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   On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:35:03 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/14/2026 4:47 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:25:01 -0800, dart200   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/14/26 6:10 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:26:35 -0800, dart200   
   >>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 2/13/26 12:02 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:48:59 -0800, dart200   
   >>>>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 2/13/26 8:13 AM, 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.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> idk ... maybe if we replaced literally *every* leader with a woman it   
   >>>>>>> might be more peaceful. there would likely be other problems, that   
   might   
   >>>>>>> lead to unsustainability, but it wouldn't be war i don't think   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> iroquois had an interesting system where chiefs were were all men, and   
   >>>>>>> the did all the conflict, negotiation, and diplomacy between tribes.   
   but   
   >>>>>>> they also had councils of elder women who could replace and select new   
   >>>>>>> chiefs basically on demand as well as managed the tribes   
   >>>>>>> resources/property distribution   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Yes, great system.  It would work well while chiefs and elder women   
   >>>>>> had the well being of the tribes at heart, rather than personal   
   >>>>>> ambitions.  Given that kind of leadership, any system can work well.   
   >>>>>> It seems that when societies become many millions of members, it   
   >>>>>> becomes much harder to find people like that.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Spooners would do better?  My hunch is that over the ages humans   
   >>>>>>>> mostly remain humans.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> yeah that's why the world still runs off slavery eh???   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> oh wait ...   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Wage slavery.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> admittedly better and less brutal than actual slavery ?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Maybe   
      
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