“that’s what they’re saying…”
President Joe Biden
‘same here…”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Court Painter captures the sentiment that transends borders with his latest text painting!
meanwhile
The Donald calls in a thank you to CNN
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard the “concerns and frustrations” of voters, he said Tuesday, after losing a Toronto-area riding that the Liberals have held for more than three decades.
His party, pollsters and even Conservatives had considered Toronto-St. Paul’s to be a relatively safe seat for the Liberals, as voters headed to the polls to vote in Monday’s byelection.
But by the wee hours of Tuesday, the Conservative candidate took a narrow lead and clinched the seat — the first time the Tories have won in Toronto proper since 2011.
The upset has sparked questions about the political prospects of Trudeau and his Liberals.
Court Painter seen with recent “Boxed In” portraits of the Prime Minister & Deputy Prime Minister
“These are not easy times, and it is clear I, and my entire Liberal team, have much more work to do to deliver tangible, real progress that Canadians can see and feel,” Trudeau said at a press conference in British Columbia, where he did not take questions.
“We’ll never stop working and fighting to make sure people have what they need to get through these tough times. My focus is on your success, and that’s where it’s going to stay.”
The statement appeared to pour water on any speculation that the prime minister plans to resign as party leader.
In a separate press conference in Toronto, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland expressed her support for the prime minister and his ability to carry the party into the next election.
She wouldn’t reflect on the reasons for the loss.
“We know that these are hard times for Canadians, we know that we have to work hard to earn back their trust,” she said.
Last week, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a cross-party committee of MPs and senators with top security clearances, released a heavily blacked-out document alleging, based on intelligence, that some parliamentarians have been “semi-witting or witting” participants in the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian politics.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says,“I am more alarmed today than I was yesterday after having read the report,” Mr. Singh said. “What is clear to me is that Justin Trudeau knew and didn’t act, while Pierre Poilievre doesn’t even want to know about serious allegations touching his party.”
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she’s read the original version of a highly-publicized intelligence watchdog’s report on foreign interference and she doesn’t believe any of her House of Commons colleagues knowingly betrayed their country.”There is no list of MPs who have shown disloyalty to Canada,” she said. “I am vastly relieved.”
Conservative Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre is the sole party leader forgoing access to classified report on foreign interference.He remains wittingly ignorant.
Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau remains wittingly silent.
Yves-François Blanchet Leader of the Bloc Québécois has not commented to date upon accessing the classified document.
Court Painter, in an about face, has hired back Chatterley Gargantuan Persnickety Thunderdome (ChatGPT) as the resident studio writer/poet. No offical explanation was given however it is rumoured that Court Painter is functionally illiterate and only capable of picture making.
Chatterley was given the task of writing the Great Dominion headlines of June 11/12,2024 as a Shakesperian Drama in 10 Acts.
Court Painter admits that the Drama might be a bit over the top (read too damned long) and meant for die hard theatre buffs and thespian scholars however relax with the images that reflect past headlines from yore!
Act I
Scene I: The Parliament
(Enter Boissonnault, troubled, with his associates.)
Boissonnault:
Friends, we must to the ethics board repair,
Our deeds and dealings to lay bare.
(Exit Boissonnault and associates.)
Scene II: The Parliament, dimly lit
(Enter Parliamentarians, whispering amongst themselves.)
First Parliamentarian:
A cloud of suspicion hovers o’er our heads,
And none among us knows which path to tread.
Second Parliamentarian:
Indeed, confusion reigns in this domain,
And answers sought are sought in vain.
Act II
Scene I: The Stargate
(Herald enters, reading a proclamation.)
Herald:
Behold! Stargate’s AI, a portal bold,
A hundred billion’s worth of wonders untold.
Prepare ye all, for the future’s nigh,
With knowledge vast, reach for the sky.
(Exit Herald.)
Scene II: The Council of Nations
(Business Leaders convene, anxious.)
First Leader:
If NATO’s target we do fail to meet,
Diplomatic isolation we shall greet.
Second Leader:
Our stance must firm and resolute remain,
Else suffer we shall, in strife and pain.
Act III
Scene I: The Fields of Alberta
(Enter Tech Magnates and Heavy Emitters.)
Magnate:
In Alberta, renewables now bloom,
Tech and industry dispel the gloom.
Emitter:
A green revolution, none can deny,
Under this prairie’s wide, open sky.
Scene II: The Electoral Grounds
(Enter Politicos, fervent.)
First Politico:
Climate change, will it the ballot sway?
In June’s writ, shall it have its say?
Second Politico:
Byelections often reflect the greater will,
Toronto’s race, our fortunes may fulfill.
Act IV
Scene I: The Bloc Leader’s Chambers
(Enter Bloc Leader, pondering.)
Bloc Leader:
A legal opinion must I seek,
On trade sanctions the U.S. may speak.
(Exit Bloc Leader.)
Scene II: The G7 Summit in Italy
(Enter Trudeau, with Ministers.)
Trudeau:
To Italy I travel, G7 calls,
With shadows of Ukraine and Gaza’s thralls.
(Exit Trudeau.)
Scene III: Alberta’s War Room
(Enter Spokesman, addressing the crowd.)
Spokesman:
The ‘war room,’ known for Bigfoot’s feud,
Now brought in-house, its mission renewed.
Act V
Scene I: The Hall of Advocates
(Enter Sikh Advocates, with fervor.)
Advocate:
Our political class must wake, take heed,
No more treating India with gloves that impede.
Scene II: The Budget Debate
(Enter Parliamentarians, heated.)
First Parliamentarian:
Concerns o’er immigration detentions rise,
In the budget bill, much to despise.
Second Parliamentarian:
Agricultural issues, open debate needs,
To sow our policies with just seeds.
Scene III: The National Security Council
(Enter National Security Advisors, solemn.)
Advisor:
Our nation finds reasons to neglect,
Security issues we often reject.
(Exit Advisors.)
Act VI
Scene I: The Stargate
(Herald re-enters, proclaiming again.)
Herald:
Stargate’s AI, a future’s door,
A hundred billion dreams and more.
(Exit Herald.)
Scene II: The Diplomatic Arena
(Enter Canadian Envoys.)
Envoy:
In U.S. pre-election strife, we fight,
For economic security, our right.
Scene III: The Inquiry
(Enter LeBlanc, contemplative.)
LeBlanc:
I’ll not direct the inquiry wide,
For now, meddling MPs shall hide.
(Exit LeBlanc.)
Act VII
Scene I: The Treasury
(Enter Freeland, addressing the nation.)
Freeland:
A fairer tax system must we create,
To benefit all, in every state.
Scene II: The Hall of History
(Enter Chronicler.)
Chronicler:
A woman never led the Liberal way,
A question posed, why not today?
(Exit Chronicler.)
Scene III: The Minister’s Office
(Enter Minister, exasperated.)
Minister:
Capital gains, I cried in vain,
A tale of fiscal woe and pain.
Act VIII
Scene I: The Council Chamber
(Enter Elizabeth May, triumphant, with Poilievre and Trudeau.)
May:
On foreign interference, I led the way,
Schooled Poilievre and Trudeau, today.
Scene II: The Re-election Campaign
(Enter Doug Ford, strategizing.)
Ford:
To steal Poilievre’s thunder is my bid,
For re-election, his light I’ll rid.
Scene III: The Treasury, once more
(Enter Freeland, frustrated.)
Freeland:
My gambit on capital gains, to no avail,
To embarrass Conservatives, it did fail.
Act IX
Scene I: The Public Square
(Enter Citizens, discontent.)
First Citizen:
Capital gains, a tax hike plain,
The middle class feels the strain.
Second Citizen:
Leaders must act, clean house of colluders,
To restore trust, and silence murmurs.
Scene II: The Shadows of Power
(Enter Poilievre, avoiding the crowd.)
Poilievre:
Foreign interference, a topic I shun,
In shadows I’ll remain, until it’s done.
Scene III: The NSICOP Report
(Enter Advisors, with a report.)
Advisor:
NSICOP’s findings, a box Pandora’s wide,
Bad news for democracy, cannot hide.
Act X
Scene I: The Hall of Science
(Enter Scholars, debating.)
Scholar:
The lab leak theory, first dismissed, now heed,
A balanced view is what we need.
Scene II: The Path of Reconciliation
(Enter Elders, reflecting.)
Elder:
What could have been, for reconciliation’s start,
A journey of healing, from the heart.
(Exit Elders, as the curtain falls.)
Senior cabinet ministers wouldn’t say Tuesday if the Trudeau government is prepared to release the names of parliamentarians who are alleged to have conspired with foreign governments and to have consciously shared sensitive information with their agents — conduct that one expert says could amount to treason.
There may still be police investigations into these allegations, the ministers said, and details could eventually be released as part of that process.
Government won’t commit to releasing names of MPs who allegedly conspired with foreign actors
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters Tuesday the government takes the threat of foreign political interference “very seriously” and said the country can’t be “naive” about authoritarian governments seeking to undermine our democracy.
When asked if she could guarantee that the Liberals will eject from their caucus any parliamentarian found to have engaged in the activities cited in the report, Freeland would not make that commitment.
Source: iPOLITICS, June 5/24
However, Court Painter is prepared to paint over a number of archived portrait canvases to recycle and render the faces of the hidden alleged conspirator parliamentarians once their names are released.
Seen here are various studio views of Court Painter with completed commissions that were never paid for and ended up in the recycle bin…in anticipation of reuse for heritage moments…
Connie before Donnie
Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour KCSG , is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, author, and convicted felon.
In May 2019, Conrad Black received a full pardon from US president Donald Trump for his 2007 convictions. In a statement, the White House cited Black’s contributions to business and his writings on politics and history. Black said that his long-time friendship and public support of president Donald Trump (including the book he wrote that praised Trump) had nothing to do with the pardon.”He could not have been more gracious and quickly got to his point, that he was granting me a full pardon.”
Donald Trump former president of the United States and recently convicted felon
A Canadian immigration lawyer says Donald Trump is technically barred from crossing into Canada now that he is a convicted felon.The former U.S. president was found guilty May30/24 on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial, punishable by up to four years in prison and technically is now inadmissible to Canada.
Given the number of convictions, Trump is likely to remain barred from crossing the Canadian border as a civilian until at least five years after he has served his sentence ,after that, he can apply for a “certificate of rehabilitation.”
Alternatively, Trump could apply for a visa if he had an especially compelling reason to come to Canada but it would be very difficult for most people to get one in the same circumstances.
We can be assured his fellow felon Lord Black will pull some strings to have felon friend Donald Trump come visit the Great Dominion should he likely avoid Rikers.
MUGSHOT: CONRAD BLACK
MUGSHOT: DONALD J TRUMP
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates | Mariana Mazzucato
Click link for The Guardian article
In the light of this news the Court Painter Studio has been forced to downsize.
In a shocking announcement A Hardon MacKay Press Attache to Court Painter revealed the firing of resident poet/writer Chatterley Gorgonzola Phillipe Thunderbuns (ChatGPT).
The reason stated in the tearful announcement can be summerized as energy intensive bad behavior by turning the spotlight on ChatGPT’s environmental footprint. Being a large language model, Chatterley( ChatGPT) is a huge energy and water-guzzler. For instance, many many litres of studio cooler water have been used to cool the data machine that Chatterley utilized for his word production and while minerals such as lithium and cobalt are most commonly associated with batteries in the motor sector, they are also crucial for the batteries used in Chatterley’s datacentre. The extraction process often involves significant water usage and can lead to pollution, undermining water security. The extraction of these minerals are also often linked to human rights violations and poor labour standards.
So you be the judge, however the Court Painter studio could not let its reputation and brand be tainted by Chatterley’s (ChatGPT) outrageous drain on energy and water resources,in spite of his cleverness and quickness to any word task proposed.
Any futher creative writing and poetry will now be produced in house by Court Painter. He will be informed of this decision over cheap drinks as the sun sinks in a cloud of dust below the western horizon.
Because there are no images that could describe the unfolding of this unfortunate studio personnel issue, a random series of Court Painter originals has been dusted off from storage to provide eye appeal in these dark times.
Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the CEO of OpenAI
click link to The Atlantic article
The Scarlett Johansson debacle is a microcosm of AI’s raw deal: It’s happening, and you can’t stop it.By Charlie Warzel
If you’re looking to understand the philosophy that underpins Silicon Valley’s latest gold rush, look no further than OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson debacle. The story, according to Johansson’s lawyers, goes like this: Nine months ago, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman approached the actor with a request to license her voice for a new digital assistant; Johansson declined. She alleges that just two days before the company’s keynote event last week, in which that assistant was revealed as part of a new system called GPT-4o, Altman reached out to Johansson’s team, urging the actor to reconsider. Johansson and Altman allegedly never spoke, and Johansson allegedly never granted OpenAI permission to use her voice. Nevertheless, the company debuted Sky two days later—a program with a voice many believed was alarmingly similar to Johansson’s.
click link for The Intercept article
The Intercept’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft shows how digital outlets are uniquely vulnerable.
Court Painter posing in dramatic fashion with an AI skull…oh what can it mean?
MICHELLE REMPEL GARNER MAY 22, 2024
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‘Never Know!’ Journalist Tells Bill Maher Both Biden AND Trump Should Be Drag Tested Before Debates
Bill Maher guest Nellie Bowles of The Free Press said Friday that maybe both Joe Biden and Donald Trump should be drag tested before the upcoming presidential debates because “we never know” what kind of drag they would be performing to “titilate” the audience since both can be purse first drama queens.
The idea of drag testing was first proposed by big girl Trump himself who don’t need no chicken cutlets, and accused Biden of being “high in high heels” during his energetic State of the Union address.
“I just want to debate this guy, but you know – and I’m gonna demand a drag test too, by the way. I am. No, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the Statuette of Liberty. He was high in high heels …we’re going to demand a drag test.”
During a discussion on the debates, Maher said, “I think the guy who has more to prove is Biden. I think people — Trump is a known commodity, they know he’s going to be an over the top queen. He’s going to be lurking in veils and a rinestone growling gown and not obeying the runway rules and everything else. But Biden, they want to see proof of his enhanced debate skills as a lipstick performer.”
After the audience laughter died down, The New York Times’ Pamela Paul said, “I see it a little more favourably for Biden because he’s already shown that he can boots the house down and look so snatched in a corset and give a rousing sissy that walk when need be. So, he just needs to show that he is sane in stilettos”
Journalist Nellie Bowles then gave her take.
“There might need to be some amount of drag testing before for both of the men especially Trump with his garage doors casting shade and with both resting on pretty because we never know what kind of amphetamines and steroids are going to be helping accelerate the sashay factor and their over the top death drop!
“Really?” Maher said, as Bowles let her thought trail off.
Both Trump and Biden have agreed to two debates in June and September, and the Trump team wants to add at least one more to the roster promising the library will be open!
