It's even worse than it appears..
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A note to users of feedland.org and feedland.com. We'll be turning the servers off sometime before the end of March. I haven't chosen the actual date yet. In the meantime, Please download a copy of your subscription list before the shutdown, it's incredibly easy. You can also run your own FeedLand. I started a thread on the support site if you have questions, remember the comment guidelines. I've learned a lot from the experience of running FeedLand this way, looking forward to trying some other configurations. 😄#
If you depend on not considering the unthinkable in 2025 then you aren't really thinking.#
If only political reporters had the same knowledge of their subject as sports reporters do. #
Trump and Trudeau chat#
  • First, the New Republic is beginning to think like Musk and Trump. But they have to think a bit more and ask how does this all tie together? #
  • Remember you have to consider events that would normally be unthinkable. And believe that Trump isn't actually president of the United States in any sense of what that meant in the past. He is sitting in the seat of the president. He has the powers of the president, but he does not represent the interests of the United States. #
  • He's going to use the US Treasury and the power of the dollar as the reserve currency, to buy himself a few toys to play with, like Canada, Greenland, Gaza and Panama, to start. #
  • To illustrate, here's the text of an imaginary conversation between Trump and Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada. #
    • Trump: Hey Justin, how's it going?#
    • Trudeau: You know, not so good.#
    • Trump: I get it. Have you considered my offer?#
    • Trudeau: Yes. Either we surrender and become the 51st state, or you won't honor Canadian deposits in the US Treasury. #
    • Trump: That's right my friend.#
    • Trudeau: I don't see how we have any choice.#
    • Trump: I'm afraid that's correct. #
    • Trudeau: Semi-sarcastic: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and Canada. #
    • Trump: You can leave out the Canada part. #
    • Trudeau: You can't blame me for trying.#
    • Trump: Have a nice day. 😀#
  • And then this scene from Goodfellas demonstrates what's next for the former independent country of Canada. #

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