Phil1111

A low population density may be more accurate. The current liberal government has a higher immigration policy. The conservative party less so. My only concern with high immigration is the almost impossibility to meet climate goals with a rising population. An accurate summary IMO. The PPC(People's Party of Canada) garnered little support with little concentration of support. They ran 315 candidates in the last election for 338 positions and won none. They are Canada's version of the GOP. Recently they had a rally in front of a hospital to protest mask mandates. Only about two dozen showed up. I was solely temped to take a baseball bat to the gathering to discuss politics.

Its a good thing Brent doesn't read these forums any more. He may have been right and everyone knows what happens here on the occasion when he's right. Cushing hub could be weeks away from effectively running out of crude IMO Biden made a mistake cancelling the Canadian XL pipeline. This was one of the few issues on which trump, Brent and i agreed.

trump has announced a new social media platform called "TRUTH Social" in order to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.” The platform is a merger with "The app appears to be the first project of the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), which will list on the Nasdaq through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Group, " The merger and transaction values TMTG at up to $1.7 billion. Only in America. But it gets better. On the platform any criticism of Donald trump can result in the permanent ban of the critic. This occurs at the same time President Putin is instituting new internet controls over internal Russian criticism of its government. "The messages, sent by Russia’s powerful internet regulator, demanded technical details — like traffic numbers, equipment specifications and connection speeds — from companies that provide internet and telecommunications services across the country. Then the black boxes arrived. The telecom companies had no choice but to step aside as government-approved technicians installed the equipment alongside their own computer systems and servers. Sometimes caged behind lock and key, the new gear linked back to a command center in Moscow, giving authorities startling new powers to block, filter and slow down websites that they did not want the Russian public to see." For the younger readers of these forums. The old version of Russian propaganda was called Pravda. Which means "truth" in Russian.

I love the get-up-and-go of that A/C. 17 minutes to 41k. Cessna Citations get the F*#k out of the way.

Democrats have made giving government the power to negotiate drug prices a central campaign theme for decades. With the power to make it happen, they may fall short yet again. Conservative Democratic Reps. Scott Peters (Calif.) and Kurt Schrader (Ore.) have been defending their huge hauls of campaign cash from the pharmaceutical industry since announcing their opposition to House Democrats’ wildly popular plan to reduce drug prices. Meanwhile, another Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Kathleen Rice (N.Y.), has completely flipped her reasoning for why she voted against the measure. Cash, lobbying and the pharma industry have caused democrats to sell out their cause. Perhaps they should be kicked out of the party but President Biden has done nothing. Meanwhile poor Americans debate food or medicine every month. While the Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Political Donation Cap and "The proliferation of controversial political advertisements in the past decade isn't a coincidence. It's a direct result of the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, which helped pump billions of dollars into politics from outside sources that are supposed to be untethered from candidates or political parties."

Some forget that Canada and others also had debate. Also sent soldiers to Afghanistan for what they considered a just cause. Then war as it always does, reared its ugly head. No, NATO obligations is a red herring they all could have shirked treaty obligations. "In July 2008, Canadian soldiers killed a five-year-old girl and her two-year-old brother after their vehicle got too close to a convoy. The father said afterwards that “if I get a chance, I will kill Canadians.” Due to an agreement between Kabul and Ottawa, Afghans had no legal right for compensation if they were hurt or their property damaged by Canadian soldiers...Later, the video shows a Canadian commander saying “too bad for you if you don’t want to tell us where the Taliban are hiding. We will come and kill them. We will drop many bombs and fire all over. Is this what you want? Well then continue telling us nothing.”." If American can learn a lesson IMO it should be. Keep the troops in the barracks where they belong. Use diplomats to developed coalitions of sanctions and pressures on misbehaving countries. Canada on the other hand has natural restraints on military adventurism. 1.9% of GDP defense spending means few bombs, troops and almost no drones.

I don't think the US has street address by street occupant. Real time intelligence for Kabul or anywhere else in Afghanistan. Having said that, lies by spokesman for the US military seem to have a knack for lying, coverup and misinformation

Is the CIA not to blame for that?

While drone strikes may not have the same checks that a boot on the ground does. Your entire premise is entirely wrong. Bombing by air will always risk the lives of unintended civilians. Be it Israel, the US, Canada or any other country. Attack by air is not as exact as ground combat. One advantage of drone strikes is that the drone typically loiters for lengthy periods of time to gather information prior to a strike. What I'll concede is the idea that drone strikes can lead to careless strikes if checks and double-checks are not employed. IMO the US uses care.

My thoughts as well. trump's ego has taken an enormous hit. His B757 is grounded. His hotels, golf business and brand have suffered hundreds of millions in losses. Trump drops off Forbes list of America's richest people for the first time in 25 years His baser instinct is to lash out at perceived enemies whenever he is not being continuously stroked. Now the ultimate dagger to trumps soul. ....Well the place most people have a soul. trump Loses In Texas: Election Audit Bill He Begged For Dies In GOP-Led Legislature "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declined to put the election audit bill on the agenda for the special session, despite repeated protestations from Trump, who told the Texas Tribune it would be a “big mistake” for the House not to pass the bill."

Powell, the first Black secretary of state and the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was fully vaccinated, his family said in a post on his Facebook page One in five N.B. COVID-19 deaths were people who were fully vaccinated "Immunology professor says people over 65 should pretend they're not vaccinated" Great! So i can live it up for a couple more years, then have to hermit again when 65!

Do you have to be tested when you return as a trucker? Are the "home tests" conducted live at customs acceptable?

Didn't Chesty Puller suggest that a diplomatic Marine was an oxymoron?

Like hook turns or downwind landings. I'm thinking a feel good educational story.

US 12.3% annual inflation in Dec. 1974 under a GOP president.

Two trillion would be $52,000 for every man woman and child in Afghanistan. So probably $350k per family. "On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government. He called it the military-industrial complex, a formidable union of defense contractors and the armed forces." Whats even worse is the idea that this complex of the self serving throws the lives of young men and women. Into a meat grinder that suggests their lives are worth supporting this industry.

How China Beat the U.S. to Become World's Undisputed Solar Champion "Chinese firms now supply three quarters of the world’s solar panels....U.S. companies, which 20 years ago made 22% of them, now produce just 1%... Congress is still bickering over tax credits and whether to pay for charging stations. China, meanwhile, has installed some 800,000 public chargers -- about eight times the number in the U.S. -- and has parlayed a combination of tax incentives, land grants, low-interest loans and other subsidies into becoming the world’s biggest producers of the vehicles for six years running. China(205 GW) has three times the installed solar capacity that the US(76 GW) has. I don't understand why Brent hates America as much as he does. He keeps picking topics that makes America look bad. Makes China look good. He is a former military service member too

As usual you have chosen to distort facts and reality to keep your self serving beliefs intact. The Climate Change Performance Index(CCPI) ranks countries on the actual rankings on how they are tackling national objectives and treaty obligations(Paris Accords) relating to climate change. China ranks 33rd and the US is 61st, dead last. None of this is news. These facts are easily accessible for anyone with internet access. The US ranks dead last(last year 2020-21) because of trump and the failure to enact climate change goals. China ranks 33rd because they are changing policy to meet targets and enacting those changes. "The United States’ performance on this year’s CCPI ranks very low, putting it in the lowest rank. This is driven by its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and lack of targets at the national level to either reduce national GHG emissions or increase renewable energy deployment." President Biden rejoined the Paris Accords January 20th.

My patience with anti-vaxxers is long past. I keep thinking of the persuasive powers of a Louisville Slugger. "hospitalization rates increased five-fold among children and teens and increased rapidly from late June to mid-August, coinciding with the spread of the more contagious Delta variant in the United States. The rate of hospitalization for unvaccinated teens was 10 times higher than for those that were vaccinated. Hospitalizations were highest among kids aged up to 4, and teens 12-17. One in four of the children who were hospitalized needed intensive care."

There are lawyers and trump knows how to play them like a Stradivarius. After he plays them he considers them used toilet paper and flushes them away. he also knows his base. So consider this: Trump Raised $250 Million Since Election To Challenge Outcome(as at April 2021) $255 million raised-25% to GOP=$191 million net to trump. Less $8.6 million in actual legal bills. For a net of $182 million for his personal PAC/slush fund. plus another $50 million this year already. The election is a concert for trump. Out comes that violin again for another tune of fraud and the cash will flow again. Does anyone think his base will actually catch onto the scam? Surely he can get the robocalls, e-mails to pump another $20-$30 million into his little piggy bank.

FIFY He wonders if he could have done somethun?

Evidently the GOP has started to enact laws for guns akin to the Texas anti-abortion law. The Second Amendment Preservation Act " At the heart of the law is an audacious declaration — that all state firearms laws “exceed” the federal government’s power to track, register and regulate guns and gun owners....the law features a provision, the first of its kind in the nation, that allows Missourians to sue local law departments that give “material aid and support” to federal agents — defined as data sharing, joint operations, even social media posts — in violation of citizens’ perceived Second Amendment rights." "State Senator Eric Burlison, put it, the bill was intended to tell Democrats considering new restrictions to “pound sand.” So the battle-lines have been drawn with the USSC and its stacked conservative bias in the sights of GOP states. Eight other GOP led states have recently passed similar bills. Missouri has upped the prize "The Missouri law has the sharpest teeth: the provision allowing citizens to sue any local police agency for $50,000 for every incident in which they can prove that their rights were violated, provided they were not flouting state law. That reliance on citizens’ lawsuits — bypassing police officers and prosecutors who may be reluctant to pursue highly politicized criminal cases — represents another political strategy gaining popularity on the right," Don't forget the USSC recently allowed such "citizen actions" to stand.

Well its already known that the GOP leadership is blind. Perhaps they've been taking it already.

Just FOX telling its audience how to think. But their anti-vax end game could also be at work.

The Taliban announced their religious conservative hard line government today. I heard news reports that they need money so will co-operate with other western governments. No, they have a base to appeal to. The Texas government has announced laws and voting restrictions to appeal to their base. Some think that they would be motivated by money to change their views. No they have a base to appeal to and power always trumps money.