Vanessa Williams 🇨🇦

@BrookingStone @grok @rshereme Grok doesn’t seem to know anything about current events. Its knowledge cut-off must be pre-2025.

@grok @rshereme @grok all these examples the presidents have used theses powers in times of crisis how has trump justified there uses and has there been weight behind his uses or has he just used them for what appears to be his own benefit

A sobering message from a history teacher: I’ve spent years teaching American and international government — from strong democracies like the UK to authoritarian regimes like russia and China. But lately, the most alarming lesson comes from home. 1/n

@atrupar I knew she was evil, I didn’t know she was this ignorant. The entire orange clown posse seems never to have read the U.S. Constitution (or even taken a high school civics course). Watching fascism imposed by idiots is somehow doubly disturbing.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

Finally.

@ArpaSelect I just read his book and feel similarly. He’s not just an intellectual but also a leader. And he cares very much about Canada.

The more Prime Minister Mark Carney talks, the more it feels like we're in good hands. I haven't felt this way in a long time.

@PeterHRatcliffe I’m so tired of this garbage. Honestly. Why can’t these people have a little bit of integrity? Even a little bit? It’s always attack attack attack. Make up anything and attack, the more baseless the better. I’m so so tired. These people are not attempting to govern at all.

Canadians voted against exactly this type of character assassination without evidence. If you have evidence of wrongdoing or a crime present it in detail, not innuendo. We need constructive opposition not obstructive performance politics,

@SueEC999 We can only hope. But before that can happen we need to deal with the disinformation problem and the “white male rage” problem. (Which aren’t necessarily separate.) As long as we have those, we’ll have young people moving further right into MAGA land.

@fridgebuzz Excellent point Vanessa. I wonder if there might be a split in that party at some point in the future: The Maple Magats and the Progressive Conservatives of yore.

Here’s my thinking about the minority government: It may work out just fine. 1. PMMC is collaborative and will be likely to earn respect of Bloc, NDP and Green. (Libs only need 3 extra votes). 1/2

@william_lpp @genekogan It definitely seems to want to squash the people. They end up shorter and rounder. I haven’t seen enough to say more than that.

@genekogan It's hard to ask this without offending someone but does it always converge to fat brown women?

Another gpt-image feedback loop: "Generate the same photo 5 seconds into the future." Starting with distracted boyfriend meme.

@0xBabo @earth_tracker Seems a bit dangerous? Inhaling all that cinnamon would be bad news.

@earth_tracker The cinnamon thing, is only in parts of Denmark, that this happens, you never see it in the Capital region. It´s a "redneck" thing.. Lol

The most unique traditions around the world.🧵 1. In Denmark, if you reach the age of 25 and are not married, you will be tied to a chair and pelted with cinnamon.

@leslierenfrew @earth_tracker What about eating? Maybe they take it out for that? But yeah, pretty extreme way to silence all the women.

@earth_tracker assume this makes it almost impossible to speak 🤨

@stphnmaher Because he’s not a nice person. Canadians knew that and that’s why they didn’t vote for him. Presumably his own constituents knew more about his character than anyone else.

For example, he should call Bruce Fanjoy and congratulate him. All across the country, unsuccessful candidates made those calls on Monday night. The leader of the opposition can't bring himself to do that? Why not? What's his problem?

@MondoABx Alberta needs to diversify its economy & stop denying climate change & hoping for miracles. Separation won’t make their troubles all go away.

@MondoABx Better would be 1 referendum on beginning negotiations and, once a deal is agreed, a referendum on accepting that deal. But the whole thing is dumb because Canadians get no say despite the effects on Canada being substantial.

Not meaning to rain on any parades, but reality is important.

@RichardLBennett @Curbisboy It should be possible not to have either/or. Maybe they would lose some white collar support, but not all. We are all workers. We all want the same things for ourselves and each other and our country. If they lose some of the center, there is still a lot they can pick up.

@Curbisboy Difficult proposition. Those white-collar urbanite people attend party meetings, raise money, elect delegates to convention and so on.

My NDP hot take is that they need to swing hard towards blue collar workers/low-wage workers, even if that means being less appealing to white collar urbanites

@OJoelsen Which begs the question: is Trump just lying? Or does he not know what’s happening because none of his sycophants have told him? He seems to have mostly turned over the job to his cabinet. Maybe he doesn’t know because he’s not interested. 🤷‍♀️

Comical Ali alias Trump - let me give you some facts here from Greenland 🇬🇱 • Travel agencies report booking declines of up to 40%, with some noting cancellations as high as 20% for U.S. trips, as Canadians shift to destinations like Mexico, the Caribbean, or domestic Canadian locations. • Projections suggest a potential 20% overall drop in Canadian visitors for 2025, which could lead to a $6 billion loss in U.S. tourism revenue. Airlines like Air Canada, WestJet, Delta, and United have reduced capacity on Canada-U.S. routes due to weaker demand, with cuts of over 100,000 seats in April 2025. • Canadians are the largest group of international visitors to the U.S., contributing $20.5 billion in spending in 2024 and supporting 140,000 jobs. • A 10% reduction in Canadian travel could result in $2.1 billion in lost spending and 14,000 job losses, while a 30% drop could lead to over $6 billion in losses. • Travel agencies report booking drops of 40–71%, and summer flight reservations are down 70%, impacting U.S. businesses reliant on Canadian tourism. • The U.S. travel industry is concerned about a widening $50 billion travel deficit, as American outbound travel exceeds inbound tourism.

@PeterHRatcliffe I would be fine with that! As long as Pierre loses. It would be smart to run only NDP against Pierre. Without vote-splitting Pierre could lose again.

Yes, because that would give the NDP a better chance to win another seat. Imagine that scenario, an MP resigns, and Poilievre loses to an NDP candidate in Alberta.

@WallStreetApes For all the commenters: this is satire. Keep watching and it will become obvious.

“So I wanted to come on here and talk about something that is really starting to annoy me — It’s impossible to find a job right now” “I always tell them that in the interview. I tell them that I'm pro LGBTQ, I go to all the rallies — I'm bringing the heat in these f*cking interviews, and I'm just not getting anything. No bites at all. And I'm really trying to figure this out. I graduated college”

@kim_gaetz Only one piece of legislation: The Fair Voting Act, which everyone mocks as the Unfair Voting Act, as its purpose was voter suppression. That’s the entirety of his contribution to the country. Also, along with the rest of CPC, bringing Republican-style politics to Canada.

OK, Can anyone tell me 1 thing that Pierre has accomplished. A bill, a law, a stop sign erected ? Anything seriously. Please tell me anything Pierre accomplished in 20 years. Seriously.