halfbackjack.bsky.social
Canadian engineer, marketer, ex rugby player, sometime hockey player, musician, reader, lover of crosswords.
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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.
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It's high time the Duchy of Grand Fenwick mounted its invasion and put the US out of its misery.
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In Canada, we can read whatever we want. I'm sorry you people are no longer free. We also have a robust immigration program, if you're allowed to leave.
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People will watch. Voters.
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Good luck with that. It's unkillable, like a cockroach. If a $787 million judgement didn't stop it .....
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It's a limited briefing. There are only five crayons. And two dolls.
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For the trekkies among you: Joni Ernst sees most of her constituents in red shirts.
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She's sure trying to make sure the billionaires won't pay taxes.
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No more Merrick Garland. These actions must have consequences.
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She was a Lt Col, so presumably had to demonstrate good character to get promoted to that rank. She has chosen to put all that aside (voting to confirm Hegseth!!!) in favour of MAGA politics. Voters, please choose character over ideology. Bad policy can be changed; bad character will kill you.
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Nicely said. We're dreading the day - Maisie is 11.
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Interesting perspectives. It holds up, but is somewhat overwhelmed by the speed with which Trump 2.0 is moving to full on authoritarianism.
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That would imply a conscience, a sense of empathy. If it exists at all in this regime, it is at a nano scale.
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Tag line: I'm from the govt and I'm here to help you.
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That's a much more comforting vision. I'd go with that!
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Hey, let's do that with coal-powered generation. Joni Ernst says we're all gonna die, might as well be warm. Think of how lush and green the vegetation will be with all that CO2.
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I'm still hoping these patriots will get to the bottom of that Benghazi thing. Jethro Tull's song "Living in the Past" wasn't supposed to be a user guide.
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Since he killed the Moderna vaccine against avian flu, this is the perfect addendum to Joni Ernst's comment "We're all going to die." RFK Jr is from the govt & he's here to help you.
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I think you're right. And I think the damage extends far beyond health care. I also think the internal damage done by Musk & his troop of incels to government & governance will take a generation to repair.