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The main villain in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is Darth Sidious, who is secretly Senator Palpatine of Naboo. He's the mastermind behind the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo and is manipulating events to gain political power.

Another prominent villain is Darth Maul, Sidious's Sith apprentice. He’s the more visible antagonist who fights the Jedi.

At this point it's not clear which of Trump's two closest fucking idiots emulates Darth Maul more accurately.

EU President Von der Leyen Fires Back at Trump Tariffs! EU Ready to Hit Back at U.S. Tariffs 💥🇪🇺🇺🇸 #tradewars

"Our hallmark is not only that we are the biggest market in the world, but that we are reliable and predictable, we honour our commitment and that is exactly what our partners are looking for today".

11:13 youtu.be/nelNCuhC8sE

The era of deep economic, security and military ties between #Canada and the #UnitedStates "is over," Prime Minister Mark #Carney said Thursday, after President Donald #Trump announced steep auto tariffs. Trump's planned 25 percent levy on vehicle imports to the United States is to come into force next week and could be devastating for a Canadian auto industry that supports an estimated 500,000 jobs. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly reports from Ottawa.
#tariffs #TradeWars
youtube.com/watch?v=l0QvjXfJZz0

#Maine #GovernorJanetMills fires back after #Trump's demand for 'full throated apology'

by Randy Billings, Mon, March 24, 2025

Mar. 24—"Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday brushed off President Donald #Trump's weekend demand that she issue a 'full throated apology' for publicly challenging him during a White House event last month.

"The governor responded to Trump's social media post while at a public event in Bangor. But it was not an apology.

"Mills contested Trump's claims that he wants to protect women through his executive order barring #TransgenderAthletes from women's sports, pointing out that women in the United States and around the world will be hurt by his moves to eliminate #ForeignAid, attack #SocialSecurity and #Medicaid, and impose #tariffs that will spark #TradeWars and drive up consumer prices.

"'If the current occupant of the White House wants to protect women and girls, he should start by protecting the women and teenage girls who are suffering #miscarriages and dying because they can't get basic, life-saving health care in states across this country,' Mills said, according to the Bangor Daily News. 'If he truly cares about women and girls and people of this country, let's see the economic plan. Let's see the health care plan. Let's see the education plan.'

"Mills, who was in Bangor celebrating the purchase of a mobile home park by its residents under a new state law, added that 'if he cares about women and girls, he should talk about the little girls and boys and infants in #Sudan and other countries who are dying right now because he has cut off their supply of food and life-saving medicines.'"

Read more:
yahoo.com/news/gov-mills-fires
#TrumpIsABully #USPol #MaineResists #MaineResistance #SeeYouInCourt #ProtectTransYouth #FuckTrump
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #Resist #Authoritarianism #USAID #ProBirth #WomensHealthCare #GirlsHealthCare #ReproductiveRights #GovernorMills

Yahoo News · Gov. Mills fires back after Trump's demand for 'full throated apology'By Randy Billings, Portland Press Herald, Maine
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@andyjennings
Good to see cooler heads prevail. This is the correct response to #Trumpian bullying. There’s a global market out there, not just America. Slapping our own tariffs on US goods and services would only hurt the Australian consumers and the economy.

There are no winners in #TradeWars. Remember the ’pig iron’ export ban to Japan which (among other fiascos) led to war. The 1938 Dalfram Dispute.