Trump administration 2024-2028

[HavokFour]

I wonder if this has anything to do with it. A week old company.

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.

www.propublica.org

Trump tells Reuters he did not sign off on ad campaign featuring homeland security secretary

Noem faced bipartisan criticism over the commercials during congressional hearings.

www.reuters.com

Noem defends $220 million ad campaign amid lawmaker scrutiny

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday defended the government's spending of $220 million on an advertising campaign for border security amid questions from lawmakers about the contracting process and ‌Republican-connected firms awarded the money.

www.reuters.com

 

[brihard]

I wonder if this has anything to do with it. A week old company.

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.

www.propublica.org

Trump tells Reuters he did not sign off on ad campaign featuring homeland security secretary

Noem faced bipartisan criticism over the commercials during congressional hearings.

www.reuters.com

Noem defends $220 million ad campaign amid lawmaker scrutiny

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday defended the government's spending of $220 million on an advertising campaign for border security amid questions from lawmakers about the contracting process and ‌Republican-connected firms awarded the money.

www.reuters.com

How delightfully corrupt. No dicking around, just straight to the nine figures.

 

[Czech_pivo]

How delightfully corrupt. No dicking around, just straight to the nine figures.

Would be great to baseline the net worth of Trumps Cabinet Appointees Jan 2025 and then again Jan 2029.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Yes, but no personal blankets allowed on planes anymore.

And Corey has to sleep with Mullen now

 

[brihard]

And Corey has to sleep with Mullen now

That’s what the blankie’s for.

 

[McG]

'The Shield of the Americas' - WTF is that?

Maybe this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029720828112212137

 

[daftandbarmy]

Maybe this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029720828112212137

Kinda like the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere?

 

[Infanteer]

And Corey has to sleep with Mullen now

Nah, he got fired too. He just has to go back to his wife.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Kinda like the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere?

So do we get to be Thailand or China in that example?

 

[Halifax Tar]

A Republican that leaves Religion at home when he goes to work everyday.
Check -

I try my best to stay away from American politics. I dont always succeed.

But I like what he had to say. I wish a Canadian would talk like that.

 

[McG]

This won’t make people angry.

U.S. government reportedly refusing to pay refunds on Trump’s illegal tariffs

Washington collected more than US$130-billion in tariff payments that were later ruled illegal by the Supreme Court

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029634805315285416

 

[HavokFour]

Nintendo joins the growing list of companies suing the US Government over tariffs.

Nintendo sues government via Aftermath | PDF | Federal Government Of The United States | Justice

Nintendo sues government

www.scribd.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

View attachment 98801

It's like someone asked Chat GPT to produce a photo with all the American stereotypes, except the eagle.

 

[McG]

This is quite the tale in three posts.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-secretly-sharing-location-of-u-s-targets-with-iran-u-s-officials-say-127d4f1a?mod=e2tw

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030066101531320511

A boost for Moscow in the shadow of Iran war: US allows India to buy Russian oil for a month

The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to allow India to buy Russian oil for 30 days underscores a boost for Moscow's fortunes against the backdrop of the Iran war as Russia's oil export earnings help pay for its own war against Ukraine.

apnews.com

 

[McG]

'The Shield of the Americas' - WTF is that?

It's got its own Wikipedia page now: Shield of the Americas - Wikipedia
... along with another one about the "Donroe Doctrine": Donroe Doctrine - Wikipedia

 

[Retired AF Guy]

A couple of interesting articles about US citizens looking to move to Canada. The first is about amendments to Canada's citizenships laws that make it easier for people to claim Canadian citizenship and apparently lots of Americans are taking advantage of it. The second one is abut US nurses moving to Canada to work in Canadian hospitals.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-c-3-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-american-interest-9.7112724

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5725354/nurses-emigrate-us-canada-trump

 

[Remius]

A couple of interesting articles about US citizens looking to move to Canada. The first is about amendments to Canada's citizenships laws that make it easier for people to claim Canadian citizenship and apparently lots of Americans are taking advantage of it. The second one is abut US nurses moving to Canada to work in Canadian hospitals.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-c-3-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-american-interest-9.7112724

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5725354/nurses-emigrate-us-canada-trump

Saw that and found the part about those with French Canadian ancestry interesting.

 

[Remius]

U.S. Justice Department posts FBI interview memos related to Trump sex abuse allegation

The U.S. Justice Department has posted online three FBI memos describing interviews related to unverified sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice.

www.ctvnews.ca

Somewhat troubling.

 

[Czech_pivo]

A couple of interesting articles about US citizens looking to move to Canada. The first is about amendments to Canada's citizenships laws that make it easier for people to claim Canadian citizenship and apparently lots of Americans are taking advantage of it. The second one is abut US nurses moving to Canada to work in Canadian hospitals.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-c-3-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-american-interest-9.7112724

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5725354/nurses-emigrate-us-canada-trump

My wife has family members actively looking into this now. Roughly 1 million Québécois moved to New England from the 1850s to the 1930s. That translates into just under 10million people now in the US who may be eligible - that’s just from the Quebec side of things.