A Deeply Fractured US

[Czech_pivo]

Some rankings here. Canada has 3 in top 50, with UT appearing first at 21. Collectively all the US institutions appearing ahead of it serve about 280,000 students; UT serves 80,000. (McGill and then UBC score very close to each other.)

There are sound reasons the top 10 in particular are favoured by anyone who can make the cut, particularly for post-graduate work, but the Canadian big 3 are more than "good enough".

Happy to say that my MPA school makes the top 50 in that list, coming in at 46.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Some rankings here. Canada has 3 in top 50, with UT appearing first at 21. Collectively all the US institutions appearing ahead of it serve about 280,000 students; UT serves 80,000. (McGill and then UBC score very close to each other.)

There are sound reasons the top 10 in particular are favoured by anyone who can make the cut, particularly for post-graduate work, but the Canadian big 3 are more than "good enough".

I’m surprised the degree programs in climate migration studies or traditional horse fly medicine haven’t propelled Canadian universities into absolutely dominating the top 10.

 

[ytz]

Once you eliminate the top 20 universities in Canada, honestly, how many are left?

Almost 90.

https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=1269102

 

[ytz]

Wasn't aware thread was limited to start-stop. My bad.

I thought safety, and international sales of American vehicles might also be of interest to job protection and the economy to stay competitive.in foreign markets.

On that point...

 

[McG]

$40B investment in concentration camps planned.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/13/ice-detention-center-expansion/

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Some yes - I drive a Ram. I don't tailgate.

Alot of the sewing machine cars tailgate. I fckin hate them

Same, same
Except when the person ahead is being a dolt. Then I fill their rear view mirror.



j/k

 

[mariomike]

I was towing my little utility trailer and got rear ended at a red light by a (penile compensating) pickup truck driver who told the police they didn’t see my trailer.

As a pedestrian and driver, I let "penile compensating pickup truck driver" pass whenever possible.

 

[Furniture]

As a pedestrian and driver, I let "penile compensating pickup truck driver" pass whenever possible.

So, if someone owns a truck they are compensating for something?

This is the culture wars BS that makes it impossible to have rational conversations with people. You're not superior because you choose to not drive a truck.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

So, if someone owns a truck they are compensating for something?

This is the culture wars BS that makes it impossible to have rational conversations with people. You're not superior because you choose to not drive a truck.

There is not a car on the road that can haul my trailer or go places I take my truck.
I've been married for 53 years. Penile compensating is not something I worry about.

 

[mariomike]

So, if someone owns a truck they are compensating for something?

You are quoting a "quotation".

I was towing my little utility trailer and got rear ended at a red light by a (penile compensating) pickup truck driver who told the police they didn’t see my trailer.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Some yes - I drive a Ram. I don't tailgate.

Alot of the sewing machine cars tailgate. I fckin hate them

I get in the right lane, figure out the rough constant speed of the existing traffic and cruise. I let the fools go by.

If I have the highway to myself I set cruise at +10 and let it ride.

But Its always some civic type car that's so far up my tailgate and all I can see is the top the roof.

Brock: Because even RMC deserve to be able to look down on another school.

I recently got scolded for calling Brock and Carleton last chance U's.

So, if someone owns a truck they are compensating for something?

This is the culture wars BS that makes it impossible to have rational conversations with people. You're not superior because you choose to not drive a truck.

The young couple I pulled out of a snow bank didn't seem to complain about me and my truck. In fact they were down right thankful for me and my penile compensation tool.

 

[HavokFour]

DHS continues to erode whatever crumbs of credibility they have left. Makes you question how many of those criminals they claim to have deported, were actually criminals.

A federal judge reprimanded Donald Trump’s administration for claiming that an immigrant seeking his release from custody was convicted for marijuana possession in 2009 — when he was 4 years old.

Judge blasts ICE ‘sloppiness’ for claiming 4-year-old kid had a marijuana conviction

Judges are routinely blasting government lawyers and DHS over missteps and failing to keep up with court orders

www.independent.co.uk

 

[ModlrMike]

One more... elect a clown, expect a circus.

 

[RangerRay]

One more... elect a clown, expect a circus.

A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.

 

[HavokFour]

Anyone else see the glaring issue here?

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R ), a GOP candidate for California’s governorship, seized more than a half million ballots from a November special election to approve redrawing congressional districts in a way that favored Democrats.

Bianco said his probe was sparked by a local elections group that claims the results were off by 45,800 votes. This group was looking at the difference between handwritten ballot intake logs, and the total number of votes reporter to the state.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco say, however, say the differnece was just around 100 votes. The measure was approved in the county by more than 80,000 votes.

Bianco has defended his actions and said it has nothing to do with his campaign for governor.

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California sheriff running for governor seizes special election ballots​

 

[daftandbarmy]

Another American that won't go back...

Americans don’t recognize the damage Trump is doing, says novelist John Irving​

U.S.-Canadian novelist says he won’t travel to America to promote new book​

Acclaimed novelist John Irving won’t be travelling to the U.S. to promote his new book, because he thinks U.S. President Donald Trump has made his “beloved birth country virtually unrecognizable.”

“What Trump is doing — in the overreach of his executive power — is overreaching democracy. But I don't know how many Americans recognize it for what it is,” Irving told The Current’s Matt Galloway.

Irving is a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen who now lives in Canada, best known for his books The World According to Garp and A Prayer for Owen Meany.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/john-irving-queen-esther-trump-9.6981966

 

[Brad Sallows]

Liberal Patriot Substack is ending.

Theirs was one of the influence projects to try to shift Democratic politics into what they believed was a moderate lane. Apparently it didn't sell very well. Democrats are still in a "we need to be more left" phase. Earlier articles at LP predict that if Democrats do well in midterms and reinforce that belief, they will do poorly in 2028. Two-and-a-half years to find out.

 

[HavokFour]

Well this is a choice.

Is the objective to speedrun the military turning against you? The USMC recruits heavily from the Hispanic community in the US.

WTF?

WASHINGTON — ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps.

ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina

As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[lenaitch]

Well this is a choice.

Is the objective to speedrun the military turning against you? The USMC recruits heavily from the Hispanic community in the US.

WTF?

ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina

As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.

www.nbcnews.com

'Make the military white again'

(and male)

 

[HavokFour]

There's been a recent development regarding the Kirk murder.

Charlie Kirk bullet analysis finds no conclusive link to rifle found near scene

Tyler Robinson’s defense team may try to use analysis to clear him of blame, as prosecutors aim to show there’s enough evidence to proceed with trial

www.theguardian.com