Well, that’s a relief to all of us, I’m sure.

In a long social media post on Monday, Trump once again referred to Carney as “governor” – a jibe that is associated with his threats to annex Canada – and attacked Ford.

“Someone should get these clowns to “fall in line” or, the consequences for Canada will be far WORSE!” Trump threatened in his post.

Yeah, let’s not negotiate with that.

No one said he was smart. His toolbox only contains one hammer, and someone put the head on the wrong end.

I don’t know much about Portugese politics, but I imagine it would depend on what style of right-wingers they are. They may be anti-mask troglodytes, in which case no problem, masks are banned and good luck everybody. Or they may be just bigoted troglodytes, in which case the law will be selectively enforced according to their prejudices.

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It’s not like the USA would otherwise be any help.

Carney was voted in because otherwise we would have got Pierre Poilievre, the Nazi-courting, MAGA-wannabe dweeb. It was strategic voting, not enthusiasm for Carney or the Liberals. If we weren’t stuck with first-past-the-post elections we wouldn’t be stuck with a choice between Neoliberal bankers and maple MAGA.

The Liberal Party is liberal in the traditional sense:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism

But the Conservative Party probably also qualifies as liberal in this sense.

Some people, particularly many Americans, use the term “liberal” to mean left-wing or progressive. The Liberal Party of Canada is not really liberal in that sense, though they make smallish gestures towards social progressivism when it doesn’t impact capital.

Beginning to suspect the Labour Party is something of a misnomer.

There’s no Labour Party in Canada. Carney leads the Liberal Party.

And the reason the prices aren’t worse and the fuel hasn’t run dry is that China massively ramped up its use of coal.

Scientists were warning us of the impacts of global warming for at least a decade

They’ve been warning us with some urgency since at least the 1970s. There were concerns published about it in the late 19th century. By the early 1990s the warnings were loud and clear for everyone to hear.

Any other country would employ people with basic knowledge who would spot this at once. But Trump (with the help of Musk and a handful of fratboys) fired anyone like that. Knowledge, expertise and competence are a negative in their eyes. They want ignorant sycophants only.

The day when we never have to hear about this man again is coming tantalisingly close.

And it’s right before the midterm elections Trump is determined to rig and steal. So Kash is probably going over there to advise the FSB and GRU to play fair and not interfere.

Carney will say “elbows up” then offer the USA concessions.

The 50 per cent rate is being imposed in response to what a senior administration official described as Canada’s retaliation against U.S. trade policy and its discrimination against U.S. motor vehicles, dairy and alcohol.

Funny, because just about two days ago he said it was a response to smoke. It’s almost like he’s a demented old man who can only remember he’s angry but not what about.

I hope you’re not saying you were aware of this. Stay where you are and the authorities will be with you shortly.

The amazing thing about responsibility for right-wingers is that they can preach about it endlessly because it’s always someone else’s.

I’ll give you three guesses.

It means if we want them to stay nice and keep letting us be our own country, we have to fix the effects of climate change without mentioning either its existence or the USA’s massive ongoing contributions to it, while the USA goes on trying to increase fossil fuel use and shut down renewables. Otherwise the USA will say “Look what you made me do!” and annex Canada. In other words, “We’re the USA and we are assholes in more ways than you could possibly imagine.”