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Things that make me cheer out loud – Canada grows, and Trump declines

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Things that make me go hummm…. a Russian plot, a tanker hijacking, old man goes crazy and takes America with him. And the world won’t forget it.

Today I seemed to see a lot of stuff that was just crazy, so I thought, hey, lets share it! First, what? Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Another Sideshow Bob moment for Poilievre. Another “bite me!” moment for Carney.

Today was the day that Parliament voted on the Conservatives Gotcha! motion about the Canada-Alberta pipeline MOU. Poilievre stepped on a rake while Carney skated through it. In The Globe and Mail, Stephanie Levitz writ...

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Today in “Christ, what an asshole!” – Poilievre, Tech Bros, and our potash industry

Poilievre's big idea - lets play "gotcha!" So Poilievre thinks he can fiddle while Canada fights for its life against Trump. What an asshole. As Dale Smith commented on Saturday: Because Pierre Poilievre thinks he’s a tacti...

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Funday weekend addendum: Everybody has fun mocking Trump’s FIFA Peace Prize

I usually don't post on Sundays, but tonight I'm seeing so many great "prize" posts I have to share them: View on Threads View on Threads How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony,...

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Sunday Funday: Posts about Oh Canada, Trump Stupid, Wasted Raccoon, and the Passing Scene, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers

Oh Canada! View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads @minibubbly.bsky.social @maej43.bsky.social @anniegirl.bsky.social @luciecatnip.bsky.social @univrsle.bsky.social @merlino...

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A Thumbnail Roundup: America’s new National Security Strategy tells Europe and Asia to pound sand. But they still think they run the Western Hemisphere.

Tonight I saw great posts and commentaries on today's news. Warning: some of these are lengthy reads.America has released a new National Security Strategy (pdf link) - which is telling Europe and Asia they're on their own, whil...

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About Conspiracy Theories : “grime building up on the window until you can see only the outlines of shadowy figures”

I'm seeing posts recently about conspiracy theories, and related events -- mainly, how crazy they are and how they're going to get people killed! Then today I found a couple of great charts that show all of the recent c...

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Today’s News: “this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans”

Of all the things Trump has destroyed that America used to be proud of - charity, fairness, openness, diplomacy, rule of law - it turns out to be the war crimes that are angering Americans the most. They used to take such p...

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Today’s Commentary about Carney, about Ukraine, about Trump, about Venezuela, plus our “Mostly Harmless” B-Ark

I found some good commentaries to share tonight, plus a bit about the B-Ark.Commentary about Carney's progress: Wayne Horton has started a fascinating series called The Carney Letters - an unauthorized series by Wayne Hort...

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Cue another Poilievre re-brand “The key to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made”

At the Parliamentary press gallery dinner this weekend, Pierre Poilievre actually made fun of himself: Right wing journalists were ecstatic. "Poilievre steals the show at parliamentary press gallery dinner" posted Rebel N...

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Sunday Funday: Brittlestar, The Beaverton, I know you are but what am I, Amazing stuff, Comments on the passing scene, TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers

Hey, I'm in a better mood tonight -- it was a beautiful sunny day here today, so that was great! Anyway, here's some funny stuff and interesting stuff I found this week.Brittlestar to start things off: View on Threa...

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Today’s News: Fed up with awful news

Maybe I just felt grumpy because it's snowing, but today I saw so many news stories that really pissed me off. First, an incredibly disrespectful and dismissive remark from Natural Resources minister Tim Hodgson:Does Ti...

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The Carney-Smith energy & pipeline MOU – is Carney crazy like a fox?

From Victoria Times-Colonist newspaper Lots of opinions tonight, pro and con, about the Carney-Smith energy and pipeline MOU and the subsequent resignation from Cabinet of Carney's Quebec lieutenant and official languages mini...

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Today’s News: Cartoons on parade!

Today I'm seeing so many great political cartoons and comments about daily news I just want to share a few of them. First up, Carney and SmithI don't know enough about pipelines and oil production to say anything sensible abo...

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Updates: “Who cares?” is trending, Mamdani v Trump shows us ‘this is the way’, and some good news from xkcd

Seems like a lot of the news today was really just an update of the news from the weekend. So here's some good commentary and update posts: "Who cares?" is trending View on Threads "Who cares?" is trending on ...

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OMG and its only Tuesday! The weekend news roundup – Carney’s “Who Cares?” riposte, Why a new pipeline? Why war with Venezuela? What if AI is just a house of cards? And Dutch Strong!

So its only Monday but it seems like its already been a busy week. Carney's "Who Cares?" riposte and cue the Poilievre hissy fit tempest in a teapot. Here's the story that Canadian Press reported: ...While taking question...

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Sunday Funday: Good Cartoons, Canada stuff, US stumbles, Funny comments and posts; TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers

Here are some good cartoons that I enjoyed Here's some good stuff about Canada Elizabeth May lays it DOWN! Elizabeth May is our old school common sense voice of reason in a world that is quicky (and...

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Russia-Ukraine War update: the world is hoping that Ukraine can still fight on

Didn't we always think it would come to this?To his everlasting shame, Trump is turning tail and getting ready to pull America out of supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia. What a gutless coward. Ukraine is grappling w...

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The stupid, it burns!

I try not to pay attention all the time to the crazy stuff happening in the US, but some days..... Well, you missed that the US tried to invade Mexico Those Department of Defense signs on a Mexican beach were intention...

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Today’s commentary: the F-35 v Gripen decision, and Carney’s role in the world now

First up tonight, the fighter jet decision - F-35 v. Gripen - has become a Canadian loyalty test and rightfully so. The idea of spending our millions on American jets right now just sticks in Canada's craw.Sweden's Gripen is ...

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Today on “Christ, what an asshole!”: Danielle Smith, Poilievre, Trump, Epstein, and the ICE gestapo guys

I haven't done a "Christ what an asshole!" roundup for a while. So I thought I would do one tonight, just to keep up with all the assholes we've been seeing lately. First up, Alberta premier Danielle Smith is using the Notwi...

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Today’s News: Whew!

Had our Covid and flu shots today so I'm not feeling energetic right now. So here's a few items I found about Monday's budget news: Artwork by Dave Davies #CanadaBudgetVote Thanks to these five MPs, Canada won't be...

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Saskatchewan Roughriders Win!

I usually don't do a post on Sunday nights, but today was so great I just had to put this one together. Earlier today our son said that after the year we had -- Canada didn't win the Stanley Cup nor did we win the World Series ...

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Sunday Funday: TrumpWorld is falling apart, Canada is OK, Winter is coming, Random funny stuff, TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers

Here is my usual Sunday collection of random pieces plus some funny stuff. Enjoy!TrumpWorld is falling apart Rogan and Musk decide Trump's "assassination attempt" in Butler PA in July was staged: View on Threads Ame...

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US Border Expands Facial Recognition for Canadians

Starting December 26th, Canadians travelling to the United States by air, land, or sea will no longer be able to opt out of having their photo taken at the border. The new rule, announced by the Department of Homeland Security,...

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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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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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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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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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