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One year after Trump tariffs, Ky spirits exports to Canada plunge 63% One year after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs, U.S. spirits exports to Canada plunged 63%, costing distillers millions. Here's what to know.

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social eu.courier-journal.com/story/life/f... the boycott is working

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@guardtheleaf.bsky.social Hi GTL I saw this US website mentioned on a podcast www.resistandunsubscribe.com but wanted to share for anyone wanting to avoid US companies supporting 🍊(I know we’re already avoiding products and using Canadian where we can)

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social dear GTL you might have had this from several sources (or you might not have seen it) passing it on just in case www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... sending because it mentions Canadians have been travelling to Cuba.

Group of U.S. distillers complains about N.S. and many other Canadian provinces favouring local alcohol The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has sent a 77-page submission to the office of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/25/g...

Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026 The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social www.kentucky.com/news/busines... don’t know if you saw this but the boycott is working

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US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, which can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1) I am never being let back in the US 2) this mentions the drop in Canadian tourism at the end.

US hikes national park fees for foreigners to put 'American families first' Non-residents will soon have to pay $100 per person to enter 11 of the United States' most popular parks.

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... this is going to go down well with those still travelling to the US

Twitter/X Is Doomed No matter what financial trickery Musk tries to pull.

“Twitter has already died. Musk’s financial charade is just the corporate equivalent of a weekend at Bernie’s and is a pathetic attempt to keep his fragile empire from imploding.”

No paywall

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Pete Hegseth ACCIDENTALLY Texted a Journalist SECRET WAR PLANS!? YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

m.youtube.com/watch?v=dOLn... for anyone interested #RickWilson

Not only that Stephen Miller was determined Europe & Egypt were going to pay for the strikes one way or another

Going to be a LOT of European diplomats & politicians on the phones tonight after this conversation

JD Vance and Pete Hegseth badmouthing Europe though…. Completely legit

And this conversation which includes trying to get Europe to pay for the operation one way or the other is probably causing a LOT of European phone calls right now

The comments on Europe will make Russia gleeful and suspect (if they haven’t been told already) the US would not honour NATO Article 5

If Russia knows (and I bet they do) that the US Administration considers Europe’freeloaders’ and hates the idea of helping them then NATO Article 5 looks a lot less scary. Especially if you can charm the US to stay uninvolved

Based on this conversation we know the US is unlikely to join in with NATO

You know if you let the bully take your lunch money, they’re just going to keep coming back for more

I’m hoping Europe has a strong answer for this because at this rate every time the US starts bombing someone/something they’re going to try to bill everyone else for it…..

They are very clear they consider Europe to be freeloading from the US this doesn’t bode well for Ukraine or European diplomacy

#Fellas if you have time, take the time to read this, unedited comments from the US Government that they consider Europe to be freeloading off the US. Factor into plans accordingly

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Wow. "The reason I knew this is that Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, had texted me the war plan at 11:44 a.m. The plan included precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Kill Tesla, Save The Country Elon has a weak spot. Attack.

open.substack.com/pub/therickw... this is the post that started it. Rick Wilson has removed subscription paywall for those who would like to read 😉