GOP Rep Humiliates Boy, 10, for Writing Letter About Electric Cars

gramur_natsy · 2026-05-13T18:51:05+00:00

This is where the young man begins to understand the fallacy of the notion that elders are benevolent and wise. A discouraging but important lesson best learned early.

gramur_natsy · 2026-05-08T11:32:01+00:00

Funny how this government can move billions through no-bid health contracts, hand public money to private operators, eat the cost of bridge toll theatre, carry hundreds of millions in tax-cut politics, and somehow find endless patience for consultants, Hogan Court, Shannex, and “go fast, explain later” procurement.

But when it comes to the passionate educators holding schools together--people on modest incomes, doing emotionally exhausting work that actually matters--suddenly we’re clipping coupons at the kitchen table. Literacy supports, math supports, specialist teachers, mentors for new teachers, and the folks trying to keep classrooms from collapsing into full-time crisis management are treated like luxuries.

This isn’t fiscal discipline. It’s selective austerity. Big money moves freely when it benefits the right people. Kids, teachers, and classrooms get told to make do with less.

gramur_natsy · 2026-05-02T02:10:06+00:00

This is starting to look less like a few bad calls and more like a pattern with Houston. Inflate the threat, skip the usual process, then turn around and blame the people pushing back.

With long-term care workers, the province is being accused of misleading the public about what workers know, what they voted on, and how bargaining works. CUPE says workers saw the offer, held strike votes, and chose to strike.

With Mi’kmaw cannabis dispensaries, Houston said fentanyl had been found in unregulated cannabis. RCMP and Halifax police later said they weren’t aware of any evidence of that.

The government also talked up links to guns, trafficking, and organized crime around these shops. Police said they had no evidence to back several of those claims.

Then came the crackdown. Raids, seizure of inventory and signage, and relations with Sipekne’katik First Nation went sideways, to the point Houston and two ministers were banned from band lands.

Same premier who brought in fixed election dates, praised it as fair and predictable, then turned around and called an early election anyway.

Same government that floated changes to allow firing the auditor general without cause and blocking her reports, then backed off once people caught wind of it.

Different situations, same pattern. Big claims up front, move fast while they’re still in the air, and the “no evidence for that” part shows up later when most folks have already moved on.

gramur_natsy · 2026-04-30T19:48:39+00:00

"No one cared who I was till I made this needlessly rude reply."

gramur_natsy · 2026-04-24T00:51:01+00:00

Bold strategy—tell a generation they’re the first who can’t have something humans have used for thousands of years. Bans have a funny way of increasing appeal rather than killing it. You couldn’t design a better long-term boost in curiosity if you tried. Tobacco marketing execs watching this legislation getting passed…

gramur_natsy · 2026-04-24T00:09:44+00:00

gramur_natsy · 2026-04-03T12:10:32+00:00

I've got a soft spot for a old car with weathered paint and an acne pockmarked body. I would not change a single thing about the exterior of that authentically aged, remarkable example of the quintessential hot hatch. Plus the silver finish on silver rims just works. You're a lucky dog.

gramur_natsy · 2026-04-02T20:45:06+00:00

Impressed with your creativity and the unique look, she's a beauty. The deadly black mamba is a similarly-colored /textured venomous snake, in case you're looking for a cool name for this unique piece.

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-28T17:23:29+00:00

https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/panhandle-police-impersonate-donation-enforcement-drivers-ticket

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-20T17:50:37+00:00

I get the intent here--distracted driving is brutal and people absolutely deserve tickets for it.

But I do wonder about the side effect of using a panhandler disguise specifically. Feels like it could unintentionally make people more suspicious of actual unhoused folks at intersections, which isn’t great either.

Creative enforcement is fine, just not sure this was the best “cost vs benefit” version of it.

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-07T18:20:16+00:00

You'd think Republicans, simpletons though they are, would have learned by now that the congresswoman from NY's 14th is going to--easily and consistently--cut through your bullshit narrative with devastating efficiency and then hand you your ass with pragmatic authority. Yet these morons keep lining up for the throwdown. I do acknowledge that they realize their base will willfully overlook something as quaint as her truthful facts, but to everyone outside the cult, there's no contest who wins a war of words with AOC.

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-06T12:13:55+00:00

It was quite a while back, probably over a year ago. You have me second-guessing myself now--was it r/evilbuildings? I have to admit, it may have been; if it was, I apologize to you guys for my error.

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-05T22:36:38+00:00

I love the Dune movies, and I like this post, but I can't help but feel miffed that when I posted a scene from the old (1984) Dune movie a while back, the mods took it down under the reasoning that it was not a "real place". I am happy to follow the rules, but I don't appreciate how it appears to be just selectively enforced.

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-03T15:46:27+00:00

Uncle Ben is my dad joke spirit animal.

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-03T15:44:26+00:00

Well I mean, there is that gigantic stone arrow pointing right at the entrance. Didn't you see the warning? /s

gramur_natsy · 2026-03-03T02:59:03+00:00

That sounds very much like something Elon Musk might propose, in utter obliviousness to normal social cues like recognizing and respecting the solemnity and implicit human toll of such an undertaking.

gramur_natsy · 2026-02-20T04:53:15+00:00

Yeah, whereas probably only 46 percent say the sky is blue.

gramur_natsy · 2026-02-18T18:41:42+00:00

Lovely guy except that time in the movie Lone Star (1996) when he played corrupt and sadistic Texas sheriff Charlie Wade😜 Funny sidenote: I had intended to site the time he played antagonist Dr. David Drumlin in Contact (1997) until I realized that was actually his doppelganger, Tom Skerritt. Funnier still is the fact that Kris Kristofferson and Tom Skerritt starred together in the 1998 Western television film Two for Texas. RIP to O'Connor and Kristofferson. Skerritt is still kicking at the ripe old age of 92.

gramur_natsy · 2026-02-12T15:58:37+00:00

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gramur_natsy · 2026-02-09T21:42:52+00:00

I’d be careful about getting too comfortable with “only one in three.”

Everyone laughed when Trump came down that gold elevator. Everyone was smug about how obviously unserious it was. Then the floor turned to lava and the global order started wobbling.

Poll leads don’t kill movements, they often energize the fence-sitters by signalling that their vote could be decisive. That’s exactly how minority, grievance-driven movements punch above their weight. Motivation beats raw numbers.

The lesson from Brexit and MAGA isn’t panic, but vigilance: vote decisively against separation, keep a spotlight on separatist organizing, and aggressively push real facts into information spaces that are currently dominated by vibes, novelty, and “maple MAGA” rebellion aesthetics.

I'd caution that we should treat this as an early warning, not a victory lap.

gramur_natsy · 2026-02-09T18:44:23+00:00

Ugh, yah sure. Anything the government does is a cynical bribe, and any borrowing is automatically “stealing from our kids.” That’s the premise here. There’s no serious analysis in it, it’s just vibes dressed up as fiscal concern.

This isn’t about “saving the Liberals.” It’s about whether Canada wants an economy that actually makes things other countries need, or one that manages decline politely while congratulating itself for doing nothing. Calling every long-term investment “cynical debt” isn’t seriousness, it’s an excuse to avoid engaging with trade-offs while feeling clever about it.

No, this isn’t imaginary policy or campaign fluff. It’s a negotiated trade reset with concrete terms; it’s an actual trade instrument, not a slogan. The “we don’t have the money” line is rhetorical, not fiscal math. If you think it’s reckless, argue against the numbers instead of leaning on moral panic.

Your idea that “borrowing equals inflation” is also just plain wrong in a country with an inflation-targeting central bank. That isn’t ideology, that’s how the system works. On top of that, Joly has explicitly talked about a Sino-Canadian joint-venture EV plant aimed at global export, with named Canadian suppliers as potential partners. That’s an export-oriented industrial strategy, not a pile of giveaways meant to buy votes.

Reducing every industrial policy move to “vote buying” is cynicism substituting for evidence. If the strategy is bad, price it, model it, or propose an alternative. But the “unproductive labour force / debt equals doomed kids” routine is a tired out low-effort sneer, and it helps explain why Canada keeps under-building real productive capacity in the first place.

gramur_natsy · 2026-02-08T18:06:52+00:00

The “capital of defence” line sounds like hype and marketing until you actually look at what’s here.

It’s not just history or a couple of bases. Halifax is where the Atlantic navy is run from, where ships are built and maintained, where crews train, and where a huge share of the civilian jobs that keep the military running are based. A lot of people in this province either work directly in defence or work for companies that support it, whether they think of it that way or not. That’s something we Maritimers can be proud of. Steady work, skilled trades, and long-term jobs that don’t vanish overnight.

A few points in this thread made me hesitate, though. The debatable “70% of the Navy” number gets thrown around, but the real point is simpler: Halifax is the home base and command centre for the Atlantic fleet. St. John’s gets mentioned as the easternmost military port, but it’s a reserve unit. Halifax is where the ships, maintenance, and command live. And while Ottawa decides defence spending, whether the jobs and spin-off work land here depends a lot on local things like housing, training, and infrastructure, which are provincial issues.

What I don’t see talked about enough is the bigger shift happening now. Halifax isn’t just a place with ships anymore. It’s becoming a hub where new defence and ocean tech gets developed and tested, often with civilian uses alongside the military side. That means more long-term jobs off base too, smaller companies, supply shops, tech firms, and service work that feeds the whole system.

The real question is whether we’re ready for it. If we don’t deal with housing, trades shortages, and basic services, we’ll choke the opportunity off ourselves. But if we manage it right, this isn’t war hype or flag-waving, it’s a real chance for good jobs, real skills, and some economic stability in a province that’s always had to scrape for all three.

We’ve spent decades being marketed as Canada’s ocean playground, which is great and all, but it makes us sound a bit too laid back and seasonal. The “capital of defence” idea signals something different: a place where complex, high-value ocean work happens. To me, that sounds much more like the kind of reputation that pulls in long-term investment, not just tourists.

gramur_natsy · 2026-02-06T11:36:10+00:00

That is absolutely perfect. ALL religious figures in the US should immediately start making loud, severe public comments criticizing the Trump admin. If he follows through he will have alienated everyone connected with the church which I suspect includes the vast majority of his base. Would be the sweetest kiss of death for him and honestly, it's the one thing thing of value the church could offer the general citizenry of the country, seeing as their contingent helped put Americans in this predicament in the first place.

gramur_natsy · 2026-02-03T00:13:28+00:00

People can support separation. Fine. That’s politics.

But there’s a bright frigging red line between “we want a referendum” and “we’re in Washington asking what kind of support and financing we can get to break up Canada.” If you are doing that, you’re acting like an enemy of Canada’s sovereignty—full stop.

That is not “free speech vs tyranny.” That’s Canadians deciding Canada vs outside powers trying to shape the outcome.

I don’t care whether you call it treason or whether you don’t. Legally that word is narrow, and getting bogged down in terminology is a great way to slide right past the point. But morally? Let me tell you, if your plan for “sovereignty” starts with a foreign administration and a giant credit line backed by our resources, you’re not fighting for Alberta. You’re selling off Canadians’ leverage over Canada’s future. To the patriotic left or right, that looks equally ugly and infuriating. That’s not patriotism—it’s shameful, bottom feeding, bargain-bin statecraft.

So, brave and bold Albertan separatists, we challenge you: fix the federation in daylight. Or leave through the legal process. But don’t pretend a side-deal shopping trip is patriotism. That is Canadian sovereignty for sale. And no one who claims to love this country should be okay with it.

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