I wonder what former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper will make of the success of the scary far-right Alternative für Deutschland party in Sunday’s elections in the South German state of Bavaria? Apparently, significant numbers of Bavarian voters have concluded nothing could possibly go wrong if they elect a bunch
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Alberta Politics: Who loves ya, baby? Canada’s conservatives urgently need to reassess their dalliance with Donald Trump
A photograph of last weekend’s G7 conclave in Quebec showing several national leaders apparently trying to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to act like a grownup was doing the rounds on social media in the aftermath of the post-summit trainwreck. With the G7 gathering in La Malbaie already nearly universally
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Don’t expect an NDP cold war between Jagmeet Singh’s federal New Democrats and Rachel Notley’s Alberta caucus
PHOTOS: Jagmeet Singh, whose campaign to lead the national New Democratic Party came to a successful conclusion yesterday. (Photo: NDP.ca.) Below: Alberta NDP Leader and Premier Rachel Notley, former Alberta Progressive Conservative premier Alison Redford, and former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith. So, it’s Jagmeet Singh, and decisively. But don’t
Continue readingAlberta Politics: From the Twitter account of the former Deputy Leader of Free Alberta: Angela Merkel’s the leader of the free world
PHOTOS: The leader of the free world, listening to Neil Young on sound cancelling headphones. Click here for the soundtrack to this post. The confused looking elderly man with a comb-over to her left is thinking: “Who is that person?” Probably not in those exact words, though. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons.)
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Coming War With China
I'm sure we all remember the horrified look on Angela Merkel's face, when she came face to face with the madness of Donald Trump, two weeks ago.Or the rude way he refused to shake her hand.And that's before we found out that Trump reportedly handed Merkel a fake bill for more than
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Lies That Will Destroy Him
Well we know that it wasn't exactly a meeting of minds. We know that Donald Trump acted like an orange oaf when he met with Angela Merkel.Or like a very small man, with no manners or class. And we know how it ended…Read more »
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: A guide to the Geneva Convention for beginners, dummies and newly elected world leaders
In the wake of the Donald Trump’s controversial Executive Order suspending the US Refugee Admission Program for 120 days, German Chancellor Angela Merkel explained the Geneva Convention to her newly elected US counterpart. The post A guide to the Geneva Convention for beginners, dummies and newly elected world leaders appeared
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Is Russia Re-Purposing Pro-Trump Troll Twitter Accounts To Attack Angela Merkel?
An interesting tweet, this: Fascinating to see Kremlin trolls starting up the Merkel operation in real time today. Mostly repurposed pro-Trump accounts. pic.twitter.com/mlqQxFmf1k — Angela Merkel (@Queen_Europe) December 20, 2016 Yeah, its a parody site . But there’s an interesting point made here. Assume you have, like Russia does, a troll
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Is Russia Re-Purposing Pro-Trump Troll Twitter Accounts To Attack Angela Merkel?
An interesting tweet, this: Fascinating to see Kremlin trolls starting up the Merkel operation in real time today. Mostly repurposed pro-Trump accounts. pic.twitter.com/mlqQxFmf1k — Angela Merkel (@Queen_Europe) December 20, 2016 Yeah, its a parody site . But there’s an interesting point made here. Assume you have, like Russia does, a troll
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Greece, Angela Merkel, and the Failed Policies of Austerity
As Angela Merkel and her gang of EU stooges and bloated banksters give Greece until Sunday to decide how much more flesh they can carve off its shrunken body. Frustrated European leaders gave Greece until Sunday to reach an agreement to save its collapsing economy from catastrophe after an emergency summit meeting
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Germany Has No Right to Inflict Pain On Greece
Ever since the Greek debt crisis began no country has been more aggressive in demanding its pound of flesh than Germany, and its flinty chancellor Angela Merkel.Merkel has made it clear that she wants the Greeks to be punished, not just for the money they owe, but also for having the
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Grexit, schmexit: It ain’t gonna happen
For sale? Owner must sell … Right now a battle of Homeric proportions is being waged for the future soul of the European Union. On one side are the Teutonic bookkeepers of the EU, led by Merkel of Germany and Cameron of Britain. On the other side is the tiny,
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Die Linke’s Sahra Wagenknecht slams Merkel in Bundestag for being US stooge [video]
In a powerful Bundestag speech, Deputy Chair of the German Die Linke (Left Party), Sahra Wagenknecht, accused Angela Merkel of being an enabler of US interests, to the detriment of Germany and the EU.Wagenknecht called into question Merkel’s position o…
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Die Linke’s Sahra Wagenknecht slams Merkel in Bundestag for being US stooge [video]
In a powerful Bundestag speech, Deputy Chair of the German Die Linke (Left Party), Sahra Wagenknecht, accused Angela Merkel of being an enabler of US interests, to the detriment of Germany and the EU. Wagenknecht called into question Merkel’s position on “spheres of influence” and international law, citing numerous instances
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Ukraine: Angela Merkel and the Sleepwalkers
With all the huffing and puffing going on around Crimea, Ukraine, and Putin’s metamorphosis into Hitler, it’s a pleasure to read that Germany’s Merkel is trying to learn from the past: In contrast to the posturing and empty rhetoric in London and Washington is the calm voice of Germany’s Angela
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Double standards, threats and false claims in run-up to March 16 referendum in Crimea
The referendum in Crimea scheduled for March 16 has been declared invalid by US secretary of state John Kerry who also issued warnings of serious consequences if Russia “annexes” Crimea. He promised that sanctions against Russia would “get ugly fast.” This was echoed by Germany’s Angela Merkel who has made
Continue readingLeDaro: Germans and their fascination with nudity
The shy Angela Merkel Angela Merkel may not like to tell you but even she enjoys it. NBC News gets to the bottom of Germany’s love affair with nudity. “Lately, however, nudism has been getting some additional exposure with the circulation of a photo purporting to show a young Angela Merkel
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Chancellor Merkel plumps for the domino theory over the ballast theory
Merkel and dominoes … One of the fascinating things about high level crises like the eurozone one, is the role played by the men and women who have the power or lack the power to influence events. And the key person in the past five years or so is a
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Anglo-Franco-German ménage à trois: A Federal Europe or a confederation of Nation States?
The European Union A struggle for the future of Europe is being waged right now by the politicians of the EU. Most of the fighting is being done by the leaders of France, Germany and Britain (the Big Three of Europe), with the other medium sized states putting the boot
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