From: tsm@fastmail.ca   
      
   On Feb 13, 2026 at 11:13:44 AM EST, "Noah Sombrero"  wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:46:32 -0800, dart200   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/13/26 6:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:50:15 -0800, dart200   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> 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   
   >>>   
   >>> If they ask, congress can accept.  As it is, you are right, statehood   
   >>> for pr is a mess.  The most recent referendum did not have an option   
   >>> to remain a territory.  The options were statehood, or independence or   
   >>> a mix  sorta.  Of those three, you might expect statehood would win.   
   >>> But the referendums are not binding.  The govt of pr is not required   
   >>> to seek statehood based on them.  Congress lately has not been able to   
   >>> decide what it wants to do.  Bills have been introduced to make pr a   
   >>> state, but go nowhere.   
   >>>   
   >>> Himbo has said he would not approve pr statehood because the mayor of   
   >>> San Juan was not nice to him.  Others too probably.  You know what,   
   >>> pr, why would you want to join this sinking ship anyway?   
   >>   
   >> clearly nothing that even hints at shaking up the status quo for the   
   >> better is going to happen while boomers are still in power eh???   
   >>   
   >> fuck boomers dude, idk what else to tell ya   
   >   
   > Like women who think the world would be peaceful if only women could   
   > be in power.  They have had a few chances.  No peace yet.   
   >   
   > Spooners would do better?  My hunch is that over the ages humans   
   > mostly remain humans.   
      
      
   Yeah, I know what you want to believe but have a look at facts.   
      
   “Ninety-five percent of mass shootings are committed by men,” says Fox, a   
   research professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern.   
   “The   
   overall majority of violent crimes — particularly homicide and gun homicide   
   —   
   are committed by men.”   
      
   https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/12/17/mass-shootings-by-women   
   wisconsin-school/   
      
   And:   
      
   Women commit a small fraction of homicides and murders compared to men,   
   accounting for roughly 10-13% of all homicide offenders. Female-perpetrated   
   mass murder is even rarer, representing only about 5-6% of cases. Men are   
   responsible for approximately 90% of all homicide cases worldwide, with   
   significantly higher rates of violence.   
   >   
      
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