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1. Inactive
   BDB

   @BDB

   3:14 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration?  I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it. 

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing.  Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

    

2. Coolidge
   ToryWarWriter

   @ToryWarWriter

   6:13 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   BDB (View Comment):

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @ torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration? I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it.

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing. Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

    

   A friend of mine and I are talking it right now.  It looks like the PM is trying to upstage the Premier in ordering the police around.

3. Coolidge
   kedavis

   @kedavis

   6:17 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   BDB (View Comment):

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @ torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration? I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it.

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing. Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

   Short of actual tanks, does the military have stuff big enough to move those trucks and trailers?

4. Inactive
   BDB

   @BDB

   7:16 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   BDB (View Comment):

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @ torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration? I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it.

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing. Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

    

   A friend of mine and I are talking it right now. It looks like the PM is trying to upstage the Premier in ordering the police around.

   Dang!  Good stuff.  Yay, team!

5. Inactive
   BDB

   @BDB

   7:17 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   kedavis (View Comment):

   BDB (View Comment):

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @ torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration? I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it.

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing. Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

   Short of actual tanks, does the military have stuff big enough to move those trucks and trailers?

   You don’t have to move them if you can damage them beyond the truckers’ insurance/ savings.  And I bet none of their insurance covers this.

6. Coolidge
   kedavis

   @kedavis

   7:32 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   BDB (View Comment):

   kedavis (View Comment):

   BDB (View Comment):

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @ torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration? I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it.

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing. Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

   Short of actual tanks, does the military have stuff big enough to move those trucks and trailers?

   You don’t have to move them if you can damage them beyond the truckers’ insurance/ savings. And I bet none of their insurance covers this.

   That would depend too on whether they’re working/driving for other companies, or if they are independent owner-operators.

7. Inactive
   BDB

   @BDB

   8:16 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   kedavis (View Comment):

   BDB (View Comment):

   kedavis (View Comment):

   BDB (View Comment):

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @ torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration? I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it.

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing. Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

   Short of actual tanks, does the military have stuff big enough to move those trucks and trailers?

   You don’t have to move them if you can damage them beyond the truckers’ insurance/ savings. And I bet none of their insurance covers this.

   That would depend too on whether they’re working/driving for other companies, or if they are independent owner-operators.

   My guess is that only O/Os are there.  Right?

8. Coolidge
   kedavis

   @kedavis

   8:18 PM EST ⋅ Feb 14, 2022

   BDB (View Comment):

   kedavis (View Comment):

   BDB (View Comment):

   kedavis (View Comment):

   BDB (View Comment):

   ToryWarWriter (View Comment):

   And the government has just declared Martial Law. Fun times.

   TWW @ torywarwriter, what’s the over/under on this emergency declaration? I see sturm und drang, and four provinces condemning it.

   I assume that there’s no Kent State in the offing. Just the military finally being kaboodled into driving some heavy equipment and apologetically explaining that they’re going down the street whether the trucks are there or not, etc…

   Short of actual tanks, does the military have stuff big enough to move those trucks and trailers?

   You don’t have to move them if you can damage them beyond the truckers’ insurance/ savings. And I bet none of their insurance covers this.

   That would depend too on whether they’re working/driving for other companies, or if they are independent owner-operators.

   My guess is that only O/Os are there. Right?

   Maybe.  But at least some of the larger outfits must be ticked about this nonsense too.

9. Member
   RufusRJones

   @RufusRJones

   8:36 AM EST ⋅ Feb 17, 2022

    

    

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   — Doomberg (@DoombergT) February 17, 2022

    

    

10. Coolidge
    Taras

    @Taras

    8:33 AM EST ⋅ Feb 18, 2022

    RufusRJones (View Comment):

     

     

     

     

    What kind of idiot can believe that Canadian demonstrators have any interest in Donald Trump?

    For that matter, what kind of idiot can believe that the “Dukes of Hazzard” flag means anything to Canadians?  (Now, if this were the Louis Riel flag, they might be on to something.)

    This is where it’s important to distinguish between “upstream progressives”, who knowingly spread stories they know are nonsense; and “downstream progressives”, who are credulous, ill-informed, and eager to believe nonsense if it strokes their ego.

     

11. Inactive
    Hans Gruber Prime Minister

    @Pseudodionysius

    8:41 AM EST ⋅ Feb 18, 2022

    Taras (View Comment):

    RufusRJones (View Comment):

     

     

     

     

     

    What kind of idiot can believe that Canadian demonstrators have any interest in Donald Trump?

    For that matter, what kind of idiot can believe that the “Dukes of Hazzard” flag means anything to Canadians? (Now, if this were the Louis Riel flag, they might be on to something.)

    This is where it’s important to distinguish between “upstream progressives”, who knowingly spread stories they know are nonsense; and “downstream progressives”, who are credulous, ill-informed, and eager to believe nonsense if it strokes their ego.

     

    The Louis Riel saga is a lot more murky and nuanced than the Dukes of Hazzard meme so if you’re trying to get illiterate progressives all frothy, a Confederate Flag is the right dog whistle.

12. Coolidge
    Taras

    @Taras

    10:40 PM EST ⋅ Feb 18, 2022

    Hans Gruber Prime Minister (View Comment):

    Taras (View Comment):

    RufusRJones (View Comment):

     

     

     

     

     

    What kind of idiot can believe that Canadian demonstrators have any interest in Donald Trump?

    For that matter, what kind of idiot can believe that the “Dukes of Hazzard” flag means anything to Canadians? (Now, if this were the Louis Riel flag, they might be on to something.)

    This is where it’s important to distinguish between “upstream progressives”, who knowingly spread stories they know are nonsense; and “downstream progressives”, who are credulous, ill-informed, and eager to believe nonsense if it strokes their ego.

     

    The Louis Riel saga is a lot more murky and nuanced than the Dukes of Hazzard meme so if you’re trying to get illiterate progressives all frothy, a Confederate Flag is the right dog whistle.

    I would have thought the idea was to avoid giving your enemies ammunition to attack you with.