Darlene Jacques
@darj9.bsky.social
Avid news reader. Love gift articles. I post CBC news articles that I find intersting. Ontario resident that lives in a riding that currently has a Green MPP and a Conservative MP due to vote split. Proud Canadian.
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‘People just can’t afford to fix their homes’: Calls for help with the housing crisis in Canada’s Arctic
Calls for help with the housing crisis in Canada’s Arctic
Arctic winters are harsh, and Terri Douglas says they can’t afford the work that’s needed.
www.cp24.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
‘People just can’t afford to fix their homes’: Calls for help with the housing crisis in Canada’s Arctic
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Today, I outlined pragmatic implications of Canada’s foreign policy in 2026. Listen here to an excerpt and for full excerpt:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fDTo...
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January 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Today, I outlined pragmatic implications of Canada’s foreign policy in 2026. Listen here to an excerpt and for full excerpt:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fDTo...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fDTo...
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Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
Wolfers: This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. But that’s exactly what this president is doing
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
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Mark Carney to announce top-ups to GST credit as part of efforts to reset domestic agenda #StarExclusive
Mark Carney to announce top-ups to GST credit as part of efforts to reset domestic agenda
The quarterly payments will increase by 25 per cent over the next five years.
www.thestar.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Mark Carney to announce top-ups to GST credit as part of efforts to reset domestic agenda #StarExclusive
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NYT: Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/b... (🎁 link)
Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 AM
NYT: Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/b... (🎁 link)
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Martin is right. @martinkuz.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/martinku...
The time is now
After another fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, blue states – like the rest of the world – must recognize that the only way to fight American tyranny is to act together
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January 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Martin is right. @martinkuz.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/martinku...
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Shortly before his fatal encounter with federal immigration agents on Saturday, Alex Pretti was confronted on a Minneapolis street by an officer who was later on the scene of his shooting, video analyzed by CNN shows. https://cnn.it/4t0HgSA
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Shortly before his fatal encounter with federal immigration agents on Saturday, Alex Pretti was confronted on a Minneapolis street by an officer who was later on the scene of his shooting, video analyzed by CNN shows. https://cnn.it/4t0HgSA
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‘You’re not even going to see the hood of your car’: Winter storm continues to blanket GTA - Many residents around the GTA are hunkering down for the day, after waking up to a blanket of snow, which at least one expert warns will continue to come down for the rest of the day.
‘You’re not even going to see the hood of your car’: Winter storm continues to blanket GTA
Many residents around the GTA are hunkering down for the day, after waking up to a blanket of snow, which at least one expert warns will continue to come down for the rest of the day.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
‘You’re not even going to see the hood of your car’: Winter storm continues to blanket GTA - Many residents around the GTA are hunkering down for the day, after waking up to a blanket of snow, which at least one expert warns will continue to come down for the rest of the day.
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Another snow day!
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Another snow day!
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“While agents of the state engage in brazen extrajudicial killings, the highest levels of government lecture us that these are law enforcement agents protecting communities. Such claims are not credible, and Americans should decline to participate in this fantasy.”
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In Trump's 'Dual State,' Dissenters Face Extrajudicial Executions, Loyalists Enjoy Protections
America's system of justice has fundamentally broken because the regime believes it can justify attacks on citizens via lies rather than in a court of law
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January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
“While agents of the state engage in brazen extrajudicial killings, the highest levels of government lecture us that these are law enforcement agents protecting communities. Such claims are not credible, and Americans should decline to participate in this fantasy.”
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"They are lying to us, and they have done it now in both these instances."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @weissmann.substack.com talk the government openly lying about the latest ICE shooting.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @weissmann.substack.com talk the government openly lying about the latest ICE shooting.
January 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM
"They are lying to us, and they have done it now in both these instances."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @weissmann.substack.com talk the government openly lying about the latest ICE shooting.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @weissmann.substack.com talk the government openly lying about the latest ICE shooting.
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Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if U.S. conducts a military strike
Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation
Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a military strike on the country, as U.S. warships head to the region.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if U.S. conducts a military strike
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Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation in Minnesota after shooting
Minnesota shooting: CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter posted on the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce website on Sunday calling for state, local and federal officials to work together, as businesses grapple with how to address tensions in the state and across the country following two fatal shootings by federal agents amid a massive immigration enforcement operation that has spurred protests.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation in Minnesota after shooting
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Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."
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Raskin: "I think the people have Minnesota have shown us with their mass demonstration and general strike the direction that we may need to go in nationally in order to send the message that American society does not accept this authoritarian derailment of the US Constitution."
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Raskin: "I think the people have Minnesota have shown us with their mass demonstration and general strike the direction that we may need to go in nationally in order to send the message that American society does not accept this authoritarian derailment of the US Constitution."
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I respond to some so-called Second Amendment defenders who are justifying the shooting of Alex. The Second Amendment protects citizens from the state—it does not give the state a license to kill. (Link to full video)
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January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I respond to some so-called Second Amendment defenders who are justifying the shooting of Alex. The Second Amendment protects citizens from the state—it does not give the state a license to kill. (Link to full video)
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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With all of the MAGA schtick about the "forgotten man," it's important to note the firmest pushback is coming from ordinary people, not the elite or the Democratic politicians.
How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)
Plus: The people of Minneapolis are amazing.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
With all of the MAGA schtick about the "forgotten man," it's important to note the firmest pushback is coming from ordinary people, not the elite or the Democratic politicians.
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“Fraenkel describes a system where on one side is the Normative State—that handles the routine business of a nation. But coexisting within that shell is the Prerogative State, a domain of absolute executive power that operates with unlimited arbitrariness…”
www.theunpopulist.net/p/in-trumps-...
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In Trump's 'Dual State,' Dissenters Face Extrajudicial Executions, Loyalists Enjoy Protections
America's system of justice has fundamentally broken because the regime believes it can justify attacks on citizens via lies rather than in a court of law
www.theunpopulist.net
January 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“Fraenkel describes a system where on one side is the Normative State—that handles the routine business of a nation. But coexisting within that shell is the Prerogative State, a domain of absolute executive power that operates with unlimited arbitrariness…”
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ICYMI: ‘Wonderful display of pride and passion’: Markham man collects transfers from every TTC subway station
Markham man creates TTC transfer collection
Markham resident Edward Montoya has recently gotten much better acquainted with Toronto’s subway system – one paper transfer at a time.
www.cp24.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
ICYMI: ‘Wonderful display of pride and passion’: Markham man collects transfers from every TTC subway station
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The Trump crisis has provoked a return to big, bold thinking and big investments among surviving democracies, as we saw this week. Not all the big ideas and investments are good ones, though. I explain why the popular idea of a Canadian nuclear deterrent isn’t
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: In Canada’s threatening new neighbourhood, the nuclear option remains no option at all
With the U.S. becoming a threat, Canada will need to bolster its defences – but nuclear arms would provide no protection and potentially increase risks
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The Trump crisis has provoked a return to big, bold thinking and big investments among surviving democracies, as we saw this week. Not all the big ideas and investments are good ones, though. I explain why the popular idea of a Canadian nuclear deterrent isn’t
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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KARL: Why is Donald Trump threatening Canada with another trade war?
BESSENT: We can't let Canada become an opening that the Chinese pour their cheap goods into the US. I'm not sure what Prime Minister Carney is doing here other than virtue signal to his globalist friends at Davos
BESSENT: We can't let Canada become an opening that the Chinese pour their cheap goods into the US. I'm not sure what Prime Minister Carney is doing here other than virtue signal to his globalist friends at Davos
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
KARL: Why is Donald Trump threatening Canada with another trade war?
BESSENT: We can't let Canada become an opening that the Chinese pour their cheap goods into the US. I'm not sure what Prime Minister Carney is doing here other than virtue signal to his globalist friends at Davos
BESSENT: We can't let Canada become an opening that the Chinese pour their cheap goods into the US. I'm not sure what Prime Minister Carney is doing here other than virtue signal to his globalist friends at Davos
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Local channels in Kharkiv are publishing footage of the moment a Russian drone deliberately struck a residential high rise building. The attack targeted once again shows Russia’s continued use of drones to terrorize Ukrainian cities. #Ukraine
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Local channels in Kharkiv are publishing footage of the moment a Russian drone deliberately struck a residential high rise building. The attack targeted once again shows Russia’s continued use of drones to terrorize Ukrainian cities. #Ukraine
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We really need Canadian culture now. Too bad it’s been ravaged #Opinion
We really need Canadian culture now. Too bad it’s been ravaged
In a moment that sees the U.S. president proclaiming on the world stage that "Canada lives because of the United States," Canadians might be looking around for a different version
www.thestar.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
We really need Canadian culture now. Too bad it’s been ravaged #Opinion
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January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM