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[John Hjorth]

4 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

Happy Thanksgiving :

 

 

The full extent of the post on X - and why on X, instead of Truth Social? - lack of traction on Truth Social? :

 

 

@Spekulatius,

 

What a Thanksgiving greeting from POTUS!, to share with X users. ...

 

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All while I'm well aware of Northern Americans are pretty divided on the matter. - Anyways, a belated Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Edited November 29, 2025 by John Hjorth

[John Hjorth]

4 hours ago, Mephistopheles said:

https://x.com/joaquincastrotx/status/1994531453749928155?s=46
 

is this fake news? Seems real. If so, let’s see the cult defend it

 

@Mephistopheles,

 

The issue at hand here is that your perception of the world, the world we all live in, the planet we all live on, the matrix we're all in, is percerceived  materially different by you than POTUS. 

 

For you, the logic, reasoning, etc. makes no sense at all, but for him, it's 'cold', rational unbiased reasoning and sence.

Edited November 29, 2025 by John Hjorth

[John Hjorth]

Bank of Russia - Financial Stability Review - Q2 - Q3 2025 [November 27^th 2025] - Information and analytical review Moscow 2025

 

Putin really gives a damn of what Elvira Nabiullina has to tell him, he just continues, proceeds, what ever it takes.

 

Imperial aspirations.

[Sweet]

8 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

Happy Thanksgiving :

 

I actually think it’s a great tweet.  Something we should be doing in Europe.

[John Hjorth]

1 hour ago, Sweet said:

... I actually think it’s a great tweet.  Something we should be doing in Europe.

 

@Sweet,

 

I have a hard time believing that you actually posted that, @Sweet,

 

Here in Denmark, it's all about integration and assimilation, if a person from abroad think the help to get a new chance here is meant, to lift a person to having own perhaps radical views from what has saturated the soiecy from whjere the person came from, we'll just find a plane ticket for that person, carefully followed a 'companion', to make you get back to where you came from!

 

A material part of the growth here in Denmark recently has been based on thaty pereption, attititude.

 

It's about giving thy next from everywhere else a fair chance to succeed, no matter nationality, origin,. whatever. The will and ability to assimilate and fill in, integrate.

 

So if someone is coming here, to preach own from homeland fundamental ideoligies at the expence the society providing a place to stay and not to go hungry to bed, perhaps kids also, something has been misunderstood along the way. It's [naturally] not a 'serve yoursef' buffet'.

 

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Personally, I can't even count, nor remember, how many nationalities I have been in contact with in the Danish heathcare, one-payer, system within the Danish Healthcare system, the lasr few years [4].

 

The Danish growth and success is actually based on foreigners coming here, assimilating and integrating.

Edited November 29, 2025 by John Hjorth

[Spekulatius]

9 hours ago, Mephistopheles said:

https://x.com/joaquincastrotx/status/1994531453749928155?s=46
 

is this fake news? Seems real. If so, let’s see the cult defend it

Not fake news:

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/juan-orlando-hernandez-former-president-honduras-sentenced-45-years-prison-conspiring

 

AI Overview

 

 

 

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of cocainetrafficking, not specifically heroin, in March 2024. He was sentenced to 45 years in U.S. federal prison in June 2024 for his role in a large-scale drug and weapons conspiracy. 

 

Key Details

• Crime: Hernández was found guilty of three counts related to conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. and related weapons charges.
• Role: Prosecutors successfully argued that, during his two terms as president (2014-2022), he used his position and the country's military and national police to operate Honduras as a "narco-state" and facilitate the movement of hundreds of tons of cocaine from South America to the United States.
• Bribes: He was accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from major drug traffickers, including a payment from the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
• Brother's Involvement: His brother, former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández, was also convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison in 2021.
• Status: Hernández was extradited to the U.S. in April 2022 and is currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton. 

[73 Reds]

6 hours ago, John Hjorth said:

 

@Mephistopheles,

 

The issue at hand here is that your perception of the world, the world we all live in, the planet we all live on, the matrix we're all in, is percerceived  materially different by you than POTUS. 

 

For you, the logic, reasoning, etc. makes no sense at all, but for him, it's 'cold', rational unbiased reasoning and sence.

John, there have always been different perceptions of the World; i.e., division.  The difference this time around is that the division is not caused so much by policy differences but by the attitude toward a single individual who rents space at the White House.  They just can't get past it.  

[Mephistopheles]

1 hour ago, Spekulatius said:

Not fake news:

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/juan-orlando-hernandez-former-president-honduras-sentenced-45-years-prison-conspiring

 

 

AI Overview

 

 

 

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of cocainetrafficking, not specifically heroin, in March 2024. He was sentenced to 45 years in U.S. federal prison in June 2024 for his role in a large-scale drug and weapons conspiracy. 

 

Key Details

• Crime: Hernández was found guilty of three counts related to conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. and related weapons charges.
• Role: Prosecutors successfully argued that, during his two terms as president (2014-2022), he used his position and the country's military and national police to operate Honduras as a "narco-state" and facilitate the movement of hundreds of tons of cocaine from South America to the United States.
• Bribes: He was accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from major drug traffickers, including a payment from the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
• Brother's Involvement: His brother, former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández, was also convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison in 2021.
• Status: Hernández was extradited to the U.S. in April 2022 and is currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton. 

but how could it be! Trump hates drug traffickers

[Spekulatius]

1 hour ago, Mephistopheles said:

but how could it be! Trump hates drug traffickers

The phrase “treated too harshly” has been used before by Trump, mostly for rich criminals . I think it’s code for “he pays us off and gets an out of jail card for that”

[cubsfan]

2 hours ago, John Hjorth said:

 

@Sweet,

 

I have a hard time believing that you actually posted that, @Sweet,

 

Here in Denmark, it's all about integration and assimilation, if a person from abroad think the help to get a new chance here is meant, to lift a person to having own perhaps radical views from what has saturated the soiecy from whjere the person came from, we'll just find a plane ticket for that person, carefully followed a 'companion', to make you get back to where you came from!

 

A material part of the growth here in Denmark recently has been based on thaty pereption, attititude.

 

It's about giving thy next from everywhere else a fair chance to succeed, no matter nationality, origin,. whatever. The will and ability to assimilate and fill in, integrate.

 

So if someone is coming here, to preach own from homeland fundamental ideoligies at the expence the society providing a place to stay and not to go hungry to bed, perhaps kids also, something has been misunderstood along the way. It's [naturally] not a 'serve yoursef' buffet'.

 

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Personally, I can't even count, nor remember, how many nationalities I have been in contact with in the Danish heathcare, one-payer, system within the Danish Healthcare system, the lasr few years [4].

 

The Danish growth and success is actually based on foreigners coming here, assimilating and integrating.

 

You should take a few million more immigrants off the hands of Germany, France and the UK - and perhaps the US can send the 600K criminal aliens that are scheduled to be deported. In your book - more is better.

[Gregmal]

Beautiful holiday week/end and yall still worried about what Trumps doing on Twitter….

[Sweet]

3 hours ago, John Hjorth said:

 

@Sweet,

 

I have a hard time believing that you actually posted that, @Sweet,

 

Here in Denmark, it's all about integration and assimilation, if a person from abroad think the help to get a new chance here is meant, to lift a person to having own perhaps radical views from what has saturated the soiecy from whjere the person came from, we'll just find a plane ticket for that person, carefully followed a 'companion', to make you get back to where you came from!

 

A material part of the growth here in Denmark recently has been based on thaty pereption, attititude.

 

It's about giving thy next from everywhere else a fair chance to succeed, no matter nationality, origin,. whatever. The will and ability to assimilate and fill in, integrate.

 

So if someone is coming here, to preach own from homeland fundamental ideoligies at the expence the society providing a place to stay and not to go hungry to bed, perhaps kids also, something has been misunderstood along the way. It's [naturally] not a 'serve yoursef' buffet'.

 

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Personally, I can't even count, nor remember, how many nationalities I have been in contact with in the Danish heathcare, one-payer, system within the Danish Healthcare system, the lasr few years [4].

 

The Danish growth and success is actually based on foreigners coming here, assimilating and integrating.

I want Britain to remain British John, and I don’t care who that offends.  At the very least European.

 

It’s not about hating foreigners, it’s about stopping our people from being demographically replaced, losing are culture and just fading into a country and culture of global citizen nothingness.

 

In England, nearly half of births are from people that aren’t British.  This makes me red with anger because it something nobody voted for, in fact we have voted against immigration year and year and our useless politicans just keep making it worse.

 

[Cigarbutt]

On 11/28/2025 at 6:22 AM, Charlie said:

A Democracy has some similarities to Oxygen, Health, Freedom or Cash.

When it is always available, nobody values it much and takes it for granted. 

But if it gets scarce or somebody takes it away from you, it is the only thing that really matters!!!

Benjamin Franklin: "The scarcer things are, the more they are valued."

Some use the words slipping, sliding etc but whatever it is, it's not exactly bipartisan:

Isn't this a movie that 'we' have seen before?

[Cigarbutt]

On 10/9/2025 at 11:11 AM, Sweet said:

I suspect the biggest issue is the deposit nowadays.

This is about a previous discussion concerning housing affordability.

The question was: To what extent is housing "unaffordable" these days, relevant for a typical new first-time buyer in a typical large city in North America, UK etc.

There is a study that just came out from my jurisdiction (in or around Montreal) comparing key issues including downpayment (deposit), comparing 2015 to 2025.

This is relevant from my point of view since we bought at a low point in the cycle (1996) and our oldest child has recently bought, another is buying and another is about to.

Key findings:

In the last ten years: 

-prices have more than doubled

-monthly mortgage payments have been multiplied by 2-3

-Downpayments have been multiplied by 2.7

-during a time when after-tax revenues have increased by about 20%

So the ratio of mortgage payments to after-tax revenue has increased from 26% to 48%. 

-----) Another way to look at this housing affordability issue is the fact that the time necessary to accumulate the minimal downpayment has increased from 5.4 years to 11.6 years. Ok not the end of the world but time is money and the additional 6 years is worth something?, especially since i highly doubt that present-day first time buyers will have the returns 'enjoyed' in the last few years. Time will tell, i guess.

[cubsfan]

27 minutes ago, Cigarbutt said:

Some use the words slipping, sliding etc but whatever it is, it's not exactly bipartisan:

Isn't this a movie that 'we' have seen before?

 

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is nothing but Davos in the USA.  Chairman is from the Crown Family, a wonderful organization - my sister worked for them for 15 years - great people.

 

Hard-core democrats and globalists.

 

All you need to know is their Man of the Year in 2025 is Justin Trudeau.  

 

Good luck with that survey.

[Cigarbutt]

11 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

 

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is nothing but Davos in the USA.  Chairman is from the Crown Family, a wonderful organization - my sister worked for them for 15 years - great people.

Hard-core democrats and globalists.

All you need to know is their Man of the Year in 2025 is Justin Trudeau.  

Good luck with that survey.

Ok you don't like that source of info...

Here's another, the findings are not that controversial, it just is what it is...

https://snfagora.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Understanding-Evolving-Republican-Attitudes-Towards-Democracy.pdf

The link is interesting as it subdivides republicans into Trump-first, Party-first and Constitution first.

Disclosure: when the place where i live becomes the 51st state, i will be a Constitution-first type, you? (rhetorical question)

It's the relative rise of the faction that treats people with different viewpoints as filth/vermin that i tend to worry about.
 

[cubsfan]

14 minutes ago, Cigarbutt said:

Ok you don't like that source of info...

Here's another, the findings are not that controversial, it just is what it is...

https://snfagora.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Understanding-Evolving-Republican-Attitudes-Towards-Democracy.pdf

The link is interesting as it subdivides republicans into Trump-first, Party-first and Constitution first.

Disclosure: when the place where i live becomes the 51st state, i will be a Constitution-first type, you? (rhetorical question)

It's the relative rise of the faction that treats people with different viewpoints as filth/vermin that i tend to worry about.
 

 

Not to worry @Cigarbutt -- no chance of Canada becoming the 51st state.

 

In regards to being treated as filth and vermin - yes - us MAGA types have long memories. Especially of President Biden giving national addresses telling the country that the most dangerous threat in America is the "growth of white supremacy - the MAGA movement".

 

And of course, many of our citizens listened and decided to take matters into their own hands - and tried to assassinate our new President 2X - and followed up with the killing of the most famous political activist in decades - Charlie Kirk.

 

Not that they were trying to divide the country by embracing political assassination as a "moral virtue".

 

Thank you President Biden for ridding the USA of vermin and filth that you @Cigarbutt worries about.

[73 Reds]

1 hour ago, Cigarbutt said:

This is about a previous discussion concerning housing affordability.

The question was: To what extent is housing "unaffordable" these days, relevant for a typical new first-time buyer in a typical large city in North America, UK etc.

There is a study that just came out from my jurisdiction (in or around Montreal) comparing key issues including downpayment (deposit), comparing 2015 to 2025.

This is relevant from my point of view since we bought at a low point in the cycle (1996) and our oldest child has recently bought, another is buying and another is about to.

Key findings:

In the last ten years: 

-prices have more than doubled

-monthly mortgage payments have been multiplied by 2-3

-Downpayments have been multiplied by 2.7

-during a time when after-tax revenues have increased by about 20%

So the ratio of mortgage payments to after-tax revenue has increased from 26% to 48%. 

-----) Another way to look at this housing affordability issue is the fact that the time necessary to accumulate the minimal downpayment has increased from 5.4 years to 11.6 years. Ok not the end of the world but time is money and the additional 6 years is worth something?, especially since i highly doubt that present-day first time buyers will have the returns 'enjoyed' in the last few years. Time will tell, i guess.

@Cigarbtt I think the way you frame the question of housing affordability suggests a more complicated response.  One issue is whether, or to what extent owning a house today is more expensive than renting and whether the ratio has changed, i.e. risen.  Another question is whether housing affordability is different than the affordability of most anything else.  Hasn't everything become more expensive and if so, is this a housing issue or a broader topic?  Another question is the affordability of housing for who?  If we are limiting the discussion to first-time home buyers in large cities, we are already behind the eight ball because the assumption is these are young or relatively young people who perhaps have not had the time or ability to save as much as older folks who live in more expensive venues like large cities.  For most of my life homes in large cities were always less affordable than similar homes located in smaller cities, towns and more rural locations so has anything really changed?  

[Sweet]

1 hour ago, Cigarbutt said:

This is about a previous discussion concerning housing affordability.

The question was: To what extent is housing "unaffordable" these days, relevant for a typical new first-time buyer in a typical large city in North America, UK etc.

There is a study that just came out from my jurisdiction (in or around Montreal) comparing key issues including downpayment (deposit), comparing 2015 to 2025.

This is relevant from my point of view since we bought at a low point in the cycle (1996) and our oldest child has recently bought, another is buying and another is about to.

Key findings:

In the last ten years: 

-prices have more than doubled

-monthly mortgage payments have been multiplied by 2-3

-Downpayments have been multiplied by 2.7

-during a time when after-tax revenues have increased by about 20%

So the ratio of mortgage payments to after-tax revenue has increased from 26% to 48%. 

-----) Another way to look at this housing affordability issue is the fact that the time necessary to accumulate the minimal downpayment has increased from 5.4 years to 11.6 years. Ok not the end of the world but time is money and the additional 6 years is worth something?, especially since i highly doubt that present-day first time buyers will have the returns 'enjoyed' in the last few years. Time will tell, i guess.

Yes, the Canadian housing market has been a bit crazy for a while.  I think our discussion was about the US market.

[Spekulatius]

Pretty good essay why Putin will not stop the war:

https://elvirabary.com/why-putin-cant-stop-the-war/

Edited November 30, 2025 by Spekulatius

[cubsfan]

1 hour ago, Spekulatius said:

Pretty good essay why Putin will not stop the war:

https://elvirabary.com/why-putin-cant-stop-the-war/

 

I think that is a really good article regarding Putin's survival: he simply can't end the war unless he gets serious concessions, lest he end up dead because of his failure. The costs have been much too high. So, yeah, it's about retaining power and survival.

 

The article totally leaves out the Ukrainian side of the equation.  Zelensky is losing this war (slowly of course) and can't survive, maybe even another year. His #2 guy just got thrown under the bus for corruption. Everyone knows large amounts of aid are stolen by Zelensky and his buddies. They will all end up living in Paris and Geneva, rich beyond belief. It's a matter of time before his army falls apart due to desertions and manpower shortages. And exactly how many Ukrainians are going to sacrifice their sons when the leaders all walk away rich?

 

 

[Parsad]

On 11/29/2025 at 9:02 AM, cubsfan said:

 

Not to worry @Cigarbutt -- no chance of Canada becoming the 51st state.

 

In regards to being treated as filth and vermin - yes - us MAGA types have long memories. Especially of President Biden giving national addresses telling the country that the most dangerous threat in America is the "growth of white supremacy - the MAGA movement".

 

And of course, many of our citizens listened and decided to take matters into their own hands - and tried to assassinate our new President 2X - and followed up with the killing of the most famous political activist in decades - Charlie Kirk.

 

Not that they were trying to divide the country by embracing political assassination as a "moral virtue".

 

Thank you President Biden for ridding the USA of vermin and filth that you @Cigarbutt worries about.

 

Hahahahahahaha!  Charlie Kirk...the most famous political activist in decades!  Fuck me...the world has gone bananas!  Cheers!

[Parsad]

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-2-trillion-plan-cash-152214289.html

 

Ukraine and the riches that will flow to Trump and his cronies!  Cheers!

[RichardGibbons]

4 minutes ago, Parsad said:

 

Hahahahahahaha!  Charlie Kirk...the most famous political activist in decades!  Fuck me...the world has gone bananas!  Cheers!

 

Yep. People might not like her, but Greta Thunberg is an obvious one that's more famous.

 

Most people in my house said, "Who?" when the Kirk assassination news came out.

[Parsad]

13 minutes ago, RichardGibbons said:

 

Yep. People might not like her, but Greta Thunberg is an obvious one that's more famous.

 

Most people in my house said, "Who?" when the Kirk assassination news came out.

 

Malala Yousafzai comes to my mind.  She was just a young girl when it all happened.  No privilege, not an asshole, and still as humble as ever!  Cheers!