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On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:26:27 -0800, Dude wrote:
>On 2/14/2026 5:58 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:16:31 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/14/2026 4:25 PM, 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
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