“I know China very well, President Xi is a friend of mine, I know him very well…The first thing they’re going to do is say you are not allowed to play ice hockey anymore. That’s not good. Canada’s not going to like that,” the president added.

Archive article: https://archive.ph/JAX75#selection-1443.0-1443.242

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    Dafqu?

    I mean that’s just levels of stupid that can’t be blamed on dementia.

    However it can be blamed on the fact that a bunch of new Epstien files were release and that it outlines the allegation that he got a blowie from a 14 year old.

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    I know we’ve joked about it for awhile now, but seriously, this is dementia right?

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      I feel like people throw the dementia diagnosis at every stupid thing he says, when it’s probably just a lifelong habit of being a belligerent dumbass with money.

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        Look at videos of him speaking in the 80s, after 9/11, during his 2016 campaign, and now. He’s always been a narcissistic prick, and was showing clear signs of decline in 2016 to 2020, but it’s worse now.

        We don’t have to guess about these things, we have documented records of him showing his best face throughout the years, and it’s clear he’s becoming less articulate and having less control (or desire to control) what he says. The latter may certainly be choice, but the former doesn’t really look like it. This isn’t a matter of him using simpler language to appeal to his audience, this is him having less capability to form coherent thoughts.

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          Yeah as a helper to 3 different elderly dementia relatives, it varies day to day and sleep schedules affect it. Also sunlight and mornings seemed to be the most coherent/aware times in general. Sun-downing is very much a thing and made evenings some of the hardest moments.

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      Yes, he’s sundowning and smiling more, but sometimes has clarity. Unfortunately, he has nazis in his cabinet that are also evil, but young.

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      It’s been obvious dementia to those familiar with it since like 2015, probably before. It’s now late stage dementia.

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        He’s not quite there yet … but he’s coming close to the edge.

        A person in the later stages of dementia may get worse slowly over many months. During this time they will usually:

        • become more frail
        • have more frequent falls or infections
        • have problems eating, drinking and swallowing
        • be more likely to need urgent medical care
        • become less mobile
        • sleep more
        • talk less often.

        A person in the later stages of dementia is likely to have a weak immune system. This means they have a higher risk of getting infections, which in some cases can last for a long time. One of the most common causes of death for people with dementia is pneumonia caused by an infection.

        https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/help-dementia-care/recognising-when-someone-reaching-end-their-life

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    “give yer balls a tug, donny” this guys is 10-ply.

    " you wife shoots so much cum around my room I gotta put wood chips on the ground like I’ve got fuckin’ guinea pigs."

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    This is hilarious, but FFS ‘thedailybeast’ fuck off with your headlines. There’s nothing panicked here. A realistic, actual meaty headline would be “Trump tells Canada that China will restrict Ice Hockey, when asked about British trade with China”

    This headline tells the facts, without dipping into outrage politics.

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      Your headline calmed me down and made me feel more informed. Also, the trustworthy wording makes me think, “yeah, this article probably isn’t filled with garbage, and I should read it.”

      In other words, YOU FAILED! YOU GOTTA MAKE ME ANGRY SO THAT I SHARE A LINK TO EVERYONE I KNOW WITHOUT ACTUALLY READING ANYTHING!!! I SHOULD FEEL MY HEART RATE INCREASE BY THE THIRD WORD OF YOUR HEADLINE!

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      The problem there, oddly enough, is that I wouldn’t have believed that headline. I would have dismissed it as a Beaverton article (Canadian version of the Onion) and not read it. Whereas this headline was sufficient to make me click on it to find out what his “hockey warnings” were.

      “China will take hockey away from you!” Is such a completely deranged pants-on-head bonkers idiot thing to say that even now I’m still half convinced that this is parody that has somehow slipped through all the filters that are supposed to keep this serious.

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      I’m confused. “Ice hockey” is what I’ve always called it too.

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              If I say I played hockey yesterday, you wouldn’t think I played it on grass would you?

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                I’d ask, “Ice hockey or field hockey?” because there’s no way to tell until you specify.

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                  Canadian here, I’ve never once met someone refer to field hockey as hockey. Actually I don’t know if I’ve ever heard someone mention field hockey at all, lol

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                  As a Canadian I have only once had the experience of someone talking about playing field hockey. Going on 30 something years.

                  Hockey is ice hockey, I might be surprised about which league you were talking about.

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    C’mon, bro! Xi doesn’t even like hockey, bro! His mom said it’s bad for you, bro! My mom said I could go to the NHL cup game, bro! C’mon, I’ll be your best friend, bro!

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    Why would China even care about Canadians playing ice hockey? China has probably made money making hockey equipment or hockey themes toys etc. And even if China did want to ban Hockey do we really think the PM, who played hockey himself, will ban what is probably Canada’s favourite sport just for a trade deal? Does Trump think Chinese boots will hit the ground and stop Canadians from shooting pucks around on frozen ponds?