picard102
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Most Americans, do not in fact know that. Much like they think they fought WW2 on their own.
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Monarch Butterfly
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DSCToronto
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I suppose it is possible that Roberts is growing some balls? (This from Guardian)
Without referencing the president, Roberts said:
Supreme court chief justice Roberts says impeachment 'not an appropriate response' after Trump comment
Chief justice of the supreme court John Roberts has issued a rare public statement after Donald Trump this morning suggested a federal judge who attempted to block his administration’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members should be impeached.Without referencing the president, Roberts said:
Roberts is considered part of the court’s conservative bloc and has repeatedly joined rulings that Trump supports, perhaps most notably last year’s decision granting presidents immunity for official acts.
AlvinofDiaspar
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Hopefully they are starting to wake up because they absolutely have been complicit. Is their loyalty to the constitution or to a person?
christiesplits
Senior Member
There's been a drop in daytrips from Canada to the U.S., via the Toronto Star.
www.thestar.com
Road trips from Canada to the U.S. down by 500,000 last month amid Trump’s trade war
The number of travellers heading to the U.S. from Canada, by car, in February dropped by half a million compared to 2024.
www.thestar.com
Admiral Beez
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I wish Canada could/would deport all non-citizens convicted of Indictable Offences (excluding Summary Offences: Up to 2 years less a day in jail and up to a $5k fine.). I’m a citizen now, but if I’d stolen a car or assaulted someone beforehand, send my British-born ass back to London.
We have enough challenges with recidivism amongst Canadian citizen criminals. Figure out the legalities, send criminals born-abroad home or to renta-cells offshore.
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Monarch Butterfly
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At the beginning of 2025, the United States had the highest number of incarcerated individuals worldwide, with around 1.8 million people in prison. China followed with around 100,000 fewer prisoners. Brazil followed in third.
As of February 2025, El Salvador had the highest prisoner rate worldwide, with over 1,600 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population. Cuba, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, and the United States, rounded out the top five countries with the highest rate of incarceration.
See https://www.statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners/
As of February 2025, El Salvador had the highest prisoner rate worldwide, with over 1,600 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population. Cuba, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, and the United States, rounded out the top five countries with the highest rate of incarceration.
See https://www.statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners/
UtakataNoAnnex
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When dissing Tesla is becoming a thought crime...
www.theguardian.com
FBI investigates blazes at Las Vegas Tesla showroom as potential terrorism
Federal law enforcement is looking into at least three other Molotov cocktail incidents at Tesla showrooms across US
www.theguardian.com
afransen
Senior Member
This is the kind of service you get when you buy a President.When dissing Tesla is becoming a thought crime...
FBI investigates blazes at Las Vegas Tesla showroom as potential terrorism
Federal law enforcement is looking into at least three other Molotov cocktail incidents at Tesla showrooms across US
kEiThZ
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When dissing Tesla is becoming a thought crime...
FBI investigates blazes at Las Vegas Tesla showroom as potential terrorism
Federal law enforcement is looking into at least three other Molotov cocktail incidents at Tesla showrooms across US
I detest Musk. But torching a Tesla to make a political statement isn't just "thought crime". It's political violence and terrorism.
If you thought Jan 6th was bad, you should be equally appalled against political violence now.
Protest the dealerships. Refuse service to every Tesla driver. Give them the finger. But your right to protest ends at violence and physical harm.
Admiral Beez
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Vancouver auto show has barred Tesla due to risk to public safety.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
The thing is there are already laws in place that carry a stiff reckoning if the individual or individuals where caught. That would likely include vandalism and arson among other criminal charges....something that would carry long a record and jail sentencing I would imagine here. So anything more is really unnecessary at this juncture...
...unless of coarse, they want to set a political example of this, which is what is likely being done here. So they will be additionally charged for having animosity against a political leader and one of his biggest supporters...so that individual(s)' thoughts on the matter will be on trial, not just their actions. Which is something a lot more nastier for everyone, IMO.
And to be clear, I said "becoming a thought crime" and not that it already is. This is another is step in crossing that Rubicon, I'm afraid.
zang
Senior Member
Don’t confuse capital and people.
Sometimes a point only gets made with destruction of property.
See; The Boston Tea Party.
afransen
Senior Member
While certainly criminal, I don't think that arson of a vehicle rises to the level of terrorism. We don't want to set the precedent that any politically disfavoured criminal activity can be classified as terrorism and unreasonable penalties applied.
The flip side is criminal activity against, say, abortion clinics (firebombing, etc.) could be similar treated as terrorism in future.