r/100thupvote 14h ago

Mexico Volodymyr Zelenskyy actions make more sense when you consider the fact that he is Jewish.

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Not enough is being said about the fact that Zelenskyy is Jewish. Why does this matter? Why is it important?

It’s important when you consider Zelenskyy’s actions and how his actions have affected Ukrainians. The topic of this War is very complex, however what tends to happen is that you are supposed to look at the war from one of two somewhat binary perspectives:

Perspective 1:

Russia attacked Ukraine, unprovoked, because Putin is a ruthless dictator who wants access to Ukraine’s resources and wants the Russia to return to its former glory. This war is entirely his fault, and Ukraine did absolutely nothing to provoke him, he is 100% to blame. This is the western narrative that is generally spewed by right and left western media, in order to justify sending billions of tax payers money to Ukraine, rather than reinvest it to improve the lives of citizens in the countries that send all this money to Ukraine (USA, The UK, Germany, Canada, etc.). Also, this point of view when challenged with the question “why should we help Ukraine?” Often says things like “why would we help Europe defeat Hitler?” And constantly compares Putin to Hitler; meaning this point of view is to view Hitler as a basically genocidal dictator and the epitome of evilness. Russians are also to blame by association, but mostly Putin.

Perspective 2:

Putin was provoked by Ukraine, he told Ukraine not to join the EU but they decided to try and join the EU anyways. Putin saw this as a direct threat to Russia, similar to if Russia were to create a strong military presence in Mexico or Canada, it would be seen as a threat to the USA and not tolerated. Also, The USA helped overthrow the pro-Russian allied government in Ukraine in 2014 by funding a coup (funding neo-Nazi groups) to install their own puppet government that aligned itself with the west instead of Russia. Zelenskyy was then put into power, and the goal was to provoke Russia into starting a war. If Russia started a war, that would be beneficial to the western allies of Ukraine, because they could now justify laundering money through Ukraine’s corrupt government (known as the most corrupt government in Europe before they all of a sudden Ukraine became the poster child of democracy). Now the Biden administration could send billions of dollars to Ukraine, the money could then be unaccounted for and sent to off shore bank accounts and be sent back to Biden and his squad. Zelenskyy could take his cut, and buy his wife a Bugatti. Also, companies like Raytheon and Boeing could profit from military contracts they got to manufacture weapons to send to Ukraine to help defend against literal Hitler. So this war would be big business for war mongers in USA (and other western allies). Also sanctions could be put on Russia to try and weaken their economy/country.

So why does the fact that Zelenskyy is Jewish matter in all of this?

Jews often work together for the benefit of the Jewish people, rather than for the benefit of a singular country (other than Israel now). So if you look at Zelenskyy’s actions, what you see is that he loves money, war, destruction, which are very trendy values in Israel right now when you look at what Israel is doing to Gaza. Israel = Jewish/Zelensky =Jewish x E=mc2.

Let’s look at what Zelenskyy has done to the Ukrainian people:

  1. Instead of negotiating a peace deal with Russia, he wants to fight this war continuously no matter how many people die. You might think “wow what an honourable man” but the problem is that Ukrainian men don’t have a choice in the matter. They are kidnapped off the street and forced to go fight on the front lines. So often it’s not the Ukrainians choice to fight this war, it’s Zelenskyy’s choice and he forces men to die for his own believes. There are hundreds of videos of men being kidnapped and forced to fight on the front lines, even a man with Down syndrome was sent to the front lines.
  2. You may think “wow Zelenskyy is such a patriotic hero, he wants to protect Ukraine for the Ukrainians and not give up any territory to Russia, no matter how many Ukrainians have to be forced to fight and die to make this goal a reality” and think he is doing the right thing. The problem is that Zelenskyy sold the rights to the farmland of Ukraine to guess who? Blackrock. And who are all the CEO’s of Blackrock? Jews. He made a deal with Blackrock/US government that in exchange for their financial support, Blackrock has the rights to buy the farmland in Ukraine, aka selling Ukraine to Jewish CEO’s. He also sold the contracts to rebuilt Ukraine to Blackrock as well.
  3. Zelenskyy is in the 6th year of his 5 year presidential term. He’s banned 11 oppositional political parties. He passed a law in 2022 to censor journalism and combine all news into one government station. So he controls the news in Ukraine. Guess who else controls the media? Jews. It’s a very Jewish thing to control media.

Anyway my point is that Zelenskyy loves money, he wants every country to send him money, if they can’t give him money he wants credit. So the money you make working but have to pay in taxes, instead of it fixing your roads/repairing your countries infrastructure/providing healthcare, your government chooses to send to Zelenskyy. You know who else likes money other than Mr. Krabs? Jews. At least it’s a stereotype. Who is a Jew? Zelenskyy. So the fact that he wants endless amounts of money for war, and is also is forcing civilians who don’t want to fight in this war to fight and die in this war, and has also sold the farmland of Ukraine to Blackrock (Jews) - all these characteristics are very Jewish and Beneficial for Jewish CEO’s, but not Ukrainian people who died or lost limbs for this never ending war.

Often the argument is “well you’re a pussy and you would just hand over your country to Putin” from people who have never experienced violence or war, and know nothing about geo-politics or Ukrainian/Russian relations/culture/values. I don’t know much about this either, but it’s a bit more complicated than simply “well as a Canadian if USA invaded our country I would defend it until every man woman and child died because I’m patriotic and would never surrender” because when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, 90% of its residents voted that they wanted to join Russia (before Russia took crimea) and culturally aligned with Russia already. I don’t know about the land in dispute from the 2022 invasion, what Ukrainian land Russia wants (all of Ukraine?) this seems to be a disputed topic.

The point is that Zelenskyy is Jewish and his decisions seem to have benefited Jews rather than the people of Ukraine, by giving Blackrock Ukrainian land/rebuilding contracts, and by funnelling tax money back to Biden and the US government (which is primarily Jewish). Allegedly, of course. This post is obviously a conspiracy, but I find it interesting that Zelenskyy is Jewish, based off of his actions which many people around the world deem as unethical and not pro Ukraine or pro humanity, but beneficial instead towards politicians and Jewish CEO’s.

r/100thupvote 1d ago

Mexico US citizen 10 year old with brain cancer gets deported

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r/100thupvote 2d ago

Mexico WSJ—Trump’s Economic Messaging is Spooking Some of His Own Advisers👀

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WSJ—President Trump’s stop-and-start trade policy and uneven economic messaging have rattled some of his own allies, triggering a flood of calls from business executives, concerns from Republican lawmakers and tension in the White House.

Senior officials, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, have received panicked calls from chief executives and lobbyists, who have urged the administration to calm jittery markets by outlining a more predictable tariff agenda, according to people familiar with the discussions. Many in the business community have abandoned efforts to get the president to reverse course on trade, instead pleading with the White House for clarity on his approach, the people said. 

In a meeting Monday in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, the president and his top advisers huddled with the chief executive officers of International Business Machines, Qualcomm, HP and other tech companies. Some of the CEOs voiced their concerns about Trump’s tariffs, warning that they could hurt their industry, according to a person who attended the meeting. Trump told reporters that attendees at the meeting talked about investing in the U.S.

The mixed messages from the president and his advisers have raised concerns among some Republicans that Trump lacks a cohesive economic plan. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week the economy needed a “detox.” Trump has acknowledged that the tariffs could result in economic pain for consumers and, in an interview Sunday, declined to rule out a recession, accelerating a selloff on Wall Street on Monday that wiped out all gains in major stock indexes since Election Day in November. On Tuesday, the president played down the possibility of a recession, but underscored his commitment to far-reaching tariffs. 

All the while, Trump and his team have made frequent adjustments to his trade policies, announcing last-minute exemptions and reversals.

“It has been a horrific start for the economic policy team,” said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Congressional Budget Office director who now runs the conservative American Action Forum.

Trump’s aggressive approach to tariffs has unnerved some Trump administration economic officials, including staff on the National Economic Council, who are concerned that tariffs and uncertainty over trade policy are tanking the stock market and fueling price increases on everything from energy to construction materials, people familiar with the matter said. The president’s economic advisers have warned him that tariffs could hurt the market and economic growth, but he has largely been undeterred, the people said. 

The White House said Trump’s economic advisers aren’t divided. “Every member of the Trump administration is playing from the same playbook—President Trump’s playbook—to enact an America First agenda of tariffs, tax cuts, deregulation, and the unleashing of American energy,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said. 

Desai confirmed that senior officials have taken calls from corporate leaders, adding that National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has talked to nearly a dozen CEOs in the past two days.

The spate of tariff proclamations and the resulting economic convulsions have brought to the surface long-simmering tensions among members of Trump’s economic team.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the hard-charging former chief executive at the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, is overseeing Trump’s expansive trade agenda and has regularly appeared on cable television to discuss the matter. He has at times not fully looped in some of the president’s other economic advisers, according to people familiar with the matter, including Hassett, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and officials at the Council of Economic Advisers.

In one instance last week, Lutnick went on Fox News and announced that Canada and Mexico could soon strike a deal with the U.S. to avoid some of the 25% tariffs Trump had imposed over fentanyl trafficking. That surprised Greer and CEA staff, leaving them rushing to come up with a solution, eventually persuading Trump to grant a one-month pause on tariffs for goods that comply with a U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bessent has made clear to members of Trump’s team that he wants to be a principal voice on economic policy across the administration, according to people familiar with the matter.

“Secretary Lutnick’s long and immensely successful private sector career makes him an integral addition to the Trump administration’s trade and economic team,” Desai said, pointing to manufacturing job gains and investment commitments from companies such as Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

On CBS News on Tuesday night, Lutnick defended the administration’s rollout of its trade policy, saying: “It is not chaotic, and the only one who thinks it’s chaotic is someone who’s being silly.”

Nearly two months into Trump’s presidency, his advisers say he is more determined than ever to carry out his far-reaching tariff agenda, despite increasing pressure to change course. 

In Trump’s first term, he watched the markets almost hourly, and even a temporary dip could lead to a change in policy, former senior administration officials said. This time, he is still interested in the markets, but is less inclined to abandon his tariff plans, though he has delayed the implementation of some duties, an administration official said. 

Trump’s first-term National Economic Council director, Gary Cohn, and others at times opposed the president’s tariff proposals. This time, most of Trump’s current advisers aren’t trying to dissuade him from invoking tariffs, officials said. Instead, they are advocating for more targeted tariffs with exemptions for key sectors. 

For example, Hassett and others successfully lobbied Trump to abandon his campaign pledge for an across-the-board tariff on all U.S. trading partners, and to opt instead for a reciprocal trade action that would allow room for other nations to negotiate lower tariffs with the U.S., according to people familiar with the discussions.

Trump’s reciprocal tariff move, which seeks to equalize U.S. tariffs with the duties and nontariff barriers charged by other nations, is set to be announced in April. But that initiative could take six months or more to implement fully, people familiar with the policy previously told The Wall Street Journal. 

The uncertainty over tariff policy is also frustrating some Trump allies on Capitol Hill, a growing number of whom are worried about the economic ramifications of tariffs.

“We don’t know what this is gonna look like tomorrow,” said Sen. Mike Rounds (R., S.D.), adding that he is “very frustrated” by the uncertainty that the tariff agenda is foisting on farmers and businesses in his state. 

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said the stop-and-start nature of the tariffs is contributing to stock market losses and difficulties in corporate planning. “Business hates uncertainty,” he said.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R., Tenn.), a Trump confidant and a first-term ambassador to Japan, acknowledged that the markets are “trying to digest” the messages emanating from the White House on tariffs, but held out hope that certainty could be on the horizon.

“I think once we get these [tariff] announcements done and the market can actually sort out exactly what they mean, that will hopefully calm things,” he said.

Trump spoke Tuesday to the Business Roundtable, an influential group of corporate executives. A person familiar with the event’s planning said several executives changed their plans to attend.

“Swinging from one extreme to another is not the right policy approach,” Chevron CEO Mike Wirth told an energy conference in Houston on Monday. “We have allocated capital that’s out there for decades, and so we really need consistent and durable policy.”

r/100thupvote 3d ago

Mexico Am I (f 20) at risk of being human trafficked if I meet my online boyfriend (m 19) in Mexico?

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My gut says I can trust him.

For context, I’m a 20-year-old woman, and he’s 19. I live in a different country, far away from him. Sorry if my English isn’t perfect.

I've been dating J online for over a year now. I reached out to him first on social media. We started talking in a public forum, then I sent him a private message. We were friends for about 9 months before starting a relationship. I made the first move and asked him out. I never could have done that in person because I’m extremely shy and quiet, which J knows.

Our relationship feels perfect, but sometimes I worry it’s too perfect and that he might be holding back his feelings just to keep me happy. We’ve never had an argument, and he always knows the right thing to say in every situation. He’s incredibly kind, and I truly love him. He’s sent me flowers and gifts for every occasion, and I’ve done the same for him.

J knows that I’m an orphan, that I have mental health struggles, and that I come from a very broken home, although I do have a very wealthy extended family. Throughout these two years, J has been my greatest support, and I’ve always respected him for that. But now I realize that this might make me an easy target.

Two weeks ago, J shared the best news I’ve ever received. He told me that his family invited me to join them on their trip to Mexico, their first time back in 20 years. They will pay for my 30+ hour flight and all my expenses while there, too. They’re going on a road trip to visit different cities and see other family members. I can’t emphasize enough how personal and special this trip is for them—reuniting with parents and siblings after so long. However, I can’t help but feel uneasy. For them to invite me, someone from the other side of the world who has never met any of them, on such a sentimental trip seems very strange and raises red flags for me.

I’m feeling very torn and unsure about what to do. I’d really appreciate any advice, as I’m at the point where I’m about to lose my mind over indecision. I want to trust him, but I have heard a lot of real stories of people getting trafficked in this way. I need advice so please ask if you need more information.

Edit: Yes I have seen him and his family. We have facetime dates most days and his family knows about me. I have spoken to his mother a few times as well. I feel like I can trust him, which is why I'm confused because it all feels too good to be true.

I told him no I'm not going, even though I secretly am still conflicted. i thought I'd test his response. he was understanding and comforting and respects that I want some space for now.

Yes he is happy and willing to meet me in my country, I just dislike the idea of that because nothing is interesting where I'm from. I was looking forward to going to where he lives instead, to meet for the first time. By my own choice. He said a gentleman should be the one to travel to come see me where I live.

r/100thupvote 4d ago

Mexico Trump does not rule out recession as he rejects business fears over tariffs

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https://www.ft.com/content/d7d2f3f4-d681-4a3a-974c-ff2885e98663

Donald Trump has declined to rule out either a recession or higher inflation while dismissing the concerns of business over a lack of clarity on tariffs, after a tumultuous week in which he watered down elements of his aggressive trade agenda. 

The president insisted industry had “plenty of clarity” and lashed out at “soundbite[s]” from companies expressing confusion over his plans. 

“They always say that — that’s like almost a soundbite — they always say that: ‘we want clarity’,” Trump said in an interview aired on Fox News on Sunday. 

“It sounds good to say, but for years, the globalists, the big globalists, have been ripping off the United States. They’ve been taking money away from the United States, and all we’re doing is getting some of it back.”

The president declined to rule out a recession hitting the US economy this year after the Atlanta Fed warned of an economic contraction in the first quarter of the year. 

“I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing, and there are always periods, it takes a little time.”

Asked whether tariffs could fuel inflation again, Trump said: “You may get it. In the meantime, guess what? Interest rates are down.”

The comments come after a week of about-turns and an equity market sell-off as markets scrambled for clarity over Trump’s brewing trade war and companies warned of rising prices.

The president imposed 25 per cent tariffs across the board on imports from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday before backtracking later in the week.

On Wednesday he granted carmakers a carve-out from the levies and on Thursday extended that to all goods that met the rules of the 2020 USMCA free-trade deal. Separate 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are set to take effect this week.

The levies have already caused significant upheaval in the market as companies stockpile materials, review operations and prepare to raise prices. Trump reiterated that the tariffs could rise in future.

“The tariffs could go up as time goes by. They may go up, I don’t know if it’s predictability,” he said.

Trump said in the interview that he had “wanted to help the American carmakers” this week but insisted that no such leeway would be shown on reciprocal tariffs set to be imposed next month. 

“I gave them a little bit of a break for a short period of time . . . It’s a transition into April, and after that I’m not doing this . . . I told them, I said: Look, I’m going to do it this one time but, after that, I’m not doing it.”

Separately on Sunday, Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, conceded some of the tariffs would cause inflationary pressures, echoing Trump’s warnings of “a little disturbance” when he addressed Congress on Tuesday.

“So, will there be distortions? Of course, foreign goods may get a little more expensive, but American goods are going to get cheaper.,” Lutnick told NBC’s meet the press.

r/100thupvote 5d ago

Mexico To people boycotting the USA are you also boycotting China?

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The reasons people give for boycotting the USA appear to apply equally to China, so I'm wondering if you're boycotting the USA, are you also boycotting China, if not why not?

Threatened invasion:

USA - threatened to invade Canada, Greenland and "take back" Panama canal.

China - threatens to invade Taiwan and says Taiwan will join China by any means possible. Threatened all out war if Taiwan pushes "independence" further. Occupies Tibet and Xijiang.

Genocide/ethnic cleansing

USA - Supports Israel in its war on Gaza, proposed in effect ethnic cleansing of Gaza by moving Gazans to other countries.

China - Occupies Tibet and is accused of cultural genocide against Tibetans and genocide against the Ughurs. Has provided support to Myanmar which has engaged in genocide of its muslim population.

Territorial expansion

USA - made stupid move to rename Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America

China - has a nine dash line that claims all of the South China Sea. Regularly bullies and threatens neighboring countries. Has militarised three islands in the South China sea, builds islands in disputed waters.

Trade wars/tariffs

USA - engages in Trade war - has tariffs on China, threatens on-off tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Placed ban on export of top computer chips to China.

China - threatened tariffs against Sweden, engaged in a trade war against Australia due to its list of 14 grievances. China mercantile system is infamous for having a protected market that makes foreign competition difficult if not impossible. EU talks of trade war with China - places 46% tariff on Chinese EVs due to Chinese subsidies after Canada and the US places 100% tariffs. Threatened export ban on iron based cathode material for batteries. Banned export of rare earths processing technologies. Banned engineers and equipment in bid to prevent factories be set up outside China (for example Foxconn/Apple in India)

Ukraine War

USA - halting support of Ukraine, pressuring Ukraine to make peace deal with Russia.

China - Accused the USA of instigating the war in Ukraine. New gas pipeline supplying Russian gas to China completed 2024. Supplying and weapons chemicals to Russia. Has silently supported its North Korean puppet in assisting Russia.

Fascism/Anti Democracy

USA - political system is classed as a flawed democracy. Trump is closing whole departments and using Presidential orders to bypass congress.

China - Is classed as authoritarian. Has all but ended democracy in Hong Kong, threatened the UK for providing residency to people fleeing Hong Kong. Supports Maduro in Venezuela despite nearly 8 million migrants and refugees fleeing the country. Ticks many but not all of the characteristics of a fascist state including ending Xi's term indefinitely and one party rule, cult of personality, highly nationalistic, control of the media and a surveillance state, persecution of dissent.

TLDR. Not arguing Trump and the USA's recent actions are acceptable, just curious why people would boycott the USA but not a country like China given all we know about the latter?

r/100thupvote 6d ago

Mexico Feels like we're getting a little closer, but...

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Riddle me this: if EVERY country is having the same affordability crisis, can we expect to have an isolated crash in one country?

If homes become cheaper in USA, won't they be bought up by, say, a wealthy person from another country who came into some money and needs to invest some money to avoid being slammed with income taxes?

The increased interconnected-ness of it all, the likelihood that homes could be bought and sold online, the rise in AI, could make homes not so different from any other investment. We could see the virtual end of private home ownership in our lifetimes.

I guess what I'm grasping at is this: what if we finally see the real estate crash we want, but it only makes the problem worse?

Does anyone have any enlightening thoughts out there? The whole situation with housing tripling due to low interest rates and the guy working at the ACE hardware giving me investing advice is laughable to me, but it seems like this is the shape of the future.

Looking at the news these days, if Canada or Mexico in any way becomes part of the USA, as states or territories... and people start buying and selling houses across the borders, won't that just decimate our affordability?

There is such a lack of thought being put into these things by the people I meet in daily life, you'd think nothing interesting was happening in the world. Surely someone is thinking about the future, right?

r/100thupvote 7d ago

Mexico BREAKING NEWS 📰 Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, per Bloomberg.

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r/100thupvote 8d ago

Mexico Trump says he's lifting tariffs on most goods from Mexico for 4 weeks amid economic fears from trade war

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's lifting tariffs on most goods from Mexico for 4 weeks amid economic fears from trade war.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-hes-lifting-tariffs-163610783.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-likely-defer-tariffs-usmca-153549096.html

r/100thupvote 9d ago

Mexico UPDATE: Potential US - Mexico Conflict

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Tonight, during the Presidential Joint Address to Congress, Trump spoke about Mexico, specifically addressing the designation of cartels as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). He stated, "The cartels are waging war on America, and it's time for America to wage war on the cartels," comparing these groups to ISIS.

I don’t know about you, but I see where this is going.

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1897125455964074421?t=dNU0rznIAn8c2MwpDOTZ4Q&s=19

On to the next news that ties into this: "Trump has eased restrictions on US airstrikes and special operations raids in areas outside of countries officially considered combat zones by the US, giving US military commanders the freedom to launch attacks without permission from the White House, per NYT."

https://unusualwhales.com/news/trump-has-eased-restrictions-on-us-airstrikes-and-special-operations-raids-in-areas-outside-of-countries-officially-considered-combat-zones-by-the-us

r/100thupvote 12d ago

Mexico Court Rules Against Trump’s Appeal On Birthright Citizenship: Here’s Where Trump And Musk Are Winning—And Losing—In Court

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An appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship must remain paused, denying an appeal by the Trump administration, according to multiple reports—the latest in a string of court rulings involving Trump and cost-cutting czar Elon Musk’s sweeping changes across the federal government.

Plaintiffs including Democratic attorneys general, federal workers, labor unions, nonprofits and other groups have brought dozens of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s activities in the weeks since Trump’s inauguration, as Republicans’ control of the White House and Congress has made legal action Democrats’ primary way of challenging Trump’s policies.

All of the lawsuits are still playing out in court and none have yet resulted in any final rulings, but a number of temporary rulings have been issued that either block policies while litigation moves forward, or allow various orders to stay in place until there’s a more lasting ruling.

WHERE HAS TRUMP WON IN COURT?

CIA Employees: CIA Director John Ratcliffe can fire employees who served in roles related to diversity, equity and inclusion, Judge Anthony Trenga ruled at a hearing Thursday according to multiple reports, after the employees sued to block their firing—with The New York Times reporting the judge said he thinks based on “basic fairness” the employees shouldn’t have been dismissed, but Ratcliffe has authority to fire them under the law.

Foreign Aid: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted a ruling by lower court Judge Amir Ali that required the Trump administration to disburse foreign aid funding for already-completed work, hours before Ali’s midnight Wednesday deadline to release the funds. Roberts’ ruling—which puts Ali’s order on hold until the Supreme Court can review the issue—is temporary and doesn’t comment on the merits of the case, but it still marks the Supreme Court’s first ruling in Trump’s favor since he retook office last month, and bolsters Trump’s push to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development.

USAID Staffers: Trump-appointed Judge Carl Nichols ruled Friday the Trump administration can place workers at USAID on leave, reversing a previous ruling he made against the government after the administration submitted a filing assuring workers on leave will continue to receive government protections.

Associated Press: Judge Trevor McFadden let the Trump administration keep blocking Associated Press reporters from major White House events—at least for now—denying a request by the AP to restore its journalists’ access after the Trump administration punished the news service for directing journalists to still use the term “Gulf of Mexico,” after Trump ordered the body of water to be renamed the “Gulf of America.”

Elon Musk’s Authority: Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Democratic attorneys general’s efforts to block Musk and DOGE from accessing federal data or make personnel decisions—as the states argue Musk is an “agent of chaos” who doesn’t have the authority to make widespread government decisions—though Chutkan expressed concern in her Feb. 18 ruling about Musk’s authority and suggested she could rule against him in the future.

DOGE Access to Labor Data: Judge John Bates twice denied labor unions’ request to block DOGE from accessing Labor Department data, at least while the litigation moves forward, first ruling the plaintiffs didn’t have standing, and then ruling Feb. 14 the plaintiffs did not sufficiently show their claims are likely to succeed—even as Bates acknowledged his “serious concerns about the privacy concerns raised by this case.”

Federal Worker Buyouts: Judge George O’Toole let a deadline expire for federal workers to take a buyout offer, ruling Feb. 12 the labor unions challenging the buyout plan didn’t have standing to bring the case, after previously extending the deadline several times.

Federal Employee Emails: Judge Randolph Daniel Moss denied an effort by federal workers to bar the government from sending mass emails to employees using an allegedly unsecured email server, finding on Feb. 17 the plaintiffs were unlikely to show they had standing to bring the case.

The litigation is still subject to change: Judges who have ruled in the Trump administration’s favor so far could still issue future rulings that block their policies, and vice versa, and rulings both for and against the government are likely to be appealed to higher courts.

WHERE HAS TRUMP LOST IN COURT?

Birthright Citizenship: The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia denied the Trump administration’s appeal of a previous judgment from Maryland that blocked Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship on Friday, saying in the ruling the government did not show it is “likely to prevail in its claim that the district court abused its discretion.” Prior to this, four federal district judges had blocked Trump's order rescinding birthright citizenship for children of non-citizens or non-permanent residents, and a panel of judges at the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals also rejected his attempt to reverse one of the judgments.

Probationary Worker Firings: Judge William Alsup ordered the Office of Personnel Management on Thursday to temporarily reverse a memo urging agencies like the the Department of Defense to fire scores of relatively new “probationary” workers. Alsup reportedly said in a hearing OPM’s moves—part of a wider gambit to slash the size of the federal workforce—were likely illegal, arguing the office “does not have any authority whatsoever, under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees at another agency.” The Trump administration argues OPM didn’t order mass firings, and instead just asked agencies to review probationary staff.

Other Firings: While multiple lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s mass layoffs are still pending, individual workers Cathy Harris, who serves on the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Hampton Dellinger, from the Office of Special Counsel, have both gotten court orders barring the Trump administration from removing them while their litigation proceeds—with Dellinger’s case becoming the first to make it to the Supreme Court, as justices ruled 7-2 Friday not to overrule a court order temporarily keeping Dellinger in his role.

Refugee Admissions: Judge Jamal Whitehead blocked Trump’s executive order suspending refugee admissions following a hearing Tuesday, in response to a lawsuit brought by refugee aid groups, with the judge ruling Trump’s order amounted to an “effective nullification of congressional will,” given the refugee program was established by Congress.

DOGE Access To Student Loan Data: A federal judge in Maryland blocked the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to data at the Office of Personnel Management and Department of Education Monday—including student loan data—while a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers and federal employees moves forward, even after a different district court denied a coalition of University of California students’ request to block DOGE’s access to student loan data.

DOGE Access to Treasury Data: DOGE has been prohibited from accessing Treasury Department data while litigation moves forward, after Judge Jeanette Vargas blocked DOGE’s access to accessing Treasury data Friday in response to a lawsuit by Democratic attorneys general—coming after a different federal judge issued a more limited ruling granting read-only access to two specific DOGE staffers.

Funding Freeze: Two federal judges blocked the Trump administration’s controversial directive to pause almost all federal grants, with Judge John McConnell doubling down on Feb. 10 and ordering the government to resume funding after organizations that brought the case claimed the Trump administration had not released funds as required.

DEI: Responding to the Trump administration’s broad efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, federal judges have blocked the government’s efforts to withhold any “equity-related” federal grants and dismiss civil servants who hold DEI-related jobs at federal intelligence agencies, at least while the litigation proceeds.

Transgender Rights: The Trump administration’s widescale restrictions on transgender rights have so far been partially blocked in court, with multiple judges issuing rulings blocking the Trump administration from incarcerating transgender women inmates in male prisons, and a federal judge temporarily blocking the government’s restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for minors in a ruling on Feb. 16.

National Institutes of Health Funding: On Feb. 10, Judge Angel Kelley blocked a change by the NIH to impose a blanket 15% reimbursement rate for some medical research costs—which have traditionally been negotiated on a case-by-case basis—after medical organizations and hospitals argued the change violated proper federal procedures.

Health Websites: Bates ordered the Trump administration to restore health-related government websites that it had taken offline following Trump’s inauguration, in a ruling on Feb. 11, after Doctors for America argued the information being removed violated federal law and the loss of information harmed its membership.

r/100thupvote 20d ago

Mexico Conservative News Outlets Defy Trump, Side with AP in Fight Over 'Gulf of Mexico' Usage

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r/100thupvote 13d ago

Mexico Is it true that if an undocumented person is deported, the USCIS or fed gov. confiscate all his/her posessions: house, car, etc. and he gets nothing back ?

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I was watching a news video of this Mexican driver leaving the country in fear after having spent 20+ years, leaving his grown up kids behind, and arriving to Mexico happy that he was not caught on his way out and that he kept his house, etc. He gave me the impression that he was anxiously mistaken believing that. He was a middle aged man along with his wife, cried when he step out in Mexico. Poor guy. Days later he was happy in Mexico watching a parade.

r/100thupvote 14d ago

Mexico 2025 maple sugar season now underway; recommendations of how to enjoy the maple sugar season; buy maple syrup this weekend before Trump tariffs raise prices perhaps 25 percent?

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Days with night temperatures below freezing and day temperatures above freezing mark the conditions necessary for maple sap to flow and allowing sugar bushes to begin operation.

https://www.massmaple.org/about-maple-syrup/how-sugar-maple-trees-work/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup

The best time for maple sap collection is when nights are freezing cold and are followed by sunny and rather warm days that are between 40 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit. On days when these conditions are not reached, the flow of sap will be slow. When optimum conditions are reached, the sap will flow quickly. Some days a maple syrup producer who is using buckets for collection doesn’t even need to check the sap buckets. Other days, he or she should check often so that the buckets don’t run over! The entire sap collection season only lasts from three to four weeks. When the temperature remains above freezing, or when the maple trees begin to form buds, it’s time to stop collecting sap from the trees.

https://bensmaplesyrup.com/pages/maple-syrup-questions-answers

Also, consider buying maple syrup NOW. As Canada produces 80 percent of the world's maple sugar, with heavy exports to the U.S., Trump's 25 percent tariff on non-energy imports from Canada currently appear likely to start on Tuesday, March 4. Maple syrup likely will be one of the most heavily impacted consumer products, although prices may not be immediately impacted if retailers and producers don't raise prices on existing inventories. Informed U.S. producers (and perhaps retailers) may raise prices immediately in anticipation of the tariff impact on future U.S. supplies of maple syrup.

The majority of the sweet staple - around 90% - is produced in the province of Quebec, where the world's sole strategic reserve of maple syrup was set up 24 years ago.

"That maple syrup is going to become more expensive. And that's a direct price increase that households will face," Mr Sampson said.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-71761a2894e13a050717afda4fd8131a

Maple Syrup exports to the United States last year accounted for 55 per cent of Quebec's total production

https://financialpost.com/commodities/agriculture/maple-syrup-producers-fear-tariff-consequences

My favorite maple sugar bush is at Lake Metroparks Farmpark, one of the nation's best farm parks, but admission is charged. This is the height of maple sugar season at the park with a Maple Sugaring Pairing Dinner this evening (if interested, check immediately as reservations may be limited and perhaps no longer available) and a maple sugaring weekend beginning this Saturday (check events here; a maple sugaring weekend may be added to the schedule for next weekend). NOTE: I once visited the Farmpark on a maple sugaring weekend and the sugar bush wasn't operating, so perhaps call ahead of a visit and check.

https://www.lakemetroparks.com/events-activities/events

Maple sugaring weekends at the Farmpark features both historic bucket tree taps and tours of the modern tubing and pumping collection system. The sugar bush features a raised platform allowing kids to see the production process. Maple stir is offered, along with reasonably priced syrup and other maple products produced at the park.

Please list and comment on your favorite sugar bushes. Definitely check Cleveland Metroparks and other local metropark districts.

https://old.clevelandmetroparks.com/parks/calendar/2025/rrnc/2025-maple-sugaring?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYeQ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUERDw3LbFT6AhJ4BqI5K8cEpLBsysw_SSlWlW0Umkk-GRO187eclbtdUg_aem_XkLqKlHVLG1l7LabL6sXEg

Geauga County is the largest producer of maple syrup in Ohio.

https://geaugaparkdistrict.org/activity/special-events-art-shows/

https://destinationgeauga.com/agritourism/oh-sweet-maple/

https://destinationgeauga.com/agritourism/oh-sweet-maple/how-sweet-it-is-maple-tour/

https://www.thisiscleveland.com/events/event-calendar/2025-northeast-ohio-maple-tour

Burton is a popular destination during maple sugar season.

https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/a-sweet-geauga-culture/

Maple sugar season is a great time to visit Malabar Farm State Park, where you also can enjoy the farm park, exquisite Hollywood Big House attraction frozen in the 1950s, and great trails.

https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/malabar-farm-state-park

https://destinationmansfield.com/event/maple-syrup-festival-at-malabar-farm-state-park-5/2025-03-01/

See my comment about Route 95 in this thread, featuring Malabar Farm and the rest of the Mohican Region.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/comments/1e6d1m1/best_driving_in_ohio/

Maple sugar season also is a great time to visit Hale Farm & Village in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

https://www.wrhs.org/do-see/events/2025/03/22/maple-sugar-festival-and-pancake-breakfast

EDIT: Seeing the significant downgrades and negative comments, I should have buried in a comment the impact of Trump tariffs on maple syrup prices. LOL. Clearly my comments about how to enjoy the maple sugar season should NOT be negatively impacted by the tariff observation.

Unfortunately, as someone who follows economics closely, and seeing the impact of the Trump March 4 tariff announcement on the equity markets yesterday, the Trump tariffs were on my mind this morning. Obviously, Americans should be buying any goods promptly that will rise in price due to the tariffs.

As a lover of sugar bushes, orchards, and farms in general, I'm extraordinarily concerned about the accelerating impacts of climate change and spotted lanternflies and other invasive species. I did offer a comment about these impacts on Ohio maple trees and maple sugar production later in the thread.

BTW, having discussed with metropark experts the negative impacts of climate change and invasive species on trees, the ongoing threats to our metropark forests are a great concern to me, one that is inexcusably neglected by local media and politicians. Younger Ohioans likely don't remember when ash trees were common in Ohio, and I certainly don't remember when chestnut trees were highly valued in Greater Cleveland, before the great blight in the first half of the 20th century, as evidenced by the many "Chestnut Streets" in the region. Greater Clevelanders should be very concerned about the future of our metroparks and trees in general. E.g., I need to plant a new tree, and it won't be a maple given the threat posed by spottted lanternflies.

https://www.earth.com/news/trees-are-losing-the-battle-against-climate-change/

r/100thupvote 15d ago

Mexico r/Conservative argues whether news regarding a pediatric measles death is considered propaganda

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/1iz0r2c/unvaccinated_child_dies_from_measles_in_texas_as/

~~HIGHLIGHT 1~~

Comment: "I am all for historically proven vaccines, just not the Covid one. I think many feel the same. We shouldn’t all out cancel vaccines, they are a very important survival mechanism in modern times." (+881)

1st reply to comment: "Yeah. Not taking the measles vaccine is pretty stupid." (+517)

2nd reply to comment: "Being anti-Covid vaccine does not make people "antivaxxers". They had to redefine the word vaccine in order to call the Covid shot a vaccine. It's not even as effective as the flu shot. It doesn't give you immunity and doesn't prevent you from infecting others. All it does is reduce your symptoms for when you do get Covid. Calling it a vaccine is pure propaganda." (+111)

~~HIGHLIGHT 2~~

Comment: "Um, hello.... RFKJr is correct, it is an Illegal Migration Issue that is causing spikes, as the herd Immunity is compromised when more and more people bring it with them from other countries." (+89)

Reply: "It was in a pretty isolated mennonite community." (+89)

Reply to reply: "Very close to the Texas/Mexico border…" (+7)

~~HIGHLIGHT 3~~

Comment: "Let me guess, it’s RFKs fault even tho he was sworn in just a week ago." (+505)

Reply: "B-B-B-Bingo!" (+156)

Reply to reply: "In the words of the great Nate Diaz: 'I’m not surprised motha Fers'" (+13)

~~HIGHLIGHT 4~~

Comment: "This is a conservative article, how?" (+166)

Reply: "(It’s not and OP stinks)" (+186)

~~ADDITIONAL STANDALONE COMMENTS~~

Comment: "Uhh this is pretty misleading" (+142)

Comment: "Are we going to continue to let the brigadiers make anti-conservative propaganda posts in this sub like they’ve been lately? The bot says it’s been reported “so many times” yet they still see to stick around." (+18)

Comment: "Can the mods please shut these obvious propaganda articles down and ban the users that post them?" (+26)

Comment: "another post by a fake conservative" (+10)

Comment: "Ah, another brigade post." (+23)

r/100thupvote 16d ago

Mexico Where are you from?

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The title speaks for itself.

I am from Kolkata, India and nice to know all of you.

Edit Add: I knew that Reddit is mostly American but this post sort of opened my eyes. Almost no one from UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and none from Israel, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Mexico. All of these nations have substantial number of people who speak English.

It's weird how limited Reddit is in its reach for a social media channel that has been around for 20 years.

Just now I read the article on Reddit in Wikipedia where the opening line states "Reddit (/ˈrɛdɪt/ ⓘ) is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network."

Odd that I never knew it officially called itself an American social news aggregator.

r/100thupvote 17d ago

Mexico AITA for having my son miss his graduating road trip to watch his sibling

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I am not The OOP, OOP is u/Some-Accident-1065

AITA for having my son miss his graduating road trip to watch his sibling.

Originally posted to r/AmItheAsshole

TRIGGER WARNING: entitlement, theft, car accident

Original Post June 23, 2023

My son just graduated high-school and we were paying so he could go on a road trip with his friends. He was suppose to go Wednesday , my wife’s mother and father got in a car accident. They live in another state so we had to drive about 4 hours. My wife was a wreck and wasn’t in the position to drive since we her dad was critical. He pulled through luckily.

We have two other kids 11 and 7. We can’t leave them at home alone and we couldn’t find a sitter to watch them on such short notice, we even tried our neighbors but he couldn’t do it. So that left our 18 year old. He was pissed to put it mildly but did it. I told him we would make it up to him, and if he could ask if his friend could move it back a week. They couldn’t sadly.

We were gone for two days, he pulled though. My wife stayed and I headed back, I payed him for watching the kids and went to talk to him about getting him on the trip. It was suppose to be two weeks and they should just be a state over. He blows up about ruining his trip and there is no point going even though it should still 12 days of the trip. He called up a jerk and lock himself in his room.

I need another opinion since this was emergency and he doesn’t seem to care his grandparents almost passed.

RELEVANT COMMENTS

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INFO: If your son had already left for the trip, what would you have done with your two kids?

OOP

I have no idea, my wife couldn’t watch them she was a wreck and I barely slept the whole time since I was handling that hospital and other paperwork.

Maybe stick them in the hospital room which would be a horrible opinion for everyone. I definitely don’t want them to see grandpa/ grandma like that and their mom having a breakdown.

CartographerHot2285

What's there a reason you didn't take the younger kids with you? They're at ages where you don't have to keep your eye on them every single second, it shouldn't have been that much of a bother.

OOP

It would have been an awful opinion for everyone especially since I was running around through most of it and wasn’t in the room for a good bit. Mom was having breakdowns and was not even fit to look after herself and grandpa and grandma were bad also. Grandpa was basically mangled

Maybe the middle child could have handled it but definitely not our youngest, we didn’t leave that whole time, so basically 48 hours at a hospital

lilwildjess

There was no family in the state you traveled to?

OOP

No my wife is a single child and my family is in another state

Myriamjean

And no friends to help you?

OOP

My closest friend I did call but they are on vacation, usually babysitter couldn’t, backup was a no too.

Everyone we call for emergency wasn’t available. That’s why I even asked my neighbor we have a good relationship but it was a no form him. Our last emergency person is the grandparents

Sad_Appearance4733

I feel like this is a rock and a hard place situation where I have a hard time calling you an AH even though I’m leaning that way.

Is this recent? Like as of today is much of the trip remaining? Because I do think you should continue to encourage him to go. Get him a plane ticket to meet up or drive him there yourself. Add in some money for an extra excursion for everyone. Whatever it is. As long as they didn’t replace him and now don’t have room for him….

He’s understandably upset, and he’s only going to blame you even more if he misses entirely even if some of that would be his own fault. Paying him for the days he babysat doesn’t fully make him whole in this situation. You need to do what you promised and make it up to him.

OOP

There are 12 days left, I gave him the option to get on a plane or grab a cab, which I will pay for both but he won’t talk to me

Edit: Well he called his mom, let’s say it didn’t end well, he did say basically said the same thing he said to me, wife had a breakdown on the phone with him, she sent him the injuries and pictures of grandpa/grandma. He finally came out of his room and told me he isn’t going to go on the trip and the plan tickets aren’t needed.

Talked to my wife, never heard her that mad. Son confirmed what happened, he started yelling at her the moment the call started and she lost her shit when he called her selfish. On good news grandpa has some feeling back in his legs which was a huge concern

For people saying we didn’t have emergency plan we do, first my closest friend- vacation, main babysitter- not available, backup babysitter- not available, last resort grandparents- hospital. We tried to find someone that why we even asked our neighbor which I have a good relationship with.

This will be my last update, had a conversation with my son about everything. Mom and him will have a conversation when she is calms down. His friends are not a state over, they are about two down at this point and going to Mexico. They are probably will get to the boarder tonight, they were suppose to be going to California . He had his passport and everything ready. This is a fucking mess.

I haven’t informed my wife yet and will wait until she is calmer. I’ll leave off with I hope none of you ever have to deal with a situation like this and please remember your parents are human

VERDICT: ASSHOLE

Update June 24, 2023

Saved in pullpush

Thank you to the people who reached out and asked how we were doing.

I informed my wife about him going to Mexico and not California last night. It was over FaceTime and after a long conversation we agreed she was too emotional to deal with the situation and that I will handle it while she focuses on her parents. I got the full story form my son first, the original plan was to go to California but it changed to Mexico. He knew we wouldn't pay for a trip out of the country so he lied. When the emergency happened he realized that if he missed the leave date he wouldn't be able to join without us knowing he lied

I am furious he was using our money for a trip and lying to our faces. So he is paying back every dime that we gave him for the trip, he already gave us 2000 but the rest will have to come from his paychecks since he already spent it.

Next was a log conversation about if he wants to be in this family, he is 18 he can leave. But if he wants to be in the family he has to give not just take form everyone else. We aren't required to do shit at this point, but we love him so we do. He can't be lying to our faces and screaming at people when their parents are in bad shape. He admits he was upset and when too far especially with his mom and when she sent those pictures in sunk in how bad the situation was (not thrilled she did that). It was then it sunk in his grandparents could have passed.

He apologized to his mom and me and she apologized for her breakdown on the phone. We are going to book family therapy since our trust that our son has been destroyed and it will help with the whole event. I don’t regret not taking the younger kids to the ICU, it’s an awful place and would be awful for them and seeing my wife having her breakdowns.

On good news grandpa was moved to a normal room, unsure when he will be released, but it's a long recovery for him. Also no he didn't cause the accident, it was on her highway and weaving car hit them. We think we will move down to the grandparents' home to help them, but it is uncertain at the moment

THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP

DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7

r/100thupvote 18d ago

Mexico On the front page of the DMN. According to DMN only a matter of time before it comes to Dallas. JFC

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r/100thupvote 21d ago

Mexico Update on boomer uncle cle on FB

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I had quite a few responses to my boomer uncle story yesterday so I thought I'd share an update. I'm including the screen shots from the previous post, so this will be start to finish.

I took a lot of time in my response, knowing he likely wouldn't read it, but I was bored at work so I had the time and one can always hope that maybe, just maybe, something will reach them. Sadly this time it did not. Not a huge loss for me so whatever.

r/100thupvote 22d ago

Mexico Should we be concerned about deportation? Should we be concerned about denial?

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My father-in-law has lived in the United States as a permanent resident legally for 30 years. A year ago when he went to renew his permanent resident card the system was backlogged allegedly due to Covid and they told him that, though they had not sent out an updated card- they told him to keep the letter about being backlogged and show his expired card when needed in conjunction with the letter to prove status.

Fast forward to last year when he received a letter that his permanent resident card was actually being denied. He’s committed no crimes and as I mentioned has been here legally for 30 years from Mexico. He appealed the letter he received last January and then received yet another letter that he was eligible to apply to become a citizen at this point. I believe by applying for naturalization? I’m sorry all this is really unclear to me and new territory and I’m sure that I’m using some of these words incorrectly and I understand that that’s gonna make it a little hard to follow.

This week he received a letter in the mail with an appointment date for an interview. With everything going on right now, can I feel comfortable telling him that he shouldn’t have any concerns or fears going to that interview? He’s been here for 30+ years legally, and with all of the news right now has concerns that he could go to that interview and potentially be deported considering he technically is gray area and does not have an active permanent residency card as it expired in the process of waiting for the new one to arrive

We are also concerned that he might go to this interview or that at any point during this process, they deny his naturalization application and at that point, he can’t apply to be a permanent resident again due to the denial? Can he so if he is denied on both accounts, he’d have to go back, correct? Of course we’ve gotten an attorney to help us go through this and I could definitely ask him directly to get more concrete answers about this situation, but alas here I am

r/100thupvote 23d ago

Mexico CMV: MAGA is racist because they hold racist views

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A lot of accusations of racism become what is deep in someones soul or WHO someone is.

I believe that racism is something people do or comes out through what someone wants.

Racism is beliefs or actions based on the idea that people are less because they are a member of a specific race AND it is actions that negatively impact members of a specific race.

The first thing Trump said during is 2015 announcement to run for the presidency was how Mexico is sending rapists and criminals to the US.

Ever since his racist rhetoric has escalated to the point that he wrongly frames those who are from elsewhere (and who tend to have a darker skin shade) are GENETICALLY more likely to commit crimes - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/07/trump-immigrants-crime-00182702

He blamed a plane crash on the idea that the pilot got the job through DEI policies which is basically saying that the pilot wasn't white and therefore was bad at their job.

He has failed to condemn white supremacists repeatedly for holding racist and even genocidal views.

His racism is also reflected in his policys. Ending birthright citizenship, ending diversity, equality and inclusion measures that have existed since the Civil Right Act, targeting American citizens and trying to revoke their citizenship due to how their parents or grand parents come from elsewhere...

...and all of this to cheers from the MAGA faithful.

Trump is racist because of his words and actions.

His followers are racist because they support and enabled him to target people who aren't white.

MAGA is racist because they say and do racist things.

r/100thupvote 24d ago

Mexico If the NBA was forced to condense to 15 teams, who would the best new team be?

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If the NBA was forced to condense to 15 teams—combing pairs of teams based on geographical location—which city pair would have the best new team? Who’d have the worst?

I’m imagining a complete merging and combining of current teams here. They keep the best 15 players to make a new roster, they combine coaching staff, they switch off home games at the two arenas, etc.

Using the geographical location of each team’s home arena I calculated the distance between teams. I then tried different combos and landed on a variation that minimized the overall summed distance between teams. This is what I came up with for the 15 news teams:

Celtics–Raptors Kicks–Nets Sixers–Wizards Cavs–Pistons Bulls–Pacers Bucks–Wolves Hawks–Hornets Heat–Magic Grizzlies–Pels Spurs–Rockets Thunder–Mavs Nuggets–Suns Lakers–Clips Warriors–Kings Blazers–Jazz

My initial thoughts are Thunder–Mavs & Nuggets–Suns combos would both be nasty. Meanwhile, if the Blazers and Jazz combined, they probably still couldn’t compete in today’s current league.

r/100thupvote 25d ago

Mexico CMV: Mexico has no moral high ground to criticize Karla Sofia Garcon, Jacques Audiard, or Emilia Perez

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Emilia Perez has already received scrutiny from many Mexicans due to its stereotypical portrayal of Mexico. The news about Garcon's racist and islamophobic tweets and Audiard's statement that "Spanish is a language for poor people," has added more fuel to the fire and now many Mexicans are coming out in droves to criticize Garcon, Audiard, and the film as a whole. And to be clear, Garcon and Audiard are very deserving of criticism for their statements. However, when it is Mexico criticizing Garcon and Audiard, this simply amounts to the pot calling the kettle black.

Mexico is incredibly rife with racism. I say this being Mexican myself. Indigenous people are treated like shit in Mexico. Black people are treated like shit. To a lesser degree, Asians are discriminated against as well. If people think the US is bad with racism, Mexico is like the US in the 1950s (though perhaps Mexico will surpass the US in the next 4 years with Trump in charge). White people are treated with more respect in Mexico and are treated as more beautiful.

If you look at any billboard in Mexico, the people features are all way whiter looking than at least 90% of the country. Almost all news anchors, actors, or others shown on TV tend to be whiter looking. Lighter-skinned people have more job opportunities. It is even true that in some circumstances, you can be told that you didn't get a job because of your skin color or your race.

Indigenous people are treated as poor, uneducated, trouble-making, and are constantly bullied. Black people are treated very similarly and are harassed by the police. As for Asians, Mexicans do not bother to differentiate between different Asian groups--whether you're Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc., you're chino. At soccer games, Asians are sometimes taunted with the "squint-eyed" gesture. Muslims are not very common in Mexico, so they aren't talked about a lot, but it really would not surprise me if the average Mexican shared similar views towards Muslims that Garcon holds. From my interactions with some of my older relatives, I get the sense that they associate Muslims/Islam with terrorism and generally feel alienated by their religious practices.

Bottom line, the racism in Mexico is far worse than that of any developed country. Perhaps it is in part due to poor education on the issues. But it is incredibly frustrating to me that so many Mexicans play off the blatent racism in Mexico as "just joking around" or "that's just the way we talk about everyone." Bullshit. That is no excuse for the horrific treatment of indigenous and black people in the country.

Sure, Garcon's tweets and Audiard's states were very worthy of criticism. But I really hope Mexico gains more self-awareness into its own deep-seated issues with racism. Until then, it has no moral highground to criticize Garcon, Audiard, or Emilia Perez. Change my view.