Such a perfect example of the way the US monetizes ignorance: “The insurance companies are rapacious, greedy and arbitrary… It’s the immigrants’ fault!” (With a nice added bonus of “beggar your neighbour” thrown in.)

Let me dream tonight that trump is finally impeached, and then arrested for all his crimes. All the money he and his family stole in various ways repossessed to pay for schools and children’s education. Vets and homeless get some too.. In jail without bail! All of them! 🥱 zzz 😴 💤

Trump knows that the average American will not remember anything that happened more than thirteen days in the past.

With the US supporting Russia, it’s hard to imagine what purpose NATO now serves. Its objective was to contain Russia - and so far, they have spectacularly not done that. I can foresee a time when NATO just moves on from the US.

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue I’m just gonna leave this here…

It’s early days yet, but it looks like the Jays made a good bet on Okamoto.

The allegory is so loud it's giving me a headache.

Trumpty Dumpty started a war Trumpty Dumpty found it a bore All the king’s weapons and all the king’s planes Couldn’t make Trumpty Dumpty look sane.

When the smoke clears and the dust settles, Iran will own the Strait of Hormuz and they will either be paid in bulk by the world to keep it open, or will be paid piecemeal on a ship-by-ship basis. And that’s a “deal” Mangolini will be willing to make just to extricate himself from this clusterduck.

Might as well just switch over to Monopoly money. Up here in the frozen North, we had until recently an alternate currency for just such an occasion:

I’ve stepped through the looking glass - read the bottom of this AI summary. It appears that the timeline we’re in isn’t the actual timeline, at all…

There’s a joke going ‘round: Trump calls Merz to beg for help in the Strait. Merz asks Trump, “what’s four plus five?” and Trump says “nine.” “Exactly,” says Merz. But I think the joke would be funnier if Trump said “Eight?”

The new American Dream: “How do I get the fuck out of here?” youtu.be/DE_DX-YhY4Y?...

So pretty much two guys w rocket launchers could keep it closed indefinitely. Got it.

A great segment on the Strait of Hormuz challenges. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

A feeling of intense apprehension filled the room; on that day, the decision would be made: war with Iran, or peace. I was asked for my opinion - if a war started, I said, Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz, choking off 20% of the world’s oil. The President replied “Nice shoes. Size 11?”

The Dow is now 3,257.93 Epsteins below 50,000. Will Bondi talk now?

Given Bondi’s statement about the Dow, would we now call anything below 50,000 “Epstein territory?”

So now the Iranian regime has promised to do their best to assassinate Mangolini. A significant number of US citizens share these aspirations, even though their country is involved in a Schrödinger War (War/Not War) with Iran.

Storm of the Century - Montreal, March 4, 1971. I remember walking from NDG to Atwater on Sherbrooke Street amidst cars that were simply unable to proceed as the snow gathered around them…

The US has gone from “A day that will live in infamy” to “Hey, that seems a good idea” in a relatively short period of time…

I guess, now the Dow is below 50k, Pam Bondi can discuss the Epstein files…

This image is whack. Artificial intelligence apparently doesn’t differentiate between left and right hands…. Or maybe it’s accurate and we’ve never noticed that Poilievre is so right-wing he has two right hands….

“European security expert says the world needs to look at Poland from Hitler’s point of view.”

Only 9 thousand signatures? We can do better! We must reclaim Canada's media landscape as our own, by and for Canadians; and not owned & controlled and influenced by foreign money and political power www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

The New York Times isn’t coming to save you. SCOTUS isn’t coming to save you. Congress isn’t coming to save you. Your local law enforcement - paid for by your tax dollars - isn’t coming to save you. Either save yourselves or lose all hope.

Now is the time for Quislings. Identify them - and remember.

When you were helping Chilean fascists take over the government: on the side of the angels. When you invaded Iraq using lies about WMD’s: the “good guys.” When you engineered the overthrow of Mossadegh in Iran: doing God’s work. The US hasn’t changed: you’ve just run out of excuses.

Imagine the US - Canada relationship as boyfriend-girlfriend. After being badly treated, Canada says she will start seeing other people. The US acts like it doesn’t care, but obsessively follows Canada’s social media posts.

This speech is a humdinger. Carney’s the man for our time. www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...

This is where Putin’s plan for the diminishment of the US will really pay off. As the US alienates traditional allies and trading partners, the appetite for US debt will diminish. Result: higher inflation, higher taxes to pay interest on debt and social unrest due to the worsening economy.

Deutsch Bank notes Europe owns a huge amount of US debt - twice as much as the rest of the world combined - and is not powerless here. seekingalpha.com/news/4540092...

Am I just imaging that journalists are required to have a basic understanding of language? Shouldn’t this read “expansionist?”

There’s a fine distinction between “killing” and “fatally killing,” apparently…

Yes, America, a secret police force runs loose in your streets, terrorizing and brutalizing and sometimes murdering with impunity any random victim of their choice. Congratulations! You are now a certified Police State. With gulags. Well done!

Just watched this - one thing that struck me was the portrayal of Dickens’ first tour of the US as an unalloyed success. No mention was made of the controversy that Dickens caused by having the impudent temerity to complain about the outright theft of his work by US publishers.

Stephen Miller's Matchdotcom landing page.

Sorry - what? The only example given is using an “s” instead of the Americanised “z” How else has he devalued Canadian spelling? Inquiring minds want to know! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Trump would gladly introduce a “Ehrenkreuz der Amerikan Mutter” if he could just figure out how to give them to white mothers only.

Freddie Freeman traumatizes sick children. #SMH www.instagram.com/p/DR4lwk1Dr6u/

Once AI girlfriends have become ubiquitous, will they start demanding jewelry? There will be a handy store, right in the app.

Lake Simcoe October sunset

Lipstick liberally applied to this particular pig…

@guardtheleaf.bsky.social Here are some photos for you: Lightning over Lake Simcoe, Ontario And Moonrise, Mattawa River, Ontario

Feeds an entire colony for a week…

Waves at sunset - Lake Simcoe

Perceived risk vs. Actual risk has always had a major disconnect. For instance, you’re more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than by a shark - but it doesn’t make for a very exciting movie.

Cute. youtu.be/BjdnG4CrpJg?...