News and views from the USA this week.US congressman calls out Trudeau for being a socialist tyrant.Apparently, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and the Joe Biden administration are in secret talks about forming a North American Union, fashioned after the European Union..In a speech, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he likes the idea..“I think Mr. Blinken spoke about consolidating the region of North America and we agree on that,” said Obrador..“We are also in favor of a unity of the entire American continent, like the way the first European Community emerged and converted into the European Union. That’s what we want.”.Appearing on Tucker Carlson’s show on FOX, US Congressman Matt Gaetz R-(Fla.) said he reached out to Blinken to confirm or deny the story.."I haven’t gotten an answer," said Gaetz. "But it begs the question, why are we so friendly with Mexico? They've cooked up more death in the Mexican mountains than any crazy mad scientist in Wuhan would have ever thought of and it's hard to tell where the cartels end and the government of Mexico begins.". US Congressman Matt Gaetz R-(Fla.) US Congressman Matt Gaetz R-(Fla.) .As far as being in a such a union with Canada, Gaetz was blunt and to the point..“Canada is not much better,” he said. “I don't want my constituents having to live under the socialist tyrannical lockdowns enacted by Justin Trudeau Castro.”.Blame the children for inflation.Stacey Abrams, the current Democratic Party nominee for governor in Georgia, promoted the need for abortion during an appearance on MSNBC, saying “not killing the unborn is problematic for the economy.”. Stacey AbramsStacey Abrams ."Having children is why you’re worried about your price for gas. It’s why you’re concerned about how much food costs," she charged.."For women, this is not a reductive issue. You can’t divorce being forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy from the economic realities of having a child.".You say ‘hello’ and I say ‘goodbye’.Elon Musk told prospective investors in his deal to buy Twitter he planned to get rid of nearly 75% of the company's 7,500 workers, according to internal documents and interviews by The Washington Post..Musk's deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion is expected to close on or before October 28 in good faith after a months-long legal battle with Twitter..The Post article said even if Musk does not end up buying the social media giant, massive layoffs would still be in the picture for the company..Twitter's current management reportedly planned to slash the company's payroll by about $800 million by next year, regardless of the deal, which the Post said would mean at least a quarter of Twitter's workforce would have to depart..If it quacks like a duck, it’s a duck, Meghan.Meghan Markle was called a hypocrite on social media for taking a raunchy role on the CW TV network’s soap opera 90210 after explaining why she left the TV game show Deal or No Deal, saying she had been “reduced to a bimbo.”.“I ended up quitting the show. I was so much more than what was being objectified on the stage. It was solely about beauty and not necessarily about brains,” she said on her podcast.. Meghan Markle on Deal or No DealMeghan Markle on Deal or No Deal .And then the internet struck back, unearthing a video showing Markle made her debut back into the acting world a few years later, only to play a similar role..During a brief cameo on the rebooted CW series, the 41-year-old played a character named Wendy, who was seemingly caught giving character Ethan Ward oral sex in a car.. Meghan Markle on soap operaMeghan Markle on soap opera .In the short clip, Ward, played by Dustin Milligan, looked shocked when his girlfriend spotted him sitting in his car, adjusting his pants as Wendy’s head popped up from his lap..Biden’s blundering babbling of the week.Joe Biden is well known for his bizarre comments (although it’s questionable whether he notices them)..He’s also known to enjoy sniffing the hair of young girls and offering them advice..Babbling Joe pulled a trifecta last week at an event in Irvine, CA..After delivering his remarks, Biden stopped for photos with a young girl, put his arm on her shoulder and offered her some unsolicited dating advice..“Now a very important thing I told my daughters and granddaughters — no serious guys until you’re 30,” he told the unnamed woman — leaning in close..“OK,” she said, awkwardly laughing off the remark. “I’ll keep that in mind.”.The moment was posted to Twitter, receiving just under three-million views.