Leonard Chan

Comedian | Screenwriter | Just For Laughs New Faces | Former environmental engineer who has given up on making the world a better place | Owner of Cats

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

If you're racist enough to believe that all Asians are responsible for coronavirus and willing to attack us for it, then you should also be racist enough to believe that all Asians know martial arts and we'll kill you with our goddamn pinkies.

#StopAsianHate

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

@WendyBairos @airtransat @AirCanada Same thing happened to me. Flight to Edmonton was delayed. Missed my connection to Yellowknife and the subsequent flight to Inuvik. Lost a day of my trip but got a $15 voucher in return that I inexplicably could not spend on booze. Like I’m supposed to calm myself with salad?!

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

I'm a Canadian so maybe I've got this wrong but isn't the point of America having the freedom to sit in front of a microphone and criticize your country?

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl makes it two straight years of angering people who support a suspected pedophile.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Somewhere in Africa, a child will be receiving a shirt that says “Seattle Mariners ALCS Champions!”

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Because of the situation with Jimmy Kimmel, thousands of complaints have been sent erroneously to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. That's America in a nutshell. Full of anger but bad at reading. They literally don't know their ABCs.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Ironically, firing the person responsible for unemployment numbers because you don’t like the unemployment numbers only adds to the unemployment numbers.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

I'm just gonna say it. Tariffing penguins is wrong. It really is a black and white issue.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Trump said he "totally changed" the fortunes of the Liberals in Canada. Which is true in the same way that a kid's chances of getting to participate in Make-a-Wish go way up if they get cancer.

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Good to have you back.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

@XiXi3210 It does. But there’s no team called the Aluminumers. :)

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Trump announced a 25% tariff on steel to come Monday. They’re not even playing in the Super Bowl and somehow the Steelers still lost.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

@canadavsengland @politicsusa46 Yeah, I remember Firefly had them all swearing in Mandarin. Although, I couldn’t help but notice there were no Asian characters on screen.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

@politicsusa46 @jenniferTVTweet Does this mean I can add "Chinese Propagandist" to my resume?

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

@politicsusa46 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks America is going to lose just by assuming they're winning. And they will continue to do so for as long as they keep focusing on the wrong things.

Anyway, happy Gulf of America Day!

[Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran]

This is why if people think USAID is fraudulent they need to submit sworn proof in reports to Congress.

The list of “claimed” abuses includes $20M for “Seasme Street Iraq” which doesn’t exist.

The show is “Ahlan Simsim” it’s an Arabic Seasme Street produced in Jordan.

It was funded by the MacArthur Foundation with over $100M for production.

The show is considered the largest source of early childhood education in the region, and for some children is their only source of educational exposure.

In 2021, the US pledged $11M via US AID to partner with Ahlan Simsim’s production to:

-Have a school education program to get children interest in school through visits from the puppets, especially in regions where school is not legally obligated.

-Provide copies of curriculum based versions of the show in Arabic & English for regions with a lack of educated teachers.

-Design a remote learning program for literacy education.

-Create an education outreach program for displaced youth in refugee camps.

The funds were to be dispersed over a 4-year period, and on milestone based criteria showing success.

Literally teaching kids how to read, including in English, not just producing a show.

The show is entirely funded by the MacArthur Foundation and the LEGO Foundation.

These programs reach 23 million kids in the Middle East, improve reading and writing (in English and Arabic) and *improve the perception of America* in the eyes of the viewers through cultural export.

You want to know how you save *billions* on ending anti-US sentiment in the Middle East?

It starts with programs where you spend $11M teaching kids we’re all the same, and giving them the skills to succeed.

But when Elons pundits tweet out “$20M spent producing Sesame Street Iraq” of course you’re pissed.

But when you understand it’s an investment in education that is likely to save the US billions in future intervention, by stabilizing a region, and helping kids learn - then it’s an entirely different calculus.

And that’s why USAID should be evaluated in a sworn report by Congress and the American people and not just tweets from Elon.

[Neo @Jehoseph]

@elonmusk As the media, let's see if people can spot the difference.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

All the Canadians who want to be the 51st state should be exported to America which will help reduce the trade deficit because they have negative value.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

@cdgdpod @HishamKelati

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Well, at least now I have a better excuse for my dad as to why I became a comedian and not a CEO.

[Leonard Chan @TheLeonardChan]

Sure. Ten provinces, ten states. Based on the population of the left-leaning provinces, that’d be roughly an extra 66 electoral votes going blue. If it wouldn’t cost us universal healthcare and reproductive rights, I’d say sure, we can save America from itself.

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

BREAKING: Trump reportedly told Justin Trudeau that if his tariffs destroyed Canada, and the country could not survive without “ripping off the U.S. to the tune of $100 billion a year,” then Canada should become the United States’ 51st state, with Trudeau serving as its governor.