World Politics

[Airboy]

Cant see House or Senate doing anything. Hell Johnson just shut down the vote mid way through on the ACA. He lost some GOP.

 

[kcantor]

The last time the United States formally declared war, using specific terminology, on any nation was in 1942, when war was declared against Axis-aligned Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania, because President Franklin Rooseveltthought it was improper to engage in hostilities against a country without a formal declaration of war. Since then, every American president has used military force without a declaration of war.

On at least 125 occasions, the president has acted without prior express military authorization from Congress.

A longer read is here:
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/olc/opinions/2001/09/31/op-olc-v025-p0188_0.pdf

My guess is that, as always, the current POTUS doesn’t give a sh!t about the constitution or the other branches of government and, failing an actual denial by the military to do what he wants, he will do what he wants.

 

[Airboy]

Well that was a waste of air. I could only handle it for 5 min, then switched to the highlight real.

 

[ADob]

I admit I turn off the radio each time I come across the incoherent bloviation of POTUS or the snarky bluster of our own esteemed provincial leader. My brain says hard nope.

 

[Gronk!]

So Trumpet has a national broadcast tonight. So, guesses, Starting a war with Venezuela. Or Canada, Since he made Fentanyl a weapon of Mass destruction he will say we are responsible and use that as justification. Or the land we stole from the US. Or the Oil we stole. I did see where Carney has a meeting with all the ministers this morning.

Well that was a waste of air. I could only handle it for 5 min, then switched to the highlight real.

Apparently the sole purpose of that national broadcast was for Cheeto Jesus to blame everything on Biden.

 

[archited]

I never listen to his rantings and ramblings (an incoherent mess as I have come to appreciate).

 

[David A]

I never listen to his rantings and ramblings (an incoherent mess as I have come to appreciate).

I understand the TV network put him on a tight timeline as they had other shows viewers wanted to watch then, which led to less rambling, but perhaps more ranting as he quickly shouted his message at viewers.

So I don't think it went over well, even for those who bothered to watch. At least he did not announce some huge escalation in attacks against Venezuela, which I was concerned might be the reason for his broadcast.

 

[Glenco]

I never listen to his rantings and ramblings (an incoherent mess as I have come to appreciate).

My anxiety levels are at a level that watching this orange slug could have fatal consequences.

 

[Gronk!]

Opinion: Trump’s social-media screening plan for British, EU and Japanese visitors is a boon for Canadian tourism

Canada’s tourism sector is already on track for a banner year thanks to Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[David A]

Some information about the 60 Minutes episode that got cancelled because the corporate oligarchs who owned CBS apparently got cold feet.

60 Minutes deportation segment briefly airs in Canada after being shelved in the US​

MSN

 

[archited]

^ It has now gone viral on the internet.

 

[Airboy]

Normal viewing would be 6-8 million, They are now over 100mil. Cory Booker has now posted the Global segment. Those Godless Commie Canadians trying to destroy the USA

 

[Whattagame]

Streisand Effect in action.

 

[trevorhayden]

The US has now created a power vacuum in Venezuela. This is worse than Iraq or Libya. Neighbouring countries and paramilitaries will feast on Venezuela's bones, sparking another generational war, poverty, and mass migration in South America.

 

[kcantor]

So Trump has invaded Venezuela and used the US military to kidnap Nicolas Maduro to bring an end to his drug trafficking to the US.

Exactly one month after he granted a full pardon to Juan Hernandez, the ex-president of Honduras, for drug trafficking to the US.

Don’t get me wrong, Maduro and Hernandez are/were thugs with little to no legitimacy supporting their presidencies.

But don’t get Trump wrong either. This isn’t about drugs, this is about oil and about his ability to ignore international law as well as US law when it’s in his own personal interest, real or perceived.

What’s next? Iran? Sudan? Greenland? Canada?