From: user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   On 2/12/26 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.   
   >   
   > Exactly like greenlanders, puerto ricans get to decide.   
      
   actually congress gets to decide in regards to puerto rico   
      
   anyways:   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_statehood_movement   
      
   /Puerto Rico has held seven referendums on the political status of the   
   island: 1967 and 1993, which resulted in a Commonwealth victory, 1998,   
   where "None of the above" was the winner, 2012, 2017, 2020 and 2024, the   
   latter four resulted in a statehood win. Opponents of statehood disputed   
   the legitimacy of those latter referendums./   
      
   prolly cause younger generations realize there's no benefit to being an   
   independent nation and quite a load of extra cons, vs a state of us, for   
   the average person   
      
   we need some new blood in congress, and puerto ricans will do.   
      
   joos would do too,   
      
   heck we could grant palestine statehood as well. heck we can give   
   palestine 2 separate states, and the joos 1.   
      
   is that fair? yes, cause the joos will still have more power 🤷   
      
   >   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> this and are making good on that now.   
   >>>>>> We are real clear that you wouldn’t help defend us now. Or anyone for   
   that   
   >>>>>> matter. Ok.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> who's ur nuclear daddy?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> oh yeah that's trump right now ???   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You’re sick. Sick in a really bad way.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> But thanks for the opportunity to observe. I’ve learned so much more   
   about   
   >>>> Americans from this little group Do you represent most of them?  Or are   
   you   
   >>>> an anomaly? I’ll think positive and choose the later.   
   >>>> But maybe a microcosm. god forbid.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> I’m done here. Btw don’t detour any of your planes to Gander Nfld. Find   
   >>> somewhere else and good luck. You prob don’t even know what I’m talking   
   >>> about. Bye   
   >>>   
      
      
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