Wednesday Morning Rant

The Beginning of the End

The United States, Canada and Mexico ratified the trilateral free trade agreement NAFTA in 1992. Ross Perot decried the development, famously describing the "giant sucking sound" that would be heard as the American economy was hollowed out in favor of outsourcing to Mexico. He was partially correct. I think there is a strong argument that giving Red China most-favored-nation status in 1998 and elevating her into the WTO was more important, but NAFTA was not great agreement. During his first term, Trump ended it, replacing it with a new trilateral agreement - the USMCA.

Unlike NAFTA, the USMCA has various additional provisions but perhaps the most important distinction is its transience. USMCA is not a permanent treaty as it has a sunset provision. Valid for 16 years, it must be reviewed after six years and all parties must mutually agree to renewal to push it another 16 years. Failing that, the parties must attempt renegotiation every year for the balance of the 16 years. If they cannot reach an agreement, the treaty is not renewed. After that first six years, the treaty can be terminated by any party with six months' notice. It went into effect in 2020. Thanks to Trump's non-consecutive terms, his administration is also handling the first extension checkpoint. The United States did not renew the agreement, and is moving toward bilateral negotiations with each of Mexico and Canada.

USMCA remains in effect, but it is likely the beginning of the end for a trilateral North American trading bloc. This is, in part, because the USMCA did not serve one of its intended purposes, which is defense against Red China. Also a part of it is strained diplomatic ties between the two most important partners - the United States and Canada. Red China is a part of that issue, as well. The objectives of the USMCA of non-parasitic cooperation among the North American powers and containment of major foreign economic threats have not been met. One reason they have not been met is Canada's behavior, particularly under Carney.

It is not exactly a secret that Canada/US relations have been strained. There was often tension during Trudeau's administration, and that has accelerated markedly under Carney. Carney is openly hostile to the United States and has shifted Canadian policy not toward cooperation at home but to courting opportunities abroad. Specifically, Carney is aggressively pursuing the one thing that the USMCA was supposed to disincentivize: closer relations with Red China. In January of this year, Carney visited Beijing and Canada and Red China announced the Canada-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Roadmap, including such items as preferring existing WTO rules and frameworks, encouraging "personnel exchanges," easing financial transactions between the countries, etc. The USMCA died not on its July 1, 2026 renewal deadline but with that January 16, 2026 joint announcement.

What comes next is unclear. It is unlikely that any of the three parties will simply void the agreement and exit in the immediate future, but it probably won't be renewed during the annual reviews to come. There is now a clock running. On July 1, 2036, the agreement will expire and I don't expect it to make it to the final deadline. With Carney moving Canada into Red China's orbit as quickly as possible, there is no way to reconcile the disagreement. This is not an argument over some fine point like a tariff rate or national origin requirements, this is a disagreement over who is the preferred partner of a crucially important member state. The ball is in Canada's court, and she would rather play with Red China.

This is by no means a sure positive for Canada, given some of her other economic partners. One of the benefits of the USMCA for the three countries' trading partners has been that the bloc provides a predictable operating environment. As that environment breaks apart, it is going to ripple in other economies. A major country to watch as this unfolds is Japan. Japan has taken full advantage of the trading bloc and has factories and other business operations throughout the continent. Over three quarters of Canada's auto manufacturing industry is thanks to Japanese automakers. The Japan Business Federation came out in support of extending the USMCA (with a wishlist of Japan-friendly recommendations for change, of course). So what will Japan do as the USMCA winds down and is ultimately replaced? Is Toyota's movement of some production from Mexico to Texas a sign of things to come?

Unless something changes, the intermediate-term effects of this breakdown will go well beyond mere trading economics. For generations, Canada and the United States have been vitally important partners to each other. We have been two distinct countries with compatible cultures, economic integration, deep diplomatic ties, stalwart military alliance and general friendliness at the micro and the macro. That is fracturing in real time as Ottawa pursues ever-tighter coupling with Beijing. The obvious distaste Canada's ruling class has for the United States in general and Donald Trump in particular is secondary, but serves to add yet more strain to an already strained relationship.

This strain has likely ended the USMCA. Whether it is also the beginning of the end for generally good US/Canada relations remains to be seen.

Posted by: Joe Mannix at 11:00 AM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (6jv/d)

2 Monkey!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

3 Mannix!

Not a cop.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (6jv/d)

4 Spongefirst Squarebox

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (OUMaO)

5 1 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (6jv/d)

It just seems off whenever you're actually first.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

6 That sucking sound includes the illegals.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (NnhvP)

7 What we learned about Democrats this week:
They can be a Communist.
They can be an Islamist.
They can be a rapist.
They just can't be all three.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at July 08, 2026 11:01 AM (MNCvZ)

8 The government allows the country to be taken advantage of.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 11:02 AM (jehhT)

9
It just seems off whenever you're actually first.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

HA!

Thanks for your support!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:03 AM (6jv/d)

10 Carney is openly hostile to the United States and has shifted Canadian policy not toward cooperation at home but to courting opportunities abroad. Specifically, Carney is aggressively pursuing the one thing that the USMCA was supposed to disincentivize: closer relations with Red China.

Imagine being so blinded by irrational hate and envy that you think throwing your lot in with Red China is a better choice than with the US. It's pathological.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:04 AM (Riz8t)

11 Spongefirst Squarebox

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (OUMaO)

Heh. I like it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:04 AM (6jv/d)

12 With Carney moving Canada into Red China's orbit as quickly as possible, there is no way to reconcile the disagreement.

All the US citizens who've never lived anywhere but China electing Democrats would reconcile the disagreement as Beijing would instruct its puppet Ottawa to trade with its puppet in DC.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:05 AM (ExV1e)

13 What we learned about Democrats this week:
They can be a Communist.
They can be an Islamist.
They can be a rapist.
They just can't be all three.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at July 08, 2026 11:01 AM (MNCvZ)

They can advocate - in writing - for the murder of children in order to sway conservative parents.
They can encourage, justify, and call for the assassination of conservatives.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 08, 2026 11:05 AM (xA5g+)

14 Imagine being so blinded by irrational hate and envy that you think throwing your lot in with Red China is a better choice than with the US. It's pathological.

I mean, at least 40 odd years ago, China was still a weak economy, and we didn't know what to expect from them. Perhaps they'd seen the light and were going to become members in good standing of the international trading system. That's certainly what the Bushes thought.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)

15 The US should cease all trade with a 3rd world socialist country like canada until they respect human life and the right to bear firearms as well as allowing any province to leave and free themselves from the colonizing effects of ottawa and peking.

Posted by: Eh? at July 08, 2026 11:06 AM (e2lsi)

16 Has Canada started arresting people for speaking ill (telling the truth) about islham?

Will the people appreciate the massive influx of cheap Chinese plastic shit they're about to be inundated with?

Where does Alberta stand in their quest to be come free, out from under the leftist, communist thumb of Ottowa?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:07 AM (6jv/d)

17 We are leaving. Canada status: f'ed.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 08, 2026 11:07 AM (cS1cw)

18
POKER MONKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 08, 2026 11:07 AM (y9nCu)

19 That's certainly what the Bushes thought.

That's certainly what the Bushes will claim to have thought.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:08 AM (ExV1e)

20 Interesting post, Joe. Thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 11:08 AM (77rzZ)

21 "and we didn't know what to expect from them."

This from a Gov. scientist. Good grief.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 08, 2026 11:09 AM (cS1cw)

22 I'd assume we did not just leave because of the potential effects on partners like Japan.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 08, 2026 11:09 AM (cl15i)

23 It's a Mannix post.

Needs Moar Boobs.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:09 AM (6jv/d)

24 It can be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 11:09 AM (sgkY8)

25 Canada is not a threat to us. They will destroy themselves and China will eat them. And then we will have to eat china.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 08, 2026 11:10 AM (fkjGs)

26 Rev. Wishbone

Return all of Canada to the First Tribes?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:11 AM (u82oZ)

27 This strain has likely ended the USMCA. Whether it is also the beginning of the end for generally good US/Canada relations remains to be seen.

I really hope not. I want Canada to come to its senses.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

28 I'd assume we did not just leave because of the potential effects on partners like Japan.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 08, 2026 11:09 AM (cl15i)

And we'll drag it out for a while to see if they see which way the wind is blowing. Toyota moving factories to the US suggests that they do. The danger is the potential election of another Democrat who'd negotiate to pay Canada and Mexico trillions in tax dollars in exchange for a couple pre-teen girls each week.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:12 AM (ExV1e)

29 Imagine being so blinded by irrational hate and envy that you think throwing your lot in with Red China is a better choice than with the US. It's pathological.
Posted by: Archimedes

Carney isn't. Like the UK and Europe, they have turned to China as a trading partner because of their elites worshipping Net Zero and population replacement. And the common link is fascism--as Euroland and Canada's governments becomes more fascist to crush their native populations, the more sympatico they are with China. And China replaces the US as a customer with Euroland and Canada/Australia/New Zealand.

WEF banksta Carney who was formerly director of the UK's central bank, is not really a Canadian, but a functionary of the Globo Homo community destroying the West as we know it.

They are doing this purposefully, not blundering into it. Because the ruling classes hate freedom, hate their native populations having a say in governance, and hate people in general. Nasty creatures that make Gollum look sympathetic.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)

30 Canada is not a threat to us. They will destroy themselves and China will eat them. And then we will have to eat china.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I don't want to live next to a CCP colony. 4 - 10 million Chinese moving to CND over the next decade would be very bad for us.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (diia5)

31 But it's our largest national park.

Posted by: And America's hat at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (2Ez/1)

32 I really hope not. I want Canada to come to its senses.

I hope for the same from Great Britain, France, Germany, and Australia. We need allies, and they have the potential to be strong ones again.

Japan is doing okay.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

33 The Tiananmen Square Massacre was 1989 (almost 40 years ago). I think we knew what to expect from them.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (cl15i)

34 >>Canada is not a threat to us. They will destroy themselves and China will eat them. And then we will have to eat china.

Just read that Indians are emigrating into the US via Canada. Their lax immigration policies are going to harm us given our yuge northern border!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (X8xt3)

35 Sponge - F*ck Cancer

First - Fuck Cancer. And F Heart Disease.

Second - As I am around older women now, I think, but am not sure, that larger breasts would endanger their knees.

So smaller A-B cup sizes for the win.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (u82oZ)

36
I don't want to live next to a CCP colony. 4 - 10 million Chinese moving to CND over the next decade would be very bad for us.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (diia5)

That's what tactical nukes are for.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (6jv/d)

37 Canada is not a threat to us. They will destroy themselves and China will eat them. And then we will have to eat china.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Those pig fuckers in Ottawa already let the Chinese Army do winter maneuvers on their soil.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (m7NHf)

38 Carney isn't. Like the UK and Europe, they have turned to China as a trading partner because of their elites worshipping Net Zero and population replacement. And the common link is fascism--as Euroland and Canada's governments becomes more fascist to crush their native populations, the more sympatico they are with China.

That sounds pretty pathological to me.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)

39 "24 It can be lunch time
Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 11:09 AM (sgkY

25 Canada is not a threat to us. They will destroy themselves and China will eat them. And then we will have to eat china.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone"

With six you get egg roll.

Posted by: The Chinee at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (E6ZZP)

40 First - Fuck Cancer. And F Heart Disease.

Second - As I am around older women now, I think, but am not sure, that larger breasts would endanger their knees.

So smaller A-B cup sizes for the win.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (u82oZ)

First - Hear hear!!!

Second - They DO call it 'future lower back problems' for a reason, but I'm certainly willing to risk it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (6jv/d)

41 Needs Moar Boobs.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:09 AM (6jv/d)

NSFW

https://tinyurl.com/4xtjxbpn

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)

42 >>What we learned about Democrats this week:
They can be a Communist.
They can be an Islamist.
They can be a rapist.
They just can't be all three.

And Nazi-lover? Guess that's OK as long as your say that giant Nazi tattoo you've sported on your chest for 20+ years was a "youthful mistake."

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (X8xt3)

43 Canada's population is clustered on the border and heavily economically dependent on the US, will be interesting to see how this goes.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (okun6)

44 That's what ~~tactical nukes~~Tim Hortons are for.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (u82oZ)

45
Japan is doing okay.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

Japan did some pretty serious celebrating of the US 250 July 4th birthday.

I'm happy with Japan. They are a solid ally at this point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:16 AM (6jv/d)

46 That's what tactical nukes are for.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

The complaints got louder as she aged.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:16 AM (u82oZ)

47 Brits tits

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 11:17 AM (Kt19C)

48 I don't want to live next to a CCP colony. 4 - 10 million Chinese moving to CND over the next decade would be very bad for us.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 08, 2026 11:13 AM (diia5)

It would certainly make invading the country easier if they were already across the Pacific.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:17 AM (ExV1e)

49
It's going to be a race against time, can Carney change his ways and come crawling back into the American fold before Red China corners the market on melamine-adulterated imported poutine?

Personally, I think Canuckistan's fucked at this point. The Albertans appear to be the only Canuckians who stand a chance at any measure of freedom, if they can wiggle their way free of Ottawa to be the 51st state.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 08, 2026 11:17 AM (y9nCu)

50
NSFW

https://tinyurl.com/4xtjxbpn
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)

MRDucks..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:18 AM (6jv/d)

51 On a positive note Toyota is bringing Tacoma truck production back to the US after they moved it to mexico a few years ago. They are building a new plant in San Antonio and will start production in about 5 years.

Once they start building them in the US again I will buy one. The trucks they built in mexico were junk and it took them years to fix all of the problems.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 08, 2026 11:18 AM (0N4FZ)

52 Canada's population is clustered on the border and heavily economically dependent on the US, will be interesting to see how this goes.

Good point. People see Canada and sort of think of the pop distribution as uniform. Roughly 90% of Canada's pop is within 100 miles of the US border and 50% is within 50 miles of the US.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)

53
The complaints got louder as she aged.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:16 AM (u82oZ)

First Lady will not have that problem.

I'm in the clear there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:18 AM (6jv/d)

54 NSFW

https://tinyurl.com/4xtjxbpn
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)

MRDucks..........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:18 AM

MRNot!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (bFu5X)

55 If you had the power to insert 4 million agents of your choosing into CND, you could take over the entirety of CND without firing a shot.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (diia5)

56 IIRC, Canada threw their lot in with the Chinese quite a while ago. I believe they're going to import some number of Chinese manufactured cars and trucks to offset the ones made here, or there, for the likes of GM, Ford, etc. They also have some sort of mutual military arrangement with the PLA.

Canada's not be "friendly" with us for a long time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (jehhT)

57
MRNot!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (bFu5X)

OSAR!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (6jv/d)

58 I used to have a different nic

The Soviet Army at the Fulda Gap would have been stopped by three McDonalds Restaurants.

The North Korea Army would be stopped by all the food warehouses north of Seoul.

What will stop the Chinese Army in Minnesota? Beside the mosquitos and black flies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (u82oZ)

59 First Lady will not have that problem.

I'm in the clear there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:18 AM

I recall seeing a shirt somewhere that read "Of course they're fake. The real ones tried to kill me!"

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (bFu5X)

60 16 Has Canada started arresting people for speaking ill (telling the truth) about islham?

Will the people appreciate the massive influx of cheap Chinese plastic shit they're about to be inundated with?
Posted by: Sponge
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Nothing is going to be decided in a hurry. I think Trump intended all along to kill the MCA after he replaced NAFTA with it. And to that end, is why he insulted Canadians on purpose which caused an election with the Liberals in charge again rather than some weak coalitional government under Poliviere.

People agree that Trump is a deal maker but what they don't get is behind that is someone that uses deals to get what they want and he will use any tool in the arsenal to do that. Flattery, carrots, sticks, sanctions, insults, etc. etc.

Canada had already integrated much of its role in facilitating Chinese imports evading US limits in the treaty and a weak right coalitional government was not going to upend that dynamic nor would they rearm Canada to take care of their own defense. So Canada's right is similar to the Euro right--they are not willing to shut down immigration, fair trade with the US, nor end net zero type policies.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:20 AM (E4rtv)

61 That's certainly what the Bushes thought.
Posted by: Archimedes

LOL
"I told ya, stay out the Bushes" - Jesse.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 08, 2026 11:20 AM (DZ9Lv)

62 @45

>>I'm happy with Japan. They are a solid ally at this point.

They are an honor and shame culture and show what can be achieved when you thoroughly and resoundingly defeat an enemy.

I'm looking at you Iran.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 08, 2026 11:20 AM (XV/Pl)

63 What will stop the Chinese Army in Minnesota? Beside the mosquitos and black flies.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (u82oZ)
----
Lutefisk?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2026 11:20 AM (FZ29D)

64
Once they start building them in the US again I will buy one. The trucks they built in mexico were junk and it took them years to fix all of the problems.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 08, 2026 11:18 AM (0N4FZ)

I'm betting this is an issue for Ford as well. But I don't follow where they're building shit since they haven't fired their entire executive staff for incompetence.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:21 AM (6jv/d)

65 That's what tactical nukes are for.
Posted by: Sponge

Status of the Neutron bomb?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 08, 2026 11:21 AM (NnhvP)

66 It's not just the trade with China thing. Canada has had its own mass immigration issues that have put a killing strain on its economy, possibly even worse than has happened here. For all practical intents and purposes Canada is part of Europe rather than North America--for all the things that implies.

Having a collapsing potential Chinese puppet state on our northern border should be setting off warning sirens constantly. It isn't. That's a massive problem in and of itself.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:22 AM (OUMaO)

67 Status of the Neutron bomb?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 08, 2026 11:21 AM (NnhvP)

Unless you're planning on using it in the immediate vicinity of a city whose infrastructure is important to maintain, pointless.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:22 AM (ExV1e)

68 The government allows the country to be taken advantage of.
———

Encourages, aids & abets, with malice aforethought, seems a lot more accurate, don’t you agree?

Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 11:23 AM (r09E4)

69 Canada had already integrated much of its role in facilitating Chinese imports evading US limits in the treaty and a weak right coalitional government was not going to upend that dynamic nor would they rearm Canada to take care of their own defense. So Canada's right is similar to the Euro right--they are not willing to shut down immigration, fair trade with the US, nor end net zero type policies.
Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:20 AM (E4rtv)

Then f*ck em where they live.

Sorry, but elections have consequences. And over the last couple decades, even more so.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:23 AM (6jv/d)

70 they have turned to China as a trading partner because of their elites worshipping Net Zero and population replacement.
_____

China is using fossil fuels (and strip mining Africa for rare earth metals) to manufacture 'clean' energy 'solutions' to sell to the West, with all the quality that the Made in China branding comes with, and using some of the profit to make it lucrative for the Western elites and to propagandize to Western citizens. A pretty good, if devious and dishonest, business model.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 08, 2026 11:23 AM (kA40k)

71 RedMindBlueState

Saw a T-shirt yesterday in the Mall. "Working Harder Than an Ugly Stripper." On a guy with a decent looking girlfriend.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:23 AM (u82oZ)

72 oops

Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 11:24 AM (T5OjN)

73
Status of the Neutron bomb?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 08, 2026 11:21 AM (NnhvP)

You asked for it......ish.....

https://youtu.be/i-jdhorGtQI

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:24 AM (6jv/d)

74 It would certainly make invading the country easier if they were already across the Pacific.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:17 AM (ExV1e)
----
Invading a country is one thing.

Holding it is an entirely different problem.

The Islamist invasion of Europe is working because the invaders are outbreeding the natives and NO ONE is putting up a significant struggle.

China is imploding demographically. Unlikely to outbreed the natives here. And they may experience significant resistance from states if not the feds.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2026 11:24 AM (FZ29D)

75 A pretty good, if devious and dishonest, business model.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 08, 2026 11:23 AM (kA40k)

It's not really a business model. It's a military model.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:24 AM (ExV1e)

76 That sounds pretty pathological to me.

Posted by: Archimedes
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It is well beyond Carney, it is the whole Euro/West elite that cannot admit openly that their policies are designed to oppress and impoverish their native populations and bring in more servile replacements.

Same Globo homo shit was beginning to infect Japan as one can see on X where the shitty Musloids are trying to impose their will or you have black Americans doing their outrage tour shit.

And I think at least some of the blame for a vile global ruling class goes to the CIA, State Department, US oligarchs like Gates and Soros, and AID.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:24 AM (E4rtv)

77 O Canada.

I hope you guys like rice. And monkey brain soup.

Posted by: Take off eh at July 08, 2026 11:24 AM (anL5R)

78 O Canada.

I hope you guys like rice. And monkey brain soup.
Posted by: Take off eh at July 08, 2026 11:24 AM (anL5R)

Heh. That actually fits the song.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:25 AM (6jv/d)

79
I recall seeing a shirt somewhere that read "Of course they're fake. The real ones tried to kill me!"
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 11:19 AM (bFu5X)

Thankfully, that wasn't the route required with the First Lady and she's still rolling natural, minus only the bad bits that were removed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:27 AM (6jv/d)

80 There is also the slight issue that Canada is moving away from liberal democracy, along with most of Europe through eliminating anonymity on the internet (through "age verification" laws), limiting what Canadians can see on the internet (via the Orwellian "Digital Safety Commission"), as well as Canada's track record of savagely repressing conservative protestors.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 08, 2026 11:27 AM (aD4fx)

81 I thought India was taking over Canada. China needs to wait its turn.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 08, 2026 11:27 AM (0bjKf)

82 >>>That's what tactical nukesTim Hortons are for.

Indeed. Tim Horton workers are highly-trained killing machines. Two of them killed my sweet, innocent Nana who simply went into the store to politely complain about her drive-thru order being incorrect.

Posted by: Tawanda Grayson at July 08, 2026 11:29 AM (J4Dwc)

83 Status of the Neutron bomb?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 08, 2026 11:21 AM (NnhvP)

You asked for it......ish.....

Those ladies have talent. I bet they'll make it big some day.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

84 If enough Chinese move to Canada, we might not have to worry about the Muzzies as much, and organ replacement costs should plummet.

Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at July 08, 2026 11:29 AM (igCg8)

85
Status of the Neutron bomb?

Did it ever actually exist?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 08, 2026 11:30 AM (Cqx++)

86
Did I hear correctly that Platner would not - repeat, not - be dropping out of the Maine Senate race? He'll still get at least 40% of the vote.

Maine used to be a state of lumberjacks and fishermen. Now it's Masshole transplants.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 08, 2026 11:30 AM (O0L8i)

87 2 refuelers circling in the Gulf of Oman.
Imagine things are getting explodey in Tehran about now.

https://tinyurl.com/bexw5psu
https://tinyurl.com/mtkcycvb

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 08, 2026 11:31 AM (N39Ws)

88 Then f*ck em where they live.

Posted by: Sponge
======
At the time, people were getting their mad on about Trump early in this term because of it and I think andycanuck ended up leaving AOS over it.

Hard to admit that your own country is run by traitors (right and left) and their version of the uniparty we have here is dead set on evil measures of utmost depravity.

This is what is hindering the right in the West, they are simply not willing to gatekeep to keep the globo homo out of their ranks and the globo homo types end up by treachery and links with their left in doing in those intending to do good.

Our own Congress with GOPe is a perfect example--Trump is betrayed again and again by the likes of Thune and his McConnell acolytes. In the House, you have traitors like Massie and MTG along with the lesser known types like Fitzpatrick and Salazar, etc. etc. or state governors like Kemp. Which is why the GOPe tries to ditch winning races again and again to keep the balance close and Democrats in effective opposition allied with GOPe types to prevent genuine confrontation with China and Musloids.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:31 AM (E4rtv)

89 Did it ever actually exist?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 08, 2026 11:30 AM (Cqx++)

I doubt it. It was already pretty pointless even when the media was making a big deal about it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 11:31 AM (ExV1e)

90 Whatever is agreed to, a Hawaiian judge will overrule it and declare the US is an open market while the rest of the world is closed to American goods.

Posted by: Facts at July 08, 2026 11:33 AM (Tpp9k)

91 Maine used to be a state of lumberjacks and fishermen. Now it's Masshole transplants.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
======
Somalis courtesy of GHWB and Shrub too. They are really a vile family and glad that none of them are in office anywhere anymore. And most of their disgusting political allies are aging and dying out.

Their New World Order blew chunks and got a lot of Americans killed, impoverished, and invaded at home by that bunch.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:33 AM (E4rtv)

92 Did I hear correctly that Platner would not - repeat, not - be dropping out of the Maine Senate race? He'll still get at least 40% of the vote.

What does he have to lose by staying, or more precisely, by extracting the maximum pounds of flesh he can, since his political career is dead? He's just negotiating now.

As Dana Perino (spit, but she's right on this one) said about the Dems: "The problem for the base is that they have consultants who are idiots and they are reckless and they are careless, and they don't care about women," Perino said. "They don't care about anything. But what they want is the power. And the only reason this is all coming at this moment is because they knew they were going to lose."

Platner knows this.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:34 AM (Riz8t)

93 > Canada replacing its population with CCP

Its inevitable without Divine Intervention.

It has been determined that White People are not permitted to have land, use natural resources, build wealth or procreate.

But its perfectly fine for anyone else to do all of those things. In fact, the pattern is to distribute land, resources, wealth and the ability procreate on to Other Than White.

So China will take Canada and mine the hell out of it and use whatever land is fertile, to dominate the food industry - all with slave labor (as usual).

Posted by: Community Notes at July 08, 2026 11:35 AM (BvPIe)

94 Thx Joe
To the Canadian Horde: do the people of Canada realize what a tool Carney is?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 11:36 AM (rStkT)

95 Status of the Neutron bomb?

Did it ever actually exist?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

August 10, 1981

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger announced that the assembly of neutron tactical weapons had begun and that, when ready, they could be deployed overseas within hours.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 08, 2026 11:36 AM (NnhvP)

96 Saw a T-shirt yesterday in the Mall. "Working Harder Than an Ugly Stripper." On a guy with a decent looking girlfriend.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 11:23 AM

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 11:36 AM (bFu5X)

97 Morning.

I'm listening to the new Deep Purpke album, Splat!

It's really good. These guys are pushing 80, except for the new-ish guitarist, Simon McBride. He's young and spry in his early 50s. But despite that they kick more ass than guys a third of their age.

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 11:36 AM (dpXJq)

98 Platner knows this.

If I were the Dems, I'd come to grips with the fact that the Maine race is lost, and just distance the party from Platner in any way possible. They can then try to preen about how they really care about women.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

99 Watching arrest videos in YT. Police Bodycams were the only good thing to come out of BLM. They got 'Cops' cancelled but unedited footage is even worse. And it seems to be mostly women acting insane for some reason.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 08, 2026 11:37 AM (ty6NW)

100
Did you know Millenials and Gen Z "were handed" crippling student debt?

It's just a hypothesis, but when you take out student loans, you're making a bet you can land a job that pays enough for you to repay the loan. But college students spend four years partying and not bothering to learn enough to acquire one of those positions. Then they bitch and moan about Boomers and vote for DemSocs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 08, 2026 11:37 AM (O0L8i)

101 Caspar Weinberger
Cap the knife!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 11:38 AM (Kt19C)

102 It's just a hypothesis, but when you take out student loans, you're making a bet you can land a job that pays enough for you to repay the loan. But college students spend four years partying and not bothering to learn enough to acquire one of those positions. Then they bitch and moan about Boomers and vote for DemSocs.

That's certainly true, and they should get most of the blame, but it's also true that Obama and the Dems were pushing money at them so as to enslave them as future Dem voters.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)

103 Who the actual fuck ever thought importing massive numbers of Somalians would be a good thing for the country.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 08, 2026 11:39 AM (DVoM8)

104 Dave Matthews Must Die:

@250YearsAgoLive
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56m
In a trial held by the New York Provincial Congress, Mayor of New York City David Mathews is found guilty of treason for plotting to assassinate George Washington. He is sentenced to death.

Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 11:40 AM (ZxPkt)

105 And it seems to be mostly women acting insane for some reason.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 08, 2026 11:37 AM (ty6NW)

"Some reason."

Posted by: The Blood Moon of Damnation and Bitchiness at July 08, 2026 11:40 AM (dpXJq)

106 I was in Vancouver about 5 years ago. It’s an Indian/Chinese city for all intents and purposes. Whites are a very small minority.

But remember replacement theory is a right wing conspiracy.

Posted by: Facts at July 08, 2026 11:41 AM (Tpp9k)

107
Who the actual fuck ever thought importing massive numbers of Somalians would be a good thing for the country.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 08, 2026 11:39 AM (DVoM

____________

Nobody. But they weren't brought in to be a good thing for the country.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 08, 2026 11:41 AM (O0L8i)

108 The latest from the New York Post is that Platner refuses to quit "unless he gets to approve his successor" in the Democrats' increasingly comical effort to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins.

https://tinyurl.com/mryvfezf

But, you know, no kings.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:41 AM (Riz8t)

109 seems to be mostly women acting insane for some reason.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

Occam's razor says you are correct.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 08, 2026 11:41 AM (NnhvP)

110 103 Who the actual f*** ever thought importing massive numbers of Somalians would be a good thing for the country.

It's been pretty good for us.

Posted by: The left at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)

111 108 The latest from the New York Post is that Platner refuses to quit "unless he gets to approve his successor" in the Democrats' increasingly comical effort to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins.

https://tinyurl.com/mryvfezf

But, you know, no kings.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:41 AM (Riz8t)

The irony of it all, as rich as it is, is totally lost on them.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (N39Ws)

112 100
Did you know Millenials and Gen Z "were handed" crippling student debt?

It's just a hypothesis, but when you take out student loans, you're making a bet you can land a job that pays enough for you to repay the loan. But college students spend four years partying and not bothering to learn enough to acquire one of those positions. Then they bitch and moan about Boomers and vote for DemSocs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 08, 2026 11:37 AM (O0L8i)

Or Dems realized they could play Heads I win, Tails You lose by giving away all the normal college grad entry jobs to H1-Bs and legal/illegal immigrants who would be 100% indebted to Dems to stay in the country while promising the college students who now are indebted and jobless a way out of their financial disaster, thereby also getting the 2nd group indebted to them.

It's evil, but obvious, from the last 2 decades...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (tOcjL)

113 Millennials and Zoomers were flat out lied to. "Go to college and you are guaranteed an upper middle class life." Most of them should have bothered. Meanwhile, college administrators saw it as a license to print money while adding bullshit "studies" programs.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (DVoM8)

114 The worst thing was MFN to the PRC, but I also think most of the world was to blame for thinking that an expanding PRC economy would help dethrone the regime there. It didn’t, obviously.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (OwmWb)

115 I’ll take Millennial and GenZ complaints about “crushing debt” seriously when they stop doordashing every meal.

Posted by: Facts at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (Tpp9k)

116 The wind doth taste of bittersweet
Like jasper wine and sugar
I bet it's blown through others' feet
Like those of Caspar Weinberger

Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (PSEDc)

117 Well, this was nice--someone from GiveSendGo gave a call checking in on how the campaign was going and offered to pray with me! Sign of a good outfit, you ask me.

Now if the people I was trying to work with on housing would f***ing well answer a phone call...

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:43 AM (OUMaO)

118 Dave Matthews Must Die:

@250YearsAgoLive
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56m
In a trial held by the New York Provincial Congress, Mayor of New York City David Mathews is found guilty of treason for plotting to assassinate George Washington. He is sentenced to death.
Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 11:40 AM (ZxPkt)

New York had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the Union.

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 11:43 AM (dpXJq)

119 the notion that Platner won't drop out is silly

there are all sorts of carrots and sticks he can be offered

a scumbag like Platner would certainly take a payoff to quit

Posted by: Jose at July 08, 2026 11:43 AM (V6W16)

120 91 Whig, I’m reading a book about the Bushes (the two Georges) now. “Family of Secrets” by Russ Baker. Not nice guys.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

121 In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 11:44 AM (J4Dwc)

122 We need to raise a new generation of Americans to believe that if you don’t want to workin manufacturing or government, you are a loser. We can also pass laws forbidding every other sector of the economy other than manufacturing from existing. You want to drill for oil? You want to farm? You want to go into ranching? Too bad. Either you go to a factory to go to prison.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (OwmWb)

123 A Brit singer named Lauren Bennett died from an adverse reaction to px meds. Apparently it happened six months ago also.
Her family is upset the the NHS did not adequately treat the problem. Government medicine, but the Brits are proud of it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (rStkT)

124 It's just a hypothesis, but when you take out student loans, you're making a bet you can land a job that pays enough for you to repay the loan. But college students spend four years partying and not bothering to learn enough to acquire one of those positions. Then they bitch and moan about Boomers and vote for DemSocs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

To be fair, bullshit media, government, k12 schools, and society in the US pushed everyone to college, everyone needs to learn how to code, which was all self serving bullshit for Big Education. Meanwhile every single corporation was bringing in cheap labor from places like China and India, outsourcing to those companies, etc. Corporate America was full on globo homo and DEI made it worse for new grads.

And the US is profitting from those loans based on student loan interest rates being much above those given to giant monster mega banks at the Fed window. Obammy by banning private loans moved to those interest rates funding Obamacare.

So there is a lot of blame here to share--not just the yutes. And we are going to have to fix the mess just as we did with the handouts to big corporations during the 2007-9 economic crunch.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)

125 119 the notion that Platner won't drop out is silly

there are all sorts of carrots and sticks he can be offered

a scumbag like Platner would certainly take a payoff to quit
Posted by: Jose at July 08, 2026 11:43 AM (V6W16)

Just offer him a couple of brand new "gravy huts" with stickers saying "If the shitter is rockin' don't come knockin"

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (N39Ws)

126 Just curious that these bodycam videos are disproportionately drunk women. I am guessing it's because men tend to just go along with the arrest without drama.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (FCpLE)

127 Yikes, the Dow is down over 800 points. It hasn't been this low since...the end of June.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

128 That's certainly true, and they should get most of the blame, but it's also true that Obama and the Dems were pushing money at them so as to enslave them as future Dem voters.

Posted by: Archimedes

It doesn't help that a lot of "schools" have blatantly misrepresented the value of what they offered. This is what got ITT in trouble back in the day, and I'm of the opinion there are a lot of other institutions that deserve to share its fate.

Hard to make a good decision when the people advising you are lying through their teeth.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (OUMaO)

129 Where does Alberta stand in their quest to be come free, out from under the leftist, communist thumb of Ottowa?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:07 AM (6jv/d)

IMHO, Mark Carney is the best salesman ever for Alberta independence.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 11:46 AM (1z8ji)

130 @250YearsAgoLive
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56m
In a trial held by the New York Provincial Congress, Mayor of New York City David Mathews is found guilty of treason for plotting to assassinate George Washington. He is sentenced to death.
Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 11:40 AM (ZxPkt)

His band isn't bad, but I've always found him to suck, royally.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:46 AM (6jv/d)

131 Platner will drop out after a visit from Arkansas State Troopers.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 08, 2026 11:46 AM (FCpLE)

132
I'm listening to the new Deep Purpke album, Splat!

It's really good. These guys are pushing 80, except for the new-ish guitarist, Simon McBride. He's young and spry in his early 50s. But despite that they kick more ass than guys a third of their age.
Posted by: Robert

Thanks. I'll check it out.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (wOO3z)

133 120 91 Whig, I’m reading a book about the Bushes (the two Georges) now. “Family of Secrets” by Russ Baker. Not nice guys.
Posted by: Bulg
======
Yep. And too many coincidences led GHWB to get power.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (E4rtv)

134 >In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.

Posted by: one hour sober
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man I hate when that happens

Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (ZxPkt)

135 Ross Perot decried NAFTA because he believed the only person who should make money off of free trade was him, via places like Alliance Airport in Fort Worth. It was going to be a free trade zone, but the passage of NAFTA nixed that. So he got all pissy about it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (OwmWb)

136 121 In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.
Posted by: one hour sober

Have you ever tried to teach a woman to drive?

Posted by: Waiting on the Hanging Curveball at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (kA40k)

137 In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 11:44 AM (J4Dwc)

I don't know why I laughed at that. Like can you imagine. One second things are hunky dory and the next you look over and the door is open and the instructor is gone. Holy shit! It's not like you can just point the nose down and catch him, right? I'm sorry, im a terrible human being,

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (dpXJq)

138 In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.

Dayum, that's a hard way to go. You'd have time to think during the descent whether this was really a good idea.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

139 So there is a lot of blame here to share--not just the yutes. And we are going to have to fix the mess just as we did with the handouts to big corporations during the 2007-9 economic crunch.

Posted by: whig

What I said, said better and more completely. Lots of folks got treated as conduits for money with no regard for harm done. There's going to be a reckoning of some kind for that, though it remains to be seen if anyone will be happy with the results.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (OUMaO)

140 119 the notion that Platner won't drop out is silly

there are all sorts of carrots and sticks he can be offered

a scumbag like Platner would certainly take a payoff to quit
Posted by: Jose at July 08, 2026 11:43 AM (V6W16)

This is probably correct. BUT. He has not exactly shown the ability to reason particularly well and exhibit impulse control to this point, has he? He may figure he can brazen this out and then have the prize of being a senator and have payoffs for life. And women. And men he can 'Dominate.' This is assuming he believes his own polls, which is kind of my gut feeling.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 08, 2026 11:48 AM (mPXxA)

141 130 @250YearsAgoLive
·
56m
In a trial held by the New York Provincial Congress, Mayor of New York City David Mathews is found guilty of treason for plotting to assassinate George Washington. He is sentenced to death.
Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 11:40 AM (ZxPkt)

His band isn't bad, but I've always found him to suck, royally.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:46 AM (6jv/d)

His band is real shitty. Ask me how I know
--Chicago River

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 08, 2026 11:48 AM (N39Ws)

142 IMHO, Mark Carney is the best salesman ever for Alberta independence.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 11:46 AM (1z8ji)

Who cares?

Posted by: PM Mark Carney at July 08, 2026 11:48 AM (OwmWb)

143 138 In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.

Dayum, that's a hard way to go. You'd have time to think during the descent whether this was really a good idea.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

Attempted murder of the student too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 08, 2026 11:48 AM (mPXxA)

144 It's evil, but obvious, from the last 2 decades...
Posted by: Nova Local
=====
Your summary was better than mine. And I agree.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (E4rtv)

145 Yikes, the Dow is down over 800 points. It hasn't been this low since...the end of June.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

My hair is doused in gasoline and I have a lighter ready. Tell me when to set it on fire.

Posted by: Facts at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (Tpp9k)

146 Same as it ever was.

US Soccer Star Killed by Uzbek Diversity Visa Semi Driver Who Couldn’t Speak English and Hid His Dash Cam

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (ndZc7)

147 The wind doth taste of bittersweet
Like jasper wine and sugar
I bet it's blown through others' feet
Like those of Caspar Weinberger
Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM (PSEDc)

Start over!

Posted by: far cry at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (+IsEU)

148 If what I am reading and seeing about PM Carney is true, he is more anti-American than I thought. Apparently he is actively trying to undermine our relations with Europe on the down low.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (OwmWb)

149 I think Canada and Mexico are in totally different positions vis-a-vis Trump. Trump will use this as a cudgel to beat Mexico into restraining the drug trade / cartels / immigration. But ultimately he's not going to want chaos south of the border.
With Canada, I think he has honest and legitimate contempt for them and views Carney as Weasel 2.0. He's going to enjoy beating the crap out of them using trade.

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (RIyP7)

150
O Canada.

I hope you guys like rice. And monkey brain soup.

Posted by: Take off eh

And having your citizens' doors welded shut when the CCP chooses you to be the petri dish for their next release of a viral pandemic wannabe creation from their lovely bats.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 11:50 AM (ixS3i)

151 The wind doth taste of bittersweet
Like jasper wine and sugar
I bet it's blown through others' feet
Like those of Caspar Weinberger

That made me laugh. I don't quite know why, but it did.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:50 AM (Riz8t)

152
US Soccer Star Killed by Uzbek Diversity Visa Semi Driver Who Couldn’t Speak English and Hid His Dash Cam

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (ndZc7)

Was it Megan Rapinoe? Because I wouldn't feel an ounce of bad were it Megan Rapinoe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:50 AM (6jv/d)

153 Dang it! Everybody else makes my points better than I do! This is why I mostly stick to shitposting these days...

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:51 AM (OUMaO)

154 >Dayum, that's a hard way to go. You'd have time to think during the descent whether this was really a good idea.
----

no backsies

Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 11:51 AM (ZxPkt)

155 146 Same as it ever was.

US Soccer Star Killed by Uzbek Diversity Visa Semi Driver Who Couldn’t Speak English and Hid His Dash Cam
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (ndZc7)

He couldn’t speak English yet he got a CDL.

When I went to truck driving school, you had to pass an English literacy test. Either the school or the state DMV or both have a lot of explaining to do.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 11:51 AM (OwmWb)

156 He jumped when Argentina was down 2-0. He should've waited.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 11:51 AM (J4Dwc)

157 US Soccer Star Killed by Uzbek Diversity Visa Semi Driver Who Couldn’t Speak English and Hid His Dash Cam
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (ndZc7)

Bad enough to get beaten by the Waffle Mexicans like you were a red headed stepchild, but then ya get run over by a 'Stani? Damn, bro...

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 11:52 AM (dpXJq)

158
In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.
Posted by: one hour sober

The concept of "air parking" was too far out of her grasp, so buh-bye!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 11:52 AM (ixS3i)

159 Who the actual fuck ever thought importing massive numbers of Somalians would be a good thing for the country.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
--------

The well-being of the country/citizens isn't even on their list.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2026 11:52 AM (XeU6L)

160 US Soccer Star Killed by Uzbek Diversity Visa Semi Driver Who Couldn’t Speak English and Hid His Dash Cam

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (ndZc7)

When Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrived at the scene, Asrarov, who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL) from Ohio, tried ripping off the dash camera and tried to destroy it by smashing it, sources said.

He also tried to smash and destroy his three phones and his logging device, Fox is told.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 08, 2026 11:53 AM (N39Ws)

161 >>> What we learned about Democrats this week:
They can be a Communist.
They can be an Islamist.
They can be a rapist.
They just can't be all three.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at July 08, 2026 11:01 AM (MNCvZ)

Hasan Piker disagrees with you. (He's definitely a sex pest if not a rapist; Dave Rubin has shared many times he harrassed women at their workplace so much, they were forced to make him work solely from home, to protect the female coworkers. And I think he's a lapsed Muslim but definitely an Islamist. But he comfortably fits in the middle of a Venn diagram of all those three things.)

Or, you can be all those three things and be a commentator. Running for office, maybe that's tougher.

Posted by: LizLem at July 08, 2026 11:53 AM (gWBY1)

162 He's going to enjoy beating the crap out of them using trade.
____

I say we should finish what we started in 1813 when we burned York

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 08, 2026 11:53 AM (kA40k)

163
His band is real shitty. Ask me how I know
--Chicago River
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 08, 2026 11:48 AM (N39Ws)

Heh. The band backed him, until he needed money.

They ARE assholes. Glad I deleted them from anything I own......

The members of Dave Matthews Band were not on or near the bus during the incident.[2][3] The band's bus driver, Stefan Wohl, initially denied dumping the waste, and was supported by the band. However, he was later determined to be the only person on the bus during the incident; in April 2005, he pleaded guilty to the dumping, and the band fired him without pay.[4]

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:53 AM (6jv/d)

164 The wind doth taste of bittersweet
Like jasper wine and sugar
I bet it's blown through others' feet
Like those of Caspar Weinberger
Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 08, 2026 11:42 AM

A most cromulent Bloom County quote.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 11:53 AM (bFu5X)

165 How did an Englishman with euroweenie tendencies come to run Canada? And how are the Canadians even good with this?

Posted by: The Dog at July 08, 2026 11:54 AM (XodLO)

166 Hasan Piker disagrees with you. (He's definitely a sex pest if not a rapist; Dave Rubin has shared many times he harrassed women at their workplace so much, they were forced to make him work solely from home, to protect the female coworkers. And I think he's a lapsed Muslim but definitely an Islamist. But he comfortably fits in the middle of a Venn diagram of all those three things.)

Or, you can be all those three things and be a commentator. Running for office, maybe that's tougher.
Posted by: LizLem at July 08, 2026 11:53 AM (gWBY1)

Yeah, but how does a Communist square the round peg of believing in Allah?

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 11:54 AM (OwmWb)

167 What I said, said better and more completely. Lots of folks got treated as conduits for money with no regard for harm done. There's going to be a reckoning of some kind for that, though it remains to be seen if anyone will be happy with the results.
Posted by: Brother Tim

We have had shit sandwiches for a long time beginning with the Federal government assuming Revolutionary War debts of the states--some states had paid back most of it, others had not. Some states got devastated by war, particularly the South in the later stages, other places did not. And the new government trying to restore the credit of the US had to levy taxes on something to pay the debt--and it chose booze and imports to do it which caused the Whiskey Rebellion and pissed off the South. And yet it led to a US solid enough to take a regional depression from Jefferson banning trade with the Brits leading to a marginal loss in the War of 1812 and still not break.

National interests have to persevere over personal piques and animosities--the yutes need help and if the GOP does not do it, the Democrats will do it.

The cost should be a total rip out and revamp of the higher educational system.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:54 AM (E4rtv)

168 How did an Englishman with euroweenie tendencies come to run Canada? And how are the Canadians even good with this?
Posted by: The Dog at July 08

Something about elbows up.

Posted by: Facts at July 08, 2026 11:55 AM (Tpp9k)

169
How did an Englishman with euroweenie tendencies come to run Canada? And how are the Canadians even good with this?

Posted by: The Dog

They likely aren't, but the swells in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa are, so fook the rest of you maple syrup guzzlers.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 11:56 AM (ixS3i)

170 Bwahahahaha (Insty)

The state of white men in the Democrat party:

Guy who dresses like a hobo recovering from a stroke tells a pretend socialist with multiple homes to stop promoting a rapey guy with a Nazi tattoo.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)

171 Or, you can be all those three things and be a commentator. Running for office, maybe that's tougher.
Posted by: LizLem
======
Not sure that is true anymore for Democrats. I think they don't care as long as a) the gubmint checks clear, and b) they can be evil corrupt dipshits but as long as they vote pro Commie/Musloid, then their personal pecadillos like rape, fraud, etc. don't matter.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 11:56 AM (E4rtv)

172 As a Canadian, I can not find anything wrong with your analysis of the situation, Joe.

Canada is most definitely entering into the "Find Out" phase of FAFO. I'm going to live in "interesting times", per the old Chinese curse. How apt that will apply given that Carney and his communist Liberal Party are cozying up real tight with the CCP.

Now as to why the Liberals keep getting in? Either the voting system in Canada has been corrupted and can't be trusted to provide an honest vote, or a majority of my fellow countrymen believe the lies of socialism because they haven't lived through the "Everything fails, most people die" version (which socialists and communists desperately try to ignore, and later claim that 'real socialism/communism' hasn't been tried yet, which is gaslighting nonsense.)

Doesn't really matter which it is, the Liberals have power, and they absolutely intend to hang on to it, to the detriment of us all.

This is going to get very, VERY ugly for us.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 08, 2026 11:56 AM (O7YUW)

173 >>> Yeah, but how does a Communist square the round peg of believing in Allah?

Add to that the lgbt alliance... enmity turned into a political movement makes really strange bedfellows.

Posted by: LizLem at July 08, 2026 11:56 AM (gWBY1)

174 165 How did an Englishman with euroweenie tendencies come to run Canada? And how are the Canadians even good with this?
Posted by: The Dog at July 08, 2026 11:54 AM (XodLO)

Enough Canadians are good with it because of their TDS. And by the way, that fucker has THREE passports.

He even looks at Canada with sneering condescension. He is never there for Question Time in Commons. And when he went to Paris he said something along the lines of “finally I can get a decent meal”. Make book: he high tails it out of Canada the second he is done as PM there.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 11:57 AM (OwmWb)

175 Platner's ego probably gets a vote in whether or not he drops out of the race. With or without some sort of incentives. He's got a following, even if some fail to see it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 11:57 AM (jehhT)

176 National interests have to persevere over personal piques and animosities--the yutes need help and if the GOP does not do it, the Democrats will do it.

The cost should be a total rip out and revamp of the higher educational system.

Posted by: whig

You would think so. Sadly both parties seem to have decided they profit from the status quo rather than any real reform; I wonder if a "MAGA 2.0" that incorporated that might seal the fate of the political establishment...

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 11:57 AM (OUMaO)

177
Platner's ego probably gets a vote in whether or not he drops out of the race. With or without some sort of incentives. He's got a following, even if some fail to see it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer

Do not overlook the pernicious influence of Li'l Tottie. Dude is pissed that he was covered over with an absolute dog turd of a re-inking job and he will have his revenge.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 11:59 AM (ixS3i)

178 I think he has honest and legitimate contempt for them and views Carney as Weasel 2.0. He's going to enjoy beating the crap out of them using trade.
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 08, 2026 11:49 AM (RIyP7)

Hey! Weasel is a stand-up dude. Carney is Trudeau 2.5

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 11:59 AM (1z8ji)

179 Do not overlook the pernicious influence of Li'l Tottie. Dude is pissed that he was covered over with an absolute dog turd of a re-inking job and he will have his revenge.

Seriously. I've seen pictures of the reworked tattoo, and I have to assume the tattoo "artist" was blind.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)

180 Canada will split. And Ontario might split itself. China's infiltration into China's government will be a no-go for the US, and that part is more bipartisan than most people think.

At some point we will bankrupt Canada. And probably be willing to recognize the middle provinces as a new country, with US defense help while they get situated. Most of the useful stuff from Canada - the stuff that China wants - is food and natural resources - which comes from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Western Ontario.

Posted by: Black JEM at July 08, 2026 12:01 PM (GZYu7)

181 Governments have become middle management under the oligarchs.

Posted by: davidt at July 08, 2026 12:01 PM (Q+gd/)

182 What we learned about Democrats this week:
They can be a Communist.
They can be an Islamist.
They can be a rapist.
They just can't be all three.

They absolutely can be all three. They just can't poll as losing catastrophically to Susan Collins.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 12:02 PM (2ocoG)

183 They likely aren't, but the swells in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa are, so fook the rest of you maple syrup guzzlers.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 11:56 AM (ixS3i)

A YouTuber named Unacceptable Fringe is fond of showing a map that illustrates the problem: half the Canadian population lives south of 45 degrees latitude or so, clustered around Toronto and Montreal, what they say goes. The rest of Canada may want better trade with the United States and may want AB to drill like mad, but eenie meenie miney mo, whatever Toronto and Montreal says goes. Federal elections are typically over before ballots are counted in western ON.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 12:02 PM (OwmWb)

184
The Midtown high-rise that dangerously buckled Tuesday will need to be partially demolished — although stabilizing it to even attempt the risky move could prove extremely harrowing, experts told The Post.

A more apt metaphor for the current condition of NYC under MamaLama DingDong could not be imagined.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 12:02 PM (ixS3i)

185 Carney lost the “popular vote”.
Liberals got 32%, Conservatives got 33%.

So less than 1/3 of the voters actually wanted carney as PM.

The parliamentary system with multiple parties really skews election results.

Posted by: Facts at July 08, 2026 12:02 PM (Tpp9k)

186 How many Congressional Democrats are violating their oath of office?

Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 12:03 PM (ZxPkt)

187 From a Realpolitik standpoint, Trump should ease up on the 51st State gibe, and put some real support into the Alberta Independence movement.
We don't need or want AB as a state for a number of reasons, but as an independent country with tight military and economic ties, it's ideal. Imagine a Puerto Rico that spoke English, had zero percent feral population, and supported itself.
Besides the benefits to the US (and to the rank and file Albertans who.would no longer sending the majority of their economic surplus to Ottowa in the form of transfer payments to bribe Quebec), it would be a burr under the saddle to Carney or a successor anti-US PM.
The follow-on effects (independent Quebec?) should provide plenty of impediments to the planned Chinese hegemony over Canada.

Posted by: buddhaha at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (QlKqi)

188 Japan did some pretty serious celebrating of the US 250 July 4th birthday.

I'm happy with Japan. They are a solid ally at this point.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Apparently they have a pretty good opinion of us ever since we sent our military over to help after the Fukushima tsunami, and called it "Operation Tomodachi"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (vJrRc)

189 Do not overlook the pernicious influence of Li'l Tottie. Dude is pissed that he was covered over with an absolute dog turd of a re-inking job and he will have his revenge.

Seriously. I've seen pictures of the reworked tattoo, and I have to assume the tattoo "artist" was blind.
Posted by: Archimedes

He was subcontracted by the same plastic surgeon who botches work for our politicians.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (wOO3z)

190 Grumpy and Recalcitrant, I think we also are in the Find Out stage here in the states as well. The only hope for us is if we grow a pair and start fighting back.

Posted by: Jaimo at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (2noDb)

191
How many Congressional Democrats are violating their staff ~~oath of office~~?

Posted by: Don Black

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (ixS3i)

192 The Platner love from the dems/socialists is baffling. I think they know it's a bad look for the party to lose blue collar males, and they think he will bring them back. But real blue collar males, with positive masculinity and a heart of gold and chivalry, don't want to vote for a man who abuses women and who has a Nazi tattoo, and is a poser rich kid vamping as a poor kid. His mommy is the main buyer of his oysters and he has upper middle class roots.

The dem hosts of Blocked and Reported did a podcast on him before the new rape allegations that are finally being taken seriously. They both mocked him through their entire podcast and said he's ridiculous. But they would have held their loses and voted for him, even if he's distasteful, because Susan Collins has got to go and they need the senate back.

Ironically they say Collins votes with Trump most of the time, but conservatives think the exact opposite.

Posted by: LizLem at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (gWBY1)

193 NAFTA was a big Fuck You to Americans and especially American workers. It's insane that working-class Americans didn't see it at the time that the Democraps were stabbing them in the back in favor of foreigners.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

194 > The Midtown high-rise that dangerously buckled Tuesday will need to be partially demolished — although stabilizing it to even attempt the risky move could prove extremely harrowing, experts told The Post.
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There's video at X of the interior, showing the buckling support beams. It's a mess. Probably not salvageable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 12:05 PM (jehhT)

195 You would think so. Sadly both parties seem to have decided they profit from the status quo rather than any real reform; I wonder if a "MAGA 2.0" that incorporated that might seal the fate of the political establishment...
Posted by: Brother Tim

I think the people in the West and the US are waking up but it takes time we don't have. While the traitors are trying desperately to set up a fait accompli where elections mean nothing, the West continues to be impoverished and destroyed internally, and the Musloids and other detritus from the Turd World continue to invade.

To win, it means the masses have to engage in political action despite the fact it is a rigged game.
And it means turning off the mass media and digging up facts for themselves on blogs, X, and other places like here. Consider every media face as one step from becoming Qatarlson and every politician turning into MTG. Eternal vigilance.

Right now, we outnumber Globo Homo elites but we let ourselves get distracted by wedge issues promoted by mass media to divide us. When in fact, the ghoulish Uniparty delights in such matters. And that is why elections have to be cleansed first to eliminate the fog of rigging.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)

196 187 From a Realpolitik standpoint, Trump should ease up on the 51st State gibe, and put some real support into the Alberta Independence movement.
We don't need or want AB as a state for a number of reasons, but as an independent country with tight military and economic ties, it's ideal. Imagine a Puerto Rico that spoke English, had zero percent feral population, and supported itself.
Besides the benefits to the US (and to the rank and file Albertans who.would no longer sending the majority of their economic surplus to Ottowa in the form of transfer payments to bribe Quebec), it would be a burr under the saddle to Carney or a successor anti-US PM.
The follow-on effects (independent Quebec?) should provide plenty of impediments to the planned Chinese hegemony over Canada.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (QlKqi)

No. Support for AB independence will undermine the movement. That being said, if AB does vote for independence, we recognize them straightaway. After all, Canada recognizes some place called “Palestine” so why not?

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 12:06 PM (OwmWb)

197 How did an Englishman with euroweenie tendencies come to run Canada? And how are the Canadians even good with this?
Posted by: The Dog at July 08, 2026 11:54 AM (XodLO)

He was raised in Edmonton or something. But obviously in temperament and outlook he is 100% transnational globalist "elite" scum.

Making his cringey lame "Elbows Up" campaign, which enough gullible retarded Canadians swallowed hook line and sinker, all the more ironic.

Posted by: far cry at July 08, 2026 12:07 PM (+IsEU)

198 Trump said this morning that we were being attacked by the Islamic Republic of Japan. Democrats are already screeching "25th Amendment".

Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 12:07 PM (2ocoG)

199 A little chicken wire, some bubble gum.....fixed.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 08, 2026 12:07 PM (wOO3z)

200
two hunnert

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 12:07 PM (ixS3i)

201 In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

PIC - MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY - DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

ATC - Roger Mayday, say intentions / fuel / souls on board.

PIC - INSTRUCTOR HAS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. RETURNING TO FIELD, FUEL REMAINING 25 GALLONS. TW - uh, CHECK THAT, ONE SOUL ON BOARD NOW REMAINING.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 08, 2026 12:08 PM (zlG6F)

202 Trump said this morning that we were being attacked by the Islamic Republic of Japan. Democrats are already screeching "25th Amendment".
Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 12:07 PM

Good grief, leftists...have another cup of covfefe and chill.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 12:08 PM (bFu5X)

203 The parliamentary system with multiple parties really skews election results.
Posted by: Facts
======
Cordocet's jury theorem and why PR is always a mess politically with insiders happily betraying their voters.

With more than two choices, you risk the least popular option (or party) becoming policy (or governing).

Reason why the left is pushing ranked choice voting and why it should be constitutionally banned in any red state now. Too easy to manipulate to achieve the opposite of a mandate.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 12:09 PM (E4rtv)

204 PIC - INSTRUCTOR HAS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT.

And the Understatement of the Year Award goes to...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 12:09 PM (bFu5X)

205 IC - INSTRUCTOR HAS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. RETURNING TO FIELD, FUEL REMAINING 25 GALLONS. TW - uh, CHECK THAT, ONE SOUL ON BOARD NOW REMAINING.
Posted by: Tonypete

*tower starts playing theme to Jeopardy! on a loop*

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 08, 2026 12:10 PM (wOO3z)

206 Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 12:07 PM (2ocoG)

Some of them were screeching that weeks ago, as a guy in the next town over has a big sign in his yard "25th amendment NOW! And it's been there for about a month

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2026 12:11 PM (looXz)

207 Let me just note, for the record, that I am all In favor of pointy elbows up.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 12:11 PM (77rzZ)

208
Trump said this morning that we were being attacked by the Islamic Republic of Japan. Democrats are already screeching "25th Amendment".
Posted by: Ian S.

Meanwhile "sharp as a tack" Joe Biteme luxuriates in yet another messy fecal load in his drawers.

"Warm and squishy -- just how I like it!" * wiggles butt *

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 12:11 PM (ixS3i)

209 "How did an Englishman with euroweenie tendencies come to run Canada?"

How did Obama come to be elected here?

Posted by: davidt at July 08, 2026 12:11 PM (Q+gd/)

210 193 NAFTA was a big Fuck You to Americans and especially American workers. It's insane that working-class Americans didn't see it at the time that the Democraps were stabbing them in the back in favor of foreigners.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Most trade, immigration, war, foreign aid, and banking policies are in fact fuck yous from globo homo to the US population.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)

211 >In Argentina, a student pilot was forced to land her plane alone after her instructor committed suicide by jumping from the aircraft inflight.
----

Good luck. We're all counting on you.

Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 12:11 PM (ZxPkt)

212 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 08, 2026 12:12 PM (wOO3z)

213 >>> The Midtown high-rise that dangerously buckled Tuesday will need to be partially demolished — although stabilizing it to even attempt the risky move could prove extremely harrowing... A more apt metaphor for the current condition of NYC under MamaLama DingDong could not be imagined. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 08, 2026 12:02 PM (ixS3i)

I have another one for you! Apparently a bar near Madison square garden, despite the World Cup and the busy 4th of July weekend, had almost no customers because the Taylor swift wedding blocked off all the surrounding streets for security. The bar is asking her team, the mayor, the garden, anyone they can to make it right for the revenue they lost from the wedding spectacle, and no one is responding.

Taylor is willing to conspicuously donate money in a good PR move before her wedding, to keep the socialists off her back. But she and her team are ignoring a business her wedding shenanigans actually hurt. Not a good look.

Posted by: LizLem at July 08, 2026 12:12 PM (gWBY1)

214 Can we trade Hawaii for Alberta?

Cut Hawaii loose to be a territory and adopt some Snow Mexicans?

Posted by: ballistic at July 08, 2026 12:12 PM (oqH4h)

215 193 NAFTA was a big Fuck You to Americans and especially American workers. It's insane that working-class Americans didn't see it at the time that the Democraps were stabbing them in the back in favor of foreigners.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

I never pegged you as being a freedom hating Marxist. You use Marxist language, anyway (“working class” as opposed to rich people who do not work at all, you see) and you can measure how much you hate freedom by how much you hate free trade. (I want free trade with everyone but the PRC because they are the enemy, h/t, Denali.)

NAFTA landed me a job, as the company that hired me began expanding rapidly into Mexico the year it went into effect. I think they make more money now off of Mexico than its US operations. TX has run trade surpluses with Mexico and might still be now. (Don’t worry, I get that free trade is deeply unpopular here. But fuck it.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 12:13 PM (OwmWb)

216 "Whether it is also the beginning of the end for generally good US/Canada relations remains to be seen."

The Canada ruling regime of effete impotent hosers hates the USA and especially MAGA. We hate them too.

But Canada is our #1 or #2 trading partner, and a one of the biggest -- if not the -- biggest destinations for American exports. There's too much trade and money at risk for anything serious to happen to this arrangement.

So the countries can go on despising each other but the trade will continue. Hell, weren't we doing some business with fucking Nazi Germany during parts of WW2?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 08, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/)

217 >How did Obama come to be elected here?

Posted by: davidt
----

white people were shamed into it

Posted by: Don Black is a bit off today at July 08, 2026 12:13 PM (ZxPkt)

218 NAFTA was a big Fuck You to Americans and especially American workers. It's insane that working-class Americans didn't see it at the time that the Democraps were stabbing them in the back in favor of foreigners.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 08, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

I never pegged you as being a freedom hating Marxist. You use Marxist language, anyway (“working class” as opposed to rich people who do not work at all, you see) and you can measure how much you hate freedom by how much you hate free trade. (I want free trade with everyone but the PRC because they are the enemy, h/t, Denali.)

NAFTA landed me a job, as the company that hired me began expanding rapidly into Mexico the year it went into effect. I think they make more money now off of Mexico than its US operations. TX has run trade surpluses with Mexico and might still be now. (Don’t worry, I get that free trade is deeply unpopular here. But fuck it.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 12:13 PM (OwmWb)
___________

I assume this is parody. "Free trade" ... LOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 08, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)

219 Right now, we outnumber Globo Homo elites but we let ourselves get distracted by wedge issues promoted by mass media to divide us. When in fact, the ghoulish Uniparty delights in such matters. And that is why elections have to be cleansed first to eliminate the fog of rigging.

Posted by: whig at July 08, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
==
I wonder if the situation is as dire as you think. We are currently winning a war, barely, against a determined communist foe (the democrats) with maybe a third of our party working with them. But that third is slowly getting replaced. And the democrats stand for nothing that is popular anywhere. Crossing my fingers, but if 2028 goes as we hope, the left here will be marginalized for a decade. The US is blessed with a remarkable self correcting capability - it just takes a bit.

Posted by: Black JEM at July 08, 2026 12:18 PM (GZYu7)

220 Black JEM at July 08, 2026 12:18 PM (GZYu7)

... or we're Byzantium.

Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at July 08, 2026 12:36 PM (igCg8)

221 Great essay up top. Thanks Joe.

Missing some bikinis, though.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 12:38 PM (bydDj)

222 No. Support for AB independence will undermine the movement. That being said, if AB does vote for independence, we recognize them straightaway. After all, Canada recognizes some place called “Palestine” so why not?
Posted by: Cow Demon
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The support doesn't have to be overt, and, I agree, would be counterproductive.
Many of the on-the-fence Albertans would be emotionally lured to the Remain side simply by the reinforcement of the "Canadian identity" of "not American". Uncomfortable as it is to recognize , it's real enough that Carney rode it to victory.
Nixing the "51st state" nonsense is part of that.

Posted by: buddhaha at July 08, 2026 12:58 PM (QlKqi)

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