Chrystia Freeland is Zelensky's pick for reconstruction tsar of rump Banderistan

You have to admit Freeland's heritage of Nazi collaboration makes her the perfect candidate for the job. I refer you to page 290 of Agent Frida's best-seller, "Plutocrats." "Many members of the global super-elite have helped me to understand their world and some have become friends." She proceeds to rhyme off 16 names, starting with George Soros and Google founder Eric Schmidt, who have become her "friends." Every name on the list is either a billionaire or billionaire-adjacent. No Ukrainian peasants wondering if their sons will return from the war are on the list. Freeland has made a big hoo-ha about this being a "volunteer" job. With friends like hers, I'm guessing she'll be well looked after. She has announced her withdrawal from Canadian politics to take this position. Good riddance!

Carney misses chance to cut puppet strings

I've noticed a pattern in the response of various countries to Trump's attack on Caracas and the kidnapping of the Venezuelan President. The more dependent a state is on America, the more effusive their praise for Trump's criminal actions. That's why Israel and Ukraine were so blindingly quick off the mark. Israel needs Trump to keep the genocide humming, to maintain the bomb supply and run interference at the UN. Ukraine hopes to convince Trump it is not yet a lost cause, so they see no viable options other than continuing to smother the Orange Ogre's ample arse with kisses. Countries not tied down by bonds of vassalage to American interests, for example the BRICS countries, are more apt to call out US violations of international laws and norms. Even some of our NATO allies are decrying Trump's attack. Spain's PM Sanchez said;"Spain did not recognize the Maduro regime, but neither will it recognize an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region into uncertainty and belligerence." In contrast, Canada "welcomes the opportunity for freedom, democracy, peace and prosperity for the Venezuelan people." Oddly enough, that's pretty much the same buffet of good stuff the American war machine promised Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, and Somalia, to name a few. For some reason it never seems to pan out. At the very least, Carney could have expressed some reservations, but he's super-keen on not pissing off Trump. Mark Carney doesn't want to be the next foreign leader to get a helicopter ride!

Trump gives up on Nobel Peace Prize

I daresay he's also given up on his goal to be remembered as the "Peace President." Would such a man bomb Nigeria on Christmas day? I don't think so. And then today's historic achievement, one that will forever cement Donny J's reputation as the greatest Commander-in-Chief of all time, the utterly brilliant take-down of world-leading narco-terrorist Maduro. Take note this amazing achievement is all the more amazing in that not a single piece of US equipment was lost! Yup, not a single shot was fired as those American attack helicopters filled the skies over Caracas! Hmmm... doesn't that seem kinda fishy? Do you think maybe the fix was in? Spreading around a few hundred millions to ambitious mid-level apparatchiks, who would just as soon live in Miami anyway, is chicken feed when you just snatched the biggest oil reserves in the world! And how fishy is it that a high-level Chinese delegation was holding meetings with Maduro just hours before the coup? They have a lot of investments in Venezuela. They were likely ironing out the details that would ensure their interests would be preserved. Trump has already expressed interest in joint ventures with Russia, why not joint ventures with China in Venezuela? I suspect we're looking at another exercise in Trumpian razzle-dazzle, like when he "obliterated" Iran's nuke program. Maduro is most likely in on the game. Look for him to walk on those charges on a technicality, and then live happily ever after in Miami!

Happy New Year! Welcome to Annus Horribilis Maximus!

We're not talking about your visit to the proctologist here. I'm thinking 2026 is shaping up to be a watershed year. There is no happiness in the new year for a great slice of humanity. For a lot of them, this is no big deal, because when have they ever had a happy new year? I'm talking about the 3rd world/global south crowd who perpetually get the short end of the stick when it comes to sharing the fruits of modernity etc. But many of us, accustomed to being on the winning side always, are in for a rude shock. This is a good news - bad news story. The bad news, in a nutshell, is 500 years of Anglo-European domination is winding down. The American Empire is visibly wobbling, economically, militarily, and politically. That's also the good news. What has happened in Ukraine is that the entire USA-NATO brand has been exposed as a paper tiger. Great! We no longer have to knock ourselves out to hit those Trump-imposed 5% NATO spending targets! Free at last! Free at last! The good news is the death of NATO frees up a shitload of money to address the many crises Canada faces. On top of that loss of all military cred in Ukraine, the coming year promises the implosion of the AI bubble. For all practical purposes China has already won the AI race. There you have it. Maximum Horribilis for the Empire and its dependencies, like Israel and NATO; happy days for the rest of the world. Happy New Year!

Toronto Jews prepare to make aliya to... Tulsa

Postmedia, owned by a Jewish venture capital guy in New Jersey, consistently bangs away at the wave of Jew-hate that has recently overwhelmed Toronto. Although living in Toronto is exponentially safer than living in Israel, it is alleged that many Jewish Torontonians are desperate to flee the city. But where to? Looks like their prayers have been answered! Today the National Post revealed that every Toronto Jew is entitled to a $4,000 loot bag just to come for a look-see around Tulsa, Oklahoma. Really? I did a little google-work. The Tulsa Jewish community is about 2,000 souls and has been slowly dwindling for decades. Meanwhile, Tulsa's Muslim community has been growing for decades, and now outnumbers the Jewish community 5:1. Tulsa University holds the distinction of having the first on-campus mosque of any American university! While there are only two synagogues, there's enough Jewish delis that Yelp has a top-ten list. Maybe once the Exodous hits critical mass, somebody will open a Gryfe's Bagels in Tulsa. That would really open the floodgates! Toronto Jews will turn Tulsa into the Jerusalem of the midwest! Or not! The only appealing thing about Tulsa is real estate is cheap. What runs two million in Richmond Hill goes for 200k usd in Tulsa. On the other hand, Tulsa will have more murders than Toronto this year, a stunning stat given Toronto has ten times the population. Safer in Tulsa? Nah...

PM "Santa" Carney gift-wraps another $2.5 billion for the grifters in Kyiv

That brings Canada's commitments to Ukraine to somewhere north of 25 billions, every penny of it borrowed. Since Ukraine will never repay any of it, that leaves the Canadian taxpayer holding the bag. As a taxpayer, I object to this reckless squandering of Canadian resources. There was a time when promises of solidarity with Ukraine might have made a difference, but it should be obvious to everone by now that time is long past. "Keeping Ukraine in the fight" makes no sense when Ukraine is losing more every day. The one decent thing the otherwise despicable Zelly has done is allow 18-24 year-olds to leave the country while keeping the draft age at 25. That's really pissed off "friends of Ukraine" like the warmongering douchebags John Bolton and Lindsey Graham. This war is lost. NATO are the losers. Ukrainians are paying the price. Prolonging the conflict just dooms more Ukrainians to die.

Two weeks after new NSS promises focus on Western hemisphere, Trump bombs Nigeria

Bombing Nigeria on Christmas day in order to protect Christians probably won't end well for the Christians. There have been tensions between Christian and Muslim tribes for centuries. In essence, Trump is jumping into a Nigerian civil war. But maybe he doesn't realize Nigeria isn't part of the Western Hemisphere? Meanwhile, the showdown with Maduro continues. It must cost a bundle to keep the greatest armada in history idling in the Caribbean for months on end. And to what purpose? A land invasion? Shock and awe and a quick decapitation strike? Installing the recent Nobel Peace Prize winner in the presidential palace? Bringing back Random Guaido from his adjunct professorship in Florida to assume his rightful place as unelected leader of the nation? So many great options, but nothing's happening. Why? I don't want to rain on Trump's parade of retarded policy initiatives, but here's a thought. Why not scrap all sanctions on Venezuela, and prove to the Venezuelan people that America can actually be a force for good. Strike some legit nation-to-nation accords on letting American multinationals participate in the oil industry. Stop interfering in their politics. Why piss away billions in futile attempts to coherce Venezuela when you could be making billions playing nice? What a bunch of hubris-blinded zealots.