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  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...

- jim Young Remind me again why I would want to be part of the United States? This is a list of countries rated by their quality of life. Canada ranks No. 5.  The United States didn't even make the Top 10. Hell - they didn't even make the Top 20. I'll bet Trump isn't going to tell you about THAT! The U.S. is so far down the list at No. 22 it would take 2 more pages to get to them. If you want to see for yourself you'll have to check it out at the website US News & World Report Now before all you Trumpers scoff at this, calling it "Fake News" or "Main Stream Media" and trying to discredit it in other subtle ways because you're too lazy to check it out yourself, let me tell you that US News & World Report is a US news media that was established in 1948. U.S. News is generally considered to have a high "factual" record with very little left bias.

 

 

 

-  jim Young “You say you want a revolution. Well you know. We all want to change the world.” - John Lennon & Paul McCartney Many years ago I made a New Year's resolution to never again make another New Year's resolution. I am proud to say that, unlike most people, I kept that resolution for, not just the whole year, but every year since. So this is not my New Year’s Resolution, but rather my New Year’s Revolution! When most people hear the word “revolution” they think of a sudden and violent overthrow of a government. Most, if not all countries around the world have been involved in a revolution at one time or another in their past history. The most recent one that’s been in the news a lot was the failed revolution that was attempted on January 6, 2021 in the United States of America. Or maybe it didn't fail at all. Maybe they’re still just in the middle of it. But, a revolution can define more than just an overthrow of a government. It can be applied to fashion, manuf...

 

 

 

- 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...