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*** US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Publicly Supports Alberta Separatism ***

"Good-for-nothing mega-oligarch US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on a separatist movement in Alberta, saying the western Canadian province is a "natural partner for the US".

"Alberta has a wealth of natural resources, but they won't let them build a pipeline to the Pacific," Bessent told an American right-wing commentator in an interview on Thursday.

"I think we should let them come down into the US, and Alberta is a natural partner for the US. They have great resources. The Albertans are very independent people."

Source: www.bbc.com

Nota Bene: After WWII, the people of New Foundland wanted an "economic union" with the US. New Foundland had not yet joined Canada's confederation and had its own currency. The "Newfies" felt closer to the Americans who were stationed there during the war and who built up the province with runways, ports etc. A referendum was held in 1948 and the "Newfies" narrowly chose Ottawa over Wash DC. But this was quite a concern for Ottawa and London in 1948 and they strongly and secretly worked together to ensure Newfies voted to join Canada.

Source: s3.amazonaws.com

#50 STD says, "too f/g illiterate to know how to spell unanimous..."

...in response to my #47:

The reviews are in and the verdict is unanimous

#47 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-29 12:43 PM

100% oops ! ! ! !

#50 STD says, "too f/g illiterate to know how to spell unanimous..."

...in response to my #47:

The reviews are in and the verdict is unanimous

#47 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-29 12:43 PM

100% oops ! ! ! !

#50: Flag: Completely forgets about these "reviews" of his behavior:

#192 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-01-24 06:05 PM | Reply | Flag:

You truly are the most worthless, inane, stupid piece of ---- here. Just wanted to remind you. Many agree with me. **

#220 | Posted by cbob at 2026-01-24 07:05 PM Flag: Newsworthy 3

And ...
You don't realize how someone as close to the bottom of the barrel as you are doesn't really have the ability to call someone else stupid...

#284 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-12 05:04 PM

And...
#118 I figured out why you chose a name to be shortened to STD. You have an ABI caused during your birth because your mother had a venereal disease. Calling yourself STD makes you feel close to her, doesn't it?

#121 | Posted by Chantresse at 2026-01-23 02:47 PM

Around these parts, the people vote with their killfiles.

#136: Flag: Completely forgets about these "reviews" of his behavior:

#192 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-01-24 06:05 PM | Reply | Flag:

You truly are the most worthless, inane, stupid piece of ---- here. Just wanted to remind you. Many agree with me. **

#220 | Posted by cbob at 2026-01-24 07:05 PM Flag: Newsworthy 3

And ...
You don't realize how someone as close to the bottom of the barrel as you are doesn't really have the ability to call someone else stupid...

#284 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-12 05:04 PM

And...
#118 I figured out why you chose a name to be shortened to STD. You have an ABI caused during your birth because your mother had a venereal disease. Calling yourself STD makes you feel close to her, doesn't it?

#121 | Posted by Chantresse at 2026-01-23 02:47 PM

Around these parts, the people vote with their killfiles.

#43 Flag: rightnut bushlover2 afkabl2 STD displays his verbal vomit for all to see

20 minutes using google can catch most folks up with the real knowledge level on this place regarding Reagan.
#25 | Posted by eberly

They might get a cursory understanding of the facts.

But they will never, ever be able to grasp the spirit

They will never be able to accept that their Republican grandparents and idols didn't always hate immigrants.

Excerpted from Ronald Reagan's farewell address:

I've been thinking a bit at that window. I've been reflecting on what the past 8 years have meant and mean. And the image that comes to mind like a refrain is a nautical one -- a small story about a big ship, and a refugee, and a sailor. It was back in the early eighties, at the height of the boat people. And the sailor was hard at work on the carrier Midway, which was patrolling the South China Sea. The sailor, like most American servicemen, was young, smart, and fiercely observant. The crew spied on the horizon a leaky little boat. And crammed inside were refugees from Indochina hoping to get to America. The Midway sent a small launch to bring them to the ship and safety. As the refugees made their way through the choppy seas, one spied the sailor on deck, and stood up, and called out to him. He yelled, ``Hello, American sailor. Hello, freedom man.''

A small moment with a big meaning, a moment the sailor, who wrote it in a letter, couldn't get out of his mind. And, when I saw it, neither could I. Because that's what it was to be an American in the 1980's. We stood, again, for freedom. I know we always have, but in the past few years the world again -- and in a way, we ourselves -- rediscovered it.

www.reaganlibrary.gov

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