We must speak .. good god. The orange man and his president musk are so far out of line it’s incomprehensible .. since he operates by creating diversions .. do the billionaires have their trucks backed up to the US treasury already ?? Just asking
HEY MAGA!!! Is this what you had in mind? I don't think so. You gave us Trump. You say," How silly. He doesn't mean it." I say to you, "Watch out! He's about to pick your pockets! And your grandkids pockets! Hell, you'll be lucky if you end up with a t-shirt on your back!" Just a tip-off from one American to another.
I see now that Hakeem Jeffries posted yesterday on x: "House Democrats are focused on lowering the high cost of living in America. Not invading Greenland."
The Canadian thing is an unfortunate distraction and a mess of our own making. I take responsibility for it because 77 million of my countrymen created this distraction by who they elected. And that to me is the crux of things. I assume Canada does a better job than we do when it comes to the health of Canadian women.
And that is another thing about who we elect these days. Women’s health is very important and one might think that having a female Governor would help with that, right? Wrong. Here are four female Governors:
Kay Ivey, Alabama.
Sarah Huckabee-Sanders, Arkansas.
Kim Reynolds, Iowa.
Kristi Noem, South Dakota.
Each of these states has some of the most medieval laws on the books as it relates to women and their health and well-being. And these laws either have the support of the above Governors, or are laws that each of these Governors signed.
Unless we stop electing people like this, we will keep going backwards. I would say the women and doctors dealing with miscarriages in these four states do so in fear of punishment.
John D. Thank you for your response. Alas, you might see this as a distraction, but I see it as a direct threat to the autonomy of my country. And Trump is an insulting, abhorrent a$$ who is attempting to stir the pot of the world order, and not just my country. For the life of me, I can’t understand how a Supreme Court Justice could even think of administering the oath of office to such an imbecilic individual, hell bent on destroying the goodwill of a people on whom your country has relied upon for years.
Yes, distraction is the wrong word. I would rather say abomination — which is closer to the threat at hand, but may not even be sufficient. I am an old English major who finds himself running out of words.
Aren’t we all running out of descriptive adjectives to assign to the orange moron. At least I have a 2nd language that I can use for additional descriptors.
Ah, but in the immortal words of another Canadian, Leo Gerard - former president of the United Steelworkers union (USW): I speak three languages - English, French, and Vulgarity. I wonder what adjectives and nouns he would ascribe to the orange menace?
Hey CAM, I posted another comment speculating that this might be a distraction, but in no way am I minimizing your very valid concerns. It's just I've watched him do the smoke and mirrors, look there while I fuck you over here, so much it makes me wonder.
CAM, encourage your country to speak out against Maga threats and insults. Mexico's President Sheinbaum did a beautiful job of putting our arrogant, thoughtless, narcissistic president-elect in his place with a touch of humor. I love it because I'm sure Trump is seething over the nerve of President Sheinbaum to best him at his own game and make him look like the petty fool he is:
"Mexico’s president rejected several of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s assertions about her country and even joked that the United States should be called “Mexican America” after Mr. Trump said the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed the Gulf of America.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico used her Wednesday morning news conference to show a world map dating from 1607. The map labeled North America as Mexican America and already identified the Gulf of Mexico as such, 169 years before the United States was founded.
“Why don’t we call it Mexican America? It sounds pretty, no?” Ms. Sheinbaum said while pointing to the map and smiling. In response to Mr. Trump’s comment that Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels,” Ms. Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday that, “with all due respect,” the president-elect was ill-informed."
If there were someone in charge, I would write to the PM. Alas, Trudeau is a lame duck leader and has lost all credibility. I’ll just have to take my happy pills until a new leader’s elected and then await our own federal election to be held sometime in the spring.
Ron, WOW! Your post appears way below this one; THANK YOU SO MUCH! What a ringing, accurate, stinging rebuke of the idiot we elected to the presidency. I just hope the moron listened to it!
People out there, please listen to this Canadian's condemnation of Trump as well as American gun laws, health care and abortion. Outstanding.
This is the speech Ron recommended; please. please listen to it. You will love it:
John, you cannot take responsibility for the actions of others. We can obviously be embarrassed by this nonsense, but as we watch fucking asshole Musk now interfering in EU and British politics and offering to throw in over $100M to support positions and candidates he's aligned with, just like he did here with $277M invested in trump, I refuse to accept responsibility for people being elected that I have no control over.
Yes, what you say about these governors is true, but neither one of us cast a single vote for any of them. There are so many causes as have often been discussed at length here. That said, I believe the threat to international policy lies with Elonald Mump and Congress.
Agree so much with you on this. Sadly, we're in for a lot more head shaking in the coming administration and all it trickles down to in the states. Maybe we should start using the term "trickle-down bullshit" or "trickle-down insanity" instead of the disproven "trickle-down economics"?
Fealty to dictators and antagonism towards allies is the most prominent aspect Trump’s foreign policy. It’s almost as though Putin is using Trump to destroy the unity of western democracies. Perish the thought!
Not "almost"... vlad's long term gameplan is over 3/4 done, and now there's the musk factor greasing the wheels.... xi can just sit back and chuckle but in the end it could be a battle between just him and vlad..
I just sent this to my Congresswoman, Mary Gay Scanlon:
Dear Rep Scanlon,
I cannot imagine having the patience nor the stomach to endure directly the language and behavior exhibited by both Republican House Members and the President-Elect. The idiotic threats and bullying are not surprising but will quickly become exhausting. So my first message is I will do my best to support you and our other elected representatives who will stand up and fight against these assaults on our democracy and now, seemingly with a global intent.
My question is, when will someone, (you? Minority Leader Jeffries?) an elected representative, respond publicly to these threats? Is there a plan to wait until January 20 or after? Are there discussions among the Democratic Caucus about the organized counter to this nonsense? What we will, the other 49% of the is country, communicate about this? Is there a plan to oppose and resist?
I have to say, from this side of DC, it looks like we too are capitulating, only we are dong so politely and quietly.
Thank you for your service, now and into this uncertain future.
I just now called my 2 senators & Rep Stansbury to register my horror at the threats coming from D Trump & my extreme disappointment & anger that I’ve not seen or heard from them individually nor from the Democrats at a unit.
I said I expect to see them in front of news cameras speaking out against this appalling nonsense of threatening our neighbor, Canada, & our NATO ally Greenland. I said that they are allowing DT to embarrass us on the world stage & I’m sick of the dead silence from Democrats.
Next I will call Biden, & then Harris & say the same to them. Also plan to post that message to each of their sm accounts on FB, Threads, BlueSky, & IG.
I just finished reading Howard’s End and have begun The Autobiography of Ben Franklin when it took him 2 weeks to sail from Philadelphia to Boston. If there is anyone needing to read your treatise on Canada, it’s because they don’t understand we are in the end stages of a fascist takeover.
A book I want to read is Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, by Jill Lepore. Jane was Ben’s youngest sister and brilliant in her own right.
‘Where is Hakeem Jeffries? Where is Chuck Schumer? Where is anyone?’
Indeed! I am beyond appalled that not one of our Democratic leaders is taking a stand and speaking out. I can only assume that they are in on the grift.
I will assume that some of them are still trying to pry their jaws off the floor and thinking how in the fuck are we going to manage this shit for four years or they are looking for their car keys to get out of town before 1/20/24 when the real shit hits the fan.
numb is understandable. this is numbing, but like novacaine the numbness wears off and what’s left is the throbbing, constant pain that this is who we’ve chosen to be.
I am assuming they are so shocked they haven’t had time to get their thoughts together yet! They also know that Trump is in the throws of DEMENTIA and it’s like the story of the Emperor with no clothes! When is someone going to say it? Trump is not working on all cylinders by far! His behavior is off the wall, he’s dangerous! Why does no one say Trump has DEMENTIA and is going downhill fast? Please don’t pretend this is a person who is acting with a normal brain, he’s not. He is not WELL and the Republicans are foisting him off on our country! They know his behavior is bizarre! This needs to stop!
Stop blaming dementia. Trump has used this technique of "throw the bomb in the store, then rush in and steal the stuff" for a long time. Maybe he has dementia - I don't know - but if he does, he's had it all his life!
There's some dementia but the biggest factors now, IMHO, are the P2025 people directing him AND the musk factor. P2025 just want all power and $$$$ for white men. . musk wants the same but also world domination. He's running all over the world trying to prop up far right loonies and at the same time encouraging his new orange bff to expand HIS geographical vision. trump really only wants to stay out of jail, while grifting as much $$$ for himself for as long as he can. He'll do whatever vlad and musk "advise" him as long as he gets his two biggest priorities. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE STIRRING THE SOUP!!!
Every senator and Congress(wo)man whose district/state borders Canada should be up in arms against the threats being uttered against our neighbor to the north. Schumer and Jeffries both represent New York and the last time I looked at a map their state adjoined Ontario. Where are their voices? This is a battle worth fighting.
Question for Steve: Did Trump ever address the Canadian Parliament?
I'm hoping they are trying to figure out how to handle this. Even though there's been NO INAUGURATION yet, we're already at a turning point, and whatever we do now could set the stage for handling/controlling future orange chaos / bad decisions vs. just succumbing to it.
Yep. And vlad'll let "us'' do all the work, then if "we" are successful he'll get an even bigger piece of the planetary pie after we end up in HIS hands. (I just wonder if vlad and xi have had any discussions about who's gonna rule which parts of the world but they'll probably duke it out later..in the mean time, the climate will have scorched or otherwise done us in and there will be nothing left for anyone..)
I hope you re-post this article wherever possible, Steve. I very much appreciate reading the speeches by Roosevelt through to Biden, made to the Canadian Parliament. Frankly, I teared up reading them. I'm very fond of Canada and her people; I live in the Detroit Metro area about 15 minutes from the Ambassador Bridge and tunnel to Windsor, Ontario. In fact, our second bridge over the Detroit River, The Gordie Howe International Bridge, will formally open this year, paid for and constructed jointly by our two countries. Gordie Howe was Canadian and played for the Detroit Red Wings for most of his career. He is beloved by both our countries. Due to my proximity to the border, I've been to Canada many times throughout my life, for vacation and weekend trips, and sometimes just to drive through Ontario on our way to New England. The fact that Trump would threaten ANY of our allies, let alone our closest, Canada, is BEYOND DESPICABLE AND INSANE. I will not remain silent about this or any of that pig's threats and incoherent and dangerous ramblings -- not ever!
I am proud of and grateful for our relationship with Canada, and refer to the folks up there as our Canadian Cousins. We are beyond fortunate to have them as neighbors.
At this point I think it is unfair to start asking where Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are. They are trying not to bark every time Trump pulls the chain. We can be outraged about everything, but at some point, people stop being appalled, except those of us who are paying close attention. They will fight back if he follows through on his ridiculous proposals. Until then, they have to strategize regarding how to control this lunatic for the next four years.
What our " leaders" haven't figured out is they don''t have to be Pavlov's dog, they can explain to us and spotlight Trump's technique of "Throw the bomb into the store, then rush in and grab all the stuff". That would be helpful to the American people.
I agree with you to a certain extent but I see the international threats as more than barking. Our representatives should be able to figure out some way to make rapid, surgical strikes that can occasionally fill what is now a shocking, silent void.
All of the presidential addresses cited by Steve recognize our close relationship to Canada while respecting their sovereignty. As Eisenhower said, "nothing will corrupt the Canadian-American partnership…" Until Trump, Trump with his blustering, aggressive, nonsensical belittling of our friendly neighbors.
How long will it be before he threatens military action to take over Canada, just as he has threatened Greenland and Panama? His stated motive is the same lie told by his fellow megalomaniac, Putin, to justify his invasion of Ukraine, it is in our national security interests to take over these areas.
The Orange Terror who "hates war" might very well bring about the war to LITERALLY end all wars, since our small-minded, selfish species will no longer be around to wreak havoc.
I am as horrified as you are that the democrats are not screaming about Trumps disgusting behavior toward Canada. They should be on the airwaves yelling about this. I have no idea what they are doing. It is debilitating ..
And they better be out there telling the truth about the "big beautiful bill" he's going to try and pass. I think there will be many things in there that will hurt us.. How much of a tax cut do these wealthy corporations and billionaires need.. I want to hear the dems scream about his cabinet picks. They will destroy our country quicker than a foreign enemy. He completely screwed up covid . "Slow the testing down please" What will the wealthy do when everything turns to shit. What will there money be worth. I guess they will find another country to rape and pillage.
This is preposterous, and at some point, some of the leaders in the USA and other countries need to question whether a man who turns 79 in a few months is starting to show the signs of early dementia, which afflicted his father at about the same age. If Mr. Trump starts seeing headlines correlating his crazy statements with his age and family history of dementia, perhaps he would shut up.
It’s much more than early dementia,he’s further along than that and people all around him know it and are willing to ignore it for power. It’s exceedingly dangerous and foolhardy!
Do you think chanting the magic word "dementia" while stirring a cauldron of newts' eye potion is of any use? There is no Great Doctor in the sky who will point to you and say, "You got it!", and, Presto! Trump will be instantly transported to an assisted living facility, put on meds, and never heard from again. We have no real reason to think Trump is any different than he was throughout his life. (Early dementia ????????????) That is one of the truths you find it so hard to believe.
Silence from electeds but also from legacy media. The WaPo is dead but where the heck is the NY Times on this? That was a demented, lie-filled performance yesterday by the president-elect (whales, windmills, shower heads, Gulf of America). What did the Times do with it? A light analysis on "Trump deja vu."
Legacy media rolled over to the oligarchs quite some time ago, or they might have made a huge contribution to the REAL education of ALL Americans by printing the TRUTH. We think Faux was/is bad? Toss in the "legacies" and add major (and minor) social media platforms. (Look what zuke is now doing with meta....) Gonna be extremely hard to find the actual truth anywhere. It'll be just like living in russia or china.
I'd like to think that they recognize this as a pivotal moment and are strategizing how they respond so that any engagement does NOT create more of a distraction but does push back at the bully (uh, bullies) so that we all are not dragged into continual needless and exhausting battles that prevent our paying attn to the REAL issues and addressing THEM. Could be challenging, because we need to coordinate with Canada, Panama, Greenland/Denmark and other allies. Plus they need to help all of us understand what is just a distraction designed to move our focus off what the orange clan is REALLY up to (in this case, working to rob us of $$$$$$$$$$$$ in order to pay for the huge tax breaks they want to gift (yes GIFT) big corporations and already obscenely wealthy top 1-percenters.
It's not too hard to figure out Trump's techniques:
1. Keep pushing (on anything, no matter how absurd) until someone stops you.
2. The ole' smash and grab = Throw bombs into the store (our public discourse), then rush in to steal all the stuff from the overwhelmed, disoriented store staff (us).
He often works those two techniques together to double his chances of some success. Exactly how to counteract these is the question we need to answer. (I hope we have some engineers, military people, etc. to come up with the answer.)
I think I vaguely remember Bill Clinton? Barack Obama? Hilary? coming up with "quick response" teams to quickly and effectively counter the opposition. Anyone know anything about this?
I think I vaguely remember Bill Clinton? Barack Obama? Hilary? coming up with "quick response" teams to quickly and effectively counter the opposition. Anyone remember anything about this?
We are rowing a small boat, and if we go overboard because Captains Ahab and Queeq are at the helm, we very well might topple over. Our sea-worthy and loyal friends in Canada and Europe may not be able to save us in time as America begins to sink into the ocean. But don't worry, Bezos or Musk will rescue Ahab and Queen. And that will be the end of the story. The end of Our Story, America's story.
I am embarrassed for what this country will soon represent, I am in despair as I look for help from among our so-called leaders who could, god help us, save America, but they're too busy cleaning the lint out of their belly buttons or shaking the cotton wool from their brains, and they're no where to be found. My depression and feeling of helplessness is no joke. I'm thankful to Steve and to all of you. It does take a Village and our sticking together.
Steve, while I share your concerns about the lack of response by the members of Congress to Trump’s insane threats to Greenland, Panama Canal and Canada, I believe to respond would give credence to them, not a lack of caring. It is obvious that Trump is a clowning madman and there is no chance he will fulfill his demented statements to take them over. I expect he will make similar stupid threats in the 4 years he is in office, before he is declared irreparably mentally deranged and replaced by J.D.Vance as President. He is very rapidly declining into complete insanity.
Thank you for saying so, I was thinking I was the only one who noticed his deep slide into dementia. How he was ever allowed to run for office in his condition is a crime! Wasn’t he supposed to have a full physical and mental health check and evaluation? How on earth did he pass or did he even have these evaluations this time? There is no way he is mentally fit.
We must speak .. good god. The orange man and his president musk are so far out of line it’s incomprehensible .. since he operates by creating diversions .. do the billionaires have their trucks backed up to the US treasury already ?? Just asking
HEY MAGA!!! Is this what you had in mind? I don't think so. You gave us Trump. You say," How silly. He doesn't mean it." I say to you, "Watch out! He's about to pick your pockets! And your grandkids pockets! Hell, you'll be lucky if you end up with a t-shirt on your back!" Just a tip-off from one American to another.
you know they do. engines running.
My eyes are a little cross-eyed reading all these posts and I saw it as "president muck".
I see now that Hakeem Jeffries posted yesterday on x: "House Democrats are focused on lowering the high cost of living in America. Not invading Greenland."
The Canadian thing is an unfortunate distraction and a mess of our own making. I take responsibility for it because 77 million of my countrymen created this distraction by who they elected. And that to me is the crux of things. I assume Canada does a better job than we do when it comes to the health of Canadian women.
And that is another thing about who we elect these days. Women’s health is very important and one might think that having a female Governor would help with that, right? Wrong. Here are four female Governors:
Kay Ivey, Alabama.
Sarah Huckabee-Sanders, Arkansas.
Kim Reynolds, Iowa.
Kristi Noem, South Dakota.
Each of these states has some of the most medieval laws on the books as it relates to women and their health and well-being. And these laws either have the support of the above Governors, or are laws that each of these Governors signed.
Unless we stop electing people like this, we will keep going backwards. I would say the women and doctors dealing with miscarriages in these four states do so in fear of punishment.
John D. Thank you for your response. Alas, you might see this as a distraction, but I see it as a direct threat to the autonomy of my country. And Trump is an insulting, abhorrent a$$ who is attempting to stir the pot of the world order, and not just my country. For the life of me, I can’t understand how a Supreme Court Justice could even think of administering the oath of office to such an imbecilic individual, hell bent on destroying the goodwill of a people on whom your country has relied upon for years.
Yes, distraction is the wrong word. I would rather say abomination — which is closer to the threat at hand, but may not even be sufficient. I am an old English major who finds himself running out of words.
Aren’t we all running out of descriptive adjectives to assign to the orange moron. At least I have a 2nd language that I can use for additional descriptors.
Ah, but in the immortal words of another Canadian, Leo Gerard - former president of the United Steelworkers union (USW): I speak three languages - English, French, and Vulgarity. I wonder what adjectives and nouns he would ascribe to the orange menace?
It will be a “false” oath, to which I say, his presidency will be illegitimate legally as well as morally.
Hey CAM, I posted another comment speculating that this might be a distraction, but in no way am I minimizing your very valid concerns. It's just I've watched him do the smoke and mirrors, look there while I fuck you over here, so much it makes me wonder.
CAM, encourage your country to speak out against Maga threats and insults. Mexico's President Sheinbaum did a beautiful job of putting our arrogant, thoughtless, narcissistic president-elect in his place with a touch of humor. I love it because I'm sure Trump is seething over the nerve of President Sheinbaum to best him at his own game and make him look like the petty fool he is:
"Mexico’s president rejected several of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s assertions about her country and even joked that the United States should be called “Mexican America” after Mr. Trump said the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed the Gulf of America.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico used her Wednesday morning news conference to show a world map dating from 1607. The map labeled North America as Mexican America and already identified the Gulf of Mexico as such, 169 years before the United States was founded.
“Why don’t we call it Mexican America? It sounds pretty, no?” Ms. Sheinbaum said while pointing to the map and smiling. In response to Mr. Trump’s comment that Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels,” Ms. Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday that, “with all due respect,” the president-elect was ill-informed."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/us/politics/mexico-president-mexican-america-trump.html
If there were someone in charge, I would write to the PM. Alas, Trudeau is a lame duck leader and has lost all credibility. I’ll just have to take my happy pills until a new leader’s elected and then await our own federal election to be held sometime in the spring.
CAM – Please check out the speech given by one of your representatives I posted just a minute ago. 😁
Thank you for sharing it for all to read. I had heard her speaking. She doesn’t mince words.
Ron, WOW! Your post appears way below this one; THANK YOU SO MUCH! What a ringing, accurate, stinging rebuke of the idiot we elected to the presidency. I just hope the moron listened to it!
People out there, please listen to this Canadian's condemnation of Trump as well as American gun laws, health care and abortion. Outstanding.
This is the speech Ron recommended; please. please listen to it. You will love it:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEjeyM6xZBH/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==
You’re welcome, Anthony!
John, you cannot take responsibility for the actions of others. We can obviously be embarrassed by this nonsense, but as we watch fucking asshole Musk now interfering in EU and British politics and offering to throw in over $100M to support positions and candidates he's aligned with, just like he did here with $277M invested in trump, I refuse to accept responsibility for people being elected that I have no control over.
Yes, what you say about these governors is true, but neither one of us cast a single vote for any of them. There are so many causes as have often been discussed at length here. That said, I believe the threat to international policy lies with Elonald Mump and Congress.
I just shake my head. Men and women voters in those four states are so beholden to a conservative orthodoxy. There is no other altar for them.
Agree so much with you on this. Sadly, we're in for a lot more head shaking in the coming administration and all it trickles down to in the states. Maybe we should start using the term "trickle-down bullshit" or "trickle-down insanity" instead of the disproven "trickle-down economics"?
The Serenity Prayer reminds us that we have no control over others, only ourselves. Cut yourself some slack John D!
Fealty to dictators and antagonism towards allies is the most prominent aspect Trump’s foreign policy. It’s almost as though Putin is using Trump to destroy the unity of western democracies. Perish the thought!
Not "almost"... vlad's long term gameplan is over 3/4 done, and now there's the musk factor greasing the wheels.... xi can just sit back and chuckle but in the end it could be a battle between just him and vlad..
I just sent this to my Congresswoman, Mary Gay Scanlon:
Dear Rep Scanlon,
I cannot imagine having the patience nor the stomach to endure directly the language and behavior exhibited by both Republican House Members and the President-Elect. The idiotic threats and bullying are not surprising but will quickly become exhausting. So my first message is I will do my best to support you and our other elected representatives who will stand up and fight against these assaults on our democracy and now, seemingly with a global intent.
My question is, when will someone, (you? Minority Leader Jeffries?) an elected representative, respond publicly to these threats? Is there a plan to wait until January 20 or after? Are there discussions among the Democratic Caucus about the organized counter to this nonsense? What we will, the other 49% of the is country, communicate about this? Is there a plan to oppose and resist?
I have to say, from this side of DC, it looks like we too are capitulating, only we are dong so politely and quietly.
Thank you for your service, now and into this uncertain future.
I look forward to your response.
In solidarity,
Marian
I just now called my 2 senators & Rep Stansbury to register my horror at the threats coming from D Trump & my extreme disappointment & anger that I’ve not seen or heard from them individually nor from the Democrats at a unit.
I said I expect to see them in front of news cameras speaking out against this appalling nonsense of threatening our neighbor, Canada, & our NATO ally Greenland. I said that they are allowing DT to embarrass us on the world stage & I’m sick of the dead silence from Democrats.
Next I will call Biden, & then Harris & say the same to them. Also plan to post that message to each of their sm accounts on FB, Threads, BlueSky, & IG.
More of our representatives need to get letters like yours. We have voices and they need to be heard, loudly and clearly TODAY.
The answer is...yes the Democrats have politely capitulated to the threat ....'it will be bloodless if you allow it to be'.
Thank you for this, I will edit and send to my representatives.
You are absolutely right about writing to our reps and I will follow your example immediately. Thank you.
I just finished reading Howard’s End and have begun The Autobiography of Ben Franklin when it took him 2 weeks to sail from Philadelphia to Boston. If there is anyone needing to read your treatise on Canada, it’s because they don’t understand we are in the end stages of a fascist takeover.
A book I want to read is Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, by Jill Lepore. Jane was Ben’s youngest sister and brilliant in her own right.
Thanks for the tip.
‘Where is Hakeem Jeffries? Where is Chuck Schumer? Where is anyone?’
Indeed! I am beyond appalled that not one of our Democratic leaders is taking a stand and speaking out. I can only assume that they are in on the grift.
I will assume that some of them are still trying to pry their jaws off the floor and thinking how in the fuck are we going to manage this shit for four years or they are looking for their car keys to get out of town before 1/20/24 when the real shit hits the fan.
numb is understandable. this is numbing, but like novacaine the numbness wears off and what’s left is the throbbing, constant pain that this is who we’ve chosen to be.
Schumer is so overmatched that it is incomprehensible.
I am assuming they are so shocked they haven’t had time to get their thoughts together yet! They also know that Trump is in the throws of DEMENTIA and it’s like the story of the Emperor with no clothes! When is someone going to say it? Trump is not working on all cylinders by far! His behavior is off the wall, he’s dangerous! Why does no one say Trump has DEMENTIA and is going downhill fast? Please don’t pretend this is a person who is acting with a normal brain, he’s not. He is not WELL and the Republicans are foisting him off on our country! They know his behavior is bizarre! This needs to stop!
Stop blaming dementia. Trump has used this technique of "throw the bomb in the store, then rush in and steal the stuff" for a long time. Maybe he has dementia - I don't know - but if he does, he's had it all his life!
There's some dementia but the biggest factors now, IMHO, are the P2025 people directing him AND the musk factor. P2025 just want all power and $$$$ for white men. . musk wants the same but also world domination. He's running all over the world trying to prop up far right loonies and at the same time encouraging his new orange bff to expand HIS geographical vision. trump really only wants to stay out of jail, while grifting as much $$$ for himself for as long as he can. He'll do whatever vlad and musk "advise" him as long as he gets his two biggest priorities. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE STIRRING THE SOUP!!!
Every senator and Congress(wo)man whose district/state borders Canada should be up in arms against the threats being uttered against our neighbor to the north. Schumer and Jeffries both represent New York and the last time I looked at a map their state adjoined Ontario. Where are their voices? This is a battle worth fighting.
Question for Steve: Did Trump ever address the Canadian Parliament?
I'm hoping they are trying to figure out how to handle this. Even though there's been NO INAUGURATION yet, we're already at a turning point, and whatever we do now could set the stage for handling/controlling future orange chaos / bad decisions vs. just succumbing to it.
So now we know what the talks between Putin and 45 were all about. Lessons on illegal expansions into weaker countries.
Yep. And vlad'll let "us'' do all the work, then if "we" are successful he'll get an even bigger piece of the planetary pie after we end up in HIS hands. (I just wonder if vlad and xi have had any discussions about who's gonna rule which parts of the world but they'll probably duke it out later..in the mean time, the climate will have scorched or otherwise done us in and there will be nothing left for anyone..)
I hope you re-post this article wherever possible, Steve. I very much appreciate reading the speeches by Roosevelt through to Biden, made to the Canadian Parliament. Frankly, I teared up reading them. I'm very fond of Canada and her people; I live in the Detroit Metro area about 15 minutes from the Ambassador Bridge and tunnel to Windsor, Ontario. In fact, our second bridge over the Detroit River, The Gordie Howe International Bridge, will formally open this year, paid for and constructed jointly by our two countries. Gordie Howe was Canadian and played for the Detroit Red Wings for most of his career. He is beloved by both our countries. Due to my proximity to the border, I've been to Canada many times throughout my life, for vacation and weekend trips, and sometimes just to drive through Ontario on our way to New England. The fact that Trump would threaten ANY of our allies, let alone our closest, Canada, is BEYOND DESPICABLE AND INSANE. I will not remain silent about this or any of that pig's threats and incoherent and dangerous ramblings -- not ever!
I am proud of and grateful for our relationship with Canada, and refer to the folks up there as our Canadian Cousins. We are beyond fortunate to have them as neighbors.
At this point I think it is unfair to start asking where Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are. They are trying not to bark every time Trump pulls the chain. We can be outraged about everything, but at some point, people stop being appalled, except those of us who are paying close attention. They will fight back if he follows through on his ridiculous proposals. Until then, they have to strategize regarding how to control this lunatic for the next four years.
What our " leaders" haven't figured out is they don''t have to be Pavlov's dog, they can explain to us and spotlight Trump's technique of "Throw the bomb into the store, then rush in and grab all the stuff". That would be helpful to the American people.
I agree with you to a certain extent but I see the international threats as more than barking. Our representatives should be able to figure out some way to make rapid, surgical strikes that can occasionally fill what is now a shocking, silent void.
All of the presidential addresses cited by Steve recognize our close relationship to Canada while respecting their sovereignty. As Eisenhower said, "nothing will corrupt the Canadian-American partnership…" Until Trump, Trump with his blustering, aggressive, nonsensical belittling of our friendly neighbors.
How long will it be before he threatens military action to take over Canada, just as he has threatened Greenland and Panama? His stated motive is the same lie told by his fellow megalomaniac, Putin, to justify his invasion of Ukraine, it is in our national security interests to take over these areas.
The Orange Terror who "hates war" might very well bring about the war to LITERALLY end all wars, since our small-minded, selfish species will no longer be around to wreak havoc.
I am as horrified as you are that the democrats are not screaming about Trumps disgusting behavior toward Canada. They should be on the airwaves yelling about this. I have no idea what they are doing. It is debilitating ..
And they better be out there telling the truth about the "big beautiful bill" he's going to try and pass. I think there will be many things in there that will hurt us.. How much of a tax cut do these wealthy corporations and billionaires need.. I want to hear the dems scream about his cabinet picks. They will destroy our country quicker than a foreign enemy. He completely screwed up covid . "Slow the testing down please" What will the wealthy do when everything turns to shit. What will there money be worth. I guess they will find another country to rape and pillage.
They don’t need any tax breaks, they’re just as usual Greedy and selfish and disgusting! So sick of their hypocrisy!
Sadly, some idiot Democrats will be out there talking about...'We will work with republicans.....'
This is preposterous, and at some point, some of the leaders in the USA and other countries need to question whether a man who turns 79 in a few months is starting to show the signs of early dementia, which afflicted his father at about the same age. If Mr. Trump starts seeing headlines correlating his crazy statements with his age and family history of dementia, perhaps he would shut up.
It’s much more than early dementia,he’s further along than that and people all around him know it and are willing to ignore it for power. It’s exceedingly dangerous and foolhardy!
Do you think chanting the magic word "dementia" while stirring a cauldron of newts' eye potion is of any use? There is no Great Doctor in the sky who will point to you and say, "You got it!", and, Presto! Trump will be instantly transported to an assisted living facility, put on meds, and never heard from again. We have no real reason to think Trump is any different than he was throughout his life. (Early dementia ????????????) That is one of the truths you find it so hard to believe.
Silence from electeds but also from legacy media. The WaPo is dead but where the heck is the NY Times on this? That was a demented, lie-filled performance yesterday by the president-elect (whales, windmills, shower heads, Gulf of America). What did the Times do with it? A light analysis on "Trump deja vu."
Legacy media rolled over to the oligarchs quite some time ago, or they might have made a huge contribution to the REAL education of ALL Americans by printing the TRUTH. We think Faux was/is bad? Toss in the "legacies" and add major (and minor) social media platforms. (Look what zuke is now doing with meta....) Gonna be extremely hard to find the actual truth anywhere. It'll be just like living in russia or china.
You are so right, where are our democratic leaders, and why are they numb to this?
I'd like to think that they recognize this as a pivotal moment and are strategizing how they respond so that any engagement does NOT create more of a distraction but does push back at the bully (uh, bullies) so that we all are not dragged into continual needless and exhausting battles that prevent our paying attn to the REAL issues and addressing THEM. Could be challenging, because we need to coordinate with Canada, Panama, Greenland/Denmark and other allies. Plus they need to help all of us understand what is just a distraction designed to move our focus off what the orange clan is REALLY up to (in this case, working to rob us of $$$$$$$$$$$$ in order to pay for the huge tax breaks they want to gift (yes GIFT) big corporations and already obscenely wealthy top 1-percenters.
It's not too hard to figure out Trump's techniques:
1. Keep pushing (on anything, no matter how absurd) until someone stops you.
2. The ole' smash and grab = Throw bombs into the store (our public discourse), then rush in to steal all the stuff from the overwhelmed, disoriented store staff (us).
He often works those two techniques together to double his chances of some success. Exactly how to counteract these is the question we need to answer. (I hope we have some engineers, military people, etc. to come up with the answer.)
I think I vaguely remember Bill Clinton? Barack Obama? Hilary? coming up with "quick response" teams to quickly and effectively counter the opposition. Anyone know anything about this?
I think I vaguely remember Bill Clinton? Barack Obama? Hilary? coming up with "quick response" teams to quickly and effectively counter the opposition. Anyone remember anything about this?
We are rowing a small boat, and if we go overboard because Captains Ahab and Queeq are at the helm, we very well might topple over. Our sea-worthy and loyal friends in Canada and Europe may not be able to save us in time as America begins to sink into the ocean. But don't worry, Bezos or Musk will rescue Ahab and Queen. And that will be the end of the story. The end of Our Story, America's story.
I am embarrassed for what this country will soon represent, I am in despair as I look for help from among our so-called leaders who could, god help us, save America, but they're too busy cleaning the lint out of their belly buttons or shaking the cotton wool from their brains, and they're no where to be found. My depression and feeling of helplessness is no joke. I'm thankful to Steve and to all of you. It does take a Village and our sticking together.
Steve, while I share your concerns about the lack of response by the members of Congress to Trump’s insane threats to Greenland, Panama Canal and Canada, I believe to respond would give credence to them, not a lack of caring. It is obvious that Trump is a clowning madman and there is no chance he will fulfill his demented statements to take them over. I expect he will make similar stupid threats in the 4 years he is in office, before he is declared irreparably mentally deranged and replaced by J.D.Vance as President. He is very rapidly declining into complete insanity.
Thank you for saying so, I was thinking I was the only one who noticed his deep slide into dementia. How he was ever allowed to run for office in his condition is a crime! Wasn’t he supposed to have a full physical and mental health check and evaluation? How on earth did he pass or did he even have these evaluations this time? There is no way he is mentally fit.