I suppose everyone's seen this. The landing gear failed on a plane as it was touching down in Toronto. The plane slid, caught on fire and rolled but no one was killed. First responders did an awesome job quickly putting the fire out.
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Sweden beat USA in Hockey Monday night 2-1. Now when we talk about the arrogant bullies mocking the world, Sweden is a very small country compared to the USA. They have a much smaller population to draw from. One would think they wouldn't have a chance but they did and they won.
I had a second job on Cypress during the 2010 Winter Olympics. The head chefs were all from Australia but one of the administrators was an American. When the Olympics first started he would post a daily tally of how many gold medals US won compared to Canada bragging about how much better they were than the host country. We all just rolled our eyes and thought the guy was an idiot. The US has a huge population compared to Canada. Ironically enough Canada ended up getting more gold medals than the US which was shocking. We all kind of snickered because it finally shut the idiot up.
Nobody likes bullies. Picking on smaller countries bragging about how great you are really isn't very appealing. Thursday night Canada goes up against the US in Boston. Now I like Boston. There are a lot of Irish in Boston but I don't like bullies.
If Canada loses on Thursday it won't really change anything. It doesn't make arrogance pretty or bullies right. It means we don't bow to bullies. Period. Win or lose. That's what it means.
Sean Strickland supported Trump but now questions his vote because of Trump's position on Gaza. Trump's position on Gaza is tyrannical. Candace Owens agrees with Trump on many things but disagrees with him on Gaza. Blind obedience to evil is unhealthy. The Spartans were defeated by Xerxes's army but they never bowed to him. Threatening to destroy our economy and steal our sovereignty is not a joke. Lying about it is worse.
NBC Miami is reporting that "New video and photos show the aftermath of what police said was an unprovoked shooting in Miami Beach that left father and son tourists from Israel hospitalized over the weekend. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 4800 block of Pinetree Drive."
"The father and son, Yaron Rabi and Ari Rabi, were in a car when a gunman suddenly opened fire 17 times, leaving the car they were in riddled with bullets."
"The alleged shooter, 27-year-old Mordechai Brafman, was arrested on two counts of attempted second-degree murder. According to an arrest report, surveillance video showed Brafman drove past the victims and stopped directly in front of them, then got out of his car, stayed near the driver's side and started shooting at their vehicle as it drove past him."
"Brafman was later taken into custody. Authorities said the shooting was unprovoked, and Brafman does not know either man. While Brafman was in the interview view room with detectives, he 'spontaneously stated that while he was driving his truck, he saw two (2) Palestinians and shot and killed both,' the report said."
"Brafman appeared before a judge on Monday who ordered him held without bond. Meanwhile, the father and son, who are Jewish, said they're scared but happy to be alive."
The Guardian is reporting that "Further complicating the incident, one of the injured men reportedly posted 'death to the Arabs' in a message on social media after the shooting. 'My father and I went through a murder attempt against antisemitic background,' he wrote."
OK so the shooter, who is Jewish shot them because he thought they were Palestinians and the victims who were Jewish thought the shooter was Palestinian. This is more than a case of mistaken identity. This is bat sh*t crazy.
The Times of Israel is reporting that "Ari Rabey, who was hit in the shoulder, later posted to his Facebook page about the shooting. 'Dear Jews,' he began and then explained that he was in Miami with his father. 'They tried to kill us for nationalistic reasons,' he wrote."
"Rabey went on to explain that his father had been wearing a yarmulke on his head when they were driving in the car at the time of the shooting."
Stuff dot co is reporting that "A founding member”of a Romanian Hells Angels chapter has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in the US after plotting to traffic hundreds of kilograms of cocaine alongside two Kiwis who remain on the run. Marius Lazar, 51, was sentenced earlier this year in Texas with Kiwi Hells Angels members Murray Michael Matthews and Marc Patrick Johnson still on the run."
"In May 2020, a US undercover special agent posed as a large-scale drug trafficker and received a message via an encrypted messaging application from double murderer Wen Hui Cui who was interested in buying a large amount of cocaine to ship to New Zealand." Encrypted messaging application. Phantom Secure, Anon or Sky EEC? They're all FBI honeypots.
"During this meeting, they detailed how the cocaine would be shipped from Peru to Texas and then onto Romania. The final destination was New Zealand." Peru to Texas to Romania then New Zealand. That's the long way around.
— Gurmukh (@GURMUKHHUNDAL) February 17, 2025
I forgot today was a holiday. I got dressed for work, made my lunch and was about to leave then I realized wait a sec. Today's a holiday isn't it? I don't have to go to work. What an idiot.
I'm not going to flog a dead horse about this American arrogance thing. Nobody likes a bully and nobody respects a bully. That's really all I have to say on the matter. Canada is different than America. We're not better we are different.
Canada assisted in the First and Second world war because it was the right thing to do. It took a false flag attack against pearl harbour to get the Americans involved. Now they are leading the charge in trade wars and oil wars all around the world. Trump is bringing back colonialism and that is not a good thing.
Take a look at Vietnam and the Korean war. Canada assisted in Korea but not in Vietnam. How did that work out for you? A lot of Americans risked their lives and died for the freedom of other countries. That was noble. Bullying other countries and threatening to steal their sovereignty is not noble. There's no way to justify or rationalize that.
Threatening to tariff small countries like Ireland is stupid. It makes things more expensive for Americans. I was leery of this America first movement from day one. It came across as me first f*ck the rest of the world. That's not very Christlike.
The other day on the way home from work I saw a car trying to butt in line and I was going to close the gap until I saw he had a Washington plate on and was an American tourist. So I backed off and gave him some room thinking let's give the visitor some space. Then he was trying to butt in another line and no one was letting him in so he pulled out then cut right in as if to boldly declare me first. Everyone saw his plate and blasted on the horn. Another rude American loudly proclaiming me first.
My father always used to say that's the kind of guy you want In front of you not tailgating you because they're going to cause an accident. He'd wisely say let him pass.
On that note 6AK_TV posted a couple of dash cams of a fatal accident on the old Pattullo bridge. They always used to say that bridge was a death trap and I never understood what they meant. I commuted across that bridge during winter on my motorcycle when I attended chef school for my apprenticeship.
I guess it's because there's no divider between oncoming traffic. If someone crosses over into oncoming traffic that can indeed be fatal but why would they do that?
The dash cam footage is from a semi driving along minding his own business then all of a sudden a testla spins out crossed over into his lane and causes an accident. 3 people died. That's not funny. The other footage is of the pile up after the crash.
The speed limit coming around that corner on the bridge is about 50 K which is painfully slow but the testla was obviously flying way past that before he spun out of control. It was just another me first stupid move. We're not the only people on the planet, we're not the only people on the road. Pride kills.
Last month the Edmonton Journal reported that "A low-level member of Edmonton’s Redd Alert street gang has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for manslaughter after a hearing that delved into the group’s history and influence."
"Kody Shortneck, 30, pleaded guilty last year to shooting Thomas Richard Russell on orders from gang higher-ups, admitting he fired a shotgun blast at Russell’s legs in the basement of a central Edmonton home."
"While the gang intended only to maim Russell, he quickly died of blood loss. The house was burned down to destroy evidence." OK hold on a second. Shooting a guy in the leg with a small caliber bullet is a whole lot different than blowing his legs off with a shotgun at close range. Not very smart.
One thing the article later mentioned is the obvious. Redd Alert work for the Edmonton Hells Angels. Remember that.
"Russell, 32, was a beloved father who fell into addiction and street life. He suffered delusions, including that he was the leader of Redd Alert, despite having no affiliation with the gang. This irked Redd Alert’s actual leaders, who branded him a snitch. They ordered Shortneck to give Russell a 'leg warmer' — a gunshot to the leg." With a shotgun? GMAFB.
"Russell was lured to a home in Edmonton’s Eastwood neighbourhood on Jan. 22, 2022. Once inside, a group emerged including a senior Redd Alert member with a 12-gauge shotgun. He ordered Russell into the basement and told Shortneck to “take care of it.” When Shortneck said 'no,' he was held at gunpoint and threatened. Feeling he had no choice, Shortneck took the shotgun and went downstairs."
The senior member gave him the shotgun and told him to take care of it. Either the intent to wound was a lie, or the senior member is a complete idiot. Was the senior member charged? No he was not. Was the Edmonton Hells Angel that oversees the Redd Alert ever charged? No he was not. So we still have white drug dealers exploiting Natives to do their dirty work.
Kody Shortneck was under a firearm ban at the time. Gun control doesn't work because criminals don't obey the law.
OK I probably shouldn't comment on this because it involves two completely unrelated scandals that I pretty much know nothing about. However, before I even begin to sift through all the complicated drama I will say a few things.
Wherever there is truth, there is opposition defaming it and preventing that truth from being revealed. Christ said if they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much shall they call them of his household?
So what does that mean? Wait 'till I tell ye. Beelzebub is another word for the devil. Christ told his apostles that if they have said he was sent from the devil, they'll say the same thing about them. After Judas committed suicide they called Mathias to take his place. After that every single one of the 12 apostles were martyred for their testimony. What was their testimony?
Each one of the 12 apostles testified of Christ's resurrection. Remember the story of doubting Thomas? Christ appeared to the apostles in the upper room where Thomas felt the nail prints in his hands and thrust his hands into Christ's side there by becoming a first hand witness of the resurrection.
Stephen wasn't an apostle but he was an ordained missionary. Right before he was martyred he claimed to have a vision where he saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God. The religious leaders then stoned him for blasphemy. Paul killed a lot of Christians for blasphemy before his dramatic conversion.
So that's opposition from without, but there is also opposition from within. David was an important servant of God yet he was not without sin. David made two big mistakes. One was bigger than the other. First he committed adultery, then he committed murder. David's opposition came from within. Temptation.
I'm not even going to get into the Daystar drama. It's far too complicated for me to even listen to. For that I'll simply point you to Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson. She's been talking about it nonstop for a while now. It's some kind of sexual abuse cover up involving a Christian television network.
I've always been leery of TV evangelists. I remember when I was very young I was flipping through the channels on television and I saw a white TV evangelist with a trumpet in his hand parading around an altar full of money. He was like put one hand on the TV and the other hand on your wallet then send in your donations. It freaked me out.
I quickly changed the channel before he got struck by lightening. It was complete blasphemy. Having said that, I see one of the Wikipedia references about Daystar mention the term prosperity theologian. To me that's another word for anti Christ. It's blasphemy. On that note I used to work with a Christian who was a musician. They used to call him Dutchy.
He was also a Calvinist. I was like really? I've never met a Calvinist in real life before. He was a really good guy. He was smart, had a sharp wit and was cuttingly sarcastic. I liked him. He wrote a song called Parade about three Jimmies. Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Baker and Jim Jones. He felt all three were the same. The song says I once saw a Jimmy leading a parade... then he says I wish you'd move your side show from my front door. It was very well done.
As for Laura Lynn I think she's sincere. I respect her. No doubt she's born again and thinks Mormons are of the devil but I won't hold that against her. Alma 5 talks about being born of God but I personally avoid born agains like the plague.
Many of them believe if you say I believe in Jesus you are saved no matter what you do after that. I do not. I believe as ye sow, so shall ye reap and that faith without works is dead.
Then there's the Mica Miller story. I just came across it after a blog reader mentioned Jamie Dlux who covered it. She was the wife of a pastor in Texas who committed suicide. That story is both sad and complicated. I support religious freedom.
I don't hate on Muslims. I respect all religions that teach people to do good including the Sikh faith. Guy's like Ian Paisley and the Bible answer man I reject. They preach hate and as Martin Luther King said, I've seen too much hate to want to hate.
As for the Mica Miller case a 911 call and surveillance video of her purchasing a firearm at a pawn shop would confirm she committed suicide but why? The 911 call was very disturbing. Especially after she made previous 911 calls about her husband's domestic violence convictions.
I saw this on a YouTube that was blindly left so I thought I'd find it on a more neutral site before I talk about it. Before I do that I will site TDS - Trump Derangement Syndrome.
When I see headlines that say Trump said this or that I shy away from them because I don't care what he says. He had but has now lost my support. I'm certainly not going to obsess over an idiot. Four years and he's done. All these executive orders go back and forth like a ping pong game between partisan presidencies. Both sides abuse the intent of executive orders.
During Trump's first term, leftists would obsess over him. They'd get live Twitter updates from the old censored, fake fact checkers that would twist everything Trump said completely out of context. One coworker would be reading off his phone in a frenzy saying Trump just took a sh*t. Can you believe that?! Trump just took sh*t and wiped his a*s. Can you believe that?! I would be like yeah actually I can. It was ridiculous.
Fast forward to 2025. A couple of Trump Zombies accused me of TDS for disagreeing with three of Trumps defiantly insane positions on foreign policy that throw away the intent of the Constitution and embrace Colonialism. TDS is referring to Trump Derangement Syndrome. One would think that means Trump is deranged but in their context they mean people who are obsessed with Trump the way the leftists were in his first term. The thing is times have changed completely.
Echoing France’s Napoleon Bonaparte, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges."
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Trump, a Republican, proclaimed on his Truth Social network. The White House did not respond to a request for more details. The phrase, attributed to the French military leader who created the Napoleonic Code of civil law in 1804 before declaring himself emperor, drew immediate criticism from Democrats."
OK CTV is not neutral but you get the point. The purpose of the US Constitution is to give the power to the people not to one man. The purpose of the Constitution is to hold governments accountable to the people who elected them.
