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Today’s News: “Get the clearance, take the briefing, protect the country”

A week ago, when Poilievre's lack of a security clearance first hit the fan, because of Trudeau's testimony to the foreign interference inquiry, reporter Stephen Chase tweeted a statement from Poilievre's office -- they tried v...
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Today’s News: Afternoon of the Rubber Knives, Liberal Caucus Edition

You could almost hear Ottawa deflate this afternoon as the Liberal caucus "let's get rid of Trudeau!" frenzy squiffed out. Night of the Long Knives turned into the Fish-Slapping sketch.CBC gives us the (un)exciting play-by-play...
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Today in the Stupid: Trump

That's it. That's the title. Two weeks to go but I think America has already reached its gag limit. The McDonald's stunt may have been the last. Tim Walz has ZERO f*cks to give:β€œAt McDonald's, he looks more li...
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Today’s News: Provincial elections; and another friendly sausage-maker moment

We've had two provincial elections in the last week -- BC was a squeaker for its progressive party, but New Brunswick was a resounding progressive success.Canadian Media today: BC elections reflect the political state of Canada...
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Funnies and Long Threads: from King Charles to airplane seats; from hurricane stories to Bob Dylan

Let's start with some funnies: Post by @patricknessbooks View on Threads Post by @ogginblog View on Threads Post by @the.language.nerds View on Threads Post by @johnfugelsang View on Threads...
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Did anybody have “Big Dick Envy” on their Trump Bingo Card?

Trump just can't hold it back anymore:A nonzero number of Americans are voting for Trump so they can call stuff β€œgay” again and meanwhile their guy’s out here lost in a reverie about the late Arnold Palmer’s literal pen...
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Comedy tonight: Poilievre lettuce-watch, plus some funny stuff about Trump, Harris, birds, art, dogs, dope, and being old

The Poilievre lettice watch begins: Start the countdown. Pierre Poilievre or this head of lettuce. pic.twitter.com/zUHF4u7XPSβ€” Roddy πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ (@RodKahx) October 16, 2024 POILIEVRE'S CAT pic.twitter.com/5NfqfCGl9zβ€” Britt...
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Having some fun now! Trudeau at the PIFI hearing, and Harris on Fox News

First, Trudeau testified at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference hearings today. Trudeau was supposed to be embarassed, bumbling, and exposed by this inquiry - but instead, it was Poilievre who found hims...
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Today’s News: Quick Takes on Trudeau, Poilievre, the House of Commons, Harris, Trump, the US Election, and Brexit

Just a few Quick Takes - some stuff  worth reading tonight:TrudeauMy latest: This is not a diplomatic spat β€” it’s state terrorism, and Canada is right to call it out https://t.co/GZGbDh6kNU pic.twitter.com/jOYXwM6RyMβ€...
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Today’s News: Extraordinary warning about threats from India

Well, I was going to put up a light-hearted post tonight about Thanksgiving - cartoons, nice stories, etc. But then this happened: RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme told a news conference in Ottawa that the force decided ...
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Today’s News: Freaking Out about the Presidential Polls

 https://www.270towin.com/mpThree weeks to go and the Presidential polls are freaking everyone out:If you are noticing that the only national polls Trump is leading in are the ones taken by a single far-right polling outfi...
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Today’s News: Oh for f**ks sake, why would Trudeau step down NOW?

Lots of news today about how a group of unnamed Liberal back-benchers are supposedly organizing to get Trudeau to resign as party leader. Yeah, sure -- whose bright idea was that? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face m...
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Imaginary News

We have all heard now about Fake News - see also Truthiness, Alternative Facts, and Mis-information. Now, we're hearing "imaginary news" --We’ve all become desensitized, but it’s amazing how at this point the Trump campaig...
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Interviews with Harris and Walz


 
 

Now there’s something you don’t see every day!

Some odds and sods and bizarre news: Oh, yeah -- I forgot So today was the day everyone who had been Covid vaccinated was supposed to die.Everyone ok?β€” RS Archer (@archer_rs) October 4, 2024 What people will remember f...
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Evacuating Eden

...They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way. - John Milton, Paradise Lost I was going to do a post tonight on the Harris and Walz interviews, but the situation with Hurricane Mi...
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Today’s News: Truanons and Nuremberg 2.0 and understanding the damn question

So on Saturday this happened:Angus Reid reposts a doctored video that misquotes the PM as if it's reality and we're supposed to accept his company's poll results are believable? I have a bridge to sell you if you believe a sing...
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Long Reads: The rise of stupidity; The analytic failures of the Russia-Ukraine War; and how presidential polls are always wrong

Last night I posted some long threads; tonight, I have several interesting "long reads" on topics I have frequently discussed on this blog:   The Stupid, It Burns! Substack writer Black Cloud Six writes The New Norma...
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Long threads: best baseball announcers, North Carolina angels, hopeful happenings, boys will be boys, and some really big things

Here are some long threads that I liked. This is a lengthy post because I am including many of the tweets from these threads -- a reader told me once that people who aren't on X anymore aren't allowed to read their posts n...
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Today’s Comment: Boomers “are the most coddled political constituency”

In his column tonight, Bribes (Between The Lines Of Age) The LPC's Correct Tactical Choice, Evan Scrimshaw is writing about the Liberal decision to vote against the Bloc motion to raise Old Age Security and he gives us this gem...
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Busy busy busy! Here’s some stuff about Trudeau, the Jack Smith report, the US election, the Russia-Ukraine War

I have a feeling that things are going to just be crazy for the next five weeks. Tonight I am reading about a whole bunch of things -- the pressure on Trudeau to do something something, the Jack Smith bombshell report, the...
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Today’s News: “A damning non-answer”

WALZ: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? VANCE: Tim, I'm focused on the future WALZ: That's a damning non-answer[image or embed]β€” Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.bsky.social) October 1, 2024 at 8:41 PM Wallace: JD Vance wa...
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Today’s News: Remembering for Orange Shirt Day

The Scream, by Kent Monkman  The RCMP came in. My mom was trembling. The rcmp took me from my mother's lap. (I believe it is called abuction today. ) They took me to the airport. I don't remember, may be we walked to ...
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Some music to enjoy

We saw Jelly Roll on SNL and this song is remarkable:"Nobody walks through these doors on a winning streak"    I loved this too!  My husband saw a presentation from Playing For Change one year at Mill...
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Today’s News: Hurricane Helene

This is terrible. We're been following the Hurricane Helene stories - its hard to imagine what these people are going through:At least 56 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across U.S. southeast https:/...
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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...
by Ben
 

 
 
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 ...
by Ben
 

 
 

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,...
by Ben
 

 



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