The Daily Populous

Friday October 24th, 2025 day edition

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing U.S. court decisions.

Trump’s call for an abrupt end to negotiations could further inflame trade tensions that already have been building between the two neighboring countries for months.

Trump posted, “The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs.”.

They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts,” Trump wrote on his social media site.

“TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”.

Trump, a Republican, was still at it on Friday morning, furiously posting on his social media site that “CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!”

Trump said earlier this week that he had seen the ad on television and said that it showed that his tariffs were having an impact. »

Breathing Through Our Butts Declared Safe After First Human Trial

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Hold onto your butts, because one day you might be breathing through them.

The technique proves a backdoor “to provide partial oxygen support while allowing the lungs to rest,” he added.

But while this method is safe for humans, it hasn’t been experimentally shown to work on patients experiencing respiratory distress yet. »

DC man who played Darth Vader theme at national guard troops sues over arrest

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A Washington DC resident who was detained last month for following a national guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme from the Star Wars films has filed a lawsuit alleging that his constitutional rights were violated.

O’Hara was protesting against the Trump administration’s deployment of national guard troops by walking behind them and playing The Imperial March, the song used in Star Wars as a theme for Darth Vader and other figures of the hated Galactic Empire.

The national guard and Washington DC police department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. »

Donors for Trump’s $300m White House ballroom include Google, Apple and Palantir

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Some donors last week were invited to a White House dinner celebrating their contribution to the ballroom project, including representatives from Google, Amazon and Lockheed Martin.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said the ballroom “is being paid for 100% by me and some friends of mine”.

In a letter to the White House on Thursday, House Democrats deplored the demolition and the lack of transparency around the new ballroom. »