The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.

Canada, which has the current Group of Seven presidency, proposed the measure ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Quebec later this week.

In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said.

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        How are they going to do that when your democracy has had it’s flesh picked off it’s bones?

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          Well, I needn’t remind you who has the most heavily armed populace on Earth. It’s just a matter of us all making sure those of us that know better convince those that don’t yet see. There’s just a fuck of a lot of them…

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            That military is a damn good reason to reverse this now before it becomes a military dictatorship. It’s easier to resist now, while the vestiges of the old system still exist than when it’s entirely corrupted.

            Your checks and balances have failed. You literary have someone taking a chainsaw to government. Your judiciary have declared your president immune, and your representatives are silent.

            Waiting for the next election isn’t an option.

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              Oh, for sure, the next election seems like an eternity at this point. I’m doing my part, and always have for the most part, and will continue. I’m not saying it is entirely hopeless, but my current best hope is that the rumors of the people of Atlantis going to space, or having advanced undersea dwellings, are true, and that they come back to rescue us.

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          Can’t say I blame you! I lost trust in most of my fellow Americans long ago. But, some of us are decent.

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            My mom was from New Jersey. I have a lot of family there and only one cousin is MAGA. I know most Americans are ok but if this happened now it could happen again.

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              Oh, as long as we have gerrymandering, I guarantee that it will continue to happen again. That is why my wife and I had been on our way out of the country permanently for over a year. But, unfortunately, ran into some unexpected roadblocks for now.

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          Oh I don’t think we expect you guys to trust us at all for a long ass time.

          When the adults come back we just want to make sure we can bring the rest of the country up to speed. It gonna take a long time and a lot of restructuring to build trust again

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            The United States as we have known it for all of our lifetimes is dead, adults will never steer that ship again. There are certain portions of it that may be reasonable and trustable allies again at some point. But the current form of my country will never return to reason. I genuinely hope you don’t think we’ll have free and fair national elections again

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          i’m sure musk will give us our voting records in order for us to share with everyone during the vetting process.