Druh Farrell

Good thread! It’s sad that it can be both true that you can make people’s lives significantly better and save taxpayer dollars and that this program can be canceled because of, well, ideology.

Major GOP donors are getting rich off Trump's deportation campaign.

It's the purest distillation of MAGA: fusing bigotry with uncontrollable greed.

It's like being a "made man" in the mafia - a bonding membership sealed in transgression (murder or abuse).
#Epstein #Trump

Alberta Separatism: Americans Living in the Wrong Country "Grievances" with Ottawa don't explain why a quarter of Albertans support secession

Alberta Separatism: Americans Living in the Wrong Country

"Grievances" with Ottawa don't explain why a quarter of Albertans support secession.

Does that make AB especially vulnerable to political interference by Trump and MAGA?
#cdnpoli #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/alberta-se...

A Modest Proposal for Expanding the Canadian Auto Sector, Especially EVs Is Magna International's contract manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria a model for Ottawa's auto strategy?

A Modest Proposal for Expanding the Canadian Auto Sector, Especially EVs

Is Magna International's contract manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria a model for Ottawa's auto strategy?
#cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...

BBC Audio | The Global Story | How China beat the US on green energy As Donald Trump champions oil and gas, China is racing ahead on renewable energy.

At some point, clean tech will be the only tech.

China is planning for the future. The U.S. is betting on the past.

Canada still has a choice.

WestJet is cancelling 8 routes to the US:

• Calgary to Raleigh
• Vancouver to Boston
• Vancouver to San Francisco
• Vancouver to San Diego
• Edmonton to Chicago
• Edmonton to San Francisco
• Edmonton to Seattle
• Toronto to Los Angeles

Trump's golden age 😂

UCP reported planning to vote on publicly acknowledging separatist program – but not until after separation referendum!  - Alberta Politics A headline in Friday’s Calgary Herald asks: “Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party?” That’s one of those questions that, if you have to ask it, you already know the answer. Maybe you don’t want to belie...

UCP reported planning to vote on publicly acknowledging separatist program – but not until after separation referendum! albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ucp-... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

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Bruce Fanjoy - who beat Pierre Poilievre in the riding of Carleton - has officially sponsored a petition which calls on all party leaders to have a security clearance.
Sign here: tinyurl.com/yhu4hbth

Carney says he wants a new world order. It must start in Gaza The Canadian prime minister delivered a stirring speech in Davos on the failures of international law - yet he remains silent in the face of Israel's ongoing slaughter

How can anyone not be moved by Ghada Ageel's words? What impenetrable material do our politicians use to insulate their hearts from the suffering of the Palestinians?
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...

"Everyone likes to look at the dots. But when I connect them, people scream." substack.com/home/post/p-...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bombshell Filing Raises Questions About Epstein’s Hidden Network For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...

“Buried in a footnote of Ghislaine Maxwell’s court filing, she makes the bombshell claim that there are twenty-five accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein who entered into secret settlements and that there are four unnamed employee co-conspirators of Epstein.”

open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Hang it in the Louvre

I'm not sure even my generation understood what a miracle the Muppets were, and are

Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.

sobering but important read.
Especially as the US stock market gyrates.
And its political system flounders.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

To all those who say “but air pollution is within legal limits”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's the racism, stupid.

Proud to announce that I will be launching my first episode in an IG Live series featuring conversations with mayors on the topic of public joy. To begin, I have the distinct honour of speaking with Mayor Malik Evans of Rochester, New York this coming Tuesday at 2:00 PM.

Former Calgary judge pushes back on Alberta premier’s call for more input in federal judicial appointments | CBC News A former Calgary judge is joining Canadian legal experts in criticizing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s threats to withhold funding if the province is not given more input in federal judicial appoint...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Danielle Smith’s government singlehandedly killed the billion dollar renewable energy industry in Alberta.

#Canada #CanadaSky #Alberta #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg

How many national flags have overt political symbolism? They didn't ban the hammer and sickle back in the day did they?

The only reason to flirt with nuclear is because it's exclusive and expensive, which means profit.

Canada Eyes Joint Venture to Build Chinese EVs for Global Export Canada’s government is working to land a Chinese-Canadian auto plant that will export electric vehicles globally, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said.

Canada Eyes Joint Venture to Build Chinese EVs for Global Export - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Danielle smith’s demands of the federal government to change 9 laws she thinks are bad

Alberta’s Premier Smith is a puppet of the oil and gas industry. The only things she cares about is letting that industry do whatever TF they want, planet be damned. And remember, this is as the rest of the world begins leaving internal combustion engines in the dust.

May they never have a moment's peace for the rest of their days.

Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.

Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has foolishly cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, and homelessness is predictably now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if lazy political ideology doesn’t get in the way.

Streetscape with mature landscaping with single family homes, a 3 storey fourplex, and a 6 storey block of accessible flats. Cyclists and cars in the street.

Vancouver's evolving low-rise neighbourhoods:

= Single Family
+ Lane Houses
+ Multiplex
+ Accessible Flats

Let’s do this!!
@mark-carney.bsky.social