Frank’s Mild Spurs 🏆
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Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously.
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Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously.
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Dear Legal BlueSky: It will be my mission, in part, to convert you into becoming a fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
If you are #Spurscurious, welcome!
If not, also welcome, but may I suggest muting the following words: Spurs, Tottenham, COYS, Ange, and Sonny.
If you are #Spurscurious, welcome!
If not, also welcome, but may I suggest muting the following words: Spurs, Tottenham, COYS, Ange, and Sonny.
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Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
“permanently pause”?
This is going to go very badly.
This is going to go very badly.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
“permanently pause”?
This is going to go very badly.
This is going to go very badly.
Got a bit nauseous reading this. So much cruelty.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Got a bit nauseous reading this. So much cruelty.
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
More straight-up racism.
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
More straight-up racism.
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Straight-up sociopath.
Asked about a Guard member who’s dead because of his bullshit and it takes him 30 seconds to make it all about how great he is.
Asked about a Guard member who’s dead because of his bullshit and it takes him 30 seconds to make it all about how great he is.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Straight-up sociopath.
Asked about a Guard member who’s dead because of his bullshit and it takes him 30 seconds to make it all about how great he is.
Asked about a Guard member who’s dead because of his bullshit and it takes him 30 seconds to make it all about how great he is.
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1) genuine life changing moment of my early 20s was realizing I actually didn't have to do this at all. tell the youths
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
1) genuine life changing moment of my early 20s was realizing I actually didn't have to do this at all. tell the youths
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
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So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
The number of folks taking the bait here is outstanding.
Not sure how you Americans can enjoy Thanksgiving with a dang Cheeto in the White House!
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The number of folks taking the bait here is outstanding.
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Heh heh. Time magazine busted ripping off quotes from a satirical pub in Canada
When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Heh heh. Time magazine busted ripping off quotes from a satirical pub in Canada
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When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
Whoa. Man it's hard to govern this country.
#Breaking: Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet following Carney government's energy deal with Alberta
Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet
Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Whoa. Man it's hard to govern this country.
Horrific
At least 83 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day
At least 83 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day
Rescuers used flashlights to go from apartment to apartment at the charred towers in Tai Po district as thick smoke poured out from windows.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Horrific
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"One of Tina Peters’ lawyers, Peter Ticktin, suggested on Trump ally Steve Bannon’s podcast this week that the military be used to free Peters from prison."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
Colorado's DOC says it won't pursue the transfer of Tina Peters, the Trump-supporting county clerked convicted for breaching voter equipment, as the federal government requested recently. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody
Tina Peters’ situation has become a cause celebre in the election conspiracy movement.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"One of Tina Peters’ lawyers, Peter Ticktin, suggested on Trump ally Steve Bannon’s podcast this week that the military be used to free Peters from prison."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
Someday these outdoor fryer contraptions will be outlawed like lawn darts.
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Someday these outdoor fryer contraptions will be outlawed like lawn darts.
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These drugs weren't banned from sports simply out of some kind of principled insistence on purity, but because they do real damage to those who take them for non-medical reasons.
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
These drugs weren't banned from sports simply out of some kind of principled insistence on purity, but because they do real damage to those who take them for non-medical reasons.
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It's profoundly unethical to sponsor an event that encourages - in fact, requires - participants to take drugs that have known and serious long-term negative health risks, merely for people's amusement.
Steroid Olympics backers try for a superhuman feat of finance on.ft.com/44BORwn | opinion
Steroid Olympics backers try for a superhuman feat of finance
The Enhanced Group, creator of the games, plans to go public at a mooted enterprise value of $1.3bn
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's profoundly unethical to sponsor an event that encourages - in fact, requires - participants to take drugs that have known and serious long-term negative health risks, merely for people's amusement.
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First of all, GBA+ in intelligence isn't really a thing, which Phil would know if he'd ever actually engaged with the topic. (It's primarily a policy analysis tool.)
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
First of all, GBA+ in intelligence isn't really a thing, which Phil would know if he'd ever actually engaged with the topic. (It's primarily a policy analysis tool.)
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"In March, the chairman of Denmark’s parliamentary defence committee said he regretted his role in choosing the F-35 for his country. “As one of the decision-makers behind Denmark’s purchase of F-35s, I regret it,” Rasmus Jarlov, MP for the Conservative People’s Party wrote on X." #cdnpoli #F-35
Will U.S. threats force Canada to buy the F-35?
At the same time Trump was talking about seizing Greenland from Denmark - the U.S. government took components stored in Denmark for Danish F-35s and shipped them to Israel. The Danish government had no way to block the U.S. decision
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At the same time Trump was talking about seizing Greenland from Denmark - the U.S. government took components stored in Denmark for Danish F-35s and shipped them to Israel. The Danish government had no way to block the U.S. decision
shorturl.at/axD2M
Will U.S. threats force Canada to buy the F-35?
Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, has said a trade deal would be off if Canada decides not to purchase the fighter jet.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Happy Thanksgiving
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The flip side of your company’s entire business strategy being “buy a bunch of bitcoin”…
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The flip side of your company’s entire business strategy being “buy a bunch of bitcoin”…
Looking forward to seeing everyone's undercooked looking wet-brined turkeys.
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Looking forward to seeing everyone's undercooked looking wet-brined turkeys.