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Trump Puts Latin America and the Middle East on Notice

The Washington Free Beacon 

President Donald Trump hit the ground running on immigration, deploying 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border and ordering military deportation flights to Central and South America. Two of those flights were to arrive in Colombia on Sunday. Gustavo Petro, the nation's president and a former member of the Marxist M-19 guerrilla group, stopped them from landing. It didn't take long for Trump to remind him that the old guy isn't in charge anymore.

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Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Are Way Worse Than Tariffs on China

Library of Economics and Liberty 

Some bad news and then some good news and then some bad news.

Bad News

On January 21, on his first full day in office, President Trump threatened to impose a 10% tariff rate on imports from China. His beef is that “China,” whatever that means (cue co-blogger Pierre Lemieux), is sending to Mexico chemical ingredients (precursor chemicals) that are used to make fentanyl.

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News24 | Wall Street hit as China's AI push rattles Big Tech

News24.com 

Futures linked to the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled on Monday as the overwhelming popularity of an inexpensive Chinese artificial intelligence model sparked a selloff in AI-related shares, with megacap stocks including Nvidia the worst hit.

Yambo Gives The Steak Knives Speech To Immigration Agents

Crooks and Liars  

I guess this is what he used to do with his kids when they weren't selling condos fast enough. I'm convinced everything he does, he's picturing himself as the lead in a movie. Like Glengarry Glen Ross, bludgeoning is the only way to get results. What if there aren't enough criminals available to make those numbers? Why, they'll turn them into criminals! Via the Washington Post:

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Iran’s steel output up 8% to 31 mln mt in 2024: WSA

En.mehrnews.com 

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Iran raised its steel output by 8% last year compared to 2023 as manufacturers failed to hit higher production targets because of restrictions on energy supplies to industries, according to IMIDRO.