Canada MP goes NUCLEAR! Canada MP SLAMS Canada MP SAYS A THING
God modern journalism needs new words.
Anyways, all that being said, trumps bait was a major success. He has you talking about stupid shit while he does the real bad things over there, where you aren't looking while paying attention to he dumbass mouth.
It's going to be a real rooouuuggghhh four years. Stay safe everyone.
This is the only take in this thread with more than a single second of thought put into it so far. Kudos
People have limited attention spans and a headline needs to be short and to the point, even if there aren't any space concerns, or else people won't read the headline, the gateway to reading the article.
Basically, you've got to get a reaction in about 20 characters or else the ~~rube~~ reader won't ~~receive programming~~ click / buy / read.
That doesn't leave a lot of space for innovation, so the old faithful few are re-used over and over.
I respect Charlie Angus because he has made a career for speaking up for the little guy, the minority and especially Indigenous Canadians.
He's right on this point .... any time a politician speaks, we have to hold them accountable for everything they say, suggest, imply or state outright. They don't tease or speak off the cuff ... everything they say is significant, even if it is from an idiot politician like Turnip.
And we all have a responsibility to call them out on their statements at every instance. If we allow them to overstep once, then they'll take a step further and if we allow that next step, they'll take another step again and on and on.
It's the argument of the slippery slope ... allow things to move a bit and its easy to stop ... if you allow it to go on too much, too far and too fast ... then it is far too difficult to stop.
I wish there was accountability. If you call them out, they gaslight, dodge, lie, etc. They found it’s easier to exhaust their critics than be truthful ever.
We're already careening down the slippery slope at breakneck speed.
I believe this is a cliff, sir.
We need a democratic method that can be used by the public to oust a politician when they no longer serve the needs of the public.
We need a public that willingly participates in that method.
When half of the electorate stays home, this is the kind of bullshit you end up with.
Remember when everyone thought putin was bluffing about Ukraine? Now would be an appropriate time to learn our lesson from that.
Next thing we know, trump will be launching a special operation to 'defend' the culturally american regions of alberta. Although he won't have to do much, considering who's currently in charge of the province.
Edmonton is just waiting for that completely coincidental and not requested protection detail.
Even if Trump is "joking", it's that half-joking or trial-joking that bullies and fascists always do. Their humor is intended to be intimidating, and that's what they find amusing about it. It's "a joke" as long as they don't have the opportunity to make it real, but if the opportunity arises, they will make it real. Other countries shouldn't take Trump's "jokes" about invading them or seizing their resources too lightly, and I hope they're talking to one another about contingency plans since the USA can no longer be trusted as an ally.
Baby Orange is making it damn near impossible for us to have any decent relations with any nation other than Russia and Israel.
Which, if I had to guess, is the point of Agent Cheeto and his handler.
other than Russia and Israel.
Don't forget about North Korea
Charlie Angus for PM!
He was stopped by reporters the day Freeland quit and the very first thing he said to them was "What the fuck is going on?!"
There are no beginnings in the wheel of time, but it is a beginning
The wind rose over the flat expanse of Florida, born from the restless Atlantic and rolling westward in the heavy heat of afternoon. It slipped through palm fronds, rustling the dead leaves that clung stubbornly to their branches, and whispered across the wide lanes of I-95, where cars moved with the slow inevitability of a retirement parade.
It crossed gated communities and half-finished luxury towers, stirring the stagnant air in theme parks and strip malls alike. The wind carried with it the scent of salt and distant wildfires, but also something else—something faint, yet impossible to ignore. The kind of feeling that lingers like humidity long after the sun has set.
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Donald Trump shifted his weight, resting heavily on the rail. The wind tugged at his tie but did not move him. Here, in this strange land, the Wheel of Time did not turn forward, nor back. It spun in confused, lurching spirals, tilting precariously at each revolution. And over it all, the wind blew, indifferent to the affairs of men. The wind was not the beginning, but it was a beginning
Oh my God I think you just became my friend. That was great
God I loved that book series.
God I hated that TV series.
I fucking lost it. My wife had not read the books so she was like what's wrong
I barely got through the first episode. Does it get more or less like a high school drama?
By the end of the first season they basically set the books on fire and threw them out the window
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