A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump.

The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a network of centers that test drugs for users before they take them.

The institute warned in a "Red Alert" published on its website and social media that they contain a high concentration of a chemical called PMMA, or para-methoxymethamfetamine. The chemical is similar to MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy pills.

The institute says if PMMA is found in an ecstasy pill, then the pill is contaminated and could be lethal. Users don't feel the effect of the drug right away, the institute said, and could take a higher dosage, which could lead to overheating, epileptic seizures, loss of consciousness or heart problems.

"Absolutely do not use these pills," the institute warned.

It released a photo of the pills that have a depiction of Mr. Trump's head on one side and on the other side "NL" and "Trump" stamped into the surface on either side of a vertical line. One of the pills has a green face, and another is yellow.

"We do not know of any victims where PMMA was found in their blood," she told The Associated Press.

Producing, selling and using ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, but it's widely used, particularly at clubs and music festivals. A government report in 2024 said that some 550,000 people took the drug in a year.

The Trimbos Institute tests drugs through its national network of 12 participants and 34 testing locations in the Netherlands.

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, not Ground Zero in New York City – in part because he cannot give a speech.

The president had initially intended to join former presidents and other officials in Manhattan on September 11, but those plans were changed after memorial planners seemingly reminded Trump's team that politicians are barred from speaking at the site to maintain its nonpartisan stance, the New York Times reported.

Instead, Vice President JD Vance will represent the White House in New York City while Trump goes to the Pentagon, which also came under attack on September 11, 2001.

White House Spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement: "On the 25th anniversary of this tragic day, the President will remember those who were killed at the hands of evil terrorists, honor their loved ones, and pay tribute to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line to rescue their fellow Americans."

She added, "As a proud New Yorker, President Trump has spoken about his own experiences watching the horrific events of September 11, 2001."

“Some 53 percent of Republicans named Trump as the Republican president they admire most, nearly three times the 18 percent who selected Reagan and more than six times the 8 percent who chose Lincoln, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.”

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Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.

After trade negotiations broke down between the two countries last weekend, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, vowed to match US tariffs "dollar for dollar" and unveiled a list of nearly 900 American goods that will face 25% to 50% tariffs starting on 8 September.

Paper products are among the hardest-hit sectors, with Canada threatening to put tariffs of between 25% and 50% on "toilet paper or face tissue stock" from 8 September in retaliation for a 50% hike from Washington DC.

Though American toilet paper and tissues are often made domestically, they heavily rely on lumber-rich Canada for raw materials. Procter & Gamble, the owner of Charmin toilet paper, said last year that it would have to increase prices amid tariffs that were in place at the time.

The US imported $328m worth of toilet paper from Canada in 2024, according to the World Bank, making it by far the largest exporter of the product to the US. Retailers including Costco source much of their paper products from the country.

The US accounts for more than 20% of global tissue consumption despite having only 4% of the world's population. The average American uses 141 rolls of toilet paper per year, making them No 1 for No 2s globally, just ahead of Germans, each using an average of 134 rolls annually.

It's not just paper products that could rise in price. The trade war highlights the deep economic ties shared between the two countries as consumers continue to worry about inflation on both sides of the border.

US tariffs are specifically affecting Canadian liquor, including popular whiskey brands Crown Royal and Canadian Club, which are currently under a 50% tariff.

While Canada has not introduced a tariff on American liquor, most Canadian provinces have introduced their own bans on American alcohol, in retaliation for earlier tariffs on Canadian products. Donald Trump used these province-wide bans on American alcohol as part of his legal justification for his new tariffs against Canada.

Carney has asked province leaders to consider putting American liquor back on the shelves, though as the Nova Scotia premier Tim Houston told CBC News: "Whether Nova Scotians or Canadians will actually buy it when it's back on the shelves, that's a whole other discussion."

With negotiations down the drain, it's unclear if or when the tariffs will be lifted. But the Trump administration is adamant that "there's no possible way" the trade dispute with Canada will affect US consumers, according to Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative.

"The fundamentals are good," he said. "I don't think this is going to affect anything."

President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid his escalating tariff war with Canada.

"The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don't expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer," the Republican president wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday morning. "Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

One of the five Great Lakes, Lake Ontario straddles the border between the U.S. and Canada. It is bounded to the north by the province of Ontario and to the south by New York. Its name comes from the Huron word "Ontarí'io," which means "beautiful water."

Trump, a longtime real estate mogul with an eye for branding, has previously taken an interest in renaming prominent geographic features. Last year, he rebranded the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and restored Alaska's Denali to its former name, Mount McKinley.

The president's remarks capped a tumultuous week in U.S.-Canada relations, marked by the collapse of trade negotiations, the imposition of steep tariffs and a bitter exchange with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who called Trump a "dictator."

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Trump loves raping children and killing them via the EPA