Philip Koning

Former Chair ON Pensioners Association, Railroader, Part-time Union Leader, now just enjoying life and whatever interests me

[Muhammad Kamran Momin🛰 # | Aviation | Intel | Geo @Grippan65Momi]

🚨 This lawsuit isn’t about “tariffs.” It’s about leverage.
Costco, Revlon, Kawasaki, Bumble Bee… these aren’t activists —
they’re corporate giants who don’t sue presidents unless they smell blood in the water.

Every elite knows the same uncomfortable truth:

🇺🇸 Trump didn’t impose tariffs to protect American industry.
He imposed tariffs to protect American hegemony.

He weaponized: 📦 supply chains
💵 the dollar
🛢️ commodities
📊 global markets
📈 corporate dependency

It worked for a few years…
Then the multipolar world arrived:

🇨🇳 China built parallel markets.
🇷🇺 Russia went energy-autonomous.
🇮🇷 Iran built sanctions-proof logistics.
🇸🇦 Saudi walked away from the petrodollar.
🇮🇳 India refused alignment.
🇧🇷 Brazil returned to BRICS.
🌍 Africa expelled NATO proxies.

Suddenly the “tariff hammer” wasn’t a hammer anymore…
It was a boomerang.

💣 Costco isn’t suing because they hate Trump.
They’re suing because the American empire model stopped working.

Every corporation that spent decades milking offshore supply chains now realizes: ➡️ The American market is no longer guaranteed.
➡️ The American president is no longer predictable.
➡️ The courts might become the last refuge of collapsing U.S. influence.

That’s why this lawsuit matters:

🏛️ This is the private sector rebelling against Washington’s geopolitical failure.
Not against “policy.”
Against the imperial project itself.

You think this ends with refunds?
No.
This ends with:

🔻 Corporations turning on the White House
🔻 Lobbyist blocs shifting to multipolar partners
🔻 BRICS+ offering stable trade versus America offering chaos
🔻 Global capital leaving D.C. for Beijing, Dubai, and Delhi

The dam isn’t breaking on Trump.

💥 It’s breaking on the entire idea that America can bully the world economically forever.

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

Lots of public interest in this story

https://t.co/fuaOYkwZmc

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

@EQBank What are the chances of you opening a BlueSky account and also enable me to transfer my spousal RRSP's to your institution??

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

@yanickmproulx @RealAlbanianPat Nipissing in Northern Ontario no?

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

The govt needs to acknowledge there is a problem before they can introduce changes to address it.

https://t.co/cJoiyaJGzx

By the look of Bill 197, introduced in Nov 2024, they havent even acknowledged the problem yet....and its been obvious for years now.

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

I got tired of seeing Musk tweets at the top of my newsfeed....join me and 19,999,999 others on Bluesky https://t.co/n7e62g1sn0 Stuff your feed with info you want, not what they want to feed you

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

Joined Bluesky today....looks promising

https://t.co/FZm2ESDpel

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

Staples has a nation wide glitch that mistakenly sends out notifications that customers have been charged for items ready for pickup and this is the pinned Tweet from @StaplesCanada Might want to consider advising customers the phone lines have blown up

[Staples Canada @StaplesCanada]

The paint is where we started and the future is where we’re going. That’s the vision that OG Anunoby had in 2022. OG Corp was built on curiosity, passion and perseverance. Oh, and a Staples Preferred membership. Stay tuned to learn how you can innovate tomorrow, today at OG Corp.

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

Has anybody considered it might be hereditary?

[Autism Capital 🧩 @AutismCapital]

🚨VANCE: "I have a four year old and a two year old. Every day my kids will come to me and say something that is batshit insane. My four year old will say 'Daddy, I'm a dinosaur.' Am I going to take him to the dinosaur transition clinic and put scales on him? No this is crazy."

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

How could anyone actually support this guy??

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

The price of convenience at Sobey's is kinda expensive...$26 there for a six pack of beer, $16 at the Beer Store I think I can plan my day to be at the Beer Store when its open

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

I cannot believe the amount of stupidity, displayed both by the author and by the publisher.

Any time is train time....stay off tracks and save your life

https://t.co/6JuDsG6Vd4

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

@elon_docs Pass laws that enforce transparency with penalties for non-compliance

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

Just like vinyl....back as a niche product, but growing because people like the simplicity and the feel of it

[Bloomberg @business]

Print is back (sort of). Magazines are luxury goods now https://t.co/kwEN6kViQF

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

If you believe in god, pray he protects us from evangelists

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

Hi .@Franklin_Graham you are a FAKE….and a bulls**t artist.

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

Just keeping addicts alive is not good enough...they need expensive rehabilitation....when you factor in the real cost, it is probably a lot cheaper to fix the social problems causing drug addiction in the first place.

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

Quite a good fact check from @reggcohn.

Toronto Star: Believe the numbers, not the premier: Doug Ford's unemployment numbers are worse than when he took over from Kathleen Wynne

https://t.co/jJOiMrZgip

#onpoli

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

Here is your chance to make the city better....

[City of North Bay @cityofnorthbay]

Council is hosting a town hall meeting at the North Bay Public Library Auditorium on Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. To speak, register at [email protected]. Include a summary of your presentation by noon on the day of the meeting. You’ll have up to three minutes to share your ideas.

[Okanagan guy @77MRB]

Electoral reform was the biggest broken political promise of the 21st century in Canada.

It’s not hard to understand from my perspective.

[Philip Koning @PhilipKoning]

If Doug Ford's campaign is going to be run on beer promises, I want to know where my "buck a beer" went to....$24 a case is more attractive than where I pick it up

Then of course, I will need to consider what others plan to do with health care, housing and education

[Robert Benzie @robertbenzie]

NEW: Six years after first campaigning to liberalize alcohol sales in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford has finally kept a promise that sets the table for the next election.
Beer wine, and premixed cocktails now available in 4,187 convenience stores.
#onpoli

https://t.co/n8AGigVl0s