Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Public Occurrences April 29, 2025

52% of Americans: Trump "is a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy."

...according to the survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).

Axios

"American betrayal": "Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us."

As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never ever happen.”

"We are over the shock of the American betrayal but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. And above all we have to take care of each other."
-Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose Liberal Party won nationwide elections last night.

Trump’s tariffs against Canadian exports pose a grave threat to the country’s economy and lasting stability. The US president’s decision to levy a 25% duty on Canadian steel and aluminum, cars and car parts, and threats to tariff pharmaceuticals and lumber have shaken Canadian businesses and pushed the country toward recession. It’s a reality Carney has not sugarcoated, warning of “tough days ahead” with pressure on Canadian employment.Trump 100 days: from cornerstone of the west to unreliable ally