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Die große Lüge: The Trump administration’s drumbeat of claims that Canada is a major source of fentanyl

May 19, 2025

Although US Customs and Border Patrol data reveal that only about 0.2% of all seizures of fentanyl entering the US are made at the Canadian border (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg93nn1e6go), and although Canada was not mentioned at all in the annual threat assessment of the US intelligence agencies (https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2025-Unclassified-Report.pdf), there has been a persistent drumbeat of claims from … More Die große Lüge: The Trump administration’s drumbeat of claims that Canada is a major source of fentanyl

Dreaming in Technicolor™? Donald J. Trump and the annexation of Canada

April 25, 2025

Just days after he won the 2024 election, Donald J. Trump began talking about Canada becoming America’s 51st state. He has been pressing the case for annexation ever since — in social media posts, in interviews, and in speeches. He has posted a bizarre AI-generated image of himself on a mountain range with a Canadian … More Dreaming in Technicolor™? Donald J. Trump and the annexation of Canada