Traitor Watch - The 45 & 47 Thread

[Ungnome]

Not every province leans left, which is why they would have to split it up in order to maintain control. Quebec would also present a bit of a problem.... I'd imagine trying to integrate that province into the US structure would prove rather dicey. It's not 1812 anymore, after all.

 

[Anonymous X]

I am doubtful that they would be able to gerrymander up the states.

I mean, we are talking about a fantasy here. Canadians obviously want to be near the United States, but they don't want to be it. But if they were joining these United States I really think there is no solution other than admitting each province as a state.

More likely, it all gets made into a territory, in a situation where its inhabitants aren’t full citizens, like Puerto Rico. I mean, if Canada was annexed, it wouldn’t be peacefully or consented upon, so I doubt the Canadian population would be treated particularly nicely.

 

[Axaday]

I mean, Quebec has talked a lot about independence over the years. It sounds like lefties too. So an option definitely on the imaginary table is taking only the provinces that you want as states and leaving Quebec where it is. We gave them an open invitation in 1776 that they were preapproved to join us and they just left it where it was.

 

[Pocket]

Imagine American rednecks suddenly having to put up with the Quebecois.

Imagine the Quebecois suddenly having to put up with Americans. I know you're picturing some kind of Warner-kids-pestering-the-Devil situation, but I'm not sure which is which in this case. I rather doubt our government would be the kind of pushovers that Canada's have been, at any rate.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Wonder if they'll burn down Mar-a-Lardo instead of the capitol this time, since the orange shitgibbon is far more likely to be there.

 

[Rhinox]

*snerk Mar a lardo. . . .

Look, we're not annexing, taking over, or going to war with Canada. Trump has been, is, and will continue to be a ******* moron who says and types stupid jive that would disqualify literally anyone else from office, but we as a nation have decided it's time to give the ****** another shot at steering the ship.
I think, as a nation, we should just accept that he's going to continue to be exactly who he's been from day one and just ignore this kind of dumb ass jive as best we can. This is mediocre tip of the iceberg idiocy. He's going to be doing some truly heinous jive very soon and I'd rather time and effort be focused on reporting that.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Wonder if they'll burn down Mar-a-Lardo instead of the capitol this time, since the orange shitgibbon is far more likely to be there.

We're canadians. We can burn down a hell of a lot more than one building in a day.

We'll think ahead this time though, and bar the doors before we throw the cocktail party.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

 

[Paladin]

remember when we had a nation that FOUGHT fascists and terrorists instead of bending the knee at every ******* opportunity so they could get whatever they ******* wanted with no opposition or consequences???

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/politics/fbi-director-chris-wray-steps-down/index.html

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5035142-senate-blocks-nlrb-re-nomination/

Yeah. me neither.

 

[Corvus]

So, 20 minutes after her interview with Hasan Piker aired, Trump announced his intent to fire FTC chair, Lina Khan.

Khan has been a huge advocate for the American people and has made multiple moves to try to protect American consumers, much to the chagrin of corpratists. She and the FTC were key voices against the Kroger/Albertsons merger, and the Judge in the case eventually sided with the FTC, causing Albertsons to back out.

The enshittification of America under Trump chapter 2 proceeds apace.

 

[KidTDragon]

Trump firing Lina Khan was as sure a bet as the sun rising tomorrow.

 

[Pocket]

Yep, and it's a move that literally any Republican would have made, from DeSantis on down to Romney.

 

[Paladin]

Trump walks back grocery prices promise: 'Hard to bring things down'

The day before the election, Trump said, "A vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper."

www.newsweek.com

dumbest. *******. voter. base. in. HISTORY...

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Lying liar lied, what a shock.

 

[Pale Rider]

FB friend:

Everyone is saying that Trump can't end birthright citizenship with an executive order, as if Trump cares what the constitution says.

He'll just write the executive order, his CBP Gestapo will start deporting people, it won't be legal, the "radical left" ACLU will sue, the DOJ will fight them, appeals will be tied up in court for years while peoples' lives are destroyed, and SCOTUS will eventually rule in his favour for no conceivable reason while Clarence Thomas laughs all the way to the bank. Legal scholars will assail the ruling and John Roberts will insist that SCOTUS still has integrity.

Tulsi Gabbard asking a Syrian child how she knows the airstrike that left her badly burned was from Russia or Assad rather than ISIS (which has no air force) is a perfect example of how everyone in Trump's camp is simultaneously incredibly stupid and incredibly awful.

The period between now and Trump's inauguration is kind of like watching a plugged toilet slowly overflow. The sh*t just keeps rising and rising until the moment when it spills over the top and there's sh*t everywhere.

 

[Tuxedo Prime]

There is still time, though.

Get your shots topped up while you can, get documents In order and make copies, set aside PPE. Lay in stores of rice, dry pulses, and preserved fruits and vegetables -- the last will be hit hard by agricultural disruptions. (Frozen is best for vegetables, canned should be all right for fruit, and jarred for that indecisive tomato....)

 

[Paladin]

Industrial and business groups send Trump a deregulatory wish list

Over 100 manufacturing and business groups are asking for a rollback of Biden administration regulations on pollution, worker safety and consumer protections.

www.latimes.com

maybe it doesn't matter if you never did anything with your 401k...

 

[Rhinox]

I'd really like to see the companion to that list, the list of things they'll do for him if he does as they ask.
Considering everything Trump does is transactional, I'm very curious as to what promises have been made to him.

 

[abates]

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5043247-trump-hush-money-conviction-uphold/

A New York judge upheld a jury’s verdict that made President-elect Trump a felon, ruling the conviction in the hush money case can withstand the Supreme Court’s new test for presidential immunity.

President elect still a felon.

 

[Teufel]

So, 20 minutes after her interview with Hasan Piker aired, Trump announced his intent to fire FTC chair, Lina Khan.

Khan has been a huge advocate for the American people and has made multiple moves to try to protect American consumers, much to the chagrin of corpratists. She and the FTC were key voices against the Kroger/Albertsons merger, and the Judge in the case eventually sided with the FTC, causing Albertsons to back out.

The enshittification of America under Trump chapter 2 proceeds apace.

Link Link Link Link

Wait, wait, wait. Kind of late to this, but why was the FTC chair on with a streamer who has rebroadcast Houthi propaganda videos, interviewed Houthi members, expressed his support for Hezbollah, and expressed his support for the Houthis? The Houthis are a terrorist group that has attacked Americans, its allies, and part of its official slogan is "Death to America, Death to Israel, A curse upon the Jews." Hezbollah murdered hundreds of Americans on a peacekeeping mission. It helped Assad murder his own people. An on and on.