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[spike.t]

To be clear, knowing the concerns Canadians have, anyone from the US that purposely wore a MAGA hat in Canada right now, would deserve nothing short of an ass whipping by Albertans or any other Canadian IMO… he/she would very obviously and intentionally be trying to be an ass…

What is interesting to me is how many people from outside the US believe that the majority of Americans are hard right wing MAGA loyalists… that is simply not true..

Trump absolutely has a very loyal following..

But Trump taking office the second time has far more to do with the atrocious alternative that the left presented than it does with the US population at large being on the Trump train… had the left put an even remotely sensible candidate forward, I feel pretty sure we’d still have a Democrat sitting behind the Resolute Desk..

Don’t get me wrong, the populist movement is real in the US, and the pendulum is definitely swinging right at the moment..

But the majority of “conservatives” in the US are a good bit more centrist than they are hard right wing…

With world leaders like Merkel, Macron, Trudeau, Carney, Ramanposa, Trump, Biden, Van De Leden, etc… the truth is pretty much every country on the planet has had leadership it should be a bit less than proud of..

Hey don't forget that useless piece of shit starmer.....

 

[spike.t]

Hitting some of the YouTube sites already....Cyril must be squirming ever so slightly in his seat...

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Also surprised The Donald didn't bring up what Cyril said in the past...would have really turned up the heat

 

[spike.t]

Wonder how many he will have culled.....

Kim Jong Un slams 'serious accident' at warship launch

The failed launch "severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant," says the North Korean leader.

www.bbc.com

 

[Altitude sickness]

Long way to go before it is law. The Senate is going to make a lot of changes.

Correct. I should have been more clear. The market fell a little over 100 points yesterday . If the bill clears the house. The market will reflect that immediately. Making you some quick money.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in downtown Washington, lone suspect held​

The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were locally employed staff, the Israeli foreign ministry said. They were both trying to promote reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, separate advocacy groups each belonged to said.

Smith said the single suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, chanted "Free Palestine, Free Palestine", after being taken into custody by event security having entered the museum.

"Once in handcuffs, the suspect identified where he discarded the weapon, and that weapon has been recovered, and he implied that he committed the offense," she said, adding that he had had no previous contact with police.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-israeli-embassy-staffers-killed-washington-shooting-2025-05-22/

 

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[WAB]

To be clear, knowing the concerns Canadians have, anyone from the US that purposely wore a MAGA hat in Canada right now, would deserve nothing short of an ass whipping by Albertans or any other Canadian IMO… he/she would very obviously and intentionally be trying to be an ass…

What is interesting to me is how many people from outside the US believe that the majority of Americans are hard right wing MAGA loyalists… that is simply not true..

Trump absolutely has a very loyal following..

But Trump taking office the second time has far more to do with the atrocious alternative that the left presented than it does with the US population at large being on the Trump train… had the left put an even remotely sensible candidate forward, I feel pretty sure we’d still have a Democrat sitting behind the Resolute Desk..

Don’t get me wrong, the populist movement is real in the US, and the pendulum is definitely swinging right at the moment..

But the majority of “conservatives” in the US are a good bit more centrist than they are hard right wing…

With world leaders like Merkel, Macron, Trudeau, Carney, Ramanposa, Trump, Biden, Van De Leden, etc… the truth is pretty much every country on the planet has had leadership it should be a bit less than proud of..

And Canadians do know how to deliver an ass whipping. When I moved to the states I was shocked at how few men had actually dropped the gloves and sorted things out. Growing up playing hockey in Canada, I didn’t know any guys who had not.

 

[HookMeUpII]

Correct. I should have been more clear. The market fell a little over 100 points yesterday . If the bill clears the house. The market will reflect that immediately. Making you some quick money.

Which side of the market are you playing? The short side? If so, possibly. Yields spiked yesterday on the prospect the bill would clear house. The outside, looking in, doesn't like the fact we're adding to our deficit. Moody's downgrade, likely sluggish T-bill auctions, and our paper being dumped are all factors in this.

The real question: Does SALT survive the senate?

I'll leave my opinion out of it.

 

[Boyd Brooks]

In my opinion real Canadians love our American neighbours! Liberals and people that only live in Canada, because their country of origin is a 3rd world shit hole, don’t.

 

[Brent in Az]

Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in downtown Washington, lone suspect held​

The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were locally employed staff, the Israeli foreign ministry said. They were both trying to promote reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, separate advocacy groups each belonged to said.

Smith said the single suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, chanted "Free Palestine, Free Palestine", after being taken into custody by event security having entered the museum.

"Once in handcuffs, the suspect identified where he discarded the weapon, and that weapon has been recovered, and he implied that he committed the offense," she said, adding that he had had no previous contact with police.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-israeli-embassy-staffers-killed-washington-shooting-2025-05-22/

He'll be chanting "Free Palestine" in prison for a couple lifetimes.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Which side of the market are you playing? The short side? If so, possibly. Yields spiked yesterday on the prospect the bill would clear house. The outside, looking in, doesn't like the fact we're adding to our deficit. Moody's downgrade, likely sluggish T-bill auctions, and our paper being dumped are all factors in this.

The real question: Does SALT survive the senate?

I'll leave my opinion out of it.

I may have been too Bullish. We shall see. The futures are saying they are excited about potential tax proposals. But the deficit spending may hold it back.

The CBO never factors in the growth and additional revenue from growth. So we shall see.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Hank, I am no guru. I take my leads from a cousin and nephew. But the vast majority is managed by fund professionals. I don’t manipulate those.

 

[mdwest]

And Canadians do know how to deliver an ass whipping. When I moved to the states I was shocked at how few men had actually dropped the gloves and sorted things out. Growing up playing hockey in Canada, I didn’t know any guys who had not.

Back around 2008 I had a pair of Canadians that worked for me in Iraq... they were childhood friends, joined the Canadian army together, served in the PPCLI together, had done a combat tour together, etc.. they were very, very close friends... and now were doing security contractor work together..

They were funny as shit.. They'd argue like siblings over absolutely anything.. and ultimately end up going to blows over it.. they LOVED fighting.. and especially loved fighting each other lol..

I'd see them in the morning at breakfast.. one would have a cut over an eye, the other would have bruised ribs and couldn't sit up straight without hurting, etc.. but there they were, bullshitting over morning coffee, once again the best of friends, etc..etc..

a week or two later, after they healed up, they'd repeat the process lol..

 

[Brent in Az]

Big beautiful bill has passed the house. Onward to the senate where they will no doubt hack it to pieces

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Back around 2008 I had a pair of Canadians that worked for me in Iraq... they were childhood friends, joined the Canadian army together, served in the PPCLI together, had done a combat tour together, etc.. they were very, very close friends... and now were doing security contractor work together..

They were funny as shit.. They'd argue like siblings over absolutely anything.. and ultimately end up going to blows over it.. they LOVED fighting.. and especially loved fighting each other lol..

I'd see them in the morning at breakfast.. one would have a cut over an eye, the other would have bruised ribs and couldn't sit up straight without hurting, etc.. but there they were, bullshitting over morning coffee, once again the best of friends, etc..etc..

a week or two later, after they healed up, they'd repeat the process lol..

God help the poor soul that ever tried to get between them, trying to break that up would just be inviting a beating from both sides.

 

[Russ16]

Which side of the market are you playing? The short side? If so, possibly. Yields spiked yesterday on the prospect the bill would clear house. The outside, looking in, doesn't like the fact we're adding to our deficit. Moody's downgrade, likely sluggish T-bill auctions, and our paper being dumped are all factors in this.

The real question: Does SALT survive the senate?

I'll leave my opinion out of it.

The senate won’t want to keep SALT in but they are going to have to reach accommodation or it will fail when it goes back to the House.

The narrow margin in the house means the senate is going to have to accept more than they are used to. If they want to get it done that is.

 

[HookMeUpII]

The senate won’t want to keep SALT in but they are going to have to reach accommodation or it will fail when it goes back to the House.

The narrow margin in the house means the senate is going to have to accept more than they are used to. If they want to get it done that is.

It's interesting because the SALT states are CA, NY, NJ, CT, IL, etc. They all have Dem senators which are going to vote no, regardless. It will be interesting to see what happens if they think they are going to send the SALT $10k no income phase out back to the house. It will just fail, fail, and fail some more.

Without injecting too much opinion, $40k with an income phase out threshold is completely reasonable.

 

[deewayne2003]

And Canadians do know how to deliver an ass whipping. When I moved to the states I was shocked at how few men had actually dropped the gloves and sorted things out. Growing up playing hockey in Canada, I didn’t know any guys who had not.

LOL depends on where you are from and who you were raised by, my paternal grandfather had two pairs of boxing gloves in his hall closet for when any of his 5 grandsons had disagreements.

Only two states recognize "Mutual Combat" Texas and Washington......

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So much like dropping the gloves with a referee skating around you, in Texas and Washington you can literally sort things out while a police officer stands and watches.

Personally, I believe that many of societies problems could be solved if dueling were still legal; much like the mutual combat laws, I would just require a police officer to watch and then it would be flintlock pistols at 10 paces......

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[Foxi]

Trump's choice of words about the “genocide” of the white rural population in South Africa

our press is once again making a mockery of this.
Anyone of us who spends a lot of time in the countryside in RSA knows that this is true.
Perhaps the choice of words is exaggerated, as a German you have a different basis for measuring genocide, but Trump is absolutely right in this matter and he is the only one of the heads of state who dares to say this.
Thousands of white farmers and their families have been murdered since independence.
Politicians are not at all interested in clarification, they want to create a climate of fear so that the whites finally disappear, just like in Zimbabwe under Mugabe or in Tanzania under Nyrere.
The South African government has a right of first refusal on farms and of course pays next to nothing for them.
Moreover, you don't bring any money from RSA on a large scale.
So either stay and desperately hold out, or walk away with nothing and you're literally on the brink of an economic OUT.
I would have asked Ramaphosa why the ANC always sings the song “kill the Boers” by Julius Malema at the party congress(still,not only Malema's EFF)
If that's not a call to murder, I don't know.
It really is time to reproach the mainstream press for their indoctrination.