But while American pork producers say they're happy about the deal, which is still being finalized, it only gives them the same level of access to the Japanese market as they would have gotten if Trump had never pulled out of the Obama-era Trans-Pacific Partnership in the first place. https://apple.news/AXw-3ZCOkQ0SQzK1zH1WXOA "We're getting what we had under the TPP and we're not going to lag behind," said Nick Giordano, vice president and counsel of global government affairs at the National Pork Producers Council.
We Aren’t Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is https://apple.news/A6jy624v2SWynOUwLibOdMA A crucial part of his coalition is made up of better-off white people who did not graduate from college. Kitschelt and Rehm write: Individuals in the low-education/high-income group tend to endorse authoritarian noneconomic policies and tend to oppose progressive economic policies. Small business owners and shopkeepers — particularly in construction, crafts, retail, and personal services — as well as some of their salaried associates populate this group.
Jair Bolsonaro's election as Brazil's president shocked the world. Since he took office January he's advanced right-wing populist policies, threatened indigenous groups, and has won the nickname “Captain Chainsaw" for giving illegal loggers in the Amazon a free pass. Here's how this once-fringe congressman rose to power:
"You will not f--k with my children’s future. You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. F--k off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and [your] little gang of masturbatory prefects," actor Hugh Grant said in a now-viral tweet blasting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 🤩