Dear Canada: This is exactly what Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith and Doug Ford want to bring to Canada.

I'm going to have a number of upcoming threads related to the sleazy grift and con game that was B.C.'s Universal Ostrich Farm, but here's a solid article from MSNBC, where I want you to pay close attention to the (slightly) highlighted part. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...

Yet again, nothing but promises ... "It's just starting". It's *always* just starting, isn't it?

How many times do I have to point out how conservatives always brag about good things are *going* to be as long as you give them enough time? Just look at this passage: "... insurance *will* be better ... *gonna* be happy ... *gonna* feel like entrepreneurs ..." It's always ponies and unicorns.

It is also the end of any intergenerational transfer of wealth. So if you're poor and you manage a 50 year mortgage, you will never be able to pass the house, with any equity, to your kids. It's like (this is imperfect) sharecropping for housing stock.

Having registered the URL "AvengeTheOstriches", Rebel News' Ezra Levant is now openly encouraging his groupies to threaten and harass officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), even publishing their names. And the harassment has already started.

New York Times Pitchbot: "Sure, Donald Trump is mentioned 165 times in the Epstein files, but does that make him a sex trafficker and child rapist? It's complicated."

Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the

Remember, this man is supposed to be the most renowned developer in the world. And he doesn't have a fucking clue how mortgages work.

I can't *wait* to see what ineffective and pointless approaches this will represent.

Do I really need to point out that I predicted this, too?

Holy crap ... what did I predict only a couple hours ago? bsky.app/profile/cana...

The most important part of this quote is Johnson openly admitting that "inflation is up, the cost of living is up so high." Ignore the rest of his horseshit -- right there is what the Democrats should be posting on every billboard in town. If the Democrats weren't such morons.

Says the man about to cut a massive cheque for American F-35s.

OMFG ... I predicted this just this morning. bsky.app/profile/cana...

BREAKING! After relentlessly vilifying the RCMP as a bunch of bloodthirsty, heartless murderers who slaughtered a family's adorable and beloved "pets," Rebel News Obergruppenfuhrer Ezra Levant is shocked that the RCMP don't want to talk to him.

If Donald Trump were any more of a pretentious, despicable, self-absorbed assclown, he'd be Pierre Poilievre.

Here's a perfect example of someone who does not understand that accepting a pardon is an explicit admission of guilt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiNY...

After voting to strip millions of Americans of health care, Democratic Senator immediately runs off to Fox News for ... absolution?

Every time I read one of these horror stories, I am reminded of Ezra Levant's sopping man crush for Donald Trump.

Well, this is delightful ... Rebel News is apparently encouraging actual violence against people who supported and/or carried the cull of a flock of diseased ostriches in B.C. I predict death threats within days. Let's watch.

New York Times Pitchbot: "Does convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell deserve a pardon? It's complicated."

Now that the U.S. government shutdown is officially "over", it remains to be seen what excuse House Speaker Mike Johnson will invent to continue to refuse to seat Arizona's Adelita Grijalva (who *currently* would have the deciding vote in releasing the Epstein files), so here's my prediction.

Ah, I had not noticed this ... it was all careful choreography.

That still means that more than a third of Americans approve. That is beyond comprehension.

The Democrats just caved on the government shutdown. Why anyone would vote for them again is beyond me.

Apparently, Chuck Schumer is about to be played, and he is going to sell out Americans. Let's watch.

"appearing to close his eyes" Just burn CNN to the ground already.

Every time I read about another indignity, I am reminded of Ezra Levant's unabashed man crush for Donald Trump.

I have said this more times than I can count ... with right-wingers, all they have is promises of what they *claim* is going to happen. It's always, "Just you wait, we'll be rolling in money, next year for *sure*!!"

I want someone to develop a Canadian-themed Artificial Intelligence with a uniquely Canadian sense of humour and sarcasm. We could call it "Eh-I".

Please stop giving Ana Poilievre any more ideas.

Dear "Cattle Ranchers for Trump": How's that working out for you? Well, damn. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

I'm dying here ... I'm trying out the new Kimi K2 AI, so I started with an easy one: "Is Ezra Levant a liar?" Behold ...

Canada will be a much better place once the rest of Canada tosses Alberta out of Canada. There ... fixed it for you.

MUSICAL INTERLUDE! Well, not really, as I am once again going to solicit recommendations for groups/artists from whom I can purchase tunes for my cabin weekend, so let's establish the ground rules. FIRST: Must be Canadian. It's all "Buy Canadian" so I want suggestions for Canadian artists.

Good day to stay inside so dinner tonight is pan-seared filet mignon and oven-roasted Portobello mushrooms, with a Peninsula Ridge Cab Merlot. Home-made apple crisp for dessert.

If the CPC is looking for a new leader, they might as well just ask Mark Carney if he's interested.

I've said something like this a number of times ... once countries reset their supply chains to move onto reliable trading partners, they are not going back. Re-electing a Democratic administration is not going to change that. You are truly and *permanently* fucked. No one trusts you anymore.

Once upon a time, I would have been outraged by the dictatorial fascism of Danielle Smith and the UCP, but I simply don't care what happens in Alberta and to Albertans anymore. That is the only way to stay sane -- to just no longer give a shit about people who elected that government.

It's like Pierre Poilievre, criss-crossing the country looking for a home.

I'm ripping all my CDs in FLAC format for the quality ... good thing my portable music player can handle a 2TB microSD card.

Reportedly, this is an unretouched photo.

My condo ... my fireplace ... not my cat.

Currently ripping a friend's CDs to load up on tunes for my cabin weekend. I might have the whole Rush discography here.

Isn't it "Gutfeld", not "Gutfield"?

And speaking of shameless grifters named "Poilievre," this thread is for you ladies. Can any of you -- for the love of Mutt -- explain any of this meaningless, pretentious bafflegab from Ana Poilievre's creepily-named "Pretty and Smart" website? As I don't know how to even *start* making fun of it.

The bigger question is, if Skippy just walks away from politics, does this mean yet *another* idiotic and pricey by-election for Battle River - Dumbass Twatwaffles? Which brings me to my suggestion -- it's time to set rules for what happens when MPs resign shortly into their term.

"There are no words to describe my grief," sobbed Espersen. "But when separating the leg bones, make sure to keep them for soup stock. And they make excellent dog bones."