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From BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd9w8xk75ndt Title as of 16:15 EDT.

Posting a screenshot, because it's a live story and the BBC might change the title as the story develops.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 20 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

We need to reframe this as "Trump opens dialogue about climate-driven environmental hazards, proposes punitive measures for polluting nations"

See how fast we can get the whitehouse hyenas to shit themselves

[–] cabbagepatchcrabs@retrolemmy.com 4 points 16 hours ago

That's honestly some brilliant spin.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh but you see it's not climate change, Canada just needs to rake 2.4 million square kilometers of forest.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

We should hire Trump's pool guy and pay him $5M to say that he took care of it. Problem solved, for cheap.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 24 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

This is fucked up. I don't usually jump too hard on the anti-Trump bandwagon (I don't like the guy but I'm not usually rabid about it) but this really takes the fucking cake.

When CA had wildfires, Canada sent us a ton of help-- a bunch of firefighting aircraft, complete with air crews and ground support. It made a big difference.

We have firefighting aircraft. And my understanding is they are parked on the fucking ground while our friends and neighbors to the north are burning. Meanwhile our so-called leader is hurling insults and threats at our friends, while they are literally on fire.

I love my country, but today I'm ashamed. We are supposed to be better than this. Better neighbors, better humans. It's pathetic. It's not us. It shouldn't be us. We should be better than this, as a nation.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

If it helps, we actually view you guys as rotten neighbours.

[–] Mediocre_Bard_Redeux@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Thank you, that does help, and I apologize.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

C'mon, catch all the molecules!

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 4 points 16 hours ago

I don't want to sound rude, but all those particles are Canadian, illegal, undocumented and, get this.... brown and yellow and red! And they're here to kill us, bringing Cancer to our region. The worst part is they'll just land anywhere they want, stick around and nobody does anything!

It's almost as if we should do something about them ...sequester them in a large box? Capture them anywhere they go into our country?

Do you know they land on your sister? Not just her harms and legs but inside her blouse! Down her undies! Oh my! Everyone's sisters! We gotta do something!

[–] zephiriz@lemmy.ml 3 points 22 hours ago

Maybe Trump should send the people who rake the leaves here to Canada?

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe they should worry about their fires

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Canada has routinely sent folks to help fight American forest fires. Because that is who we are.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 8 points 21 hours ago

We also recently lost one in a Colorado fire

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Those of us in the Pacific Northwest will never forget the kind help of our neighbors to the north. Trump is a piece of shit, but we remember here.

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

The PNW has Canada vibes too; they should just annex us, we're chill with it.

[–] ecvanalog@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

This fucking guy I swear to god

[–] ivanvector@piefed.ca 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a punishment for Canadian wildfires, Trump raises taxes that only Americans pay.

Make it make sense, challenge level impossible

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

Simple. These wildfires are exacerbated by climate change. American consumerism fuels climate change. By increasing taxes on Americans, he's reducing future wildfires.

[–] dregan@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The ONLY reason he is aware of this is because the air in DC sucks.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

But he is in Florida, how would he know?

Hope it kills him faster

[–] xangadix@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Are the Epstein Files in the wildfire smoke? No? Then let the fire department do their job and bring the child-molester-in-chief to justice. Also, it wouldn't hurt to bring back those environmental laws you abolished.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 73 points 2 days ago

Literally old man yells at cloud.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 309 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Is he saying the atmosphere is a shared resource that no nation should be filling with pollution?

It's fascinating how close he is to getting it, while the world knows he never, never will.

[–] amio@lemmy.world 99 points 2 days ago

Meh, weaponized hypocrisy is 99% of what comes out of his blubbery bitch-ass.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 11 points 1 day ago

I mean, he has done more for renewable energy than any previous president.

He's increased the cost of gasoline, and done wonders for the electrical grid in Cuba.

[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago

No, he's saying that the atmosphere is a resource owned by the US and that other countries should pay for it.

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Quick, divert ICE to dealing with that invasion instead.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

If you throw enough ICE into a fire, the fire WILL go out.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

build a wall /s

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know about you, but the "filthy" air invading my home is caused by the 70,000 acres of forest burning my own state......

****This is what can happen if you do not properly manage the fire burden of forests by allowing fire to consume the dead trees and ground cover. But god forbid the tourists from big cities see a section of burned forests! They tend to get all riled up.

[–] musubibreakfast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is why we wrap tourists in kindling and give them tiki torches before we send them off into the forest in my state.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

The problem with that is the tourists never start the fires where you want them.

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 89 points 2 days ago

As a Canadian in the middle of these wildfires, which fire marshalls and environmental scientists have been warning about for years, I'm glad Doug Ford is getting chastised by his big buddy over a problem that should weigh heavily on his shoulders.

And yes, please, set a precedent to start treating the air as a shared resource. I can't wait to see what kind of penalties get levied against the US once we make that a thing.

I know he'll forget the whole thing once he starts sundowning tonight, but a girl can dream.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Take my energy tiny blood clot

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago

This assfuck is all-in on AI and data centers. He doesn't give a fuck about the air.

He could help Canada, but he won't. It's all about bullshit. He needs to feed his fat fucking cow followers with endless bullshit. No gaps in the feedings. Bullshit day and night.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 65 points 2 days ago (4 children)

This fucking dumbass. Lets tariff them, that will surely stop them creating all this smoke. The outcome from his liberation day tariff war was so abysmal I'm surprised he's not too ashamed to utter the word ever again.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

That would require an iota of self-awareness.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Tariff THEM? Do Americans not know how tariffs work? This is like punching yourself in the face and then saying you got beat up.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

punching yourself in the face and then saying you got beat up.

punching yourself in the face and then saying "there! that will teach them!"

ftfy

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've had maga family tell at me that the other nation pays tariffs despite all evidence to the contrary. To answer your question, no they don't know how it works.

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[–] Varpeggio@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

I want off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride.

[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago

Shit, it is real. peak idiocracy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[–] CyberneticOwl@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

I mean, careful what you wish for: legislators could troll Trump by drafting bills that use the same language to go after his agencies that have screwed up air quality, water quality, etc.

[–] plasticbuddha@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Now Canada is distracting from the Epstein files...

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

From BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd9w8xk75ndt Title as of 16:15 EDT.

Posting a screenshot, because it’s a live story and the BBC might change the title as the story develops

Great quality posting standards, good job

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump should put 100% import tariff on wildfire smoke.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

I only breathe smoke from domestic wild fires and AI data centers.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago

He's this close to understanding externalized costs...

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Dear Canada,

I am really sorry about the senile old fuckwit criminal that some of us decided to let run wild. I tried to tell the other fuckwits that it was a terrible idea. They did not listen.

Sincerely,

Your Friend in the Banana Republic to the South

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