CRITTON CHILDERS

@CRITTON
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Live in North Carolina, USA
Retired Dept of Defense Analyst
Interests: National and International News, National Security, Politics, Climate, Health, Fiction (Crime, Mystery, History), Family
Love the perspective on Blyth Pier on the Northumberland Coast in North East England. I believe it's regarded as a good fishing spot for cod and mackerel, although there were no fishermen around when I took this shot.
#england #coast #northumberland #monochrome #photography
Encyclopædia Britannica announces it'll continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ as it serves an international audience, the Gulf is an international body of water and the US authority to rename it "is ambiguous." (Also posts its 1st Ed. map from 1768.)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty to Fort Roland L. Bragg

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Roland L. Bragg.

U.S. Department of Defense
"Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering." - Prime Minister Trudeau
History clearly shows us that tariffs cause and/or worsen economic depressions and increase the likelihood of war.
CBC - Canada has been informed the White House has made a decision on the tariffs, and the Americans are expected to publicly release details of this trade action at some point today. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-canada-february-1-1.7447829
Trudeau hits back at the U.S. with big tariffs after Trump launches a trade war | CBC News

President Donald Trump launched a trade war against Canada on Saturday by imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from the U.S.'s neighbour — an unprecedented strike against a long-standing ally that could throw the economy into a tailspin. A White House fact sheet sent to CBC News says tariffs of 25 per cent on Mexican goods and 10 per cent on China products will also be levied.

CBC
NYT - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-news/treasury-department-payments-system?unlocked_article_code=1.tk4.2ZbK.3uhE-0Ft611J&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Canada and Mexico Move to Retaliate on Trump Tariff Orders

The New York Times
The New Yorker has unveiled its Jan. 20 (Inauguration Day) cover. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2025-01-20
Barry Blitt’s “Two’s a Crowd”

Françoise Mouly talks with the cartoonist Barry Blitt about his cover for the January 20, 2025, issue of The New Yorker.

The New Yorker
"With today’s report of 256,000 new jobs in December, we have created over 16.6 million jobs over the course of my administration and this is the only administration in history to have created jobs every single month." - President Biden in a statement https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/10/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-december-2024-jobs-report/
Statement from President Joe Biden on the December 2024 Jobs Report | The White House

With today’s report of 256,000 new jobs in December, we have created over 16.6 million jobs over the course of my administration and this is the only

The White House

Crested Tit

Perched in deep snow, yesterday.

#crestedtit #snow #winter #birdphotography #highkey #scotland #highlands