My head is so disorganized I could not trigger a drunken brawl at an Irish wake. So much stuff pouring down including Trump's shитту AI which was unnecessary as he shитs on Americans and that world every day. Telling Zelenskyy he would give Tomahawks to Ukraine and then changing his mind when Putin told him too.
Congress shut down to avoid releasing the Epstein files, while everyone suffers since no money has been approved. Gideon J Tucker said that "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” In that he is wrong as under the American system it doesnt seem to matter. And Trump having declared himself KING, inspite of a 7 to 8 million march, dosnt need Congress anyhow even though the Republicans would give him anything they want. Are they afraid for their lives or their livlihoods or both?
In Canada, nothing shuts down if a budget isnt passed. Money is released one quarter at a time based on the last approved budget. Right now it isnt the Canadian budget that worries me.50-year immigration wait stuns lawyers and families, but IRCC says it's no mistake
The ongoing genocide in Gaza with (likely American Christian) Zionists blaming everything on Hamas. On Oct 7th Hamas tried to sieze hostages to force the Zionists to release the '000s of Palestinian prisoners they have been holding for more than 20 years, torturing and murdering. Most of the Israeli deaths on Oct 7th were caused by the IOF who set up Hamas so they had an excuse to continue their genocide. Reading the comments on Threads (I dont go near X) makes me sick at the lies being told by Zionists.
Ukrainians have to reapply for their pensions as those in temporarily Russian occupied territories also get Russian pensions which they weer forced to apply for. There is a link to follow to reapply but everytime Tanya gets to a certain point, it kicks her off line. Must have been designed by Immigration Canada.
Cold nights now but no snow yet. It reached 5C today. We dress warm when walking Lucky. Today we walked through the Nutana Cemetery which is the oldest in Saskatoon. The first person buried there died in 1883 in a blizzard. Many of the graves have been moved as the bank near the river is unstable. Tanya was interested in the grave stones. Lucky was not.
Halloween is coming and rumours have it we will get from 80 to 120 kids. The way the houses are decorated I believe it. We have a solitary pumpkin which I will carve closer to the date. Tanya is not a believer in Halloween even though it is catching on in Ukraine.
I miss Jackiesue (Yellow Dog Granny) who passed away in February 2025. She was a nationlal treasure and a Blue thorn in the side of Red Texas. These memes are for her.
Yes, the news is grim all over, isn't it. I hope that, despite everything, your wife is able to get the pernanent resident status she applied for. Hopefully, being married to a Canadian will make a difference.
ReplyDeleteShe has maintained status as a worker in Canada which means aslong as she doesnt leave she can stay until IRCC decide ion her case
DeleteTrump only cares about him self.
ReplyDeleteThe only people that the shut down will hurt is those with out the gold/money. Some of the safety net programs will be out of funds, and there is a strong possibility that people who needs these program to survive won't be getting them.
USians are in a precarious position if they are relying on government social safety nets to keep food on the table. Not a good place to be right now
DeleteI'm sorry. Unfortunately, we appear to be experiencing a global wave of xenophobia, perhaps because people are beginning to dread the dislocations that climate change will bring.
ReplyDeletePeople turn tribal when resources are scarce. If we all worked together there are plenty to go around and we are learning to control the products that drive climate change. Scientists have discovered methane eating bacteria in the Mediterranean and are trying to learn enough to relicate them en mass.
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear Canada is slamming shut it's Immigration Doors, I suspect Europe will too, and probably even Mexico, since, they are fearful now of a flood of Americans bailing as this Country goes Down. They know it's coming as they see the Internal Collapse happening at such an exponential rate. I miss Yellow Dog Granny too.
ReplyDeleteThat makes me so angry too. I'm not sure how we can cope with millions of Americans fleeing Trump but we cant refuse. We took in all the draft dodgers from the Vietnam war. Set a precedent.
DeleteGun care and health control.... hahah.... but actually not at all funny. And Debra said, grim news everywhere. Hope you enjoy Hallowe'en, what costume are you going to wear?
ReplyDeleteI'm going to get an inexpensive non frightening mask so I can sit on the front step and deal out candy bars. Poor Lucky will need to take a chill pill as he will go ballistic at all these strange looking people coming to our front door
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