In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
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This is Ann Telnaes, a longtime political cartoonist for the Washington Post. She resigned yesterday after owner Jeff Bezos blocked her cartoon criticizing Donald Trump and billionaires supporting him from being published.
RETWEET if you stand with @AnnTelnaes!
"I was in Death Valley for a family vacation and because I was on the run. There should be a more normal way to put this, but there is nothing normal about my life or my country, so why pretend."
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This #InternationalWomensDay, let’s commit to greater respect.
We are sharing #GGSimon’s experience to help foster change. We hope you will join us.
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Holy cow. Seth Meyers spent 90 seconds on his show last night reminding his viewers everything that Donald Trump has said I done & it is absolutely perfect. This is how it’s done & we need so much more of it. Watch & share this.
On this day in 1717, Thanadelthur died.
Born circa 1697, she was called the Ambassador of Peace for bringing about peace between the Dënesųłı̨ne (Chipewyan) and the Cree in 1715. This ended years of conflict.
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They are so real for doing this! They know the Western media has blocked out South Africa’s argument completely in the media and they’re trying to use their platform to highlight the argument made by South Africa’s team.
Do you have white teenage sons?
Listen up.
I've been watching my boys' online behavior & noticed that social media and vloggers are actively laying groundwork in white teens to turn them into alt-right/white supremacists.
Here's how:
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The fog of war lies thick all around. It’s so hard to sort out pebbles of fact from mountains of propaganda.
But here’s one thing I know: I’m just appalled.
Appalled by what Hamas unleashed: the slaughter of civilians, homes drenched in terror and raw vengeance. 1/8
I'm currently one of 20,000 people evacuating Yellowknife. 2 people & 4 cats in a tiny smart car. Weeping over our profuse vegetable garden, which will die of thirst in our absence.
Furious that billionaires have obliterated social media's capacity to be valuable during crises.
Does @_MarkSutcliffe know he's the Mayor of #Ottawa and doesn't have to run 42.2 km to put more money towards ensuring more money goes towards ending the housing crisis in our city?