Guys, guys, can you ask your dictator to not break the rest of the world while he's breaking America? We are trying to live a life in here!

Dow is down 600 points so far today.

incredible -- watch the stock market lose over 100 points in real time while Maria Bartiromo talks about Trump's tariffs

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 11 March 2025 at 13:46

Canada is the number one customer for the US. Why... what purpose does it serve to attack you best customer? Is he purposely trying to damage the country?

He's an idiot.

Justin Trudeau: Trump is trying to annex Canada.

Trump: I'm trying to annex Canada. 

100's of people on r/conservative: nah that can't be it. 

I still have no idea how we are to engage with people who do not engage with reality.  

Signs are pointing towards market manipulation.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/peter-schiff-calls-trumps-crypto-reserve-push-a-pump-and-dump-demands-congressional-probe/articleshow/118706125.cms?from=mdr

https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/ahead-of-white-house-crypto-summit-warren-questions-trump-crypto-czar-on-corrupt-plan-for-a-strategic-reserve-and-his-conflicts-of-interest

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/02/28/trump-and-the-temptation-of-manipulating-the-dollar_6738687_19.html



https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/21394292186169

According to crypto commentator Anthony Pompliano, the uncertainty in the U.S. stock markets could be a strategic move by Donald Trump's administration. The goal? To pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell into cutting interest rates.

Pompliano suggests that if the Fed lowers rates, the U.S. could avoid refinancing its massive $7 trillion debt in the coming months.


President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have reportedly decided to take matters into their own hands. “Asset prices are dropping to force Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates,” Pompliano claimed.

In January, Powell announced that the Fed would not cut interest rates from the current target range of 4.25% – 4.50%, despite Trump’s push for reductions.

Pompliano believes that Trump’s tariffs have played a role in recent market panic—a move that could be strategically aimed at influencing the bond market.

Falling Bond Yields – Is Trump’s Plan Working?

Pompliano pointed out that 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yields have already dropped from 4.8% in January to 4.21%, suggesting that Trump’s alleged strategy is heading in the right direction.

Whether this theory is accurate or not, stock markets are experiencing sharp declines, with cryptocurrencies hit even harder.

What’s Next? FedWatch Predicts the Likely Scenarios

🔹 96% probability that rates will remain at 4.25% – 4.50% after the March 19 Fed meeting

🔹 50% probability that rates will be cut at the following May 7 meeting

The Federal Reserve typically avoids cutting interest rates when inflation is high, as its main objective is maintaining price stability.

However, if the U.S. enters a recession, the Fed may have no choice but to adjust its policies. Some economists are already calling it the "Trump recession" or "Trumpcession", which could pressure the Fed into making cuts.

Trump's main goal is to make his billionaire friends more money. Fluctuating / volatile markets are lucrative markets. No good for regular people, yet those with access and the right tools can profit a lot from big market swings. Especially when you have a friend like Trump steering the markets for you.

It's hard to see the leopard when you don't have a face.

UN expert says arrest of student in US ‘constitutes apartheid’


_{Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in New York on March 10}

Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil has been detained by US immigration authorities for participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations.

Commenting on the case, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese said under international law, “persecuting those who oppose Apartheid constitutes Apartheid itself”.

“As we may be confronted with a case of global Apartheid, defending the defender is a global civic duty,” she added.

Under intl'law, persecuting those who oppose Apartheid constitutes Apartheid itself. As we may be confronted with a case of global Apartheid, defending the defender is a global civic duty. https://t.co/1OtWLFFDlN

— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) March 11, 2025

Khalil’s lawyer says he was made example of to ‘stifle dissent’

Khalil’s lawyer, Amy Greer, has come out with a public statement on her client’s arrest, saying he is “healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament”. Greer added that she believes Khalil was “chosen as an example to stifle entirely lawful dissent in violation of the First Amendment”.

“The remarks by government officials, including the President, on social media only confirm the purpose – and illegality – of Mahmoud’s detention,” Greer said. “The government’s objective is as transparent as it is unlawful, and our role as Mahmoud’s lawyers is to ensure it does not prevail,” she added.

Greer said the New York District Court has scheduled a review of the legality of Khalil’s detention for Wednesday at 11.30am local time (15:30 GMT).

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is "probably so" going to reduce the recently increased tariffs on Canada after Ontario suspended a surcharge on electricity exports to the United States.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump discussed his decision to hike tariffs on U.S. imports, saying that he "had to do this."

He also said that markets are going to swing up and down over time, dismissing concerns that led to a sell-off. He said the tariffs were needed in order to get American jobs back and factories open.

Trump says he is 'probably so' going to reduce Canada tariffs

We have decided not to increase tariffs to 50% on Canadian Steel and Aluminum after speaking to Ontario Premier Doug Ford — cooler heads prevailed.

Bloomberg alerts:
*TRUMP ON CUTTING CANADA TARIFFS: LOOKING AT IT
*TRUMP: LOOKING AT BACKING DOWN ON THE 50% DUTIES ON CANADA
*TRUMP: MAY BACK OFF DOUBLING STEEL, ALUMINUM CANADA TARIFFS
*TRUMP ON CANADA: WILL PROBABLY MAKE DIFFERENT TARIFF DECISION

— Brian Platt (@brianplatt.bsky.social) 11 March 2025 at 19:09

Yet another backtrack! Anyway!

Donald Trump Rejects Australia's Bid For Exemption From Steel and Aluminium Tariffs - ABC News

Japan Fails to Win Tariff Exemptions During Washington Visit - The New York Times

Does anyone buy this shit anymore? Give it a day and he'll change his mind like he has been doing for the past month. 😂

• "I WILL TARIFF YOU!"
• *Country Tariffs Back*
• "Oh no, we've came to an agreement, I'm pulling the tariffs off"
• "Next month! I swear! Next month will be bigly tariffs!"
• "Delayed tariffs for a month after I spoke to them"

Same shit every day now. I just laugh at his tariff threats now.