- jim Young, “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” - Roy L. Smith Most of Trump's posts on Truth Social are full of the kinds of lies, misinformation and bullying tactics we have come to expect from him on a regular basis. So why should his "Merry Christmas to all" post be any different? THE PANAMA CANAL To accuse China of illegally operating the Panama Canal is a slap in the face to Panama President José Raúl Mulino suggesting that the country of Panama is a puppet of China. It’s a bullying tactic intended to put Panama on the defensive. Why does Trump all of a sudden even care about the control of the Panama Canal? Well he’s been picking a fight with China for some time now, so what if push comes to shove and war breaks out? Control of the Panama Canal would be critical to the U.S. While no warships such as aircraft carriers from the U.S. or China would even fit through the canal, many other vessels of either country’s Navy would and...
Where Do Your Loyalties Lie? - jim Young “You can’t buy happiness, but you can live in Canada. And that’s pretty much the same thing.” - anon I recently saw a post on Facebook calling for Canadians to boycott products made in the U.S. Given the current state of affairs between Canada and the U.S. I thought this was not a bad idea. The post listed a number of substitutes for commonly purchased groceries to help make wise choices when grocery shopping. A disclaimer on the list stated “Some products still to be vetted.” So before sharing I set out to “fact-check” the list as I usually try to do anyway. On a separate topic I wonder why so many people, on the one hand, accuse me of being a “sheep” and just go along with what everyone else says and then on the other hand make fun of me for attempting to “fact-check” for false information? Is it wrong to want to be right? It took considerable time to research this data but I wanted to be sure it was at least reasonably accurate. T...
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