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Chantal Hébert on Trump's Gordie Howe bridge rant: "In the end there was not a single sentence of his statement that stood the test of reality." #cdnpoli

Heroes

White House tweet using a Studio Ghibli-style meme showing an ICE officer with a woman in handcuffs as she's crying. The quote-tweet includes the words: Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, a previously deported alien felon convicted of fentanyl trafficking, was arrested by @ICEgov in Philadelphia after illegally reentering the U.S. She wept when taken into custody (picture attached).

Evil motherfuckers

Canada needs to issue a similar warning.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Cowards.

WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit.

The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.

It gets worse. The Friendly Giant was normal sized and no way two are snuggling up in that tiny chair.

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

I’d support Canada doing the same.

Don't spend another dollar in America. Across the country people are cancelling long-planned trips.
I just heard from a Canadian travel agent who is telling her customers she won't book trips to the United States.
Canada
The boycott is strong.
Canada #strongasfuck
We don't bend.
We don't break.

YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore Trump's existential test for U.S. democracy is officially in motion

Trump's existential test for U.S. democracy is officially in motion.

Judges have been batting down Trump's attempts to overreach his powers. But now, for the first time, Trump has defied them.

America's response to this will show the strength of U.S. democracy -- and the risk to the rest of us:

Not Hyperbole Anymore: Musk Is In Charge of the US Government These are wild times at TPM because they’re wild times in the...

“We’re in dystopian quasi-science fiction territory here.” talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/not-h...

Neo-Nazis Celebrate After Elon Musk Appeared To Give Nazi Salute At Trump Inauguration Parade Well, they would know 🤔

They know what they saw, just like we all know what we saw. 🙄

Why would any sane Canadian let the fascist Elon Musk use X to interfere in our democracy?
TickTok has never threatened Canada.
X, Trump and Muskolini have made it clear that they intend to interfere in our sovereignty and our nation.
Time to kick his fascist arse.

Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program (Gift Article) The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the Trump administration.

Meta is eliminating fact-checkers. Just what we need, more disinformation on social media to foment outrage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/business/meta-fact-checking-conservative-views.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU4.nZCD.AZlCPNDwtCdV&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp…

A message to Donald Trump from Canada.
Turn up the sound to get the full northern hoser experience.

Congratulations, Michelle! Can’t wait to read it, and hear the podcast.

Trump Calls For 'Investigation' Into A Pollster He Didn't Like—And People Aren't Surprised Authoritarian says what?

Authoritarian says what?

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The President of the United States will come into office with his own social media platform.

That, combined with X, means Trump will have turnkey state-run media.

I don’t think the media has fully grasped that yet.

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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But we did not give up on this country. We rebuilt our lives, and we worked to ensure that something like this never happened again in America.

Now, I fear there are echoes from that dark chapter of our history. They are speaking once again of camps to hold people, this time for the crime of /2

Canada’s biggest newspaper is on Bluesky: @torontostar.bsky.social

Trump puts GOP Senate majority’s loyalties to the test as Gaetz, other cabinet picks draw scrutiny Whether the Republican Senate caucus agrees with Trump’s cabinet choices will demonstrate how complete his dominance over the party has become

Trump puts GOP Senate majority’s loyalties to the test as Gaetz, other cabinet picks draw scrutiny: Whether the Republican Senate caucus agrees with Trump’s cabinet choices will demonstrate how complete his dominance over the party has become

Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health Putting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services would fulfill Donald Trump’s promise to let him “go wild on health.”

only certain people have the privilege to play around with their health and pseudoscience and “fix” shit when they go too overboard—like idk, have a brainworm. everyone else is going to suffer greatly or be killed by this fucked up era

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Job Opportunity: PressProgress is hiring an Ontario Reporter.

This is a permanent role and will join our team of full-time, unionized investigative journalists. Closing date December 6, 2024.

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Trump Allies Suddenly Feel Safe Touting Project 2025 MAGA distanced itself from the authoritarian roadmap. After Trump's election victory, his allies are gloating that it was the plan all along.

Shocking, but not. Get ready for the American brand of trolling, vicious fascism www.huffpost.com/entry/projec...