From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:36:36 -0000 (UTC), Tara    
   wrote:   
      
   >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-wome   
   -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.   
      
   This does not mean that as leaders, their dispensations have resulted   
   in more peace.   
      
   Golda Mier   
   Margaret Thatcher and the falkland islands - sure you can argue that   
   britain needed to keep those islands way down there by argentina, but   
   what would a more peaceful leader have done? Not that it wouldn't be   
   political suicide to give those islands away.   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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