14th Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary: "Laughing" in the Face of Adversity
written in response to "No Canadian" Trending on Twitter
CovidiotInChief: plan to send troops along the US— ——— —— .... Canada border
Added: 15th Entry: a profile of Covidiots with guns
100 more
coronavirus deaths --
the lineup curls
around the parking lot
of a gun megastore
Note: CovidiotInChief's fanciful covid19 plan reminds me of my "Trump's inauguration tanka:"
first chilly night
after the inauguration
in my dream
a gray wall between USA
and Canada
Atlas Poetica, 29, 2017
Please read this "alarmingly funny" CTV News, 'No Canadian' trends after Donald Trump floats idea of U.S. troops at border during COVID-19 pandemic, accessed at https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/no-canadian-trends-after-donald-trump-floats-idea-of-u-s-troops-at-border-during-covid-19-pandemic-1.4869705
ReplyDeleteSee CBC's Power & Politics: Canada strongly opposes U.S. stationing troops near shared border, accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLSmmwN8CjM
DeleteThe Canadian government says it's "strongly opposed" to an American proposal that would see U.S. troops stationed on the border to stop illegal border crossings as part of the plan to slow the spread of COVID-19.
See this shocking CTV news, "U.S. President Trump says troops are already at the Canadian border," accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gVvkvIdcYg
DeleteAl Jazeera: "Coronavirus triggers panic-buying of guns in US"
ReplyDeleteThe coronavirus pandemic is sinking economies around the globe, including the United States, where nonessential businesses are closing in several states. But some businesses, including guns, grocery stores, delivery services and pizza shops are seeing a boom in sales. Al Jazeera's John Hendren reports from Chicago, accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSweCN9B-mk