Lori Lee Oates

"It has long been obvious that the fossil fuel lobby has a powerful influence on the Liberal Party of Canada. However, it is truly amazing to see how quickly they have gained influence over this new Prime Minister." - @drlorileeoates.bsky.social

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YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show Trump Government Purge is All According to Plan — Sarah Kendzior

On the shutdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqk9...

Everyone blames the “voters” for Trump. I blame those who didn’t hold him accountable. We got him not because of voters but because of cowards. Kinda feels complicit in hindsight.

Behold, A Pale Horse Race On elections without choice and genocide without consequence

There's an Abuser Party and an Enabler Party. They depend on this dynamic. I wrote about it here: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/behold-a-p...

The history teacher is going to be stuck on “why didn’t the Biden admin punish sedition and why was a seditionist even allowed to run for president again” for a long, long time…Americans stopped believing they had a functional government long before they started believing they had a fascist one

Serious question: what does it matter that Trump is polling in the 30s unless and until an organized and mobilized opposition prevails in free and fair elections?

No his power is contingent on his billionaire network ruthlessly and often illegally seizing power. People consistently *underestimated* Trump, believing he’d lose or be held back by norms and laws. This is a mafia state: those conditions don’t apply. The metrics that matter are force and theft.

Speaking broadly, being creative instead of reactive is better. The politicians gaining ground are the ones showing a new world in a concrete way, often emphasizing mutual aid and compassion, and not centering Trump. They’re moving beyond him and beyond the useless Democrats and rotted institutions.

www.politicususa.com Free Speech Wins As Sinclair Stations To Air Jimmy Kimmel

Free Speech Wins As Sinclair Stations To Air Jimmy Kimmel

Stop with the 'new normal' already 'The new normal' is a pitifully inadequate phrase, a stumbling step towards accuracy that results in misdirection.

Recommended read:

When it comes to climate change, 'the new normal' is a pitifully inadequate phrase, a stumbling step towards accuracy that results in misdirection. @chrishatch.bsky.social writes for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/12/o...

Shut out of meetings, environmental groups fight for Carney's consideration Replaying the Trudeau-era strategy of influencing policy by lobbying high-level officials isn't working for climate groups who are now pivoting to an outsider game in an attempt to find leverage in th...

The Trudeau-era strategy of influencing policy by lobbying high-level officials isn't working for climate groups — who are now pivoting to an outsider game in an attempt to find leverage in the age of Carney.

Catherine McKenna isn’t buying Carney’s carbon capture grand bargain In a wide-ranging interview ahead of the launch of her memoir, former climate minister Catherine McKenna warns consequences are coming for the fossil fuel industry, even as the federal government purs...

The former environment minister said carbon capture and sequestration — which Carney has thrown his support behind — is "not a get-out-of-jail-free card to continue increasing emissions.”

"Carney’s willingness to buy into oil industry talking points around Carbon Capture Storage raises important questions about the seriousness of both his economic and environmental policies." - @drlorileeoates.bsky.social

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#cdnpoli #fossilfuels #energy #climate

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.

Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.

Vote with your dollars.

🧵 THREAD: Draw The Line - National Day of Action happening RIGHT NOW across Canada ✊

Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground...

#DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social

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As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ | Naomi Beinart

"Since Donald Trump returned to office, I have noticed a phenomenon at my high school that I call the 'new chill girl'," writes high school student Naomi Beinart for the Guardian US. "The girls I talked to say it’s riskier to be outspokenly blue."

Welcome to the United Kingdom! 🇬🇧

Never before in U.S. History has a President been acknowledged by another country in this unique way! 🇺🇸

At Windsor Castle, in London & all across the land, people are United! ✊

They all want to see the #EPSTEIN_PedoFiles, ASAP! 👀

I refused to placate the bully. Then I refused to placate the institutions who placated the bully. Then I refused to placate the shills who placate the institutions who placate the bully. I'm still standing; the rest are down.

Never placate the bully.

Many Republicans agree there is a pedophile cabal; what they disagree on is who is involved. Horror at Epstein/Maxwell is one of few points of shared agreement across the political spectrum. That's one reason so many officials from both parties worked to suppress the story and prevent justice.

The media did listen to me. They went out of their way to suppress parts of what I said, and I wrote four bestsellers anyway. But with this threat, it's not a matter of listening -- it's a matter of people who had power acting on what they heard. They refused to do their jobs. That's the problem.

Yes, I don't think that'll work, because the oligarchs leading the worst political initiatives have finances that exist outside the normal economy and even outside the economy of the 1%. Boycotts won't work as well when they WANT to destroy everything. Building new things is a better strategy now.

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.

Companion reads from @drlorileeoates.bsky.social: "A Transition to Renewables is a Matter of National and Global Security" - niche-canada.org/2022/03/30/a...

"A Youth Climate Corp Could Be Exactly the Climate Policy Approach that Canada Needs" - niche-canada.org/2025/08/15/a...

#cdnpoli #energy

Companion read (no paywall) - "A Youth Climate Corp Could Be Exactly the Climate Policy Approach that Canada Needs" by @drlorileeoates.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/08/15/a...

#cdnpoli #climatechange

Jerry quits Ben & Jerry's, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying the freedom the company used to have to speak up on social issues has been stifled by corporate parent Unilever.

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying the freedom the company used to have to speak up on social issues has been stifled by corporate parent Unilever.

We’re heading toward another Churchill Falls disaster, and we’ve been warned – The Independent Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are being bombarded with contradictory messaging around MOU with Québec; but the latest person to speak out was an insider tasked with independent oversight

I have a new piece out on the Independent NL regarding Michael Wilson walking away from the Independent Churchill River Oversight Panel.
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Schwarzenegger urges voters to let Trump and Texas steal the House of Representatives

I’ve been saying this to students all week. It’s like having your personal trainer do the workout and expecting to get fit.

So many issues.