March 9, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
Variety reports: The Weekend Update anchors took on Trump’s address to Congress on this week’s SNL, taking down the commander-in-chief’s claim that “no president has changed government faster” than him. “Nobody changed airport security faster than Bin Laden,” Michael Che joked. “After imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, President Trump reversed them on Thursday. It’s a cunning political …
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March 9, 2025 Canada, Politics
The New York Times reports: Amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the United States, the Liberal Party of Canada on Sunday chose an unelected technocrat with deep experience in financial markets to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader and the country’s prime minister, and to take on President Trump. Mark Carney, 59, who steered the Bank of Canada …
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March 9, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Associated Press reports: North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement that Sunday’s incident, which took place as Trump finished a round of golf at his West Palm Beach golf course, saw F-16s deploy flares to get the attention of the civilian pilot. Jets also conducted an intercept on Saturday morning shortly after Trump arrived at the course …
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March 9, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
“I think what we can promise is that no one that is legitimately on Medicaid will lose their coverage, and I think that’s important. If you’re here illegally, you should not be on any federal assistance program. “That’s not what they’re designed for. They’re designed for Americans that are struggling, that are below the poverty line, or that are infirm, …
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March 9, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
Newsweek reports: On Sunday, Musk endorsed calls for the U.S. to leave the trans-Atlantic alliance. Senator Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, recently wrote on X that the U.S. should “Exit NATO *now*!” a post that Musk reshared, adding, “We really should. Doesn’t make sense for America to pay for the defense of Europe.” Trump has criticized European countries for not …
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March 9, 2025 News, Politics
The Guardian reports: Israel is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent attempt to ramp up pressure on Hamas amid increasingly chaotic multi-track negotiations over the fragile ceasefire in the territory. Humanitarian officials in Gaza contacted on Sunday afternoon said they thought the only functioning desalination plant would be forced to shut down, reducing the …
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March 9, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
“Elon Musk does not have the power to fire people. The president of the United States is Donald Trump, and the agency heads are the ones who manage each of their departments. You do your best every day. What they’re trying to do is rein in government, right? “Are they going to be perfect? No one is perfect. When they …
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March 9, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump declined to rule out a recession this year as the economy reels from his efforts to impose tariffs and rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector, acknowledging in an interview broadcast Sunday that “it takes a little time” before Americans will see a payoff from his policies. Trump’s recognition of the turbulence in the U.S. …
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March 9, 2025 Medicine, Trump Administration
The Associated Press reports: Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment. The workers have until 5 p.m. on Friday to submit a response for the …
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March 9, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
Reuters reports: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, raising concerns about government oversight of the food supply as the Trump administration seeks to downsize the federal bureaucracy and slash costs. The USDA eliminated the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and the National Advisory …
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