Thanks for the kind words and support, Dean. We need all we can get just now. This fight has just begun and somehow we will defeat the malignant cancer destroying this country. But it may take awhile.
Thank you for that Dean. I would give anything to be able to relocate to Canada right now. When I lived and worked in the oilfield in ND I spent a lot of time in Manitoba and drank a lot of rye with some really great Canadians. Ever since then I've thought how great it would be to live in a country like that. I can't believe what Trump and the republinazis have done to America in 6 months.
Wow. I thought I was going numb from all the horror in recent news, but this made my feelings leak out of my eyes. Incredible job of capturing what democracy-loving Canadians are feeling right now.
I have faith that America's soul will survive this. And Canada will be right here waiting on the other side. ❤️
Another wonderful heartful piece Dean, one that as others have said brought tears. The support of Canadians who see what is happening, feel for us, and are pulling for us just makes this day so much better. We feel such a kinship that can never be broken, not by the evil soulless ones taking over. Your encouragement and confidence in what we can do is inspiring. Thank you and all of Canada!
Thank you. Quite profound and needed by those south of your border as we sort out our new (and temporary) reality. I live in amazement as an Ohioan with two senators that support the king. They apparently fail to recognize that Ontario is Ohio’s largest trading partner. Frankly, not sure how many Ohioans recognize that fact either…
Trump refuses Democracy, Trump forces his Tyranny!
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose, obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us….
No kings. No billionaires. No oligarchs. Just our band of brothers and sisters standing athwart the madness, saying “You Can’t be Serious.”
Steve Schmitt should run for Congress, we need straight talk express, like your forbearers.
Thank you for always being there for the U.S. and bringing the reports you do! Hopefully, we will see a change soon, and future generations can look back at this and learn!
Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your support. Thank you for recognizing the true friendship that endures across this border that we have crossed so many times to celebrate, to work, to see and to hear (and to drink some truly excellent wine from the Niagara region).
It’s like suddenly realizing the person you married out of state with isn’t just having a bad day but is violently abusive. The local shelter has shut down and you’re in a state where divorce is illegal. But there are things we can do once you grieve your predicament. Stash away enough provisions to sustain you. Keep in touch with friends and keep them informed. If you have no way to get to a computer, then ask if one of your friends can find ways for you to escape. Learn the laws of the land. Find a lawyer and where you can go that’s safe. Plan your escape and how to keep your spouse in check. Wait until everything is in place….then take your chances.
That’s how it feels being in the US right now. We’re just pulling out of the grieving stage and have to get to work. We’ve got to be thorough if it’s going to hold. It took the TeaParty/Heritage Foundation 50 years of planning. Hopefully, we can do it sooner. But a coalition has to be mounted and funded and planning for the change. It happened in Peru. It happened in Brazil. It happened in South Korea. Will it happen in the US? I believe it will.
You are spot on with your comment Ninah. You have to start thinking like a real Resistance movement. We will be watching and helping you any way we can north of the border.
Normally when I watch you and Zev on The Five Stack you make me laugh but today you make me cry. We know you Canadians and the world are with us in our fight but it feels good to hear it too. Thank you for that. My thoughts today are with our immigrants who came to America for a better life and are now in hiding or locked away in concentration camps. No hamburgers, hot dogs, or fireworks for them. It crushes my soul, but we Americans are a strong and feisty people. We will win this war with MAGA and those cages will be opened by us one day. 🇺🇸The real America forever!!
On the 4th of July 2025, I woke up fatigued and punched in the face. I woke up hardened, betrayed and hurt by the people who are paid by us, the tax payers, to protect are freedoms and our democracy in my country 🥹😢.
On the 5th of July 2025 I read your article “A Letter To America From Canada” 🇨🇦❤️Dean thank you for your letter to the people in America. Passionate, kind, understanding, empathic and beautiful. It feels as though you wrapped a blanket around our shoulders, you gave us a big hug, but most importantly, you gave us your love, strength, and friendship from Canada 💙
American here---Thanks for making me bawl my eyes out. This is the saddest 4th of July ever. I've been bummed since yesterday when I heard about the budget bill being passed. I have to say, I do not share your optimism. I mean, for God's sake, what next??? I wish I could leave, but I'm just a lowly caregiver living from paycheck to paycheck. I'm trapped.
Yes Dean, hear, hear on the come back America theme.
However, as much as I hope that this travesty called Trump will be short lived, how long does it take to reverse the insane governance that has already hatched in the last 90 days?
$170 billion for the ICE secret police budget, and that is just the ICE budget. Then to add insult to injury, he commands combat troop protection for the secret police. What could they be afraid of? hmmm.
Thank you, Dean. Brought tears to my eyes.🇨🇦🇺🇸
Dean, you brought tears to my eyes too. I am 76 and this is the saddest 4th of July in my life.
Thanks for the kind words and support, Dean. We need all we can get just now. This fight has just begun and somehow we will defeat the malignant cancer destroying this country. But it may take awhile.
So very well said Dean, our thoughts are exactly as you expressed them.
Thank you for that Dean. I would give anything to be able to relocate to Canada right now. When I lived and worked in the oilfield in ND I spent a lot of time in Manitoba and drank a lot of rye with some really great Canadians. Ever since then I've thought how great it would be to live in a country like that. I can't believe what Trump and the republinazis have done to America in 6 months.
Wow. I thought I was going numb from all the horror in recent news, but this made my feelings leak out of my eyes. Incredible job of capturing what democracy-loving Canadians are feeling right now.
I have faith that America's soul will survive this. And Canada will be right here waiting on the other side. ❤️
Another wonderful heartful piece Dean, one that as others have said brought tears. The support of Canadians who see what is happening, feel for us, and are pulling for us just makes this day so much better. We feel such a kinship that can never be broken, not by the evil soulless ones taking over. Your encouragement and confidence in what we can do is inspiring. Thank you and all of Canada!
Thank you. Quite profound and needed by those south of your border as we sort out our new (and temporary) reality. I live in amazement as an Ohioan with two senators that support the king. They apparently fail to recognize that Ontario is Ohio’s largest trading partner. Frankly, not sure how many Ohioans recognize that fact either…
YES. We NEED this.
Trump refuses Democracy, Trump forces his Tyranny!
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose, obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us….
No kings. No billionaires. No oligarchs. Just our band of brothers and sisters standing athwart the madness, saying “You Can’t be Serious.”
Steve Schmitt should run for Congress, we need straight talk express, like your forbearers.
You know our Declaration better than too-many of my countrymen. Disgusting, deplorable, and very sad.
My heart is in the US, I love the tensin, its a tug of war, between two forces, its me I'm crazy in love.
Thank you for always being there for the U.S. and bringing the reports you do! Hopefully, we will see a change soon, and future generations can look back at this and learn!
Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your support. Thank you for recognizing the true friendship that endures across this border that we have crossed so many times to celebrate, to work, to see and to hear (and to drink some truly excellent wine from the Niagara region).
It’s like suddenly realizing the person you married out of state with isn’t just having a bad day but is violently abusive. The local shelter has shut down and you’re in a state where divorce is illegal. But there are things we can do once you grieve your predicament. Stash away enough provisions to sustain you. Keep in touch with friends and keep them informed. If you have no way to get to a computer, then ask if one of your friends can find ways for you to escape. Learn the laws of the land. Find a lawyer and where you can go that’s safe. Plan your escape and how to keep your spouse in check. Wait until everything is in place….then take your chances.
That’s how it feels being in the US right now. We’re just pulling out of the grieving stage and have to get to work. We’ve got to be thorough if it’s going to hold. It took the TeaParty/Heritage Foundation 50 years of planning. Hopefully, we can do it sooner. But a coalition has to be mounted and funded and planning for the change. It happened in Peru. It happened in Brazil. It happened in South Korea. Will it happen in the US? I believe it will.
Good analogy.
You are spot on with your comment Ninah. You have to start thinking like a real Resistance movement. We will be watching and helping you any way we can north of the border.
It breaks my heart what is happening to us but it somehow hurts more when people point it out… not sure why, it just does
Normally when I watch you and Zev on The Five Stack you make me laugh but today you make me cry. We know you Canadians and the world are with us in our fight but it feels good to hear it too. Thank you for that. My thoughts today are with our immigrants who came to America for a better life and are now in hiding or locked away in concentration camps. No hamburgers, hot dogs, or fireworks for them. It crushes my soul, but we Americans are a strong and feisty people. We will win this war with MAGA and those cages will be opened by us one day. 🇺🇸The real America forever!!
On the 4th of July 2025, I woke up fatigued and punched in the face. I woke up hardened, betrayed and hurt by the people who are paid by us, the tax payers, to protect are freedoms and our democracy in my country 🥹😢.
On the 5th of July 2025 I read your article “A Letter To America From Canada” 🇨🇦❤️Dean thank you for your letter to the people in America. Passionate, kind, understanding, empathic and beautiful. It feels as though you wrapped a blanket around our shoulders, you gave us a big hug, but most importantly, you gave us your love, strength, and friendship from Canada 💙
American here---Thanks for making me bawl my eyes out. This is the saddest 4th of July ever. I've been bummed since yesterday when I heard about the budget bill being passed. I have to say, I do not share your optimism. I mean, for God's sake, what next??? I wish I could leave, but I'm just a lowly caregiver living from paycheck to paycheck. I'm trapped.
Yes Dean, hear, hear on the come back America theme.
However, as much as I hope that this travesty called Trump will be short lived, how long does it take to reverse the insane governance that has already hatched in the last 90 days?
$170 billion for the ICE secret police budget, and that is just the ICE budget. Then to add insult to injury, he commands combat troop protection for the secret police. What could they be afraid of? hmmm.
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