Summary

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino to discuss Trump’s demand for the U.S. to reclaim control of the Panama Canal, citing China’s growing influence as a security risk.

Mulino rejected any negotiations but proposed talks on Chinese involvement and migration. Rubio warned of U.S. action if changes aren’t made.

Protests erupted in Panama City against U.S. interference.

Despite tensions, Rubio downplayed military intervention, calling the canal a “core national interest” as he continues a broader Central America tour.

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    10 hours ago

    Somebody, for the love of god, please, just once, I want to see a recording of another leader laughing in Trump’s face. It would bring me much joy…

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    Don’t know what the fuck they want with the canal when no one is going to be trading with us

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      It’s a crucial choke point to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific for any sort of ship, which includes warships. Compare it to the importance of the Bosporus Straight and multiply by 100.

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    “You should give us your land because we don’t like China.” Like dude who taught you how to negotiate? Fuck off!

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    Prepare to war. As a Canadian (me, not Trump), Trump talked about tariffs for Canada and Mexico since November, never accepted to talk to Canada Prime Minister, always say that Canada will become 51st states, and this is his plan and this is unfortunately what he wants, it’s not a joke.

    Trump saying “I want Greenland” and “I want Panama” is not a question, it will happen, he does not give a shit about what Panama’s leader will say, as he will not talk to them anyway.

    Unfortunately, Panama and Denmark must prepare to be invaded by American army.

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        Americans aren’t gonna do anything. They’re way too passive, they’re just gonna keep eating shit until one day the roulette wheel accidentally stops on a good leader and even then they’ll just keep droning on.

        Their country has been in heavy decline for 20-30 years now and even before that it was degrading but not as fast. Has the population done anything at all to stop/fix anything at all? No, they go on social media and use silly buzzwords (at the moment it’s the German word for synchronization that was used by the Nazis), they write out their feelings and pretend that something was done.

        That blind ignorance to awards reality is eating their future away.

        Nothing will be done in America, corporate control has been established. Eat your feed, pay your taxes and go consume.

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          Americans aren’t going to do anything

          • Japan, 1941

          Sometimes it just takes us a bit.

          Gotta love you throwing shade at people “going on social media doing nothing” while you sit, on social media, doing nothing lmao.

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            Was he saying that he was gonna do something? No? Then, what’s the similarity between him and Americans who talks about the rise of fascism on social media but barely does anything to stop them?

            All Pearl Harbour showed was that the US only care about things if they themselves are affected, yet right now they aren’t even doing anything when as a nation they are already affected by fascism. Not a good sign that they will ever do anything drastic anytime soon. I would be glad to be proven wrong, though.