Post election prediction

[dilettante]

This is hardly unique to the US. You can find the same winds of change within Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, and elsewhere. The only real difference is that their convoluted governing structures are designed to minimize the impact of what the people want. They are far less democratic in nearly every sense of the word.

[wes4dbt]

Putin's response was pretty predictable.

"We want peace BUT ....... "

Overall I think Ukraine being the first to offer a cease fire has worked out well for them. They got the US support back. For now.

[TysonLPrice]

Putin's response was pretty predictable.

"We want peace BUT ....... "

Overall I think Ukraine being the first to offer a cease fire has worked out well for them. They got the US support back. For now.

"For now" is the operational phrase. The next person that has Trump's ear before anything important will be the next policy. There is a HUGE chance, our next US policy, will come from FOX news"

[FunkyDexter]

They got the US support back.

I'm not so sure. Trump has been notably silent since Putin's response and, given his previous positions, I suspect he may simply agree to Putin's demands no matter how unrealistic. At that point he will go back to painting Zelensky as the aggressor. I hope you're right but I fear you're not.

[wes4dbt]

I'm not so sure. Trump has been notably silent since Putin's response and, given his previous positions, I suspect he may simply agree to Putin's demands no matter how unrealistic. At that point he will go back to painting Zelensky as the aggressor. I hope you're right but I fear you're not.

US support of supplies and intelligence has restarted. I have no idea for how long. I have no confidence in Trump maintaining his current position. I think restarting the support was just a way to stop all the negative backlash from his previous actions.

[FunkyDexter]

I think restarting the support was just a way to stop all the negative backlash from his previous actions.

Yeah, he seems to be doing a lot of that at the moment. I'm pretty sure the flip flopping on tariffs is much the same. He keeps loading them on, the stock market tanks, his oligarchs pressure him to stop, he folds faster than Superman on laundry day and takes them back off again.

His comments on Greenland today were particularly unhinged. I think he actually believes that, if he invades, NATO would back him.

[dilettante]

The NATO chief has already bowed out, saying this isn't a NATO issue. There is no "invasion" involved, in any way. Greenland voted to free themselves of the EU, and has elected more politicians favoring the US over Europe. Only time will tell whether anything really happens.

Canada caved on tariffs almost immediately, and "Canadian Tim Walz" of Ontario has probably ended his own career. Trump should stop teasing about Canada becoming a State. It has too many Canadians getting their hopes up. Carney is a monster, appointed in a manner reminiscent of Kamala Harris' undemocratic anointment as candidate for President. That entire circus is about a dying liberal faction trying to keep its grasp on power.

[FunkyDexter]

The NATO chief has already bowed out, saying this isn't a NATO issue. There is no "invasion" involved, in any way.

So you agree that Trumps comments were unhinged.

Greenland voted to free themselves of the EU

...in the 80s I'm not sure what you're taking away from that.

has elected more politicians favoring the US over Europe

My best guess is that you're referring to Naleraq... who lost. Again, I'm struggling to see your take away here.

[FunkyDexter]

Carney is a monster, appointed in a manner reminiscent of Kamala Harris' undemocratic anointment as candidate for President. That entire circus is about a dying liberal faction trying to keep its grasp on power.

You mean conservative, ex-head of the Bank of England, career financier, Mark Carney? Yeah, he's DEFINITELY a socialist shill.

You don't really dwell in reality do you?

[jpbro]

You don't really dwell in reality do you?

And that's the crux of it really...It's been sad to witness Dil's descent into madness over the better part of the last decade.

[dilettante]

Poor useful idiots, dancing to the Davos tune.

[jpbro]

Whatever you had, you've lost Dil. And God bless you if you get the world you're advocating for at your age, I can't imagine what you could possibly offer it. The leopards are licking their lips no doubt.

[FunkyDexter]

@Dil, you'll like this. This is because of Trumps actions and rhetoric.

[wes4dbt]

@Dil, you'll like this. This is because of Trumps actions and rhetoric.

That poll is actually 18 days old. I wouldn't be surprised if the conservatives haven't loss even more ground by now. 18 days in Trumps presidency is a long time. Sort of look at it as Dog Years.

[Niya]

Poor useful idiots, dancing to the Davos tune.

People are waking up. Not as quickly as they should but things are definitely trending in the right direction. There's no need to convince anyone here of anything.

[jpbro]

People are waking up. Not as quickly as they should but things are definitely trending in the right direction. There's no need to convince anyone here of anything.

I thought you were against the wokies?

[Niya]

I thought you were against the wokies?

Waking up isn't the same as being woke.

[Peter Porter]

I thought you were against the wokies?

I'm sure Niya has nothing against Wookies.

[Peter Porter]

Waking up isn't the same as being woke.

Niya, "wokies" means the same as "woke", except it's about more than one.

[dilettante]

"Woke" is more like Trudeau in blackface, not a person of African ancestry.

[dilettante]

Here is an example of toxic leftism, in this case using poor nutritional advice and sacrificing public health in pursuit of their agenda:

[FunkyDexter]

Seed oils generally are better for you than butter. They're lower in saturated fats and don't contain lactose which the human gut is not evolved to properly digest. That's why lactose intolerance is so common. Coconut oils are something of an exception as they're high in saturated fats. This is not news and we've known that cutting dairy out of your life is a good idea for a long time. I wouldn't get hung up on it but, yeah, dairy's not good for us.

I didn't bother to watch beyond the first minute because it was pretty obvious from there exactly what ecosystem this particular limpet has chosen to inhabit.

[wqweto]

MAGA, MAHA, etc. -- how many types of lunatics you have there in US?

cheers,
</wqw>

[wes4dbt]

Seed oils generally are better for you than butter. They're lower in saturated fats and don't contain lactose which the human gut is not evolved to properly digest. That's why lactose intolerance is so common. Coconut oils are something of an exception as they're high in saturated fats. This is not news and we've known that cutting dairy out of your life is a good idea for a long time. I wouldn't get hung up on it but, yeah, dairy's not good for us.

I didn't bother to watch beyond the first minute because it was pretty obvious from there exactly what ecosystem this particular limpet has chosen to inhabit.

I stopped using butter 20+ years ago. Not because of dairy but because I have high cholesterol.

I don't know what this has to do with DEI. But I didn't watch the video, did it prove diversity, equity, and inclusion are bad things. I doubt it.

[wes4dbt]

MAGA, MAHA, etc. -- how many types of lunatics you have there in US?

cheers,
</wqw>

Probably the normal variety. Though right now we have to many of them in positions of power.

[PlausiblyDamp]

I stopped using butter 20+ years ago. Not because of dairy but because I have high cholesterol.

I don't know what this has to do with DEI. But I didn't watch the video, did it prove diversity, equity, and inclusion are bad things. I doubt it.

Presumably not eating butter is "woke" or something.

More seriously though, twisting known scientific fact like this and framing it as being left wing is all part of the playbook.

If you can't argue with scientific fact, then just demonise it instead.

[Niya]

I'm sure Niya has nothing against Wookies.

Not while Ewoks and Jar Jar Binks exist.