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Oh No!

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Globe and Mail- U.S. government is asking Canadian researchers whether their work deals with DEI, climate, gender

A list of approximately 30 questions was sent earlier this month to Canadian researchers working on projects funded by U.S. agencies. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget is scrutinizing grants to institutions outside the U.S. as part of a broader effort to cut what the White House has characterized as wasteful spending.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers says the questions being asked infringe on academic independence.

Francisco- Funny how all the folks complaining about their “academic independence” don’t fund their own research.

Great Moments In Socialism

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Matt Taibbi: Raised to think Europeans were our gentler, more civilized partners, they now look like shameless freeloaders

“Europe enjoyed its years of low military spending thanks to a prolonged period of protection from the US, allowing it to build one of the most generous social security systems in the world… Across the EU, social protection has grown as a share of total government spending, rising from 36.6 per cent in 1995 to 41.4 per cent on the eve of the pandemic… While higher borrowing can cover some initial outlays… the cost of rearmament will ultimately be shouldered by taxpayers and beneficiaries of the continent’s social security nets.”

There you have it. While in America it took an electoral upheaval and a near-military assault on the federal budget before citizens learned they were spending oversight-free billions on “climate change things” or funding trans hair salons in India, Europeans are still in the stage of needing The Financial Times to explain that in an unsubsidized country, taxpayers pay for taxpayer benefits.

Since EU President Ursula von der Leyen announced weeks ago that Europe is commencing a new “era of rearmament,” the atlanticist press has been churning copy in a frantic effort to explain what living without subsidized defense means. As an American who’s sent decades of taxes overseas, these dispatches are hard reading. It looks like a bunch of pundits Googled, “How do major industrialized countries pay for their own defense?” The tone is what an editor breaking the news about Santa Claus to forty-year-olds would shoot for. It’s incredible stuff.

Sounds oddly familiar.

A Glimpse at Canadian Hatred Towards Americans

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Last night, I got a close-up view of how deeply some Canadians hate Americans. It started with a B.C. woman sharing this video with me. I told her that I hadn’t been following the story closely, but had been observing the back & forth about it between a Vancouver friend and a San Francisco friend. The latter is very based and did a deep dive into the story. She feels there is something very suspect about how the news crews covering this story seemed to always be in the right place, at the right time.

I also shared these thoughts with this B.C woman:

I am fully aware of the anti-Trump, anti-Musk, anti-American sentiment in Canada these days. You’re free to think whatever you want, of course, but I can assure from the MANY Americans friends & acquaintances I have, on both sides of the political aisle, that a strong majority of them:
1. Support the deportation of criminals who are illegally in this country.
2. Support the cleanup of corruption in the federal government.
3. Are very tired of being the world’s policeman and seemingly funding every single other country … while so many Americans are homeless.
We are clearly going through a major historical change, one that is changing the world order from what was set in place in 1945, after WW2.

She then unleashed with a tirade about how much she hates America, hates Trump, and hates Americans generally:

So this young lady had exited the USA to re-enter to renew her temporary visa. Something that goes on in most countries, not sure how that works or worked in the USA, you are probably well versed in that than I but it all seems a little radical to react that way to her… all I know is I won’t be going south while that lunatic is in power… how dare he try to Annex Canada! We have always been there friendly neighbor… I am still in disbelief that he got back in… we just have to ride this out till he is gone…

The Canadian government is telling Canadians to not cross as they can’t guarantee how they will be treated. I know my snow bird friends all left Arizona for fear of what was coming down… people that would leave their RVs there year round pulled them out and brought them home… Arizona is already an openly gun toting state with their giant Trump flags… we were stunned when we were down there 2 years ago.

I just hope all those lovely people that you know in SF are ok because a lot are Latino and the Republican turd is definitely targeting the minority population…

There is a lot of government waste but it is usually very top heavy no joe blow worker…

I can speak from my own experience working for Island Health, it is very top heavy…

All I know is that here in Canada people are really pissed off and are opting out of all things American.

I thought about responding that someone who so deeply loathes everything about America, clearly should never, ever visit. But I’m tired of stating the obvious.

Featured Comment

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SDA regular ‘DanBC’, posted this exceptionally insightful and detailed comment

Want to know how unhinged and Stupid Comrade Eby is? His petty tyrant ways have just put the BC Cruise ship tourist industry in peril.

Thousand of jobs, hundreds of businesses potentially affected, by the removal of Alaska Bound cruise ships. All just to spite a minimum amount of Alaska bound transport trucks, 1% of all freight. Freight gets to Alaska almost exclusively by Air or Sea. And, there are existing treaties that exclude the land route from any tolls.

Of course, when confronted, Eby deflects. This is what idiots do when they’ve been caught in their lies. The Jones Act is an antiquated relic of centuries gone by. The Jones Act was suspended during Covid. It was just *SNAP*, that easy to suspend it. Cruise ships didn’t stop in Van or Vic during that time.

Clearly, Comrade DDDave wasn’t paying attention and didn’t learn anything. His ideological blinders prevent rational thought.

Don’t think the Americans won’t do it. Vancouver would weather it, Victoria would be devastated by the loss. Approximately 300 ships stop in each city annually. That’s a huge amount of restaurant meals, cab rides, hotel stays, bus tours, Butchart visits, etc. LOST. Tons of jobs, Tons of tax revenue LOST. All for the spite of taxing a few truckers, in violation of a decades long treaty for land access to Alaska. If challenged in court, no doubt, it would be found Eby has no jurisdiction to impose. Meanwhile, we know how the court system works, got 5 years to prove your point?

Of course, the other point is Reciprocal action.

Has Comrade Eby considered the massive volume of Canadian bound trucks crossing the border? Ever consider if they were all charged the same levy on them? Oh, the howling and screaming from Comrade Eby and his minions!

He is not a smart person, but, I hope he follows through anyways. Burning it down will be a spectacular Crash and Burn. Self-imposed destruction!
Sooner or later, the US will tire of the pettiness of minions like Dave, poking the bear. A momentous SMACKDOWN will be the result.

Blubber Dug was the first example. He looked and sounded like a wounded puppy after meeting with Lutnick. Knobs like Eby, won’t get a meeting. The response will be escalated, far beyond the Blubber Dug treatment. Canada got one chance to get the message, and Eby wants to ignore it. Maybe turning off the Cherry Pt pipeline to Van, Vic and YVR for demonstration purposes? Say, shut it down for 7 days. To make a point. Is Eby that thick?

Temporary Cease Fire vs Permanent Peace

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36 minute video

The Duran- PUTIN; U.S. must address root causes

Francisco- A lot of people have very strong opinions and feelings about what’s going on here. Which is quite understandable. Having said that, I would ask that you discuss the topic like adults in the comments section. If I have to come back here and babysit the thread there will be a heavy and somewhat indiscriminate hand on the delete button, so fair warning.

Take any position you like, disagree with any position you wish to disagree with but lets keep our emotions on a tight leash.

Correlation Is Not Causation

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Rebel Capitalist podcaster George Gammon explores the logic behind the argument that Trump’s tariffs have caused a recession. While Gammon admits that tariffs have a negative economic impact, he argues that the tariffs could not have caused the recession that we appear to be entering. By looking at interest rate cutting cycles over several decades, he arrives at a very different conclusion from the mainstream narrative.

Gammon’s basic reasoning is as follows: “…[interest] rates are coming down but this doesn’t tell us that the economy is doing well. It tells us that the economy is really struggling and I want to point out they started cutting rates in September of 2024. This is way way way before Donald Trump was elected…”

“Bank lending decreasing…in other words, the low interest rates, are a reflection of a contracting economy…”

Why are Canadians Mad at Elon Musk?

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We’ve long known that many Leftists are mentally ill.  Why else would they vote for policies that destroy their own society?

Here’s the latest illustration of what Trump Derangement Syndrome has driven some Canadians to do. Is this not the equivalent of a child being given a time out in their room and throwing a tantrum?

We also have B.C. Premier David Eby personally attacking one of Elon Musk’s businesses through legislation. The official explanation for this doesn’t ring true. It’s probably illegal for a government to single out and cause harm to specific individuals. Oh wait, the Trudeau government gleefully did it in 2022 by freezing the bank accounts of people who disagreed with them. But that was proved to be illegal, correct?!

While I understand, but don’t agree with, Canadian anger towards President Trump, why on earth is any Canadian angry with Elon Musk about work he is doing for a government of another country; work that doesn’t effect Canadians in any way? Is it simply anger & stupidity by proxy?

About Face

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While Canadians are still being collectively gas lit by their politicians and media…

Blacklock’s- Cabinet Caves, Ford Is Sorry

Cabinet yesterday abruptly agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that it renegotiate a 2019 trade pact.

Ford said he was traveling tomorrow to Washington, D.C. with Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to begin renegotiating the 2019 Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. No review of the treaty is due till 2026.

Update: Then again…

We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans

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If no one will pay for their wind energy, how will they pay for their yachts?

The United States is preparing to withdraw from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a collaborative effort designed to assist developing nations in moving away from coal and adopting cleaner energy sources. As per the media reports, the decision, which comes after the initiative was first declared in 2021 at the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow, will see the USA end its support for energy transition programs in Vietnam, Indonesia, and South Africa.

According to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter, the USA is expected to pull back from its substantial financial commitments to these countries. In total, USA pledges for Indonesia and Vietnam exceed USD 3 billion, while its commitment for South Africa stands at USD 1.063 billion as part of a larger USD 11.6 billion package. These funds were intended to help these nations reduce their reliance on coal and invest in renewable energy infrastructure.

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