I wonder, what would the consequences have been for Ukraine if Russia had first built an air defence system that extended across all of Ukraine's airspace? I'm sure nothing bad could have come from that for Ukraine... right?
This is more of a funny tattoo than a shitty tattoo.
I would like to think this is more than performative, but given the history of inaction I won't be holding my breath as a wait to see something more than threats and condemnation.
This actually made me lol
This was entirely predictable and is quite gratifying.
Not really sure how any US diplomat can be taken seriously in their public statements when sycophancy for a completely dishonest and untrustworthy leader is a requirement for keeping their job.
This is the first time Moody's had downgraded them, and it's the last of the big three to do so. Also, the US is struggling with unsustainable debt load and this is going to put the cost of debt up. If Trump's goal is actually to do something like a new plaza accord and refinance their debt at a lower rate, this isn't going to help them.
I would rather they be sanctioned.
This is the funniest cybertruck video I've seen. It would be believable as a parody, but the guy seems so sincere. I'm still not sure if I believe he really thinks it's good, or if this is just well-executed engagement bait, but it really seems just real and dumb.
Better late than never.
"There is no public uproar and little clamour from within the institutions; ... Resistance must come from outside the institutions"
Pretty revealing take. "Resistance"
Moderate conservatives and far-right secessionist conservatives don't agree on secession, but if she doesn't do what the far-right conservatives want, she might lose political power, so she's happy to support the people threatening to tear the country apart because it serves her personal interests.
Take off the CPC-tinted glasses. There was nothing comparable to Biden there. Carney handled that meeting very, very well.
Keep in mind, our neighbor to the south is the world's leading expert in regime change with a long track record of causing civil unrest and undermining the social and democratic systems of democratic allies.
We are far from out of the woods on dealing with the rising far right movement. We need to see other parties divide the moderate conservatives from the far right conservatives on wedge issues like Alberta separatism and other crazier stuff from the far right.
At the same time, the Liberals and the NDP need to work on winning over the moderate voters who went with the CPC because of the economic & labour pains they've felt in recent years.
Also, killing off X in Canada would be great, but much more contentious.
Maybe you're confused about what I mean by CPC caucus? Those are the elected MPs in the Conservative party. They ultimately vote on who is the leader of the party, but that's something they do outside of parliament. They just do it in their own party organization. That's what I mean about holding him accountable, because they can choose to replace him with another leader, or they can choose to keep him as leader even after losing the election and losing his own seat.
What a random and disconnected reply to my comment. Odd. Not sure what to do with that.
The CPC caucus are the ones who need to enforce accountability and decency in their own party. I don't think they will, because the strategy of attacking the centre while making the far right feel welcome is what expanded their vote share, and Poilievre is their guy for that. They'll be looking at it and recognizing that if they lose the far right and lose their attack dog who tears down opponents, they will lose vote share. So, even though he's toxic and lost his own seat, I suspect they'll back him, and it will be bad for Canada.
Bernier is awful, but a win would likely result in the PPC gaining strength in the next election, which would pull far right voters away from the CPC and weaken them while keeping the far right on the fringes. That sounds good to me. I don't think it's at all likely that he'll run against Poilievre and win, but it would be fine by me.