“ #Mexico will take #Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, Pres Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday, arguing that #Trump ’s order to rename it only applies to the part of the continental shelf under US control”
@chrisstoecker This is a brilliant idea. I suspect that #europe bureaucracy moves too slowly to respond to an emergency like this. I can imagine #Canada or #mexico being nimble enough to make a move.
In fact, if the #mexican government proposed this, many scientists would jump at the chance and it would advance Mexico's position overnight.
In #Mexico, #INL also donates drug-detecting canines that helped Mexican authorities seize millions of #fentanyl pills in 2023 alone….
“By pausing this assistance, the #US undercuts its own ability to manage a crisis affecting millions of Americans," said Dafna H. Rand, fmr dir of the Office of Foreign Assistance at the #State Dept….“US foreign assistance programs in Mexico are countering the fentanyl supply chain by training local security services & ensuring maximum US-Mexican cooperation….”
“Igloo is recalling more than 1 million of its coolers sold across #Canada, the #US and #Mexico due to a handle hazard that has resulted in fingertip injuries, including some amputations.”
For many years, I’ve had a beautiful copy of the first map of the United States, made in 1784 in French, from the Newberry Library, hanging on the wall. I face it every day as I sit at my desk. As you can see in this closeup photo, it says “GOLFE DU MEXIQUE.”
b) a massive weaking of #US influence globally, as #tRump alienates its closed allies, e.g. #NATO and #Canada/ #Mexico, continuously showing how unreliable the #US are as a partner.
c) a further reduction in product and service quality (#Shrinkflation,) as....
This is not a joke; the #TrumpTariffs on #Mexico & #Canada that he immediately “paused” after the deadline passed, allowed investors – in the know – to scoop up #stocks when they bottomed & then sell them after they recovered when the pause was announced.
"President Trump says fentanyl smuggled into the U.S. is a key reason for imposing tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico. But NPR found that Trump and his team made false statements about the fentanyl crisis. Canada, in particular, plays no meaningful role in America's fentanyl-overdose epidemic."