ecowen
@ecowen.bsky.social
just a guy trying to stay informed of current events while keeping existential dread to a manageable level. Have opinions on handing the reins of power to unaccountable billionaires, misinformation, the environment and equality.
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I appreciate a lot of us will think "they've always been like this" but the utter moral decay on the right in the last few years has been notable.
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I appreciate a lot of us will think "they've always been like this" but the utter moral decay on the right in the last few years has been notable.
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
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I wrote yesterday that Miller is a shitty realist. But Drezner is a very good one and the people he cites are excellent International Relations theorists. So, read the piece, it helps to explain where we were, where we are going, and how Trump is so very different even from unilateralist, dim Bush
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I wrote yesterday that Miller is a shitty realist. But Drezner is a very good one and the people he cites are excellent International Relations theorists. So, read the piece, it helps to explain where we were, where we are going, and how Trump is so very different even from unilateralist, dim Bush
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Only thing I'd add to this is that this isn't just a "Trump" problem, it's a "United States" problem.
The US has clearly demonstrated that they're incapable of imposing basic checks and balances, law and order, when faced with a rogue President.
All the evidence is right there, you've seen it.
The US has clearly demonstrated that they're incapable of imposing basic checks and balances, law and order, when faced with a rogue President.
All the evidence is right there, you've seen it.
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Only thing I'd add to this is that this isn't just a "Trump" problem, it's a "United States" problem.
The US has clearly demonstrated that they're incapable of imposing basic checks and balances, law and order, when faced with a rogue President.
All the evidence is right there, you've seen it.
The US has clearly demonstrated that they're incapable of imposing basic checks and balances, law and order, when faced with a rogue President.
All the evidence is right there, you've seen it.
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Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow
Physicians are raising alarms weeks after a man died at a local hospital after waiting hours for treatment
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
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The protests will grow.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The protests will grow.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
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Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
For the love of all that is decent and holy: abolish ICE
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
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Tipping point. Tipping point. Just over the horizon.
The US showing it's true insane colors, every country needs to immediately stop doing business with the United States.
Remove as much power from this country as humanly possible and eliminate all economic and national security dependencies.
The US can no longer be trusted with anything at all.
Remove as much power from this country as humanly possible and eliminate all economic and national security dependencies.
The US can no longer be trusted with anything at all.
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Tipping point. Tipping point. Just over the horizon.
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im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
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AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
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At 19, I thought, “the Iraqi people were suffering under a brutal dictator…in the worst-case scenario, removing him would be a net good. What followed was civil war, mass death, swelling ranks of terror groups, genocide, mass rape, and slavery. “
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...
I once supported regime change in Iraq. That’s why Venezuela worries me.
When we use our military and roll the dice with the fate of nations, the consequences play out in a much longer time frame than social media trends.
reason.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
At 19, I thought, “the Iraqi people were suffering under a brutal dictator…in the worst-case scenario, removing him would be a net good. What followed was civil war, mass death, swelling ranks of terror groups, genocide, mass rape, and slavery. “
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...
I wrote about Venezuela
reason.com/2026/01/07/i...
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Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
January 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
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Excellent read that is 100% on the nose.
Carney needs to engage Canadians on the war we’re fighting. The literal survival of our nation is at stake.
apple.news/AX74-NMWcRqW...
Carney needs to engage Canadians on the war we’re fighting. The literal survival of our nation is at stake.
apple.news/AX74-NMWcRqW...
Opinion | There is one U.S. president Mark Carney should emulate if he's to take on Donald Trump — Toronto Star
The PM should follow the lead of FDR and address the nation regularly. There is no substitute for a democratic leader laying out the challenges of and solutions to a crisis directly to their fellow ci...
apple.news
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Excellent read that is 100% on the nose.
Carney needs to engage Canadians on the war we’re fighting. The literal survival of our nation is at stake.
apple.news/AX74-NMWcRqW...
Carney needs to engage Canadians on the war we’re fighting. The literal survival of our nation is at stake.
apple.news/AX74-NMWcRqW...
Silver lining takes by journalists on Trump's theft of another country's assets goes a long way to explaining why Americans feel entitled to steal another country's assets. Won't end well, but hey, at least we'll get a silver lining take on global conflict...
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Silver lining takes by journalists on Trump's theft of another country's assets goes a long way to explaining why Americans feel entitled to steal another country's assets. Won't end well, but hey, at least we'll get a silver lining take on global conflict...
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Karoline Leavitt Explains Why Canada Will Be Conquered
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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The stakes have been raised. The Democrats have got to run on putting these people in prison. They have to. Jobs, food, all the rest, but shooting a mother in the head on a public street? None of this Garland stuff. "The full force of the government will be brought to bear" on this and similar.
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The stakes have been raised. The Democrats have got to run on putting these people in prison. They have to. Jobs, food, all the rest, but shooting a mother in the head on a public street? None of this Garland stuff. "The full force of the government will be brought to bear" on this and similar.
What a brilliant idea. Blackmail the world into buying your goods. Get rich! Why hasn't anyone done this before? Oh, right, because you turn the world into your enemy.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
What a brilliant idea. Blackmail the world into buying your goods. Get rich! Why hasn't anyone done this before? Oh, right, because you turn the world into your enemy.
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They learned this language from media reporting on Israeli violence in Gaza.
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
They learned this language from media reporting on Israeli violence in Gaza.
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The clock started ticking on the need to rethink every aspect of the Canada-US relationship the moment Trump was re-elected 14 months ago. It is beyond discouraging that Canadian officials — at this late date — are still being implored to actually face reality.
If the US moves to take over Greenland – a threat we’d be foolish to dismiss – Canada would be forced to rethink every aspect of its relations with the US. Canadian officials need to start thinking though this nightmarish scenario now, not later. It would be a seismic event.
January 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The clock started ticking on the need to rethink every aspect of the Canada-US relationship the moment Trump was re-elected 14 months ago. It is beyond discouraging that Canadian officials — at this late date — are still being implored to actually face reality.
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Hey look, it’s the brother of Jenny Lewis, casting director of Heated Rivalry.
Victoria showed up in a big way!
More than 250 people packed the town hall with energy, hope, and a shared vision for a Canada based on care rather than greed.
This movement is growing fast. Join the momentum as we tour across the country: https://act.lewisforleader.ca/all-out-for-avi
More than 250 people packed the town hall with energy, hope, and a shared vision for a Canada based on care rather than greed.
This movement is growing fast. Join the momentum as we tour across the country: https://act.lewisforleader.ca/all-out-for-avi
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Hey look, it’s the brother of Jenny Lewis, casting director of Heated Rivalry.
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"EU freedom of movement worked. It’s a wonderful thing for people across the continent. One of the great success stories of the modern age. Something to be built upon, not apologized for. And yet this is virtually nowhere said." www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-g...
We Need to Get Off the Defensive About Immigration
Free movement is a fantastic thing, and we should say it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"EU freedom of movement worked. It’s a wonderful thing for people across the continent. One of the great success stories of the modern age. Something to be built upon, not apologized for. And yet this is virtually nowhere said." www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-g...
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Every minute of the Russo-Ukrainian war has showcased the level of adaptation needed for survival, presenting Taiwan with both a model and a warning: act fast or suffer losses.
Ukraine as a Model, a Warning, and a Partner for Taiwan’s Drone Industry
Every minute of the Russo-Ukrainian war has showcased the level of adaptation needed for survival, presenting Taiwan with both a model and a warning: act fast or suffer losses.
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Every minute of the Russo-Ukrainian war has showcased the level of adaptation needed for survival, presenting Taiwan with both a model and a warning: act fast or suffer losses.
First the tyrants wrapped themselves in a flag, but people saw through it. Then the tyrants hid their faces behind their bibles, but people recognized them. Then the tyrants slaughtered the people because they could no longer hide their evil intentions.
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
First the tyrants wrapped themselves in a flag, but people saw through it. Then the tyrants hid their faces behind their bibles, but people recognized them. Then the tyrants slaughtered the people because they could no longer hide their evil intentions.