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Gaetz looks too much like a rather dodgy Star Trek space alien to make a credible AG. Good thing he stepped aside.

We would also arrest Putin if he were to set foot on Canadian soil. Canada is a signatory to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. There is an ICC warrant for Netanyahu's arrest. Besides it's not up to The Dauphin to decide whether or not we would arrest him. It's the Attorney General and RCMP who make these decisions. As it stands, Canada will abide by its treaty obligations and stand for the rule of international law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Statute

@George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

When WWIII erupts, they can blame President-Elect Trump?

No. It's all on Putin's legacy. 100%

Until now Ukrainians only disliked Russians. They now hate them. Entirely Putin's doing. The pending armistice better be good because if it isn't, the Ukrainians will make the Provo IRA look like Boy Scouts.

@Doctor-Phibes

I remember her. Made Boadicea look like a Girl Guide.

@George-K

Infills are very common here in older neighbourhoods and communities. Depending on the area it is often more economical to tear down and rebuild from scratch than renovate an old home. If the area is desirable and lot values in the area are steadily increasing, infilling a residential property that had an old house is they way to go in the long run. Urban areas that are high demand for infills have strong property value retention and neighbourhood renewal.

@George-K

Any idea of the value of the lot without the buildings?

@jon-nyc

"Trump won because of us….”

Really now?

@Axtremus said in RFK for HHS gets its own thread:

@Renauda said in RFK for HHS gets its own thread:

Statistically Canadians live longer as well Probably the water, clean air and respect for institutions of law and order.

Maybe it's the gun culture.

Maybe it is and some might even think that. I couldn’t possibly comment either way.

@taiwan_girl

In the signature spot on the back of the credit card, I used to write "please ask for ID" rather than a signature. In some places, credit card stealing is a big deal, so tried to avoid that happening.

You have now jogged my memory…

come to think of it, that is exactly what the bank’s were advising and I accordingly did when I received the new card. That instruction on the back of the card is what triggered the clerk and his supervisor.

What was Zimin doing in Belgrade in the first place? He ought to have known Serbia is an unsupervised sandbox for the Kremlin and its FSB and GRU hoods.

Statistically Canadians live longer as well Probably the water, clean air and respect for institutions of law and order.

@George-K

But, going back to Obama, Bush the Lesser, etc., is this any different?

Might be. Trump appears hell bent on firing all the mandarins who in past, administered the departments and agencies in addition to advising the rookie cabinet appointee in charge. Time will tell how it all shakes down.

@taiwan_girl

Didnt everybody get mad at Michelle Obama when she tried to make school lunches with less processed food and more nutritious?

I seem to recall just that. But that was then and this is now.

During the dying days of going from paper transactions to chip readers on credit card transactions banks here were advising people not to sign the back of their credit cards in the event of loss and subsequent signature forgery. No problem. Made sense to me. When I was sent my new credit card in the mail I activated it by phone and did not sign the back.

No issues except once,when I was buying some baby stuff at Toys Я Us here. I handed the clerk my credit card and before he went to process it handed back to me and insisted I sign it. I refused but offer to show him my DL with photo and signature to prove I was the bearer of said card. Again he refused and added that he was not permitted to ask or accept photo ID to verify the identity of card holders. I told him to get his supervisor. Supervisor arrived and gave me the “it is our policy from Head Office not ask or accept photo ID but instead accept only signed credit cards”. I muttered something impolite and walked out the store never to return.

Following this incident I did a cup or two of research. As it turns out the policy was based on incidents that happened in the US where persons of colour complained that Toys Я Us and other retailers were unfairly asking them for photo ID when using credit cards. The policy directive came down to all outlets even those in supposedly independent subsidiaries outside the US (note: Toys Я Us remains to this day in operation in Canada).

German Chancellor Schloz parlays over the phone with Putin:

Later on Friday, the Kremlin confirmed that the phone call had taken place, describing it as “detailed and frank.” Putin was said to have repeated his claims that NATO was to blame for the war in Ukraine, adding that Russia “remains open to resuming negotiations that were interrupted by the Kyiv regime.”

He was also said to have spelled out Russia’s “well-known” negotiating stance, including the country’s security interests, its current positions on the front lines and “most importantly, eliminating the root causes of the conflict.”

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/15/germanys-scholz-speaks-with-putin-for-first-time-in-nearly-2-years-a87029

Putin still plays the victim.

Wahhabis fanaticism firmly remains the basis of the Saudis legal system and governance.

Every bit as oppressive as Iran and only incrementally more moderate than Taliban Afghanistan.

Only difference is that it is an unsanctioned petro state awash with money.

RFK jr. may or, may not pass Senate scrutiny. He has the reputation of being something of a kook.

We used to call those flood pants. The black oxfords look to be a solid Mormon boot, ideal for door to door missionaries.

@George-K said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

@Renauda said in Gaetz gets his own thread.:

@George-K

I get the distinct impression the author is not at all impressed with having Gaetz put forward as a possible AG. In fact I don’t think he even likes Gaetz as a person.

Yeah, it's subtle, but if you read between the lines, you can see he is not 100% in.

I’d say about as subtle as a rock dash stucco bathtub.

@George-K

I get the distinct impression the author is not at all impressed with having Gaetz put forward as a possible AG. In fact I don’t think he even likes Gaetz as a person.