Of turtles and shells

Re: Hegseth’s use of ‘Canadian icon’ Franklin the Turtle in a meme deemed ‘violent’ by publisher — Kenn Oliver, Dec. 2

When it comes to cultural literacy, guys like U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth are about as awake (let’s not say “woke”) as the nodding-off U.S. President Donald Trump. Perhaps Hegseth confused Canada’s beloved Franklin with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?

How long will it be before we see Republican-tweeted memes of Big Bird dropping you-know-what on those nasty Democrats? Seeing the bald eagle self-destruct is enough to make a turtle blush. Too bad this administration is determined to bring down so many others with it.

Let’s bench all our MPs

Re: House of Commons likely to trade MP desks for benches in restored Centre Block — Christopher

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