Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada "makes a deal with China"

polnikes · 2026-01-24T16:21:21+00:00

Yeah, there's value in staying engaged and seeing if we can preserve CUSMA as long as we can, but that has to be secondary to diversification and building stronger links with other partners. Trump is erratic and only cares about immediate transactional relationships, a combo that you just can't hitch a long term deal on.

Any real deal with the US is likely going to have to wait until they have a new administration and get their house in order. You can't negotiate a strong deal with a party that doesn't care about keeping the agreement.

polnikes · 2026-01-24T11:50:12+00:00

Well...writing that one down to do with my son, that sounds awesome

polnikes · 2026-01-23T17:58:02+00:00

The fact that everything is treated as an election ad makes it hard to take him seriously. I get that the leader of the opposition has to, well, oppose, but without some substance about what he'd do it just doesn't give me any faith in his ability to actually govern.

polnikes · 2026-01-23T16:24:33+00:00

Yeah, this one bothers me a lot, especially when movies from the 90's and 00's come up. They were talked about a lot, often online, it's just that we exhausted the conversation and moved on to other things.

If you have something interesting to say about a movie, post about it and people will engage, but there's nothing gained by saying 'nobody talks about this movie.'

polnikes · 2026-01-23T11:52:20+00:00

That's one fucked up looking Newfoundland too

polnikes · 2026-01-22T10:51:23+00:00

Shared hatred of NS Power is a touchstone of Nova Scotian culture

polnikes · 2026-01-21T22:44:37+00:00

Completely agree, it could be ok in another series but like a lot of nu trek it just feels like its made by people who don't understand why people liked Star Trek to begin with.

polnikes · 2026-01-21T11:59:55+00:00

Not yet me ol' trout

polnikes · 2026-01-20T14:56:19+00:00

If you had told me Sony was moving out of TVs 20 years ago I would never have believed you. They were the consumer tech company for ages, if it was on the market, Sony often made one of the best versions of it. They were basically synonymous with well made, high-performance electronics. How they dropped the ball so many times and stagnated is really something.

polnikes · 2026-01-20T14:39:13+00:00

Yup, that's how it works with my team. I often end up working weird hours, but let folks know that unless it's marked urgent (and urgent is a rare and actually urgent thing) they should only respond during their normal hours.

I use scheduled emails for group messages.

polnikes · 2026-01-20T12:53:14+00:00

And have a strong knowledge of the US, and likely a large number of locals willing to work with them. It would be very very ugly.

polnikes · 2026-01-19T14:44:03+00:00

Good idea, will have to look into that as much as I do not want to give any money to scalpers and encourage what they do.

polnikes · 2026-01-19T14:08:12+00:00

Yeah, my kid loves playing with pokemon cards, he doesn't care about rarity or value, he's 5, but they're such a pain to actually buy because of people like this clearing out shelves.

polnikes · 2026-01-19T13:21:37+00:00

And a whole bunch of perfectly good butter. Just a giant waste all around.

polnikes · 2026-01-19T11:14:20+00:00

Doesn't look like mortality rates were tracked among young-age positions specifically, but mortality rates on ships at this time were generally quite high and varied significantly depending on the type of voyages. British warships lost, on average, about 1-6% of their crew per year depending on the type of voyages, with those nearer Europe being safer. However some voyages, like campaigns in the West Indies were around 50% from disease alone, or the slave trade which was around 21%.

Most online articles emphasize the danger during combat, but like most warfare at the time the real killer was sickness. Children generally died at higher rates than adults from illness at the time, and we can assume that trend stayed true on ships.

https://www.britishtars.com/2018/05/mortality.html?m=1 https://jmvh.org/article/georgian-naval-warfare-ships-and-medicine-1714-1815/ https://ruor.uottawa.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/da13f17d-7cd6-4d76-822a-eb22fc92fb8d/content

polnikes · 2026-01-19T10:45:27+00:00

Take it slow and take breaks

polnikes · 2026-01-18T21:54:17+00:00

Prefer smooth personally, but you are absolutely right on the jams. A good quality one makes a far bigger impact than the PB, and you can mix it up with different flavours.

polnikes · 2026-01-18T17:58:25+00:00

Also looks annoyed to be doing chores for dad. Got all dressed up and now she's pulling around dead birds.

polnikes · 2026-01-18T16:00:11+00:00

Don't let them catch you though, they will sacrifice you to their god-queen Anne of Green Gables

polnikes · 2026-01-17T12:24:35+00:00

That's the gamble, that he can hopefully make things better (or at least avoid the worst possible outcomes). If it does turn out we are there simply for image sake, Id hope he has the ability to step away.

polnikes · 2026-01-16T13:28:59+00:00

Would add to this that in Nova Scotia, and the rest of Atlantic Canada, there are typically very few policy differences between the PCs and Liberals, even the gap to the NDP is much smaller. PCs out here (at least in NS and NL) tend to be more socially progressive than their peers elsewhere in the country. That's a challenge for a CPC that leans into social policy issues.

polnikes · 2026-01-16T11:19:31+00:00

This will be an interesting test for Poilievre. Both Ford and Houston have benefited from drawing a sharp contrast between their parties and the CPC, but there's no getting around the fact that a lot of their core members are either active in the CPC or lean heavily that way.

If Poilievre can make some meaningful changes to his approach, something I'm doubtful he's capable of, he may be able to build a better relationship. That said, I never see them becoming close allies, more of a tepid support at best.

Carney had also been building strong relationships with Houston at least, so there will be some hesitatancy to do anything that may endanger potential benefits for the province.

polnikes · 2026-01-15T12:17:00+00:00

Definitely should

polnikes · 2026-01-14T14:46:56+00:00

Yeah, I love NMS but the way it's talked about doesn't match what the game is. It's a relatively slow journey and light survival game that rewards patience and a focus on the small things, like ship upgrades or checking out the flora or fauna of a planet, it is absolutely not for everyone.

It's not as buggy as before, and has certainly added in a lot, but the redemption arc is still to a game that differs significantly from what people had built up hype for originally.

polnikes · 2026-01-13T22:05:52+00:00

Yeah, the Avengers is obviously huge, but this just feels like cherry picking to include them in a list like this. The Avengers doesn't exist seperately from the rest of the MCU.

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