The ongoing tension between Donald Trump and Canada took an unexpected turn when Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested a counteroffer to Trump's remarks about
  • Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Please take Wisconsin. Too many idiot rednecks that vote against their own interests and a broken ass government here

    • Crikeste@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      You sure are trying to bring everyone together; what, by labeling them ‘tankies’ and ‘Russian bots’.

      Maybe it’s you who is doing “exactly what Putin wants”.

      Divide and conquer; you’ve got the divide part down.

    • parrhesia@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      I mean would you rather join Canada or stay in the United States. Because if Texas gets to join Canada, I’m moving to Texas.

      • Ledivin@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        How much control does Canada have over the provinces? Cause I’m not interested in slightly-Canadian Texas, they gotta go further than that.

  • EchoCranium@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Having watched Strange Brew, I’d have expected a response more like,“Take off, you hoser!” from those fine folks in the Great White North.

  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    I live in Massachusetts and would totally support seceding and going to Canada.

    Can RI come along too? You won’t have to worry about their terrible driving, they’d never drive out of the region.

  • Professorozone@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Not to nitpick but Ford offered to buy Minnesota and Minneapolis but Minneapolis is a city IN Minnesota. I think it would come with. Kind of like whip cream.

    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      While stories like this might make Doug Ford seem like a pretty cool guy, rest assured that he’s an idiot. And a terrible Premier.

      Frankly I’m surprised he’s not bending the knee for Trump. The two have a lot more in common than they do differences.

    • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Idk it’s basically like the cities and a whole lot of nothing. He might have just been like throw in the rest of Minnesota, but no deal without Minneapolis.

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Monday, Trump claimed credit for the decision, saying that people in Canada “love” the idea of becoming a U.S. state. This prompted Ford to make his own comments about acquiring U.S. territories.

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    Canadian MP Charlie Angus rejected the idea outright, pointing to differences in the nations’ laws. Angus stated on X that Canada has rules preventing “sexual abusers” from becoming leaders, a clear reference to allegations against Trump.

    I would love to have seen Trump’s face when he heard that rejection.

      • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        2 months ago

        No. He was found liable for sexual abuse in a civil trial. Convictions are criminal and the standard of evidence is higher.

        Basically the courts have decided that it’s slightly more likely than not that he sexually abused Carroll, which is all that’s needed to win a civil case. Criminal cases are on a “beyond a reasonable doubt” threshold which is much harder to meet.

        Frankly, he probably wouldn’t be criminally convicted because of the higher standard - the defense in a criminal trial doesn’t have to prove the accused didn’t do it, they don’t even have to prove it’s more likely than not they didn’t do it, they only need to prove there’s a reasonable doubt that they might not have done it. And I think there’s just enough wiggle room around it he could possibly skate by.

        • lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de
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          1 month ago

          On one hand, that’s how a criminal standard of justice should work, to prevent wrongfully convicting the innocent.

          On the other hand, that would require the system to be functional and fair in the first place, rather than being slanted towards who can afford the better lawyers, but that’s a whole can of worms I don’t think I need to crack open here - we all agree on that anyway.

  • Glytch@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Please sell Minnesota/Minneapolis to Canada. Please. I would much rather be Canadian.

        • bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Its weird. I had UHC for several years and had no problem with them covering anything. I kind of wonder if they treat locals differently because their employees would be affected?

          • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Which several years? The CEO who was offed recently drastically increased the rate of denials within the last few years.

          • Test_Tickles@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            It is possible that some VP paid a fortune to have someone determine the maximum distance that an angry mob was willing to travel and now they make sure to only screw over people inside that boundary just enough to keep it sub angry mob levels.

  • bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Lets do it! That means I’d be able to road trip to the west coast with only 1 border crossing.

    • DicJacobus@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It would be an occupied territory without rights, basically Puerto Rico but given the nestle treatment to stripmine it of all resources, so in a word. No