From: punditster@gmail.com
On 2/14/2026 6:34 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> 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
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