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OTTAWA – U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has vowed to improve anti-American sentiment he sees in Canada, no matter how many illegal tariffs, forced annexations, or literal bombs it takes to do it.
“I’m disappointed that I came to Canada,” Hoekstra said during a public event in Halifax. “A Canada that it would be very easy to target with 500% steel tariffs, or one patriot missile aimed at Parliament Hill, I might add.”
The Ambassador added, “We need to take the tone and tenor of the debate down, and by ‘we’ I mean ‘entirely Canada’ because you are all weak losers who would be better off as the 51st State.”
Hoekstra then poured out a bottle of Labatt Blue while spitting on a photo of Terry Fox, before decrying how “it’s so difficult to find Canadians who are passionate about the American-Canadian relationship”.
After expressing frustration over the lack of pro-American sentiment among Canadians, Hoekstra clarified that comments made by President Trump are “completely different, you pathetic soyboy canucks.”
“When our own glorious President Trump, long may he reign, threatens to kick Canada out of the 5 Eyes intelligence group, or to economically annex your crappy country, that comes from a place of love,” Hoekstra added while kicking a live beaver.
“Ditto for when Trump makes up a major Canadian fentanyl problem so he can call it terrorism and bypass both congress and international law. Also love.”
Asked how he himself might mend the relationship with Canada, Hoekstra offered several ideas.
“When I was Trump’s ambassador to the Netherlands, which is also a complete shit hole, I had a lot of success illegally fundraising for radical right political groups,” Hoekstra recalled while whipping Tim Horton’s doughnuts at the crowd. “Tell me, who do you have that’s to the right of Maxime Bernier?”
Should that fail, Hoekstra mused about airing “another bonkers racist anti-Chinese commercial”, like in his failed 2012 US Senate campaign. “Maybe that’ll help relations.”
In closing, Hoekstra made it clear that he sees a path to improve American sentiment among Canadians.
“I think you’ll all feel better about America after we finally enact Project 2025, which I helped to write, and then invade you for your resources. Hard to stay mad at Americans when you ARE Americans.”
Hoekstra then ended his speech by urinating on a stack of vintage Anne Murray records.
At press time, the American FCC is reportedly trying to figure out how to arrest 22 Minutes’ Mark Critch for his Trump impression.
THEY must approve what he said, there certainly hasn't been any calls for him to be fired or resign, there hasn't been any threats to take away the FCC granted license from fox faux news. AND if anyone actually expected condemnation of little donnie jr's comments about Paul Pelosi from anyone on the right I'm selling a bridge you might be interested in. Here's a well written article on the ongoing hypocrisy of right wing America from the National Urban League.....
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League
“This is not a simple slip of the tongue. This remark promotes violence against some of the most vulnerable members of our society—people experiencing homelessness and serious mental illness. It dehumanizes them, reduces their lives to disposable inconveniences, and implicitly endorses state-sanctioned violence.” – Change.org petition demanding termination of Fox News host Brian Kilmeade
A late-night talk show host on ABC suggested the Trump administration is exploiting the murder of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk to score political points. Under pressure from the Trump administration, the network immediately pulled his show off the air.
A political analyst on MSNBC reacting to news of shots fired pointed out that Kirk’s own incendiary rhetoric contributed to a violent political climate. The news had not yet broken that Kirk was killed or even hit. The network fired him before the end of the day.
A Washington Post columnist posted on social media that the “absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence” is “part of what keeps America violent.” The Post called her comments “gross misconduct” that endangered “the physical safety of colleagues” and fired her.
But the Fox News host who called for the execution of mentally ill homeless people still has his job. Brian Kilmeade has faced no repercussions. The network has not uttered a word to denounce his comments.
Days after Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection or something, just kill ‘em,” 13 homeless people were wounded in two separate mass shootings in Minneapolis.
With its silence, Fox not only sanctions the substance of Kilmeade's abhorrent statement, but embraces a double standard that glorifies the most extreme incitement to violence from the right while suppressing valid criticism of the right.
It's not even a question of whether we want to live under that standard, but whether we can.
While it’s hard to believe Kilmeade still has a job after his blatant endorsement of unjustified violence, it’s even harder to believe considering his long history of inflammatory comments. He criticized Americans for inter-cultural marriage while praising the “pure genes” of Sweden. He falsely claimed, “all terrorists are Muslim.” He dismissed the mistreatment of immigrant families, saying “These aren’t our kids … it’s not like [Trump] is doing this to the people of Idaho or Texas.” He attacked the judge who approved a search warrant against Trump, displaying a photoshopped image of Ghislaine Maxwell giving the judge a foot massage.
Unlike the comments that got Jimmy Kimmel, Matthew Dowd, and Karen Attiah fired, Kilmeade’s statements are both hateful and misleading. His call to execute the homeless was so shocking, in fact, that some right-leaning social media users refused to believe he even said it.
In the days after Kilmeade’s statement, at least 14 petitions calling for his dismissal sprung up on Change.org, garnering more than 19,000 signatures. Some of the petitioners cite their own experience with homelessness, or the experience of a friend or relative.
“I know the struggles of living without a home, the fear, the uncertainty, and the continuous fight for dignity. Working with the homeless, I witness their resilience, their hopes, and their dreams. Kilmeade's statement is not just reckless; it is a direct attack on human rights and dignity. Such views have no place in our society, especially from a public figure with significant media influence,” Rio Phillips wrote.
All of the petitions mention the duty of Fox News to demonstrate its commitment to journalistic standards and basic human decency.
“Taking strong action against such conduct is not just a matter of corporate responsibility but a social imperative,” petitioner John Davis wrote. “By terminating Brian Kilmeade's contract, Fox News can affirm its commitment to journalistic integrity and the wellbeing of all individuals, regardless of their socio-economic status or health conditions.”
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers also proclaimed their support for fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel and spoke about the dangers of threatening free speech.
Jon Stewart usually only hosts “The Daily Show” on Mondays, with guest hosts filling in the rest of the week. But on Thursday night, Stewart made a special appearance.
“From Comedy Central, it’s the all-new, government-approved ‘Daily Show’ with your patriotically obedient host, Jon Stewart!” the announcer said at the top of the show. Stewart appeared at his desk, with the background of the studio transformed into a gilded gold space.
“We have another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show,” Stewart said, his eyes darting nervously around. He noted that the show was being broadcast from “the crime-ridden cesspool that is New York City. It is a tremendous disaster! Like no one’s ever seen before! Someone’s National Guard should invade this place, am I right?”
This bit continued for the next 20-plus minutes as a response to Disney-owned ABC’s decision on Wednesday to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air indefinitely following conservative backlash over Kimmel’s remarks in his monologue Monday night. Kimmel, who has hosted the show since 2003, said: “We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
Nexstar, the country’s largest owner of ABC affiliate stations, said it would not air Kimmel’s show and called the comments “offensive and insensitive,” while Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also owns local ABC stations, said Kimmel should apologize to the family of Kirk, the right-wing influencer who was killed last week. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr suggested that Disney’s broadcast licenses could be in jeopardy. An ABC spokesperson did not comment beyond saying that the show will be preempted “indefinitely.”
Trump, who has complained about being the target of Kimmel’s jokes, in a social media post congratulated ABC “for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.” Later, at a news conference, he said Kimmel was “fired because he had bad ratings more than anything else,” adding: “You can call that free speech or not.”
Reaction throughout the day Thursday included celebration from Kimmel’s critics and horror from those who see this as a government crackdown on censorship and a threat to free speech — and there was curiosity about what late-night comedians would say about one of their own. The hosts mostly had the same theme, mocking the idea that they can now only say nice things about the president.
Stewart kicked it off with his faux-flattery, showing clips of the president during his recent trip to the United Kingdom. “Father has been gracing England with his legendary warmth and radiance,” Stewart said, and then shouted: “Gaze upon him, with a gait even more majestic than that of the royal horses that pranced before him!”
He kept the same tone as the show played a video of a reporter who asked Trump about Kimmel and whether free speech is more under attack in Britain or America.
“How dare you!” Stewart yelled. “ … You may call it free speech in jolly old England, but in America we have a little something called the First Amendment. And let me tell you how it works. There’s something called a talent-o-meter. It’s a completely scientific instrument that is kept on the president’s desk … measured mostly by niceness to the president.”
If this “talent-o-meter” goes below a certain level, Stewart continued, “the FCC must be notified to threaten the acquisition prospects for billion-dollar mergers of network affiliates. These affiliates are then asked to give ultimatums to the even larger megacorporation that controls the flow of state-approved content, or the FCC can just choose to threaten those licenses directly. It’s basic science.” (Nexstar needs the FCC’s cooperation for its proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of another broadcast company, TEGNA.)
Meanwhile, on NBC, “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon — whom Trump just called on NBC to fire, along with the network’s Seth Meyers — said Kimmel is “a decent, funny, loving guy” and that he hopes his show returns. Fallon added that a lot of people are worried about censorship, but he was determined to cover the president’s trip to Britain like he normally would — leading to a segment where Fallon tried to talk, but an announcer kept interrupting him.
Fallon: “Well, guys, President Trump just wrapped up a three-day trip to the U.K. and he — ”
Announcer: “Looked incredibly handsome.”
Fallon: “As always, his tie was — ”
Announcer: “Exactly the right length.”
Fallon: “And his face looked — ”
Announcer: “Like a color that exists in nature.”
Fallon: “And his hair looked — ”
Announcer: “Better than Conrad’s from ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty.’”
Fallon: “During the trip, protesters managed to project images onto the sides of Windsor Castle of Trump standing next to his good friend Jeff — ”
On “Late Night,” Meyers, one of the more vocal Trump critics, employed a similar tactic: “I just want to say before we get started here that I’ve always admired and respected Mr. Trump,” as the audience guffawed. “I’ve always believed he was … a visionary, an innovator. A great president and even better golfer. And if you’ve ever seen me say anything negative about him, that’s just AI. I have been told there’s some clips of me on the internet making jokes about him from a few years back, those are obviously deepfakes.”
Meyers then played videos of Trump proclaiming he brought back free speech: “Trump promised to end government censorship and bring back free speech, and he’s doing the opposite. And it has experts worried they were rapidly devolving into a repressive autocracy in the style of Russia or Hungary much faster than anyone could have predicted.”
“It’s a privilege and an honor to call Jimmy Kimmel my friend, in the same way that it’s a privilege and honor to do this show every night,” Meyers added, calling this a pivotal moment in our democracy. “I wake up every day, I count my blessings that I live in a country that at least purports to value freedom of speech, and we’re going to keep doing our show the way we’ve always done it, with enthusiasm and integrity.”
Over on “The Late Show” on CBS, Stephen Colbert started with a parody of the “Beauty and the Beast” song “Be Our Guest” called “Shut Your Trap,” aimed at Disney’s TV networks: “The new rule at ABC / Don’t make fun of Donny T. … Or your show will scrapped / Shut your trap.” Then he briefly slipped back into his former character as host of the “Colbert Report,” declaring that he was the new “Late Show” ombudsman.
But he got more serious in his monologue and said he stood by Kimmel: “With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch. And if ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly, they’ve never read the children’s book ‘If You Give a Mouse a Kimmel,’” Colbert said.
He called Carr an “individually wrapped hard-boiled egg that they sell at the airport” and pointed to how Carr described Kimmel’s comments as “some of the sickest conduct possible.” Colbert then showed the clip of Kimmel’s monologue and expressed disbelief: “Given the FCC’s response, I was expecting something more, you know, provocative. That’s like hearing that Playboy has a racy new centerfold and finding out it’s just Jimmy Kimmel.”
Colbert brought up the potential Nexstar merger with TEGNA, and pretended to be absolutely shocked. In June, CBS announced it was ending Colbert’s show next year and that it was “purely a financial decision”; though many wondered if it had to do with CBS parent company Paramount’s merger with Skydance that needed FCC approval.
“So a company apparently capitulating to the whims of the president, in order to ensure their merger goes through? Has that ever happened before?” Colbert asked and then looked off to the side of the stage. “What’s that? … Oh, I’m being told not to answer that question.”
Emily Yahr is an entertainment reporter for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2008 and has previously written for the Boston Globe, USA Today, the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and the American Journalism Review
After completing a Republican trifecta, the GOP is absolutely giddy while playing into some of its worst instincts. In the case of the House, we have Rep. Nancy Mace, who is attempting to bar Sarah McBride, set to become the first openly trans member of Congress, from using the women's bathroom. Since announcing her resolution, Mace has confirmed in subsequent social media posts and remarks to reporters that her effort seeks to explicitly target McBride—which, to me, amounts to the standard definition of harassment.
Of course, I'm no human resources expert. But so much of this hateful resolution seems to fit squarely into the Republican Party's genuine HR problem, as it allows for verbal assault and aggressive behavior to fly free from some of its members. I wrote about this after Marjorie Taylor Greene literally chased Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez down the halls of Congress while shouting "antifa" at her. Can you name any other workplace where such conduct would be tolerated?
So it should come as no surprise that Greene is engaging in some of her own transphobic behavior after McBride's win. As my colleague Julianne McShane wrote, Greene told a closed-door House GOP meeting that she would physically fight a trans woman should they come into a woman's bathroom. Again, can you identify a workplace where this threat would be accepted?
This is truly trash behavior. And I feel incredibly sorry that McBride has to endure any of this after breaking such a huge barrier. Here's to hoping that her future colleagues can extend to her the same kindness that millions of Americans show when working with people "who have life journeys different than their own."
The guardrails protecting democracy may have buckled, but they are not broken. The election makes clear that autocratic forces are ascendant in America—yes, it can happen here and did—but the story isn’t fully written. Truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against Trump’s unrestrained exercise of power. He rails against the press as the “enemy of the people,” because like all liars and extremists, he hates the scrutiny that comes from fearless investigative reporting.
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