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Updated from original post of August 18,2017

 The Re-Decorating of the White House

At the White House on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Donald Trump and his family found themselves surrounded by a collection of museum-quality paintings, exquisite furniture and historic fixtures.

Trump — known for his love of grandeur and over-the-top living conditions and awakening appreciation of U.S. history– decided to change and update the residence while at the same time preserving the collection of Confederate monuments and statues that are flooding the market. As an added decor punch his private collection of flags festoon the halls of the White House. When asked about the provenance of the flags the President responded that they were all previously owned by “some very fine people.”

Most of the changes occured on the second and third floors of the mansion; the Lincoln Room and the Yellow Oval Room were to remain off-limits which prompted Trump to wryly note, “Not if I can help it.”

Taking advantage of his exclusive rights to make artistic use of the high-tech, light-reflecting paint Alt Right Bright White, President Donald J Trump gave instructions to cover over time, the entire surface of all the paintings in the White House . The result,is an ever quickening reminder to all citizens and guests what an enduring tradition the Power of White has had for the world’s Greatest Democracy. The Donald acknowledges this artistic program to Make America Bright White Again is a far cry from what citizens and tourists have come to love however he was swept in on a change vote and “change it’s gonna be.”

Trump will not work with a White House curator. “To ensure the previously tainted taste of the Alt Left does not continue to contaminate the people’s house; under my guidance the suppressed history and culture of these white men, many with their pet horses will be preserved because I know history bigly, museum collecting terrifically and I am on the Alt Right side of history.”

“ The White House is a special place, and the availably of the Confederate monuments and my flag collection demand a revisionist revamp of the people’s house. History cannot be denied.” Trump said emphatically.

Of the many pieces of art traditionally associated with the White House: the famous portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1797, and later saved by first lady Dolley Madison as British soldiers approached the nation’s capital and burned it to the ground.

In a move applauded by “some very fine people” Trump has announced that a larger portrait of General Robert E. Lee will be placed next to the George Washington portrait.

In what can only be described as a bombshell fashion statement, President Donald Trump woke up this morning sporting a fulsome moustache. He called for Court Painter to immediately create portraits of the phenomenon for posterity. He also ordered the White house doctor to investigate.

That’s all we can say right now!

“Now is a great time to be building a pipeline because you can’t have protests of more than 15 people,” Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said.

Now is a great time for the United Conservative governing party to cancel blanket environmental protections that have been in place since the 1970s and making it easier to develop open-pit coal mines in some of the province’s most ecologically sensitive areas.

Now is a great time for the United Conservative Party MLAs to not show up to engage with any of the major Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

Now is a great time for UCP Justice Minister to bring in changes to the Victims of Crime Act that will allow raiding the Victims of Crime Fund and divert that money to police budgets.

Now is a great time for the UCP to seek to duplicate the parole board, creating one controlled by the Alberta government that will keep more people in prison.

Now is a great time for the UCP to push for more RCMP policing in rural communities, but not fund it–forcing those communities to cut their own program spending to pay for more cops.

Now is a great time for‘Bill 1,’ the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act. the draconian anti-protestor bill that, had it been in effect weeks ago, would have criminalized the Black Lives Matter marches in Calgary. It is seen as an unconstitutional attack on civil rights and radically targeted against Indigenous people.

Now is a great time for the UCP to purge the entire committee which vets provincial court judges and stack it with UCP donors and party insiders saddling the judiciary with partisan appointments that will last for decades.

Now is a great time for the UCP government to sell native grassland despite promises no Crown land would be sold

Now is a great time for the Alberta Energy Regulator to suspend environmental monitoring for the oilpatch and include suspensions for open-pit oilsands mines and all oil and gas operators.

Various media sources

Canadians seemed puzzled by a change they perceive in their Prime Minister in the months since the advent of the pandemic.

Citizens & pundits alike seem unable to pinpoint exactly what it is however they agree something’s going on …but remain flummoxed!

Court Painter has whipped off some paintings that contain clues…

When asked if there is systemic racism in policing in Canada, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said she believes there is “unconscious bias.”

“That is an interesting question because in the last couple of days I have honestly heard about 15 or 20 definitions of systemic racism,” she said.

To help RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki with her struggle to find a definition for systemic racism, Court Painter respectfully suggests a recent video by Pam Palmater, summarizing the years of exhaustive reports and studies that would prove very helpful in that elusive search for the definition of systemic racism.

Urban Dictionary :Goon out: To become in the state of mind as a goon or thug and violently thrash someone 

RCMP dashcam footage of the March arrest of Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam showed an arriving officer jump-tackling the chief to the ground without warning, punching him in the head and putting him in a chokehold.

Blinkers, sometimes known as blinders, are a piece of horse tack that prevent the horse seeing to the rear and, in some cases, to the side. Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki is seen modelling just a few of the Blinkers/Blinders available to RCMP personnel.

The RCMP’s commanding officer in Alberta denies there is systemic racism in policing in Canada, amid allegations his members used excessive force against an Indigenous chief during an arrest.  

“I don’t believe that racism is systemic through Canadian policing, I don’t believe it’s systemic through policing in Alberta,” Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki told a news conference in Edmonton on Monday, when asked about unfolding protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd, and debates over police violence around the world. 

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki’s comments come just a day after Alberta’s Serious Incident Response Team announced it would investigate claims of racism and police brutality brought forward by Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam.

Source: Carolyn Dunn CBC 

Court Painter is always restless…looking for new ways to challenge his plenitudinous conceptual predilections.

Eureka! A special display of the 21 second portrait of the Prime Minister came with instructions: the curtains would open for 21 seconds every 21 minutes for 21 hours per day during the 21 day exhibition period.

Many politicians, celebrities and ordinary hard working Canadians lined up to experience whatever this was…

Jagmeet Singh appears disappointed his 21 seconds are up!

As we judge our neighbours to the South, it might be as good a time as any for more Canadians to check out people who have been speaking out continuously and persistently on those pesky racial justice issues occurring in our own back & front yards!

Also check out Walking Eagle News for some seriously funny indigenous zingers!

Walking Eagle News @TheEagleist Founded in 2017, we are proud purveyors of only the finest Indigenous news.

Apologies for any editing mix ups in outlining credentials for the individuals featured but Court Painter reminds all who care to listen that ,”we ain’t no wordsmiths…we is a picture factory!”

El Jones

El Jones is a spoken word poet, an educator, journalist, and a community activist living in African Nova Scotia.She was the fifth Poet Laureate of Halifax.El served as the 15th Nancy’s Chair of Women’s Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University for the 2017-2019 term. Her book of spoken word poetry, Live from the Afrikan Resistance! was published by Roseway Press in 2014.Recipient of the Dr. Allan Burnley (Rocky) Jones Individual Award at the Nova Scotia Human Rights Award (2016) for her “commitment to advancing human rights, equity and inclusion. El writes a weekly column for the Halifax Examiner, and was an Atlantic Journalism Award winner in 2018.

Cindy Blackstock

Cindy Blackstock @cblackst

Cindy Blackstock OC FRSC is a Canadian-born Gitxsan activist for child welfare and executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. She is also a professor for the School of Social Work at McGill University.

An author of over 50 publications & a widely sought after public speaker, Dr. Blackstock has collaborated with other Indigenous leaders to assist the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in the development and adoption of a General Comment on the Rights of Indigenous children. Recently, she also worked with Indigenous young people, UNICEF & the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to produce a youth friendly version of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child. Her promotion of culturally based & evidence informed solutions has been recognized by the Nobel Women’s Initiative, the Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Frontline Defenders and many others.

Desmond Cole

Desmond Cole is a Black activist and journalist who, in 2015, famously wrote “The Skin I’m In,” a Toronto Life article about being stopped by police more than 50 times and asked for ID in the controversial carding practice. Now, in a book titled “The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power,” Cole chronicles 2017, a year that saw Dafonte Miller beaten,Black Lives Matter Toronto gain headlines, John Samuels attacked by Ottawa police, and protests during meetings of Toronto’s Police Services Board

Pam Palmater

Pam Palmater @Pam_Palmater

Native lawyer, prof, author, blogger, podcaster, YouTuber, speaker & advocate for native rights, social justice, earth justice & warrior living

Dr. Pamela D. Palmater is a Mi’kmaw citizen and member of the Eel River Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick. She has been a practicing lawyer for 20 years and is currently an Associate Professor and the Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University.

Pam’s area of expertise is in Indigenous law, politics, and governance. She has numerous publications including her books,Beyond Blood:Rethinking Indigenous Identity, Rethinking Nationhood, Warrior Life; legal academic journal publications, magazine articles and invited news editorials. . She is frequently called as an expert before Parliamentary and United Nations committees dealing with laws and policies impacting Indigenous peoples.