Today's news: Comments on the passing scene

Its been a crazy day, eh? 

Patrick Brown is out:

So arrogant he doesn't even show up to debate other #CPC hopefuls, this after likely eliminating Patrick Brown. @PierrePoilievre so confident he's got the #CPC Leadership, he is skipping the Calgary leadership debate, will attend party with Brett Wilson.https://t.co/SbrOV0jZMc

— Jaro Giesbrecht 🇨🇦🇸🇰 (@JaroGiesbrecht) July 6, 2022

Patrick Brown is out of the running for the CPC leadership. The CPC wants PP. That's fine. The Liberals and NDP want to run against PP too. https://t.co/44Pbl3isLp

— Unbranded (@Unbranded63) July 6, 2022

Scrimshaw writes: 

...this is probably good for the Tory Party in terms of general election posture in 3 years, because with Brown out of the race, it basically stops Poilievre from having to continue his tack right. 

It’s now not the case that he has anything resembling a threat to the leadership, and if he’s smart, he can tone back the negativity and the anger and start a more fulsome pivot to the centre, which will enable him to avoid any more quotes or moves in the leadership that end up fucking him in the General. 

Wise advice, which is why I wouldn't expect Poilievre to follow it -- he'll say something stupid again soon.

Ha. Didn't know Coyne was now a comedian. https://t.co/ao8DGuROfU

— Saskboy from Saskatchewan (@saskboy) July 6, 2022

And here's the morning "media take":

"not since Erin O'Toole have we seen such a visionary leader." https://t.co/McwFG5gkxQ

— Jonathon Van Maren (@JVanMaren) July 6, 2022

Boris Johnson is almost out. 

His only accomplishment, Brexit, is a disaster for the UK economy and may well lead to the creation of a separate Scotland and a unified Ireland.

The Conservative party is learning the hard way what happens when you elect a populist who becomes unpopular.

In many respects, Boris Johnson was always a risk and an experiment. Right now, it's looking like it was an experiment that failed https://t.co/nyTc6tVNrM

— Luke McGee (@lukemcgee) July 5, 2022

And what an act it was! Were we not entertained? https://t.co/Cr3RZhTjNp

— Chris Selley (@cselley) July 6, 2022

The United States has lost its mind. 

Again.

Aren't American journalists and talking heads sick to death of asking endless questions of how to stop gun terrorism in the US
The privately owned gun and mass shooting carnage capital of the world ,with more guns than people,
IT'S THE FUCKING GUNS
End of

— Tracey 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 BIPOC🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ally #CovidIsntOver (@mustangmadd) July 6, 2022

Republicans any minute now: “It’s not about gun violence, it’s about parade safety.”

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 4, 2022

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is moving to Canada.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) July 5, 2022

I wrote about fentanyl-touch panic among police officers, and a toxicologist who spilled a bunch of fentanyl on his hand. https://t.co/GqBudEnZRK

— Dan McQuade (@dhm) July 5, 2022

The problem with America falling apart is they’re right next door.

— Dean from Winnipeg (@Dean_Winnipeg) July 5, 2022

This idea makes more sense every day! pic.twitter.com/7tmNTx3xaF

— Jay Scherberth (@jaysch) July 5, 2022

Finally, here's some stupid shit from rich people:

What’s the point of being fabulously wealthy and famous and having millions of followers if people can still criticize you if you say stupid shit

— CyborgSlavesOfPopehat (@Popehat) July 6, 2022

Like this, Part One:

Literally the episode of South Park where Cartman buys himself an amusement park and doesn't let anybody in https://t.co/HBtxkM9clW

— Zoé (@ztsamudzi) July 4, 2022

And this, Part Two:

pic.twitter.com/VUdh9IomNY

— Jewels (@Jewels_ATX) July 6, 2022

Fuck Bette Midler.
Fuck Macy Gray.
Fuck Ricky Gervais.
Fuck JK Rowling.

Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Non-binary people exist.

Cis women aren't being erased simply because transgender men and non-binary folks are being included in the demand for abortion rights.

— Sarah J. Star (@StarscapeBBS) July 5, 2022

I never quite grasped that it’s the TERFs who hold a lot of the commanding heights of the media and entertainment world until Bette Midler and Pamela Paul weighed in. I guess I’d thought Rowling was mostly an outlier. I appreciate the education in that regard.

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) July 5, 2022

And this is why transphobia matters:

I think that we’re entering a period when the most meaningful political distinction will be fascist and anti-fascist. It’s really important to understand that transphobia is one of the most potent entry points to fascism today - and act accordingly.

— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) July 3, 2022

"It hurts thinking about how I usually celebrate this day because freedom means something completely different to me this year," the WNBA star wrote. https://t.co/0CLDspbWpP

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) July 5, 2022