Yes, hopefully Kushner will complain to his son Jared who will relay this to his father in law how nasty the French have been. Wonderful article, Geezer!
Ha! I wish Vinny... no staff. Just me, a stubborn brain, and a very patient AI assistant.
My process is basically this... I read a lot, and watch videos, pull out the signal from the noise, then translate it into plain English so normal humans don’t need a finance degree to understand what’s going on.
If it feels condensed, that’s because I’m doing the heavy lifting upstream so the reader doesn’t have to.
Glad it’s landing for you... that’s the whole goal 👍
Wow Fred, you obviously enjoy what you do. And so do we the followers. Just stay healthy because we need your insight to put it all together for us. Take care.
I don’t understand why Canada isn’t doing the same to Hoekstra. Don’t give him access to the government or ANY media
outlets.
He NEEDS to be completely shut down. His entire reason for being is to undermine Canada and spread MAGA influence. We need to find a way to shut him up and deny him access.
Unfortunately, most of our media is owned by Republicans so I guess locking him out there is next to impossible.
Diplomats are given access because countries need communication channels open... even when relationships are tense. Cutting that off usually hurts the host country more than the visitor. Engagement doesn’t mean agreement.
I don’t make accusations without proof and sources.
Hoeskra was a contributor to PROJECT 2025. He only has the one agenda in Canada.
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“In recent days, Trump has tapped nearly a half-dozen Project 2025 authors and contributors, including Brendan Carr, who Trump picked this week to lead the FCC; former Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who got the nod for ambassador to Canada; and John Ratcliffe, who was tapped for director of the CIA. One of Trump’s first selections — Tom Homan as “border czar” — was also a Project 2025 contributor.”
If only Trump would care...or all the other people who are (technically) able to stop him and his MAGA bellends.
Unfortunately, the reality is as simple as stark and scary - "no, we can't live without Trump and must talk to him or else"...though no one had ever explored what would happen if the EU, Canada and ANZ would simply say "enough is enough" and leave Trump simmering in his own full diapers.
I guess that the only European nation being pissed off enough to flip the bird to Trump is Denmark.
Well, sometimes you gotta have to make tough decisions...been there, done that albeit on a way smaller scale, of course. But the principle remains the same.
My predictions: no matter if MAGA remains existent after Trump or the Dems are taking over again, there will be no significant change at all. The US system was flawed from its beginnings 250 years ago, and as long as no one really want to make a radical change (think Scandinavia), this cycle will continue up to the point where the USA will either im- or explode.
If you care, read through the issues of the LIFE magazine (available at Google Books) - very enlightening, plus the usual Captain Hindsight-moments. I had come to the conclusion that Trump would have happened sooner or later (and I still have 7 years of LIFE to read through).
Canada is booming. David McGuinty announced today that the Liberal government are going to build houses for our military personnel because the auditor general highlighted this as an issue last year. In other news - PM Mark Carney is heading to India, with Matt Jeneroux and begging bowl in hand to try and get some curry for Canadians. Meanwhile Canada led by Domenic Leblanc are in Mexico to make a trade deal with the cartel 🔥 Anita Anand is leading a delegation in Greenland for a trade deal on ice. Canada is back 🇨🇦
Building housing for our military in Canada ….Good
Announcing the building of adequate housing over a year after the Auditor General reported on the poor state of housing for our military …..Not Good
What happened to the concepts of peace, order, and good government for Canadians? I along with many other Canadians voted for Mark Carney a year ago, believing him to be the leader we needed to move Canada forward through these challenging times. After the inept, divisive Trudeau government of the last few years, I was hopeful for much better. I was wrong.
Fair frustration Mike... but let’s separate the pieces.
Fixing military housing isn’t a flip-the-switch job. If the Office of the Auditor General of Canada flagged it, that means the problems have been sitting there for years… not just the last 12 months.
Announcing it late isn’t great... agreed.
But finally moving on it is still better than letting it rot.
As for Mark Carney... expectations were sky-high coming out of the Justin Trudeau era.
Reality was always going to feel slower and messier than the campaign version.
“Peace, order, and good government” doesn’t mean perfect timing…
it means course-correcting when things are broken.
What if, just thinking out loud, what if all the countries in EU were to do that to their ambassadors?!! NATO isn't doing anything to hold Trump back so…what if… could that finally bring him down?! 🤔
I meant doing the same as France, you can stay in the country but our governement is not talking nor listening to you. Maybe Trump will throw a tantrum but who cafés. Sick and tired of the narcistic bully!
Not that I know of better proof, but the Ukrainians did an experiment (with France assisting) where they did place some sensitive information (but fake) with one of the Kushners (or Whitlock) and then saw it play out on the battlefield. At least I thought it was placed with them (now I have to check back on postings).
Fright and perverted delights don't make it right nor do medals somehow prove golden purity, "far" from saved. The SOTU speech and jeering applause of Congress unfortunately proved just how deeply broken the US republic and war culture are. Celebrations of grift warrant shuns and presage a karmic wake.
It's complicated... as you know. The US republic has been "gamed" by those that were elected and "sworn in" to represent the people. When did it start? See George Washington's Farewell Address
Can we do the same with the current obnoxious 🇺🇸 ambassador to 🇨🇦 please? 🙏
I’m staying out of the ambassador seating chart negotiations… above my pay grade. 😄
🇺🇸 ambassadors lack the fundamental understanding of diplomacy.
The ones we have currently, you are correct.
😂😂
Yes, hopefully Kushner will complain to his son Jared who will relay this to his father in law how nasty the French have been. Wonderful article, Geezer!
By way of Niagara Falls, it’s a nice scenic route….. over the falls
Fred, as a Brit I love your musings on politics and the world in general, don't stop. Your a breath of fresh air.
Live long and prosper.
That means a lot Mike... thank you.
I’m just trying to connect the dots out loud so people can see the bigger picture.
Glad it’s resonating across the pond. 🇨🇦🤝🇬🇧
I’m glad Europe has blocked USA, they were too unpredictable and insulting, serves trump right, but he won’t see it he never does
When you send incompetent people you get shut out.
Geezus Fred! I do not know how you condense so much information down to a great read. Do you have staff?
Ha! I wish Vinny... no staff. Just me, a stubborn brain, and a very patient AI assistant.
My process is basically this... I read a lot, and watch videos, pull out the signal from the noise, then translate it into plain English so normal humans don’t need a finance degree to understand what’s going on.
If it feels condensed, that’s because I’m doing the heavy lifting upstream so the reader doesn’t have to.
Glad it’s landing for you... that’s the whole goal 👍
Wow Fred, you obviously enjoy what you do. And so do we the followers. Just stay healthy because we need your insight to put it all together for us. Take care.
I appreciate that more than you know, Vinny... thank you.
Truth is, I do enjoy it.
I’ve always been wired to connect dots and make complicated stuff make sense.
Now I just finally have the tools (and the time) to do it properly.
As for staying healthy… that’s the plan. Still got a lot of dots left to connect 😄
I don’t understand why Canada isn’t doing the same to Hoekstra. Don’t give him access to the government or ANY media
outlets.
He NEEDS to be completely shut down. His entire reason for being is to undermine Canada and spread MAGA influence. We need to find a way to shut him up and deny him access.
Unfortunately, most of our media is owned by Republicans so I guess locking him out there is next to impossible.
Diplomats are given access because countries need communication channels open... even when relationships are tense. Cutting that off usually hurts the host country more than the visitor. Engagement doesn’t mean agreement.
The issue in that he isn’t “communicating” is the traditional sense, he is simple spreading propaganda and gaslighting Canada.
That’s a strong accusation... but it needs more than labels.
Calling it “propaganda” and “gaslighting” is easy.
Pointing to what was said, what’s false, and what the facts are...
that’s what actually moves the conversation forward.
Otherwise it just turns into noise… and we’ve already got plenty of that.
I don’t make accusations without proof and sources.
Hoeskra was a contributor to PROJECT 2025. He only has the one agenda in Canada.
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“In recent days, Trump has tapped nearly a half-dozen Project 2025 authors and contributors, including Brendan Carr, who Trump picked this week to lead the FCC; former Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who got the nod for ambassador to Canada; and John Ratcliffe, who was tapped for director of the CIA. One of Trump’s first selections — Tom Homan as “border czar” — was also a Project 2025 contributor.”
(Source:Politico, Wiki, Project2025 document)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/21/trump-taps-project-2025-authors-administration-00191047
If only Trump would care...or all the other people who are (technically) able to stop him and his MAGA bellends.
Unfortunately, the reality is as simple as stark and scary - "no, we can't live without Trump and must talk to him or else"...though no one had ever explored what would happen if the EU, Canada and ANZ would simply say "enough is enough" and leave Trump simmering in his own full diapers.
I guess that the only European nation being pissed off enough to flip the bird to Trump is Denmark.
Nobody “can’t live without” anyone.
But replacing a 70-year-old system takes time.
We’re watching the early stages of that process.
Well, sometimes you gotta have to make tough decisions...been there, done that albeit on a way smaller scale, of course. But the principle remains the same.
My predictions: no matter if MAGA remains existent after Trump or the Dems are taking over again, there will be no significant change at all. The US system was flawed from its beginnings 250 years ago, and as long as no one really want to make a radical change (think Scandinavia), this cycle will continue up to the point where the USA will either im- or explode.
If you care, read through the issues of the LIFE magazine (available at Google Books) - very enlightening, plus the usual Captain Hindsight-moments. I had come to the conclusion that Trump would have happened sooner or later (and I still have 7 years of LIFE to read through).
There’s a kernel of truth in what you’re saying... systems do carry their own habits forward.
But calling the whole thing “flawed from the beginning” kind of skips over 250 years of adjustments, reforms, and course corrections.
The U.S. system bends, sometimes slowly… but it does bend.
Also, “become Scandinavia or implode” is a bit of a false choice.
Countries evolve in their own direction... they don’t just swap models like changing jerseys.
United States isn’t static, even if it feels that way in the moment.
History’s useful, sure… but it can also trick us into thinking everything was inevitable after the fact.
Canada is booming. David McGuinty announced today that the Liberal government are going to build houses for our military personnel because the auditor general highlighted this as an issue last year. In other news - PM Mark Carney is heading to India, with Matt Jeneroux and begging bowl in hand to try and get some curry for Canadians. Meanwhile Canada led by Domenic Leblanc are in Mexico to make a trade deal with the cartel 🔥 Anita Anand is leading a delegation in Greenland for a trade deal on ice. Canada is back 🇨🇦
That doesn't sound very productive.
If Canada builds military housing... bad.
If Canada doesn’t build military housing... also bad.
Some people aren’t reacting to policy. They’re reacting to party labels.
Building housing for our military in Canada ….Good
Announcing the building of adequate housing over a year after the Auditor General reported on the poor state of housing for our military …..Not Good
What happened to the concepts of peace, order, and good government for Canadians? I along with many other Canadians voted for Mark Carney a year ago, believing him to be the leader we needed to move Canada forward through these challenging times. After the inept, divisive Trudeau government of the last few years, I was hopeful for much better. I was wrong.
Fair frustration Mike... but let’s separate the pieces.
Fixing military housing isn’t a flip-the-switch job. If the Office of the Auditor General of Canada flagged it, that means the problems have been sitting there for years… not just the last 12 months.
Announcing it late isn’t great... agreed.
But finally moving on it is still better than letting it rot.
As for Mark Carney... expectations were sky-high coming out of the Justin Trudeau era.
Reality was always going to feel slower and messier than the campaign version.
“Peace, order, and good government” doesn’t mean perfect timing…
it means course-correcting when things are broken.
You can criticize the delay... that’s fair.
But fixing it still counts.
What if, just thinking out loud, what if all the countries in EU were to do that to their ambassadors?!! NATO isn't doing anything to hold Trump back so…what if… could that finally bring him down?! 🤔
Pulling ambassadors would make noise… not change the outcome.
NATO isn’t a referee and the European Union doesn’t get a vote in who runs the U.S. ... that’s decided inside the country, not outside it.
If anything, a move like that would just feed the “us vs them” narrative and harden support, not break it.
Pressure doesn’t come from diplomats packing bags… it comes from money, trade, and leverage.
Big headline. Zero kill shot.
I meant doing the same as France, you can stay in the country but our governement is not talking nor listening to you. Maybe Trump will throw a tantrum but who cafés. Sick and tired of the narcistic bully!
"Cafés " should be "cares ". Although there's something to say for a stiff drink!🤭
Kushner is a mole. Anything valuable he learns ends up in Russia, by way of Krasnov.
That’s a serious claim… but it needs serious proof.
Jared Kushner has had plenty of scrutiny, and there are legitimate questions about relationships and deals...
but jumping straight to “mole passing intel to Russia” is a big leap without evidence.
If there’s something concrete, point to it.
Otherwise it just muddies the conversation and makes real concerns easier to dismiss.
Not that I know of better proof, but the Ukrainians did an experiment (with France assisting) where they did place some sensitive information (but fake) with one of the Kushners (or Whitlock) and then saw it play out on the battlefield. At least I thought it was placed with them (now I have to check back on postings).
Canada 100% needs to do this at minimum! Is rather see Hoekstra PNGd, removed….SOMETHING, ffs.
I get the frustration... but declaring someone PNG is a pretty extreme move.
Pete Hoekstra is the U.S. ambassador, and kicking him out wouldn’t just send a message… it would escalate things fast.
Diplomacy isn’t about satisfying the moment...
it’s about keeping channels open even when tensions are high.
You don’t burn the bridge you still have to cross.
About the investments involved, as they were governments promising private investments, it was just an empty promise for the Orange Conman
Capital is cowardly.
It goes where it feels safe... and leaves where it doesn’t.
Fright and perverted delights don't make it right nor do medals somehow prove golden purity, "far" from saved. The SOTU speech and jeering applause of Congress unfortunately proved just how deeply broken the US republic and war culture are. Celebrations of grift warrant shuns and presage a karmic wake.
Political theatre isn’t new.
What matters is whether the machinery behind the curtain still works.
That’s the real test of a republic.
That’s a lot of emotion Eddie… but not a lot of clarity.
Calling everything “broken” doesn’t explain anything... it just vents frustration.
The U.S. system isn’t perfect (far from it), but it’s also not collapsing because of one speech or a room full of applause.
If you want to criticize it, fair game... but it helps to point at what specifically is broken and how you’d fix it.
Otherwise it just sounds like anger dressed up as philosophy.
It's complicated... as you know. The US republic has been "gamed" by those that were elected and "sworn in" to represent the people. When did it start? See George Washington's Farewell Address