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#1

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 07:00:22 AM

Apparently there's new federal auto strategy so Ford likes Carney again

That's... good?

For a minority Liberal government it's not good, it's great.

#2

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Syt - Today at 06:40:35 AM

Been rewatching Ken Burns' Baseball documentary over the weekend. Maybe not as good as his Civil War one, but my favorite by far. Just soothing and relaxing ... and "only" ca. 22 hours long if you include the two 10th Inning addendum that covers 1994 - 2009 (maybe time to add 11th Inning? ).

#3

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by Tamas - Today at 06:04:12 AM

I imagine tech bros wouldn't be too thrilled about losing all the chip supplies.

Seeing how they have been acting, I am assuming in case of an imminent Chinese invasion they'll lobby Trump HARD to have him make it clear the US won't intervene and to coerce Taiwan into a surrender to spare those chips.

#4

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Syt - Today at 05:07:58 AM

:salute:

#5

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Tonitrus - Today at 05:02:34 AM

Corny Dogs? 

#6

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by grumbler - Today at 04:52:07 AM

I imagine tech bros wouldn't be too thrilled about losing all the chip supplies.

I'm pretty sure that the tech bros think they can just buy them from CCP Taiwan.

#7

Off the Record / Re: ICE misconduct megathread ...

Last post by The Brain - Today at 04:08:24 AM

https://thehill.com/homenews/5707075-pretti-shooting-white-house-response/

Between this and the news that Gregory Bovino and some agents are leaving, is Trump doing the well trod thing of deflecting blame to subordinates when policies prove toxic?

Of course, BBC report notes that it looks like immigrations raids are still ongoing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrdlr70qg4o

[White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday notably distanced President Trump from rhetoric made by high-profile members of his administration in the aftermath of the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.]

#8

Off the Record / Re: ICE misconduct megathread ...

Last post by garbon - Today at 04:01:38 AM

https://thehill.com/homenews/5707075-pretti-shooting-white-house-response/

Leavitt distances Trump from Noem, Miller rhetoric on Pretti killing

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday notably distanced President Trump from rhetoric made by high-profile members of his administration in the aftermath of the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Leavitt was peppered with questions during the White House press briefing about whether Trump agreed with sentiments of Pretti's killing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller made over the weekend. 

That included Noem saying Pretti "attacked" federal law enforcement while "brandishing" a firearm and saying the incident was an example of "domestic terrorism." Meanwhile, Miller referred to Pretti as a "would-be assassin" who "tried to murder federal law enforcement."

Multiple angles of video captured by witnesses of Pretti's confrontation with federal law enforcement Saturday show an officer shooting Pretti in the back after an altercation in which Pretti, filming the officers, sought to help a woman being pepper-sprayed before he was also pepper-sprayed. Video appears to show an officer taking Pretti's gun and walking away before he was shot.

When asked whether Trump agrees with Noem and Miller's sentiments on the circumstances, Leavitt said she has not heard the president "characterize Mr. Pretti in that way."

"However, I have heard the president say he wants to let the facts and the investigation lead itself," Leavitt said.

Leavitt did not give a definitive answer when another reporter asked whether Miller will be apologizing to Pretti's family.

"Again, this incident remains under investigation, and nobody here at the White House, including the president of the United States, wants to see Americans hurt or killed and losing their lives in American streets," she responded. 

Leavitt's public navigation of the aftermath of Pretti's shooting showed a shift in how the White House was handling the situation, and it marked a major contrast with some of the administration's reaction to the shooting death of Renee Good earlier this month. The administration across the board was quick to defend the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot Good, who was unarmed.

Trump, however, did express notions while sitting down for an interview with The New York Times that he did not want to see anyone shot when he watched video of Good.

"Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of federal law enforcement and the many Americans who have been victimized at the hands of illegal alien criminals," Leavitt told reporters.

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Between this and the news that Gregory Bovino and some agents are leaving, is Trump doing the well trod thing of deflecting blame to subordinates when policies prove toxic?

Of course, BBC report notes that it looks like immigrations raids are still ongoing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrdlr70qg4o

#9

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - Today at 03:26:08 AM

Another incremental improvement by the current government :

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jan/27/leaseholders-england-wales-ground-rent-cap-250-a-year

Not sure how many leaseholders were being ripped off by the old system; but this is a worthwhile improvement which will help them a lot at no cost to the public purse.

#10

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Zoupa - Today at 03:01:48 AM

I think I sorta get Raz. If my countrymen had elected fascists into power, it might be easier to lash out at other western countries instead of doing anything about the situation at home. It's kinda the russian playbook of whataboutism. "Your (obviously better) country is also shitty! Look at this!".