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A joke about #ElonMusk told by #Canadian comic Seth Rogan at the ‘Breakthrough Prize’ ceremony on #YouTube (?) was ‘cut’ because it made fun of #broligarchs , such as #SergeiBrin and #MarkZuckerberg who are the event and prize sponsors.

Here’s the punch 🤜 line: “It’s amazing how much good #science you can destroy with $320 million and #RFK Jr., very fast.” huffpost.com/entry/seth-rogen-

#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

HuffPost · Seth Rogen's 'Amazing' Trump Joke Gets Cut By Zuckerberg-Backed Awards ShowBy Ben Blanchet

So there's a #Canadian making money helping the #TurdReich ship people to #ElSalvador.

I think I finally get the #Conservatives attitude aboujt "Getting tougher" on "criminals" and issuing "harsher sentencing."

Let's start with #ChristopherJamroz. Throw the book at him. Throw the whole bookshelf at him next.

youtu.be/O8El6gbYHx0?si=saEpvq

#GlobalX
#ICE
#Trump

#Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew welcomed an 18-nation strong trade delegation from the #EU, headed by Germany. They are interested in the deep water port near Churchill, #MB, minerals, and 'Green Energy'

eeas.europa.eu/delegations/can

The port is about 3,300 nm from Rotterdam, NL, about 4.5 days away. That's a swift passage for western crops to market, and more central #Canada. Substantial infrastructure investment are ongoing for shipping, port. Is this:

EEASEU Heads of Mission on joint official visit to ManitobaOTTAWA – European Union Ambassador Geneviève Tuts and 18 Heads of Mission of European Union Member States in Canada are embarking today on a two-day official visit to Winnipeg, Manitoba, as part of a Team Europe mission to the Canadian Prairies and the first in a series of joint outreach activities planned for 2025. 

#PP is trying to be so #Canadian with his #Lays chip replay of "Bet you can't eat just one."

He won't stop at just one use of the notwithstanding clause.

I can't think of any use of the notwithstanding clause that was for the collective good - it is always about punishing some group or for a political advantage.

Edit - a more direct link to cbc

cbc.ca/news/politics/pierre-po

CBCPoilievre says he'd pass a law that overrides a Charter right. That would be a first for a PM | CBC NewsConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a politically groundbreaking promise to become the first prime minister to invoke the notwithstanding clause.