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[–] 72 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working on a “massive Deal” to buy potash from Minsk at a steep discount amid the trade war with Canada.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Does Trump just unknowingly make stuff up out of thin air these days? Is he self aware?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    These days? I heard about this guy when he was president and since then he just lies.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Sure, but it seemed like he had some plan with his lying back in the beginning, some premeditation and some effort to build a story that can at least survive a couple of weeks. Recently his lies seem internally inconsistent, easy to debunk immediately, and just give him no benefit. Makes me think he doesn't even understand himself that they aren't true, it's just stream-of-consciousness wishful thinking.

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  • [–] 57 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Lmao eat literal shit America. I hope Canada holds back all the potash that "you don't need" from us

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    https://www.bhp.com/what-we-do/global-locations/canada/jansen

    I know Australia's BHP.AX has poured billions into building a potash facility in Canada, not sure how it's going aside from a day late and a dollar short though, as is nearly always the case with projects this big.

    I wonder what BHP are thinking now with all this Trump bloviating and Canada antagonism from the US Government

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bhp-flags-cost-overrun-jansen-potash-project-book-23-billion-charge-2026-06-18/

    BHP Group (BHP.AX), opens new tab on Thursday warned of cost overruns ‌at its Jansen Stage 2 potash project in Canada and said it will book a $2.3 billion charge as higher costs and additional labour hours drive up spending and delay first production.

    This is the third ​time BHP has blown past its cost and time estimates for the two ​stages of the project, dealing a major setback to the miner's decade-long ⁠plans to diversify from copper and iron ore.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago*

    Sounds like Trump is unable to get potash elsewhere. Guess that means Canadan producers can utilize their monopsony power to increase prices to the US. Not like US farmers would have any choice but to pay it

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  • [–] 21 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    "miscommunication" my ass.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago

    More and more I am getting the feeling that the USA is being ruled by NatalieGPT, which goes like this: Trump whines about something like not having potash, Natalie queries an LLM where else has potash then tells Trump that he just made a stupendous trade deal there so he can post about it or share some more AI slop.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 month ago
    [–] 10 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Canada should charge an additional 0.1% export tax on potash every time Trump says or posts something dumb. Probably would be over 100% before the midterms.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Buying from the enemy's closest ally was the best he could come up with in the first place?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    All signs point to Russia and trump administration are in bed. They're planning something.

    Russia attacks a NATO country. Poland? Finland?

    Canada steps in all in, resources depleted

    USA says america first that's NATO's fight. Doesn't help.

    America takes over a depleted Canada.

    /s

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago
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    [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Sad trombone noises

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    You mean to say that the dipshit who couldn't make a deal when his brain was operating at its peak efficiency can't actually make deals while demented? I for one am shocked, utterly shocked.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Hahahaha the clown show continues

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Ah. I see. Winning very strongly. Well, anyway, good news is we're respected again.

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  • Good thing its not necessary for sustainable farming.

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    [–] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    haha we're in danger 🙃

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    "Belarus’s authoritarian leader" LOL

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    They are really salty their 2020 coup attempt failed.

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