Tallcan
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When this is over, the western part of NATO will never be the same. Spain, England, France and Italy have sold us out, as they too often have a history of doing. Eastern European nations are the heart of NATO. They spend money on defense, know how to fight and love the US. France particularly deserves fault and blame. From supporting China and Russia at the UN to denying Americans overflight rights, they’re doing what they’ve always done - showing weakness, while cutting deals with terrorists. (The reason the US has a Marine Corps and Navy is unlike France, we refused to pay a ransom to the Barbary Pirates. France is always happy to cut a deal.) Wars have unintended consequences as nations show their true colors. NATO will never be the same, and Western European weakness and acquiescence is the cause.
97.5% of Canadian gun owners refused to register with Ottawa’s gun buyback. There’s no point complying with federal gun laws that will be meaningless once Alberta is independent.
NEWS Eric Swalwell’s new and prior financial disclosures show a mix of questionable charges to his campaign, and dubious tax and cash management strategies amid signs of a cash crunch worsened by overspending on a high-flying lifestyle. Swalwell runs a high-earning $461K two-income household, but still charged dubious expenses to his campaign, made chronic and risky delays in paying income taxes, and made precarious withdrawals from retirement accounts. He charged more than $244,000 in childcare expenses—tuition, daycare—to his campaign from 2019 to 2025, his disclosures show and the Sacramento Bee found. That’s the highest in the House, with nearly $60,000 in 2022 alone. Here’s the possible ethics problem. They are permitted under FEC law only if the charges are incurred in years the candidate is running for office or performing campaign duties. But in three of those six years he was not running for office. He charged $20K in childcare costs just days after his 2024 re-election. These FEC laws are notably lax (House members rarely charge these costs to their campaigns, reportedly only 68 during that time frame). The reporting has been out there that Swalwell has also charged luxury items to his campaign, such as stays at high-end hotels (including a well-known luxury hotel in Dubai), a $17K yacht rental, and costly airfare and travel totaling tens of thousands of dollars. He charged $360K for car and limo services paid to a campaign staffer since 2021, reports show, and he charged for thousands of dollars spent on restaurants. Swalwell’s campaign spent nearly $90,000 on travel in just the last quarter of 2023. His household has large student loan debt, up to $100K, $15K-50K credit card balances, and a $1M-5M mortgage. One of the biggest red flags his financial world is out of control is he reduced or zeroed out his tax withholding on his congressional salary in some years, effectively delaying paying federal taxes and incurring penalties. Also he and his wife pulled significant cash, more than $145,000, from retirement accounts over several years. #News @EveningEdit @FoxBusiness @FoxNews @ap @CBSNews @abc @ReutersBiz @reuters @WhatsNewsWSJ @WSJ #ericswalwell @ericswalwell
🇴🇲🇮🇷 Oman and Iran's deputy FMs are in negotiations to ensure the "smooth passage" of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait has less than 24 hours remaining before the U.S begins to attack Iran's energy grid. Source: @OmanNewsAgency
Lose all this to rescue 1 pilot and call it your greatest military success of all time.
“I was the very first person in Canada to obtain the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contract between Pfizer and the Canadian government, after a years-long battle through a freedom of information request. After reading the contract, what really stood out to me was this clause, which specifically said: “Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the vaccine are not currently known and that there may be adverse effects of the vaccine that are not currently known. Further, to the extent applicable, Purchaser acknowledges that the Product shall not be serialized.” So, of course, after reading that, it was clear the Canadian government was signing Canadians up to put an experimental, unproven vaccine into their bodies, while telling everyone it was safe and effective, even though they literally had no idea. About a year later, I submitted another freedom of information request to the Canadian government asking for: “Any and all records from December 1, 2020, to February 13, 2023, that mention adverse events, including injuries and deaths, reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Vaccine Injury Support Program, from any of the approved COVID-19 vaccines administered in Canada. This should include any and all emails or documented conversations (e.g., text messages, WhatsApp messages, phone transcripts) that mention adverse events, injuries, or deaths related to any of the approved COVID-19 vaccines administered in Canada. This should include internal staffing conversations, conversations between governmental agencies, and conversations from the general public.” To this day, three years later, I am still fighting to obtain these documents. I am told there are upwards of 30,000 documents that will be released to me, but due to a backlog of millions of COVID-related documents, they are still unable to give a specific timeframe for when I will receive them. Rest assured, I have not forgotten about this important information. I will obtain these documents one way or another and will not give up.” - Jon Nisbett - ✍️ facebook.com/share/p/1Daw2i…
🧵 Ireland: EU's First Testing Ground for Digital ID & Wallet 1/9 🇮🇪 Ireland just launched a pilot for its Government Digital Wallet: a state-run app to store ID, birth certificate, driving license, and more. They're calling it "optional." For now. Here's why you should pay close attention 👇 (Please share!) gov.ie/en/department-…
sorry hon, the only person that ruined Canada is Harper - of course a conservative, that's all they do wreck things, and Harper sold off so much of Canada we are still reeling from it. #NeverPoilievre
