halfbackjack.bsky.social
Canadian engineer, marketer, ex rugby player, sometime hockey player, musician, reader, lover of crosswords.
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If we weren't in Canada, Maisie would like to contribute (she told me quite clearly).
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Heather Cox Richardson jumped on it. The key bit starts around 2:30, leading up to "That's the definition of a coup."
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By any positive metric you can measure, he's a failure. He's been a smashing success for Putin, though.
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Red shirt, apparently left-handed. Branded communist (apologies to Paul Simon).
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Salmon? That's not what goes into a fishburder. Who cares? I spent some time working along the Columbia River, & I know about the tension between the fishers & the farmers. I guess the farmers bought more meme coins.
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"Keep your honor clean". Sounds like a pretty good way to live for everybody, not just Marines.
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The mission was a success in spite of Hegseth. He clearly didn't learn the lesson of accountability during his time in the National Guard, unlike Vindman, who is an exemplar of how to do the right thing no matter what.
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"Every minute that we spend pursuing an individual with a clean record is a minute less that we dedicate to apprehending terrorists or cartel operatives". Of course, Trump has just brought 17 family members of the Sinaloa cartel to the US, so maybe that's ok. www.cbsnews.com/news/sinaloa...
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Well, you had a constitution. Noem is clearly saying they're bringing military force to LA because they disagree with the elected Mayor & Governor doing what they were elected to do. To some, that sounds like a coup. And they'll take the same philosophy to other states. Good luck, America.
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Well done, Senator. I'm appalled that only one party seems to have members who are willing to do their job of oversight. Also appalled at the willingness of uniformed thugs to violently react to a reasonable question. Heads should roll.
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Just watched Heather Cox Richardson video that explains Padilla was asking about ice barbie's comment that we're here for the long haul & we're not going to allow the elected Mayor & elected Governor to run things in ways we disagree with. Seems like a BFD. Might even call it a coup.
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Honestly, I can't think of any one in the regime who wouldn't qualify for that.
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Fox not-the-news live programming ....
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My Dad was an RCAF officer. In situations like this, I look at the officers, not the enlisted. That commission has to mean something. The more senior they are, the more responsibility they have to get between the politicians & the troops.
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So ICE is scooping up "targets of convenience", many of whom are not criminals or even illegally in the US, while sapping fed resources from chasing serious crime. Meanwhile, Trump is importing members of the Sinaloa cartel & pardoning convicted drug dealers.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Very true, and thx for your comment about Canada. I think we don't talk enough about our own history, & with the 51st state BS I like to beat the drum a little.
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Europe & US, you say. Canada finished WW2 with 3rd lgst navy - that's how the lend lease was getting through. Russia was partly supplied via NW Staging Rte, up our west coast. DDay - Canada had Juno Beach, & deepest penetration on the day. We trained many pilots who won the air war, incl Amrcns.
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Nice little constitution you have there. Shame if anything happened to it.
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Ah, the sound of moving goal posts. Again.
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Gosh, yes, get the marines in there fast. Any delay, and they'll be LINE DANCING!!!!
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With Boebert, it's hard to tell where the lying stops and the stupidity takes over.
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Finally. Canada edging toward becoming a serious country again.
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Congress could put a stop to this. All the Republicans who are complicit or AWOL should be replaced by people who will respect their oath to the constitution & their duty to their constituents.
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Report 1: US added 139,000 jobs.
Report 2: 247,000 applications for unemployment last week.
Net result could be ugly.
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Kind of shocking when you are surprised that the cops are a) in uniform and b) not masked. And I guess c) they realized their mistake and released her after 6 hours instead of 6 days or weeks.
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And the damage will outlive Putin.
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I'll be watching the Edmonton Oilers, but I'll record it and watch with interest tomorrow night. I hope you'll address Kellogg's comments about UKR attacking two (?) legs of RU's nuclear triad.
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Amen.
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Even better, just after that. Rep Lee asked her about a book - gave the title and (I think) the author. McMahon asked her to be specific. SMDH.
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Appalling.
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I had to listen to the whole thing because both these guys are cranks. As an old rugby player, I would use a different word, but sure — euphemism. Lutnick is clearly all in on the stupidity of mischaracterizing trade deficits.
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If you look at all the investigative groups he's scrapping, that will track his planned grifting. He still believes that crypto is a fraud, but he was a little slow figuring out how to join in. He gets it now.
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Is this the first time they slipped a couple of things past you, Marge? Because you know that old saw fool me once/fool me twice, right?
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I guess in Trump's case, the goat would a golden idle? I like "vominate", it's entirely apt.
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I'm a white Canadian, & I know something about the Tulsa race massacre. And a voluntary pride thing in a school? How is that anything to do with a federal dept? McMahon certainly fits the mould for a Trump cabinet member.
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Everybody: Wear a tan suit!
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I'd say not BS at all. It was, as Timothy Snyder has explained, a decapitation strike. So much destruction of govt services. So much theft of data (under-reported). Musk self-serving. Crippling of research. No, this was deadly serious.
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The corruption, destruction, & just plain stupidity. It will take generations to recover. Putin's greatest accomplishment.
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Sorry, eh.
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Hey Louisiana Republicans: We're not laughing *with* you.
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Or taco bull?
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She'd be less of a disaster than either, but I'm not sure that's a good thing in Noem's case. The incompetence may be keeping some people safe.
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"If they be likely to die, they'd better do it and decrease the surplus population. Good day, sir."
~ Ebenezer Scrooge
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He wishes Ernst could see the immorality of what she's doing. I think she sees it clearly,& just doesn't care. She voted to confirm Hegseth. As a Lt Col, she would fully understand how destructive that would be. Rs are simply there for self interest, uninterested in public service.
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Warnock demonstrating that he is not only smarter but also more attuned to what's important than Jake Tapper & his media cohorts.
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I voted for the lettuce.
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Breaking news: robots can get prostate cancer.
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I have twin girls, one played soccer and the other hockey. I can assure Rep Moulton that neither is trans but either one would be the person doing the running over. My hockey player has played with me & had no hesitation in putting me up against the glass. Go solve some real problems, pal.
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As Colbert used to say, truthiness. He believes it to be true although he has absolutely no evidence to support it. Actually, I'm not sure he even believes it himself, he's just telling a story to support him taking away a benefit from poorer people, because. Just because.