Random Thoughts Thread

[G. David Felt]

These are the Idiot Politicians that need to be eradicated from the U.S.

'Call somebody who cares': GOP senator slammed over response to 'friends who are upset'

[G. David Felt]

6 weeks to go till gov shutdown, I see no reason to help the GOP deal with funding when they careless about America or the hard working people and only care about themselves and the 1% billionaires.

'Democrats aren’t in much of a mood to help': GOP leader in a panic over budget threat

[trinacriabob]

15 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

LOL

Wow, one can get Lime* Disease or Orange Disease

* (Lyme, of course)

[A Horse With No Name]

16 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

These are the Idiot Politicians that need to be eradicated from the U.S.

'Call somebody who cares': GOP senator slammed over response to 'friends who are upset'

“Are you mentally ill enough to do US foreign and domestic policy?”

“Yes, I have the requisite mental illnesses to do US policy.”

I can't stand Americans being critical of other countries, we need to do what Jesus said and worry about the telephone pole in our own eye efore worrying about the spec in the eyes of others. 

1 hour ago, trinacriabob said:

Wow, one can get Lime* Disease or Orange Disease

* (Lyme, of course)

Orange disease cuts back medical help for folks, so orange disease spreads lyme disease. 

14 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

6 weeks to go till gov shutdown, I see no reason to help the GOP deal with funding when they careless about America or the hard working people and only care about themselves and the 1% billionaires.

'Democrats aren’t in much of a mood to help': GOP leader in a panic over budget threat

I say burn the whole phoqing thing down. Its time. 

The world is ruled by religious fanatics with nukes. If a normal person says they’re the second coming of Jesus Christ they get medicated and institutionalized. If you make equally insane religious claims on the Senate floor, they let you run an empire.

[A Horse With No Name]

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If I were forced to say something positive about Trump, that would be it. The thing some US empire managers dislike about him is the only thing I like about him: that he makes the US empire a less effective evil because of how much less hidden he keeps the inner workings of the machine. The hood stays popped open the entire time, showing the whole world how the imperial sausage gets made.

 

Caitlin Johnstone Quote

[A Horse With No Name]

People are starting to stand up, which is good. 

[A Horse With No Name]

Tengo ganas de escuchar musica. 

I have been listening to a lot of Jazz. 

Next album up is Unity by Larry Young. 

[G. David Felt]

This is a nightmare.

Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard

We need more folks like her to stand up to the Orange Idiot47 and his Lemmings.

Lemmings need to walk off the cliff and stop hurting humanity.

'Damn right': Liz Cheney hits back at Elon Musk on his own site

[G. David Felt]

No Surprise here that the lower educated states love Idiot47 compared to the higher educated states.

Map Reveals Donald Trump's Favorability Rating by State - Newsweek

Theft is a problem everywhere, nice to see a honest young man do the right thing. So wish people would have more integrity here in the U.S.

Cops Called As Man Enters Empty Shop—Owners Can't Believe What Happens Next - Newsweek

[trinacriabob]

On a very random level:

Am I at liberty to say that Elizabeth Warren is an intense and annoying wench?

[G. David Felt]

Further proof that Musk is breaking the law.

'People should be freaking out': Expert flags trick Trump using to shield Musk from law

[A Horse With No Name]

30 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Further proof that Musk is breaking the law.

'People should be freaking out': Expert flags trick Trump using to shield Musk from law

It will never get better.

[oldshurst442]

 

ICE arrestations and deportations with GITMO destinations are ryhming 1933-1945 Nazi Germany.  

Propanda abound from Putin, Musk, Trump, Murdoch all working together it seems, or all working for a common goal, makes the Nazi propaganda, genocide and war machine look like novices.  

 

Edited Thursday at 07:03 PM by oldshurst442

[oldshurst442]

And that is scary shyte if you think about it.  

What is really eerie, is that between the rise of Stalin, Nazi Germany, the cold war and this new era of Trumpism in the US, this human history of ours that spans the 1900s all the way to 2025, is just the Star Wars universe storyline beats.   Food for thought. 

[oldshurst442]

It was a double whammy this past week with American style capitalism over Canada.  

As I mentioned before, Amazon has closed all of its warehouses in Quebec because one warehouse DARE unionize and for the fear of further unionizations, well, they got outta Dodge...

So, the city of Montreal in turn has ceased to buy the shytty made in China crap Amazon peddles.  Montreal will buy locally and by the threat of American tariffs on Canadian products, Montreal will also buy products made in Canada or elsewhere in the world NOT named United States of America.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/the-city-of-montreal-announces-it-will-stop-ordering-from-amazon/ 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:01 AM by oldshurst442

[G. David Felt]

Seems there is NO GOING BACK to the Glory Days of Old for Auto Shows as Detroit was a Failure.

Detroit Auto Show Attendance Plummets As Glory Days Fade

MAGA is going to find as their retires die off that the Glory days are not there and that MAGA was never gone as America is Great, much Like Canada or any country. The past days are water under the bridge and there is no going back. 

Dictators will have to be dealt with as we fight to save our Democracy!

FORD CEO Farly needs to put on his Big Boy Pants and focus on building Quality products rather than complain about Korea or Japan Auto's. Ford is building crap auto's and their EVs are falling behind. It really is pathetic what he says here.

Ford CEO has tough words for his automotive rivals

[oldshurst442]

 

[oldshurst442]

https://canadianautodealer.ca/2025/01/montreal-auto-show-is-back-with-lots-to-dazzle-the-eyes-and-hearts-of-consumers/

 

I went to the Montreal auto show.  And our show was a success. 163 000 attendees. That web site I linked up rounds up to 170 000.  It was a 14% increase over 2023 but last year's attendance was higher at 168 000.  And at 168 000, that is highest since 2019.  So our auto show is quite neutral. Neither up or down.  Just stable. 

[G. David Felt]

Totally agree that the House Speaker has caved in to a Narcissist Musk.

'Grossest retreat': Mike Johnson busted by MSNBC host for rolling over for Elon Musk

[G. David Felt]

We'll this sucks due to the stupidity of the current administration; Canda will get the Kia EV5 while the US will not get this affordable EV.

Kia EV5 Will Be Sold In Canada, But Not In The U.S. - Here's Why

[A Horse With No Name]

20 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

It was a double whammy this past week with American style capitalism over Canada.  

As I mentioned before, Amazon has closed all of its warehouses in Quebec because one warehouse DARE unionize and for the fear of further unionizations, well, they got outta Dodge...

So, the city of Montreal in turn has ceased to buy the shytty made in China crap Amazon peddles.  Montreal will buy locally and by the threat of American tariffs on Canadian products, Montreal will also buy products made in Canada or elsewhere in the world NOT named United States of America.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/the-city-of-montreal-announces-it-will-stop-ordering-from-amazon/ 

 

Everyone boycotting America forever is the start. America and Israel need to be the bastard children of the world, they both are facist nazi states unworthy of respect. 

5 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

We'll this sucks due to the stupidity of the current administration; Canda will get the Kia EV5 while the US will not get this affordable EV.

Kia EV5 Will Be Sold In Canada, But Not In The U.S. - Here's Why

The stupid gets deepr and deeper here. 

16 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Totally agree that the House Speaker has caved in to a Narcissist Musk.

'Grossest retreat': Mike Johnson busted by MSNBC host for rolling over for Elon Musk

Who knew that electing folks with no ethical basis in life meant having people with no moral compass in charge? Who could ahve guessed this, Honestly?

For any conservatives still lurking, this is sarcasm. 

And American products should be boycotted worldwide.

Starting with high value products like Boeing Jets. 

F@@k boeing, Tesla, and every other American company. 

20 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

 

IF it smells like shyte, acts like shyte, and elects shyte, its probably American. 

20 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Seems there is NO GOING BACK to the Glory Days of Old for Auto Shows as Detroit was a Failure.

Detroit Auto Show Attendance Plummets As Glory Days Fade

MAGA is going to find as their retires die off that the Glory days are not there and that MAGA was never gone as America is Great, much Like Canada or any country. The past days are water under the bridge and there is no going back. 

Dictators will have to be dealt with as we fight to save our Democracy!

FORD CEO Farly needs to put on his Big Boy Pants and focus on building Quality products rather than complain about Korea or Japan Auto's. Ford is building crap auto's and their EVs are falling behind. It really is pathetic what he says here.

Ford CEO has tough words for his automotive rivals

I like Fords gasser Trucks, but pony cars are an idea whose time ahs come and gone. Fords EVS are No Va en this marketplace. I see ford being a smaller and smaller maker of ICE trucks as EV's take over. 

Seriously. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

20 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

https://canadianautodealer.ca/2025/01/montreal-auto-show-is-back-with-lots-to-dazzle-the-eyes-and-hearts-of-consumers/

 

I went to the Montreal auto show.  And our show was a success. 163 000 attendees. That web site I linked up rounds up to 170 000.  It was a 14% increase over 2023 but last year's attendance was higher at 168 000.  And at 168 000, that is highest since 2019.  So our auto show is quite neutral. Neither up or down.  Just stable. 

Canada is stable next to the USA but so is a meth addict with an assault rifle. What is your point, good kind sir?

On 2/6/2025 at 12:03 PM, trinacriabob said:

On a very random level:

Am I at liberty to say that Elizabeth Warren is an intense and annoying wench?

The entire senate is full of folks who probably couldn't get laid in normal life without a credit card. your point is....????

[oldshurst442]

31 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Canada is stable next to the USA but so is a meth addict with an assault rifle. What is your point, good kind sir?

LOL

I must apologize because I linked up the wrong link for the autoshow.

This link    https://www.apa.ca/en/apa-at-the-2025-montreal-salon-de-lauto/    shows what were some of the highlights.  Missing are Luc Poiriers, a Quebec billionnaire, legit billionnaire and a legit Quebecois real estate mogul, young too, with his 27 or 28 Ferraris.  Also, the Corvette ZR1 was at the show too. 

Anyway, my points being

1. I went to to show with my son. Had a great time with him

2. The Montreal show was a success as Montrealers dont show any contempt for auto shows in the winter, Montrealers are not fully immersed in the latest greatest auto reveals over the internet and a good 'ole auto show is plenty enough to see, feel, touch and enjoy the cars that we will end up buying eventually while also looking and dreaming about what billionnaire money buys you.

3. Montreal is not Detroit. (Thank the lord)

4. Detroit is (or was) ALWAYS a premier reveal destination.  Montreal was ALWAYS a so-so reveal destination. Plenty of new reveals did happen in Montreal over the years though. Mainly first reveals FOR the Canadian market.  But having a Corvette C8 ZR1 at the show this year, Montreal was probably one of the FIRST cities to showcase it.  It was on a pedastal showcase going round and round. Kinda feels good to showcase a car like that.   But sadly though, not too many people were flocked to it.  They didnt seem to know it was there.  But there was an E-Ray there as well, and it was a floor show piece ready to be sold and it was open for people to sit in it and there was a HUUUUUGE line-up for it.   Kids, teens, young adults, middle aged folk sprinkled with some old fogeys  ALL lined-up to sit in it.  I havent seen a Corvette with that kind of buzz surrounding it in a looooooong while.  

5. My son and I sat in the Brightdrop. It is a well thought commercial EV.  It is HUUUUGE.  Wide and tall and long.  GM EVs are well built inside and out. We sat in the Cadillac Escalade EV, Lyriq and Optiq, the Chevy Equinox and Blazer.   We were not impressed with the interior of the Hummer though.  It was cheap.  The doors are flimsy. All other GM EVs are great inside and out. 

6. The Dodge Charger EV is a STUNNER on the outside. The fit and finish on the outside is on par with everybody else.  No surprise there as Chryco does make good cars.  On the inside too, not too shabby with the quality and fit and finish.  The interior design looks like what a modern muscle car should look like.  But...I read and listened to many UNBIASED car reviews about the Charger EV and they all say that the EV part of the Charger is mediocre. Its a shame as its got the looks. Best looking of ALL EVs ever up until now for 2025.  I even prefer the looks of the Charger to the Audi E Tron. And I LOOOVE the Audi E Tron. 

7. Quebecois were all flocked to the EV offerings of ALL manufacturers present at the autoshow.  Less at Tesla though.  Nothing to do with Elon's antics as the autoshow was BEFORE his Nazi salute and all that shyte. Its because most Quebecois already KNOW Tesla.  GM surprisingy had  the most people at their EVs.  Second was Hyndai/Kia.  

8. There was some sort of Mercedes-AMG model there.  Mercedes was next to Cadillac. The Blackwing sedans were there. Nobody acknowledging them as the Cadillac EVs had the attention further away from Mercedes. This specific AMG model was at the border of the Cadillac/Mercedes display.  Nobody was at theat Mercedes either. I sat in it. It was phoquing tinny and plasticky.  I got out of it in disgust and I didnt notice what model it was.  I dont know HOW auto journalists complain about GM having cheap interiors... 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by oldshurst442

[oldshurst442]

 

 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-could-face-long-term-political-challenges-with-us-says-trudeau-2025-02-07/

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said U.S. President Donald Trump's talk about absorbing Canada "is a real thing" and is linked to the country's rich natural resources, a government source said.

Trudeau made the remarks during a closed-door session of business and labor leaders on how best to respond to Trump's threats of tariffs on Canadian imports.

His comments were first reported by the Toronto Star, which said they were mistakenly carried by a loudspeaker.

 

Trump has repeatedly suggested Canada would be better off if it agreed to become the 51st U.S. state.

"They're very aware of our resources, of what we have and they very much want to be able to benefit from those," the Star quoted Trudeau as saying.

"But Mr. Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is absorbing our country. And it is a real thing."

The government source confirmed that the Star's account of the remarks was accurate.

Edited 13 hours ago by oldshurst442

[G. David Felt]

@oldshurst442 @Robert Hall @trinacriabob
This has got to be pissing off old Idiot47
Time magazine’s provocative cover puts Elon Musk behind Trump’s desk | CNN Business

[G. David Felt]

Pathetically sad that Trump is trying to kill anything that is to protect Americans against hate in the workplace.

Trump Signs Order to Kill Federal Agency Investigating Tesla