"Gargle my balls!"
Well, yes, maybe it's hopeless but we can still laugh."GARGLE MY BALLS!" will be my new battle cry. https://t.co/gkuezCaBtP— Qiilu (@Qiilu1) January 29, 2025 "Gargle my balls" is the revolutionary…
Cathie from Canada
Weekend round-up: Great stories; FOTUS first week; Funny stuff; Outstanding stuff; and Animal Crackers
Well, it sure wasn't a pleasant week, really, but I still found a few good posts for everyone.First, some great stories: View on Threads View on Threads Next, the FOTUS…
Today’s News: In our polite Canadian way, we’re actually Mad as Hell!
In our Canadian way, we're all actually mad as hell at Trump and MAGA and the whole benighted American enterprise tonight. View on Threads 'Canada is Not for Sale' hats…
Today’s Commentary: Krugman on tariffs; WIRED on WHO; Black Cloud Six on illegal military orders; Dale Smith on Trump; and introducing "FAFO Watch"
Some useful opinions about the latest news: View on Threads Paul Krugman / Krugman Wonks Out Voodoo Trade Policy Comes to America What to expect when you’re expecting tariffs ...Donald…
"Gather together to greet the storm"
A dreadful day.Remember how MAGA was all wearing gold diapers last spring when the news "came out" about Trump's shitty smell and his diapers? Well today, Elon Musk - America's…
Distractions from Teh Stupid
Since Trump was elected, and the Tech Industrial Complex supported him, and here in Canada we saw Poilievre get to majority territory in Canadian polls, I have been consumed with…
Weekend funny stuff: Trump freezes his inaugural off, plus some random posts and animal crackers
First, some funny posts about Trump's inaugural -- we might as well laugh, I guess. Most of us aren't even going to watch, on Monday or ever again. I think…
Today’s Roundup: announcement from Carney, betrayal from Smith, revenge from Trump, incompetence from the tech bros, and a Roomba story
Carney announces and Canada is deciding. I just hope Carney realizes quickly that he's not going to find any friends in Canada's media. Then again, neither will Freeland.I’m with you,…
Today’s News: It’s Carney vs Freeland
Wow, a thousand views of my last blog post, and 500+ "likes" on my Thread post about it! Just goes to show how much interest there is in Mark Carney,…
Today’s News: Carney has an outstanding interview with Jon Stewart
I hadn't thought very highly of Carney before seeing this interview - and yes, I do believe now that he has the political skills and smarts to attract Canadians and…
Think Canada is a pushover? Think again…
Jean Chrétien / The Globe and MailCanadians will never give up the best country in the world to join the U.S. ...To Donald Trump, from one old guy to another:…
Weekend funny stuff: Some jokes and clips, Trump funnies, Poilievre funnies, and animal crackers
I could have written this - I didn't, but I could have! View on Threads Next, aren't these terrific! View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads View on…
Writing about the fires: "Her grief rose upwards and joined the blackness of the sky"
This puts the LA fires into perspective, I think. I hadn't realized the numbers were so large:These numbers blow my mind: Population of LA County: 9.33M Population of California: 38.97M…
"I didn’t have Trump becoming an open-border activist on my 2025 Bingo card, but here we are."
The quote is from David Moscrop's excellent piece today: David Moscrop /It’s Time for Canada to Get the Bomb (Not Really) Threats against Canadian sovereignty from the incoming Trump administration…
Dark Justin is unleashed
Dark Justin is here! https://t.co/2FxRuJ5HAw— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 ✍🏻😷🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 (@CathieCanada) January 7, 2025 When I saw this Trudeau tweet just now, I couldn't believe it. Now that he…
Today’s News: Comments and analysis about Trudeau’s resignation
Guess he's Justout Trudeau now.— LunarLiv (@lunarliv.bsky.social) January 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM Is it just me, but has the transition from “Trudeau must resign immediately” to “How dare Trudeau…
The rumour mill is buzzing about Trudeau tonight
The rumour is that Trudeau will resign today.That typing you hear tonight is dozens of Canadian political journalists getting a jump on their "end of an era" political obits. But…
The stupid, it burns!
Oh, we're in trouble now. Trump is babbling about windmills again: I’m normally against high taxes but I think we could balance the budget here via a 100-percent levy on…
Writing I love: "We’re All Made of Horrible, Beautiful Scars"
I found this piece of great writing last summer, when we were in the midst of our own heartbreak, and it was just so thoughtful and meaningful: Cole Haddon /…
"Good Luck Trudeau"
Well, I don't know whether Trudeau will leave or not, but I for one would really miss him: Genuinely one the funniest jokes I’ve seen played on Trudeau.— Steve Boots…