gill-h.bsky.social
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Look like? To many of us in the rest of the world the USA is virtually there!
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My Canadian husband’s father was there, along with 3 of his brothers - yes 4 brothers! All survived, although one of his brothers was killed a few days later as they advanced into France.
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In a cell together . . .
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June 5th, eh? The day the party was over 😊
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Have any of these idiots actually been to Vietnam? It’s come a long way in the last 40+ years! This is Da Nang, an ocean resort, taken March 2025
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Maybe rename it “USNS Boaty McShitface” after Hegseth himself? 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Who is “Duchess Meghan”? She’s either the Duchess of Sussex or Meghan Markle, or maybe Meghan Windsor . . .
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My grandkids are pretty much the same!
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And it’s a very fine between the two - I don’t envy any writer who tackles such a complex issue, which also has such a long and complex history and relationship, both politically and faith-based.
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I believe one huge problem is to separate the actions of Israel, the state, from Israel, the homeland of the the Jewish faith. To me it is not antisemitism to abhor the political actions of Israel, the state, separate from being Jewish, but to do so immediately incurs the antisemitism response.
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Now that’s a real dog!
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How does anyone know exactly who they are? Anyone can get that clothing from an army surplus store . . . and why does any one of them need to cover their face?
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We don’t get Aldi in Canada - I wish we did; one of my first stops when I visit the UK! 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
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I saw them play each other at the Canadian Open 2 years ago - one of the best tennis matches I’ve ever watched in 60+ years of watching tennis!🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
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He’s completely lost the plot . . . 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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How would he ever know what the founders granted? He can’t/ won’t read, he doesn’t listen, and he’s only interested if he can make money for himself on it 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Today’s Friday - he’ll chicken out and reduce them on Monday - watch TACO in action!!!!
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How much more stupid can he get or sound? These ramblings are bizarre coming from the so- called president of the USA (we all know he just does as he’s told) 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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In 3-1/2 years no new factories will have been build and previous sources of goods elsewhere will have found new, stable buyers for their product. The USA will be frantically searching for what it needs while the rest of the world is trading advantageously with each other.
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Incredible - that’s an amazing picture!
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Not to mention the harm done to your alliances - trust destroyed will take a long time to restore 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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What words of “No, he does not” do you not understand? You have a constitution - it clearly says that Congress has that power, not the President! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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And where are the brave that will stop this farcical nonsense?
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Canada does not elect judges, nor does the UK - in fact the UK never has - that’s why it has an impartial judiciary for the last 1,000 or so years! 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
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I am not only avoiding travel to the USA, I’m also avoiding travel that routes through the USA and I’m avoiding USA airlines. Until the country sorts its sh*t out I’ll use other options🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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It’s getting to that time of year when Canadian apples from last year in Controlled Atmospheric storage are running low, and the early new crop won’t be available until later in August, but there should be some Canadian ones available if you ask a produce manager.
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1st cousin marriage was far more likely 200+ years ago when the pool of eligible partners was far more limited than it is now, especially in rural communities. It’s very rare now when choices are infinitely much greater so why the need to debate or change anything?
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I’m dual English and Canadian - and love English history; born and raised on this stuff - my playground as a child was a real ruined castle - Tutbury where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned for a while back in 1569 and Henry IV was raised in 1380s - his local, The Dog and Partridge was mine 😊
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Hereditary appointment, Head of State but politically neutral, so can only can advise (the late Queen had years of experience to draw on), Head of the Church of England etc. So largely a ceremonial role, but in terms of wealth generated minimum 10x the cost to the public purse. Goodwill - infinite🇨🇦🇬🇧
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No we are not - and he’s been told we are “ The true North, strong and free” by our King. Then he needs to recall Hoekstra as Ambassador to Canada who insults us with every statement he makes. 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️
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Reminds me of a 3 year old when given medicine: “that’s nasty” - seriously, he’s a grown man with the vocabulary of a 3 year old! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Not quite accurate and very outdated - the Divine Right of Kings is the doctrine that he is appointed by God and is only subject to God’s authority. It ended with the reign of James II in 1689 and the Enlightenment. Unfortunately, the USA President seems to think it currently applies to him.
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Why does any sane person listen to a single word she says, never mind a sentence? Both she and her “press statements” should be banished to Outer Siberia where she and her “beloved president” belong, literally! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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“Miraculous” as in “non-existent “ - she doesn’t have a clue, as usual 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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I do hope he realizes that no-one will trust the USA as a trade partner in the foreseeable future; the uncertainty is anathema to planning and partnerships; it will be “anywhere except the USA” for many nations. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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An absolute disgrace - how can anyone think these are the ramblings of a sane individual, much less a President? 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Harvard was founded in 1636 - it has survived many crisis in the past and will be around long after Trump and his vindictive presidency is a mere footnote in history 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Trump is very envious of the British Monarchy - he actually believes decorating with gold everywhere makes him look like a king in a palace - so we just invite the real King of England, King of Canada etc. to put him in his place! 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
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With you 100% AOC!!!! Denying medical care to anyone is un-Christian, period. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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You really don’t understand how a monarchy works - do you? Sexist maybe, but a King takes precedence over a Queen, so the husband of a Queen by right is not a King, unless he is also a King of somewhere else by right, but a King’s wife is always a Queen🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
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I find blocking people deletes stress from my life - I know they still exist but I don’t have to subject myself to them. Genuine debate is a conscious choice, random vitriol is not
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I was taught that dashes are not punctuation; I certainly never used them in formal papers, either in the UK or here in Canada. I do use them in informal writing to indicate a flow ideas or for emphasis - but they’re mostly superfluous.
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Add the Trump hotels in Canada to that list! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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And who is “we”? 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Unbelievably stupid or stupidly unbelievable? 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Who would risk this? Lots of better places to visit! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Dumbo strikes again!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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This is my hometown (I now live in Canada) - it’s absolutely appalling that some elected to public office could write this . . .
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The way it’s going in the USA kids are going to be going hungry because very few will have the money to put any food on the table 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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There’s more markets for iPhones than USA . . . 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦