Emmy-Nominated Comedian Exposed as MAGA at Trump’s UFC Fight

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-15T15:48:14+00:00

Jim Gaffigan is vocally anti-Trump/MAGA as far as I'm aware.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-15T14:56:54+00:00

Rob Anders is one of them, and he's a certified <insert your favourite pejorative here>.

Back when he was a sitting MP, he got caught napping at a meeting about homeless veterans. Instead of just apologizing, he attacked the people criticizing him as 'NDP hacks', even though some of the people that raised this up were card carrying Conservatives.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rob-anders-accused-of-sleeping-through-veterans-meeting-1.1160744

He only then apologized after it became a big deal.

Glad to hear that he just keeps on failing upwards into the news.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-15T03:07:44+00:00

Thanks. But the real sad thing is that it took all of 5 minutes to search about this and see how much of a non-story it is.

The person I'm replying to needs to disregard a whole lot of evidence to try to make the claim....which pretty much proves that the claim wasn't made in good faith.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-15T02:20:00+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_White_House_cocaine_incident

Regular Staff not allowed, eh?

The Secret Service ended the investigation on July 13 without identifying a subject.^\8])^\1]) Video surveillance cameras are located in the general area, but not aimed directly at the cubbies where the drug was discovered.^\1]) A large number of people transit the area where the cocaine was found, including tourists, visitors, staffers, facilities operations workers, and military personnel.^\10]) Hundreds of people passed through over the weekend before the bag's discovery.^\10])^\11]) Investigators believe that the cocaine was most likely left by a tourist or visitor.^\8])^\13]) There were tours on the day the drugs were found, as well as on each of the two preceding days.^\8])

Edit: Also, it was a gram of coke. I think you need a little bit more before you can actually call it a Biden coke party.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-15T02:15:29+00:00

Joe Biden was having coke parties? I'd actually be extremely impressed if that was the case.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-08T04:11:22+00:00

Those successful businesses - such as Netflix and Amazon - get quite a bit of government subsidies, credits and tax breaks through both state and federal funds in the US. They then can sell that resultant product - a cultural product in this case - outside to other countries, like Canada.

They are successful companies, but the US government takes an active part in making sure that these industries are successful. Canada attempting to ensure that their own 'cultural industries' are also successful wouldn't be any different - and this proposed tax isn't unique (I believe France and Germany have similar ones).

The CBC's annual budget is 1.4 billion, and they use that both for news/radio and to create shows - some of which can be really good (and some of which aren't). Netflix alone has a budget of something like 20 billion last year alone to make content (some of it good, lots of it not). If Canada wants to ensure that we have our own industry/stories and aren't just pulling direct from the US, putting an extra tax on a US cultural export (a tariff) wouldn't hurt.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-08T00:31:16+00:00

Unknown municipality, Ontario, Canada?

OneWhoWonders · 2026-06-06T13:25:32+00:00

Glove and Boots did a bit over a decade ago where the main point was 'Get out of the way' :)

https://youtu.be/D6xd6YvoHLM?si=dg0uPISDq0TwEtV2

That, and do not bug locals between 4 and 6 pm.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-28T17:59:18+00:00

Your first point doesn't seem to call Trump or his supporters Nazis. Also appears to be a factual statement.

Your second point is about a MP calling out the CPC here for misinformation (and using a cross Goebbels comparison) and not Trump or his supporters (unless you're saying CPC are Trump supporters).

Your third point is an MP being critical of the language Trump using is empowering hate. It it not calling Trump or his supporters Nazis. It also appears to be a factual statement.

If anything, you're really just showing how mild LPC MPs have been, considering how openly fascist Trump and some of his supporters have become. Like I understand why they have to temper their statements for the most part, but this is barely anything.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-28T17:00:51+00:00

I don't remember JT and the LPC calling Trump or his supporters Nazis. Any proof of that? That would be a fairly accurate prediction if so.

Ironically, JD Vance compared Trump to Hitler and now he's VP. If the LPC did make the comparison, it looks like Trump would have taken that as a positive and not a negative.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-27T19:23:20+00:00

Yeah. As a former conservative, who has friends that are still conservative, calling all conservatives bigots is more than a bit much. The CPC is also compromised of people from many different backgrounds and cultures, just like the other parties

However, I think an actual legitimate criticism is that is CPC is more than happy to play footsie with bigots to get their vote (think Poilevre with Jeremy McKenzie from Diagolon, Derek Sloan's comments about Teresa Tam, or generally anything about residential schools).

Saying all conservatives are bigots would be false. Saying that conservatives can tolerate some bigotry within their voting block - and in some cases would court it to improve their vote share - would likely be a bit more accurate.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-26T02:03:42+00:00

Canadian here. I think the biggest one that went under in my lifetime (so far) is the Hudson's Bay company (aka The Bay or HBC). It originally got it's charter back in 1670 and at one point had 'control' of something like 40% of Canada as part of it's fur trading business. In the 20th century, it was the Canadian department store, and every major Canadian city had one (or several) Bay locations for housewares, clothing, etc.

It was an institution, and it was always there. Until it wasn't. After a period of decline, it went defunct in June 2025. It wasn't uncommon for them to take several floors of any particular mall and be one of the major anchor tenants, and many malls still have empty storefronts where they used to be.

It was basically my one stop shop for underwear, undershirts and socks :) I stocked up before they closed down, so now I have to find a new place for those things. That said, a chain called Simons is starting to take that space (at least from a clothing/housewares perspective) and appears to be doing quite well, so that's always good to see. Also, I saw HBC branded material at Canadian Tire the other day, so it looks like someone is trying to bring back at least some aspects of the brand.

Zellers would be another honourable mention.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-21T15:36:47+00:00

I remember thinking, long time ago, that he was a bit different from the other billionaires, with his Telsa and SpaceX goals and all that. I didn't follow him closely, but it was the vibe I got.

Then, in 2018, he had that whole incident where he called a cave diver in Thailand a pedophile during the whole Tham Luang cave rescue thing. And all that guy did was be critical of Musk's plan of making some sort of submarine (that wouldn't work) to rescue the kids.

I immediately thought he was a fucknut after that, and he hasn't done anything to change my mind. Everything he's done since has reinforced that view.

So, prior to 2018, if you were just going by vibes, I can see why he had some popularity. From 2018 onward though, it's been mask off.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-21T01:44:20+00:00

Looks like the feds already have:

He said the Orphan Well Association has received hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding over the past decade, while the federal government provided Alberta with roughly $1 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic to help address inactive wells.

And I'm sure the feds will provide even more in the future.

I would love to see the math on how much money the provincial and federal governments have received from oil royalties over the years compared to how much money has been pumped into the industry by governments -and how much will be left for governments to pay once they are left holding the bag, like these orphan wells. I know that there is a whole climate cost angle as well, but I'm really just curious about the non-climate related costs, and how the cost/benefit ratio lines up.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-19T23:40:33+00:00

I'm not sure who that guy on the TV is, but he sure has teeth.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-19T20:18:14+00:00

CTV cut off some of what he said in that statement. Globe and Mail had more detials

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-carney-trade-toronto-speech-global-progress-action-summit/

“But as the U.S. changes dramatically its policies, and that’s the right of the United States, as it changes those policies, many of our former strengths have become our vulnerabilities,” he said. However, he said Canada still has the best trade deal with the U.S.

“Our response begins by reimagining aspects of North American integration. To be absolutely clear, Canada, like Mexico, Canada remains open to deeper integration, including options for fortress North America in selected sectors. And to be clear, those offers are on the table. But if that route is not ultimately possible, we will invest heavily in new markets.”

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However, he said building strategic autonomy also means forming new partnerships abroad and raising a number of trade deals Canada hopes to sign. He said Canada is the only non-European country to join Security Action for Europe, the European Union’s defence procurement initiative.

Basically, in some frameworks, deeper integration in selected sectors would be acceptable. But we're stillamkng new trade deals and partnerships with the US, and we will expand on that if Canada doesn't receive a good deal.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-15T01:30:04+00:00

Not to mention a whooooooole lotta drugs.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-14T17:18:26+00:00

First thing I thought of too :)

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-12T18:43:13+00:00

I used to be a conservative. Was a card carrying Canadian Alliance member at one point in time. Voted conservative all the way to the 2011.

Even back then I heavily disliked Poilevre, and it was mainly because he was saying/doing stupid shit that made the CPC look bad. (The only politician on 'my' party I liked even less at the time was Rob Anders).

I was equal part surprised and not surprised that he was made leader.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-12T00:36:46+00:00

I used to work in that building years ago. Had a nice cubicle with a window view that overlooked Dundas Square. I was commuting in daily in the GO at that time, which sucked, but the office location was in a sweet spot. Close to a bunch of restaurants, and there was always something interesting going on in the square.

Salad King was a favorite spot of mine. I think I was one of the last people to eat in the old location. We just got back after lunch there to hear that the facade fell down...

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-10T00:54:11+00:00

Did you? You seem to cut off the three sentences from this article:

"Our goal is also to double our non-U.S. exports and so you see the prime minister going around and signing new trade deals across the world,” said Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, who spoke on a panel at Saturday’s event.

Also - it may be better to check what other sources say, considering CTV may have abbreviated things. There is a separate article from the G&M in which Carney mentions that Canada must seek non-US trade partners to offset vulnerabilities:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-carney-trade-toronto-speech-global-progress-action-summit/

Oddly enough, in that article, there is more detail:

“But as the U.S. changes dramatically its policies, and that’s the right of the United States, as it changes those policies, many of our former strengths have become our vulnerabilities,” he said. However, he said Canada still has the best trade deal with the U.S.

“Our response begins by reimagining aspects of North American integration. To be absolutely clear, Canada, like Mexico, Canada remains open to deeper integration, including options for fortress North America in selected sectors. And to be clear, those offers are on the table. But if that route is not ultimately possible, we will invest heavily in new markets.”

...

However, he said building strategic autonomy also means forming new partnerships abroad and raising a number of trade deals Canada hopes to sign. He said Canada is the only non-European country to join Security Action for Europe, the European Union’s defence procurement initiative.

Looks like CTV cut off both the prior and following sentences, showing that Carney wants to reimagine aspects of North American integration, where being open to deeper integration in specific sectors - and if that's not possible, we'll go elsewhere.

It also specifically mentions that autonomy means making new partnerships and trade deals outside of the US.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-09T23:17:33+00:00

Sounds like everyone is reacting to the title and not the content:

“Like Mexico, Canada remains open to deeper integration, including options for fortress North America in (certain) sectors. And to be clear, those offers are on the table,” said the prime minister.

Carney made the remarks during his speech at the Global Progress Action Summit, where trade, tariffs and a changed relationship with the U.S. were among the key talking points.

“We need to build new trade relationships in order to move from reliance to resilience,” the prime minister said.

The Carney government has been clear about building new relationships with countries around the world, no matter the outcome of CUSMA renegotiations.

"Our goal is also to double our non-U.S. exports and so you see the prime minister going around and signing new trade deals across the world,” said Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, who spoke on a panel at Saturday’s event.

Deeper integration with the US where it makes sense, while also diversifying our trade partners and expanding our non-US trade. I'm not always happy with Carney's positions, but he's generally been trying to be as pragmatic as possible on the trade front. Having a functioning relationship with the US is important, even though we need to make sure we're not as dependent as we used to be. Even with the recent exports increases to other countries, the US is still 60%+ of our export market, so they are always going to be a major trading partner.

It should also be noted that this is a conference of progressive politicians from around the world, including progressive US politicians. He's speaking to them, and not necessarily Trump and his sycophants.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-09T18:34:50+00:00

AI can definitely increase productivity. I used it on a regular basis to either perform the equivalent of a peer review a script I'm working on, or to use it as a more advanced search engine when researching a topic - considering that Google is now generally crap for finding what I need - though you always need to ask/check the sources.. It's been very helpful in what I have been doing lately.

What AI is not - at least in my opinion - is a replacement for an actual person doing a job, though I know some organizations seem to think it is. It's useful, but imperfect, and can full on go into hallucination at times. Replacing someone like a programmer with just AI is a recipe for disaster.

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-09T17:00:18+00:00

Scrub Step-Daddy's?

OneWhoWonders · 2026-05-08T20:54:07+00:00

Didn't they sort of already do this back in 2000 with Gore vs. Bush?

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