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Donald Trump just threw a late-night tantrum over an advertisement created by the Canadian province of Ontario, which featured Ronald Reagan’s REAL words expressing his dislike of tariffs. Trump says that, as a result, all trade negotiations with Canada are “HEREBY TERMINATED.”

kinda sucks that you can only use the Soros Bucks you get from protesting on soy lattes and transitioning

A young reporter discovers a mysterious trove of data that exposes a global surveillance empire. In a major investigation, a young reporter uncovers a powerful technology used to spy on thousands of people across the world.

"There are 700,000 points covering 160 countries on this map. Each one represents a cell phone that was tracked at a specific place in time. Some phones are tracked multiple times over the course of an hour or day or week..."

revealnews.org/podcast/cell...

YouTube video by CloudFest Cory Doctorow at CF 25: How Enshittification Conquered the 21st Century and How We Can Overthrow It

#Enshittification is coming to all sectors of business. Unless people consciously take action to avoid it.

#EconSky

I wonder what will happen when Canada decides American
produce is not safe, and it is banned ?
When you ban food security inspections, your civilized
trading partners won't want unsafe food being sold in their
countries. 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
I feel bad for the people who lose that safety net.( US )

Cambodia?

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I picked a good first guess!

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Lucky day!

Trump, Gabbard purged top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit Days after the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump ordered the security clearance revocation of a top CIA official and Russia expert.

One of the CIA’s senior-most Russia experts was due to take up a prestigious assignment in Europe approved by CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Instead, her security clearance was summarily revoked.

Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report Wall Street Journal says move is part of Trump administration’s effort to get Putin into peace talks

Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach

Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche

Valley of the Dolls (novel) - Wikipedia

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Making jokes illegal because I’m antifascist

#ProudBlue
#DemVoice1
#ResistanceUnited
#MomSky

#BlueCrew
#FightBack

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

you don't need to point out someone's acne, dark circles, hair, or weight. Trust me, they already know. Just be kind & let it go.

Remember, if it can't be fixed in 30 seconds, don't mention it.

I accidentally typed pizzagut.ca My sub-concious is trying to talk to me.

YouTube video by vsbonvenutobye Uma Canção Para Marion - Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel) Tradução 2012

Terence Stamp singing Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel) by Billy Joel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDO6...

Opinion: The Air Canada fiasco is yet more proof that Ottawa’s intolerance for labour disputes is killing collective bargaining Federal government’s corrosive habit of ending strikes with arbitration or back-to-work orders proves that expediency, not principle, now rules labour relations

Opinion: The Air Canada fiasco is yet more proof that Ottawa’s intolerance for labour disputes is killing collective bargaining

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

As if we needed another indication that Trump and Putin are up to no good.

catieosaurus 25-01-17 Things that are not allowed as a proof of a diagnosis of ADHD but should be, a comprehensive list: 1. Pack this suitcase for a three day trip. There will be one fancy dinner. 2. List all of the hobbies you have explored in the past six months. Come back in six months and list the hobbies you continued to pursue 3. How many phone chargers/cables have you purchased in the last year? 4. Which of these pre-selected examples is a Correct Spoon for eating cereal? 5. Socks? Expound.

It’s my family.

imagining "Big Balls Beatdown" in a middle-school social studies textbook

Happy b’day, “Give Me the Night” — the iconic LP released by George Benson 45 yrs ago today

“After a month in the studio,” he said, “I’d packed my bags when Quincy [Jones] called & said they had one more song for me. I wanted to go home but he insisted: “Man, it’s a good song. It won’t take long.”

What Blue States should do if Red States super-gerrymander How to avoid a race to the bottom

What should Blue States do if Red States super-gerrymander? Some thoughts...

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

🇨🇦Canada is sleepwalking towards hard times.
Hard but necessary, if we are to survive as a sovereign nation.
But our leaders are doing nothing to prepare the population for that.
And just as the supposedly unexpected pandemic produced historic levels of social disunity, so will this next challenge.
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#Hypocricy #ManufacturedOutrageTheater

Here’s the simple truth that Donald Trump doesn’t want you to know:

Climate change is making extreme weather disasters more frequent and severe.

If we do not get our act together, this will only get worse.

Opinion: Netanyahu will win the war in Gaza, but he’s lost it in London, Ottawa, and Washington Israel has been so singularly focused on its military objectives that it didn’t notice – or care – that it was slowly turning into a global pariah

This is a breathtakingly wrong editorial from @robynurback.bsky.social, who says it is normal for Israel not to feed Palestinian civilians.

Actually, it is a war crime for an occupying force NOT to do so.