I thought about Toronto a long time ago and had a close friend who lived there who actually encouraged me to do it, agreeing to provide whatever support I needed.

I hear this a lot, but it seems you’d have to arrange a bunch of people you know to move en masse to that state. Moving there alone in hopes that other folks are doing the same thing can be iffy and can leave you as one of the few Dem/progressives in a town/city full of red hats. And, as someone who’s had “those”…

I understand Canada not want American to start flocking up there, but I tend to believe that the folks here who want to move there aren’t the MAGA types* so... that’s a plus, I guess.

My only guess is that she can’t jump ahead of the president on an issue as big as this. Could she have said, “Personally, I’d be for it but it’s up to the president to decide that...”? Sure. But... I dunno, I think the VP is supposed to wait for the president to lead the way.

This should be rules for most places, not just foreign countries.

Living in Sweden for five months, I leaned a few phrases, but I always felt like an idiot when they would continue the conversation in Swedish, but I would have to tell them, “Sorry, that’s all I got.” I guess I should be happy I did it well enough they thought I knew more.

You don’t have to buy a new wardrobe for each nation on your Eurorail pass, but you should make some effort to not stand out too much. ... Don’t show up at a Renaissance Faire unless you’re dressed like a wizard.

The best cargo shorts I own were a pair I bought in a men’s store in Mora, Sweden. Slim, stylized pockets that don’t stand out... So there.

Don’t leave out the Ugly Brits. Spent half a year in Sweden and the only folks who openly expressed disdain for me (not me specifically, but Americans) and their Swedish hosts were Brits.

Your comment reminds me of the movie “Deliverance” when, at the end, after the redneck, backwood yahoos in the very isolated town of Aintry killed several of Burt Reynolds’ friends, the sheriff tells them to go away and just let that town die.

That sign next to the flag is peak America.

I defy you to find one Black singer from 1954-1956 that sounds like Elvis.

Home Depot, United Parcel Service, Nestlé and Procter & Gamble Company are among the companies that Perry Greene purchased stock in on June 10,

They did both equally. It’s the reason they got guys like Pat Boone to re-record black songs for white audiences. Elvis was pretty much used the same way.

I like to think he was a willing accomplice (not smart enough to pull of the job by himself), but Parker and the other white music execs were the masterminds. They knew white kids wanted black music, their parents didn’t and they figured out a way to get it to them. I imagine them in a room with a big map like they do…

The only thing that can stop a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun... and with a bunch of other shit, and a key, but definitely a bunch of other shit that he’ll need before he can stop that bad ma... hey, where’d he go?

Not gonna lie. I follow him on FB just because I’ve been a fan since Dick Van Dyke Show reruns. He just posts photos of him hanging with is friends and occasionally dancing around. Which is the content I occasionally need.

Walker’s string of lines reminds me of an old SNL sketch - Al Franken and Tom Davis - about an escalating series of campaign ads and lies. Transcript here (it even reads funny):

Who will rubber stamp his name on any vote they put before him.

Well, that’s a primary, not a great indicator of voting turnout. For better or worse, people often wait for the “big” elections to come out. They consider the primary a foregone conclusion. Granted, it’s discouraging to see such a poor turnout, but I’m sure Dem voters just assumed Bishop Jr. was going to win since…