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Yesterday, Trump retweeted some hate videos aimed at a religion. This was sickening.   For one hour, this was breaking news all over the world.  People were interviewed.   The representatives of the religion targeted explained that they were shocked but not surprised.   They have long accepted that Trump does not view himself as President of all people in the United States, but only the right-wing minority.   They can only hope that the Republican Leadership can do something to end this tyranny.   Condemnation of the retweets was quick and decisive.  David Duke supported the retweets and cheered Trump. And, then, after the first hour..............nothing.  The hateful retweets were not mentioned in any newscast or in any webpage or in any search engine or it was very obscure.  Almost no one mentioned this on social media.   I mentioned a reference to this on my facebook.  It resulted in me having ...

People in Manitoba who live outside the Perimeter often feel disenfranchised from the people in Winnipeg.  We call this Perimeter Vision.  We think people in Winnipeg are only focused on what happens within the Perimeter.  We feel neglected.  People in Winnipeg don't understand what we are talking about. It is funny that I say "we" when I am referring to people living outside of Winnipeg, since I have been living in Winnipeg for over 10 years.  It just goes to show you, you can take the girl out of Dauphin, but you can't take Dauphin out of the girl.   I may live in Winnipeg, but when I cross the border and the Customs Officer ask me where I'm from, I always say Dauphin.   Winnipeg is expanding outside the official boundaries of the Perimeter, but Perimeter Vision still remains. It is hard to explain to Winnipegers who, of course, think they pay complete attention to all areas of the province.  After all, they list the temperatures of ...