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June 27, 2014

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Christmas cartoons and videos and stories. Enjoy!

In honour of Canada's posties - I'm so glad they're back, but I hope they can get the deal they deserve: View on Threads  An outstanding story: View on Threads This is a fascinating tour -- oh, how much we ...
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Today’s News: Could there be a method to Trump’s madness?

So now Trump is talking about the United States invading Mexico, buying Greenland and taking over the Panama Canal as well as Canada. Its nuts.For one thing, this: View on Threads It seems like a joke:Trump thinks h...
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Today’s News: “President Musk” memes, Poilievre sell-out, Trump bald, Mangione fade

America fucked around and they're already finding out what they really elected:Can we just start using WTYS for “We told you so” to save character space over the next 4 years?— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 1...
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Today’s News: #IStandWithTrudeau is trending

#IStandWithTrudeau2025 is trending tonight: Good job. Now carry on fighting the good fight at least until we see where we’re at with the Trump/Musk situation by Inauguration Day and have the foreign interference report in han...
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Today’s News: Weakness all around

The government shutdown talk in the United States shows Trump for what he really is -- a weak clown Oliver Willis / Daily Kos Billionaires lead GOP revolt against critical spending bill ...Led by billionaire...
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Umm….about that deficit? Actually, it’s not as bad as we thought.

 
 

Today’s News: Trudeau decides not to decide

After a day of breathless anticipation, Trudeau is still Prime Minister tonight. But tune in tomorrow....Here's Scrimshaw's liveblog of what happened through this afternoon and caucus meeting: Liberals In Crisis LiveBlog: ...
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Funny stuff and fascinating threads and animal crackers

Enjoy some of the funny stuff and the words of wisdom that I have been collecting lately: I passed it too, did you? pic.twitter.com/98U7kI62Ob— Jerseygirl #FBR 🟧 (@gggirl924) December 4, 2024 pic.twitter.com/pQfcrLu...
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Today’s News: “So how does one prepare for a dictatorship?”

So how does one prepare for a dictatorship?— Rocket’s Bitch (@Cheezydork74) December 11, 2024 Is everyone just whistling past the American graveyard right now?I'm seeing a lot of coverage of Trump's incompetent, unquali...
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Today’s Roundup: The CEO assassination

This gentleman is spot-fucking-on. The assassination of United Healthcare's CEO by a highly intelligent Ivy League graduate dealing with chronic pain is a watershed moment in our history and an example of the Republican deregul...
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Today’s News: The Trudeau government is “playing a bad hand as well as they can”

I was looking at X tonight, and saw that Maple MAGA is just delighted with the "Governor Trudeau" insult.Jerks!Here's what I think happened: Trump saw all the praise in Canada for Trudeau's dinner initiative, and saw how ...
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CWAA today: Trump tries to troll Trudeau

Today's edition of "Christ, What An Asshole" (CWAA):Donald Trump is once again “joking” about annexing Canada into the United States, this time calling Justin Trudeau the “Governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” ...
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Things I didn’t know: English reading; troops in Syria; Canadian oligarchy; and we have our very own wankpuffin!

In the category of "things I didn't know":First, isn't this interesting:Next, I found out today that the United States still has hundreds, maybe thousands, of soldiers at bases sprinkled around the Middle East including militar...
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Today’s News: What is wrong with our media, part umpteenth

You know how it feels when someone puts into words something you felt but couldn't describe? Well, here's an article from George Washington University professor Dave Karpf that describes exactly why the media have such p...
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Big news from Syria tonight

The Syrian rebels are winning.The Washington Post provides this timeline article: The shocking speed of Syria’s rebel advance against Assad: A visual timeline Videos, photos and maps show how Syrian fighters mounted a s...
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Today’s News: Trump is shooting himself in the foot

Once again, Trump is shooting himself in the foot. I think that he and his minions thought it would be terribly ballsey to make a whole bunch of controversial nominations right away for Cabinet positions and directorships,...
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Today’s News: Poilievre is just “hysterically harsh” now

Following Poilievre's apparent rejection of Trudeau's request for a united front against Trump, I'm reading some commentary about Poilievre and it ain't pretty:Andrew Coyne / The Globe and Mail Poilievre fumbles the Trump cris...
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Waving the flag and putting country before party

On Tuesday, Trudeau told the opposition leaders to man up and fly in formation. I think the message was received loud and clear:  ...Trudeau met with opposition leaders in his office on Parliament Hill on Tuesday...
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“Nice little country you’ve got here. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.”

Hey, sounds like that dinner was sorta creepy, doesn't it?Some countries might go as far as mobilizing their troops over a statement like this Canada’s political, business and media discourse will no doubt revolve around how...
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Today’s News: Wistful thinking


 
 

Follow-up on The Meat Loaf Summit

The Toronto Star had the skinny on the Meat Loaf Summit: Tonda MacCharles / The Toronto Star Inside Justin Trudeau’s surprise dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida Trudeau and LeBlanc discussed tr...
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Today’s news: Talking turkey about tariffs

Tonight, Trudeau flew to Mar-a-Lago to have dinner with Trump and talk turkey about tariffs. Now, Trump is a vain, stupid man and Trudeau is a progressive, a scholar and a gentleman, but both have great charm and both can ...
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Today in The Stupid: Canada v. Trump

Canada got to see its premiers in action yesterday, facing the first of the many existential crises that will define the Trump Administration, and it wasn't a pretty sight. Dale Smith / Routine ProceedingsRoundup: The virt...
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Greatest line in television history

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" And more here
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America’s attention-junkie shoots himself in the foot

Slapping a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico is like trying to rob a bank by threatening to shoot your own toe off.— Human☮🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🌊 (@4HumanUnity) November 26, 2024 Trump wants to put massive tariffs on ...
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NEXUS

Canadian Border Now Fully Open

On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the...
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Canada border testing

Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicat...
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USA Border

US Land Border Opens to Canadians

After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced ...
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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authoriti...
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International travel

Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question,...
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