Canada pledges beefed-up border, immigration
restrictions to appease Trump
Posted By: sunset, 12/18/2024 2:56:23 AM
Four Canadian ministers publicly unveiled on Tuesday a border security plan they had privately presented to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, with an emphasis on surveillance, intelligence and technology. Canadian ministers had an "encouraging" meeting with Trump's border czar Tom Homan, Public Safety, Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters. (snip) LeBlanc and his colleagues announced Tuesday a plan to beef up the U.S.-Canada border with helicopters, drones, surveillance towers and sniffer dogs, as well as a "joint strike force" to target transnational organized crime.
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Four Canadian ministers publicly unveiled on Tuesday a border security plan they had privately presented to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, with an emphasis on surveillance, intelligence and technology.
Canadian ministers had an "encouraging" meeting with Trump's border czar Tom Homan, Public Safety, Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters. (snip) LeBlanc and his colleagues announced Tuesday a plan to beef up the U.S.-Canada border with helicopters, drones, surveillance towers and sniffer dogs, as well as a "joint strike force" to target transnational organized crime.
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Trump-Sanctioned 1st Batch Of Abrams M1A2T
Tanks Reach Taiwan; Chinese Media Calls
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Taiwan’s military has taken delivery of its first batch of US-made Abrams M1A2T tanks; a move hailed as an important step in modernizing its armed forces. The M1A2T tanks are part of a $1.25 billion (NT$40.5 billion) arms deal announced in 2019 under then-US President Donald Trump. This first shipment, which arrived at the Port of Taipei in New Taipei’s Bali District on December 15, includes 38 tanks out of the total 108 units ordered. Equipped with a 120mm main gun and advanced aiming systems, the Abrams offers Taiwan’s armed forces a major upgrade in firepower, precision, and speed.
Russian naval vessels appear to have temporarily left their main port in Syria, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show, amid continuing uncertainty about Moscow's military future in the country after the fall of its ally, Bashar al-Assad.
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The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to take up several hot-button issues, including a challenge by parents to a school district’s plan to provide support for transgender and non-binary students, a dispute over the admissions policy used during the 2021-22 school year for three of Boston’s elite public high schools, and the case of a Hawaii man prosecuted for carrying a handgun without a license.
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President-elect Trump tapped his daughter Tiffany Trump's father-in-law, Lebanese-American businessman Dr. Massad Boulos, to join his Cabinet as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
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Fauci Is Back!
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Dr. Anthony Fauci’s reputation has long polarized public opinion. Whereas some view him as a scientific beacon guiding the world through a pandemic, others criticize his perceived inconsistency, advocacy for extreme policies, and support for ethically questionable research.
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The average person is typically exposed to background radiation that measures around five to 60 CPM, though CPM varies with sensor devices, according to NASA.
And, on the the Upper West Side, the app's reading measured a still high 175 CPM.
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Amusing that Canada is now claiming to be worried about the illegals swarming north from the US. All while they send reminders to their Pakistani and Mexican aliens that winters down south are so much warmer.