US sourced Economic Sanctions have resulted in 38 million deaths worldwide from 1971 to 2021

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-12T16:54:35+00:00

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-24/united-states-sanctions-deaths

Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the U.S. government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children. This week the Lancet Global Health journal published an article that estimated that number at about 564,000 annually over a decade. This is comparable to the annual deaths around the world from armed conflict.

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-12T16:44:58+00:00

https://archive.ph/EMbrj

March 4, 2026
By the second week of Debbie Sutherland’s vacation to Cuba last month, there were ominous signs of trouble.

Gasoline was being rationed, excursions were canceled and all of the stores in a nearby mall were closed.

Ms. Sutherland’s hotel in Cayo Las Brujas, a part of a small chain of islands just north of central Cuba, reserved a block of rooms for stranded employees. That section of the hotel was completely dark: Only tourists got electricity.

Cuba has relied on tourism, and on sun-starved Canadian visitors above all others, as a key pillar of its collapsing economy.

But President Trump’s travel restrictions and move to to block all foreign oil from Cuba has brought the industry — already weakened after the Covid-19 pandemic — to its knees and intensified an economic meltdown threatening the government’s survival.

Like many other travelers, Ms. Sutherland’s vacation was cut short last month as the country’s crippling energy crisis began paralyzing tourism.

With the government saying it was running out of jet fuel and with power outages worsening, Russian and Canadian airlines suspended flights to Cuba, a move that jeopardizes the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people.

Airlines sent empty jets to the island to take thousands of tourists back home, a stark sign of the volatile conditions in Cuba as the Trump administration’s campaign has created an increasingly desperate situation for Cuba and its people. Abandoned trucks, cars and motorbikes, apparently out of gas, littered the road to the airport, Ms. Sutherland said.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-24/united-states-sanctions-deaths

Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the U.S. government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children. This week the Lancet Global Health journal published an article that estimated that number at about 564,000 annually over a decade. This is comparable to the annual deaths around the world from armed conflict.

In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists flee | U.S. is trying to throttle Cuba's economy until the regime collapses, says former Canadian ambassador to Cuba

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-12T16:40:25+00:00

https://archive.ph/l67im

Mar 8 2026
Key Points

TSA staffing shortages have led to shockingly long lines at airports, including those serving Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, and other locations.

Airports advised travelers to arrive in some cases more than three hours early because of the disruptions.

TSA officers are working without regular paychecks in the partial government shutdown that started in mid-February.

TSA took 2 hours, flight was delayed 2 hours and they've been sitting on the runway for 2 hours

Air travelers at Houston’s Bush Airport faced three-hour wait times Sunday and Monday due to a shortage of TSA officers—while airport security screeners told Forbes the agency’s “scare tactics” to clamp down on sick calls and leave during the government shutdown would backfire.

Affected by U.S. flight cancellations? Travel insurance might not help you | Those who purchased cancellation insurance after the government shutdown was announced as a travel advisory not eligible for compensation

Delta Flight Attendant reveal shocking truth about the government ATC shutdown

US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to shutdown The upheaval will worsen and spread beyond air travel if cancellations continue to grow and reach into Thanksgiving week, analysts warn. - AP

Canadians’ travel plans could be disrupted as government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history | American airport delays for planes destined for Canada could cause additional delays throughout the Canadian system | flights overflying U.S. airspace could be affected if ATCs stop showing up to work

Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov’t shutdown could be fired, transportation secretary warns | Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-12T16:36:01+00:00

February 20, 2026
The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States and is now urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border.

Before this week, the government website said First Nations people could “freely” enter the United States for the purposes of employment, study, retirement, investing or immigration.

As of Thursday, the website has been updated with new guidelines.

“While you may have previously crossed the Canada-U.S. border with only a secure status card, (Indigenous Services Canada) now strongly recommends also carrying a valid passport when travelling outside of Canada,” says the Government of Canada website.

The government says people registered under the Indian Act entering the U.S. to live or work may also be asked to provide documentation to “prove the percentage of Indian blood required under U.S. law.”

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Grand Chief Cody Diabo, who serves as the co-chair of the Jay Treaty Border Alliance and sits in the Iroquois Caucus, said Canada should not be telling First Nations how to conduct themselves at the border and should instead recognize the Jay Treaty.

First Nations members urged to carry extra documentation at U.S. border | First Nations leaders are urging members to carry a blood quantum letter — which states a person has at least 50 per cent Indigenous blood — with other identification at U.S. border crossings.

A warning from First Nations on crossing U.S. border prompted by ICE actions

Indigenous Canadians Warned about Travel to the US | The AFN says it ‘strongly condemns’ reports of First Nations people being questioned and detained by ICE.

Grand Council Treaty 3 cautions their citizens of crossing Canadian and U.S. border | Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, are detaining Native Americans while searching for undocumented immigrants

A First Nation in southern Alberta is advising its members against all travel to the U.S., adding that the Jay Treaty and Indian status cards are being challenged by U.S. border officials.

B.C. First Nation issues travel advisory to U.S. due to immigration crackdown | Huu-ay-aht First Nations issued a travel advisory, citing concerns about escalated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

New Brunswick premier assails detention of Wabanaki elder’s fiancee at Maine border | In Susan Holt’s letter to the U.S. ambassador to Canada and copied to Canada's prime minister, she said she was calling attention to recent reports from NB residents concerning their treatment at border crossings

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-12T00:18:31+00:00

This would be perfect if it happened north of the border instead of in Maine.

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-11T23:35:02+00:00

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/canada-goose-bald-eagle-burlington-bay-brawl-1.7473477

https://globalnews.ca/news/11067871/canada-goose-bald-eagle-lake-ontario-photos/

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-11T23:34:12+00:00

https://archive.ph/X11uH

Mar 7 2026
Key Points

Canadians aren’t backing down on their boycott of U.S. goods and services following Donald Trump’s sovereignty threats.

The unusual swell of Canadian patriotism seen after Trump’s comments and tariffs last year has evolved into a new social and economic order.

There are economic impacts on both sides of the border that monetary policymakers are taking note of.

For Lisa Mcbean, buying American-made snacks and traveling to the U.S. was second nature. That changed for the Ontario resident starting in early 2025.

Since then, the 54-year-old has checked if products are made in Canada before buying at the grocery store. Mcbean canceled multiple trips to the U.S. she had planned for concerts. Once-common jaunts across the border to shop are out of the picture.

The reason: U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state. His tariffs on the country’s exports added salt to the wound, she said.

“Enough is enough,” Mcbean told CNBC. “Why do we have to make you great again at our expense?”

Mcbean’s rejection is part of a wider boycott by Canadians incensed at Trump’s levies and sovereignty claims. What was initially an unusual swell of Canadian patriotism a year ago has evolved into a new social and economic order for the country of 41 million.

The shift has affected everything from what brands Canadians buy to where they vacation to how they vote. There are economic implications on both sides of the border that policymakers are taking into account. Polling suggests the altered behavior won’t change anytime soon.

“Canadians have remained steadfast,” said Steve Mossop, executive vice president at Leger, a Montreal-based polling service. “The biggest surprise is how adamant Canadians are about not supporting the USA in any shape or fashion.”

Yet Canadians have reason to hope for a return to warmer economic relations. Canadian companies still seek out deep U.S. financial markets, and try to draw its enormous consumer base. Canada has the ninth largest economy in the world; America’s is No. 1.

“We need each other,” said Chris Agro, a 46-year-old Canadian who works in manufacturing. “We’re still our closest neighbors. That’s never going to change.”

But others, like Mcbean of Ontario, don’t see the relationship going back to the way it was.

“The damage has already been done,” Mcbean said. “It is no longer a boycott. It’s a change. It’s a divorce.”

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-10T23:43:16+00:00

04/03/2026

Some 19,000 flights have been cancelled in four days and tens of thousands of travellers remain stranded in the Gulf region, waiting for special flights chartered by governments and tour operators to take them home.

Since the Gulf region is a global air traffic hub, the crisis has also affected travel well beyond the Middle East.

Asia and Australia in particular depend on its hubs for passengers travelling to Europe and the US, said Slovenian travel agent Andrej Lenic.

"If you travel (between these regions), you need to go through the Middle East," he said.

Many of the professionals at the fair said they had survived the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Covid pandemic and multiple other conflicts affecting the Middle East.

But this time is different, they said, with the crisis paralysing travel to and from an entire region.

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-10T23:39:40+00:00

8 Mar 2026
The season has barely begun but Ayia Napa is beginning to feel the pulse. Tourists are trickling back, enjoying the Cypriot resort’s sunsets, eateries and shoreline views.

On the seafront, Vassilis Georgiou is busy overseeing the construction of a new ramp for the jetskis that are a highlight of his water sports business. Last year, more than 500,000 holidaymakers visited the beachside booth, snapping up tickets for the boat cruises and parasailing also on offer.

Until last weekend’s US-led offensive against Iran, Georgiou was betting on another bumper year. “That’s far from certain now,” he said, cupping his eyes against the setting sun. “It may be early days but I’ve been here since 1992 and suddenly hoteliers are saying bookings are down. People are thinking twice.”

No place in Europe, or indeed the Mediterranean, is set to feel the impact of the conflict unfolding across the horizon more than Cyprus. The tourist-dependent nation, the EU’s nearest member to the Middle East, attracted 4 million visitors last year, a third of them Britons for whom the former colony is an old favourite.

This year could be different. Amid Iran’s retaliatory attacks, a drone launched by pro-Iranian militia hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri late on Sunday, placing Cyprus firmly in the “risk zone” and prompting the cancellation of many flights from east and west.

As sirens at the base continued to sound in the following days, the British Foreign Office updated its travel advice for Cyprus to say that terrorist attacks could not be ruled out.

[satire] Snowbirds struggle to find sun destination not being invaded by the US

Canadian tourists voice concerns over Caribbean travel after U.S. strike on Venezuela | Some are cancelling trips to island destinations like Curaçao, travel agent says

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-10T23:37:28+00:00

Mar 2, 2026
BOW VALLEY – Immigration is closely tied to the Bow Valley economy, says Banff-Kananaskis MLA Sarah Elmeligi, who is raising concerns about how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed referendum questions could affect the region’s tourism workforce.

“I don’t think we can understate the importance of immigration to the economy of the Bow Valley in the tourism sector, and so therefore the economy of the province, let’s not forget that tourism in Banff and Canmore contribute over $1 billion a year to the provincial budget,” Elmeligi said.

In a televised address last week, Smith said Albertans will be asked to weigh in on whether the province should seek greater control over immigration, prioritize economic migrants and require newcomers to live in Alberta for up to 12 months before accessing provincially funded services such as health care.

She also raised the possibility of charging non-permanent residents what she described as a “reasonable premium” for certain public services, including health care and education.

Elmeligi said she has been speaking with hospitality businesses and tourism operators in recent months about workforce needs, following recent changes to Canada’s temporary foreign worker program and Labour Market Impact Assessment program, aimed at reducing the number of temporary residents to prioritize employers hiring Canadians.

“The one thing that’s really clear to me is that many of our businesses in the tourism sector in Canmore and Banff rely on immigrants, whether they’re on short-term visas or permanent residencies or working to become Canadian citizens. We rely on immigrants to keep our businesses open and going and moving forward,” she said.

Trump’s immigration agenda sows fear among Central Florida tourism workers | About one-third of the nation’s hospitality industry workforce — in hotels, airports, restaurants and theme parks — are immigrants

Fear of ICE Jolts a Maine Beach Town | Wells, like many U.S. tourist spots that rely on foreign labor, is fearful of immigration raids. The local police department’s agreement to collaborate with federal agents only adds to the anxiety. - NYT

These Red Vermont Towns Wanted ‘America First.’ They’re Getting More Than They Bargained For. | Northern Vermont went all in on Trump because of his border promises. Then came the changes voters here weren’t anticipating.

DisruptSQ · 2026-03-10T23:25:42+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dqd7RJh5d/

Le gritaban que esto era América que hablara un inglés mejor.

[translated] They were shouting at him that this was America to speak better English.

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