Sunday Funday: Posts about Oh Canada, Trump Stupid, Wasted Raccoon, and the Passing Scene, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers

Oh Canada!

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@minibubbly.bsky.social @maej43.bsky.social @anniegirl.bsky.social @luciecatnip.bsky.social @univrsle.bsky.social @merlinofcanada.bsky.social @saskboy.bsky.social Give #MarkCarney his due. The #Canadian 🍁 #economy is thriving.🤔 #cdnpoli

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— GhostWarrior ⚔️🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@ghostwarrior.bsky.social) December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM

Must share this from Hebert:

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Independent journalist Annie Koshy has gathered together some of Carney's best lines and jokes on her good substack

I have been through many Prime Ministers in my lifetime and I can assure you that Mark Carney is the only Prime Minister who can drop a joke like a budget note, quiet, understated and devastating if you actually catch it.
“Canada’s brand-newiest government.”
The most Carney way possible to introduce a freshly sworn-in Cabinet.
“I didn’t write that… okay, I wrote it.”
Delivered after a joke landed harder than expected.
The economist’s version of a smirk.
“I manage a two-trillion-dollar economy, not anyone else’s performance art.”
“If repeating something made it true, my kids would be in bed on time.”
“Good policy isn’t loud. It’s math.”
“Physics isn’t partisan.”
“No… that’s not how that works. Not even close.”
“I know TikTok says otherwise, but monetary policy isn’t vibes.”
“Show me a graph. A real one.”
“We modelled that. None of the models agreed with him.”
“If knowing math makes me elitist, then yes — I can count.”
“Good trade partners don’t surprise each other with tariffs.”
“It’s stable. Not internet-stable — actually stable.”
“I don’t debate anonymous accounts named PatriotMooseFreedom47.”
“Some conversations are productive. Others are… character-building.”
“That was… generous. My mother wrote that, didn’t she?”
“We were sworn in at 10. At 10:03, someone asked about parking.”
“We’re new, not confused.”
“This isn’t a credit card. Please stop saying that.”
“I worked through 2008. This is fine.”
“I see what you’re trying to do. The answer is still no.”
“Math isn’t a popularity contest.”
“Enjoy is strong. I’m… engaged.”
“My kids listen for five seconds, then ask what’s for dinner.”
“I prefer policy to pyrotechnics.”
“Volume is not a substitute for content.”
“Clarity is free. Confusion is costly.”
“I’ve eaten airport muffins. I’m relatable.”
“Noise is not impact.”
‘You look tired.’ ‘Correct.’
“I trust data. I don’t always trust people who interpret it.”
“It’s Thursday. There will be another one.”
“We literally survive winter for fun.”
“I talk to people. The rest is interpretation.”
“Ottawa could run on rumour as an energy source.”
“Maybe I’ll write a book. When this job stops giving me material.”
“We import many things from the United States. Chaos doesn’t need to be one of them.”
“Question Period is informative… in the way a fire drill is informative.”
“Fiction can be entertaining. It shouldn’t be policy.”
“I save my passion for spreadsheets.”
“I have personality. It’s organised.”
“If I had a dollar for every time I answered that, inflation would fall on its own.”
“Interest rates don’t respond to feelings.”
“This is just my face.”
“The algorithm is undefeated. That doesn’t mean we govern with it.”
“The alternative to being calm is unnecessary.”
“Yes. When things go according to plan.”
“Speed is nice. Accuracy is nicer.”
“Choosing which fire to put out first.”
“I have a pension. That helps.”
“The markets are worse.”
“Governance over theatrics, every time.”
“Canada is resilient. Annoyingly so.”

Carney is probably the funniest Prime Minister we have ever had.

This week in Trump Stupid:

That incredibly stupid FIFA "peace prize" medal:

A pathetic and shameful display of appeasement, shit eating, and ass kissing. Don't let Gianni Infantino and FIFA ever forget.

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— JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) December 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM

Dude put a fake medal on himself. This is beyond participation award levels pathetic 😂 Nobody even wanted help this b@stard to put on the fake medal 😂🤣

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— 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) December 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM

I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.

— Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) December 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM

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— JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) December 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM

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Apparently Trump is furious at This Hour Has 22 Minutes and does CBC care? Not one bit.

(By the way, understanding this program's title is a true test of Canada-ness -- the landmark CBC show This Hour Has Seven Days was only on for two years - 1964-66 - but Canada has never forgotten it.)

Laughing at Trump will always be the best revenge….

- Cathie from Canada

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22 Minutes is on fire www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nA_...

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— FixNews ⛵🍁Born Again Atheist (@fixnewsplease.bsky.social) December 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM

Next, the Wasted Racoon meme:

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Moving on, a few posts about the passing scene
Looks normal to me:

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Just when he thought he had made it...

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Maybe this is AI? I hope this is AI...

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By replacing your morning coffee with green tea you can lose up to 89% of what little joy you have left in your life.

- John Pearce😀🦋🌈 🦅🌻

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There are only two ways to choose a movie to watch with someone: You both immediately agree on the perfect film. You scroll for 45 minutes, veto every suggestion, and then just rewatch a show you've both seen six times. 🤣

- Brad Davenport

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Today I posted about spending the holidays with my right-wing family. What I didn’t share is the activity I did with the grand kids tonight at our sleepover (no parents invited). I’ve shown my bracelet before. This time I brought a container of paper clips for the kiddos. While they made bracelets (and necklaces and headbands) I told them the story about Norway citizens during the Nazi occupation of WWII who wore paperclips on their lapels as a sign of their resolve for resistance and that it came to be a symbol of people bound together. I reminded them of their great-grandpa (my dad) who was a WWII gunnery sergeant. I told them that I wear paperclips now in honor of my dad, and because I still resist fascism like he did. So their paperclips represent the bond we all share. Subtle? Probably not. Sneaky? Definitely. But when we were done, one of them said she wants paperclips for Christmas. I think my job is done here. 🤣 https://open.substack.com/pub/theresistersreport/p/the-people-at-our-table?r=1sfofk&utm_medium=ios

- Rosie the Resister

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Meet two heroes of our times.

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— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM

If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy around 1000 copies ( 1,500 if a children’s book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.

- James Lucas

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For most of human history, people slept in two chunks. You’d drift off after sunset for a few hours (first sleep), wake up in the quiet middle of the night for an hour or two, then go back down for a second round (second sleep). Total sleep time was about what we aim for today, just divided into two acts instead of one long snooze. During that middle interval, people did quieter tasks. Reading. Talking. Thinking. Staring into the dark and wondering whether the cows were plotting something. Monks wrote about it, doctors advised patients about it, and households organized around it. It was normal. Then came artificial lighting in the 1800s. Suddenly evenings stretched out like taffy, everyone stayed up later, mornings stayed fixed, and the two-part sleep pattern collapsed into the single consolidated sleep we treat as gospel today. Biphasic sleep isn’t “better” or “worse.” Just different. Some people naturally drift toward it when on vacation or away from artificial light. The middle-of-the-night wakeups people panic about today were once considered standard issue biology. It’s a reminder that our brains evolved for rhythms older than cities, screens, and the cult of “sleep hygiene.” If your nights ever feel broken, it may be your body trying to run a legacy feature.

- Glen Lancaster 🇨🇦

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All I want for Christmas is one long beep.

- The Mouthy Renegade Writer

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— Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Why can't Don Jr. and Eric be more like the Menendez brothers?

- The Mouthy Renegade Writer

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Animal Crackers 

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comfortable

- Carlita Shaw

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This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)

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— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM

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Some heartwarming news:

Lost for five months in B.C.'s Northern Rockies, this cat is headed home to Oklahoma for Christmas www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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— Andrew Kurjata (@akurjata.ca) December 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM