Canada rejoices as Trump stops making stupid 51st State joke

Mafia Don had a lot of fun with that “Governor of the 51st State, Justin Trudeau” gag he first fired up last November. He had no idea how intensely many Canadians would take offence at that. CBC alone probably racked up a few hundred hours of on-air umbrage. So Trump being Trump, he obviously had to use it at every opportunity. The Globe and the CBC were aghast that not even King Charles or our EU allies would speak up for us and protect us from hearing Trump’s stupid joke yet again. Today was Trump-proclaimed “Liberation Day,” the day the dreaded Trump Tariffs would take effect. Canada, or at least our legacy media journalists, have had months of sleepless nights waiting for the big day, and wondering how much longer we had to keep our elbows up. I tuned in the CBC coverage. The talking heads were stunned. After all these months of hyperventilating over imminent doom, Canada didn’t even get the baseline 10% tariff! And even better, not once did the Orange Oracle refer to us as the 51st State!

Reflections on the ice storm

The electricity went out here 9:30 Saturday night, and came on again about an hour ago. That’s three days and nights of no internet, no water, no home-cooked meals, no bath, no shower, and to flush the toilet I gotta mosey on down to the creek with a five gallon pail. No internet means I can’t live stream Al Jazeera’s Gaza coverage. Haven’t seen a dead baby in three days! I’m OK with that. It’s a nice break. Apparently the babies are still dying, but I appreciate the break even though they never got one. The water thing shows you how much we take for granted. You could live a lot longer without internet than you could without water. And three days without water? That’s a crisis for me, but three days can easily turn into three months or more in Sudan or Ukraine or Gaza. Three days is a minor inconvenience by their standards. When it comes to flushability, it’s a good idea to stockpile your toilet water before you actually need it. Here’s a tip; load up early in the day before you load up with a beer and a toke. The creek is well over it’s banks and it’s a bit of a muddy mess down there. One false step on the path back to the house and you’re on your ass with your empty water bucket rolling down the hill. When you need three trips to the creek for one flush it’s a long three days without electricity.