chrisbtoo

joined 1 week ago
[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (4 children)

First time I ever went there (1997) I landed at Boston Logan Airport, and a guy in plain clothes, but with a gun, stopped everyone who was departing the plane and repeatedly yelled out "American citizens this way, foreigners line up against the wall!".

I never once felt safe going there, and was always relieved when I got out alive. Decided a few years ago that I'll never set foot in the US again.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

That seems like a good move.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

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[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Great race today! Grats to both Marquez brothers and also great job to team VR46!

Hopefully Bez is OK after that early wipe.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

True, there's a long time left for upsets to happen.

I've only been watching the last couple of seasons so I never saw him at his historical peak... maybe I'm a little too excited to see him winning again :D

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm honestly excited to see Marc back on top. He seemed so happy on the podium in Thailand, like he finally felt like he was where he wanted to be. I was torn last season between knowing he'd do well there and feeling like Jorge got the shaft.

And then yesterday he broke his own 11 year old lap record — clearly Ducati made the right decision.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I was impressed by Miller too. He always seemed so inconsistent at KTM — some great early pushes that always seemed to just peter out later in the race. Maybe the Yamaha just suits his style better.

[–] chrisbtoo@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Canadians are buying fewer products made in the U.S. in an effort to brace for the impact of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which are set to cause prices to skyrocket across a range of products.

It has nothing to do with bracing for the tariffs. It's because Fuck The USA.