John Jerke

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lol I loved that cartoon. I swear TRPs brain in Bill sounds like an actual storyline

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and yet, there's a constituency on Bluesky that thinks if I'm not willing to enthusiastically suck femboy "Furry" dick, then you don't belong here. There's some insanity on here.

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Dude, I'm a het cis guy w a Bachelor degree and a crim record, in a poly relationship w a bi Jewish girl w adhd who is pro Palestine and our 3rd is a non-binary gen fluid autistic person. We have a trans son along w 2 other kids. Aside from being mixed race, we're intersectional AF -

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

the mass introduction of high speed internet to everyone in the 2000s was the turning point - that way you could search view consume clips content on just a single player - tv viewers of a prior vintage were relegated to just view teams when they appeared on tv or in person.

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I would argue he is prob being the most realistic about risk here - hence the massive intended cuts/restructuring he wants to undertake. I don't think the CPC would have the balls to announce such major cuts publicly. The tax cut is the topical anesthetic before the major surgery.

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

Shea "the most important thing I ever wrote was your name in my win column" Serrano

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

Strong Tobias and Lindsay "it didn't work for America but it might just work for us" vibes youtu.be/Po4adxJxqZk?...

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

😂 I mean they could be both lol

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

honestly I feel like your dissenting opinion sounds better reasoned than what might ultimately arise from the sups. I could see some.majority opinion authored by Alito basically being some gobbledygook of "Well it's too late, they're in effect and would be too hard/too inconvenient to unwind" etc...

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

appealed to supreme Court. in the real world this would be affirmed w/o a hearing - but who knows now. but it would be a horrible hit for the supreme Court to overrule the appeal court AND overrule the ruling by the specialist trade court/Commission or whatever body that made the initial ruling

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Thank God Canada didn't sign some stupid loser deal based on those tarrifs.

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

had a good laugh when I saw this list and that "the Fountain Head" was banned - it's literally about a conservative libertarian individualists fight against big gov/society w an actual socialist/NDP style villain lol. The fact Smith uttered malicious compliance means she knows they look idiotic lol

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

took my gf to a NKOTB reunion concert for funsies in 2007. New Kids was the headliner, Natasha Bedingfield was the feature before them - and the opener was an unknown pop singer w only 4 backup dancers and zero stage setup/lighting etc... She was pretty good tho. Her name was Lady GaGa I believe.

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he's just another snowbird coming home

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

remember 2019ish when it was a debate re who's better: Ingram, Simmons, and Siakam. lot of talking heads had Siakam 3rd by a bunch - flip forward 5-6 yrs and now they trash Raps for not resigning him (even tho in 2023/24 they were ripping the reps for not tearing down the team fast enough smh).

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Scottie Barnes tbh - this entire Raps team hinges on him making some leaps. if he doesn't show real growth/ flashes of consistent all-nba potential, would expect him to get packaged off in a major deal before other teams realize his ceiling

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

this is clearly staged right? because if you actually wanted to paint it they'd spray it right? like they aren't really that stupid right?

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

just a FYI but this was an awesome breakdown for a random post lol. this is what I missed when I quit twitter!

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

no reason to punch ourselves in the dick just because the Americans are doing so to themselves. our boycotts of American products and travel hit more w US constituents anyways than some invisible tarriff. plus any cost increases that are coming to fruition can be blamed solely on Trump, not us

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

not punching ourselves in the dick just because the US is doing so to themselves? plus Uk/EU etc not holding fast reduces the impact of holding strong w retaliatory tarriffs. better off to buy time and have the current CUSMA last as long as possible while Trump's eye of sauron is distracted.

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people complaining that this is capitulation/"what happens to elbows up" fail to realize Carneys job is to do the best possible thing for the Canadian economy, not punch ourselves in the dick w retaliatory tarriffs just cuz vibes/the US is intent on driving into the ditch.

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when she was paired w Chris Stirewell she was tolerable - until he had the gall to call the 2020 election correctly for Biden and got fired. she's just another fox airhead w no moral compass

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w the steepest rise immediately after NDP left office in 2019 from the looks of it

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

rashard lewis/rob horry but w less defense

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

it's exactly the same - Big Short called. ratings agencies are full of shit

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

ugh people that use peak or peek when they should be using "pique"

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Canada would like a word

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

not buying your product is the ultimate display of Canadian passive aggressiveness

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fucking gravyseals

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

"aMeRIcAn exCEpTiONliSm"

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

it comes from the same place as the Tim Waltz " These guys are weirdos" which was working for the Dems but then they reverted back to "need to respect decorum/norms, be the ineffectual adult in the room" bullshit. Thing is Dems can actually be good at it when they care

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discovery is a hell of a drug

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"bUT heE DOesNt AGRe W EVEry sinGLE polICY I like" is the literal dumbest thought process I'm seeing too much of.

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seriously - Waltz figured it out w the "weirdo" taunting and this is along the same line. Dems need to start handing Trump his own shit - he can't handle it and when Dems actually try, they're better at it.

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it's "naked gun" levels of comedy that she means actual roast beef lol

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shareholders or unionized employees - both groups stand to lose value or income thru no fault of their own - pretty sure shareholders wouldn't agree enmass to losing 15 % of revenue to China via EO basically

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

ahh gotcha - maybe just too unplugged for the scene now except for ps5. I guess I'm just too nostalgic for the good ole days when you could walk into a rental store or zellers Walmart etc and there's a hundred diff titles for all genres - not just the top 4 sports, fps, franchise games only

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

this - seems like games are either tentpole titles that cost 90-130$ at release depending on package - sports games w little if any updates aside from rosters that cost 90-130$ at release - or micro transaction games or shovel ware. There very little in-between original titles anymore and

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It's fucking exhausting engaging in any discourse on this platform - and further more these people are purposely invading others convos w these views because there is no algo that directs them otherwise. I just can't wait for NBA training camp season to begin n whittle down my feed to bball only

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so many on here are determined to be insufferable and drive away not just centre/centre right voices who at worst would be neutral/poss allies to their causes but are determined to enforce their heterodoxy to the point of alienating those of us who are actually struggling w these issues in society.

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anything. I'm in a poly relationship w a primary bi female partner (who's Jewish but supports Palestine) and our 3rd is an asexual non binary person on the soectrum AND we have a boy, a girl, and trans boy. We literally could not be more anymore intersectional and aware of identity politics but

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

this - it wasn't like this 2-3 months ago and now it's like those replies and grievances are being forced into every.single.discussion - no matter how unrelated or innocuous the conversation is. what made the original twitter enjoyable was being able to have discourse about sports or movies or

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severance

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3/4s of major sports leagues on hiatus - it's the dead time of the yr and like it or not - that discourse drives alot of engagement. watch usage/posting bump significantly as NFL, NBA, NHL ramp up. not everyone can argue 247 about societal ills - users are allowed to have fun and reengage

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Martin Garrix and Gracie Abrams are the only super recognizable names - then tpain - and Finneas is Billie Elishs brother. aside from that none lol

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I mean, if the Americans want to punch themselves in the dick w tarrifs, we don't necessarily need to follow suit just for the vibes of punching back.

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

oh for sure - and renaming Gulf of Mexico and the Kennedy centre? Hannibal would have a personal hit list so quickly

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

Hannibal Lecter was an extremely educated, cultured man - he wouldn't vote for someone dedicated to destroying NPR or higher education.

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pretty sure Indiana Jones isn't voting for the Nazis

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🤣

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exactly. what else in your life are you so lazy and willing to lie about.

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"iF We cAN't hAVE PeRFeCt, wORsT CAse IS FINe TheN!"

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

maybe rephrase the question: "The Americans are punching themselves in the dick and the lagging pain is going to happen. Should we follow suit because vibes?"

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

eh learning that on Bluesky, certain groups are only happy when it rains and how dare you oppress everyone else by having any sort of happiness lol

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

hmm they ain't sure about Castleton it seems

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

you walking around the house yelling "respect my authority"? - lucky you're alive lol

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over what - fentanyl? what a fucking joke these clown are.

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

isn't there a code of conduct for leaders in the municipal act or BC equivalent where the prov would have to be involved at this point considering it's this bad

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

I think some of that has to do w more consistent world building/storyline continuity over the first couple season vs Simpsons where it took a long time before the eps maybe had carryover. that being said, the Simpsons innovation and peak comedy writing are prob just a touch higher than BB

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yes of course. that approach is more subtle or at least less likely to rouse Trump's ire/attention. but it does directly affect the US economy significantly. even rand Paul and McConnell are getting an earful due to liquor sales plummettin6in Canada

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is this a complaint? I'm just not sure why people think we need to punch ourselves in the dick - sure it'd be cool if we could hurt them - but Trumps made it clear he'll just further amp up tarriffs. don't need to join them in committing econ suicide, we're not large enough to go punch for punch.

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yea. best course for Carney is to rsg the puck, shore up the Can economy by doing what he can control etc until mid terms are hopefully dem controlled or the courts rule Trump's tarriffs are illegal (they did get hammered today in court).

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

yep, everyone arguing for elbows up reciprocal tarriffs is letting emotion override. No need to punch ourselves in the dick just to emulate the Americans. we just need to suck it up and pivot and grow away from the US as much as possible.

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

not older just sexier. I've seen wrinkled nutsacks on nude beaches that are better looking than Rogan

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this - if you're mid 30s or older, married and have kids - this is likely your only regular option to have friend time and just hang w/o responsibilities/expectations to be right home. I play Friday nights and after we play, we don't discuss the game hardly, it's just bs-ing about stupid stuff lol

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there likely was never a deal to be had but Carney had to avoid poking the bear prior to this deadline. now no illusions - just have to hunker down and let Americans feel the pain as tarriffs kick in

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Hence why Carney has been quiet re Trump/elbows up etc.. They've been trying to find a way forward to some sort of deal and no sense poking the bear prior to this deadline - but it's clear to them there's no deal to be had. have a feeling Can gov will be taking more independent stances of US policy

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feel for you guys - we're just seriously up here like wtf in Can. we have a saying "when the US sneezes, Canada gets the cold" - so whatever pain hits the US econ, hopefully it's shortlived and contained because it effects can be multiplied up here depending on the sector.

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they're just lagging. US companies need to burn thru past priced stock first - then tarriffed imports make it to shelves at a higher price or reduced amounts. it'll start to catch up in time for school. and wait for tarriffs on Canadian softwood - building supplies and cars are about to get worse

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

as long as we don't have to ever hear from Laker fans how it was tougher

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🤣

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oh wherever that does end up being displayed will be a "hidden gem"

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the thing people/countries outside Can don't understand is that the US can do enough economic damage right now to ruin Canada and economically force us to become the 51st state - that is a real and credible threat. Carneys job is to extend that clock so we can pivot away from that dependence.

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France/US trade just over 100bil a year- Can US is +1.4 trillion. you may not like it -but their downside risks to oppo US is miniscule compared to Can.. Uk still want to believe in their "special relationship" w the Americans - which is just as much bs as "American exceptionalism".

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this - it's conditional on Palestine authorities meeting/agreeing to certain conditions.

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lol, ugh I must be doom scrolling too much American news sigh. Thought the headline was about a serial killer for a sec - so relived it's about something much happier!!

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prime bill and Chris would be handfuls tho. plus Cartwrights elbows would take care of the opposing center/pf in the 1st q

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needed that suction end on it so it would've stood at attention on court lol

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bwahahahaha

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Thunderbolts is a top 10 - w the caveat that if you watched "falcon and winter soldier", the black widow movie and antman 2, they make way more sense

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it's too bad he didn't beat the fuck out of you as a grown man and knock some sense into you

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a lot of people on Bluesky need to touch grass and log off

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not if we focus on firearms/munitions or mechanical parts etc.

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

can also spend it on arms/gun sales that Luddites can operate/interoperable w NATO standards vs long-term tech investments that would bind us to them long term

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

we can always buy a shitload w confiscated Russian proceeds and donate it to ukraine

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that needs to be on CNn w the headline trump cheats on golf. would cause him even more grief than Epstein files

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

release the scorecard - if there isn't a +1 penalty for lost ball, Trump is a pedo

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round 1 if you can handle the sports theme - deluxe burger bars either downtown or Southside are lots of fun as well

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that's fucking awesome. moved way from BC in 2002 but that sign is imprinted in my brain. crazy what core memories are linked to that!

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ugh slice of heaven that beach and area so jelly

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

this. I really enjoy cooking for family when it's dinner together, that's fun. but the night to night drudgery is decidedly not. sometimes it's just going to be bbqed hotdogs and if that doesn't work for someone's palate, you're all 14 or older.and can make your own food lol

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housing was already up/more expensive in the US this yr under Trump - and they've barely started to rebuild in Cali etc and storm.season is coming soon. Excellent timing to tarrif the very product needed for housing smh

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

it's like this admin is kiting chqs of positive vibes to keep the market from cratering. at some point it's going to change

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

to maintain formal "whistleblower" legal protections/status/anonymity, you're likely required by law to only formally submit this info to chair of any such committees. Otherwise, it's a leak or hearsay probably unless the person is willing to torch their career publicly and come out

John Jerke (@jjerke.bsky.social) reply parent

not sure how that works for Trump either - so he commutes and essentially admits he's guilty - in the meantime Dems and everyone else has 3yrs to dev evidence he's involved even w/o her. DOJ can be instructed to prosecute after he's done his term - kid fucking isn't in commission of pres duties

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Trump is just kiting cheques of sentiment to keep the economy/market going - one day the ball is finally going to drop.

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if you read whole article, sounds like he was likely a lot closer to the border than you might initially surmise. nobody deserves this treatment but why take the chance. They didn't "push" his boat for over an hr to get it 65 yards into US waters - he was already close enough for it to be an issue.

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agreed. thought this while it was ongoing