclear programme, and enriches uranium to up to 60 percent purity – near weapons-grade levels of 90 percent.
“Although we have serious doubts about the intentions and motivations of the American side, in any case, we will participate in tomorrow’s negotiations,” Araghchi said on Friday during a news conference in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.Araghchi will set off on Saturday for Rome for a new round of Omani-mediated talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
“We are fully prepared to pursue a peaceful resolution for Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme,” Araghchi said.
Lavrov said Moscow was ready “to play any role that will be useful from Iran’s point of view and that will be acceptable to the United States”.
Russia has reiterated its readiness to mediate talks between Iran and the United States [Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters]
Russia, which commands the world’s largest confirmed arsenal of nuclear weapons, has deepened its military ties with Iran since it launched its offensive on Ukraine in February 2022, and has played a role in Iran’s nuclear negotiations in the past as a veto-wielding United Nations Security Council member.
Western countries, including the US, have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons – an allegation Tehran has consistently denied, insisting that its programme is for peaceful civilian purposes.
Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi, reporting from Tehran, said there is “a cloud of mistrust in the air” despite statements made by Araghchi.
“With the talks ahead, there is a perception among Iranians that there is this mistrust that exists pertaining to the United States, but going back to the statement that were heard today … we saw a mix of doubt and hope at the same time,” Asadi said.
“Iran is saying it is not interested in putting other issues … [such as] defence capabilities … on the table of negotiations,” he added.‘Unrealistic demands’
US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran if it does not agree to a deal with the US.On Tuesday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the country’s military capabilities were off limits in the discussions.
The official IRNA news agency reported Iran’s regional influence and its missile capabilities, long criticised by Western governments, were among its “red lines” in the talks.
On Wednesday, the Iranian foreign minister said Iran’s enrichment of uranium was not up for discussion, after Witkoff called for it to end.
“If there is similar willingness on the other side, and they refrain from making unreasonable and unrealistic demands, I believe reaching an agreement is likely,” Araghchi said during Friday’s news conference.
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Lavrov emphasised that any potential agreement should only pertain to the nuclear issue.
“This is a fundamental point that must be taken into account by those who try to burden the negotiations with non-nuclear issues and thus create a very risky situation,” he said.
Iran told the US during last week’s talks it was ready to accept some limits on its uranium enrichment, but needed watertight guarantees Trump would not again ditch the pact, an Iranian official told the Reuters news agency on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official said Tehran’s red lines “mandated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei” could not be compromised in the talks, adding that those red lines meant Iran would never agree to dismantle its centrifuges for enriching uranium, halt enrichment altogether, or reduce the amount of enriched uranium it stores to a level below the level it agreed in the 2015 deal.
It would also not negotiate over its missile programme, which Tehran views as outside the scope of any nuclear deal, Reuters reported.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier on Friday that the US administration is looking for a peaceful solution with Iran but will never tolerate the country developing a nuclear weapon.
Rubio met with British, French and German officials in Paris and pressed them to maintain sanctions against Iran instead of allowing them to run out.
Israel also reiterated its unwavering commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, saying it had a “clear course of action” to prevent this.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I, along with all relevant bodies, are committed to leading a clear course of action that will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday.
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Speaking of Iran, on a side note...
Iran, with Russian support, is strengthening its space capabilities, which is causing concern in the United States, writes Bloomberg .
Iran is aggressively pursuing its space program, seeking to create a sort of Cape Canaveral in the port city of Chabahar. This has caused serious concern in the United States, which sees space and ballistic technologies as closely linked.
Despite sanctions imposed under the Trump administration, Iran’s space agency and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have made significant progress in sending rockets and satellites into orbit. Among the new projects is a network of 20 internet satellites named after Qasem Soleimani.
Iran's advances in both nuclear and missile technologies have remained a major headache for the West for two decades.
As Washington and Tehran negotiate a new nuclear deal, Iran sees its space program as a key element of its defense capability, especially as its allies in Gaza and Lebanon weaken, Western experts say.
Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said Iran's development of space launch vehicles like the Simurgh is shortening the timeline for developing intercontinental ballistic missiles because of technological similarities.
Iran's progress in space comes as other countries and private companies invest heavily in developing space-based military capabilities, including spy satellites and satellite jammers. Despite economic hardships caused by sanctions, the Iranian government continues to support the space program, allocating limited funding to developing the sector.
It also comes as Iran has grown closer to Russia in recent years. In January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeschkian signed a strategic partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last year, a Russian rocket launched Iran’s first two privately-built satellites into orbit. Russia is using Iranian-made drones in the war in Ukraine and is offering expertise from decades of space exploration, said Juliane Suess, a research fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. “What Russia definitely has is experience,” she said. “That’s what Iran is looking for.”
Iran’s ability to launch more satellites could allow it to use spacecraft to better direct offensive weapons. The Iranians “could become much more precise in targeting and reacting more quickly to launching their own ballistic missiles to hit targets much more accurately,” said John Sheldon, a founding partner at Abu Dhabi-based space consultancy AstroAnalytica.
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Iran, with Russian support, is strengthening its space capabilities, which is causing concern in the United States, writes Bloomberg .
Iran is aggressively pursuing its space program, seeking to create a sort of Cape Canaveral in the port city of Chabahar. This has caused serious concern in the United States, which sees space and ballistic technologies as closely linked.
Despite sanctions imposed under the Trump administration, Iran’s space agency and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have made significant progress in sending rockets and satellites into orbit. Among the new projects is a network of 20 internet satellites named after Qasem Soleimani.
Iran's advances in both nuclear and missile technologies have remained a major headache for the West for two decades.
As Washington and Tehran negotiate a new nuclear deal, Iran sees its space program as a key element of its defense capability, especially as its allies in Gaza and Lebanon weaken, Western experts say.
Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said Iran's development of space launch vehicles like the Simurgh is shortening the timeline for developing intercontinental ballistic missiles because of technological similarities.
Iran's progress in space comes as other countries and private companies invest heavily in developing space-based military capabilities, including spy satellites and satellite jammers. Despite economic hardships caused by sanctions, the Iranian government continues to support the space program, allocating limited funding to developing the sector.
It also comes as Iran has grown closer to Russia in recent years. In January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeschkian signed a strategic partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last year, a Russian rocket launched Iran’s first two privately-built satellites into orbit. Russia is using Iranian-made drones in the war in Ukraine and is offering expertise from decades of space exploration, said Juliane Suess, a research fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. “What Russia definitely has is experience,” she said. “That’s what Iran is looking for.”
Iran’s ability to launch more satellites could allow it to use spacecraft to better direct offensive weapons. The Iranians “could become much more precise in targeting and reacting more quickly to launching their own ballistic missiles to hit targets much more accurately,” said John Sheldon, a founding partner at Abu Dhabi-based space consultancy AstroAnalytica.
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Dude is the biggest wigger this country ever did see... This is just the beginning of this term ...
Older Arizona voters are closely watching Trump’s tariffs — and their retirement accounts
Trump was elected with a promise to improve the economy, lower taxes and control inflation, addressing voters who said overwhelmingly that the economy was the top issue facing the country. But for retirees like Hemphill, the Republican president’s economic stewardship has been defined by the roller coaster of the stock market and fears his tariffs will lead to higher inflation.
BY JONATHAN J. COOPER
April 16, 2025
Trump was elected with a promise to improve the economy, lower taxes and control inflation, addressing voters who said overwhelmingly that the economy was the top issue facing the country. But for retirees like Hemphill, the Republican president’s economic stewardship has been defined by the roller coaster of the stock market and fears his tariffs will lead to higher inflation.
BY JONATHAN J. COOPER
April 16, 2025
The USA is heading towards third world status......smdh
I saw this post, I haven’t looked into it yet but it seems reasonable
“Despite Donald Trump pausing tariffs for 90 days, the stock market continues to sink.
Another $1.4 trillion wiped out yesterday.“