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Marc Raboy
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Writer. Emeritus Professor @mcgillu. Author, Looking for Alicia: The Unfinished Life of an Argentinian Rebel; Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World. Trying to figure out wtf is going on.

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Nov 17

100 years ago, the world’s leading tech mogul Guglielmo Marconi aligned himself with fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. I published this after Trump’s first victory, as a cautionary note to the denizens of Silicon Valley. Sadly, it’s even more relevant today.

www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/e...
Silicon Valley Take Note: Authoritarian Dictators Are Exactly What They Appear To Be
Silicon Valley Take Note: Authoritarian Dictators Are Exactly What They Appear To Be
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MeidasCanada @meidascanada.ca · Sep 2
100K Subscribers on Day 1 and this is just the beginning of us taking back the public space from fascist disinformation.

Thank you, everyone, for helping to make this launch day such a success! We're gonna keep kicking at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.

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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · Aug 15
CAJ condemns targeted killing of journalists in Gaza.

Read full statement on CAJ website:
https://caj.ca/caj-condemns-targeted-killing-of-journalists-in-gaza

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robinmansell.bsky.social @robinmansell.bsky.social · Aug 5
Please read and share: the Potsdam Call on Autonomous Weapon Systems (potsdamcall.dgdg.blog) We risk losing the principle that only humans—not machines—should make life-and-death decisions. The call urges prevention of a future where machines are authorised to kill without human judgment.
The Potsdam Call on Autonomous Weapon Systems – Potsdam, August 4, 2025
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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Jun 30
Big mistake. Trump says he has all the cards but I hope Carney has one up his sleeve. www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
Ottawa annule sa taxe sur les services numériques
Le gouvernement dit vouloir faire progresser les négociations commerciales plus larges avec les États-Unis.
www.ledevoir.com

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Jun 22
Good time to bone up on history of Vietnam war.
history.state.gov/milestones/1...
Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations - Office of the Historian
history.state.gov 3.0 shell
history.state.gov

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Jun 17
Germany 1933. These are still early days.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse
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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · May 20
Today’s NYT Spelling Bee cock-up: lolly

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · May 9
“With the election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope, Donald Trump is now the second most powerful American in the world.”

Please re-post the original endlessly, so that you-know-who is sure to see the quote.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · May 9
A “Pope of Peace”—a tag already being applied to Leo XIV in the Italian press—is what is needed, Paul Elie writes. “Peace can never have enough advocates in high places.”
Will the First American Pope Be a Pontiff of Peace?
Leo XIV’s pontificate will likely be defined by his approach to the violent conflicts rending the globe, which his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, referred to as “a third world war in pieces.”
www.newyorker.com

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · May 3
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on World Press Freedom Day
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day:
www.pm.gc.ca

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · May 3
www.pm.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles...
Déclaration du premier ministre Carney à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse
Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse :
www.pm.gc.ca

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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · Apr 29
CBC decision desk announcing that there will continue to be a CBC.

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Apr 23
In an era where tech moguls are currying favour with dictators and demagogues, Marconi is more relevant than ever.
bluemetropolis.org/event/guglie...
GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION - Blue Metropolis
Register for the event Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication, was also an entrepreneur, a diplomat, and a media rock star – in short, the precursor to our globally networked world....
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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Apr 23
I was recently in Paris, where nearly every elementary school has a plaque commemorating its Jewish students who were deported during the Nazi occupation. We will eventually see similar plaques on immigrant shelters in the US.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent'
The Trump administration cut funding for lawyers aiding unaccompanied minors in court.
gothamist.com

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RDS @rds.ca · Apr 17
‼ MONTRÉAL, FAITES DU BRUIIIIIIIIT ‼

Pour la première fois depuis 2021, les Canadiens seront des séries éliminatoires de la LNH.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Apr 15
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Apr 8
This is exactly what is going on.
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 8
It seems that Trump wants a recession. Why?

A recession will drive down the prices of real estate, companies, and shares of stock.

Trump and his fellow billionaires want to buy up everything on the cheap and then enjoy the ride upward — no matter the cost to working people.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 8
It seems that Trump wants a recession. Why?

A recession will drive down the prices of real estate, companies, and shares of stock.

Trump and his fellow billionaires want to buy up everything on the cheap and then enjoy the ride upward — no matter the cost to working people.

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Slate @slate.com · Mar 25
How an academic book by a 1980s professor became the key to understanding 2025.
The One Book That Explains Our Current Era Was Written 40 Years Ago
NYT pundits and NBA coaches alike can't stop recommending this four-decade-old book.
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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Mar 17
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil is where it begins. I wrote a book about where it ends. The US is the new Argentina.
www.marcraboy.org/looking-for-...

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Mar 14
Est-ce que les chefs des partis politiques représentés au Parlement canadien pourraient s’inspirer de leurs vis-à-vis groenlandais et faire une déclaration commune semblable svp!

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Mar 14
“Why not?”

policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...
How Canada could get much closer to Europe
In the face of economic tensions with the United States, Canada must explore new alliances. Would applying to join the European Union be a viable solution?
policyoptions.irpp.org

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Mar 13
What could be more re-assuring than the President of the USA watching tv on Thursday morning. In his bathrobe and munching on potato chips no doubt. Life is beautiful - elbows up!
ianbremmer.com ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · Mar 13
impossible to imagine any other president in my lifetime dunking on america’s closest ally like this

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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · Mar 13
impossible to imagine any other president in my lifetime dunking on america’s closest ally like this

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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · Mar 12
"The U.S. Wants Canada to Become A Police State
Appeasing Trump’s border demands only emboldens authoritarians worldwide. Here’s why we must resist."

My new piece for @macleans.bsky.social
macleans.ca/politics/the...
The U.S. Wants Canada to Become A Police State - Macleans.ca
Appeasing Trump's border demands only emboldens authoritarians worldwide. Here's why we must resist.
macleans.ca

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Mar 9
Demonstration along the Canada-US border at Frelighsburg, Québec, today, celebrating International Women’s Day and denouncing annexationist designs of Trump régime.
pplabrie.bsky.social Pier-Philippe Labrie @pplabrie.bsky.social · Mar 8
Nous étions nombreux à Frelighsburg le long de la frontière USA-CAN à braver le vent et la neige.
Nombreux à dénoncer des politiques injustes et des discours dangereux de la maison Blanche.
Ce n'est qu'un DÉBUT!!! #8mars #journéeInternationaleDuDroitDesFemmes #TrumpPasGentil
Solidarité le long de la frontière USA-CAN à Frelighsburg route 237. En arrivant au poste de Douane USA-CAN Des discours en soutien aux femmes et contre les politiques dangereuses de Trump et son administration. 20 minutes de marche le long de la 237 à Frelighsburg pour se rendre à la frontière USA-CAN

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Pier-Philippe Labrie @pplabrie.bsky.social · Mar 8
Nous étions nombreux à Frelighsburg le long de la frontière USA-CAN à braver le vent et la neige.
Nombreux à dénoncer des politiques injustes et des discours dangereux de la maison Blanche.
Ce n'est qu'un DÉBUT!!! #8mars #journéeInternationaleDuDroitDesFemmes #TrumpPasGentil
Solidarité le long de la frontière USA-CAN à Frelighsburg route 237. En arrivant au poste de Douane USA-CAN Des discours en soutien aux femmes et contre les politiques dangereuses de Trump et son administration. 20 minutes de marche le long de la 237 à Frelighsburg pour se rendre à la frontière USA-CAN

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Mar 8
En effet.
chrisdornan.bsky.social Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · Mar 8
The meeting is in Quebec City. Be it resolved that absolutely every Canadian he encounters — from Melanie Joly to the waiters that serve him at the official banquet — should speak to him exclusively in French. Make him use a translator even if he’s just ordering room service.
Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada By Investing.com
Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada
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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · Mar 8
The meeting is in Quebec City. Be it resolved that absolutely every Canadian he encounters — from Melanie Joly to the waiters that serve him at the official banquet — should speak to him exclusively in French. Make him use a translator even if he’s just ordering room service.
Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada By Investing.com
Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada
ca.investing.com

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Marc Raboy @marcraboy.bsky.social · Mar 8
Wonderful piece.
charlieangus104.bsky.social Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Mar 8
My tribute on International Women's Day to women who know how to "stand the gaff" in resisting tyranny.
From the coal mines of Cape Breton to the mines of the north. I come from a long line of strong women who would put the run on toxic bros.
Please read.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/on-interna...
ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, WE STAND THE GAFF
Strategies for Resistance in the Era of Toxic Bros
charlieangus.substack.com