I thought of Ron Burgundy saying that, little hand gesture at the end and all.
And fuck anyone in that administration, it’s more like playtime for deliquents playing dress up and the parents are passed out. …oh crap they were voted in apparently. Like all the robbers putting on cop costumes and giggling.
Yeah definitely take precautions "points to Ukraine*, never know when a neighbor will have too much vodka. Or don’t but think Canada has a better chance if NATO is on the ball.
Just like how the administration has made all of their decisions, with lots of information and ensuring their nominees will perform to what is expected of a top…2nd…well a lightly associated as a western country in freefall…oh nevermind the US isn’t even considered freefall, it it’s going lower than two bit whore.
I apologize to all the two bit whores, you most likely are more trustworthy than the current US administration. Seriously I’d give a random person my debit card over Trump. Like ot any president who would you not leave your kid with? I thought GWB was awful but I think he’d take care of a toddler/baby. At the worst even most of the worst ones would hire someone. I don’t want to get into the ideas of what someone like Trump would come up with.
I wasn’t intending to bring it up, but after the last paragraph I sort of thought well it’s probably in the Epstein files…yeah realease that shit. 1% worth of files my ass.
Unsure if they still are but recall NRA was completely compromised by Russia in Trump’s first term. That whole bit with Butina (unsure if spelled correctly basically slept with a bunch of higher ups due to being affiliated with the NRA) who now (or used) to be in Russias equivalent of congress. Yeah can’t trust that organization. Sure the money dried up somewhat but still some channels available to push out some messages on their behalf.
I grew up in northern Canada, snow days may have happened but most I recall is busses not running (probably not physical issue but safety issues if something happened) after -40 so little use in going to school cause least half the kids needed the rural busses to get in so teachers adjusted lesson plans accordingly.
I guess even growing up I always wished it wasn’t so cold outside but the not having school days was fun to stay inside, I hated the atmosphere there but loved learning still.
We need a wall, .then we can sit on it like that South Park episode and taunt them.
Oddly like Russian playbook, wait is that Ukraine crossed out and Canada penciled in? Bunch of hosers, get off the ice and play somewhere else.
A shame is putting it lightly, I agree with that all. Many people died for the US to be what it was, it may not have been the best but they used to do more than shake down everyone to fill their president’s pockets.
Now it’s a mob racket. I bet people who died in WWII on the allies side would look on the USA now with the wtf? Look.
I think the understated part is that it’s letting criminals win. Sure you can hum and haw about legalities of actions but it’s the straight up mob running the US right now. Just unfortunately the stupidest crime family.
But when you realize that’s their goal you have to have a next step is all. I’m not sure what a good one is, either kowtow and submit or fight back and possibly get crushed. The second step will be thought of by someone remembered if things go well. Mean maybe the government just shoots themselves in the foot like the do half the time and spark something on their own too. Maybe doesn’t need a thought out second step but that’s never something you can count on.
Needs people resisting as a first step for sure though which has been shown in Minneapolis, they are making me happier by the minute to be relatively close to such people. Mean I do wish they didn’t have to deal with the situation of course but people showing their distaste for fascism I fully support them.
I am across the border getting threatened bi weekly by the president of the US so it’s hard to show direct support.
There were mentions that he wrote his own speech from others. From what I understand it’s probably true since that would be his regular type of conference as a head banker previously. I’ll be honest haven’t listened to it or know a lot about Carney but this is what I’ve gleened in comments about his speech. Guess I knew about his banker credentials before and he helped us through the 08 crisis which Canada went through decently. Though I had no idea who he was until the leader of the liberal party
From everything I’ve read about his speech, which I will listen to at some point, makes me feel better with him in charge if we aren’t going to be more progressive.
We would, but what other choice would we have if if happened? Just kowtow to the US? Fuck that. Would it suck and make everything horrible? Yes, but not like Ukraine had an option when their war started.
Yeah the dude flips more than a light switch. He says what he thinks sounds good for that moment. That’s the limit of his ideals, unless it makes money then he does that.
Cause he’s a greedy narcissist. Really that’s all you need to know, if it benefits him (I think he thought calming down rhetoric during that speech would make him appear better) he does it, that’s it. No deep end, no big 4d chess, he’s simpler than peasants portrayed in movies.
He’d bend over and ask for Canada to take more. Nothing I’ve read from him sounds like a proper leader of this country. He’s as whiny as a toddler like the neighbor’s ‘leader’. Calling that thing a leader is laughable, he couldn’t lead a train on the track unless there was a pile of gold in sight.
Hopefully it pans out as the neighbor. But I still totally agree with that statement even if it fucks us, then if it does but we won’t roll over quietly…I hope. Fascists cannot be appeased, let alone toddler narcissists who want their next soother. Someone needs to put that baby to bed. Placating but not appeasing them I mean, like you do a fussy toddler, not saying violence. No teaching this toddler but sometimes they can understand their place and stop making as big of a fuss and have a minor one when he doesn’t get his diet coke.
It’s on Merriam webster site as a word, what’s your question?
I read it a few times but I realized there was more to get from it cause I sort of sped read through some (dry) parts the first time. This was back in the mid 2000s when there was less relevant information for us in North America at the time. Nowadays it needs to be brought in for any decent curriculum, though I don’t think the fascists would approve that.
Course in the US there’s a lot less demanding of education for reasons like this book, you understand what can lead to our current situation and see how harmful it is. Heaven forbid the common folk understand propaganda like they show. Any truly great society would relish in their citizens being well educated and informed of such things to make better progress going forward.
I’m nearing 50 and found it seems I recall about the same of being a kid as I did 20 years ago, but don’t recall 20 years ago as much as I’d think so now. Though yes long term seems better cemented in memory than day to day lately.
Mean if I forgot the kid stuff I wouldn’t realize it cause no one around that would tell me either so…well I’m used to being wrong too.
Keep expectations low, he’ll probably beat the pettiness within a few weeks. Just describing the current president of the US. If this was the 90s it’d be an SNL skit, in 2026 it’s just just accurate.
Pretty much what one head of state said in Trump’s first term on a visit. I want to say Denmark but think it was in the area at least.
If that’s what you were referencing then oops, wasn’t sure. I thought it was a good burn back then, now it’s obvious that democracy isn’t the goal for a lot of the US.