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Eugenics all the way down

The process that led to the Holocaust didn't start with killing people.

First it made them non-people.

Then it killed them.

Flamingo Finds its Target Assessing the Votkinsk strike and the future of Ukraine's counter-industry potential

I published a new Missile Matters post earlier today, discussing Ukraine's recent deep strike against the Votkinsk missile plant and its implications for the missile supply chain.

You can access the post here:
missilematters.substack.com/p/flamingo-f...

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Canada is the first non-European country to be granted membership in SAFE. This is unlocking new export markets abroad for producers across Canada’s defence industry and better equipping our military with the resources they need.

Amy Hamm: Poilievre's immigration plan a political winner Targeting failed asylum claimants, and foreign criminals is an obvious move for the Conservatives

The worst people in the country are giving it a thumbs-up, so you know Poilievre is going to follow that advice.

Sit with that headline for a minute

It is very hard not to have a safe choice to use the bathroom in public.

It may be impossible to continue living, working, eating, etc without a valid driver's license if your life was built around driving and the assumption that your license wouldn't be invalidated overnight by the legislature.

Most people killed by immigration officials are not, in fact, white. Midway blitz kicked off killing a dude. You never heard about it bc national media didn’t care.

Kansas is doing Nazi stuff to transgender people. This is not about minors having surgery. This is about adults having the most basic civil rights.

Oh good, the PC Party is going to declare Windsor the birthplace of hockey. If only there was some sort of center I could go to, as a visitor, to get information for tourists about sites like that. Budget solved

Seems like this ought to be a national story. This is straight-up Nazi shit.

I want every single reporter, every pundit, every advocate, every EVERYONE to point out the cost of the bridge toll removal and 1% HST cut. Every time someone asks you about the budget. Every time a politician has a microphone in their face. In the Legislature.

Unfortunately the reality is that cops have a history of killing people by dropping them off in inhospitable places. In Canada it’s called a “starlight tour” when cops detain an Indigenous person and then drop them off miles from home in the wilderness, sometimes causing them to freeze to death

Your regular reminder that everything went to hell at precisely the moment that we lost the Starman z"l

Your reminder that while RFK jr. is certainly the Worst Kennedy, his old man is the most overrated

It is worth looking at the full list of cuts here. If it has anything to do with environment, climate, arts, education, culture or active living it is cut deeply or eliminated. We need solidarity across the board to protest this devastation. #bikehfx most grants supporting cycling are eliminated.

Conservatives and wannabe authoritarians do not want an educated populace.

The Union That Doesn’t Like Confrontation The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) prefers to work with, not against, employers. So what happens when workers want something different?

Deeply fascinated that Canada has a reasonably large union that explicitly rejects the concept of class conflict: pressprogress.ca/clac-christi...

Canada, like Europe, seeks to break U.S. defense dependency "We have relied too heavily on our geography and others to protect us," said Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Canada's first-ever defense-industrial strategy, published this month, suggests it, like Europe, can no longer count on the U.S. to be a security backstop, economically or militarily.

Canadians today view the U.S. as more of a risk than a partner, (cont.)

#ElbowsUp

www.axios.com/2026/02/25/c...

It would be good if we could object to this on a basis other than total obvious hypocrisy.

it remains absolutely hysterical to me that Syriza tapped the guy who was behind the TF2 hat market to run the Greek economy and debate with the Troika about austerity

🆕 New episode of The AmberMac Show podcast, just released today (sneak peek below of this week's top headlines with @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social).

Listen / watch here:
bio.site/ambermac

A well lubed thumb is very important.

yellow cartoon smiley face with a big smile and thumbs up

the brand i buy lube from was offering a coupon if you reviewed your last purchase so i filled it out and then the next page said to attach an image to go with the review(??) so i just uploaded this

How Russia’s War Has Devastated Civilian Life in Ukraine - bellingcat Russia's full-invasion of Ukraine began four years ago today. While Ukraine has resisted, the impact on civilian life continues to be severe.

Exactly four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bellingcat’s Volunteer Community looks back at the data we have collected on civilian harm during this time - documenting attacks on cities and the near-total destruction of rural villages. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

1. Why is this AI slop being reposted into my feed?
2. Why is this AI slop being posted at all?
3. Have you ever seen a photo of Mark Carney?
4. We’re doomed

Canada’s military recruitment surged amid sovereignty threats: data - National | Globalnews.ca Canada's military says there has been a surge in new applications over the past year, a timeline that overlaps with repeated threats to Canada's sovereignty from the U.S.

Canada’s military recruitment surged amid sovereignty threats: data

Also cuts to domestic violence court budgets. And how does knocking out our arts and culture sector make us a better place to live? The title of the budget is "Defending Nova Scotia" -- against what, exactly? Against being a good place to live?

Cut all grad scholarships (no need for phds or women in engineering) also cut support for the Transition Year Program at Dal and programs
support for Acadian health & African NS health. M’ikmaq friendship centre & cultural activities.
Result: reverse inclusion gains & break community connections

The breadth of sectors & cuts, to arts & culture, family resource centres do so much with so little, now with much less; cutting support for bus passes & transit. Index IA but cut other support; cut community rec. & sports;