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Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the will of the Lord that will be carried out.
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The Sovereignty of God
‘I Will Accomplish All My Purpose’
In Isaiah 46:9, God says “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.” God is unique among all the beings of the universe. He is in a class by himself. No one is like him. When something is happening, or something is being said or thought, and God responds, “I am God!” , he is saying: You’re acting like you don’t know what it means for me to be God.
What It Means to Be God
So he tells them what it means to be the one and only God. He tells them what’s at the heart of his God-ness. Verse 10: What it means for me to be God is that “I declare the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done.” Two statements:
I declare how things turn out long before they ever happen.
I declare not just natural events but human events — doings, things that are not yet done.
Verse 10: “I declare from ancient times things not yet done.” I know what these doings will be long before they are done.
Now at this point you might say, “What we have here is God’s foreknowledge, not his sovereignty.” And that is right, so far. But in the next half of the verse, God tells us how he foreknows the end and how he foreknows the things not yet done. Verse 10b: “I declare the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’” When he “declares” ahead of time what will be, here’s how he “declares” it, or “says” it: “saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’”
In other words, the way he declares his foreknowledge is by declaring his fore-counsel and his fore-purposing. When God declares the end long before it happens, what he says is, “My counsel shall stand.” And when God declares things not yet done long before they are done, what he says is, “I will accomplish all my purpose.”
Which means that the reason God knows the future is because he plans the future and accomplishes it. The future is the counsel of God being established. The future is the purpose of God being accomplished by God. Then, the next verse, verse 11b, gives a clear confirmation that this is what he means: “I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.” In other words, the reason my predictions come true is because they are my purposes, and because I myself perform them.
God Purposes All Things
God knows what’s coming because he plans what’s coming, and he performs what he plans. Verse 10b: ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’ He does not form purposes and wonder if someone else will take responsibility to make them happen. “I will accomplish all my purpose.”
So, based on this text: God has the rightful authority, the freedom, the wisdom, and the power to bring about everything that he intends to happen. And therefore, everything he intends to come about does come about. Which means, God plans and governs all things.
When he says, “I will accomplish all my purpose,” he means, “Nothing happens except what is my purpose.” What God means in Isaiah 46:10 is that nothing has ever happened, or will ever happen, that God did not purpose to happen. Or to put it positively: Everything that happened or will happen is purposed by God to happen.
Facing a Crucial Question
Will we turn from our objections and praise his power and grace, and bow with glad submission to the absolute sovereignty of God? Or, will we stiffen our neck and resist him? Will we see in the sovereignty of God our only hope for life in our deadness, our only hope for answers to our prayers, our only hope for success in our evangelism, our only hope for meaning in our suffering? Or, will we insist that there is a better hope, or no hope?
However, nothing contradicts the real moral responsibility that humans, and angels, and demons have to do what God commands. God has given us a will. How we use it makes our eternal difference.
God’s Sovereignty Over Nature
God is sovereign over what appears the most random acts in the world. Proverbs 16:33 says, “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.” There are no events so small that he does not rule for his purposes. “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?” Jesus said, “And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered” (Matthew 10:29–30).
From worms in the ground to stars in the galaxies, God governs the natural world. In the book of Jonah, God commands a fish to swallow (1:17), God commands a plant to grow (4:6), and commands a worm to kill it (4:7). And far above the life of worms, the stars take their place and hold their place at God’s command. Isaiah 40:26 says, “Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing.”
How much more, then, the natural events of this world — from weather, to disasters, to disease, to disability, to death.
Psalm 147:15–18 says, “He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes. He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.” Job 37:11–13 says, “He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.”
God Could Have Stilled the Winds
So snow and rain, and cold, and heat, and wind are all the work of God. When Jesus finds himself in the middle of a raging storm, he merely speaks, “Peace! Be still!” And as the text says, “the wind ceased, and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39). There is no wind, no storm, no hurricane, no cyclone, no typhoon, no monsoon, no tornado over which Jesus can say “Be still,” and it will not obey. Which means, that if it blows, he intends for it to blow. “Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it?” (Amos 3:6). All Jesus had to do with Hurricane Sandy was say, “Be still,” and there would have been no damage and no loss of life.
And what about the other sufferings of this life? “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?’” (Exodus 4:11). And Peter said to the suffering saints in Asia Minor, “Let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good” (1 Peter 4:19). “It is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil” (1 Peter 3:17).
Whether we suffer from disability, or from the evil of others, God is the one who ultimately decides — and whether we live or die. Deuteronomy 32:39 says, “There is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.” Or consider James 4:13–15: “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ — yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.’” Or, as Job says, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21).
God’s Sovereignty in Human Actions
And when we turn from the natural world to the world of human actions and human choice, God’s sovereignty is just as extensive. “He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; . . . the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will” (Daniel 2:21; 4:17).
And whoever the president is, he is not sovereign. We should pray for him that he would know this: “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will” (Proverbs 21:1). And when he engages in foreign affairs he will not be decisive. God will. “The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations” (Psalm 33:10–11).
When nations came to do their absolute worst, namely the murder of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, they had not slipped out of God’s control, but were doing his sweetest bidding at their worst moment: “Truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place” (Acts 4:27–28). The worst sin that ever happened was in God’s plan, and by that sin, sin died.
Boasting Is Excluded
And so our salvation was secured on Calvary under the sovereign hand of God. And, if you are a believer in Jesus, if you love him, you are a walking miracle. God granted you repentance (2 Timothy 2:24–25). God drew you to Christ (John 6:44). God revealed himself to you (Matthew 11:27). God gave you the gift of faith. “By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9). The sovereignty of God in our salvation excludes boasting.
There may have been a hundred horrible things in your life. But if today you are moved to treasure Christ as your Lord and Savior, you can write over every one of those horrors the words of Genesis 50:20: Satan, “you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”
I conclude with the words of Paul in Ephesians 1:11, “God works all things according to the counsel of his will.” All things — from the roll of the dice, to the circuits of stars, to the rise of presidents, to the death of Jesus, to the gift of repentance and faith.
Why God’s Sovereignty Matters
What then does this mean for us? Why is this precious to us?
Let us stand in awe of the sovereign authority and freedom and wisdom and power of God.
Let us never trifle with life as though it were a small or light affair.
Let us marvel at our own salvation — that God bought it, and wrought it, with sovereign power, and we are not our own.
Let us groan over the God-belittling, man-centeredness of our culture and much of the church.
Let us be bold at the throne of grace knowing that our prayers for the most difficult things can be answered. Nothing is too hard for God.
Let us rejoice that our evangelism will not be in vain because there is no sinner so hard that the sovereign grace of God cannot break through.
Let us be thrilled and calm in these days of great upheaval because victory belongs to God, and no purposes that he wills to accomplish can be stopped.
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To a crowded Trump Rally in Des Moines, Iowa, President Donald Trump literally told the people of a proud American agricultural state: “They wanna kill our cows! That means you’re next!”
“The socialist Democrats want to shut down American energy, They support Representative Occasion Cortez – that’s a real beauty . . . that’s a beauty I can’t even believe it but I don’t want to knock it. Because the Green New Deal which would crush our farms, destroy our wonderful cows. I love cows! They want to kill our cows! You know why right? . . . You know why – don’t say . . . They want to kill our cows! That means you’re next!“
Don’t Panic! The VSG totally has this. He’s already defeated these people at their game.
So Much Winning . . .
Warning: This article is rated EXTRA SPICY. Consume responsibly.
“They wanna kill our cows! That means you’re next!”
Yes, he really went there.
In Iowa.
Talking to a crowded rally of farmers.
In one of America’s greatest agriculture states.
And during one of America’s most important political primaries.
Today’s story starts with the Coronavirus. Wait, actually it goes back much further. Well let’s start with Coronavirus.
Daughn posted a Coronavirus thread because, well, I’m a slacker:
I want/don’t want to put up a “PANIC! Coronavirus Pandemic!” post to collect all the articles and theories everyone’s posted…
Main reason I don’t want to: “It will all work out well.” 😉
If it were a REAL threat, POTUS would have said more now. Nothing catches him by surprise.
And it’s true, our President has this under control:
China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!
Before this year’s very real coronavirus pandemic that started in China and is now sweeping the globe, a “fictional” simulation of such an event was sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last year.
Event 201, which was hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, took place in October 2018 and featured a simulation in which a novel zoonotic coronavirus spread throughout the world and caused 65 million deaths worldwide. In the preparedness scenario, the coronavirus started in Brazil rather than China.
“Once you’re in the midst of a severe pandemic, your options are very limited,” said Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University. “The greatest good can happen with pre-planning.”
The event was hosted in New York City and attended by some of the most influential business leaders, government officials, and health officials. Attendees claimed that it really helped them rethink how they would handle disaster preparedness if such a situation were to arise.
“It really does shake up assumptions and change thinking about how we can prepare for a global pandemic,” says Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security.
Some of the highlights from the conference can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/AoLw-Q8X174
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and globalist World Economic Forum helped to put on the event. The coronavirus was described in the training as being similar to SARS “but slightly more transmissible, like the flu, and slightly more lethal.”
“We don’t have a vaccine for SARS, or MERS, or various avian flu viruses that have come up in the past decade,” Toner said, noting how the situation described in Event 201 could easily take place. “That’s because vaccine development is slow and difficult if there isn’t an immediate market for it.”
Widespread allegations have also emerged that patents were issued for the coronavirus, perhaps in anticipation for its release upon the masses:
“In the case of biological threats, that sense of urgency is lacking,” he said. “The world needs to prepare for pandemics in the same serious way it prepares for war.”
Perhaps Gates just showed incredible foresight in choosing the coronavirus mass death simulation just months before the real thing would show itself, or maybe this is just another case of predictive programming from a globalist cabal capable of unfathomable evil.
According to a storypublished on CBC news on July 14, 2019, a researcher connected to China was escorted out of the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg during an RCMP investigation into what was described as a possible “policy breach.”
Dr. Xiangguo Qiu, her husband Keding Cheng, and an undisclosed number of her students from China were removed from Canada’s only level-4 lab on July 5, according to a CBC News report.
A Level 4 virology facility is a lab with the equipment to work with the most threatening human and animal diseases. This made the Arlington Street lab one of the very few labs in North America that is able to handle pathogens demanding the highest level of containment, such as Ebola.
According to sources who worked at the lab and did not want to be identified, the couple and the Chinese students had their security access revoked
Sources claim that this came several months after NML IT specialists entered Qiu’s office after-hours and replaced her computer. Qiu’s frequent trips to China were also being denied.
During meetings on July 8, NML staff were informed that the researchers were on leave for an indefinite period of time. They were instructed not to communicate with them.
Qiu is a medical doctor hailing from Tianjin, China. She migrated Canada for graduate studies in 1996. She was still connected to the university there and has brought in many students over the years to help with her work.
She was leading the Vaccine Development and Antiviral Therapies section in the Special Pathogens Program at the lab. Qiu’s main research field is immunology and she mostly focused on vaccine development, post-exposure therapeutics, and quick diagnostics of viruses like Ebola.
“Based on information received to date, the RCMP has assessed that there is no threat to public safety at this time,” Robert Cyrenne informed CBC News in an email.
PHAC described it as a policy breach and “administrative matter” and said the department took steps to “resolve it expeditiously,” Eric Morrissette, the health agency’s chief of media relations, said.
“We can assure Canadians that there is absolutely no risk to the Canadian public and that the work of the NML continues in support of the health and safety of all Canadians,” communications director Mathieu Filion communication in an email.
No one from the Chinese Embassy commented on the situation
Many experts speculated that this could have been a case of intellectual property theft or technology leakage to China.
“The National Microbiology Laboratory would have some pretty sensitive biological research material that … could be shared either with or without authorization with foreign countries,” claimed Gordon Houlden, director of the University of Alberta’s China Institute.
“All of this is unproven, but even microbiology, sometimes especially microbiology, can have issues that involve national security.”
No matter the country, China uses its geopolitical leverage to advance its own interests.
Not just America, but the rest of the West should reconsider how it handles diplomatic and economic relations with China.
After this ‘Trial Run of the UN-OIE Stamping-Out/De-population protocol’, it was adopted here in the USA. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A VACCINE so the killing of uneffected cattle WAS NOT NECESSARY! Also the meat can be eaten by humans with no ill effect.
CRITICAL!!!
…In the case of FMD, they did not even know how the disease was carried. It could be on the wind, on the wheels of vehicles or the soles of boots, in the throats of human beings or any combination of these and others.
Computer modelling has a number of attractions for academics. It does not need the resources that experimental science demands; nor does it need the long hours of careful attention required for research by measurement. In just a few hours you can create a model, just a computer program, which is so complex that no outsider can hope to unravel it. You can build in many assumptions that might well be unjustifiable under independent examination. Furthermore, the human unconscious is a mischievous influence that can produce the desired results, even for those who are not deliberately cheating. In the same few hours you can produce beautiful graphs and tables, the like of which would take months in experimental science, but which are so convincing to laymen and particularly politicians and bureaucrats. This is a point so important that it is worth an interlude of its own….
The article does not mention the suicides or the EU and UN role. Use Depopulation and you can begin exporting MUCH SOONER than if you use vaccination.
…In Europe the acknowledged expert was a Dutch vet, Dr Simon Barteling, who had been responsible for handling over 20 outbreaks of the disease in different parts of the world. Both these experts had worked with the most modern vaccines and had expressed their conviction that vaccination provided the key to rapid control of the disease without the need to resort to mass slaughter. Indeed, when an outbreak occurred in Albania and Macedonia in 1996, the EU, fearing a spread across its own borders, had quickly set up a vaccination programme. The outbreak was totally suppressed within a few weeks. Thus, it was not just theoretical knowledge, but practical experience with convincing results, that pointed to vaccination as being the only reasonable and effective way to tackle the disease: but the British establishment had its mind set on slaughter….
Nearly eight million animals, one eighth of all those in Britain and most of them healthy, had been slain. Mass bankruptcies occurred throughout the rural economy. Industries ranging from hotel chains to hot air balloon manufacturers were devastated. The total cost to the British economy was in the range 10 to 20 billion pounds. Promises of Government aid faded away in the miasma of bureaucratic manoeuvring and EU regulation…..
Why do these people hate cows so much??
Moving on with our story . . .
FAKE MEAT is IMPOSSIBLE!
As a bit of background, I’m sure you’ve seen the advertising online and at restaurants promoting the new vegetarian option, the “Impossible Burger” or “Impossible Meat”.
Impossible Foods, the manufacturers of the new meat-ish concoction that is meant to take our breath away, is of course one of Bill Gates’ projects as part of his Utopian vision for the future of the world. Folks, more digging is needed on this, but for now let’s just say that our spidey senses are tingling.
So what is this “Impossible Burger” anyway?
So these "impossible" burgers are actually SOY BOMBS with enough estrogen to….. WELL THAT FIGURES.https://t.co/VyZnzHilna
From the article: “The impossible whopper has 44 mg of estrogen and the whopper has 2.5 ng of estrogen,” wrote Stangle. “That means an impossible whopper has 18 million times as much estrogen as a regular whopper.” So it will give you boobs. Don’t ask what happens if a pregnant woman has that burger every day and exposes her unborn child to all that estrogen. Nor do I think we really want to know what it will do to fertility and viability of fetuses.
The impossible whopper is being advertised by Burger King as a plant based alternative to the whopper. When food manufacturers started talking about making artificial meat, I, too, thought it would be impossible to make a hamburger cheaply enough to make it competitive. You see, I assumed that they would have to buy the individual amino acids (the building blocks for protein) and chemically string them together in the proper order, then remove the reagents (chemicals needed to cause the chain reactions) and then add something to give it the right textures.
The impossible whopper (made by Impossible Foods) bypassed all of those steps. Let’s compare the two. The impossible whopper patty is made from 24 ingredients. The most important ingredient is soy protein. The whopper patty has just one ingredient. That would be beef.
. . . The impossible whopper has 25 grams of protein. The whopper has 28 grams. Seems pretty equal, only 11% less protein in the impossible whopper. However, not all proteins are created equal. There are 20 amino acids. Nine of which are essential, meaning your body cannot make them so they are required in the diet. Each of those essential amino acids must meet a certain level to make a complete protein profile. If any essential amino acid does not hit the required amount, it is said to be rate limiting. As an analogy, picture nine chains connected in a line. All of the chains need to lift 100 pounds to carry the load. If one chain can only support 50 pounds, it doesn’t matter how much the others can support. The 50 pound chain is the rate limiting chain.
. . . Now, let’s compare the estrogen hormone in an impossible whopper to the whopper made from hormone implanted beef. The impossible whopper has 44 mg of estrogen and the whopper has 2.5 ng of estrogen. Now let me refresh your metric system. There are 1 million nanograms (ng) in one milligram (mg). That means an impossible whopper has 18 million times as much estrogen as a regular whopper. Just six glasses of soy milk per day has enough estrogen to grow boobs on a male. That’s the equivalent of eating four impossible whoppers per day. You would have to eat 880 pounds of beef from an implanted steer to equal the amount of estrogen in one birth control pill.
I enjoy me some Amazing Polly from up North. She has a youtube channel and covers some interesting topics and has a pleasant delivery…she really seems like a good egg.
Yesterday she did a piece on the Impossible Meat Company and their genetically lab-grown burgers…pretty disturbing stuff…all I could think of was Mrs. Lovett’s Meat Pies (for those of you who have seen Sweeney Todd). Of course these fake meat companies are a direct result of the environmenalist/global warming agenda and have all sorts of connections to the usual suspects. Meat is bad, dontcha’ know? Well, Impossible Meats denies that they use stem cells in their fake meat product like other fake meat companies do and I guess that’s fair enough…
…until Amazing Polly Google-Mapped the Impossible Meat facility in Silicon Valley (of course) and there, smack dab in the middle of an industrial park was the fake meat facility…and guess what was directly across the street…in the middle of an industrial park of all places? That’s right…that would be Planned Parenthood. yeah, that Planned Parenthood…the one that peddles in baby parts. Of course this doesn’t prove anything, as Polly points out, but what on Earth is a Planned Parenthood doing in a industrial park…next to a fake meat factory? This is too disturbing to consider…but then again…
Looks like it’s best for men to AVOID SOY WHEN YOUNG, but then go for it hard after their child-bearing years, because it’s so good at preventing and surviving prostate cancer.
Meanwhile, we learned yesterday (coming from a Canadian globalist rag, no less):
Starbuck’s to ban dairy. Impossible burgers to replace beef. Clearly, they’re preparing for our cattle to be gone. If Pirbright tries anything, VSGPOTUSDJT and Sonny Perdue will make sure they RUE THE DAY….
Note that The Chronicle Herald issued a “correction”:
Correction: An earlier headline and story said Starbucks will go dairy free. The company says that it intends to encourage more plant-based options, but did not announce it will eliminate dairy entirely.
Dairy, for all intents and purposes, is now on its way out at Starbucks. Dairy alternatives will be the standard in Starbucks stores. Whipped cream, cream, milk, all will be gone soon. While dairy is typically cheaper, Starbucks believes this will change. Starbucks is banking on its buying power and the volume it represents to gain access to lower-priced alternative dairy products. To entice dairy alternative providers to scale up, demand will need to be ramped up by other major players.
The reason for the move? Environmental “science,” of course . . .
The dairy industry will probably have some issues with Starbucks’ move away from dairy, but the science is compelling. Based on a study published by Science Magazine in 2018, milk production requires more land, more water, and will emit more carbon than any other alternatives to milk.
Plant-based alternatives to dairy have been around at Starbucks for a while now, but this announcement makes it official. Dairy is as healthy as any other option, but that doesn’t seem to matter to Starbucks. It’s about the planet.
And in case Starbuck’s didn’t get the message, this chilling warning was tacked on by the Globalist rag:
Starbucks did promise it would be serving a quarter of its beverages in reusable containers by 2015. That promise was made in 2008. By 2016, only two per cent of all beverages were served in reusable containers. The public won’t be as forgiving this time, and will not hesitate to consider any half-hearted gas emission-reducing initiatives as greenwashing.
Wow, way to make sure they get the memo: Get with the environmental times or go out of business.
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, don’t miss this:
Starbucks probably would not be what it is today without William H. Gates Sr., a lawyer and father of the Bill Gates who co-founded Microsoft. The attorney was instrumental in helping former CEO Howard Schultz buy the coffee company in 1987.
Schultz first joined Starbucks in 1982, a year after he stepped foot in the original store in Seattle. “I met the founders and over the course of a year, I persuaded them to hire me,” he tells Guy Raz on an episode of NPR’s podcast, “How I Built This.”
Starbuck’s to ban dairy. Impossible burgers to replace beef. Clearly, they’re preparing for our cattle to be gone. If Pirbright tries anything, VSGPOTUSDJT and Sonny Perdue will make sure they RUE THE DAY….
Before that nikkichico7”found this on the Qanon.pub for today, January 28, 2020”
Before that nikkichico7”found this on the Qanon.pub for today, January 28, 2020”
BACKGROUND
PIRBRIGHT Labs (UK) ALSO leaked the Foot & Mouth Disease.
SEE: Lest we forget! ”This is chapter 15 of the Epidemiologists: Have they got scares for you. It leans heavily on Not the foot and mouth report: everything Tony Blair did not want you to know about the biggest blunder in his premiership (Private Eye special report November 2001).” PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A VACCINE so the killing of uneffected cattle WAS NOT NECESSARY! Also the meat can be eaten by humans with no ill effect. CRITICAL!!!
…In the case of FMD, they did not even know how the disease was carried. It could be on the wind, on the wheels of vehicles or the soles of boots, in the throats of human beings or any combination of these and others.
Computer modelling has a number of attractions for academics. It does not need the resources that experimental science demands; nor does it need the long hours of careful attention required for research by measurement. In just a few hours you can create a model, just a computer program, which is so complex that no outsider can hope to unravel it. You can build in many assumptions that might well be unjustifiable under independent examination. Furthermore, the human unconscious is a mischievous influence that can produce the desired results, even for those who are not deliberately cheating. In the same few hours you can produce beautiful graphs and tables, the like of which would take months in experimental science, but which are so convincing to laymen and particularly politicians and bureaucrats. This is a point so important that it is worth an interlude of its own….
The article does not mention the suicides or the EU and UN role. Use Depopulation and you can begin exporting MUCH SOONER than if you use vaccination.
blockquote>…In Europe the acknowledged expert was a Dutch vet, Dr Simon Barteling, who had been responsible for handling over 20 outbreaks of the disease in different parts of the world. Both these experts had worked with the most modern vaccines and had expressed their conviction that vaccination provided the key to rapid control of the disease without the need to resort to mass slaughter. Indeed, when an outbreak occurred in Albania and Macedonia in 1996, the EU, fearing a spread across its own borders, had quickly set up a vaccination programme. The outbreak was totally suppressed within a few weeks. Thus, it was not just theoretical knowledge, but practical experience with convincing results, that pointed to vaccination as being the only reasonable and effective way to tackle the disease: but the British establishment had its mind set on slaughter…. Nearly eight million animals, one eighth of all those in Britain and most of them healthy, had been slain. Mass bankruptcies occurred throughout the rural economy. Industries ranging from hotel chains to hot air balloon manufacturers were devastated. The total cost to the British economy was in the range 10 to 20 billion pounds. Promises of Government aid faded away in the miasma of bureaucratic manoeuvring and EU regulation…..
After this ‘Trial Run of the UN-OIE Stamping-Out/De-population protocol’, it was adopted here in the USA.
I can no longer find my notes or anything on the internet. So from memory….
*ALL Suseptible animals in a 10 kilometer radius (AND your dogs and cats) are killed. * ANY unsealed/washable buildings (think wood) are burned to the ground. * Area is quarantined to travel by humans. …..
So AFTER the analysis of the UK Foot & Mouth disease fiasco what does the Democrat Congress and Obama do?
Some federal lawmakers want to stop the sale of New York’s Plum Island, home to the only national government laboratory studying diseases harmful to livestock and other animals. Congress voted in 2009 to close the aging lab and move operations to Kansas State University. President Barack Obama’s latest budget includes $714 million for the project, and Kansas officials are selling bonds to pay for the new lab. But lawmakers from New York and Connecticut plan to introduce legislation Tuesday to stop the sale, saying it is unnecessary and uneconomical, and the island lab is worth preserving…. https://news.yahoo.com/seek-halt-sale-nys-plum-island-lab-064555342.html
Yeah, you read that correctly, CLOSE the lab on an isolated island and MOVE operations to Kansas State University IN THE MIDDLE OF COW COUNTRY
A computer model (Har Har) showed if Foot and mouth escaped it would wipe out ALL of the USA cattle, sheep, goats & pigs…
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Kansas State University Student Body:
Asian………….181 men …216 women *https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/edu/155399/kansas-state-university/enrollment/#gender-block
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GEE, Do you think Starbuck KNOWS something we don’t? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oh, I forgot the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). That committee came up with the recommendation that America Should Adopt a ‘Plant-Based’ Diet, recommends taxes on dessert, trained obesity “interventionists” at schools and worksites, and electronic monitoring of how long Americans sit in front of the television or computer. The new Food Safety Modernization Act and Obummercare will be used as the weapons to ‘transform’ American dietary habits. to a more sustainable pattern of eating. SEE: *http://freebeacon.com/issues/feds-america-should-adopt-plant-based-diet/
What you buy at the grocery store, where you live, and even your membership status at the local gym are all subject to a new data collection scheme by the American medical system. Reports indicate that hospitals and doctors’ offices all across the country are now collecting this and other personal information in order to target individuals deemed to have “unhealthy” lifestyle habits that put them at high risk of disease.
Bloomberg reports that hospital systems in both North and South Carolina as well as Pennsylvania have already begun tracking people’s food-purchasing habits by spying on them through public records and credit card transactions. Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), which operates some 900 care centers throughout the Carolinas, has teamed up with a data-mining company to compile and track this information for the later purpose of calling “high-risk” folks and urging them to make a change.
“What we are looking to find are people before they end up in trouble,” stated Michael Dulin, chief clinical officer for analytics and outcomes at CHS, to Bloomberg. “The idea is to use big data and predictive models to think about population health and drill down to the individual levels to find someone running into trouble that we can reach out to and try to help out.”….
Extrapolate this out to chicken and Avian flu and pigs and Swine flu and….
Without sources of nutrition from animal flesh and milk, humans will devolve. There’s no getting around it. Without B12, children in the womb are born at a disadvantage. It is now believed one of my nephews is effected by this. (Personally, if his parents were more organized, it might not be such an issue, if that’s really what the deal is. I mean, that child is WAY too smart and manipulative to fit the diagnosis.) Due to the number of women giving birth after gastric bypass surgery, there are now studies on the topic. And one of the results is reduced intelligence.
And that’s just lack of B12.
IIRC, in anthropological research, prior to moving to plant based diets, humans were 5’9″ on average, and had larger jaws, etc. After the change, humans were on average something like 5’3″ or 5’4″ with smaller jaws and disease began to pop up.
The NWO sees the future for the peasants as the past.
In the paleo community, there are a lot of people who are former vegans and vegetarians. They just couldn’t stay healthy.
I should mention that B12 sources are all animal based. Chicken breast, eggs, organ meats, etc.
Riffing on the “Green New Deal”
“The socialist Democrats want to shut down American energy, They support Representative Occasion Cortez – that’s a real beauty . . . that’s a beauty I can’t even believe it but I don’t want to knock it. Because the Green New Deal which would crush our farms, destroy our wonderful cows. I love cows! They want to kill our cows! You know why right? . . . You know why – don’t say . . . They want to kill our cows! That means you’re next!”
We’ve talked about the “Green New Deal” extensively before.
You know, the Alexandria Ocasio Cortez policy creation that blamed Global Warming on bovine flatulence – “cow farts” as they were actually quoted saying.
We were told that we need to stop eating beef because the cattle are causing global warming!
Man, to think that all those giant herds of American Bison on the Great Plains in the 1800s didn’t release methane and cause global warming – obviously it’s the cows’ fault. Because “science”. Or something.
There were so many problems with the Green New Deal that the original documents were highly embarrassing. They were taken offline and a fake cover story made that some Republicans actually hacked their server(!) and uploaded faked documents to their website. Folks, we can’t make this up – leftists aren’t the sharpest crayons in the box.
Fortunately, the original documents from the February 8, 2019 “Green New Deal” announcement have been nicely archived online for posterity and our future review (as discussed at this link):
Daughn is the News Now! Thanks to her remarkable Deep Dive on the Justice Democrats – easily one of the best pieces of investigate research on the QTree, we know the rest of the story. The Justice Democrats, the organization behind Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and led by Saikat Chakrabarti, drafted the Green New Deal.
BTW, what is it with these Justice Democrats anyway? Man these people are like CRABGRASS. We’ll come back to Zack Exley and what the heck he has to do with the SBC again in some other post.
“The interesting thing about the Green New Deal, is it wasn’t originally a climate thing at all,” Chakrabarti said to Inslee’s climate director, Sam Ricketts.
“Do you guys think of it as a climate thing?” Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing,” Chakrabarti added.
Radical Veganism
“. . . Make it Fifty Billion . . .”
VSGPOTUSDJT already has this gamed out. He knows exactly how to solve this problem:
Incentivize Beef Production to expand the cattle stock so large that it is totally resilient and can fully withstand anything that is thrown at it.
Trump was comically flippant: “Oh they’ll find a way.”
The United States cannot in the near term produce enough corn and soybeans to support $50B USD in exports. For China to meet its Phase 1 import requirements, there will have to be a lot more exports than merely corn and soybeans. There will have to be other agriculture products added to the mix, including wheat, lots of pork bellies, chicken, and of course, American beef. No one single agriculture product can meet the requirements – China will be required to import a range of products to step up to the $50B USD commitment.
We are going to sell so much beef to Japan and so much dairy to Canada that Bill Gates is lose his freakin’ mind!
Texas BEEF and Texas OIL are going to conquer the WORLD!!!
Yeah don’t you wonder if Bill talked to Howard and convinced him this was a good idea?
If Bill pushes Pirbright to try anything, VSGPOTUSDJT and Sonny Perdue will make sure they RUE THE DAY 😉
And BTW . . . Don’t mess with Texas!
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Food Security is National Security
A lot of emphasis on Agriculture – the cynic will think that this is just about winning the Iowa vote.
OK You remember all those elitist leftists bleating on about “food security” for all those years? Like Wendell Berry?
This is very Trumpian.
FOOD SECURITY = NATIONAL SECURITY!
AGRICULTURAL SECURITY = NATIONAL SECURITY!
If the U.S. is a NET EXPORTER of agricultural products, it means that in a real threat to our security, we have overcapacity of agricultural product!
Which means: We can weather whatever threat without widespread food shortages.
Total Genius!
And to top it off, he also declared war on the Cult of Moloch by being the first President to attend the March for Life, which made some of the SBC elites angry – go figure.
Buh bye elitists! We will have more corn, soybeans, cattle, chicken and pork than America knows what to do with!!!
“Curse you Villain!”
“Umm, excuse me, but the pandemic was supposed to be timed to draw attention away from the President’s impeachment defense . . .”
POTUS is in Command
(. . . snickers like Muttley . . .)
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Well? What do you guys think? Where are we? Do we have enough votes to shut down this charade? Mittens and Collins are voting to have witnesses. Lamar Alexander is a “no”. Gosh, we learned last night Lamar Alexander and Mitch McConnell have been friends since they both served Senators as interns together in the 60s. Queen Lisa Murkowski has not indicated how she will vote as yet. Closing arguments are today. Then, a vote for acquittal which could come as early as today or tomorrow. Let’s see what happens.
Proud of our team:
It’s been a privilege “to serve” with you all. Thank you for your contributions.
Happy #BrexitEve Liv. It’s a carnival atmosphere on Twitter today. Everyone is just really happy 😃 its a joy to watch. Let’s get the party started 🥳🎈🎉😎👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/KRoWAAG5V6
And there are those who are trying, in vain, to bring the country together once more.
So it’s #BrexitEve tomorrow the democratic vote of 2016 finally gets implemented. It validates the leave vote and the vote of remainers, like me, who accepted defeat. To the remoaners who give everyone a bad name……. pic.twitter.com/TrTvwDCeR8
The EC/EU was set up to end perpetual war in Western Europe. This led to the most successful free trade alliance in the history of the world. We forget the lessons of history at our peril. I’m a lifelong europhile and the thought of tomorrow really saddens me.#BrexitEvepic.twitter.com/aRlZR4uAnp
Then, there are the wimpy boys, who are afraid to celebrate, lest someone from the cancel culture calls them out. What happened to British men?
"I will celebrate. I will allow myself a smile, I’ll allow myself that glass of champagne, I will enjoy myself. But I’ll celebrate discreetly, and I will celebrate in a way which is respectful of the genuine sorrow that others are feeling at the same time" #BrexitEvepic.twitter.com/E0yAr7dtct
Whatever you do tomorrow, take a few moments to check in on social media. The memes are hilarious, clever, and sickly funny. It’s a riot in the UK right now. Too much fun.
Welcome to the Friday OPEN THREAD at the QTree! What a week it has been. Thank you for the Thursday hand-off TrumpIsMine. What would we do without FLEP’s News Roundup to keep up? Thank you, Flep. Hat tip and a hearty thank you to all contributors and the lurkers!
The President and FLOTUS Melania outside of Ford’s Theater just before Christmas.
We don’t believe in political correctness at QTree. Free Speech is practiced here. ENJOY IT. Use it or lose it. Important Guidelines are outlined here in the January 1st open thread, with an addendum on 20191110. In other words, please keep it SOMEWHAT civil. We have a new board – actually a new SITE – called The U Tree – where people can take each other to the woodshed without fear of censorship or moderation. NOT HERE. This board will remain a REFUGE for those who need civility, either some or all of the time. That’s life at QTreehouse as we glide into the weekend.
What a week we’ve had. We started with the Bolton Blow-Up and have been living with ShaMMMpeachment all week long, but our team has been terrific. We’ve fallen in love with Patrick Philbin and are ready to nominate him to the Supreme Court.
We’ve learned all about the Coronovirus this week but can’t decide how bad the virus really is. Let’s say, we’re not going a cruise ship around China South Seas, anytime soon.
The President signed USMCA, creating the largest trading bloc in the world between Mexico, USA, Canada. The deal was long overdue.
USMCA – United States Mexico Canada Agreement.
Along the way, in his spare time, the President decided to release the Middle East Peace Plan. No way anyone could have watched the ceremony without shedding a tear.
We’ve traveled to a raccous rally in South Jersey! What a wonderful time. So many people reserved tickets, the entire summer beach town of WildWood reopened. Every restaurant, hotel, and bar was full. What a rally!
The President also made a stop in Michigan, to spread the cheer about USMCA, and had a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, where we got to stopped to visit with a few friendly people.
Today is the LONG-awaited BREXIT and we all wish we were in a pub with our buddy, ChurchMouse, sharing a pint.
We’ll follow the Super Bowl over the weekend. Monday is the Iowa Caucus and get ready for Tuesday, The State of the Union!!!!!! Hard to believe that Davos was was only 8 days ago…..
Are you tired of winning? Are you tired of trying to keep up with our President? Rest up, because we’re definitely on that Wolfie Rollercoaster.
SPEAK THE FIVE WORDS BOLDLY TO OUR PRESIDENT!, “I AM PRAYING FOR YOU!“ He needs our prayers and help more than ever before!
And remember….. it is time to drain the swamp in DC and LOCALLY. Please make a commitment in the new year to attend a LOCAL board meeting for your town or municipality or school board. Get involved and make your presence known. Put your local officials phone numbers in your cell phone and call them once a week (or more often).
“Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People.” Candidate Donald J Trump
Also remember Wheatie’s Rules:
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
Since most of us arrived here because we were “banned”. How about this Grand Funk Railroad classic as our new theme song? After all, we’re pretty much the American Banned, right?
Please consider this our Daily Thread for the ShaMMMpeachment. It’s question day #2 in the Senate and at least the questions are more interesting. Thank you to all contributors.
We’re headed to Des MOINES, Iowa, after the Mardi Gras-like-atmosphere-blowout-of-a-rally in Livewood, NJ. Don’t even think about groaning or turning up you nose at the prospect of a road trip to Des Moines……. We have a few surprises for you all. First of all, fellow QTreeper, Huskerheart and her husband, are going to the Rally and they have VIP PASSES! It’s a two day trip for them, thus we are “covering” the rally for the full two days. They will be “reporting” and checking in with us, here. Yeah baby, from Davos to Des Moines, QTreepers span the globe to cover the action!
Des Moines is located in the lower middle of the state. Iowa is landlocked by Nebraska, MN, WI, IL, MO.
The rumor mill tells me over 80 Trump surrogates have been dispatched to Iowa over the weekend to represent the President at various caucuses throughout the state, including Don Jr., Eric, Lara, Kimberly Guilfoyle, various Admin members, and all-star Trump Supporters. Candidate Trump spent a LOT of time in Iowa and knows the system well. A Republican rally on the eve of the caucus makes sure he will be well represented on the ground, even though he has no real primary opponent.
The city of Des Moines sits at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers. Because of the water resource, people have accumulated in this spot for thousands of years. Recently, the town was excavating for a new wastewater treatment plant and found a 7,000yr old site nicknamed the “Palace”. Thousands of artifacts were found along with graves.
The city was founded in 1843 and used to be Fort Des Moines. Today, the city is home to several Fortune 500 companies, particularly insurance and data focused. From Wikipedia: Forbes ranked Des Moines as the “Best Place for Business” in both 2010 and 2013.[12] In 2014, NBC ranked Des Moines as the “Wealthiest City in America” according to its criteria.[13] Des Moines has an estimated population of about 210K, with a metro of about 655K people. Iowa as a state is about 310miles x 200 miles, has a population of about 3,155,070, and a median income of $58,570.
Understand, Dad’s side of my family is from Davenport, eastern side of Iowa on the Mississippi. My grandparents were Iowa Hawkeye boosters for 55yrs. Generations of my family have railed about and $hit all over the bureaucracy of Des Moines, so it’s hard for me to speak highly of Des Moines. I do remember a field trip to the capitol as a school kid, however, and the majesty of the building. It’s an unexpected hidden gem, a place where we could wander for days……
The Capitol sits in a 17 acre park, built from 1871-1886, has 5 golden domes, stretching to a height of 280 feet.
It’s gorgeous…….. and contains one of the top 20 most beautiful libraries in the world.
There’s much more than corn to be seen in the heartland of America. Completed in the late 1800’s, the Capitol Law Library of Des Moines is a Renaissance transplant filled with five stories of legal precedent interconnected by spiral iron staircases wending around ash and chestnut wood.
Chestnut glows in the sunlight, unlike pecan or oak.
But that’s just the library, the legislative chamber is breathtaking.
Ceiling dome, in a ‘cool’ picture, without glare.
But the big ceiling dome looks like a big golden candle
Everywhere you turn inside the capitol, the craftsmanship is extraordinary.
The master staircase to legislative chambers.
The artwork which speaks to western expansion = Manifest Destiny
The marble tile work and wood trim is lavish.
BUT – here’s the kicker about the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines:
Gosh, I hesitate to even mention it. We all know Gail Combs as a dedicated researcher with mind-boggling ability to dig into the details….. and this is one of her favorite subjects. It’s like throwing red meat in front of a hungry lion….. but here we go…..
Since 1987, the World Food Prize laureate award ceremony is held annually in October in the House of Representatives chamber of the statehouse (our pretty Capitol Building), but this picture below is the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. Pretty, eh? Makes us wonder who pays the bill for maintenance and plants the flowers…… Hint: You’re probably paying for it. Did you know? Hmmmmm….. Let’s keep looking.
The ceremony rivals that of the Nobel Prize, drawing over 800 people from more than 75 countries. Each year, world-class performers take the stage to honor the World Food Prize Laureate. Past performers have included Ray Charles, John Denver, and Noa to name a few. Let’s take a further look into the “World Food Prize” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_Prize
In the beginning about 30yrs ago, the idea was simple. Senior Management at General Foods Company wanted to spur innovation in all aspects of FOOD, from farm to table. Sounds good, right? A noble cause. Kind of like Boy Scouts, right? From the same wholesome town, Des Moines, which gave us Ann Landers and Glenn Miller, and produces Better Homes and Gardens and Golf Digest. You know, regular Americans. What could go wrong?
BUT, the progressives got involved. The award was then sponsored by a wealthy philanthropists and soon…….. entered Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, the Rockefellers, etc. We have super rice to quadruple yields in China, 480 kinds of hybrid wheat, sterilization of crop pests……….. Ohhh, it’s a wonderland of NGO’s from all over the world. A miasma of government grants to hand out our tax payer dollars to save the world and redistribute our wealth, while liberals pat each other on the back for their “goodness”. It’s a den of progressives and control over the food chain.
Is it “good” or “bad”? Who knows……..? What are the chances the former State Dept’s Director for USAID is on the guest list for dinner? And a speech? Call me cynical…… It’s all the same people from the Aspen Institute, in Iowa.
Imagine my surprise……… Hey, I was just headed to a MAGA Rally in Des Moines and found the cabal’s secret hiding spot…… Des Moines? Gosh, did we ever expect we would discover a way to put “critical micro nutrients in the diets of millions of rural poor in Africa, Asia, and Latin America”…. in des Moines? It’s confounding how Progressives want to help everyone else in the world except their fellow Americans. Astonishing. This subject may require a further dig (hint to Gail).
The state of Iowa has made enormous contributions to the USA. People like actor Tom Arnold (groan) and actress Donna Reed (!!!) were from Iowa, but so was Buffalo Bill, Johnny Carson, and the Indian Chief with the great hockey logo, Chief Black Hawk. Iowa has given us great sportsmen, writers, and scientists……… and Chuck Grassley and Steve Smith, but also Joni Earnst and Tom Harkin. Iowa is a mixed bag.
But I love Iowa and spent a great deal of my childhood there. We going to stop off to see the relatives on our road trip……… We might have time to head down to the barn and visit with the horses. Grab a few carrots or an apple, they like a snack.
Roll the windows down on the car, take a deep breath. The sky and the land in Iowa go on forever.
Please consider this our Impeachment thread for the day. Today is Question Day. Questions are submitted to the Chief Justice and he asks the Managers. No grandstanding by Senators.
What would be your questions?
We have rampant rumors about the Senate GOP not having the votes to shut the proceedings down. Waffling Senators. We have no idea.
Senator Lankford and Senator Blackburn cleared up a bit of the mystery tonight. Every single witness called and every single document added, will require a vote of 51 Senators to be added. We could be here to May, June, or next year.
He promised us he would renegotiate those horrible trade deals and get rid of NAFTA. He did it. He delivered. He fought the swamp. He fought the world, and he won……. for us.
The agreement touches every portion of our economy and every American. USMCA will add an estimated half point to GDP, 175K jobs, updates tech and data agreements, encourages companies to return to our shores and manufacture in the USA, protects OUR workers, and adds billions of dollars to our economy. It also includes a provision to re-look every 5yrs, so we don’t get stuck with an outdated trade deal in the future. Smart Trade Deal.
The deal helps farmers.
Members of Congress and farmers from across the country rally for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on the National Mall in Washington on Sept. 12, 2019. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)
The USMCA finally allows dairy imports into Canada!
The USMCA makes North America the largest trading block in the world.
USMCA – United States Mexico Canada Agreement helps American factories and workers, raising American manufactured content for auto industry and other items. After losing 60K factories under Bush/Obama, in the past 3yrs, 12K factories have come home to the USA.
After President Trump and other leaders signed the USMCA, the Senate was ready to approve the Treaty overwhelmingly. But Nancy held the deal in the House for a year.
Nancy and her buddies finally passed the USMCA, with approval from Union Boss Trumpka phoning in from vacation. Of course, Nancy took credit. The bill passed with 300+ votes in the House. No need for the delay. Nancy claims she made the deal better, but she didn’t start working on it until August, and it was on her desk the prior January.
We’re going to build monuments to this man. Robert Lighthizer is a trade master, a strategic general in our arsenal, and he has the patience of Job.
The USMCA is for guys like my Great Grandfather, who came into Ellis Island at age 3, became an electrical engineer, and worked for John Deere for 55yrs. It’s about the American worker and protecting OUR innovations.
So tomorrow, when the President signs the Treaty (and yes we expect swift passage from Canada), we can all sing and dance.
The deal is done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ImdPdbqmw
America is moving on, and Lighthizer just announced we have a deal with India…….. !
January 29, 2020 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AT A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE AGREEMENT
South Lawn
11:11 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. That’s beautiful music. Such talented musicians, and we appreciate it very much.
We have a tremendous — (applause) — we have a tremendous list of people here today. In fact, so long that if I announced every name, we’d be here for about three hours. (Laughter.) And we have to get back to business. Everybody does.
Please sit down. Please.
But I want to thank everybody for coming — coming to the White House on this very momentous, historic, and joyous occasion. It’s been a long time. Everybody said this was a deal that could not be done. “Too complicated, too big. It couldn’t be done.” We got it done.
And today, we’re finally ending the NAFTA nightmare and signing into law the brand-new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. (Applause.) Very special. Very, very special.
The USMCA is the largest, fairest, most balanced, and modern trade agreement ever achieved. There’s never been anything like it. Other countries are now looking at it, but there can’t be a border like that because, believe it or not, that is by far the biggest border anywhere in the world, in terms of economy, in terms of people. There’s nothing even close.
This is a colossal victory for our farmers, ranchers, energy workers, factory workers, and American workers in all 50 states and, you could almost say, beyond — because it’s all beyond. This is all over the world even though it’s at one beautiful border — where, by the way, a very major powerful wall is, right now, being built. (Laughter.) Okay? I don’t know if I should say that at this particular reading. I know last night it got a very big hand. (Laughter.) Today, they’re a little bit like, “Are we supposed to clap now?” (Laughter.)
The USMCA is estimated to add another 1.2 percent to our GDP and create countless new American jobs. It will make our blue-collar boom — which is beyond anybody’s expectation — even bigger, stronger, and more extraordinary, delivering massive gains for the loyal citizens of our nation.
For the first time in American history, we have replaced a disastrous trade deal that rewarded outsourcing with a truly fair and reciprocal trade deal that will keep jobs, wealth, and growth right here in America. (Applause.) And, in a true sense, it’s also a partnership with Mexico and Canada and ourselves against the world. It’s really a trade partnership, if you look at it that way. And it’s a day of great celebration in all three countries.
I want to thank our amazing Vice President, Mike Pence, who helped us so much with the deal. (Applause.)
And our sincerest appreciation to Ambassador Robert Lighthizer and Jared Kushner and Steve Mnuchin — (applause) — and all of these incredible people for the job you’ve done. (Applause.) Like I said, they said it couldn’t be done.
Welcome also to many members of Congress who were key to getting the deal done, including Senator Grassley. Where is Chuck? Where is Chuck? Oh. Oh, he was brutal. (Applause.) He would call me; he would say, “How is it going? How is it going?” And with Chuck, you just don’t mess around. You said, “We’ll get it done. Don’t worry.” Thank you, Senator, very much.
And Pat Roberts, Martha McSally.
And I want to just, if I could, mention — because we do have some incredible people that worked so hard, and — senators. And maybe I’m being just nice to them because I want their vote. Does that make sense? (Laughter.) I don’t want to leave anybody out. Hey, congressmen, I already got your vote — 196 to nothing. The hell with you. (Laughter.) I think I have to mention some senators that are here.
But Marsha Blackburn, who’s been so — where’s Marsha Blackburn? Marsha, great. Marsha Blackburn. (Applause.) Great state of Tennessee.
Roy Blunt. Thank you, Roy. Thank you, Roy.
John Boozman. Thank you, John. Thank you very much. Great job.
Mike Braun. He’s become a big fixture on television and doing a great job.
Shelley Moore Capito. Thank you. West Virginia. (Applause.) Great place.
Senator Bill Cassidy. Senator, thank you very much. (Applause.)
John Cornyn. Thank you, John. (Applause.) Your poll numbers are looking good, John. (Laughter.) Very, very good. You don’t have to worry about Beto either, do you, John? (Laughter.)
A great young gentleman, and he’s been with us right from the beginning: Senator Tom Cotton. Where is Tom? (Applause.) Thank you, Tom. Thank you, Tom.
Kevin Cramer. (Applause.) Thank you, Kevin.
Ted Cruz. Boy, has he been — where is Ted? Boy, oh, boy. (Applause.) And he’s dying to get back there and ask those questions. I know. (Laughter.) He said, “Let me out of here, President. I want to ask those questions.” He’s got some beauties, I’ll bet. Thank you, Ted, for everything. You’ve been incredible.
Steve Daines. My friend from the beginning. Thank you, Steve. (Applause.)
Joni Ernst. Joni Ernst. That was a team — the tag team, with Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst. It was impossible. I just say, “Just tell them I’m not in, please.” (Laughter.)
Senator Deb Fischer. Terrific person. (Applause.) Terrific person.
Lindsey Graham. Where is Lindsey? He may be having a news conference right now. He’s working on something. He said, “I’m going over to a news conference!” I said, “You know what? I’d rather have you at the news conference. Don’t worry, we’ll take care of it.”
A young, brilliant guy who’s done incredibly well and respected by everybody: Senator Josh Hawley. Josh, tremendous. (Applause.) I think he’s another one. He doesn’t want to come over here right now.
Where’s John Hoeven? John? You have been so great. Thank you, John. (Applause.) John Hoeven.
Senator James Lankford. (Applause.) He is a terrific person. We’re just together on a very special day. Right, James?
Kelly Loeffler. Kelly? Congratulations, Kelly. (Applause.) Really great. They already like you a lot. That’s what the word is. Thank you, Kelly.
Martha McSally. (Applause.) Good, Martha. Great.
Jerry Moran. Jerry? Thank you, Jerry. (Applause.) Did a great job in a lot of different ways.
And another one is James Risch. James? Fantastic job you do. (Applause.)
And Mike Rounds. Where is Mike? Mike, thank you. (Applause.) He’s always there — Mike. He’s fantastic.
Tim Scott. Mr. Opportunity Zone. And I think he’s over there fighting. He’s saying, “Just read the transcripts.” That’s what he’s saying. He’s great.
Thom Tillis, who’s doing pretty well, is what I’m understanding. Thom Tillis. (Applause.) Where is Thom? Yep.
And Roger Wicker. By the way, is there anybody — thank you, Roger. Roger.
Is there anybody I didn’t introduce? I would like to apologize immediately.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Rick Scott.
THE PRESIDENT: Where’s Rick? Where’s Rick? He’s been one of the greats. Oh, I figured he was over there. Rick, why are you not over there, Rick? (Laughter.) Rick Scott has been so incredible. Great Governor of Florida. A great, great governor, and now he’s a great senator. (Applause.) Thank you very much.
The rest of you I don’t have to bother with. (Laughter.) I’m sorry. You know the way it works in life, right? Right, Ivanka? That’s the way it works in life. I’m trying to teach here, but she could actually teach me.
Well, I want to really thank all of those people. And also with us is Kevin McCarthy and Kevin Brady and Mike Conaway and Vern Buchanan and Steve Scalise. They’ve been incredible from day one. (Applause.) And, literally, a hundred other wonderful congressmen and women. We appreciate you being here. And, Kevin, congratulations on your big victory yesterday. That was incredible. And he’s also a tremendous fundraiser — not that that matters. We don’t even think about that. But that was a big — a big victory you had yesterday. Thank you very much.
Also here are many of the state and local leaders, including a really good friend of mine, somebody that is going to get that pipeline through and approved and finished: Pete Ricketts of Nebraska. Where is Pete? (Applause.) Pete, thank you very much.
And a special man and a very popular governor and a very capable governor who’s done an incredible job, and he’s been a tremendous supporter of all of us: Greg Abbott of Texas. (Applause.) Thank you, Greg. Great job. Great job you did.
We’re very grateful for the close partnership and cooperation with Prime Minister Trudeau and for our incredible friendship and the relationship that we’ve developed with President López Obrador.
We’re honored to be joined by Acting Ambassador Hillman from Canada, Ambassador Bárcena of Mexico, Mexican Undersecretary Seade, Mexican Minister of Economy Márquez, and Mexican Foreign Minister Ebrard. They were really great people. We got to know them very well. This was a long negotiation, complex. Spent a lot of time with them. Thank you very much for being here. (Applause.)
And I want to say that I have our great Cabinet right up here. But I’m not sure. I don’t know — Ted, should I introduce the Cabinet? You want to get back, right? Let’s forget it. (Laughter.) My Cabinet is great — every one of them. Every one of them, they’re fantastic. (Applause.) They are fantastic and we appreciate it very much. You’ve done a great job. Getting good credits for what you’re doing, and we really appreciate it. Really fantastic.
After NAFTA’s adoption more than 25 years ago, the United States lost nearly one-fourth of all of its manufacturing jobs, including more than one in five vehicle manufacturing jobs. Think of that: one in five jobs lost so needlessly.
Thousands of factories were shuttered, millions of manufacturing jobs were destroyed, and entire communities were devastated, from Ohio to Pennsylvania, Michigan to Maine, and California to North Carolina. Devastated.
Two decades of politicians ran for office vowing to replace the NAFTA — and this was a catastrophe: the NAFTA catastrophe. Yet once elected, they never even tried. They never even gave it a shot. They sold out. But I’m not like those other politicians, I guess, in many ways. I keep my promises, and I’m fighting for the American worker. And we’re all fighting for the American worker. Everybody here is fighting for the American worker.
This agreement is a tremendous breakthrough for American agriculture. Canada will finally provide greater access for American dairy. Canada is opening up. It will grow annual exports to our neighbors by an estimated $315 million. Poultry exports to Canada are expected to rise by at least 50 percent, and egg export could increase by 500 percent. Where is the Canadian folks? Where are they? (Applause.) You guys did a good job on us before this deal, I’ll tell you. (Laughter.) That’s — Canada was very tough. But they’re good. They’re our friends, so we appreciate it.
Very importantly, Canada will finally give fair treatment to American-grown wheat.
The USMCA is also a massive win for American manufacturers and autoworkers. Under NAFTA, companies were given huge incentives to produce cars in foreign countries and ship them to America tax-free. No tax, no nothing. We lost our jobs, we closed our factories, and other countries built our cars. But we’ve changed that. And we’re now setting records.
The USMCA closes these terrible loopholes and includes strong provisions to ensure that new cars are fashioned by American hands — that’s a fancy word of saying “built” — and manufactured with American labor. We have some of the great labor leaders here, right now. I think James Hoffa. Where is James Hoffa? James? Thank you very much, James. (Applause.) It’s great. Thank you, James, very much. It’s great.
Fiat Chrysler is already investing $4.5 billion and creating 6,500 new jobs in Michigan, and opening up the first new Detroit plant in more than 30 years. (Applause.) And we have a lot of them happening. (Applause.)
Ford is putting in $1.5 billion and creating 3,000 new jobs, while GM is investing $2.2 billion and creating 2,200 new jobs in Michigan to build vehicles of the future. And I believe we have the Chairman and President and the bosses of those two companies. Please, Mary. Where is Mary? Mary Barra, thank you very much. (Applause.)
And, Ford, thank you very much. We appreciate it. What a great job. Please stand. Come on. For that kind of money — anything over $2 billion, you’re allowed to stand. (Laughter.) Anything over $2 billion; otherwise, we don’t have you stand. (Laughter.) Thank you. Thank you both very much.
Steel Dynamics is building a 1.9 billion-dollar flat roll steel mill near Corpus Christi. And international automakers are pouring $25 billion into the United States, creating 50,000 new American jobs at a minimum. They are all investing in a future where we buy, hire, and drive American cars again. I like that. It’s a very important part of the deal. (Applause.)
Mexico and Canada have agreed to new labor protections that my administration negotiated. The USMCA is the first trade deal in nearly two decades, endorsed by the AF of L-CIO. Thank you very much. Great. That was great. Thank you. (Applause.)
The USMCA contains critical protections for intellectual property, including trade secrets, digital services, and financial services. It establishes new standards and safeguards protecting the environment. And currency stability — something that has been on my mind for a lot of years, long before I got here. What they’ve done to us with currency is crazy.
It includes protections for American-made fibers, yarns, and fabrics, boosting the U.S. textile industry by numbers that you won’t even believe. You’ll see them soon.
This is a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art agreement that protects, defends, and serves the great people of our country.
Thanks to our pro-worker, pro-American economic policies, unemployment is at the lowest level in more than 50 years. It’s great. (Applause.)
And we’ve created, in a very short period of time, a number that nobody would’ve believed. If I ever said it during the campaign, they wouldn’t have believed. The estimate was 2 million. The most you could do was 2 million. We’ve created over 7 million new jobs up until this point. (Applause.) Over 7 million new jobs. Nobody would’ve believed that.
Real median household income is now the highest level ever recorded — history of our country, ever recorded. More Americans are working today than have ever worked in the history of our country. We’re up to almost 160 million people working. We’ve never even come close to a number like that.
We have the hottest economy on Earth. Other countries come to see me in the Oval Office, and the first thing they say is, “What are you doing with your economy?” They try to copy us. Many have copied us, and it hasn’t worked so well for them, to put it mildly. We’re — we are doing better than any country anywhere in the world, and it’s not even close.
Millions of extraordinary men and women strengthen our country every day in factories and warehouses, fields and farms, mills and stockyards, all across this magnificent land. Their work and devotion and drive inspires our people and powers our nation.
Together, we’re building a glorious future that is raised, grown, built, and made right here in the glorious USA.
I would now like to invite Vice President Pence and Ambassador Lighthizer to say a few words. They worked very hard on the agreement.
And I’m just going to finish off saying that this is something we really put our heart into. It’s probably the number-one reason that I decided to lead this crazy life that I’m leading right now, as opposed to that beautiful, simple life of luxury that I led before this happened. (Laughter.)
But I love doing it. And the reason I love doing it is that nobody, in a period of three years, has done so much as all of us have. Nobody. There’s never been an administration that has done what we’ve done in the first three years. (Applause.) That means we’re doing great things for the people of our country and beyond the people of our country. And it’s a real honor to be involved and to have helped so many people. A real honor.
And it’s an honor to have all of you with us. Thank you very much.
Mike, please say a few words. (Applause.)
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. President. (Applause.) Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, members of Cabinet, and especially Ambassador Bob Lighthizer, governors, members of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives, leaders from businesses large and small across America, and all the hardworking Americans that are here and are looking on: This is a great day for American workers and American farmers because, Mr. President, thanks to your leadership, NAFTA ends today and a new era of jobs and growth begins under the USMCA. (Applause.)
Mr. President, as a candidate and as our President, you said we could get this economy moving again. And with the support of the members of Congress gathered here, we cut taxes for working families and businesses large and small. We rolled back regulation. You unleashed American energy.
But, Mr. President, you also challenged our party and the American people to think in new ways about international trade. And the American economy is booming. As you just said, more than 7 million jobs created; unemployment at a 50-year low. And I know what means most to you is that wages are rising across the board but they’re rising most rapidly for hardworking, blue-collar Americans. (Applause.)
Mr. President, today you’ll sign the largest trade deal in American history. And today, thanks to your leadership, we’ll leave behind the failed policies of the past and have a new trade deal that will benefit every American.
As a son of the Heartland, let me say: I couldn’t be more grateful for your leadership. I saw firsthand how NAFTA hollowed out communities, caused thousands of factories to close, shuttered businesses in communities across my state and across the Heartland. We saw thousands of jobs go south of the border. Over a million Americans lost their jobs. But thanks to your leadership, Mr. President, those days are over. (Applause.)
Now, there are so many to thank here — members of the House and Senate who stood with us every step of the way that you’ve acknowledged. You’ve done a great service to the American people. Let me also thank the governors here and governors around the country, and mayors around the country, who stood with this President believing that we could do better as well.
And, Mr. President, you directed me to travel across this country over the past year. I’ve traveled to nearly 20 states. I’ve met with farmers, and workers, and owners of businesses large and small. And today, I want to give credit to them as well. To Americans like Jay and Sue Blanchard of Safety Signs in Lakeville, Minnesota; to Don Walker of Magna International in Lancaster, Ohio; and Doug Freitas of Freitas Farms in California: It was Americans like them who let their voice be heard and supported your leadership. And Congress acted to approve the USMCA. (Applause.) This day is theirs as well.
But finally, Mr. President, on their behalf, I want to say thank you to you for having the vision long ago that America could do better than NAFTA. I want to thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of all of the American people for simply keeping your word, for fighting for the forgotten men and women of this country every day as you do, for driving a hard bargain, for never letting up until we got a deal that put American jobs and American workers first.
So we’re here today because of great allies in Congress and statehouses and city halls. We’re here today because the American people stepped forward and demanded better. But I want to say with a grateful heart that we’re here mostly because we have a President who will always put America first. Thank you, Mr. President, and congratulations. (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.
AMBASSADOR LIGHTHIZER: Mr. President, Mr. Vice President: The President was elected in large part on his promise to change the direction of U.S. trade policy, a policy that for too long had led to exploding trade deficits, the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, and the brazen theft of American intellectual property. For many, NAFTA came to symbolize everything that was wrong with that policy. The agreement was highly controversial from the start, and passed with a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.
Many of those who cast votes in favor came to regret their decision. They did so because many of the promises that were made in order to procure their votes came to nothing. NAFTA’s weak, unenforceable labor side agreement did not raise wages in Mexico. The outsourcing fears that prominent NAFTA voices — anti-NAFTA voices came to nothing. And the situation got worse later in the decade when China joined the WTO.
This experience colored every subsequent debate over trade policy. And nearly every trade agreement after NAFTA passed with an increasingly narrow majority, and often along party lines.
President Trump set out to chart a new course. The Trump trade policy is designed to create more manufacturing jobs, protect America’s competitive advantage in technology and innovation, secure greater market access for American businesses, farmers, ranchers, and, critically, to change the stale politics of trade by creating bipartisan consensus around a new model that works better for all Americans.
The USMCA achieves each of these goals. This great historic agreement is truly the result of extraordinary effort by many, many people. It is multinational, whole of administration, and bipartisan. It affects every sector, thousands of businesses, and millions of workers in our economy.
Of course, the President was our leader and inspiration. And the Vice President was intimately involved in this process, in every single step, and devoted an enormous amount of his first term to making sure that we succeeded. For that, I’m very grateful.
The complexity of this effort is perhaps best shown by the fact that, in the early rounds, as many as a thousand negotiators from the three countries would be involved. We needed experts on agriculture, manufacturing, automobiles, banking, telecommunications, labor, environment. And I can go and on.
I would like to thank my negotiating partners from Mexico: Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, Ambassador Jesús Seade, as well as the absolutely essential Luis Videgaray, Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, as well as Secretary Graciela Márquez, and past and present Ambassadors Gutiérrez and Bárcena from Mexico.
On the Canadian side, I would like to thank Deputy Prime Minister and good friend Chrystia Freeland, Gerry Butts, Katie Telford, and Steve Verheul. And, again, the Ambassadors there, past and present, MacNaughton and Heymen. All were critical. Mexico and Canada are fortunate to have such impressive public servants.
I would also personally like to thank the members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, who worked so hard on this agreement — not just last year, but during the course of the negotiations. They also were involved every step of the way. They made this a bipartisan success.
I have been in town long enough to know that listing members at a time like this makes more enemies than friends. (Laughter.) So I’ll only mention that I’m grateful to the leadership of the House, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee and the Finance Committee, and, of course, Leader McConnell. Many others made immense contributions.
Thank you also to congressional staff. You were magnificent for two years.
Finally — and I apologize for the length of my remarks — I want to show my appreciation to the inspiring men and women of USTR, as well as the Departments of Commerce, Agriculture — (applause) — Treasury, Labor, Transportation, EPA, and other agencies that worked so hard. These people worked tens of thousands of hours for two-plus years, many going home at two and three o’clock in the morning, or not at all.
Chief among the leaders of this effort is my deputy, Ambassador C.J. Mahoney. (Applause.) Since his confirmation two years ago, he has worked continuously on this effort, day and night, and seven days a week.
Thank you also, Ambassador Doud, our agriculture negotiating, and the long-suffering Jamieson Greer, who has the unenviable task of being my chief of staff. (Laughter.)
As I said 16 months ago, thank you also, Jared Kushner, my friend and partner, for all your work and guidance and support. (Applause.) I said before, from the heart, and I mean it again now: Thank you to the Cabinet members who devoted a substantial part of their terms to this effort, particularly the Secretaries of Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture, Labor. And thank you, of course, Larry Kudlow and Peter Navarro.
The chief negotiator of the USMCA was Assistant USTR John Melle. (Applause.) He was, throughout, the one who is responsible for the 350 or so people on our team. John is the best example of a career public servant. He retires this week, and he will be missed. (Applause.)
In closing, let me just say that I mostly want to thank the President of the United States for allowing me to lead this special team, for his constant steady leadership, and for always being supportive during very difficult times, and to congratulate him on his magnificent achievement. To do this, and to do it under these circumstances, is a monumental part of your legacy, and I’m happy to be part of it. (Applause.)
I’ll end where I began. The President ran and was elected on replacing NAFTA with an agreement that puts American workers first, American farmers, ranchers, and businesses first; that will bring manufacturing back; help service industry workers; and raise wages. All I can say, if you’ll pardon the appropriation: Promise made, and three years later, promise kept. (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Great job. Well, great job.
Well, with all of the power and wealth and status in front of me, I think we would all agree that the people that are, by far, the most important with us today happen to be standing right behind me. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you all. Great.
They’re the ones. They’re the workers. They’re the workers, and they’re the ones that are going to benefit most by what we’re doing. So thank you very much for being here. Thank you.
PARTICIPANT: Thank you, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you.
And I would like you to remember that, two weeks ago, we signed another little deal: our trade deal with China. And we expect to be taking in $250 billion a year in purchases. They will be purchasing so much from our farmers. I’ve been saying they have to go out and buy, immediately, larger tractors and more land. (Laughter.) I hope they can do it.
But they — the number is — the largest number they’ve ever produced was $16 billion a year. I think, Chuck, we could say that. Joni, you would say sixteen was the number.
I called up our great Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny — who is probably around here someplace — and I said, “Sonny, what’s the biggest number?” Sonny Perdue. And he said, “Sir, $16 billion is the biggest number.” I said, “All right, but we’re going to make it up, because they were targeted” — perhaps correctly. You know, China is negotiating. That’s why nobody wanted to take it on. They said, “We’re going to target your farmers.” And every other leader of our country said, “Oh, we’re going to pass.”
Our farmers were incredible because they said, “The President is doing the right thing.” But I said, “What’s the number we’re talking about?” And it was $16 billion, and it was $12 billion from the previous year. So it was $12 billion and $16 billion, and that was it. That was the maximum they’ve ever done.
So I said, “You know what we have to do? We’re going to reimburse them and help them with $12 billion for the first year; $16 billion, same thing, for the second year.” And the farmers got through. And they didn’t want that. Nobody wanted to call it a subsidy. And it wasn’t a subsidy; it was really a “targeting fee,” you could call it.
But our farmers — I’ll never forget — we had them over at the White House in the Cabinet Room. Thirty-five farmers. And they said, “Sir, we don’t want any money. We just want a level playing field. We don’t want money.” And I said, “You know what? I’ve been President now” — at that time — “for two and a half years.” I said, “That’s the first time anybody has ever said that.” Everybody wants money and they don’t care how they get it. (Laughter.) This is the first time. They said, “We don’t want” — “we just want a level playing field.” They are the most incredible people.
And when some of the people from the media — I’m going to be very nice today — the people from the media went out to the farms, and they went out to Iowa, and they went to Nebraska, they went to all of the different — many of the different states — and they said, “What do you think about what the President is doing?” They all — I don’t think I heard one negative — no matter who it was, no matter which network. The farmers would say, “The President is doing the right thing. This should’ve been done a long time ago.” I’ll never forget it. (Applause.) And now the farmers are going to be tremendous beneficiaries.
In fact, when Bob was getting ready to sign the agreement, very close — we were a few days off — and I said, “What are we getting for the farmers?” “Sir, we have it up to $20 billion purchased.” I said, “Make it 50.” They said, “What do you mean, ‘Make it 50’?” Remember that one, Bob? I said, “Make it 50.”
THE VICE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.) It’s true.
THE PRESIDENT: He said, “Sir, they can’t produce that much.” I said, “They’ll find a way to do it.” I think they’ll find a way. Chuck, if they don’t find a way, I’m going to be very angry at you, okay? They’ll find a way. But it’s true. We had it down to 20; that’s more than they had ever done before. I said, “Make it 50.” And they’re going to.
I think China is going to really be terrific. I think our relationship has never been better. We’re very much involved with them, right now, on the virus that’s going around. We’re working very closely. I spoke to President Xi. We’re working very closely with China.
And, honestly, I think, as tough as this negotiation was, I think our relationship with China now might be the best it’s been in a long, long time. And now it’s reciprocal. Before, we were being ripped off badly. Now we have a reciprocal relationship, maybe even better than reciprocal for us. Because we have a long way to go before we get back some of the $500 billion a year that we were losing for year after year to China.
So we’re very honored by that deal and we’re very honored by the USMCA. And I just want to thank everybody in the audience because almost every one of you, indirectly or directly, was involved. And history is going to show — you’re going to be very, very proud of what’s happening and very proud of what’s happening to our country.
Thank you all for being here very much. And I’m going to have the honor of signing the USMCA. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Why don’t we have some of our great leaders come up? Cabinet members, come up. Why don’t we have everybody come up? Mick, everybody. Cabinet. Jared, Ivanka. Come on up.
This will be very historic. So if you don’t — senators, come on up. Come on, senators. Come on, senators. Please, come up. Please. Please, come up. Oh, we’re going to take care of the senators. The workers understand. They get it better than anybody. Hi, fellas. Good. This is great.
And, Bob, if we could have some of the folks that worked so hard on the agreement come up, from your department. Come on up. Come on up. Some of them are — they just didn’t stop. They worked long hours. Thank you very much.
Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you, Kevin. Thank you, Roger. Okay. Thank you very much.
(The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is signed.) (Applause.)
Those Gulags weren’t that bad…….. and that Kulak genocide, those 5 million people, yeah……. Probably wasn’t as bad as we thought it was. WHAT??????????????
Mason Baird is the guy with the nose ring. He stutters, is slightly effeminate, but dreams of big strong union guys, and a militant labor movement, leading a revolution akin to 1917 overthrow of the Tsar Nicholas. Problem is, union guys aren’t stupid. Donald Trump is on their side, and they KNOW the Dems and former union leaders cast aside the workers for personal gain. They’re increasingly Trump voters.
It wouldn’t be Mason in the midst of the fight, cuz he’s a little squeamish about killing people. Yet, as Mason says, if we outlaw landlords, “We don’t have to kill them.”
WHAT?
Where are Mason’s parents? This young man is a danger to himself and far too easily led. He’s clearly not thinking for himself.
Mason seems to be one of the guys who wants to “do the prep work before the capitalists got hip to what we were doing”. Ahhhhh, Mason imagines himself as an office guy for the revolution of 2020. Got it.
And Mason doesn’t want a show of force right now, because first they need the Presidency, then a militant labor movement, and THEN they will be so strong that the Trump supporters, half the country, will be intimidated and back down…………… Yeah, right.
Cass Tyson, the elder guy, agrees. Armed struggle is possible…… perhaps unavoidable.
Daniel Taylor, field organizer, likes it when a woman says he has, “fire in his belly”. His pride is visible. And yes, the movement will continue after Bernie, should he lose, cuz sometimes, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Yes – definitely BAD during the fertility years.
Looks like it’s best for men to AVOID SOY WHEN YOUNG, but then go for it hard after their child-bearing years, because it’s so good at preventing and surviving prostate cancer.