The Political Thread

[Tommy MBE]

We tried going with Corbyn and had our worst result since 1983 when we were nearly wiped out. Damned if we do and damned if we don't. It's a lose a lose for Labour . Keir needs to answer for this b.s as it's a far cry from were going to tax the rich.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/european-union-to-put-countermeasures-to-us-tariffs-on-hold-for-90-days.html

The European Union will pause the adoption of its retaliatory tariffs on a swathe of U.S. goods for 90 days, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, a day after the White House issued a reprieve on most of its own levies.

On Wednesday, EU members voted in favor of the package, which was designed in response to the U.S. 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum launched last month. The duties were due to be finalized in the coming days, with an initial tranche set to come into effect on April 15. The full list of targeted items has not yet been published, though a draft document seen by CNBC in March listed products spanning clothing, poultry, grains, machinery and more.

“We took note of the announcement by President Trump. We want to give negotiations a chance,” von der Leyen said on Thursday.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Switch pre order back on the table ?

 

[Chris]

Inside Trump’s Plan to ‘Get’ Greenland: Persuasion, Not Invasion

The island’s population might not be easily convinced as the president tries to clinch what he may see as one of history’s greatest real estate deals.

www.nytimes.com

President Trump’s longtime goal of claiming Greenland for America has shifted from rhetoric to official U.S. policy as the White House moves forward on a formal plan to acquire the Arctic island from Denmark.

The plan mobilizes several cabinet departments behind Mr. Trump’s years of talk about wanting Greenland, whose economic and strategic value have grown as warming temperatures melt Arctic ice.

Greenland’s size — 836,330 square miles — also offers Mr. Trump, a former Manhattan developer, the chance to clinch what he may see as one of history’s greatest real estate deals.

 

[Tommy MBE]

He's a Buffoon Ol' Donald. The stupid sod will cause world war 3, god help us.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Inside Trump’s Plan to ‘Get’ Greenland: Persuasion, Not Invasion

The island’s population might not be easily convinced as the president tries to clinch what he may see as one of history’s greatest real estate deals.

www.nytimes.com

President Trump’s longtime goal of claiming Greenland for America has shifted from rhetoric to official U.S. policy as the White House moves forward on a formal plan to acquire the Arctic island from Denmark.

The plan mobilizes several cabinet departments behind Mr. Trump’s years of talk about wanting Greenland, whose economic and strategic value have grown as warming temperatures melt Arctic ice.

Greenland’s size — 836,330 square miles — also offers Mr. Trump, a former Manhattan developer, the chance to clinch what he may see as one of history’s greatest real estate deals.

The fuck is the tone in this ? Years? What?

 

[Chris]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/11/kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-deported-case/

The Trump administration did not comply with a federal judge’s order setting a Friday morning deadline for officials to lay out steps for the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador, calling it “impracticable” to adhere to a time limit set hours after the Supreme Court affirmed much of the judge’s previous order for the man’s return.

Justice Department lawyers instead asked to be allowed to have until Tuesday to provide the information, eliciting a rebuke from the judge, who gave them until 11:30 a.m. Friday, two more hours past her original deadline. In a response, the Justice Department said it is unable to provide the information in such a short time.

“In light of the insufficient amount of time afforded to review the Supreme Court’s Order following the dissolution of the administrative stay in this case, Defendants are not in a position where they 'can’ share any information requested by the Court,” a Justice Department attorney wrote in the reply. “That is the reality.”

The exchange marked another escalation in a tug-of-war between the executive and judicial branches that has prompted concern among legal experts that it could lead to a constitutional crisis.

 

[Chris]

Lol this is just becoming pure comedy if it wasn't already

Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

The move comes after concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China.

www.bbc.com

US President Donald Trump's administration has exempted smartphones and computers from reciprocal tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports.

US Customs and Border Patrol published a notice late on Friday explaining the goods would be excluded from Trump's 10% global tariff on most countries and the much larger Chinese import tax.

The move comes after concerns from US tech companies that the price of gadgets could skyrocket, as many of them are made in China.

 

[Chris]

Police say a person is in custody after a suspected arson fire at Pennsylvania governor's mansion

Police say they evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the governor’s official residence after someone set fire to the building.

apnews.com

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police said Sunday a man was arrested and will face charges including attempted murder, terrorism and attempted arson in an early morning fire that badly damaged the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to quickly escape.

Sunday’s announcement came after Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers at about 2 a.m. and were evacuated from the official governor’s residence in the state capital of Harrisburg.

Shapiro told an afternoon news conference that he, his wife, their four children, two dogs and another family that had celebrated the Jewish holiday of Passover with his family at the residence on Saturday were awakened by state troopers.

 

[Barry Poppins]

I'm predicting one of three things:

- MAGA Nazi Anti-Semite

- Pro-Palestinian Anarchist

- Islamic Jihadist

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/13/americas/ecuador-vote-noboa-gonzalez-latam-intl/index.html

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa won the country’s presidential election on Sunday based on preliminary results, an electoral official said, as his main rival demanded a recount of the vote following a race overshadowed by drug-fueled violence that has consumed the once-peaceful South American country.

Noboa, a conservative, has made fighting crime and economic revitalization two of his main goals — summed up in the slogan “New Ecuador”— as he faces, among other challenges, violence by criminal groups and an energy crisis that has caused constant blackouts in the country.

With 90% of the ballots counted, the trend in favor of Noboa is irreversible and he is considered the winner, National Electoral Council president Diana Atamaint told a press conference Sunday.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Another millionaire conservative hardliner fyi

 

[Chris]

Defying the supreme Court and aiding actual terrorists while calling a legal resident you've already admitted you accidentally deported a terrorist who will never be brought back. This meets my criteria for constitutional crisis but what do I know

Bukele tells Trump El Salvador won't return mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia - follow live

Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele are meeting in Washington after the Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Maryland man's return.

www.bbc.com

• US President Donald Trump met with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele at the White House
• Bukele says his country will not return Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US after Attorney General Pam Bondi said it was up to his country, not the US
• The administration has said it mistakenly deported Abrego Garcia - who was granted protection from deportation by a court in 2019 -to El Salvador last month
• The Supreme Court has ruled the US government must "facilitate" his return to the US, but so far the government has been reluctant
• Bukele and Trump bacame key allies after Trump began sending Venezuelan immigrants to the notorious Cecot prison in El Salvador
• He accuses the deportees of being gang members, but critics say for many of them, there is little evidence of that

 

[Comrade Khan]

Defying the supreme Court and aiding actual terrorists while calling a legal resident you've already admitted you accidentally deported a terrorist who will never be brought back. This meets my criteria for constitutional crisis but what do I know

Bukele tells Trump El Salvador won't return mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia - follow live

Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele are meeting in Washington after the Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Maryland man's return.

www.bbc.com

• US President Donald Trump met with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele at the White House
• Bukele says his country will not return Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US after Attorney General Pam Bondi said it was up to his country, not the US
• The administration has said it mistakenly deported Abrego Garcia - who was granted protection from deportation by a court in 2019 -to El Salvador last month
• The Supreme Court has ruled the US government must "facilitate" his return to the US, but so far the government has been reluctant
• Bukele and Trump bacame key allies after Trump began sending Venezuelan immigrants to the notorious Cecot prison in El Salvador
• He accuses the deportees of being gang members, but critics say for many of them, there is little evidence of that

I don't think it was an accident. I think the el Salvador pres wanted him specifically. He had been granted legal asylum . So you basically just sold him back to where he ran away from. Unless I got my facts wrong . It's somehow even more evil.

 

[Chris]

He was granted specific protections from being deported back to El Salvador just a few years ago yeah. I believe under any circumstances where he would face deportation, other countries were supposed to be considered.