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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced retaliatory tariffs after Donald Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and 10% on energy, set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

Trump justified the move by linking it to fentanyl smuggling concerns.

Trudeau called the tariffs "unjustified" and imposed 25% tariffs on $155 billion in U.S. goods, with $30 billion effective immediately and the rest in 21 days.

He warned of price hikes and job losses in the U.S., arguing the move violates Trump’s own trade agreement from his last term.

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[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

Fucking phenomenal run for American upper-middle classers & up for daysssss (decades)

Staycations on every screen, DoorDash, weekends at national parks, summers full of music festivals, no air raid sirens or drafts

Little blips of economic busts and terrorism, but overall stable with a solid stock market. The climate taking its beating without much protest. The developing world manufacturing much of our own world for pennies on the dollar, their conditions out of sight and out of mind. Stagnant minimum wage, the prison industrial complex, the crimes of the healthcare industry - captivating John Oliver segments, yes, but not pressing personal problems.

waow that was a lotta work over the years from a lotta good people to get the US here, and now…

(job hunt question)

Any recommendations for organizations that might be hiring right now and looking for people who want to fix this?