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You can’t drink booze, enjoy a hot meal, watch a movie and take a nap while driving…or at least you shouldn’t. I know lots of people who take the current via on the Toronto-Ottawa route. It will work as long as it’s still cheaper than flying and more convenient than having to be at the airport 90 minutes before departure and going through security If they try to make it like 407ETR or the initial UP express where you have to pay with your life savings and you left nut it will be a right wing boondoggle. Otherwise probably will be ok. But it’s still not going to happen.

Norwegian fuel company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced it will cease supplying fuel to U.S. military forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine. In a strongly worded statement, the company criticised a televised event involving U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, referring to it as the “biggest shitshow ever presented live on TV.” Haltbakk Bunkers praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his restraint, accusing the U.S. of “putting on a backstabbing TV show” and declaring that the spectacle “made us sick.” As a result, the company stated: “We have decided to immediately STOP as fuel provider to American forces in Norway and their ships calling Norwegian ports. No Fuel to Americans!” Haltbakk Bunkers also urged Norwegians and Europeans to follow their lead, concluding their statement with the slogan “Slava Ukraina” in support of Ukraine. Who is Haltbakk Bunkers? Haltbakk Bunkers is a Norwegian fuel supplier that provides marine fuel for shipping and military operations. Based in Kristiansund, Norway, the company specialises in bunkering services for vessels operating in Norwegian waters, offering fuel logistics and distribution for both civilian and military customers. Haltbakk Bunkers plays a significant role in Norway’s maritime industry, supplying fuel to vessels calling at Norwegian ports, including NATO and allied forces. The decision to cut off the U.S. military could have logistical implications for American naval operations in the region. Norway is a key NATO member and frequently hosts U.S. and allied forces for joint exercises and Arctic defence operations. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fuel-supplier-refuses-u-s-warships-over-ukraine/

Hey dumbass as Zelensky pointed out Putin has already violated multiple ceasefires since his invasion started in 2014 so why should Ukraine sign away its critical mineral rights to Trump just to get another empty promise that Trump wont even guarantee? A ceasefire isn’t a peace treaty

Lol Which cult leaders would that be exactly? The only political cult is Trumpism. You don’t get to call other people a cult just because you disagree with them Cults have specific traits and trumpism is the only movement that exhibits those. And 90% of the shit that comes out of Trump’s mouth and his fake news outlets is objectively false and not even trying to masquerade as factually correct

The mock artists on the right can join in too since this is a bipartisan issue in Canada

Yeah. So far I haven’t seen much thats any better. Doesn’t help that the original Neil Young song is itself pretty boring.

The media hasn’t lied about everything. Tou are just a conspiracy nut

No as a point of fact Canada and Europe are not communist. The Republicans’ extreme right fringe is supporting Putin’s far right fascist regime the same way they supported Hitler’s far right fascism. Except before it was because they were worried about labour unions with socialist sympathies gaining political power in USA. Now they’re doing it just to “pwn the libs” in internet meme wars.

Isn’t that what you want Sharon to do to Palestinians even if thousands more Israelis die? Why the hypocrisy?

Because Trump appointed a number of conspiracy extremists like Kash Patel who publicly said they would abuse their office to politically prosecute and impose unprecedented and unjustified prison sentences on him.

His cabal is officially in charge of running the country but they’re incompetent, unqualified and disorganized. Already there’s infighting and contradictory messages coming from different areas. There’s no coherent policy or doctrine, just random half-baked pronouncements popping up by surprise as all the hacks, grifters and know-nothings in his administration jockey for power and try to push their own agendas and self-interest. And it’s barely been a month.

Like who? Republicans celebrate Putin, Orban, the Tate bros, Pinochet, Bolsonaro, Duterte. Alex Jones, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Nick Fuentes and more. Epstein was represented by prominent republican lawyers, one of whom has multiple scandals and yet still recently represented Trump. given an sweetheart plea deal by Republican officials and was Trumps party pal for decades. But Kaeppernick wore a Tshirt.

Kaepernick is not POTUS and Trump is not simply wearing a Putin t-shirt.

But all of those were to contain Russia not to support it. And none ever supported Russian aggression against another country especially a European one while simultaneously waging economic warfare against those western countries. Sure you can. Incompetent dictator. History is full of examples.

Not to change the subject but actions not true. Most democrats opposed. The Iraq invasion was the partisan divisive issue if its day. The claim that most democrats supported it is Republican revisionism because they can never admit it when they’re wrong and they were not only wrong on this major issue but deliberately deceitful

Zelensky Walked Into a Trap Donald Trump and J. D. Vanceappear to have entered today’s Oval Office meeting with the goal of generating a pretext for a diplomatic break with Ukraine. By Jonathan Chait Of the many bizarre and uncomfortable moments during today’s Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, and Volodymyr Zelensky—during which Trump finally shattered the American alliance with Ukraine—one was particularly revealing: What, a reporter asked, would happen if the cease-fire Trump is trying to negotiate were to be violated by Russia? “What if anything? What if a bomb drops on your head right now?” Trump spat back, as if Russia violating a neighbor’s sovereignty were the wildest and most unlikely possibility, rather than a frequently recurring event. ….He was not explaining why a deal with Russia would advance America’s interests, or why honoring it would advance Russia’s. He was defending Russia’s integrity by vouching for Putin’s character. … Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break. Why should anyone have expected anything different? Trump has been regurgitating Russian propaganda, not only regarding Ukraine, since before Zelensky even assumed office. He defended Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2018 (the year preceding Zelensky’s election), has repeatedly refused to acknowledge Russian guilt for various murders, and has even stuck to Russian talking points on such idiosyncratic topics as the Soviets’ supposedly defensive rationale for invading Afghanistan in 1979 and their fear that an “aggressive” Montenegro would attack Russia, dragging NATO into war. In the past few weeks, Trump has made very little effort to conceal his pro-Russian tilt. He called Zelensky a dictator, and when asked if he would say the same about Putin, refused, insisting, “I don’t use those words lightly.” (No president in American history has used words more lightly than Trump.) He said Ukraine “may be Russian someday” and blamed Ukraine for starting the war. The U.S. even joined Russia, North Korea, and a tiny bloc of Russian allies to vote against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. …Even today, Trump’s bullying commenced well before Zelensky had opened his mouth. Trump greeted his counterpart on the White House driveway with condescending mockery, pointing at him and tellingonlookers, “He’s all dressed up today,” like Bill Batts in Goodfellas belittling Joe Pesci’s character. (“Hey, Tommy, all dressed up!”) Zelensky’s attire—the Ukrainian president wears military attire, not a suit, to remind the world that his country is at war—has been a fixation on the right, and conservatives have seized upon it as a pretext to blame him for Trump’s anger. Oddly, they did not seem to mind that Elon Musk showed up at the White House this week in a T-shirt and baseball cap. …. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/zelensky-trump-putin-ukraine/681883/

Because the populist right is mostly low-education know-nothing dumbasses who have never read so much as read a book cover to cover and therefore lack even a basic understanding or knowledge with which to judge the lies of people like Putin, Trump, and their armies of online trolls, influencers and fake news propagandists.

He sided with Russia at the UN in 2 separate votes this past week, dummy.

So did Churchill during WW2. Five times. But as a typical MAGA dumbass I bet you didn’t know that either.

You’re parroting Russian lies now too? When did that start?

There’s nothing woke and progressive about defending Europe from invading dictator. Are you proclaiming WW2 a woke project also?

The head coach of Canada’s national soccer team is an American. Here’s what he said at the Concacaf Nations League Finals event in California when reporters asked about Trump’s 51st state comments

I will start with this statement of yours first. Trudeau took office on November 4 of that year. Surely you understand the foolishness of trying to blame an entire year’s worth of crime statistics on the final 57 days of that year when he was newly in office and wouldn’t have enacted a single policy As for the rest of your claims 1)The reforms you mentioned too place years after crime rates started rising therefore can’t possibly be the case 2)The bail and mandatory minimum reforms didn’t FORCE judges or prosecutors to treat violent offenders more leniently. They allowed the officials who are involved in the case to exercise their judgment as they saw fit for the circumstances of the specific case instead of having to apply a blanket rule from Ottawa in every situation whether it’s appropriate or not. That includes harsh treatment if that is what they feel is warranted 3) You have yet to prove that the increased crimes are due to accused who are on bail or who are out of jail early 4) Cops are not impartial and are not experts on crime rates. Naturally they want the harshest possible penalties for all law breakers (except when the law breaker is a police officer in which case they want nothing more severe than temporary suspension with full pay and verbal reprimands) Absolutely false lie Judges shouldn’t legislate from the bench but similarly politicians shouldn’t adjudicate from the legislature. There is a reason that the judiciary is a separate branch of government. Mandatory minimums have virtually no impact on a criminal’s decision to commit a crime. To the extent Criminals give any thought to it at all, it is mostly based upon whether they will get caught not how many years in jail they will face IF they get caught. Look at the Republican red states, with their high crime AND yet the harshest punishments, with police officers having essentially complete immunity from the law. Poverty, inequality and demographics are bigger drivers of crime rates than punishment At least you mention that cops aren’t doing their job but it’s ridiculous you would claim that is the PMs fault

Just in case the Trump supporting moro0ns need any more evidence of what clueless disorganized id1ot Trump is, this is the same president who is saying USA doesn’t need Canadian oil and wants to tariff it….so he wants to build a multibillion dollar pipeline that nobody wants to move oil he claims nobody needs and he will charge Americans extra for using? What more evidence does anyone need that Dictator On Day One doesn’t have a clue about what he’s doing.