The person who proposed shutting off electricity was Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario who could in fact follow through. It would definitely be the nuclear option but it would disrupt the power grid of several norther states we border.

I don’t think it will come to that. I think the orange idiot just wants some politicians to grovel and pay his tithe at the last minute so he can feel powerful. He’s “warned” of tariffs too many times to make me think he’s serious.

I’m in a pickle. Got proton and my own domain for email so I would be able to make an easy switch… but now I have masked emails for dozens if not hundreds of account logins.

Fair assumption. In this fictional scenario I think there would for sure be a Q-Anon style contingent who would believe the world leaders colluded with some kind of audio deep fake.

I believe most republicans crave power at all costs and they want their team to keep winning. They will tolerate a cheater and a criminal that gets results but they will not abide a pathetic loser that makes them all look small by association.

Secretly record the back channel phone calls where he begs world leaders to let him do what he wants to save face, then release it with no deal.

He’ll be furious but when there are like 6-10 phone calls on record not even his diehard followers will respect him. Blood in the water at that point.

I’m down with that. I love Canada but I’d Euro it up to avoid seeing Charles on my currency.

Please let this be the trigger for free trade with Europe and all that lovely meat and cheese.

Stern uncomfortable eye contact, then.

I dream of this outcome. We’re more politically compatible with Western Europe than we are to the US.

Obligatory “Well, except Alberta” which you can literally derail any good idea with.

This is great. If it keeps up my remaining family on FB will give up and I can finally delete my stagnant account.