Trump's Second Term

[Andy_Ross]

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump said he told Canadian PM Carney that he has to stop the fires from coming in and poisoning our air: Maybe they should pay us some damages or something?

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[PitPat]

Build a really tall wall and make Canada pay for it.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Smoke goes both ways

Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C.

Wildfires south of the border are responsible for “much” of the smoke that has prompted an air quality warning in one region of B.C., according to officials.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[LiteBright]

Not to mention, for decades, smog from the Ohio valley has been coming across the border. Maybe we need to start talking about reparations.

 

[Helen]

Smoke goes both ways

Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C.

Wildfires south of the border are responsible for “much” of the smoke that has prompted an air quality warning in one region of B.C., according to officials.

www.ctvnews.ca

Not to mention, for decades, smog from the Ohio valley has been coming across the border. Maybe we need to start talking about reparations.

But that's US smoke and smog, so not foreign, but Beautiful Clean Smog and Smoke. The Canadians should be grateful.

 

[PitPat]

Yeah, our smoke is exceptional. You should be paying us reparations for stealing it.

We are really in the driving seat. And you know what? We don’t want to let other countries take away our sovereignty and tell us what to do and how to do it. That’s not going to happen. (Applause.) With these incredible resources, my administration will seek not only American energy independence that we’ve been looking for so long, but American energy dominance.

And we’re going to be an exporter — exporter. (Applause.) We will be dominant. We will export American energy all over the world, all around the globe. These energy exports will create countless jobs for our people, and provide true energy security to our friends, partners, and allies all across the globe.

 

[Pixel42]

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According to the Radio 3 news summary the 30 minute half time show got mixed reviews. Asked what his favourite bit was, Wayne Rooney replied "when it finished".

 

[jimbob]

I sometimes wonder if he has the capacity of a happy feeling. I've always kinda placed it on a scale of "less angry and vindictive".

His ghostwriter said no and that he lacks an internal life. So basically to prove to himself that he exists, he needs to be noticed.

 

[Armitage72]

According to this article, Trump and Infantino were booed by the crowd at the award ceremony.

"Trump walked onto the field to present the World Cup trophy to winners Spain alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino following the match. The crowd booed both men."

Donald Trump booed at World Cup final trophy ceremony

President Donald Trump was booed during the trophy presentation ceremony following the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

Trigger-happy ICE officers kill a third person over the course of a week.

July 14: A person died during an encounter with federal immigration officials on Tuesday morning in Florida, a state highway patrol spokesperson confirmed, marking the third death in one week linked to immigration enforcement operations. Officials with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which is a component of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had an “encounter” with four men in a vehicle in the parking lot of a convenience store along a busy road in St Augustine, Florida, the highway patrol spokesperson said. As the four men fled from the agents, one of them ran into the busy road and was struck by a semi truck. The person died at the scene.

Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida

Death of unidentified 28-year-old man marks third immigration enforcement-related death in one week

www.theguardian.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

RFK Jr is working hard to scale back childhood immunizations. He's learned nothing from the current measles outbreaks.

July 14: Insider accounts reveal the scale of the health secretary, RFK Jr (Kennedy) ambitions to curb childhood immunizations and unearth a link between vaccines and autism.

Inside RFK Jr.’s push to dismantle decades of U.S. vaccine policy

Insider accounts reveal the scale of the health secretary's ambitions to curb childhood immunizations and unearth a link between vaccines and autism.

www.reuters.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions [New York Times]

July 14: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of seven senior Navy officers, five of whom are women or people of color, to two-star admiral rank, current and former defense officials said. The highly unusual move means that for the first time in more than a decade, no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year, officials said.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

It takes a 12 year old girl scout to ask the question that most journalists haven't bothered to.
No idea if it's true, but it's something I think all people who have been paying attention have noticed.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2078628529994965163

Tomorrow's headline "12 Year Old Girl Scout Shot By ICE".

ETA: Wednesday's headline "Girl Scouts of America Now Banned as Terrorist Group"


Yes. I know it was a joke story, but do they?

 

[Blue Mountain]

Ignoring international law, Trump threatens to strike civilian infrastructure in Iran.

July 15: US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks. The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.

Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants in Iran unless talks resume

Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Blue Mountain]

Trump says ICE vehicle stops won't be ended, even after two (now three) deaths.

July 15: President Donald Trump said federal immigration agents won't end vehicle stops, one day after officials announced a temporary pause in such stops after agents fatally shot two men in Texas and Maine. "We must be strong, tough, and smart, and we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!" Trump wrote in a social media post.

Trump reverses suspension of ICE traffic stops after fatal shootings

U.S. President Donald Trump directed federal immigration agents on Wednesday to resume traffic stops as an arrest tactic, overruling top administration officials after agents fatally shot two drivers ‌in Texas and Maine within days of each other.

www.reuters.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

US Department of Energy deleted 1,600 pages on how to save energy—during one of the hottest summers on record.

July 15: The Department of Energy has deleted over 1,600 websites that relate to guidance on utility bill savings and on protecting the electrical grid during heatwaves have gone dark as of 3 July. This is according to a Guardian analysis of a list of deleted URLs provided by researchers at the Internet Archive. The deletions coincide with the Trump administration’s latest push to undermine federal climate regulations. At least 18 webpages were removed within days of the proposed rollback to energy efficiency regulations for home appliances like air conditioners and heaters.

Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar

Guardian analysis found the removals coincided with the Trump administration’s push to weaken efficiency rules

www.theguardian.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

22 people in ICE custody have died this year. (An analysis in JAMA indicates this is four times rate per 100,000 seen in Biden's last year as president in 2024.)

July 15: Another person has died in federal immigration custody this week in Georgia, officials announced on Wednesday. His is the 22nd death in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this year.

Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia

www.theguardian.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

Trump administration removes interpretive panels on slavery from George Washington's Philadelphia home and replaces them with information mostly unrelated to slavery.

July 15: The Trump administration has put up new panels on slavery at George Washington's Philadelphia home, and although slavery is still mentioned some key elements were removed and panel headings changed, e.g. "The Dirty Business of Slavery." now reads "Celebrating Independence Throughout the Years." A map of slave trade routes was also removed.

Trump administration puts up new panels on slavery at George Washington's Philadelphia home

President Donald Trump's administration put up new information panels on slavery at George Washington's Philadelphia home on Wednesday, following a federal appeals court ruling that opened the way to ‌changing how slavery is portrayed at the national historical site.

www.reuters.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

Somehow the second commandment has never seemed more prescient: the US Mint is set to produce a one dollar coin with Trump's image on them, in violation of US law.

July 15: The US Mint will produce $1 coin with Trump's image to commemorate the US' 250th anniversary. Congress in 2020 having passed a law allowing the Treasury Secretary to mint $1 coins to mark the 250th anniversary, but that law forbade designs portraying a living person.

US Mint will produce $1 coin with Trump's image, Treasury Secretary says

The U.S. Mint will begin producing $1 coins with President Donald Trump's face on the front as part of its commemoration of the nation's ‌250th anniversary, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com