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Badhobz 03-07-2025 05:15 AM

(Whispers; is this why you guys banned him before ?!?)

If he gets to come back then CIC should come back too !

68style 03-07-2025 06:16 AM

I was wondering what happened to Jason! Missed you bro!

I see the long term effects of rampant drug use have taken their toll though lol

sonick 03-07-2025 06:28 AM

Scary to think that this might not be sensationalism but something more serious

How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...-android-share

Quote:

Mr. Lutnick called Mr. LeBlanc after the leaders had spoken on Feb. 3, and issued a devastating message, according to several people familiar with the call: Mr. Trump, he said, had come to realize that the relationship between the United States and Canada was governed by a slew of agreements and treaties that were easy to abandon.

Mr. Trump was interested in doing just that, Mr. Lutnick said.

He wanted to eject Canada out of an intelligence-sharing group known as the Five Eyes that also includes Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

He wanted to tear up the Great Lakes agreements and conventions between the two nations that lay out how they share and manage Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.

And he is also reviewing military cooperation between the two countries, particularly the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

EvoFire 03-07-2025 07:11 AM

At a time like this, I feel like Trudeau might be our answer. From the article above posted by Sonick

Quote:

On Thursday, at a news conference, a reporter asked Mr. Trudeau: “Your foreign affairs minister yesterday characterized all this as a psychodrama. How would you characterize it?”

“Thursday,” Mr. Trudeau quipped ruefully.
This is the kind of unflappable demeanor we need

BIC_BAWS 03-07-2025 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Traum (Post 9167700)
By normal physical standards, she is not a bad looking chick at all. In fact, I'd easily call her a 7 or 8. But the way she acts and carries herself... you just know she is one fxxking arrogant bitch.

Needs to be slapped around a little and put in her place! Trump's removing DEI, women's rights don't matter anymore /s

CivicBlues 03-07-2025 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikoyan (Post 9167705)
You notice the statements about goods that aren't being tarriffed? "All exempt products under CUSMA from Can/Mex won't be tarriffed." It was the most carefully worded statement I've heard from the US so far.

I feel like a US Gov Lawyer pointed out that they'd be violating the CUSMA agreement, and they'd get bent over and fucked hard when Can/Mex take them into any tribunal/world trade court and lose spectacularly. That it would be a slam dunk case for us/mex.

lol as if they'd give a shit about any WTO or any other tribunal outside of US jurisdiction.

US is still one of the only Western countries that aren't party to the International Criminal Court. This was way before Trump. They see themselves as the law and above any law of any others.

pastarocket 03-07-2025 07:59 AM

Interesting. :considered:

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions on Russia, including on its banking sector, in response to Moscow’s continued bombardment of Ukraine — a significant warning as he seeks to end the conflict.

The new threat was notable after weeks of conciliatory statements toward Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, including saying he was open to lifting sanctions.

Now, Trump says he could slap new, tougher sanctions on Russia in his bid to end the war.

“Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely “pounding” Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“To Russia and Ukraine, get to the table right now, before it is too late. Thank you!!!” he went on.

It comes one week following an Oval Office blowup among Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vice President JD Vance, which resulted in Zelensky being told to leave the White House. The US has since paused intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine.

sonick 03-07-2025 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by EvoFire (Post 9167723)
At a time like this, I feel like Trudeau might be our answer. From the article above posted by Sonick



This is the kind of unflappable demeanor we need

Tbh as much as I respect the response I am not sure I would want to see us go backwards back to Trudeau.

Admittedly it would be a tough position for whoever's coming in fresh to know how to stand up to Trump, but I wouldn't want recency bias to ignore the mistakes he's made in the past like the TFW program and cozying up to corporations.

BIC_BAWS 03-07-2025 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CivicBlues (Post 9167733)
lol as if they'd give a shit about any WTO or any other tribunal outside of US jurisdiction.

US is still one of the only Western countries that aren't party to the International Criminal Court. This was way before Trump. They see themselves as the law and above any law of any others.

I think this is what bothers me about all the anti-china propaganda. I'm not pro-China whatsoever, but like it's kinda like the pot calling the kettle black. The hypocrisy is unreal in the US. And who made them the authority of the world. More and more, I'm interested in learning about other regions and wanting to learn more about their perspective of the US cause for awhile Canada touted whatever the US wanted.

westopher 03-07-2025 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonick (Post 9167736)
Tbh as much as I respect the response I am not sure I would want to see us go backwards back to Trudeau.

Admittedly it would be a tough position for whoever's coming in fresh to know how to stand up to Trump, but I wouldn't want recency bias to ignore the mistakes he's made in the past like the TFW program and cozying up to corporations.

I think the only reason Trudeau is able to have the response he does is the "fuck it" feeling he is allowed to have as his exit looms. Sometimes having nothing to lose is the best thing someone can have when it comes to negotiation strategies or battles. I don't think the response could be as strong if there was more calculation about blowback from standing up to the rotten orange.

Jason00S2000 03-07-2025 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68style (Post 9167720)
I was wondering what happened to Jason! Missed you bro!

I see the long term effects of rampant drug use have taken their toll though lol

How so?

It almost appears as though Revsceners have become... woke! :lawl:

Dbone 03-07-2025 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS (Post 9167742)
And who made them the authority of the world

The post WW2 world order, and things like the Marshall Plan. There have certainly been bumps in the road, and I can go on for hours with issues I have on how somethings have been done, but... we have just ended the most peaceful, prosperous, and progressive (both technologically and socially) period in history.

Europe and Canada have been able to progress as well as we have thanks to American hegemony. And as someone who has previously worked in the arms industry (and left for moral reasons), I hate military spending. It's mostly a waste compared to other research and education.

But here we are... I'm cheering on 800 billion dollar budget increases in the EU for things that blow up.

It feels like the US is choosing to accelerate their decline and that is .. well, probably the most profitable way to do it if you're an oligarch, and an opportunity to grab power if you're a Christian Nationalist.

Jason00S2000 03-07-2025 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9167717)
(Whispers; is this why you guys banned him before ?!?)

If he gets to come back then CIC should come back too !

Nothing I point out is fiction though:

Churches burned to the ground across the country with 0 patriots defending them.

Statues were pulled to the ground with 0 patriots defending them.

A massive hoax of "215 dead children" was pushed by government, media, and every activist with zero pushback until recently when it became obvious that not a single bone has been dug up and it, again, was another hoax perpetrated on the people on behalf of wokeism. Remember how they basically canceled Canada Day that year?

The oligarchs everyone hates in 2025 were the ones who all made the most profit from COVID, all of the platforms that we use today, X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, were heavily censored during COVID in order to push the American vaccine, for the American-made sickness, for American profits, and if Canadians didn't go along, we were punished very hard! The pressure on the unvaccinated was extreme, and THOSE patriots were mocked ruthlessly, but now all of the NPCs are following along with the "ElbowsUp" nonsense and flag-waving because the TV told them to? Unreal to witness such mass manipulation. It is like people's minds are under control.

Where were the Canadian patriots when all the drugs became poisoned and so many people lost their lives from that? After 2014 it was like a hockey stick chart. Before 2014, you could do any drug under the sun and nobody overdosed. Are there any ClubVibes.com veterans still around here? Remember being young and partying from the 90's through the 00's.... NOBODY overdosed. You never heard about kids or anyone dying unless they did something stupid like pop 10 caps of e at once like that one death at the PNE Halloween concert that year.

:moderated:

Traum 03-07-2025 12:57 PM

I'm really curious about this -- 3 years into the Russo-Ukraine war, what sort of sanctions has the US not levied against Russia yet?

The Russian economy is still going sufficiently strong thanks to a shift into a war-time economy, plus all the underground smuggling of goods from co-conspirators, plus China & India still buying gob tons of oil from Russia, PLUS the fxxking EU buying records amounts of LNG from Russia.
:yuno: :fulloffuck:

If the US really wants to dole out some serious economic punishment against Russia, it should start slapping sanctions on all the countries that are still buying O&G products from Russia, as well as those that are smuggling good into Russia as well.
Quote:

Originally Posted by pastarocket (Post 9167735)
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions on Russia, including on its banking sector, in response to Moscow’s continued bombardment of Ukraine — a significant warning as he seeks to end the conflict.


SkinnyPupp 03-07-2025 01:21 PM

Canadian officials are investigating an unusual spike in Tesla vehicle sales.

Quote:

Tesla reported 8,600 sales in three days, triggering $43 million in government EV rebates.

A single Toronto Tesla location claimed over 1,200 sales, raising concerns about possible rebate misuse.

Transport Canada is investigating potential irregularities in Tesla’s sales amid the suspension of the rebate program.
Everywhere else in the world, Tesla's sales are dropping between 50-90%. But in Canada somehow they got super popular for 3 days!

68style 03-07-2025 01:28 PM

Over 80 sales an hour, what a day!!

68style 03-07-2025 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason00S2000 (Post 9167766)
How so?

It almost appears as though Revsceners have become... woke! :lawl:

Too old to be woke, struggling to stave off comatose

BIC_BAWS 03-07-2025 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dbone (Post 9167768)
The post WW2 world order, and things like the Marshall Plan.

I guess what I'm trying to question is - who made their culture and the way that they do the things the only way to do things. Like why do they feel the need to question other people's cultures / environments / countries? Kinda like the whole US invading the Middle East thing. We grew up in democracy, but who's to say that whatever system they have over there doesn't work.

Imagine forcing "democracy" or American values onto Afghanistan just to give it back to the "demonized" Talis LOL. I'm not gonna pretend to know much about miltary spending and what not, but the amount of lives lost and families ruined in Afghanistan, as an outsider - they should have just stayed out and kept their mouths shut.

Jason00S2000 03-07-2025 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS (Post 9167819)
Imagine forcing "democracy" or American values onto Afghanistan just to give it back to the "demonized" Talis LOL. I'm not gonna pretend to know much about miltary spending and what not, but the amount of lives lost and families ruined in Afghanistan, as an outsider - they should have just stayed out and kept their mouths shut.

Have you read much history man?! :ahwow:

mikemhg 03-07-2025 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason00S2000 (Post 9167772)
Nothing I point out is fiction though:

Churches burned to the ground across the country with 0 patriots defending them.

Statues were pulled to the ground with 0 patriots defending them.

A massive hoax of "215 dead children" was pushed by government, media, and every activist with zero pushback until recently when it became obvious that not a single bone has been dug up and it, again, was another hoax perpetrated on the people on behalf of wokeism. Remember how they basically canceled Canada Day that year?

The oligarchs everyone hates in 2025 were the ones who all made the most profit from COVID, all of the platforms that we use today, X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, were heavily censored during COVID in order to push the American vaccine, for the American-made sickness, for American profits, and if Canadians didn't go along, we were punished very hard! The pressure on the unvaccinated was extreme, and THOSE patriots were mocked ruthlessly, but now all of the NPCs are following along with the "ElbowsUp" nonsense and flag-waving because the TV told them to? Unreal to witness such mass manipulation. It is like people's minds are under control.

Where were the Canadian patriots when all the drugs became poisoned and so many people lost their lives from that? After 2014 it was like a hockey stick chart. Before 2014, you could do any drug under the sun and nobody overdosed. Are there any ClubVibes.com veterans still around here? Remember being young and partying from the 90's through the 00's.... NOBODY overdosed. You never heard about kids or anyone dying unless they did something stupid like pop 10 caps of e at once like that one death at the PNE Halloween concert that year.

:moderated:

Man you're still talking about COVID? I'm legitimately curious, did you go into a cave back in 2021 and just came out now? Or jail?

I'm really fascinated here.

mikemhg 03-07-2025 02:31 PM

I need more info man, so your last post prior to the flurry the last few days was in 2013.

You're coming in pretty hot, out of nowhere, what happened?

Pass me a bump fam.

Dbone 03-07-2025 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS (Post 9167819)
I guess what I'm trying to question is - who made their culture and the way that they do the things the only way to do things. Like why do they feel the need to question other people's cultures / environments / countries? Kinda like the whole US invading the Middle East thing. We grew up in democracy, but who's to say that whatever system they have over there doesn't work.

Imagine forcing "democracy" or American values onto Afghanistan just to give it back to the "demonized" Talis LOL. I'm not gonna pretend to know much about miltary spending and what not, but the amount of lives lost and families ruined in Afghanistan, as an outsider - they should have just stayed out and kept their mouths shut.

Yes, well I suppose this is a different question in my mind. I guess the myth of American exceptionalism and also the well oiled propaganda machine. 100% the Bush years were a cluster fuck.... though they seem tame now.

Jason00S2000 03-07-2025 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dbone (Post 9167828)
100% the Bush years were a cluster fuck.... though they seem tame now.

Remember the "weapons of mass destruction" hoax that was pushed that got 500,000 Iraqis killed... who went to jail for that? FeelsBadMan

All we are seeing with COVID and the "trade war" is just an extension of the system telling lies to people for the elites to profit and continue their domination over the peasants that work 9-5 and simply follow along. Everyone has forgotten all of the lies... oh look hockey is on, gotta go!

Tapioca 03-07-2025 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonick (Post 9167722)
Scary to think that this might not be sensationalism but something more serious

How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...-android-share

There was a reason why Trudeau talked to King Charles last week. The monarchy could be the last line of defense, and he's going to be hosting Trump for a state dinner. The King can make a political statement if asked by the PM

Trump does actually respect the Windsors because he sees himself as a king wannabe. King Charles will probably tell him that he's still King of Canada as well as King of England.

Jason00S2000 03-07-2025 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tapioca (Post 9167861)
Trump does actually respect the Windsors because he sees himself as a king wannabe. King Charles will probably tell him that he's still King of Canada as well as King of England.

You mean, this King of England?

https://i.ibb.co/1tzmYPQN/OIP.jpg


https://i.ibb.co/0VrfJ6mn/whosthat.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/C58C7gXY/OIP-1.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/JR5c8T4W/queen-eliz...g-cabin-1.webp

https://i.ibb.co/hxSR6cYb/jeffrey-ep...-balmoral.webp

https://i.ibb.co/7tksYvYS/people-hol...te-house-i.jpg

Remember like a week ago when the Epstein binders were given out to the pro-Israel group of people? So many bombshells! So many people went to jail!

What country, and what League of Nations helped settle Israel in 1948?

Oh wait, hockey is on... nevermind...

Whew, we Canadians are sooooo lucky King Charles is one of the GOOD GUYS and will fight back against big evil Trump! We definitely need, as a people, to split into two angry camps that are either pro-Trump or anti-Trump, because our minds totally need to stay focused on who the good guys are and who the bad guys are.

God save the King! :)


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