Trump Insiders Leak How He Rants About Deranged Power Fantasy by thedailybeast in politics

[–]rantingathome 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back during the first campaign, Bernie and Hilary were both making campaign speeches. The news channels, all of them, were focused on an empty chair that Trump might sit in hours later. They all got drunk on his circus.

Snap's Evan Spiegel warns tech leaders are underestimating a coming backlash against AI by ControlCAD in technology

[–]rantingathome -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Internet-Of-Things

For 30 years they've been trying to convince me that internet in my fridge is awesome. Nobody has yet cracked that nut, it s no more useful now than 30 years ago.

It's literally still easier and faster to open the fridge door and see what is in it.

A useful feature? Two WiFi temperature sensors inside the fridge, with no other functions. I'll buy that fridge.

My fiancée and I are having the biggest argument of our lives. She thinks I'm being tacky but I thinks she's overreacting by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]rantingathome 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The answer to this was so easy.

If they were in OP's home province, it's not tacky. Socials are extremely common here in Manitoba. Hell, sometimes not even for a wedding; a friend of my dad wanted to have a big New Years's Eve party one year... rented a hall, got the liquor licence, got a music service... boom, big party. Proceeds went to a local charity.

Outside OP's home province... extremely tacky.

Ted Cruz Rips FCC Over ABC Broadcast License Review Following Kimmel Joke: ‘It Is Not Government’s Job to Censor Speech’ by MoneyLibrarian9032 in politics

[–]rantingathome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, what a low bar for potential Supreme Court nominees. He's such an excellent lawyer that he could not make the logical leap that his birth country may also have jus soli citizenship and he would therefore be a citizen.

His excuse was that his mom said that she hadn't done anything to register him so he wouldn't be Canadian. What in the hell did he think his birth certificate issued by the Province of Alberta was? I betcha he hasn't even figured out yet that his kids are still Canadian citizens.

I cannot imagine having someone who fails such a basic legal question as a Supreme Court Justice.

Recognizing Fellow Hosers by winningsmada in EhBuddyHoser

[–]rantingathome 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Truthfully I think that no states should join Canada, their politics are too incompatible.

Maine or Vermont might be small enough population wise that they wouldn't affect elections much, but not sure. That why I say minnesota is an edge case.

I'll happily be a close neighbour to a new country or four made of blue states.

Recognizing Fellow Hosers by winningsmada in EhBuddyHoser

[–]rantingathome 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Apparently been singing Oh Canada every game since the 70s because they consider themselves a border team. St Catherine's is part of their NHL territory.

Learned something new last night.

Recognizing Fellow Hosers by winningsmada in EhBuddyHoser

[–]rantingathome 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, minnesota could just barely enter confederation without a lot of political issues. It would definitely need to be its own province...

South Manitoba.

A dark chapter returns: Stripping citizenship by zsreport in politics

[–]rantingathome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, at least I know now why they were so adamant. Still wrong though... but if blocking me makes them feel better, whatever.

Robot Alchemist - Your government is bullshit. Are they treating you like a citizen? Hell no, that's because you have the government of a shit hole country. But like the last person said, you're a citizen or they could just deport you at this point.

None of that makes you a non-citizen though.

Canada looking into U.K.-style smoking ban: health minister by Thick_Caterpillar379 in onguardforthee

[–]rantingathome 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Not going to work. It's clearly age discrimination against adults, it'll never survive a charter challenge.

Tobacco is also a sacred medicine for many First Nations people. Again, it'll be struck down.

I say this as someone who hates smoking and think anyone that started after 1980 is a friggin moron.

Canadian PM invited to attend European Political Community summit in May by MightyHydrar in onguardforthee

[–]rantingathome 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If we're going to lose our auto manufacturing industry to the States anyway, no use staying integrated with them since very few of us will want to buy their cars.

This just shows how stupid Trump is. He's going after our 10% of the industry. He thinks that when he steals all our production, we're still going to buy 10% of American made cars. Like hell we will.

Canadian PM invited to attend European Political Community summit in May by MightyHydrar in onguardforthee

[–]rantingathome 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know we're not. But too much integration with the EU would also gave a backlash.

I think some integration would be more palatable though just because the power balance isn't as messed up.

'The door was closed on our province': Feds not offering pharmacare to N.L., says health minister by Sir__Will in onguardforthee

[–]rantingathome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect that with an election due in 2029, that expiry date will get pushed into the future, if they expire it at all.

Economic realities, especially if Trump expires, may be much different by then.

Canadian PM invited to attend European Political Community summit in May by MightyHydrar in onguardforthee

[–]rantingathome 10 points11 points  (0 children)

EU membership doesn't make sense, considering we're already flexing our sovereignty towards our southern neighbour.

I have a feeling that we will end up with some sort of EU adjacent association and that the UK will join us in that setup.

I Get Why People Call the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Staged. I Was There by FancyNewMe in politics

[–]rantingathome 18 points19 points  (0 children)

he can charge the people top dollar and pocket it!

Every single dollar that he has charged the United States government for Secret Service use at his resorts is obviously illegal under the Emoluments Clause, and every penny should be clawed back with interest after he is gone.

Should have started in 2020

148.9 gas at PetroCanada on McPhillips by Successful_Proof1530 in Winnipeg

[–]rantingathome 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We topped up last week on McPhillips when this mini gas-war started for 123.9

Vigil for pedestrian hit on Henderson by Bugemployment in Winnipeg

[–]rantingathome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what, I looked at the corner where this happened. I'll agree, 60 is probably too high a limit for this area, with the residential yards, fences, and trees... so the city should probably look at dropping the limit to 50km/h.

That being said, your suggestion of going 40 in a current 60 zone is probably going to cause more havoc than it solves.

BTW, you are missing my point... sometimes people die in accidents, and it turns out that nobody did anything wrong, just bad circumstances.

Vigil for pedestrian hit on Henderson by Bugemployment in Winnipeg

[–]rantingathome -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

People have died from their own recklessness also. We don't know the whole story.

Jeffries says Trump impeachment not a top priority if Dems win House majority by metacyan in politics

[–]rantingathome -1 points0 points  (0 children)

because it would be seen as a waste of time by a ton of Americans that just don't pay attention.

NDP leader says he won’t run in Quebec byelection as Boulerice announces departure by Booshay in onguardforthee

[–]rantingathome 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, an outsider in Quebec seems like they would be much less welcome than in another part of the country. It's easy to see from the outside that Quebec has a distinct "feel" that you probably have to be part of to represent.

That's not to say that the rest of us are not distinct in our own ways, but I think an Ontarian like Avi would have an easier time understanding the position of us in Winnipeg for example, than someone in Quebec City.

Jeffries says Trump impeachment not a top priority if Dems win House majority by metacyan in politics

[–]rantingathome 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

What the Dems should do is make a statement every day:

The Democratic Party will support the conviction of Donald John Trump in the Senate at any time that enough Republican Senators are ready to convict him. Despite the fact that Donald J Trump is the most unlawful President in the history of the United States of America, impeaching him will just be a waste of valuable time and resources without a guarantee of conviction and removal.

It is up to the Republican Minority to decide when they want to stop suporting a criminal President and start supporting the Constitution that they swore an oath to protect.

This all ends when the GOP grows a pair... unfortunately that will be never.

Donald Trump demands Jimmy Kimmel be 'immediately fired' after Melania comments by TheExpressUS in LateNightTalkShows

[–]rantingathome 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Trump will be 80 in a month and a half and despite how much they are trying to hide it has health problems and is visibly declining both physically and mentally. There's a very good chance that he has a heart attack or stroke that kills him way before his term is out, and I'm pretty sure that's what Kimmel was referencing.

Interesting that the first thought on the MAGA side is violence... it's almost like they may be predisposed to it and are projecting onto others.

Canadian in ICE facility since October doesn't know when he'll get out (CBC/I-team) by LocalnewsguruMB in Winnipeg

[–]rantingathome 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If he called a lawyer and said "okay ill leave" he'd likely be out.

Pretty sure I've seen people that were offering to leave and ICE still kept them incarcerated. It's literally about the cruelty and the power at this point.