SmartyPresent

Virtue. Compassion. Strength.

And I still like my old motto:

Be electric. Be eclectic. Be eccentric.

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#Canada
#USA
#X (formerly #Twitter)
#folloback

SmartyrNow has been renamed SmartyPresent. What hasn't changed are the significant efforts I put in to make my postings entertaining and informative, both text and visuals. So, if you follow me ... ⬇️

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Forgot the damn question mark again. Gonna have a question mark tattooed on the top of my typing finger.

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#cdnpoli

The U.S. is moving to a 6th generation fighter. Forget the F-35, it's working on a F-47, which'll be years in development. Meanwhile, it's existing fleet is aging faster. Wouldn't it be funny if the U.S. went with the Gripen E to bridge the gap.

https://t.co/hGKIrE2PNC

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@sciencegirl #Canada
#USA
#environment

Trees and plants are out to get us. Heck, we're killing them, so it's only natural they're protecting themselves.

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#cdnpoli
#NeverVoteConservative
#PierrePoilievreIsMAGA

First #PeePee memes video in quite some time:

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

Saab JAS 39 Gripen E versus Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

The F-35 wins!

No, the Gripen E wins!!

They both win. The two were designed and built based on different philosophies. #Canada needs a fighter jet fleet that operates in both of these worlds.

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

India is considering buying Saab's GlobalEye "flying radar station" surveillance planes. Saab and #Canada's Bombardier Aerospace have agreed to make GlobalEyes in Ontario, so it's entirely possible India will have these Canadian-made aircraft.

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

F-35s are back in the game for #Canada's fighter jet fleet (up to 88 of them, along with 72 Gripen E's). Lockheed Martin sweetened its offer with $16.9 billion in economic benefits and offsets. F-35s are also being used as a bargaining chip in CUSMA talks.

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

Downloaded another Gripen E video, only to discover it was in Swedish. Added a picture-in-picture translation.
😉

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#Canada
#USA

Warning! This #joke is nasty. Funny, but very nasty.

https://t.co/ymoZIiSs0J

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

Do not judge the Gripen when the older, donated C model (D is a 2-seater) goes into combat. Judge the Gripen E (F, 2 seater), a far more advanced aircraft.

Sweden's Gripen faces moment of truth in Ukraine's air war with Russia https://t.co/sXnxPge92Z

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@Number10cat #cdnpoli
#uspoli
#DonaldTrump

This is what I see:

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

The rumour mill is swirling with new speculation about what will comprise #Canada's new fighter jet fleet: up to 88 F-35s total and 72 Gripen E's, with a likely fleet of 140 aircraft, up from 88. That's peanuts compared to what the RCAF had in the 1950s.

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

This video uses two phrases to describe the Gripen E's dominance of the big boy jet fighters in simulated combat: digitally dismantled and put in a digital black hole. How about pulled down its digital pants and exposed their teddy bear boxer shorts?

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

A Gripen E doesn't just network with flight mates. It takes information from training, practice, patrol and combat and immediately incorporates it across the entire fleet. The aircraft itself is "future proofed" to accept changes in software and hardware.

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

Television has its rerun season and so does this timeline. This is one of its better posts, outlining issues surrounding #Canada's acquisition of jet fighters to replace its aging fleet of F-18s. Sovereignty stands out among them.

https://t.co/1uy8dzkKqR

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

Modern warfare is no longer just about hardware. Electronic data is the new battlefield. A Canadian airforce of just F-35s gives America access to our secure data. With the Gripen E we get our own data facility no corporation or other nation can access.

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#cdnpoli
#cdnmedia

Highlights of the June 4th first broadcast of CBC's "At Issue" panel, discussing the technical recession, the government's recent rejection of fees charged to streaming services and PM #MarkCarney's treatment of his MPs at caucus meetings.

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#cdnpoli
#NeverVoteConservative

What's that line MAGAs like to use, that's more correctly used for #MarkCarney?

The Best is Yet to Come!!!

https://t.co/jt62qXLjAS

[Fun Tom 🇨🇦 💂 @funtomvids]

🟥 When your economy is under an aggressive and SUSTAINED assault for more than a year and a half, by the most powerful country on earth, currently led by destructive maniacs that want to annex your country and are doing everything they can to destroy your economy - and you are STILL standing, and STILL creating jobs ... 🙂

Follow the Leader. 🎶 💃🏻🕺🏻👍🏼

Thank you, Mark.

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Footnote to above:

I was premature in declaring Portugal had finalized its choice of the Gripen E for its airforce update. It's still at the pre-procurement stage. In my opinion, Portugal will choose the Gripen E for its cutting-edge features at the best competitive price.

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

Add Portugal to the growing list of nations choosing the Saab Gripen E for their airforces, over the Lockheed Martin F-35. Soon, #Canada will be added to the list, with more such announcements to come. Think of the Gripen E as Rolex quality at Seiko prices.

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#cdnpoli
@MarkJCarney

It's not just the loss of its F-35 sale to Saab's Gripen E that angers the U.S., it's losing control of NORAD, not getting an American-controlled F-35 presence in the arctic and setting of a precedent for other nations to reject its $100-million-per baby.