US/Canada - We've worked together and supported each other for 150+ years now, and it's worked quite well for both of us. Let's not destroy that.

Sorry, but I'm so damn tired of the "if he was weak he would not be there" argument. He's pathetically weak, but was handed everything he has! He was born believing that he belongs in every room, and everyone is always glad to see him. He would have nothing if he had to do it all on his own.

Trump is a very common, pathetic, weak little man, and an all around asshole, in a very powerful position. He got there because of a fault in the political system. Making corrections should be a priority.

Let's keep reminding each other of Major Jason Watson, a true American hero in every sense of the word. Understand what he did is incredibly empowering. He is what Americans have always believed themselves to be.

According to the BBC, trump says talks with Iran are resuming, but Iran disagrees. They say they are talking with Oman, but not the US. (Bernd Debusmann)

True, there aren't a lot of big things we can do alone to fight fascism, but there are lots of small things. Example: Stay informed, so you can have reasonable discussions, and try to be understanding. (If that's not possible, swat a magat.)

More from Fredrik Backman (shortened): Man with a penguin. Stranger says, you should take that penguin to the zoo. Man agrees. Next day, same man, same penguin, now wearing sunglasses. Same stranger: I thought you were taking him to the zoo. Man says, I did, and today I'm taking him to the beach.

"Everyone has the right to believe anything they want. And everyone else has the right to find it fucking ridiculous. That's how freedom of speech works." (Ricky Gervais)

Again and again and again, the problems caused by the US trump cult, both epstein class and maga class, don't stop at the border. They are issues that have to be faced globally, so don't tell me it's none of my Canadian business.

And, here we go again! According to the Chicago Tribune, Israel has serious concerns about the recently announced Hamas disarmament deal.

When Musk says he's trying to do good, he really means that he is trying to get everyone to think the way he does, because he's vain enough to believe that his philosophy of life can't possible be wrong. Simply said, he's a narcissistic, misogynistic asshole, of the very common variety.

The world no longer accepts the US as a world leader, and that's understandable because a system that gives power to these idiots can't be trusted, no matter how long trump lasts.

"What do you get when you cross an agnostic, an insomniac and a dyslexic? Someone who lies awake all night, wondering if there really IS a dog." (The famous Debf - @debf56.bsky.social)

He liked Batman best: "I wear a mask. And that mask, it's not to hide who I am, but to create who I am." (Fredrik Backman - My Friends)

Reposting this letter from Smith to PM Trudeau asking for more immigrants She can't request more immigrants and then say immigrants are the problem I wish someone in Canadian media would ask her about this #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli www.alberta.ca/system/files...

Reference to Trump, from Dr. Fauci's diary, dated Nov. 16 2020:

He has no principles. None. None. The change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying, holy shit. It's the phoniness, and the cruelty. Donald is cruel. (Retired Judge, Marianne Trump Barry, TRUMP'S SISTER)

Quick note to ALL republicans and some democrats: If you support a pedophile, you ARE a pedophile. Rationalizations won't do it.

Faces of EVIL

Sometime soon we better decide if we're going to let them take everything from our children. Trump, Musk, Bezos, all of them. We better start reclaiming what's ours. "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" (Mary Oliver - The Summer day)

"When dictatorship is a fact, revolution is a duty." Pascal Mercier

The pathetic man child will be discussed in coffee houses and university classrooms for generations, if humans last that long. Historically, other dictators may have been as mad, but they have not had the same power at their command.

The maga cult is in for a rude shock when immigrants flood wealthy nations because the environment they have helped create have made so many 3rd world countries unlivable. It's happening now, but our air conditioned homes and malls are shielding us from the truth.

Mayor Mamdani: "For all of the fearmongering around Democratic Socialism, the best response is to show what it actually means."

I've been accused of blocking someone who disagrees with me. No, but sometimes a comment is so far beyond stupid that it can't be argued. Then I block with pleasure. Argue good. Stupid bad. Get it?

Damn it pisses me off when people say nothing dems can do 'cause reps control all levels of govt. Reps are fighting outside the rules and it's fucking time dems did the same. Fight, lead, demonstrate and EDUCATE.