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Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly announced that he will cease all discussions with Canada over any new trade agreements, before immediately following that up stating that disc...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
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🚨 JUST IN: Trump spotted heading to his golf course amid government shutdown
Trump Heads to Golf Course Amid Government Shutdown
President shuns shutdown talks for golf trip
meidasnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🚨 JUST IN: Trump spotted heading to his golf course amid government shutdown
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Someone followed the Notional Guard around DC playing the Imperial March from Star Wars.
September 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Someone followed the Notional Guard around DC playing the Imperial March from Star Wars.
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Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative
September 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative
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NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
propub.li
August 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
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Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files
Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files
White House has come under fire for not releasing documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
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Republican lawmakers have moved to block a Democratic effort to force the release of the so-called Epstein files, a near-mythological trove of undisclosed information about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at the center of an internal political war among US conservatives.
Democrats had been pressing for an amendment to cryptocurrency legislation that would have forced the release of information and exhibits itemized in a list of evidence held by the justice department from the 2019 child sex-trafficking case against disgraced financier Epstein. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files
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Trump says he’s punishing Brazil with 50% tariffs in retaliation for its prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro over his attempted coup
Oh, yes. We should absolutely all pay more imports from Brazil because Trump feels such brotherhood for coup plotters and other criminals like him.
July 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump says he’s punishing Brazil with 50% tariffs in retaliation for its prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro over his attempted coup
I get that governments want to blame STRs, its easy political points w/ many folks worried about affordability. But let’s be honest STRs, which make up less than 1% of housing, are not the problem & in fact can be useful part of the economy.
#str
www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/role-st...
#str
www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/role-st...
Rethinking The Role Of Short-Term Rentals | Canadian Real Estate Wealth
Overview of Canadian short-term rentals, their share of the housing stock, factors influencing owner choices, and their debated impact on affordability.
www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
July 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I get that governments want to blame STRs, its easy political points w/ many folks worried about affordability. But let’s be honest STRs, which make up less than 1% of housing, are not the problem & in fact can be useful part of the economy.
#str
www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/role-st...
#str
www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/role-st...
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous Fourth of July Speech as Melania was awkwardly standing next to him before Donald signed the disastrous budget bill.
Trump gives DISASTER SPEECH on Fourth as MELANIA COWERS
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtu.be
July 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous Fourth of July Speech as Melania was awkwardly standing next to him before Donald signed the disastrous budget bill.
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I'm not done mocking this RE/MAX "study" that declared Mount Pleasant a hidden gem, despite being arguably the most gentrified and hipster neighbourhood in all of Metro Vancouver.
They say Mt. Pleasant is home to Everett Crowley Park.
Which is on the other side of the city.
honestly embarassing
They say Mt. Pleasant is home to Everett Crowley Park.
Which is on the other side of the city.
honestly embarassing
June 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I'm not done mocking this RE/MAX "study" that declared Mount Pleasant a hidden gem, despite being arguably the most gentrified and hipster neighbourhood in all of Metro Vancouver.
They say Mt. Pleasant is home to Everett Crowley Park.
Which is on the other side of the city.
honestly embarassing
They say Mt. Pleasant is home to Everett Crowley Park.
Which is on the other side of the city.
honestly embarassing
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The B.C. government has updated its estimates for the cost of hosting FIFA World Cup games at B.C. Place next year.
The maximum cost for hosting the seven games has gone up from $581 million to $624 million.
Overall, they estimate a net loss of $85 to $176 million.
The maximum cost for hosting the seven games has gone up from $581 million to $624 million.
Overall, they estimate a net loss of $85 to $176 million.
June 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The B.C. government has updated its estimates for the cost of hosting FIFA World Cup games at B.C. Place next year.
The maximum cost for hosting the seven games has gone up from $581 million to $624 million.
Overall, they estimate a net loss of $85 to $176 million.
The maximum cost for hosting the seven games has gone up from $581 million to $624 million.
Overall, they estimate a net loss of $85 to $176 million.
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Coyote pups at a cemetery in Chicago.
Watch with sound on.
Watch with sound on.
June 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Coyote pups at a cemetery in Chicago.
Watch with sound on.
Watch with sound on.
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It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
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An important Saturday message from our co-founder: www.meidasplus.com/p/important-...
April 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
An important Saturday message from our co-founder: www.meidasplus.com/p/important-...
Guess listening to the hotel association lobbyist (*cough* mostly USA owned hotels) to blindly ban STR wasn’t the best move for Canadians & British Columbians
B.C. Premier David Eby sat down with CHEK News on Thursday for a wide-ranging interview, with topics including post-secondary school funding, immigration, the April 28 federal election and short-term rental rules, among more.
Rob Shaw: B.C. premier talks trade war, short-term rentals and more in 1-on-1 interview
B.C. Premier David Eby sat down with CHEK News for a wide-ranging interview, with topics including short-term rental rules, immigration, the April 28 federal election and more.
cheknews.ca
April 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Guess listening to the hotel association lobbyist (*cough* mostly USA owned hotels) to blindly ban STR wasn’t the best move for Canadians & British Columbians
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Here's something I found interesting.
Ken Sim has a reputation for travelling a lot to sell the city's benefits, which has proven divisive.
So I looked at all mayoral travel expenses for a decade.
Sim travels a lot more than Kennedy Stewart, but he's pretty similar to Gregor Robertson.
Ken Sim has a reputation for travelling a lot to sell the city's benefits, which has proven divisive.
So I looked at all mayoral travel expenses for a decade.
Sim travels a lot more than Kennedy Stewart, but he's pretty similar to Gregor Robertson.
April 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here's something I found interesting.
Ken Sim has a reputation for travelling a lot to sell the city's benefits, which has proven divisive.
So I looked at all mayoral travel expenses for a decade.
Sim travels a lot more than Kennedy Stewart, but he's pretty similar to Gregor Robertson.
Ken Sim has a reputation for travelling a lot to sell the city's benefits, which has proven divisive.
So I looked at all mayoral travel expenses for a decade.
Sim travels a lot more than Kennedy Stewart, but he's pretty similar to Gregor Robertson.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally
The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.
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Soofia’s story is one heartbreaking example among many, and builds upon myriad anti-immigrant policies Trump tested out during his first term. ⤵️
Trump’s ICE Is Detaining a 19 Year Old Girl Who Is Her Family’s Primary Caregiver
Soofia is being held by herself, with deportation orders.
www.teenvogue.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Soofia’s story is one heartbreaking example among many, and builds upon myriad anti-immigrant policies Trump tested out during his first term. ⤵️
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By Evan Dyer CBC. This is highly problematic.
April 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
By Evan Dyer CBC. This is highly problematic.
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BREAKING
Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts.
Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts.
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
wapo.st
April 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
BREAKING
Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts.
Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts.
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"Two US officials said Waltz has created and hosted multiple other sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members, including on Russia/Ukraine and on military operations. They declined to say if classified information was posted in those chats."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Mike Waltz Is Losing Support Inside the White House
Although Trump decided not to fire his national security adviser over the Signal group chat, Waltz’s position is tenuous, officials say.
www.wsj.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"Two US officials said Waltz has created and hosted multiple other sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members, including on Russia/Ukraine and on military operations. They declined to say if classified information was posted in those chats."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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AI tools like ChatGPT — and the shortcuts to knowledge they provide — are becoming a new normal among powerful people, too.
World Leaders Keep Asking Chatbots For Advice
AI tools like ChatGPT — and the shortcuts to knowledge they provide — are becoming a new normal among powerful people, too.
nymag.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
AI tools like ChatGPT — and the shortcuts to knowledge they provide — are becoming a new normal among powerful people, too.
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@robbotterell.bsky.social please please please just oppose Bill 7. This is not a bill to be “amended” or have more “transparency”. It is anti-democratic to its core. Don’t vote for your own irrelevance. #StopBill7 #SaveDemocracyBC www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: Eby’s Bill 7 continues a troubling pattern, but it can be stopped
Bill 7 enables Eby’s cabinet to do whatever it deems necessary to “support the economy of B.C. and Canada,” which is so broad it could include anything at all.
www.timescolonist.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
@robbotterell.bsky.social please please please just oppose Bill 7. This is not a bill to be “amended” or have more “transparency”. It is anti-democratic to its core. Don’t vote for your own irrelevance. #StopBill7 #SaveDemocracyBC www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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“We have also seen reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to deport the Palestinian poet and journalist Mosab Abu Toha, who has written extensively in the New Yorker about the condition of the residents of Gaza and warned of the mortal danger to Palestinian journalists.”
March 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“We have also seen reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to deport the Palestinian poet and journalist Mosab Abu Toha, who has written extensively in the New Yorker about the condition of the residents of Gaza and warned of the mortal danger to Palestinian journalists.”