joeldr.bsky.social
Retired and watching from a safe distance (Canada). Used to love America and Americans. Now, well …
I do not answer DMs.
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Yah, you get it.
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My actual bday is April 2 at 10:00 am Morocco time. I remain grateful to Mom for
having held on for a few more hours.
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I bought my Nissan Rogue in 2012. I think you owe people like me an apology.
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You were right: FT is several hundred a year, too rich for a pensioner.
So I got WSJ for a cheapo one-year rate. At least they’ve always been consistent about who they are. And they did refer to the “dumbest trade
war” in history.
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If I wanted the Wall Street Journal, I’d subscribe to the Wall Street Journal. I’ve cancelled my WaPo sub. Still have NYT and now casting about for another quality paper.
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And the Cybertruck is not a real truck
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You threaten us with economic havoc and you don’t grasp the significance of that win? If Trump can constantly foam at the mouth about this 51st state nonsense, we can certainly answer in kind.
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I think that’s a great snack, and I’m 70.
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Joan is already an immortal.
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Funny thing: there is no “Canadian” brand of cars. We make vehicles for GM, Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, Honda, etc. So make it a 100% tariff. We’ll take a hit but so will shareholders of the Big (U.S.-based) Three, along with American buyers of Big Three cars. Talk about cutting off your nose …
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What did you expect? You threaten to destroy your best friend’s economy and then you’re surprised when they react accordingly? We Canadians have been lazy up to now with trade cuz you’re close. Now we have to go further afield (Brazil!) for secure trade partners. And we’re doing it.
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Thank you. What he did is, effectively, a declaration of war. Does Trump really believe that only USA is patriotic? We, too, love our country and we won’t make it easy for him to get what he wants.
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Welcome! Happy to have you!
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You call back Trump and then we’ll talk.
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… like most of us Canadians ☺️
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I have come across them in California, around the Central Coast. I take great pride in thinking that our birds take no guff from nobody.
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They are, of course, Canada geese. They have a vocabulary of just four words:
“Don’t tread on us.”
Also, please don’t let FOTUS rename them “American Geese.”
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Your handle sums up most of the pivotal things in my life.
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That’s terrible! It is to weep.
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Ontario votes an emphatic “yes”!
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Which vun is sqverrel??
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Plenty of black to go around for both the pot and the kettle here.
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youtu.be/DCx2WvAgSKU
And we who grew up in Quebec got this
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Sounds sensible and creative to me. Give him also the button that brings Diet Coke.
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I see what you did there
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Al Capone once said he “didn’t know what street Canada was on.” I miss those days.
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“Grandma got run over … “ is a seasonal classic, even for this son of Abraham. 🎄
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Disturbing in Canada is Conservative politicians rolling the red carpet for the AfD. The sleazy career political leader PoiLIEvre staying silent (because he welcomed it also but knows to keep that under wrap)
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We’re flattered by all this attention, really, but we wish y’all would turn your attention to somebody else and leave us the hell alone.
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This is beginning to feel like high school, with the fat rich kid using name-calling to bully people. At my high school, those jerks faded into obscurity after graduation. How did this one become president?