Charlie don't Serf 🍁 🇨🇦
@grayalys.bsky.social
Old lady gamer. Former curator (Anthropology & Art History). Canadian with an unhealthy level of interest in US politics. The Real Spinster of BC. Cat lady with no cats.
📍Living on Coast Salish land.
📍Living on Coast Salish land.
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The deficit’s primary function is political: it is a cudgel used to enforce unpopular policies and coerce the public into accepting a diminished quality of life in the name of private profit. We must stop mistaking this political strategy for economic necessity.
The deficit is not an economic problem—it’s a political weapon
Mark Carney’s new budget exposes how Canada’s political class weaponizes the deficit to protect elites and justify austerity. Despite alarmist rhetoric, Canada’s debt is modest and self-financed. The ...
canadiandimension.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The deficit’s primary function is political: it is a cudgel used to enforce unpopular policies and coerce the public into accepting a diminished quality of life in the name of private profit. We must stop mistaking this political strategy for economic necessity.
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“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
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I’m starting to notice a trend in the polling data…
—Top Public Worry: Corruption
—Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption
—Top fear: Corruption
—What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt”
It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.
—Top Public Worry: Corruption
—Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption
—Top fear: Corruption
—What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt”
It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.
September 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I’m starting to notice a trend in the polling data…
—Top Public Worry: Corruption
—Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption
—Top fear: Corruption
—What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt”
It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.
—Top Public Worry: Corruption
—Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption
—Top fear: Corruption
—What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt”
It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.
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Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
September 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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*Stephen Miller sobbing, his arm twitching like Dr. Strangelove right before he does a Nazi salute* "If you call me an authoritarian, I will be FORCED to throw you in PRISON."
September 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
*Stephen Miller sobbing, his arm twitching like Dr. Strangelove right before he does a Nazi salute* "If you call me an authoritarian, I will be FORCED to throw you in PRISON."
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Nothing is inevitable. In either direction. Hope and work.
“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”
V-Dem data
V-Dem data
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Nothing is inevitable. In either direction. Hope and work.
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•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
September 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
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I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.
August 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.
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This is the third such incident to be uncovered in two months. We are going to be spending billions on the Canadian military - they need to go beyond words of outrage and demonstrate that they are taking steps to address this. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
5 Canadian soldiers suspended after Nazi salute video emerges | CBC News
The Canadian Army is now dealing with another incident of alleged hateful conduct that involves Quebec-based soldiers caught on video allegedly partying while some people at the event delivered Nazi s...
www.cbc.ca
August 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is the third such incident to be uncovered in two months. We are going to be spending billions on the Canadian military - they need to go beyond words of outrage and demonstrate that they are taking steps to address this. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The final days of the Alberta Legislature’s Spring 2025 session pissed me off. I rolled up my sleeves right after and started a research project.
I present to you all an #ableg 🧵:
Danielle Smith’s Legislative Wrecking Ball: Part One
I present to you all an #ableg 🧵:
Danielle Smith’s Legislative Wrecking Ball: Part One
June 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Build Canada is not a Canadian DOGE, it’s just supported by a load of tech executives who are on the record as saying Canada needs a DOGE.
Build Canada Is Not DOGE, Says Spokesperson | The Tyee
An effort by Canadian entrepreneurs to cut public spending is distancing itself from Elon Musk’s federal employee slashing agency.
thetyee.ca
April 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Build Canada is not a Canadian DOGE, it’s just supported by a load of tech executives who are on the record as saying Canada needs a DOGE.
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Interesting to go through the social media of the arsonist targeting Josh Shapiro.
People want a convenient way to categorize him and there is just no easy way to. He was very much a "both sides suck" guy.
But he does have one thing in common with those who engage in these acts: deep misogyny.
People want a convenient way to categorize him and there is just no easy way to. He was very much a "both sides suck" guy.
But he does have one thing in common with those who engage in these acts: deep misogyny.
April 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Interesting to go through the social media of the arsonist targeting Josh Shapiro.
People want a convenient way to categorize him and there is just no easy way to. He was very much a "both sides suck" guy.
But he does have one thing in common with those who engage in these acts: deep misogyny.
People want a convenient way to categorize him and there is just no easy way to. He was very much a "both sides suck" guy.
But he does have one thing in common with those who engage in these acts: deep misogyny.
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1/8 Keean Bexte was one of the shills who asked Carney a question after this evening's debate and he was as smarmy as one would expect.
But to put everyone in a worse mood:
1. Keean's poppa David is running for the Conservatives in Bow River.
2. Running in rural alberta, he is guaranteed to win.
But to put everyone in a worse mood:
1. Keean's poppa David is running for the Conservatives in Bow River.
2. Running in rural alberta, he is guaranteed to win.
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
1/8 Keean Bexte was one of the shills who asked Carney a question after this evening's debate and he was as smarmy as one would expect.
But to put everyone in a worse mood:
1. Keean's poppa David is running for the Conservatives in Bow River.
2. Running in rural alberta, he is guaranteed to win.
But to put everyone in a worse mood:
1. Keean's poppa David is running for the Conservatives in Bow River.
2. Running in rural alberta, he is guaranteed to win.
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Books are worthless which is why Meta needed to steal more than 7 million of them
April 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Books are worthless which is why Meta needed to steal more than 7 million of them
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the exact sort of thing CRCL would promptly investigate if it still existed
which is of course why it doesn't exist anymore
which is of course why it doesn't exist anymore
On reddit, a user on the r/USCIS subreddit says a friend of theirs is detained at Eloy (an ICE detention center in Arizona) and is looking for help. Buried in the post is a claim that there's been a recent death there that ICE is covering up.
Unleashing this one on the border reporters.
Unleashing this one on the border reporters.
April 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
the exact sort of thing CRCL would promptly investigate if it still existed
which is of course why it doesn't exist anymore
which is of course why it doesn't exist anymore
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Listen, if Rebel News gets to ask questions, @thebeaverton.com should get to ask questions. Let me ask Pierre if he thinks my biological clock looks fertile enough. I'll wear a blazer and everything. Don't deny me my rights, you cowards www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Right-wing outlets win legal battle to attend the leaders' debate | CBC News
Two right-wing media organizations have won a legal battle to obtain accreditation for their representatives to cover tonight's election debate.
www.cbc.ca
April 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Listen, if Rebel News gets to ask questions, @thebeaverton.com should get to ask questions. Let me ask Pierre if he thinks my biological clock looks fertile enough. I'll wear a blazer and everything. Don't deny me my rights, you cowards www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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A conversation with MARY TRUMP @maryltrump.bsky.social on the psychology of her uncle, Donald, and how his upbringing and relationship with his "sociopath" father explains his destructive and cruel presidency.
youtu.be/VOQbp7amF9U?...
youtu.be/VOQbp7amF9U?...
Donald Trump: An Agent of Chaos and Self-Destruction
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
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April 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A conversation with MARY TRUMP @maryltrump.bsky.social on the psychology of her uncle, Donald, and how his upbringing and relationship with his "sociopath" father explains his destructive and cruel presidency.
youtu.be/VOQbp7amF9U?...
youtu.be/VOQbp7amF9U?...
Fool me once, shame on you...fool me one thousand times, shame on Democrats.
Trump and Musk would love a shutdown.
We must not give them one.
From me in @NYTimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
We must not give them one.
From me in @NYTimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown. We Must Not Give Them One.
A government shutdown would lead to real pain for the American people.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Fool me once, shame on you...fool me one thousand times, shame on Democrats.
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There are two transgender girls in the state of Maine competing in girls’ sports.
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the st...
www.propublica.org
March 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There are two transgender girls in the state of Maine competing in girls’ sports.
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
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NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
As a 62 year old woman who uses the term of spinster to refer to myself to subvert the perception of a never married no children woman as being pathetic, I agree.
I've still lived a worthwhile life, contributed to society, care about the future. I've loved and been loved, and been in relationships.
I've still lived a worthwhile life, contributed to society, care about the future. I've loved and been loved, and been in relationships.
February 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
As a 62 year old woman who uses the term of spinster to refer to myself to subvert the perception of a never married no children woman as being pathetic, I agree.
I've still lived a worthwhile life, contributed to society, care about the future. I've loved and been loved, and been in relationships.
I've still lived a worthwhile life, contributed to society, care about the future. I've loved and been loved, and been in relationships.
Lol...the revolution will be televised!
Well done to the "hackers." Love that fElon has two left feet.
Well done to the "hackers." Love that fElon has two left feet.
Video screens throughout the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s headquarters were taken over by possibly AI-generated images purporting to show President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, with the text “Long live the real king.” wapo.st/41flayF
February 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lol...the revolution will be televised!
Well done to the "hackers." Love that fElon has two left feet.
Well done to the "hackers." Love that fElon has two left feet.
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If not Nazi, why Nazi shaped?
February 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If not Nazi, why Nazi shaped?
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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
This is the most dangerous move yet
The canary is gasping for air
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...