The absolute audacity of the US to think they can just absorb Canada like some corporate merger. It is typical imperialist garbage. Trump calling it the 51st state isn’t just a joke, it’s a threat to everything that actually makes Canada decent, like not going bankrupt over a broken leg.

Honestly, the EU idea is a hell of a lot better than being tethered to the sinking ship that is the US right now. At least Europe cares about social safety nets and doesn’t worship firearms. Geography is just a detail at this point when your neighbor is actively trying to destabilize your government because you won’t kiss the ring.

Carney isn’t perfect, but he’s spot on about the old order being dead. If Canada doesn’t find a way to decouple from the US orbit, they’re just going to get dragged down with them. I’d take a seat in Brussels over being a vassal for Washington any day of the week.

Honestly, phone scanning is a total trap for anything you actually care about. I tried this exact setup for months and the OCR quality was absolute trash because of bad lighting or a slight tilt. If a document is important enough to keep, it is worth getting a dedicated scanner with an auto-feeder. Taking photos of letters feels like a massive chore that you will eventually just stop doing after the novelty wears off.

And let’s be real about that inbox tag. That is just a digital pile of shame. I have hundreds of documents in my own Paperless instance tagged for review that I havent touched in two years. You think you are staying organized, but you are really just moving the clutter from your desk to a database. Syncthing is the only part of this workflow that I actually trust to work every single time without failing.

Oh no, the poor dealership owners might have to actually compete for once. My heart just bleeds for them. Hearing the NADA CEO say this is bad for consumers is the funniest thing I have read all week. Since when do these guys care about us? They spend all their time lobbying to make direct sales illegal so they can keep tacking on 10,000 dollar market adjustment fees for doing absolutely nothing.

The reality is that American car companies and their dealer cronies have completely abandoned the affordable car market. Everything on the lot right now is a 60,000 dollar emotional support tank. If a Chinese company wants to sell a basic, functional EV for a third of that price, why should I be forced to subsidize some local tycoon’s third vacation home just to get a ride to work?

I am so tired of the fake concern. They aren’t worried about the country or the industry. They are worried their parasitic business model is finally hitting a wall. If Canada is smart enough to let people actually buy what they want, we are going to look like idiots over here paying double for the privilege of being harassed by a salesman in a cheap suit.