John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
UCP supporters get first notice on invitations, attendance is limited.
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UCP supporters get first notice on invitations, attendance is limited.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe Poilievre to be even less sincere, if that is possible.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
They remember, they just don’t care and hope voters won’t either. These people are not forgetful mistaken idiots, they are lying grifters.
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior.bsky.social) reposted
John Bolton refused to testify at Trump's impeachment, preferring to sacrifice national security to make money with his book. He could have helped bring accountability and erode the mafia state, enduring that Trump and his cohort could not return. He did not, so now the mafia state comes for him.
Chris Turner (@theturner.bsky.social) reposted
The fine folks @pembina.org have done the math on the toll of Alberta's UCP government's open war on clean power. Essentially an entire provincial grid's worth of emissions-free energy projects have been cancelled. Spectacular own goal, well done, Danielle Smith and team!
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
THANK-YOU TARA !!!!
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
If you are upset about DC‘s crime rate while voting for a felon, you are a special kind of stupid.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Oil and gas are subsidized with billions of taxpayer dollars every year.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Now PP thinks he speaks for British Columbians. Fuck all the way off buddy.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like Carney doesn’t think retaliation helps Canadian industry.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
OpenAI and Anthropic will be broke in a year.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
No system is perfect, especially one that vests so much power in the executive. Hopefully voters make better choices next time, nothing can preserve democracy against a public that no longer cares for it. “The government you elect is the government you deserve.” Thomas Jefferson
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
King Charles doesn’t run government in Canada or the UK, but is the head of their armed forces, can dismiss prime ministers or any minister of the crown, & can summon, prorogue or dissolve Parliament. These powers serve as important brakes on authoritarianism, something the US could use right now.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social)
Another idiotic take from the CBC just days ago. When a stupid headline asks a stupid question, consider answering “No”. #cbc #cdnpoli
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Carney doesn’t have a majority.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Keep the powder dry for the real fight ahead, it’s going to last a long time.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe Canada is biding its time as the US economy sours, waiting for other deals to come into place while avoiding becoming a rhetorical target. Focus is on groundwork for the more important CUSMA talks ahead. Trump will be far weaker after inflation and midterms. Last mover advantage.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s been 3 months since the election. Canada has lower tariffs than any country. Provinces are not united on action. US courts may rule that tariffs are responsibility of Congress, not Trump. Mid-terms are 15 months away. CUSMA lasts for two more years and is critical to renegotiate properly.
Michael Pettis (@michaelpettis.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
2/2 It makes no sense, for example, for Washington to put high tariffs on Canada and India, two deficit economies that, rather than contribute to global imbalances, actually help resolve them. The US instead should be working with them to fix the global trading system.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruhito
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Many democracies have monarchs. Canada, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Japan…
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruhito
🇨🇦Cre8ivCanuck📎 (@cre8ivcanuck.bsky.social) reposted
Thank you Peter Donolo for perfectly articulating how I feel about this. #CanadaSky #Canada #cdnpoli #FDJT @mark-carney.bsky.social youtu.be/Ivv69iNuUYo?...
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Some will argue you are only miserable because you are using the wrong OS on the wrong computer.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Expert trolling LDII, you remain undefeated.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
45 years ago was sovereignty referendum number one, you are referring to referendum number two.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
We are lucky to have you.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
lol
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
I haven’t had an Apple hardware issue in so long I forgot they existed. My bad!
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
What service?
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
The attacks are not about driving decisions made by prosecutors, they are about driving outrage and donations during a by-election. They don’t care if it is damaging so long as the cheques clear.
Tony Moonbeam II (Earth-828) (@moonbeamii.bsky.social) reposted
Dems traded 12 federal district court judges in exchange for abandoning the Adeel Mangi nomination, which triggered fury from people like you at the time. But fuck it, Jay Boy here wants to drive some more engagement out of this dead horse.
Pierce (@pierceah66.bsky.social) reposted
We’re in this mess because 60% of white men & 53% of white women voted for it again because Joe Biden & Kamala Harris took executive actions & Democrats passed legislation that helped Black people too so racist jackasses got mad & useful idiots sat out or threw their votes away to cicadas again.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
This insufferable Canadian is with you all the way and will just follow and keep my mouth shut.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
I got Lyme disease and four other diseases from a tick ten years ago in Pemberton BC. Lyme disease is real out west and is very likely on the coast already. Take precautions and seek prophylactic antibiotics if you have any evidence of a tick on you or your loved ones.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Jay Leno sucks anyway.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
If people can’t unite against Trump they aren’t worth having in the coalition.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Dystopian is what fossil fuels are doing to the planet.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
James Bay is so shallow at Moosenee where the railway ends that freighter canoes have to be careful for their kickers.
Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty (@irhottakes.bsky.social) reposted
Honestly, Trump’s best defense at this point is probably just outright saying “This was all in the open. You all knew and are just as culpable as I am. You sickos were fine with it as long as you thought you could get a laugh or a cheaper burger out of it.”
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
The one-third that didn’t vote against Trump were fine with this.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what China does with their Coast Guard.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Americans that didn’t vote against Trump were okay with this.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
LMAO
Karen K. Ho (@karenho.bsky.social) reposted
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Sadly, their criminal records bar them from entry to the United States.
Shaenon K. Garrity (@shaenon.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The proof that liberals can't take a joke is that...conservatives fired a comedian for making fun of conservative politicians. That's it, I'm walking into the sea, nice knowing yinz.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a by-election play.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social)
Disaster Dani demands deference.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
"Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible"
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Amazing work, thank-you.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Go Stephanie go!
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s their plan.
Sporkman (@realsporkman.bsky.social) reposted
One thing you have to acknowledge about Trump is that he understands the press so much better than the press understands him. The show, the episode, the season has to keep moving with new reveals and by lobbing bombs of surprise—or you lose the audience. tinabrown.substack.com/p/orange-lot...
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Canada loves it when you visit.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
They think all politicians lie, but Trump lies for them against the other liars.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Musk played a large role in Trump’s re-election. All he has to do is play a similar part in his new party.
Dr. Jon Paul (They/Them/Tired) (@doctorjonpaul.blue) reposted
“Ain’t no hate like Christian love.” Whew!
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Go Bonnie Go!
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Republican lawmakers think the bill is good for them and their friends / donors, especially in the short term. They and theirs get taken care of.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
“Unleashing job creators.”
K. Chen (@tznkai.bsky.social) reposted
Look we flipped off mommy and went to live with our abusive dad but she still has to come save us from our decisions. That's her job, she's the one with experience living with him. I swear I'm not trying to make everything gender it just is.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Except for white people.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank-you Thomas!
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Bezos doesn’t invest in Amazon to improve people’s lives, he does it to make money. Confusing altruism with profit will never not be weird.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Electricity prices in France have been capped, EDF sells power at a loss. The truth is that nuclear energy in France is highly subsidized by taxpayers. EDF debt is €64.5 Billion in 2023, they had the largest corporate loss in twenty years. If nuclear is cheap and profitable, why all the debt?
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
France has not shown the opposite at all. EDF has experienced long delays to build with 3x and 4x cost overruns. Heavy debt and a failure to cover total cost of operation. Decommissioning is not properly funded. Nuclear is not profitable anywhere, it never has been.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m not anti-nuclear per se. I am anti-spend-more-than-you-have-to.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Solar + battery gets cheaper every day. Nuclear installations only get more expensive to build over time.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
$2 million by-election for a failed leader.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
The reference is where new power generation dollars should be spent.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Nuclear has massive startup and tail-end costs, takes a decade to build, is highly centralized. Solar is none of those things.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
The last winter trough was higher than peak solar generation in 2022. It won’t be long.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
This is who you are America, accept it and get help.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
I had never read about the Dardanelles campaign, thus avoiding many chores this afternoon.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Your report was a fascinating read, thanks for sharing it.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
French colonization of Iran began in the 19th century, during the Qajar dynasty. French became the language of the Iranian court and was used as a diplomatic language.
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Audience of One.
Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
1. Many things reported with confidence in the first hours and days will turn out not to be true
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Being a contrarian has nothing to do with facts.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Contradicting his advisors to belittle them is half the reason Trump does anything.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Osama Bin Laden used box cutters.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social)
Chaos Prez
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social)
Peace Prez
Michael Druker 🇨🇦 (@mdruker.app) reposted
Uninformed hot take: the purpose of the bombing is to be able to claim that they destroyed the nuclear weapon program while also destroying evidence that it wasn’t one
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social)
Bombing Iran illegally without authorization is the point. Trump is flouting Congress, the courts, and the constitution. It’s what fascists do.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
America did a lot more than shoot people waiting in line for flour. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualt...
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John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
If PP loses that riding, Carney should appoint Kurek to the senate right away!
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
A nation dumb enough to fall for that line deserves everything it gets.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Kurek will be a senator someday.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
“Is you is or is you ain't my constituency?”
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social)
Disaster Dani.
Simon Dyer (@simondyer.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Saskatchewan actually already appears to have a more GHG intensive electricity mix than China. We are falling further behind. app.electricitymaps.com/map/all/mont...
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
If those voters actually cared about Gaza they would have voted against Trump, end of story.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Lmao. Better the fascism you know than the fascism you don’t know I guess, eh Jeff? Stick to wrestling kayfabe and comic books pal, leave the politics to grownups.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social)
If you can’t get off the couch to vote against fascism, I really don’t know what to tell ya.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Blank pages with Trump’s signature is just too perfect for me.
John Q Public (@johnqpublic.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump knows the UK isn’t in the European Union. But his supporters don’t. He’s just lying to their faces.