Steph Bergman

Crazy how long this conversation has been going on

Rule no. 1: Support indie bookshops this indie bookstore day and all year long!

Rule no. 2: Listen to rule number one 🥰

Mass exit of American scientists is going to reshape the world and erode the power that the United States has.

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

Who cares about the journalist? He was the most professional member of the group. The scandal is these idiots engaged in secret national security on insecure commercial phone apps - and one member on his personal phone in Moscow.

Why government workers and military planners all love Signal now The encrypted chat app beloved by Elon Musk and foreign dissidents has been embraced by federal government workers, DOGE and military planners.

Two months into the Trump administration, there’s a sweeping shift underway in Washington as federal workers — and some high-level administration officials — migrate their correspondence to Signal in a zeal for secrecy.

This tax loophole is funding mining exploration in Canada | The Narwhal Wealthy Canadians are investing in mining companies, giving those shares to charities and getting a tax break. Here’s how it works.

Mining companies are increasingly getting money from wealthy Canadians through an obscure charitable tax loophole

But what about the environment and Indigenous Rights? Here's what you need to know

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But her emails.

APTN National News: March 17, 2025 – Marcedes Myran remains identified, Mother traumatized YouTube video by APTN News

Tonight on APTN National News: A second set of human remains found at a Winnipeg area landfill have officially been identified as Marcedes Myran.

A Cree mother says hospital staff allegedly told her that her baby wasn’t breathing – which turned out to be untrue.

This is the end of democracy. This.

Inside the White House, officials discussed whether to order the planes to turn around. On advice from a team of administration lawyers, the administration pressed ahead. • "There was a discussion about how far the judge's ruling can go under the circumstances and over international waters and, on advice of counsel, we proceeded with deporting these thugs," the senior official said. • "They were already outside of US airspace. We believe the order is not applicable," a second senior administration official told Axios.

Ignoring a court order on the grounds that “ah-ah-ah, the law doesn’t apply once you get to international waters!!” is absolutely sanctionable. 8th grade-ass lawyering. Completely unserious.

Exclusive: How the White House defied a judge's order to turn back deportation flights "This is headed to the Supreme Court. And we're going to win."

We all need to pay attention to this case.

Checks and balances, a foundation of how our government works, is at play here.

The court order was clear. The WH made the “interpretation” that the court didn’t have the authority to decide.

People in the U.S. thinking about coming to Canada for asylum - here are some things you need to know.

If you are a U.S. citizen, the Safe Third Country agreement doesn't apply to you. It applies to people seeking asylum who are neither a citizen of the U.S. nor of Canada.

Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.

"If the state can deprive an individual of his freedom just because of his politics, which is what appears to have happened here, then no one is safe. You may believe that Khalil does not deserve free speech or due process. But if he does not have them, then neither do you. Neither do I."

MASSIVE protest marching through Manhattan right now against the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

Endless stream of people chanting “No cops, no KKK, no fascist USA.” Easily a thousand people. Zero NYPD presence.

i am trying out how to engineer a new portable art installation where you can put your head into a box and scream into a few thick layers of soundproofing

Senator Mark Kelly Urges Continued U.S. Support After Visiting Ukraine. Musk Calls Him a ‘Traitor.’ Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat and former astronaut, visited Ukraine over the weekend and said the United States could not give up on the people there as they fight Russia. Musk responded on ...

Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, visited Ukraine over the weekend and said the U.S. could not give up on the people there as they fight Russia. Elon Musk responded on X, calling Kelly "a traitor."

Trump says Ontario ‘not allowed’ to slap surcharge on electricity sent to U.S. states U.S. President Donald Trump is responding to Ontario’s decision to slap a 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity exports to the United States, threatening to “get it all back” with reciprocal tariff...

A foreign ruler tries to tell Canada what we can and can't do.
Imagine the cheek.
#elbowsup

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Alt-Text: A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly) and a reply from Elon Musk (@elonmusk). Senator Mark Kelly’s post reads: “Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin. Let me tell you about my trip and why it’s important we stand with Ukraine.” The post includes a photograph of a rusted, damaged tank covered in graffiti, parked in a public square. People are walking around the area, and a man wearing a camouflage cap and a brown jacket stands next to the tank. In the background, there is a yellow building with a blue roof and a sign that says “Mariupol.” Elon Musk’s reply to the post says: “You are a traitor.”

“You are a traitor.”

An absurd and insulting thing to say to anyone who posts what Senator Kelly did.

And even more insulting since he served as a U.S. Navy captain and a NASA astronaut.

Kelly was a combat pilot and flew 39 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War.

The premier should not attend this event, let alone speak at it.

🔴Prager is a well-known disinformation outlet.
🔴Shapiro is a well-known bigot.
🔴Florida is at the heart of our trade war with the United States.

This is a bad idea.

Jaime Watt: The U.S. Democrats aren’t the strongest opposition to Trump right now. Canada is Canada must convince every last American that Trump’s tariffs will make their life worse, in contrast to the weak and incoherent opposition from the Democratics.

"We cannot wait around for the Democratic party or anyone else... This is Canada’s fight — and it starts now."

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Another moment in time where an existential threat to this particular settler colonial state means Indigenous folks are expected to hush with our criticisms of the current electoral race in case another settler colonial nation decides to invade.

I sort of interpreted, "do you have time-travel mechanics worked out for your silly little story" as a challenge to explain in-depth how time-travel is possible in Métis ontology.

The images of apartheid and famine on the TV during the 80s were burned into my mind forever.

For the younger folks, please read this one.

Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.

To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.

The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.

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So disgusting and embarrassing.

The ethical code of conduct of the Executive Branch employees is almost 100 pages, and he violates every one of them.

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The world has witnessed the most disgraceful political tantrum of all time. Trump is not the leader of the "free world." He is convicted felon who doesn't deserve to be in the same room as President Zelenskyy.
There is no going along to get along with this thug.
Canada needs to stand with Ukraine.

Trump and Vance act as if the problem is that Ukraine is resisting an ongoing Russian invasion. The problem is the ongoing Russian invasion. If they want to use American power to stop the war, apply it to the aggressor. Abusing the victim is not going to end a war of aggression.