How very Putin. Seizure by force. Make up a reason. Any will do.

www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/u...

It's about land. Three global spheres of influence. Real estate titans negotiating for peace. 51st state. Venezuelan oil to fuel the military. Trump = Americas, Putin= Europe. China = the rest. The huns are ready to march.

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Why isn't Trump bombing Chinese ships bringing the precursor chemicals used in the drug trade? Oh, that's right -- he only punches down so that he can look big.

A bunch of real estate billionaires negotiating Ukraine's land deal, sounds, I don't know, suspect at best. But hey, it seemed to work for Gaza! Jeez.

"They should be forced to suffer. When they kill, they should be executed for their crimes. They must serve as examples so that others will think long and hard before committing a crime or an act of violence.” D. Trump on Central Park 5, innocent young men.

His tune hasn't changed re: drug boats.

Is it too soon to ask if the Dems have a Project 2029 in the works? A to-do list? Anything to undo the MAGA mess?

Trump leaving the G7 early. I guess there was no big jet or millions flowing his way. Or he needed to get back to his comfort zone. Whatever. www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...

Thank you, Premier Kinew, for further building our true north strong and free. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

Hey, @erinburnett.bsky.social and @jaketapper.bsky.social, re: Bessent's "It's up to Main Street", please report on what small business owners are saying about not being able to get product from China to fulfill customer orders/stock their shelves. Because social media is saying lots about this.

I never EVER thought I would agree with Rand Paul on anything, but today he said, in his disagreement with tariffs: "The more we trade, the less we fight." Gobsmacked. Just goes to show that old adage about the enemy of my enemy...

Drones, please announce that you will seek to have drones built ASAP in weeks and months to make up for fallen industrial capacity and improve our border protection. We have the chips made in Canada the Ukrainians don't have, they can be more advanced.

Trump re: #Signalgate: "It's all a witch hunt."

Well, yeah. Cos you're a witch.

Oh, the pretzel twisting that's going on and will keep going on.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/p...

thanks for sharing this @georgetakei.bsky.social A good read, and a bit of a reminder to this Canadian about what happened the last time an annex threat was voiced.

Trump blaming Canada for American fentanyl deaths is his way of saying he'll take no responsibility for fixing it because 1) he doesn't know how and 2) he doesn't really care. But he does pay it good lip service. #BlamerInChief

You have to wonder if, during all those phone calls, Putin told DJT to destroy the existing order so that he or a successor could rise like a phoenix from the ashes to take complete control. It worked for Vlad during the Soviet-to-Russia transition.

www.businessinsider.com/trump-musk-d...

Proof, yet again, that water finds its own level.

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Can we refrain from using the term "fentanyl czar" to describe Kevin Broussard's new position? It's an imperialistic term that certain U.S. officials foisted on us, just as they foisted "socialists" on the Democrats, who are not. Let's try not to mimic bloviation.