[Admiral Beez]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974643176943374443

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974621795560169722

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974639836696109308

To be fair, if you’re a totalitarian state, you fish where the fish are. I wonder how many people illegally residing in Canada use in our shelters? I guess we’ll never know.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Why experts say Trump is unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year​

From https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/why-experts-say-trump-is-unlikely-to-win-the-nobel-peace-prize-this-year

U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be.

Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump’s prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations and some notable foreign policy interventions for which he has taken personal credit.

Experts say the Norwegian Nobel Committee typically focuses on the durability of peace, the promotion of international fraternity and the quiet work of institutions that strengthen those goals. Trump’s own record might even work against him, they said, citing his apparent disdain for multilateral institutions and his disregard for global climate change concerns.

Still, the U.S. leader has repeatedly sought the Nobel spotlight since his first term, most recently telling United Nations delegates late last month “everyone says that I should get the Nobel Peace Prize.”

A person cannot nominate themselves.

Trump’s boasts and previous high-profile nominations make him the blockbuster name on the list of bookmakers’ favorites. But it’s unclear whether his name comes up in conversation when the five-member Nobel committee, appointed by Norway’s parliament, meets behind closed doors.

Trump has been nominated several times by people within the U.S. as well as politicians abroad since 2018. His name also was put forth in December by U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), her office said in a statement, for his brokering of the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states in 2020.

Nominations made this year from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pakistan’s government occurred after the Feb. 1 deadline for the 2025 award.

Trump has said repeatedly that he “deserves” the prize and claims to have “ended seven wars.” On Tuesday, he teased the possibility of ending an eighth war if Israel and Hamas agree to his peace plan aimed at concluding the nearly two-year war in Gaza.

“Nobody’s ever done that,” he told a gathering of military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. “Will you get the Nobel Prize? Absolutely not. They’ll give it to some guy that didn’t do a damn thing.”

Nobel veterans say the committee prioritizes sustained, multilateral efforts over quick diplomatic wins. Theo Zenou, a historian and research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, said Trump’s efforts have not yet been proven to be long-lasting.

“There’s a huge difference between getting fighting to stop in the short-term and resolving the root causes of the conflict,” Zenou said.

Zenou also highlighted Trump’s dismissive stance on climate change as out-of-step with what many, including the Nobel committee, see as the planet’s greatest long-term peace challenge.

“I don’t think they would award the most prestigious prize in the world to someone who does not believe in climate change,” Zenou said. “When you look at previous winners who have been bridge-builders, embodied international cooperation and reconciliation: These are not words we associate with Donald Trump.”

The Nobel committee was met with fierce criticism in 2009 for giving then-U.S. President Barack Obama the prize barely nine months into his first term. Many argued Obama had not been in office long enough to have an impact worthy of the Nobel.

And Trump’s own outspokenness about possibly winning the award might work against him: The committee won’t want to be seen as caving in to political pressure, said Nina Græger, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo.

Trump’s prospects for the prize this year are “a long shot,” she said. “His rhetoric does not point in a peaceful perspective.”

The Nobel announcements begin Monday with the medicine prize. They continue with the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Oct. 13.

 

[PinkLucy]

It takes experts to explain why a guy who has fishing boats blown up and sends troops in to peaceful cities in his own country won’t get a peace prize?

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

It takes experts to explain why a guy who has fishing boats blown up and sends troops in to peaceful cities in his own country won’t get a peace prize?

That's more like "legalize". However, you are correct, for Donald Trump, we have to explain to him in Grade 8 (or lower) American English. However, he'll still not comprehend.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Occupy Democrats

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV throws MAGA world into a Sunday rage by urging every Catholic in the world to help and care for immigrants just days after slamming Donald Trump's cruel policies. This pope...

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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV throws MAGA world into a Sunday rage by urging every Catholic in the world to help and care for immigrants just days after slamming Donald Trump's cruel policies.
This pope REALLY doesn't care about ruffling right-wing feathers...
Leo called on Catholics to "open our arms and hearts to them, welcoming them as brothers and sisters, and being for them a presence of consolation and hope."
The remarks were delivered to a crowd of thousands who were inside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for Sunday Mass. It was part of event organized for migrants which attracted some 10,000 pilgrims from 95 countries. The Church’s message on immigration is clearly resounding around the world.
The pope stated that migrants cannot be treated with "the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination."
Leo went on to call for "a new missionary age" in which the church will offer "hospitality and welcome, compassion and solidarity" to all of those migrants who are fleeing from violence or searching for a safe new home for themselves or the families.
"In the communities of ancient Christian tradition, such as those of the West, the presence of many brothers and sisters from the world's South should be welcomed as an opportunity, through an exchange that renews the face of the Church," he said.
While he didn’t mention the United States or Donald Trump specifically, taken in the context of his past remarks it’s clear who and what he was pushing back against today. Last week, he enraged MAGA supporters by espousing the true teachings of Jesus Christ.
“Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not really pro-life,” the pope told reporters. “Someone who says that, ‘I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life."
Republicans have quickly come to despise Pope Leo because he dispels the lie that they tell themselves: They are not “Christian” in any meaningful sense of the word. They have draped themselves in Christian aesthetics and signifiers while adopting a cruel, fascist worldview that is antithetical to the love, compassion, and selflessness taught by Christ. Pope Leo sees right through them.
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[Full Metal Junkie]

This is insane. The cancer is spreading.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

This is insane. The cancer is spreading.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974871209985638597

Leo called on Catholics to "open our arms and hearts to them, welcoming them as brothers and sisters, and being for them a presence of consolation and hope."

The remarks were delivered to a crowd of thousands who were inside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for Sunday Mass. It was part of event organized for migrants which attracted some 10,000 pilgrims from 95 countries. The Church’s message on immigration is clearly resounding around the world.

The pope stated that migrants cannot be treated with "the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination."

Leo went on to call for "a new missionary age" in which the church will offer "hospitality and welcome, compassion and solidarity" to all of those migrants who are fleeing from violence or searching for a safe new home for themselves or the families.

"In the communities of ancient Christian tradition, such as those of the West, the presence of many brothers and sisters from the world's South should be welcomed as an opportunity, through an exchange that renews the face of the Church," he said.

While he didn’t mention the United States or Donald Trump specifically, taken in the context of his past remarks it’s clear who and what he was pushing back against today. Last week, he enraged MAGA supporters by espousing the true teachings of Jesus Christ.

“Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not really pro-life,” the pope told reporters. “Someone who says that, ‘I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life."

Republicans have quickly come to despise Pope Leo because he dispels the lie that they tell themselves: They are not “Christian” in any meaningful sense of the word. They have draped themselves in Christian aesthetics and signifiers while adopting a cruel, fascist worldview that is antithetical to the love, compassion, and selflessness taught by Christ. Pope Leo sees right through them.

 

[lenaitch]

This is insane. The cancer is spreading.

How is that "insane"; and what is spreading (in spite of the Youtuber's statement)? We have the right of peaceful expression, and that looked about as peaceful as they come. Those type of quiet, sidewalk sign holding demonstrations have been going on for years.

A lot of people are anti-abortion, and good for them for having their opinion. I don't think it should be a matter for the State; they apparently do.

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

How is that "insane"; and what is spreading (in spite of the Youtuber's statement)? We have the right of peaceful expression, and that looked about as peaceful as they come. Those type of quiet, sidewalk sign holding demonstrations have been going on for years.

A lot of people are anti-abortion, and good for them for having their opinion. I don't think it should be a matter for the State; they apparently do.

So these peaceful protestors looked at the Trump-stuffed US Supreme Court banning abortions, looked at teenage rape victims being forced to carry their pregnancies to term, looked at women dying of complications because doctors refused to perform an emergency life-saving abortion, they looked at all that and said: "Yes, we want some of that in Canada."

This is the insane part. Not the fact theat there is a peaceful rally.

 

[adma]

So these peaceful protestors looked at the Trump-stuffed US Supreme Court banning abortions, looked at teenage rape victims being forced to carry their pregnancies to term, looked at women dying of complications because doctors refused to perform an emergency life-saving abortion, they looked at all that and said: "Yes, we want some of that in Canada."

This is the insane part. Not the fact theat there is a peaceful rally.

Except that this is nothing new; and nobody should or would expect the aborted-fetus-placard-wielders to change their tune out of repulsion at Trump's policies.

Incidently, re Pope Leo: ideology aside, it seems that through being against the grain of the tinpot regime of the land from which he came, he's becoming to the USA what JPII was to Poland.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

How is that "insane"; and what is spreading (in spite of the Youtuber's statement)? We have the right of peaceful expression, and that looked about as peaceful as they come. Those type of quiet, sidewalk sign holding demonstrations have been going on for years.

A lot of people are anti-abortion, and good for them for having their opinion. I don't think it should be a matter for the State; they apparently do.

...as long as their views do not become public policy. Again, I'll point to State side as an example of why that's a bad thing...as well as, to bring this back on subject.

 

[lenaitch]

I'm not too sure whether people are upset about the action or the cause. Peaceful assembly is an enshrined right in Canada, regardless of the issue. Is the abortion debate fueled by recent US-based information and events? Probably, but so what. People have been rallying for and against abortion in this country for decades, certainly long before the Tangerine Toddler and his gang showed up, and I've seen no indication that the topic has any political traction here.

 

[afransen]

This is insane. The cancer is spreading.

In the town I grew up in, they always had a graphic anti-abortion billboard along the highway...