Cathy Beaudoin

Reader, Librarian, Sports fan, Liberal and proud of it!

[LadyGhost @LadyGage13]

@LakeOntario16 It’s fitting Trump’s renaming Ontario to America, so that means the new initials for those lakes are:
S-Superior
H-Huron
A-America
M-Michigan
E-Erie

[Roddy 🇨🇦 @RodKahx]

Canada schools have more than 1 door too. We have folks with mental illness. We watch the same movies, listen to the same music and play the same violent video games as Americans. Since Columbine, the US had 200 school shootings. We had 3.

IT'S THE GUNS

~ @aaronhoyland

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Donald Trump hosted a Great Gatsby party while SNAP benefits were about to disappear for 42 million Americans.

He does not give a damn about you.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t

[Time Capsule Tales @timecaptales]

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

If you can’t pronounce Acetaminophen, you probably shouldn’t be giving out medical advice related to Acetaminophen.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

I agree…..

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

As accurate a description of Donald Trump as you will ever see

[Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer]

The decor. My god. So garish. It’s as if Saddam Hussein and Jethro Bodine did a Trading Spaces episode at Sigfried & Roy’s house.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: The Organizers of one of the most successful protests in recent US history, the No Kings protest, have just announced the "Good Trouble Lives On" protest on July 17th

July 17th marks 5 years since the death of John Lewis, who coined the phrase "Good Trouble"

Who's in? 👋

[Trump Lie Tracker (Commentary Account) @MAGALieTracker]

FLASHBACK: Trump reflexively uses “two weeks” so much to kick controversial decisions down the road that VICE News made this video compilation during his first term. This is not new. Trump is an indecisive, erratic, and weak leader.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING: In shocking footage of Trump in 2020 that is now going viral, Trump says it’s against the law for a president to call in the National Guard on his own: “We can't call in the National Guard unless we're requested by a governor.” MAGA = 🤡.

[Cathy Beaudoin @CCBDover]

@goodreads The Antidote by Karen Russell

[Stephanie Ruhle @SRuhle]

If the jet Qatar is gifting is valued at $400mm,
Will $40mm in tariffs be applied when it arrives on US soil?

[Canada Hates Trump @AntiTrumpCanada]

How long before this happens?

[Beautifulcanada1 @BeautifulCana1]

Mark Carney does a promo with Canadian born actor Mike Myers.

#electionnow #carneymustgo

[Mrs. Butters 🥧 @MrsButters]

KKKaroline Leavitt IS Delores Umbridge

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Today we have heard some outstanding speeches from NATO ally leaders. However, this one from the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, was the one that spoke to me for sure.

I think it’s time to stop pretending to ourselves that the U.S. is anything but an impediment to solving this existential threat, to the welfare and safety of all our citizens.

Let me quote Sun Tzu's The Art of War. ‘All warfare is based on deception’ and for sure, Putin has waged a war of deception. He projected the historical power of the mighty Red army in a bid to quickly overrun Ukraine. He attempted to do it with untrained poorly equipped troops, on out of date rations.

Putin rolled the dice thinking NATO would not commit troops to help defend Ukraine and he was right. What he didn’t plan for, was the lion spirit of the Ukrainian people and the ingenuity of their military engineers. Their work with drones and sea drones has redefined battlefield strategy. Once allies started providing javelin anti-tank missiles and supporting artillery, the game changed. They prevented the Russians from achieving air superiority? And the Russian Black Sea Fleet had to retreat from port.

It is testament to the Ukrainian army and air force, Russia has been held back against all the odds. Let’s be clear, the military has achieved what it has, not because of us, but in-spite of us. We have only given them enough weapons to hold the bear back, not to evict it. There were constant delays, waiting on artillery shells, HIMARS and ATACMS, as well as tanks and F16s.

WE HAVE LET THEM DOWN. Yet these brave men and women have innovated and made do, to defend not only their country, but our borders too. WE OWE THEM BIG TIME. Not with words and sympathy, but with the proper tools to get the job done.

America has disgracefully walked away and aligned with our enemy. The U.S. president’s pet, Elon Musk along with JD Vance, have meanwhile actively supported far right political parties in Europe. Then Vance had the audacity to turn up and lecture us on our own doorstep. What was our answer? ‘Please don’t hurt us’.

This week, we see a slow procession of European leaders making the pilgrimage to the court of Mad King Don for a humiliation session. Pardon my French but ‘f*ck that’, it’s time to stand tall and tell Trump to ‘f*ck right off’ and if it were me. I’d tell him to take his airbases with him too and cancel all military arms contracts.

If he wants access to Ukrainian minerals that’s fine. Ukraine HAS NO DEBT with the U.S. They simply have the thanks of a grateful nation. There was no loan agreement. If he wants mineral rights, then provide an arms package as a down payment for future revenues. Leave the deal on the table for a week and if it’s not signed, pull the deal. Then they get nothing and in addition, no bids will be accepted from US companies for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war. Now that’s the art of the deal.

As for NATO allies, Trump is walking away regardless, so Europe needs to get its act together NOW. Seize Russian assets and use the funds to fire up the European military industrial base. This will create jobs and growth, while capacity is expanded in all countries with an arms manufacturing capability.

In the meantime, we already have the ability, especially if Poland steps up, to defend against any increased Russian aggression. The British military has already said, if it were needed, we would meet that threat head on today. If this collective approach is taken, the Russian army in Ukraine could be crushed just as crushed the Iraqi army in Desert Storm.

It’s time to show the Americans their services are no longer required. Then when the war is over, we can look to promote the Euro as the new global reserve currency. No harm in ambition I say.

We need to believe in ourselves. It’s time to get the job done and show the world FAFO. There’s only one village idiot in this town and it’s not Zelenskyy.

I rest my case.

[Democratic Tweeter @WileELiberal]

If you've appeared on Fox News within the last year and kissed Donald Trump's ass, you're in luck - you have a great shot at being appointed to some Trump Administration position for which you are not otherwise qualified! 🙄