SharperDingaan Posted January 28 Posted January 28 (edited) Nobody likes change, it is threatening livelihoods across the board, folks want guarantees when there are none, are anxious, and don't know what to do. The US looks to be tearing itself apart, Americans fleeing north (Vietnam draft dodgers) are no longer camp fire stories told by the elderly , and few have any experience with anything but a lifetime of peace. Trump agreements aren't worth anything; the mitigant is economic diversification and restructuring for this century, vs the old world order. Less of anything to do with the US while Orange Boy remains in office; revisit when he is eventually gone. The disruption is long overdue and not a bad thing, but has largely run its course .... now the 'big cheese' is just stinking up the place! Obviously ... lots of opportunities the more different your life experience has been .... but you're the one-off outlier. Making repeat outsized monthly gains, while your neighbour's are losing their jobs, or being forced to use food banks ... is not a lot of fun. Sadly it means hanging back on a swing trade at times .... even when the 'target' is thoroughly deserving Different strokes. SD Edited January 28 by SharperDingaan
Lazarus Posted January 28 Posted January 28 5 hours ago, cwericb said: Easy now, you need to get a sense of humour We won't burn down the White House again. Donnie is doing his best to destroy it on his own. Canada didn't burn down the White House, the British did. Canada didn't exist as a country in 1812.
cwericb Posted January 28 Posted January 28 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Lazarus said: Canada didn't burn down the White House, the British did. Canada didn't exist as a country in 1812 I fully realize that, but you are splitting hairs. Same people, same location, different name just 50 years before confederation. To be correct it was troops from "Upper Canada" that burned the White House. Edited January 28 by cwericb
Lazarus Posted January 28 Posted January 28 4 minutes ago, cwericb said: I fully realize that, but you are splitting hairs. Same people, same location different name just 50 years before confederation. Not splitting hairs at all. The soldiers involved were professional British soldiers, mostly veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, who had never in their lives set foot in Canada. The expedition launched from Bermuda and the 'Canadian' or colonial militias didn't participate in the attack. After the war, the British soldiers who burned down the White House returned to England. The colonial militias sat back and focussed on defensive protection of their territories in Upper and Lower Canada - they were not invading the US territory.
SharperDingaan Posted January 28 Posted January 28 19 minutes ago, Gregmal said: LOL I hear that it was a great BBQ SD
Marco Van Basten Posted January 28 Posted January 28 https://nypost.com/2026/01/28/us-news/alex-pretti-appears-to-spit-at-ice-kick-out-tail-light-in-previous-minneapolis-confrontation-before-he-was-shot-by-border-patrol/
lnofeisone Posted January 29 Posted January 29 36 minutes ago, Marco Van Basten said: https://nypost.com/2026/01/28/us-news/alex-pretti-appears-to-spit-at-ice-kick-out-tail-light-in-previous-minneapolis-confrontation-before-he-was-shot-by-border-patrol/ It definitely looks like him. He absolutely deserved to be arrested for that interaction. He didn't deserve to be shot for the subsequent one. Gun or no gun. Previously kicking the taillight or not.
Gregmal Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) It’s quite amazing how once again, so many people fell for the media fed “he was a gentle kind soul who was there just helping others” narrative. Like really….how many times you dumb asses gonna fall for this shit? Edited January 29 by Gregmal
cubsfan Posted January 29 Posted January 29 16 minutes ago, lnofeisone said: It definitely looks like him. He absolutely deserved to be arrested for that interaction. He didn't deserve to be shot for the subsequent one. Gun or no gun. Previously kicking the taillight or not. He was a very kind soul. He would never impede or escalate anything. All he wanted to do was help people. He never had anything against law enforcement.
dwy000 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 16 minutes ago, Gregmal said: It’s quite amazing how once again, so many people fell for the media fed “he was a gentle kind soul who was there just helping others” narrative. Like really….how many times you dumb asses gonna fall for this shit? Whats that got to do with being shot 11 times for holding a cell phone?
dwy000 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Just now, Gregmal said: So youre saying they targeted him for execution because they recognized him from kicking out a tail light?
cubsfan Posted January 29 Posted January 29 6 minutes ago, backtothebeach said: At 16:55 Oh my. To think that poor Alex was not at all prone to violence. I mean, he was just a compassionate nurse, with no axe to grind. After his meltdown, no wonder he brought a loaded gun and magazines to the next protest. But gee - no way Law enforcement should have been concerned that he had loaded gun and would not comply. They really had nothing to be afraid of.....
lnofeisone Posted January 29 Posted January 29 15 minutes ago, cubsfan said: He was a very kind soul. He would never impede or escalate anything. All he wanted to do was help people. He never had anything against law enforcement. He could still be a kind soul. You don't know anything about the altercation. And if you judge him based on the law enforcement affinity, you ought to visit Montana, the Dakotas, Nevada (remember Bundy stand off), the middle of nowhere Oregon (Sugar Pine), or even Texas to truly appreciate what "having anything against law enforcement" is all about. All brought to you by your republicans. None got the treatment Alex Pretti got.
Gregmal Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) 6 minutes ago, lnofeisone said: He could still be a kind soul. You don't know anything about the altercation. And if you judge him based on the law enforcement affinity, you ought to visit Montana, the Dakotas, Nevada (remember Bundy stand off), the middle of nowhere Oregon (Sugar Pine), or even Texas to truly appreciate what "having anything against law enforcement" is all about. All brought to you by your republicans. None got the treatment Alex Pretti got. That’s the thing. He probably was a good dude. It’s crazy because, I’ve met a bunch of great people who all of a sudden just hear something “Trump” related, and go absolutely mental…I think it’s pretty obvious that what happened. I brought up when the incident first occurred how his own father had said he grew increasingly concerned because this kid all of a sudden started going to these “peaceful protests” on the regular and acting strange….and no one listened cuz as always they sucked down the current media fed lies about how he was just there accidentally caught in the cross fire trying to help a fallen women lmfao Edited January 29 by Gregmal
Marco Van Basten Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, lnofeisone said: It definitely looks like him. He absolutely deserved to be arrested for that interaction. He didn't deserve to be shot for the subsequent one. Gun or no gun. Previously kicking the taillight or not. I agree with all of your points. However, that's not how human beings operate. If the policemen recognized him and thus knew his propensity for violence, once they heard that he had a gun, the logical conclusion was that he would likely use it and hence shot first. As a matter of fact, his gun discharged, albeit not by him, and afterwards cops opened fire. Again, very tragic situation but very, very predictable outcome.
lnofeisone Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Marco Van Basten said: I agree with all of your points. However, that's not how human beings operate. If the policemen recognized him and thus knew his propensity for violence, once they heard that he had a gun, the logical conclusion was that he would likely use it and hence shot first. As a matter of fact, his gun discharged, albeit not by him, and afterwards cops opened fire. Again, very tragic situation but very, very predictable outcome. There are a lot of assumptions in your statements. For example, these are not policemen. Police handle repeat offenders all the time. The probability of the repeat offenders being shot is probably not high. Also, these agents in the car (the one Alex kicked) are outfitted very differently from the agents that shot Alex. Look at the equipment kit, weapons, etc. I don't think anyone recognized Alex as "the troublemaker." I think the agents who shot Alex were just being assholes and trying to shut him down. It escalated in ways that nobody expected, but it was their job to control the scene.
lnofeisone Posted January 29 Posted January 29 1 hour ago, cubsfan said: The cop's viewpoint The right is working overtime trying to shit on Alex and make him look bad. Fact still remains, he lawfully carried a gun and was shot 10-14 times without the said gun. Another fact is that there was an agent celebratory clapping after the shooting. And another fact, having two agents wondering where the gun was getting caught on tape, saying "oh shit, where is the gun." Wake me up when this host analyzes those videos and provides commentary. Seriously, this thing is so damaging that even Trump is backing away from it. You can fight this fight, cubs, but the fact still remains that this was a bad shooting. Also, don't forget that this will be the treatment right-wingers will get when Democrats get back to power. Just imagine all the rifle-toting individuals will now be fair game to the Feds. That's what you are advocating for.
cwericb Posted January 29 Posted January 29 3 hours ago, Lazarus said: Not splitting hairs at all. The soldiers involved were professional British soldiers, mostly veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, who had never in their lives set foot in Canada. The expedition launched from Bermuda and the 'Canadian' or colonial militias didn't participate in the attack. After the war, the British soldiers who burned down the White House returned to England. The colonial militias sat back and focussed on defensive protection of their territories in Upper and Lower Canada - they were not invading the US territory. Sheesh! you are taking something said in jest pretty seriously. So let me clarify... In the early 1800's, what is now Canada was essentially British and included Upper Canada and Lower Canada. The War of 1812 was between British troops and American troops who were raiding Canada. American troops raided and burned Toronto in 1813. British troops burned Washington in retaliation. PS. You incorrectly stated: "The colonial militias sat back and focussed on defensive protection of their territories in Upper and Lower Canada - they were not invading the US territory." To clarify: "British North America (Canada): Local Canadian militia, British regulars stationed in Upper and Lower Canada, and maritime fencibles (such as the 104th Regiment of Foot, raised in New Brunswick) defended the border and conducted raids along the Great Lakes and the New England coast." Happy now?
cubsfan Posted January 29 Posted January 29 29 minutes ago, lnofeisone said: The right is working overtime trying to shit on Alex and make him look bad. Fact still remains, he lawfully carried a gun and was shot 10-14 times without the said gun. Another fact is that there was an agent celebratory clapping after the shooting. And another fact, having two agents wondering where the gun was getting caught on tape, saying "oh shit, where is the gun." Wake me up when this host analyzes those videos and provides commentary. Seriously, this thing is so damaging that even Trump is backing away from it. You can fight this fight, cubs, but the fact still remains that this was a bad shooting. Also, don't forget that this will be the treatment right-wingers will get when Democrats get back to power. Just imagine all the rifle-toting individuals will now be fair game to the Feds. That's what you are advocating for. He was sooooo peaceful. He was never a danger to law enforcement. He was an ICU nurse. ROFL
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