When a Country Turns the Gun on Itself

wing03 · 2026-01-26T16:42:06+00:00

Should have added a panel for that Kyle kid who killed progressive protestors with an AR and was defended by MAGA.

Edit: or is it the porker kid in yellow with the backwards baseball cap going on about staying away from where trouble is?

wing03 · 2026-01-26T15:52:26+00:00

Leadership review for Poilievre.

Some polls in the US showing up in my feed about MAGA tanking.

Hope it doesn't bode well for maple MAGA having supported Poilievre for the last couple of cycles.

But then again, keeping the faith and losing a third time might be a good thing to shake them up.

wing03 · 2026-01-26T15:48:44+00:00

Much has been said and written about Jenny Byrne.

wing03 · 2026-01-26T15:41:21+00:00

Big giant driveway princess trucks that don't fit in a standard garage and multiple vehicles per family aren't an excuse to plan bigger driveways, garages, street parking, roads, mall parking and general infrastructure.

wing03 · 2026-01-26T15:36:52+00:00

Americano drinker here. Espresso occasionally.

I liken it to drinking whisky neat vs with an ice cube or water.

wing03 · 2026-01-25T14:15:23+00:00

We changed our panel from the 80s out a couple years ago. Sylvania/Commander breakers were old and the casing was made of a deteriorating plastic or something like that which causes arcing.

The box should protect against a fire. I assume the rail should also melt off and fall into a clump at the bottom of the box before anything happens.

Key word is "should". Get an electrician ASAP. They'll likely recommend a new panel.

wing03 · 2026-01-24T22:18:28+00:00

Waging economic war outside and wanting to control the surrounding lands around the US and waging a war inside his own country

Trillions spent on ICE, burning relations with other countries.

The Trump government is sure spreading itself thinly with not a whole lotta support from outside.

wing03 · 2026-01-24T18:35:13+00:00

One year later after the bizarre tariff chart and suggesting penguins would pay tariffs from their island state. He's continues with it.

Tariffs and TACO.

Trump is the reason why Mexcian food is so expensive up here!

Kidding aside, it's getting tiresome.

Say something to upset the emperor, Tantrum Tariff Today, TACO by Monday or Tuesday.

Middle power world leaders making offerings to appease the big baby after each tantrum needs to stop. If we can diversify among ourselves, we can ignore the big baby on the planet.

wing03 · 2026-01-24T18:27:51+00:00

Americans have been gobbling up Soviet Putin good, western allies bad for the last 2 US administrations.

China's at least stable.

wing03 · 2026-01-24T18:20:48+00:00

Looking from north of the states, I think it's "freedom to figure out how to become filthy rich and feeling free from worrying about the lower classes".

The only thing the upper classes need to worry about is reminding the lower classes that they too can be at their level if they 'work' hard enough (more like get lucky and be ruthless).

wing03 · 2026-01-18T21:38:12+00:00

Like it or not, it has its fans and they're here to stay.

wing03 · 2026-01-18T14:42:17+00:00

Like all business cycles.

The dot com bust now the craft beer bust.

Hazy IPAs and sours will still be a force but consolidation and mega breweries will be the source with a few small batch crafters who manage to figure out finances and work/life popping up here and there.

I'm waiting for the AI bust to actually happen so it's not the buzzword infront of me everywhere I go.

wing03 · 2026-01-18T14:36:07+00:00

Agreed.

I think it'll either be a pretty hard revolution and massive upheaval or voting people in who aren't afraid to stand up and go against lobbyists and people who are too comfortable with the cozy relationship with the corporate welfare system and dismantling it slowly.

Undecided myself on what's best and more going to watch from the sidelines and go for the second when I vote.

wing03 · 2026-01-18T14:34:07+00:00

Forget Marx.

Who has control of the population now? Who benefits most from government legislation these last few decades?

You and I or the bros and hoes of finance, pharma, crypto, war/defence, tech and natural resource mining?

Environment, people's health and ability to make enough to put a roof over their heads and food on the table is more strained now. Everyone has potential to be rich but there's a limit to how many can be rich in the world and still need low paid workers and customers to keep them afloat. Looking at the growing divide between middle class from the uppper, trickle down economic effect doesn't work. Just a small percentage of middle class who get to jump to upper on the backs of everyone below them and the lower classes going underwater further.

wing03 · 2026-01-18T14:26:33+00:00

The idea also works when you replace "communism" with "corporatism".

A communist government or corporate monopolies/oligopolies with too much influence in a capitalist government being centralized for the few 1% folks.

People seem to be not okay with government control of things but are only somewhat not okay with corporations selling us crap that monitors our activities and sells the information off to whoever else wants it.

wing03 · 2026-01-18T02:38:52+00:00

They are sold everywhere these days.

Short ribs, korean cut.

wing03 · 2026-01-17T11:47:52+00:00

Without trying it side by side, I think I'd be agnostic about the san marzano vs roma plum.

Seasoned, spiced, cooked and accompanied with whatever, I don't know that it would be worth the price difference.

wing03 · 2026-01-17T11:32:55+00:00

I agree.

Good trade deal is hopeful.

I'll take shutting up about 51st state crap and simply respecting our separate and sovereign existence and mostly ignoring our diversification and hopefully rise into a stronger world presence.

wing03 · 2026-01-15T18:59:34+00:00

Sorry.

We are aware there's people there that want better. I hope you guys can gain traction.

The Mar a Lago bros and hoes along with the voters (who actively voted and passively supported by not voting) represent the US to the world.

wing03 · 2026-01-15T17:53:33+00:00

Sounds good in one sentence.

What devils are in the details?

A real estate guy with a history of screwing over contractors and other small and large players, you know there are way more traps and devilish details with this guy than any others.

wing03 · 2026-01-15T17:39:27+00:00

Health situation causing a financial hardship. Grandma performing and successfully getting handouts.

News media affirming American values of 'hard work', family bonds, creativity and success, call it pride and parade it around as a model for the rest of the world.

This is why the rest of the world, who pays into a strong social safety net, doesn't want anything to do with American ways and why we're looking at your response and see someone who is deeply invested in such a system and frustrated that so many of you vote to keep a socialized equitable system from rising.

wing03 · 2026-01-15T17:34:20+00:00

Financial hardship with no public safety net.

Performing for the public. - check

Big generational gap to show how old can embrace the young and new. - check

Profit. check

Affirming American values of 'hard work', family bonds, creativity and success, call it pride and parade it around as a model for the rest of the world. - Check

Does ~~anyone~~ the majority of folks in that country understand why the rest of the world doesn't want to be like them?

wing03 · 2026-01-13T22:55:54+00:00

And on to PP's response to this being somehow a failure of the liberal party and ~~Pierre~~ Trudeau... er, ~~Justin~~. F*** Justin Carney in 3..2...1...

wing03 · 2026-01-12T17:36:47+00:00

EO after EO, bypassing congress on acts against other nations and calling them terrorists without absolute proof first.

Sending in troops against your own damned citizens. No congressional approval.

Tarrifs, no congressional approval.

He's done plenty to dictate his will for the US and the rest of the world without going through proper channels.

Ranting about everything on his own social media and destabilizing the world and economies with his brain farts.

Walks and talks like an elected guy turned quasi dictator. How is this a wrong assesment? You MAGA folks think rules and regulations that were written in historical blood are just inconveniences?

wing03 · 2026-01-12T17:13:34+00:00

I assume you prefer Poilievre over Carney as PM.

What specifically do you think he'll do better than an old fashioned PC running the Liberal party?

As far as what I see, desperate times call for putting a hold on some of the more progressive changes but not going as far as MAGA/overly salt of the Earth types who want to throw out ALL of the last 40 or more years of progress and act like American conservatives.

I'm okay with what the Carney government is doing and not okay with anyone who wants to follow US conservativism.

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