I just finished off a couple of American energy drinks. At first, I was happy to get away from the caffeine restrictions of the nanny state in Ottawa, but honestly, I'm really fucked up right now, and it feels like I'm completely dissociating. How do you people live like this?
Where are the arrests and the seizures of massive amounts of street drugs?
Gang members
Drug rings
Sex traffickers
Coyotes
If it ever was about "illegal immigrants" or the "worst of the worst" that's long been over.
They're going after any and all brown people.
And we fuckin' told you - assholes.
A Reuters photographer captured the image of a man named Saly being taken from his house and marched into the cold by ICE agents, who didn’t bother finding out who they were arresting.
Saly’s brother-in-law shared the story on the Hmong American Experience page on Facebook.
“ICE came to my brother-in-law Saly’s apartment, broke down the door, trashed the place, handcuffed him, and put a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head. They did not allow him to put on proper clothing and forced him outside in freezing weather.”
“Saly is a naturalized US citizen. He has NO criminal record.”
“ICE drove him around for nearly an hour, questioned him, and fingerprinted him. Only after all of that did they realize he had no criminal history and no reason to be detained. They then dropped him back off at his apartment like nothing happened.”
“We believe they were looking for someone who previously lived there, but instead of asking for identification, they chose violence, intimidation, and humiliation.”
Every few hours, we get a new story of some outrageous act of violence and intimidation from these lawless thugs.
Just ONE of these stories should be enough to trigger major investigations into ICE and their withdrawal from the field — but it keeps happening over and over and over again as our rights get violated and our citizens get brutalized, terrorized, and thrown in prison for no reason.
A Kiel Institute for the World Economy study found that American importers and consumers bear nearly all (96%) of the costs from recent U.S. tariffs, contradicting claims that foreign producers pay, with foreign firms absorbing only about 4% through price cuts. Analyzing $4 trillion in trade, the research showed these tariffs act as a consumption tax on Americans, boosting U.S. revenue but increasing domestic prices and reducing trade volumes rather than forcing foreign price concessions. The study highlights that while generating revenue, tariffs primarily shift costs to U.S. businesses and households, hurting the U.S. economy most.
Key Findings from the Kiel Institute Study
Cost Burden: U.S. importers and consumers pay 96% of the tariff cost, while foreign exporters absorb only 4%
Mechanism: Tariffs function as a domestic consumption tax, with higher prices passed on to American buyers
Trade Impact: Instead of price cuts, targeted foreign exporters reduced trade volumes, choosing to maintain margins on fewer sales
Counter to Policy Claims: The findings challenge the narrative that tariffs are a cost borne by trading partners, demonstrating they extract revenue from the U.S. economy.
Broader Economic Effects
U.S. Economy Harmed: The Kiel Institute's KITE model projects significant harm to the U.S., with potential drops in output, higher consumer prices, and reduced exports
Global Impact: Tariffs affect all countries, though to varying degrees, with the EU also experiencing negative impacts
In essence, the Kiel Institute study concludes that US tariffs largely function as a tax on Americans, increasing costs for consumers and businesses rather than extracting concessions from foreign entities.
