HST Fridays...Is The Upwardly Mobile Hog Now In The Tunnel?

WhenTheGoingGetsTough

TheSwineBeginToScatterVille



That was then:

...In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are f*cked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely...

Hunter Thompson, The Great Shark Hunt, 1979 (but first written in 1971)

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This is now:

Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers in private meetings that he is not to blame for the mass firings of federal workers that are causing uproar across the country, while Donald Trump reportedly told his cabinet secretaries on Thursday that they are ultimately in charge of hiring and firings at their agencies – not billionaire aide Musk...

The Guardian, March 6, 2025

That is all.

At least for the moment.

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Image at the top of the post is from longtime HST collaborator Ralph Steadman's illustrated version of Orwell's book about animals on, presumably, a non-tariff laden farm.




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You Have Not Read This One Here Before, But...

NoMorePucks

ToGiveVille


You have not read this one here before*, but good for Mr. Trudeau.

Why?

Because, in the wake of Donald Trump's latest announcement that he will delay the imposition of some his tariffs, Trudeau has responded thusly, as reported by JP Tasker of the CBC:

...Speaking to reporters at a news conference earlier Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will hold firm and push ahead with retaliatory tariffs and other measures until Trump backs off entirely.

"Our goal is to get all tariffs removed," he said...

Put another way, sovereignty matters when it comes to standing up to transnational bullies.

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*At least not recently.



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