From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/12/2026 9:05 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:31:09 -0800, dart200   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/10/26 7:49 PM, Tara wrote:   
   >>> Tara  wrote:   
   >>>> dart200  wrote:   
   >>>>> On 2/10/26 6:27 PM, Tara wrote:   
   >>>>>> dart200  wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 2/10/26 11:40 AM, Tara wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> “I’m not discouraged at all. I think we’re living a very   
   important time in the   
   >>>>>>>> world. It’s a big shift. It is probably what I would call the   
   beginning of the   
   >>>>>>>> end of the American empire. And it has to come, all the empires   
   change, so   
   >>>>>>>> now, you know, it’s accelerated, but we are in a very good   
   position, because   
   >>>>>>>> we have land, we have the best educated people in the world, you know   
   that,   
   >>>>>>>> and we have the tolerance that is a great value, we have the sharing   
   that does   
   >>>>>>>> not exist in many other countries, we have less very, very rich   
   people per   
   >>>>>>>> capita, but less very, very poor people too in Canada, and we have   
   the unity,   
   >>>>>>>> that we have to fight all the time about that...”   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Jean Chretien   
   >>>>>>>> Feb 2, 2026   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Former and most loved Prime Minister of Canada   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> ok boomer as if canadians don't depend on us for defense   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> they just don't pay taxes into that defense   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Hey little millenial twitt. Ever heard of NATO. We fought  with you in   
   >>>>>> Afghanistan and Korea because we are part of NATO yeah. And what it   
   stood   
   >>>>>> for.   
   >>>>>> As for not paying our share to NATO, as well as other countries, we know   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> ya'll spend under the 2% NATO target lol   
   >>   
   >> us spends 3.5%, and 35% of the global defense spending. ur welcome ?   
   >>   
   >> isreal ... spends 8.8%, highest of any country besides ukraine, (and 30%   
   >> of which comes from the us) lol   
   >>   
   >> honestly i could forgive them for 911. but probably only if they'd   
   >> accept us statehood. 51st state. i'm not sure if this would actually   
   >> increase their influence over us politics over what they have already,   
   >> but at least it would make it a bit more transparent.   
   >>   
   >> or rather ... first instead i think it's high time to give puerto rico   
   >> statehood to demonstrate that we're honest about adding more blood into   
   >> congress and the government tbh. joos can be 52nd ehhh???   
   >   
   > It is up to them.  Repeatedly over the years, there have been   
   > initiatives in pr to become a state.  They have been turned down every   
   > time.   
   >   
   Bad Bunny says no.   
      
   But, I wonder what Bun E. Carlos has to say?   
    >   
      
   > Exactly like greenlanders, puerto ricans get to decide.   
   >   
   Not exactly. The King of Denmark will decide.   
    >   
      
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