Donald Trump has chosen three investment projects to be funded by Japan’s $550 billion capital fund, the U.S. president announced on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/politics/tang-trump-japan-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #howardlutnick
"Trump’s latest tirade against #Canada... threatened to block the opening of the long-awaited Gordie Howe #International Bridge...
It turns out a billionaire #Trump ally who owns another #bridge linking those locations—which will face competition from the new project—privately met with Commerce Sect #HowardLutnick this week... Lutnick spoke with Trump after the meeting and just before Trump’s threat."
https://newrepublic.com/article/206478/trump-canada-bridge-backfires-democrats-2026-weapon
#DonaldTrump #GOP #Politics #Corruption #News #Michigan #US #USA
der.hans
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#Trump Commerce Secretary #HowardLutnick acknowledges meetings with #Epstein that contradict previous claims
Under questioning from #Democrats Tuesday, #Commerce Secy Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with #JeffreyEpstein twice after his 2008 conviction for soliciting #prostitution from a #child, reversing Lutnick’s previous claim that he had cut ties with the late financier after 2005.
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-howard-lutnick-2ead9f281ba2491e0581aced50a0533d
#Trump Commerce Secretary #HowardLutnick acknowledges meetings with #Epstein that contradict previous claims
Under questioning from #Democrats Tuesday, #Commerce Secy Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with #JeffreyEpstein twice after his 2008 conviction for soliciting #prostitution from a #child, reversing Lutnick’s previous claim that he had cut ties with the late financier after 2005.
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-howard-lutnick-2ead9f281ba2491e0581aced50a0533d
Alex Akselrod
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The Justice Department’s latest release Jeffrey Epstein information offers fresh details about the rich and well-connected people who circulated in the orbit of the late disgraced financier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/wealthy-powerful-epstein-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #howardlutnick #sexcrimes #rape #childabuse #humantrafficking #elonmusk
In Dec 2012, #Epstein invited #HowardLutnick, now #Trump’s #commerce secretary, to his island for lunch, records show. Lutnick’s wife accepted the invitation & said they would arrive on a yacht with their children. On another occasion in 2011, the 2 men had drinks, acc/to a schedule shared w/Epstein.
#Lutnick claimed he cut ties with Epstein long ago. A Commerce Dept spox said Lutnick had “limited interactions with Mr. Epstein in the presence of his wife & has never been accused of wrongdoing.”
For some reason the USA is no longer commanding respect....
The U.S. and Taiwan have agreed to a trade pact that would lower tariffs on goods from the island to 15% and see Taiwanese semiconductor companies increase financing for American operations by $500 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/economy/us-taiwan-trade-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #taiwan #trade #chipmakers #tsmc #nvidia #howardlutnick #jamiesongreer #donaldtrump #laichingte
Peter Thiel and Howard Lutnick’s “free speech” video and cloud services platform Rumble has launched its new Tether powered in-app money laundering crypto¹ payments system and a truly impressive array of rightoid freaks, conspiracy theorists, russian influence peddlers, and sex pests is here to tell you about it.
¹ i think you can now pay your spies send tips via Tether USDT, bitcoin, and (i think) “Tether Gold” (XAUT).
#PeterThiel #Thiel #Broligarch #HowardLutnick #Tether #RUM #Rumble #youtube #cloud #cloudservices #rightoid #Tether #bitcoin #crypto #USDT #XAUT #russia #timpool #russellbrand #AlexJones
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A U.S.-Japan consultation panel held its first meeting to consider initial projects for a $550 billion investment pledge that is a pillar of the two countries’ trade deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/us-japan-panel-investment-projects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #usjapanrelations #investments #tariffs #donaldtrump #howardlutnick
Alex Akselrod
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guess who’s been buying up #argentina's beef feedstock producers (hint: it’s howard lutnick's #stablecoin company #Tether)
* video of trump: https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1980459802632548586
* more on lutnick + argentina: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/make-argentina-gold-again
#adecoagro #javierMilei #uspol #beef #uspoltiics #agriculture #howardlutnick
guess who’s been buying up #argentina's beef feedstock producers (hint: it’s howard lutnick's #stablecoin company #Tether)
* video of trump: https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1980459802632548586
* more on lutnick + argentina: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/make-argentina-gold-again
#adecoagro #javierMilei #uspol #beef #uspoltiics #agriculture #howardlutnick
Chris Espinosa
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Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick accused convicted #SexOffender #JeffreyEpstein of being “the greatest blackmailer ever” in a new interview, diverging from the #Trump Admin’s efforts to downplay concerns over the #Epstein case.
#CoverUp
https://time.com/7322750/epstein-blackmail-lutnick-allegations/
Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick accused convicted #SexOffender #JeffreyEpstein of being “the greatest blackmailer ever” in a new interview, diverging from the #Trump Admin’s efforts to downplay concerns over the #Epstein case.
#CoverUp
https://time.com/7322750/epstein-blackmail-lutnick-allegations/
Speaking with the New York Post’s #MirandaDevine for a podcast episode, #HowardLutnick, the commerce secretary alleged that #Epstein could have given federal authorities video footage of his associates receiving massages from young women in return for a controversial 2008 plea deal, though Lutnick admitted that he had “no knowledge” of the situation & didn’t provide any evidence to back up his claim.
Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick accused convicted #SexOffender #JeffreyEpstein of being “the greatest blackmailer ever” in a new interview, diverging from the #Trump Admin’s efforts to downplay concerns over the #Epstein case.
#CoverUp
https://time.com/7322750/epstein-blackmail-lutnick-allegations/
Taiwan’s trade negotiators arrived in Washington late last week and held discussions with their US counterparts aimed at lowering the 20% tariff imposed on the island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-investment-us-chip-factories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #semiconductors #chipmakers #taiwan #china #howardlutnick #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Jonathan Schofield
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➤ Making Argentina Great Again
it is incredibly suspicious to me that the US Treasury fund #Bessent wants to use to bail out #Argentina and Javier #Milei is almost exactly the same size as the amount of money #Tether is suddenly trying to raise via a “private placement”.
Tether is one of the most profitable companies in the history of the world, at least according to their own unaudited / unverified numbers. There should be no reason for them to need to raise capital and no desire on their part to sell off part of their cash cow.
Puting aside for a moment the absurdity of the idea that the central bank of international criminal finance considers itself to be in the same league as companies like Google, Nvidia, and Tesla, I can think of 3 possible explanations:
1. Tether is (somehow) out of cash. This is lent some credence by the fact that they are failing to pay their electricity bill in #Uruguay and had their power turned off a few weeks ago.
2. Tether wants to get some shares into the hands of corrupt government officials (other than Howard “Nutlick” #Lutnick, who already has some) for protection.
3. Now that the #Fed has pivoted and cut rates Tether’s income is about to start dropping (and the more the fed cuts, the more it will drop) so they are just cashing out the founders at the top. This is the most charitable interpretation.
it’s also worth mentioning that:
1. Tether’s #USDT token is very popular with #Argentinians trying to avoid that country’s hyperinflation. While technically illegal because of capital controls, it’s still a “crime” I have some sympathy for. But it does mean there’s an important connection between Tether and Argentina.
2. Tether is a major shareholder in south american agriculture business #Adecoagro which does a lot of work in Argentina.
more on Tether: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered
#uspol #MAGA #uspolitics #ScottBessent #treasury #finance #economics #bailout #IMF #WEF #WorldBank #howardLutnick #stablecoins
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➤ Making Argentina Great Again
it is incredibly suspicious to me that the US Treasury fund #Bessent wants to use to bail out #Argentina and Javier #Milei is almost exactly the same size as the amount of money #Tether is suddenly trying to raise via a “private placement”.
Tether is one of the most profitable companies in the history of the world, at least according to their own unaudited / unverified numbers. There should be no reason for them to need to raise capital and no desire on their part to sell off part of their cash cow.
Puting aside for a moment the absurdity of the idea that the central bank of international criminal finance considers itself to be in the same league as companies like Google, Nvidia, and Tesla, I can think of 3 possible explanations:
1. Tether is (somehow) out of cash. This is lent some credence by the fact that they are failing to pay their electricity bill in #Uruguay and had their power turned off a few weeks ago.
2. Tether wants to get some shares into the hands of corrupt government officials (other than Howard “Nutlick” #Lutnick, who already has some) for protection.
3. Now that the #Fed has pivoted and cut rates Tether’s income is about to start dropping (and the more the fed cuts, the more it will drop) so they are just cashing out the founders at the top. This is the most charitable interpretation.
it’s also worth mentioning that:
1. Tether’s #USDT token is very popular with #Argentinians trying to avoid that country’s hyperinflation. While technically illegal because of capital controls, it’s still a “crime” I have some sympathy for. But it does mean there’s an important connection between Tether and Argentina.
2. Tether is a major shareholder in south american agriculture business #Adecoagro which does a lot of work in Argentina.
more on Tether: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered
#uspol #MAGA #uspolitics #ScottBessent #treasury #finance #economics #bailout #IMF #WEF #WorldBank #howardLutnick #stablecoins
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