What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Jacob]

Looks like there may be some pain in the US meat industry shortly:

US meat trade days away from getting 'kicked out' of China

Hundreds of abattoirs in the United States are at risk of being banned from exporting meat to China, because their China export licences are due to expire this weekend.

According to the US Department of Agriculture some beef, dairy, pork and poultry exporters have already had their registrations lapse and there had been a "lack of response by China Customs" to its requests to have the situation rectified.

"The expiry date for several hundred more US establishments is in March and April and [China Customs] has not responded to US government facility registration renewal requests," it said in statement.

US-based Global Agritrends director Brett Stuart said export licences issued five years ago were meant to auto-renew, but that was not happening and it seemed to be on purpose.

"So what we're looking at right now in America, is waking up Monday morning and having $US3 billion ($A4.77B) worth of beef, pork and poultry no longer eligible to export to China," he said.

"We've been watching this for weeks wondering if it's a glitch in the system, or is this a result of trade friction?

"China has already imposed retaliation tariffs on US beef, pork and poultry and it's very easy for them to sit by and not answer the phone.

What does this mean for Australia?

Mr Stuart said last year the United States sent 170,000 tonnes of beef to China that would need to find another market.

"All of the sudden the only grain-fed beef on earth that China can buy is from Australia — so it's not bad news [for Australia's cattle industry]," he said.

"That demand for grain-fed beef will heat up quickly."

ABC Landline understands this week saw an uptick in orders from Chinese importers, looking to lock in Australian grain-fed beef.

The ABC approached the Australian Meat Industry Council which represents a large number of meat exporters but the organisation said it was watching closely and seeking more information before it comments.

Mr Stuart said he had spoken to multiple US exporters and traders this week who were "very nervous".

"It's a de-facto ban [by China]," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/3-billion-united-states-meat-trade-to-china-at-risk/105052220

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Looks like there may be some pain in the US meat industry shortly:

US meat trade days away from getting 'kicked out' of China

Hundreds of abattoirs in the United States are at risk of being banned from exporting meat to China, because their China export licences are due to expire this weekend.

According to the US Department of Agriculture some beef, dairy, pork and poultry exporters have already had their registrations lapse and there had been a "lack of response by China Customs" to its requests to have the situation rectified.

"The expiry date for several hundred more US establishments is in March and April and [China Customs] has not responded to US government facility registration renewal requests," it said in statement.

US-based Global Agritrends director Brett Stuart said export licences issued five years ago were meant to auto-renew, but that was not happening and it seemed to be on purpose.

"So what we're looking at right now in America, is waking up Monday morning and having $US3 billion ($A4.77B) worth of beef, pork and poultry no longer eligible to export to China," he said.

"We've been watching this for weeks wondering if it's a glitch in the system, or is this a result of trade friction?

"China has already imposed retaliation tariffs on US beef, pork and poultry and it's very easy for them to sit by and not answer the phone.

What does this mean for Australia?

Mr Stuart said last year the United States sent 170,000 tonnes of beef to China that would need to find another market.

"All of the sudden the only grain-fed beef on earth that China can buy is from Australia — so it's not bad news [for Australia's cattle industry]," he said.

"That demand for grain-fed beef will heat up quickly."

ABC Landline understands this week saw an uptick in orders from Chinese importers, looking to lock in Australian grain-fed beef.

The ABC approached the Australian Meat Industry Council which represents a large number of meat exporters but the organisation said it was watching closely and seeking more information before it comments.

Mr Stuart said he had spoken to multiple US exporters and traders this week who were "very nervous".

"It's a de-facto ban [by China]," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/3-billion-united-states-meat-trade-to-china-at-risk/105052220

Ah, when having a beef means not having a beef...

[Syt]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/us-citizen-child-recovering-brain-cancer-deported-mexico-undocumented-rcna196049

U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer removed to Mexico with undocumented parents

The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.

[Valmy]

Yeah he wants to strip away birthright citizenship so that kid will probably not remain a citizen for long.

Or...not. I don't know. It's legal Calvinball. Maybe they will just randomly deport US citizens now.

[The Minsky Moment]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which detained and deported the family, according to their lawyer, said in an email Wednesday: "For privacy reasons, we do not comment on individual cases."

Fucking cowards
At least have the courage of your evil convictions.

[Razgovory]

That is pretty sick.

[Admiral Yi]

Would it have been better to separate the parents from the child?

[Valmy]

Would it have been better to separate the parents from the child?

I think the parents should be permitted to take their kid with them if they want. But deporting a US citizen?

But I wasn't there. Maybe that is what happened.

[Tonitrus]

Would it have been better to separate the parents from the child?

No, it would have been better to look at the uncommon/rare situation for what it was and grant an exception to let the family stay together in the US until the daughter's cancer recovery was completed.

Also, the fact that we have Border Patrol checkpoints well inside the U.S. that mostly seem to exist to slow down freeway traffic and ask people to affirm if they are citizens (which I am pretty sure 99.9% say "yes", and likely are) and hope to get lucky with a brain-dead person that says "no")...should have been tossed long ago as the brain-dead idea that it is.

[The Minsky Moment]

Target resources at border crossings that negatively impact on border communities and undocumenteds with criminal records. Not long-term residents with no record and citizen kids.  This is basic enforcement priorities 101 that every admin follows until this clown car rolled up to the DC.

This happened because they used a kangaroo court* expedited removal procedure that is normally used to target people caught entering or shortly after.  Only one Presidential administration has ever applied to this procedure to long-term residents.  This one.


*Kangaroo court is an exaggeration, there is no review or oversight of any kind.

[mongers]

Target resources at border crossings that negatively impact on border communities and undocumenteds with criminal records. Not long-term residents with no record and citizen kids.  This is basic enforcement priorities 101 that every admin follows until this clown car rolled up to the DC.

This happened because they used a kangaroo court* expedited removal procedure that is normally used to target people caught entering or shortly after.  Only one Presidential administration has ever applied to this procedure to long-term residents.  This one.


*Kangaroo court is not an exaggeration, there is no review or oversight of any kind.

JR did you mis out a not?

[Syt]

*Kangaroo court is an exaggeration, there is no review or oversight of any kind.

It also feels unduly disparaging to kangaroos.

[Syt]

D senators who voted with Republicans on the spending bill:
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Kirsten Gillibrand
Maggie Hassan
Angus King
Gary Peters
Brian Schatz
Chuck Schumer
Jeanne Shaheen

[The Minsky Moment]

JR did you mis out a not?

I meant the term "court" was an exaggeration, even if modified.  There is no process at all, not even a pro forma one.

[The Minsky Moment]

Trump got his Enabling Act and split the Democrats all at the same time.  Guy really does keep winning.