1. This is outright bribery and election interference and is illegal (18 U.S. Code §597). 2. It would cost US$1.7 TRILLION dollars.... 3. In taxpayer money, so you're bring bribed with your own money. 4. Which means shutting down more social programs. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech

President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorate

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Wait... Apple released a folding phone that looks like the original Google Pixel Fold... and named it the "Duo" which was the name of Microsoft's folding phone??? And, the original Duo had two screens rather than one folding one - thus the name. Wow, yeah - definitely a creative first. /s

Agree— the root of this particular episode is with Reagan and the wealth transfer of ‘trickle down’. Here’s a funny one for you: we had to explain to someone that this is a parody site 🤣:

Canadians wonder if they can win trade war against famously self-sacrificing and unified Americans

OTTAWA - With tensions continuing to ratchet in the face of President Trump's unilateral trade war, Canadians are openly wondering how they will fare against the notably harmonious, disciplined, and s...

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Let's be clear here - what Greer is saying is "It's Canada's fault for fighting back when we punched them them. I mean we only hit them half as hard as we did everyone else, so clearly they're being ungrateful." That's some fine grade school bully logic right there. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

Canada to blame for Washington's escalation of trade war, says Trump trade czar

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada is to blame for Washington’s decision to escalate the trade war with its northern neighbour.

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Jen Gerson of The Line is interviewed on DW (Deutsche Welle) about the current and future state of Canada/US relations. Her take is amazingly calm, clear and dead on. Definitely worth a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4GW...

Why Canada's trust in the United States may not recover anytime soon | DW News

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We shouldn’t forget the Fenian raids. They were a contributing factor in Confederation. We literally became our own country to avoid becoming American. We’ve had our elbows up from day one.

Imagine if Trump acted like this... www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAw...

Forward Guidance: A Stronger Canada

YouTube video by Mark Carney

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Yes, the only country that has ever attacked Canada was the USA. The only times one of our nations mobilized to defend the other was ALWAYS when Canada defended US military interests, not the other way around. And the only time NATO article 5 was enacted was for Canada et al to defend the USA.

The Werewolf@thewerewolf.bsky.social · 5d ago

My favourite bit is when Vance says that no one has attacked Canada because we're protected by the US, someone should have reminded him... The ONLY country that has attacked Canada WAS the US... in 1812 (yes, we existed as a colony named "Canada")... With friends like that... who needs enemies?

And that leaves just Alberta Premier Danielle (Maybe I'm for separatism, maybe I'm not - whichever gets me the most votes) Smith out of step with the rest of the country.

Whoa... "Canada, EU to form new alliance: Bloomberg Canada and the European Union are working to build a new all-encompassing alliance that will include trade, security, supply chains and critical raw materials..." Starting to sound like a Switzerland arrangement... www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

Canada hits back with counter-tariffs; new EU alliance in the works, report says. Follow for live updates.

Canada eyes new alliance with the European Union, Prime Minister Carney warns Canadians of tough times ahead as retaliatory tariffs hit the U.S. Follow for live updates.

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Wow! I never thought I'd hear a North American leader praise unions and openly acknowledge what they have brought to workers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wHF...

Prime Minister Carney's message on Labour Day

YouTube video by Prime Minister of Canada

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Oh jeeze.. someone got Google Maps to rename the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool to "Ozaawiminaanzo Inini Reflecting Pool” which is meant to be an Ojibwe translation of the words “orange-coloured man." And yes, it was a prank. :) Google has no guard rails.

As if I needed another reason to avoid Apple and its products... (PS: I was a Mac developer for 17 years and worked with Apple on projects including MacInTalk and the PenMac and disability solutions... Also on Microsoft Office for macOS.) www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Trump asked Apple directly to change Lake Ontario to 'Lake America': official | CBC News

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says Apple Maps could "soon" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America," after President Donald Trump signed an order last week to rename the lake amid Canad...

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Can the press please stop using the word "mysteriously" when they mean "unexpectedly"? "Mysteriously" has baggage. It implies a sense of impishness or worse, nefariousness - that someone is trying to do something surreptitiously, when in fact, it's just something we haven't figured out yet

Ok... the final (so far) list of what's getting tariffs on the Canadian side as of Sept 8 has been posted and I'm happy to say comic, magazines and books seem to be off it. Most of what's on it we make in Canada anyway, so not a huge hit to us but will block the US. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

Canada’s new tariffs: A list of key U.S. goods facing surtaxes

A new Canadian government tariff list places either a 25 per cent or 50 per cent surtax on hundreds of imported U.S. goods, including everyday items from dairy products and clothing to major appliance...

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Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]

Stupidity is worse than autism and there's no vaccine for stupidity.

@mark-carney.bsky.social If you impose a significant tariff on "printed matter" and that includes books, magazines and especially comics - you will literally shut down every comic shop, magazine store and most book stores in Canada. Most of us run on insanely thin margins and have to...

Recent events have me thinking about this Mike and the Mechanics song.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i17m...

Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (Official HD Music Video)

YouTube video by Mike + The Mechanics

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Oh man... Dolly Parton and Tim Curry gone in the same week and yet the Orange Tumour is still here. I really dislike this timeline.

Because Canadians have NEVER helped the US in difficult times... (or so claims certain orange politicians) www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...

Unexpected discovery in Barrie, Ont., thrift store brings fallen Canadian soldier’s story back to life

For years, a photograph sat inside the pocket of a donated jacket. Now, after turning up in a Barrie thrift store, thousands of kilometres from home, it’s helping tell the story of a fallen Alberta so...

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It's time for us Canadians to stand up for our Canada. Please stop travelling to the US for holidays Please stop buying all US products. Please stop using any US services. Boycott completely anything and everything US. Let's keep our hard earned dollars right here in Canada. VIVE LE CANADA. 🇨🇦

I'm getting reaaaally tired of the chronic anti-Canada bias and obsession with the US and Australia in UK press. The BBC wrote a piece on the trade collapse suggesting Canada was at fault. Guardian was split. Seriously, Canada needs to join the EU and get out of this so called "Commonwealth".

So apparently what brought down the deal was the US demanding that Canada not make independent deals with other countries, to impose tariffs on other countries as the US requests and to not enforce cultural laws and requirements on US businesses in Canada. If true, then Carney made the right call.

What the hell does this even mean???? He's going to invade... what? To do what? Force countries to buy more bonds??? How does that even work?

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3w ago

Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.

You mean making one of the most expensive consumer XR headsets since the HoloLens, that needs an external battery pack and only runs with macOS might *not* have been a huge success? I'm shocked, I tells ya... SHOCKED! Ok, maybe not that shocked. www.macrumors.com/2026/08/21/a...

Apple Guts Vision Pro Gaming and Immersive Video Teams, Trims Siri Staff

In addition to cutting dozens of Vision Pro employees who worked on features like immersive video and gaming, Apple is laying off people who worked on Siri and AI, reports Bloomberg. Apple is "largely...

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Missed this while I was on VRChat... Ok, my respect for Carney just jumped up. It felt like he was giving in wayyy too easily. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

Canada, U.S. fail to strike last-minute trade deal, new 50 per cent tariffs come into effect

After weeks of intense talks, Canada and the U.S. have failed to strike a last-minute trade deal, meaning new 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion-worth of Canadian goods are now in effect.

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Thought for today: Our western societies are what happens when you let extroverts run everything.

Anatomical drawing of a kiwi

Aled Thompson@aledthompson.bsky.social · 3w ago

Miniature birds 35 - The humble kiwi

Look, I am no fan of Danielle Smith and the whole Alberta Separatism thing is pathetic - I mean, if you want to be MAGA Americans, move to the US - and I get the First Nations take on it and they're right. But invoking treason is a very dangerous precedent to establish. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP | CBC News

Canada's top Mountie has written to First Nations leaders in Alberta, confirming the RCMP will review the chiefs' call for a criminal treason investigation into the province's premier and governing pa...

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