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What a week! “Imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of Yakety Sax”

Posted February 7, 2025 by Anonymous

 Well, this has been a shit show of a week, eh:

attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: “imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of ‘Yakety Sax'”…

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Today’s News: Protests at last

Posted February 6, 2025 by Anonymous

I’m seeing many people running around with their hair on fire tonight, desperately trying to get the Democrats in Congress to stop bleating about bipartisanship and finding common ground, and to FIGHT BACK. The American people are slow to rouse, but I …

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And its only been 15 days!

Posted February 5, 2025 by Anonymous

I am seeing real fear tonight in the United States. This sums it up in a few paragraphs:Paul Krugman

What the Musk is Happening?
It’s a catastrophe, but what kind of catastrophe?

….Musk associates have been given access to the U.S. Treasury’s …

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And we were singing, bye-bye Miss American Pie

Posted February 4, 2025 by Anonymous

Well, what a day, eh?…We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance  ‘Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died?*Here are…

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Today’s News: American Tune – “…We lived so well so long…. I wonder what’s gone wrong”

Posted February 3, 2025 by Anonymous

 Does anyone still remember Paul Simon’s American Tune? 

…And I don’t know a soul who’s not been battered
I don’t have a friend who feels at ease
I don’t know a dream that’s not been shattered
Or driven to its knees
But it’s alright, it’s …

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Trudeau’s Finest Hour

Posted February 2, 2025 by Anonymous

 I think this will go down in history as Trudeau’s best speech — warm but resolute, articulate, clear, telling America they are wrong without blaming them, reassuring Canadians they will be treated fairly without minimizing the pain, detailed wit…

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Tariff Suggestion Box: Maybe we should just send Trump a few million?

Posted February 1, 2025 by Anonymous

So it looks like the tariffs are on, and the suggestions are coming thick and fast — some funny, some serious: First up, maybe a bribe?
When I read Josh Marshall’s comments today, it made me wonder — since the Trump administration appears to b…

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Trump 2 The Revenge Tour: Son of Sharpie-gate

Posted January 31, 2025 by Anonymous

What a shameful day – 67 people die and Trump makes it all about him. This is really just another “Sharpie-gate” — remember in 2019 Trump insisted that he hadn’t made a mistake when he panicked Alabama about a hurricane warning, by inviting …

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Turn-around? The Liberals are rebounding

Posted January 30, 2025 by Anonymous

 

Yes, I know, I know, the Foreign Interference Commission report is more important than a polling bump – and if you want some good reporting on that report, see Dale Smith and Wesley Wark and Scrimshaw. And the tariff questions. And the Onta…

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“Gargle my balls!”

Posted January 29, 2025 by Anonymous

Well, yes, maybe it’s hopeless but we can still laugh.”GARGLE MY BALLS!” will be my new battle cry. https://t.co/gkuezCaBtP— Qiilu (@Qiilu1) January 29, 2025

“Gargle my balls” is the revolutionary slogan this country needs.— Pete Kotz (@petekotz.bsky…

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Weekend round-up: Great stories; FOTUS first week; Funny stuff; Outstanding stuff; and Animal Crackers

Posted January 26, 2025 by Anonymous

Well, it sure wasn’t a pleasant week, really, but I still found a few good posts for everyone.First, some great stories: View on Threads

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Next, the FOTUS (Felon of the United States) first week: 🤣 gotta love a good ches…

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Today’s News: In our polite Canadian way, we’re actually Mad as Hell!

Posted January 25, 2025 by Anonymous

In our Canadian way, we’re all actually mad as hell at Trump and MAGA and the whole benighted American enterprise tonight.  

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‘Canada is Not for Sale’ hats go viral in response to Trump’s tariff threats and suggestions …

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Today’s Commentary: Krugman on tariffs; WIRED on WHO; Black Cloud Six on illegal military orders; Dale Smith on Trump; and introducing “FAFO Watch”

Posted January 23, 2025 by Anonymous

Some useful opinions about the latest news:
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 Paul Krugman / Krugman Wonks Out

Voodoo Trade Policy Comes to America
What to expect when you’re expecting tariffs

…Donald Trump didn’t impose tariffs on day one. But he di…

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“Gather together to greet the storm”

Posted January 21, 2025 by Anonymous

 A dreadful day.Remember how MAGA was all wearing gold diapers last spring when the news “came out” about Trump’s shitty smell and his diapers? Well today, Elon Musk – America’s 12-year-old billionaire – gave Trump the Nazi salute at an inaug…

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Distractions from Teh Stupid

Posted January 20, 2025 by Anonymous

Since Trump was elected, and the Tech Industrial Complex supported him, and here in Canada we saw Poilievre get to majority territory in Canadian polls, I have been consumed with worry about our democracy. But now I wonder, is it possible that the…

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Weekend funny stuff: Trump freezes his inaugural off, plus some random posts and animal crackers

Posted January 18, 2025 by Anonymous

First, some funny posts about Trump’s inaugural — we might as well laugh, I guess. Most of us aren’t even going to watch, on Monday or ever again.
I think the marches and objections and outrage that we saw from 2016 to 2020 will be much reduced …

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Today’s Roundup: announcement from Carney, betrayal from Smith, revenge from Trump, incompetence from the tech bros, and a Roomba story

Posted January 17, 2025 by Anonymous

Carney announces and Canada is deciding. I just hope Carney realizes quickly that he’s not going to find any friends in Canada’s media. Then again, neither will Freeland.I’m with you, Stephano. I can’t help but think JT knew this all was goin…

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Today’s News: It’s Carney vs Freeland

Posted January 16, 2025 by Anonymous

Wow, a thousand views of my last blog post, and 500+ “likes” on my Thread post about it! Just goes to show how much interest there is in Mark Carney, I think. Canadians really know very little about him, so that Jon Stewart interview was our …

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Today’s News: Carney has an outstanding interview with Jon Stewart

Posted January 14, 2025 by Anonymous

I hadn’t thought very highly of Carney before seeing this interview – and yes, I do believe now that he has the political skills and smarts to attract Canadians and beat Poilievre!#cdnpoli #LiberalLeadershipRaceThe fact Mark Carney has never held an el…

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Think Canada is a pushover? Think again…

Posted January 13, 2025 by Anonymous

Jean Chrétien / The Globe and MailCanadians will never give up the best country in the world to join the U.S.

…To Donald Trump, from one old guy to another: Give your head a shake! What could make you think that Canadians would ever give up the best…

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Weekend funny stuff: Some jokes and clips, Trump funnies, Poilievre funnies, and animal crackers

Posted January 11, 2025 by Anonymous

I could have written this – I didn’t, but I could have! View on Threads
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Writing about the fires: “Her grief rose upwards and joined the blackness of the sky”

Posted January 10, 2025 by Anonymous

This puts the LA fires into perspective, I think. I hadn’t realized the numbers were so large:These numbers blow my mind:
Population of LA County: 9.33M
Population of California: 38.97M
Population of the US: 334.9M

1 out of every 36 people in the US l…

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“I didn’t have Trump becoming an open-border activist on my 2025 Bingo card, but here we are.”

Posted January 9, 2025 by Anonymous

The quote is from David Moscrop’s excellent piece today:  David Moscrop /It’s Time for Canada to Get the Bomb (Not Really)
Threats against Canadian sovereignty from the incoming Trump administration should, however, focus the national mind on…

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Dark Justin is unleashed

Posted January 7, 2025 by Anonymous

When I saw this Trudeau tweet just now, I couldn’t believe it. 

Now that he has resigned, I think he feels unleashed — he no longer has to parse his words, be cautious, be “prime ministerial”. 
He can be as patriotic as he wants to be.
And make no mistake, he wants to be.

Trudeau even dragged Poilievre into the fight:

Because this is serious, I think

“There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell Canada would become a part of the United States.” (Prime Minister Trudeau)
Believe me: the main, but unspoken, reason behind Trump’s threats to Canada is he wants its Water, a key natural resource of our’s, essential for our future, but lacking in the U.S..

— westcoastlouisa.bsky.social (@westcoastlouisa.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM

But Ed hasn’t recognized yet that authoritarians like Trump never respect any limitations, including whatever a bunch of Democrats in Congress might not want to happen.

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Today’s News: Comments and analysis about Trudeau’s resignation

Posted January 7, 2025 by Anonymous

Guess he’s Justout Trudeau now.— LunarLiv (@lunarliv.bsky.social) January 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM

Is it just me, but has the transition from “Trudeau must resign immediately” to “How dare Trudeau betray and abandon Canada by resigning at this incredibly…

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Canadian Border Now Fully Open

Posted November 24, 2022 by Ben

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 Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]

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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

Posted April 2, 2022 by Ben

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 indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]

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US Land Border Opens to Canadians

Posted November 8, 2021 by Ben

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 they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]

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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

Posted August 25, 2021 by Ben

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 authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]

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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

Posted July 1, 2021 by Ben

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, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]

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