Love those first signs of spring. We wait long enough in Montreal.

OK. Just got the satire (I hope).

Did he really say that??!!

Done!

Wow! I had forgotten all that. Thanks for the timely reminder.

5 ways major media can seek redemption It’s getting late, but there’s still time to repair some of the damage.

I totally agree with Mark Jacob on the issue of normalizing Mussolini 2.0. Wake up, mainstream media!

www.stopthepresses.news/p/5-ways-maj...

Sorry - should have added the source: fact-checking report by La Presse.

Guess who told the most lies in the televised debates?

PP's proposal to lengthen prison sentences is not useful e.g. • Public Safety Canada publicsafety.gc.ca - increasing sentence length does not necessarily lead to decreased crime rates.
• Canadian Bar Association www.cba.org/sections/cri... - longer sentences largely ineffective in reducing crime.

Envious in Montreal! But knowing our time will come. Lovely picture!

From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans The privately held company Deployed Resources has made billions running tent detention facilities to hold immigrants entering the U.S. at the border. Now it is cashing in again on Trump’s plan to hold...

Michael Moore should be told about this. Totally shocking on so many levels.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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You can’t make this stuff up. Rhodes Scholar Karoline Leavitt, White House spokesperson has racked up some good ones recently. The best one:

“Today at 3PM, President Trump will sign an Executive Order to reinvigorate AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND CLEAN COAL!”

Thanks to Meidas + for the info

I wish there were a laugh icon. That's a great thought, Ron. They do seem to have the corner on hypocrisy.

Canadians protesting Amazon's 51st state products, go to Amazon, search 51st state, pick a product, scroll down to "report an issue with" click on "it is offensive", then "other" then enter: "This product advocates aggression towards a sovereign nation. It is offensive to 40 million Canadians"

bsky.app/profile/cole...

We already import an awful lot from the U.S. We don't need their politics, too.

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And you're also paying for it. Brilliant analogy!

The Putin playbook.

Thank goodness there are people like yuo keeping track. At some point, people are going to want the whole truth. Sadly, not yet.

In that case, he should be ashamed.

“Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

This is a short documentary/commentary that is well worth watching.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

To say nothing of my country - Canada!

Courage!

Good post. I just wish I could laugh.

Good luck, my American neighbours. We're watching, hoping and praying for you.

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I think I'm gonna hide out for about four years.