# Political Humor Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Political Topics\ **Created:** [December 15, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538 "2020-12-15T16:32:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 205
**Author:** ![stochiki](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@stochiki](https://community.goactuary.com/u/stochiki)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4176 "2024-10-28T20:45:01Z")
The cost of igloos has skyrocketed ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4177 "2024-10-28T20:45:29Z")
One property that I quickly found on Zillow just now: [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/49-Pembroke-Cres-Fredericton-NB-E3B-2V1/440540411\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/49-Pembroke-Cres-Fredericton-NB-E3B-2V1/440540411_zpid/) I don’t know anything about that neighborhood, but at first glance that seems quite a bit more reasonable than the insane housing prices in the GTA. This is the property that caught my eye in my last round of surfing: [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/348-Lighthouse-Rd-East-Parish-PE-C0A-2B0/351527527\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/348-Lighthouse-Rd-East-Parish-PE-C0A-2B0/351527527_zpid/) … although I suspect the downsides of that location would become apparent in winter. ---
**Author:** ![vjvj](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vjvj/32/406_2.png) [@vjvj](https://community.goactuary.com/u/vjvj)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4178 "2024-10-28T20:46:46Z")
> [@SredniVashtar](#): > > Leaving the country might help, but it also feels like humans everywhere can not be relied upon, and voting Trump is just one version of that. Yeah, a friend had posted this the other day and it feels about right: “It depresses the hell out of me that the people I grew up with or I am related to have turned into people that I wouldn’t tell where Anne Frank was hiding.” ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4179 "2024-10-28T20:54:38Z")
> **[‘The Onion’ Officially Endorses Joe Biden For President](https://theonion.com/the-onion-officially-endorses-joe-biden-for-president/)** > > Throughout its venerable 268-year reign, The Onion has always made it a top priority to endorse the correct presidential candidates. From George Washington to Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, this institution’s highly respected editorial board has had... ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4180 "2024-10-28T23:13:33Z")
![Screenshot 2024-10-28 at 6.58.02 PM](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/8/38a99445e5136c40c6d10edef31473bc70d0692b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4181 "2024-10-28T23:15:53Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > Then I realized the question was really, “do I really want to be a part of a country where Donald Trump has a realistic chance of being elected again?” “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me” ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Fish_Actuary)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4182 "2024-10-28T23:22:42Z")
![20241028_205202](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/2/925027e79ef1d3f589b7bf036b0d6604fd488268.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4183 "2024-10-28T23:23:16Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > Shame that Canada doesn’t recognize certain provisions regarding indigenous people in the Jay treaty, but it’s understandable that Ottawa views the small disagreement of 1812-1815 as having rendered unwanted parts of the Jay treaty inoperable.) We universally acknowledge our historical poor treatment of Indigenous people and are trying to make amends. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4184 "2024-10-28T23:24:29Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > One property that I quickly found on Zillow just now: [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/49-Pembroke-Cres-Fredericton-NB-E3B-2V1/440540411\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/49-Pembroke-Cres-Fredericton-NB-E3B-2V1/440540411_zpid/) Fredericton is a pleasant provincial capital. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4185 "2024-10-28T23:27:32Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > I will require utilities… You Americans have such high expectations. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4186 "2024-10-28T23:29:00Z")
New Brunswick is very cheap for a reason. Its in the boonies. And has dreadful winters. ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4187 "2024-10-28T23:31:03Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > Then I realized the question was really, “do I really want to be a part of a country where Donald Trump has a realistic chance of being elected again?” I remember when studying the Roman Empire that there was the theory that the lead piping may have made the Romans crazier than normal. Apparently handling firearms is a strong lead poisoning risk. The lead poisoning from a firing range has been shown to be the equivalent of being next to a lead smelter. With the increasing use of firearms, could this be making Americans crazier? - [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10676514/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10676514/) > **[Firearm ownership is correlated with elevated lead levels in children, study...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240304135727.htm)** > > Childhood lead exposure, primarily from paint and water, is a significant health concern in the United States, but a new study has identified a surprising additional source of lead exposure that may disproportionately harm children: firearms. A team... ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4188 "2024-10-28T23:32:12Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > “Fool me once, shame on, shame on you. Fool me … you can’t get fooled again!” IFYP ---
**Author:** ![stochiki](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@stochiki](https://community.goactuary.com/u/stochiki)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4189 "2024-10-28T23:51:06Z")
Are you trying to escape the FBI? ---
**Author:** ![Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/snikelfritz/32/5728_2.png) [@Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Snikelfritz)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4190 "2024-10-29T02:25:56Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > We universally acknowledge our historical poor treatment of Indigenous people and are trying to make amends. As a government yes, but there are plenty of Canadians who do not acknowledge that. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4191 "2024-10-29T03:14:36Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > > [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > > > Shame that Canada doesn’t recognize certain provisions regarding indigenous people in the Jay treaty, but it’s understandable that Ottawa views the small disagreement of 1812-1815 as having rendered unwanted parts of the Jay treaty inoperable.) > > We universally acknowledge our historical poor treatment of Indigenous people and are trying to make amends. That’s not quite what I’m referencing. The Jay Treaty of 1794 includes a provision for indigenous people to freely move across the border. That’s the reason why today Canadians who carry credentials of being First Nations people are free to enter and work in the US with those credentials (although WHTI may have introduced the need for a passport as an identity document), and they are entitled to certain services/benefits offered by the US government to American indigenous peoples. However, Canada’s view is that the War of 1812 terminated the Jay Treaty. Americans who are on tribal rolls are subject to the same constraints/requirements of other American citizens seeking to enter and/or work in Canada (although the Akwesasne might be at least a de facto exception…or maybe not given relations between Ottawa and the Canadian Akwesasne are pretty horrible). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4192 "2024-10-29T04:03:10Z")
I did not know that about the First Nations people (being able to travel and work in the US). The Metis and the Inuit would probably not have such a mechanism (in their case for obvious reasons: they shun outsiders) ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4193 "2024-10-29T12:18:18Z")
Actually, the Inuit probably wouldn’t have been covered by the Jay Treaty because it excluded the territory of the Hudson’s Bay Company. I’m not certain whether Métis or Inuit are treated differently than First Nations people under current US policy. I wouldn’t be surprised if border guards and the like don’t make the distinction, and if administrators are inconsistent. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4194 "2024-10-29T12:58:07Z")
> [@dr\_t\_non-fan](#): > > How about I live at my sister’s house in Canada, work from their home, eh? Was this the sister that was bitten by a moose? ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538/4195 "2024-10-29T13:08:55Z")
> [@knoath](#): > > Apparently handling firearms is a strong lead poisoning risk. The lead poisoning from a firing range has been shown to be the equivalent of being next to a lead smelter. With the increasing use of firearms, could this be making Americans crazier? During the civil war, many soldiers from both sides ended up with considerable lead-poisoning because many would chew a bit of their (lead) bullets to make them “more effective” in injuring the recipient of the discharge. As for more recent times, I handled bullets on a very regular basis for around 12 years (from about age 10 to 23)–including casting my own muzzleloading bullets (from smelted lead)–and never had any concerns with this from blood tests (this was a big thing through my early teens). I think a far greater danger is going to be lead-based paint that is still a thing in many rural areas of the country. Not that they’re using it now; but the underlying coats will still have this. I think there are also pockets where you might find lead piping in older homes that never got “updated” to modern day codes because . . . that’s expensive. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538.md?page=204) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/political-humor-thread/1538.md?page=206)