Reality Bites
DOGE proposes cutting IRS workforce by a total of nearly 20% – CNN
The Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency are proposing a dramatic downsizing of the IRS that would result in a nearly 20% reduction of its workforce by May 15 — one month after Tax Day in the United States.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3305
ANALYSIS | How does Danielle Smith's tariff strategy measure up to that of other premiers? | CBC News – CBC
Premier Danielle Smith is returning to the U.S., this time to talk tariffs at a fundraising gala in Florida for a conservative group. Though her decision has raised some eyebrows, one expert says it fits with her strategy of diplomacy.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3306
Canada sounds alarm at G7: ‘Nobody is safe’ from Trump’s tactics – POLITICO
As U.S. joins foreign ministers’ gathering in Quebec, Mélanie Joly warns counterparts that they are next.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3307
Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it – AP News
President Donald Trump campaigned as a champion of free speech, but First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in his second term.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3308
The U.S. Wants Canada to Become A Police State – Macleans.ca – Macleans.ca
Appeasing Trump's border demands only emboldens authoritarians worldwide. Here's why we must resist.
Original source: http://Macleans.ca/
Tesla's Being Accused of Something Unbelievably Sketchy in Canada – Futurism
Over 200 Canadian car dealers are crying foul after Elon Musk's Tesla claimed tens of millions of dollars worth of rebates.
Original source: https://futurism.com/tesla-sales-numbers-canada
Russian State Media Targets New Canadian Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney – DisinfoWatch – DisinfoWatch
Sputnik, a Russian state media outlet, has published an article targeting Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and incoming Prime Minister. The article frames…
Original source: https://disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russian-state-media-targets-new-canadian-liberal-party-leader-mark-carney/
Elon Musk Reportedly Wants the Government to Shut Down So He Can Do Something Dark – Futurism
Unelected White House official Elon Musk is desperate for the federal government to grind to a halt — so he can continue dismantling it.
Original source: https://futurism.com/elon-musk-government-shutdown
Trump takes an ax to more than a dozen pollution rules in rapid-fire deregulation | CNN – CNN
The Trump administration is rolling back several major climate policies, including two rules that target planet-warming pollution from vehicles and power plants, in a major blow to America’s progress on climate action.
Original source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/climate/trump-ev-power-plant-rollbacks/index.html
Rubio says G7 won't discuss US 'takeover' of Canada – Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said the issue of how the United States is going to "take over Canada" will not be discussed at a gathering of G7 foreign ministers due to take place in Canada on Thursday.
Original source: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/rubio-says-g7-wont-discuss-us-takeover-canada-2025-03-12/?utm_source=reddit.com
Steam-powered piston system sparks nuclear fusion plasma in Canada – Interesting Engineering
Canadian nuclear fusion company uses Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) approach to achieve its first plasma, 23 years after it was founded.
Original source: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/steam-driven-nuclear-fusion-reactor
Saskatchewan’s budget will include cut to education property taxes – 980 CJME
The cut will result in $100 million less for education from property taxes.
Original source: https://www.cjme.com/2025/03/11/sask-budget-will-include-cut-to-education-property-taxes/
Solar and wind beat coal in the US for the first time – The Verge
“Solar is winning.”
Original source: https://www.theverge.com/news/628369/solar-wind-beat-coal-us-ember-report
Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce – ABC News
Mass layoffs are impacted 1,315 employees of the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3289
The private cost of public service: how sharing science about COVID put experts in the crosshairs | CBC News – CBC
Dr. Alex Wong became well-known during the COVID-19 pandemic, doing multiple interviews locally and nationally, but his work led to his body breaking down.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3290
Trump imposes sweeping 25% steel and aluminum tariffs. Canada and Europe swiftly retaliate | CNN Business – CNN
President Donald Trump imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States Wednesday, a policy aimed at leveling the playing field for US manufacturing but a move that threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer…
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3291
Canada announces C$29.8 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US – Reuters
Canada will impose C$29.8 bln in retaliatory tariffs on the United States effective Thursday morning in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs, Canada's Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3292
ANALYSIS | The U.S. has covertly destabilized nations. With Canada, it's being done in public | CBC News – CBC
Former senior Canadian intelligence officials say Canada needs to be on the lookout for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats. They say those attempts would likely come on social media…
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3293
German spy agency concluded COVID virus likely leaked from lab, papers say – Reuters
Germany's foreign intelligence service in 2020 put at 80%-90% the likelihood that the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic was accidentally released from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, two German newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3294
Trump placing 25% tariff on steel, aluminum after backing off 50% threat | CBC News – CBC
The White House said Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump will go ahead with a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum just after midnight, capping off yet another chaotic day of trade threats and 51st state taunts.
Original source: https://t.me/TheNotable/3284
