Black Cloud Six is very well, thanks.
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Black Cloud Six is very well, thanks.
Iām back after five weeks away and have thoughtsā¦ open.substack.com/pub/blackclo...
And yes, Ukraine is procuring more tanks - and doing everything it can to keep its current fleet active. Good lord.
But you canāt articulate what that ārethinkā should look like, aside from sweeping statements about equipment that you have no experience or training with?
1937-45.
Welcome to Blockland, population: you.
Well, youāre absolutely wrong. Iāve known troops with graduate degrees. All officers must have an undergrad degree to be commissioned. Many have post-grad. Many, many join because they want to serve, not because they ālack optionsā. This is a horrible myth coming out of the US.
No, āwarmongerā is a political term. āWarriorā comes up all the time when talking about military culture, which is why I use it in the piece. And, objectively, basic (ie: recruit training) has indeed become easier over the years, as have PT standards.
How did that work out for Japan during the most recent unpleasantness? Oh.
Sure seems so.
Ralph Sears, Maj retād. In Calgary. www.facebook.com/JustWriteInk?
In light of recent events, Iāve decided to write on military cultureā¦ open.substack.com/pub/blackclo...
Itās Daily Fella time. Read about Putinās nuclear threats making the Western press once again, Ukraine to get new long range missiles this month & Lavrov meets Kim Jong Un. #DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO
Macron urges EU to ready anti-coercion instrument for US after 30% tariff threat
blackcloudsix.substack.com/p/drones-are...
Did you bother to read the article I posted for you? What credentials do you have to argue for a specific procurement? And watching YouTube videos doesnāt count.
Just bought it.
PP was actually pretty supportive from what I have seen, calling for unity. Smith, on the other hand, is such a sell-out that I wouldnāt be surprised if she had a CIA code name.
Iām on a transatlantic flight from the west coast next week. Are you saying I should read this book? š¤š
Canada has combat commitments in Europe and is still part of the UN Command committed to defending South Korea. Thatās the role for tanks. Hereās an article for you. Yes, I wrote it: blackcloudsix.substack.com/p/drones-are...
Youāre exactly correct.
You're as fucking deranged as Trump if you think that. GFYS
Like many Canadians, I'm not in the mood to be too accommodating.
American asset says what?
So I get to take the hit on your behalf? Iām sorry, but Iām not a messaging service.
For Canadians, itās worth clicking on to see what bullshit weāre being sent from Washington.
Iām not a messaging service. Open the link, or donāt.
I was heavily criticized for questioning the Governmentās decision to back down on the DST. Alas, weāre now seeing the results of appeasement at work as Trump demands more and more using the flimsiest of pretexts.
And youāre speaking from your obviously vast experience commanding tanks on the battlefield?
This is utterly deranged. Heās gone off the deep end and this is diatribe is barely in English, let alone a letter to the Head of Government of a G7 country. Canadians have *had it* with this conman. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
If this is true, it might be a chance for Canada to jump on the order and square up our armoured units with a common fleet of brand new tanks - not rebuilds (no matter how capable).
I always do.
And here we go. Let the hand-wringing begin. Defence is a *core* function of government. The strategic situation is fraught with danger and uncertainty. Our major partner is descending into authoritarianism. Itās not the time to be fretting about increased borrowing. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...
So is today special or something?
100% real (I even went on Xitter to check). The MAGA bros will eat this up. The rest of the world will look in amazement at how debased the Presidency has become.
The rot caused by the massive humidity will get my bet.
See, Ottawa? It can be done - with energy, determination and focus.
I didnāt realize that Judgement at Nuremberg was a prophetic documentary.
This is wretched.
The issue isnāt that there are revolting deranged bigots in America. The issue isnāt even that they have their own following. The issue is that they are prominent advisors and friends to the President of the United States and his team.
I missed that, thanks. I spent no little time under a similar system in a US base in the desert. Itās not going to help a lot - if any.
Well, this looks fine. I wonder what the temperatures are like in this Konzentrationslager once the humidity and Florida summer hits?
No, I donāt think I should try to find common ground with Trump supporters. Or white nationalists, or Nazis, or klansmen, or serial killers, or Andrew Tate.
Like, a system of...camps? A concentration camp system? The Trump admin is deep into its wild camps phase and heading towards its Inspectorate of Camps phase.
LOL. Nah. Itās just I think I covered the appropriate background a while ago..
I actually wrote an article! blackcloudsix.substack.com/p/make-alber...
This is why I hated this. Sure, maybe the DST needed to go. But handing Trump a win and a propaganda victory smacks of caving and appeasement. The *technical* answer might have been to drop the tax to get things moving, but sometimes thereās more to it: optics matter. youtu.be/As3ey4UaVgs?...
Unfortunately, there *are* ample numbers of separatists and annexation supporters. At least 10% or more of Albertaās population are in the hard core. Your first line is confusing. Is Alberta not a province in a wider federation? How can the Feds āexploitā it? Theyāre incredibly wealthy as it is.
Arlene summarizes my view of the whole DST situation precisely. Iām incredibly disappointed, but Iāll hope for the best. open.substack.com/pub/arlenedi...
Heās back on the 51st state bullshit too. Itās never going to end.
This is the first time Iāve violently disagreed with a decision of Carneyās.
I endorse this sentiment. Sometimes, itās time to drop the focus on whatās technically the logical thing to do, read the room, remember Trump isnāt a rational actor, and remember that you were elected to give voice to our disgust for the menace in the White House. @mark-carney.bsky.social
Fordow You can see heavy machinery in place. This is hardly a surprise. Itās just a matter of time for Iran to leave the NPA and the AIAE is not getting allowed in. It is what it is.
Iām not ready to go that far. I think heās looking at this from a purely technical POV and hasnāt factored in how Canadians *feel* about this situation. We want a government that will fight. Sure, it might be āimportantā and logical to get negotiations back on track, but at what cost in honour?
So, weāve chosen appeasement, thenā¦ www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
But Trump said the US had nothing to do with the Israeli strikesā¦š¤
Iām done placating Alberta āseparatistsā. Theyāre whiny babies engaging in invented grievance politics for far right ideological reasons. Theyāre also *traitors* and Iām going to call them that from here on in.
Itās Sunday Fella time. Read about Putin cuts his military budget, tRump helps russia once again & Ukraine lose a hero. RIP Maksym. šš» #SundayFella #DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO
I wonder if this happened to Alberta traitor accounts too?
This whole thing is hilarious. I canāt wait until he finds out that his new riding is polluted with Albertan traitors and that he has to square being the leader of a *national* party with the lunacy of his constituents.
More US insanity. Now the Iranians themselves arenāt in a position to assess damage to their own facilities because Trump is *always* right.
And yet here he is attacking Canada again and threatening to destroy our economy. Fuck him
Hubris is a terrible drug
Iāve managed to report it.
6. Canada has not built any fighter aircraft since the late 1960s 7. Canada does not possess the systems and platform testing facilities 8. Whole systems, including things like actuators and landing gear arenāt built in Canada. Want to spend $200 billion over ten+ years? This is how you do it.
Oh here we go. 1. Canada does not manufacture jet engines 2. Canada has no experience with supersonic aircraft 3. Canada has no experience with weapons systems development and integration 4. Canada has no domestic radar manufacturers 5. Canada has no aircraft weapons development ability 1/2
Now that Bill C-5 has been passed - I have this message for my fellow Albertans. Here is an excerpt from the speech I gave Wednesday evening in the Senate Chamber. Short and to the point. Want a pipeline? Stop threatening to separate. #ableg #abpoli #C5 #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada
Good lord no. Canada lost the ability to do this sixty years ago. It would cost billions upon billions to get it back.
We're both Fellas. Maybe that's it?
Canadians hear it from South of the border every day. It gets tiresome. Some in one province in particular are starting to believe it, though
Well, to be fair ICBC is a massive bureaucracy with drawbacks, but it was a pretty decent example of how all the scaremongering in the US is ridiculous
Thanks. I'd never interacted with the account, so had no idea. More Blue sky weirdness.
I would, but I was labelled and then blocked. Oh well, I can't please everyone, especially here. It's still much better than Xitter!
This account seems fun. Le sigh...
I just give em the fella treatment. I'm a veteran with NAFO too.
Last week, my renewal notice came. I went to the *private* insurance broker, renewed my government insurance at the minimum level, but then topped it up with *private* insurance. Easy peasy. That's it. And MAGA would have you think it's communism. 2/2
Americans! Want to know what "socialism" really looks like in a Western democracy? Where I live, the govt runs all the car insurance. Registration with their agency is mandatory & they issue drivers licences too. They sell me the min insurance I must have & also issue the plates. One stop. 1/2
It's the standard reply when they don't have anything left. These incels think Call of Duty is real.
And the amount of guns and drugs coming up from Yankee Land is significant, so I'm in favour of border security too - aimed south.
Gamer wannabes. Babies in their mommy's basements, peeing into Coke bottles because they can't step away from the monitor for one second. You know, losers.
This is the oligarch Trump is going to bat for when demanding Canada pull our digital services tax. Er, no.
Perhaps... We'll see if that measage lasts then. The spending is sure to stay.
That wasn't the point of the OP. His is that construction on projects under Bill C-5 will equate to those 100+ years ago and employ similar labour practices.
The performance NATO put on for him was shameful, but we're not playing the appeasement game thus far. The PM has been very clear about our defence policy and where the spending is going.
The dumbest take on BS today. And it isn't from MAGA. It's from a Canadian ideological purist.
We're not spending on defence and security to placate Trump. We're spending to defend ourselves from Trump.
That is some Nazi shit.
Did he get a cookie too? You know, rum raisin?
What fresh Trumpy hell is this? (I know Mike Lee is a total idiot). www.newsweek.com/nato-us-with...
Thanks. So they have revenue from Canadians. Every other company doing business here would have to pay tax. Why should these massive corporations skate? To hell with them.
Itās that time again, Daily Fella time. Read about the shit state of the russian economy & how Putin is in denial, Ukraine destroys 4 SU-34ās & North Korea to send more Norcs to fight in Ukraine! #DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO
Blundel is a former radio talk show host with a reputation for hyperbole.
I donāt know the ins and outs of this tax, but I sure as hell support it now. Donāt cancel it to appease the Orange Dictator. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
* The headline is untrue. * His history of the Arrow is made up. * The US canāt ābrickā an F-35 * SAAB hasnāt made a new offer to Canada * āLining up to partnerā is a wild exaggeration. In many cases, there arenāt even projects * The submarine project is barely underway. Itāll be 12 *at most*
So hereās how the Alberta separatist gang is planning on celebrating Canada Day: with a rally featuring Convoy Barbie Tamara Lich and a German neo-Nazi. Fantastic. Meanwhile, Danielle Smith continues to egg this on. She obviously has an agenda and it isnāt to support a strong Canada.
Are you Russian?
The headline is completely untrue and the article is riddled with errors.
So weird. Theyāre all just so fucking weird.
