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Andrew
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Me 👀🤟 Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world - Nelson Mandela. We are all bots on social media. Interests: policy, music, movies, economics, federalism, disability rights and access, survey design, trivia, celiac
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Friends shake their head at me when I urge boycotts and say, “Every company is evil. You can’t just go live in a shack in the woods” but
a) there absolutely are less-evil alternatives out there you can find within minutes of searching
b) I am increasingly willing to go live in a shack in the woods
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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A growing percentage of young women no longer see a future in the U.S. trib.al/aWZWjWn

Roughly 40% of women aged 15—44 said that they would permanently move abroad if they were able to, according to a 2025 Gallup Poll. That included 45% of single women, and 41% of married women.
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.

The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Megyn’s got a 14 year old daughter. Curious how she’d feel if older men tried to fuck her.
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
James Van Der Beek Auctioning Off Dawson’s Creek Items Amid Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has put several Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues items up for auction as he continues to battle stage 3 colon cancer.
www.eonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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NEW: The White House Press Secretary Leavitt just said: The October CPI and jobs data will likely never be released
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Russia Russia Russia.

The flood gates are opening
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"

She did not respond.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Canadian bootleggers arise #Cdnpoli #CanadaSky
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Nancy Mace is expected to pull her support for the petition to release the Epstein Files, the day before Adelita Grijalva is sworn in.
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Hongqi bridge collapsed in southwest China, months after opening.
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#yyc rookie councilors showing how little they know
City solicitor outlined her concerns and did have input in the amendment. She says there are liability risks. This motion is purely about the written and audio-visual submissions.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.

A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.

U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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When prices rise because *demand* is hot, wages usually follow. When prices rise because tariffs raise costs -- a *supply* shock -- there’s no reason paychecks catch up. That’s why tariff inflation hurts a whole heckuva lot more. It's a permanent reduction in living standards.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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OTTAWA – The minority Liberal government survived a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon, with the Conservatives voting against a Bloc Québécois motion to reject the budget.
CP NewsAlert: Liberals survive second confidence vote amid Tory caucus turmoil
OTTAWA – The minority Liberal government survived a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon, with the Conservatives voting against a Bloc Québécois motion to reject the budget.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
3 MPs have now quit on Pierre Poilievre: Alain Rayes to sit as an Independent; d’Entremont to the Liberals; Jeneroux to leave the House. #cdnpoli
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Reading rumors that Pierre Poilievre will resign as leader on Monday #Cdnpoli
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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WHAT IS HAPPENING

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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“I ran in the last election hopeful that Canadians would put faith in a team led by Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives offering a chance to change Canada’s perception in our own country and around the world,” he said. “I wanted desperately to play a role in that vision.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Conservative MP quits caucus two days after another MP crosses the floor
Alberta Conservative MP Matt Jenereoux is quitting the party’s caucus, he confirmed in a statement Thursday.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The kids at the pump track still riding their bikes while people are tending to my broken leg 😆
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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For me, this is at the crux of the UCP's use of the notwithstanding clause.
By using the notwithstanding clause pre-emptively - which, again, they *can* but *need not* do - the UCP is not simply admitting that their laws are breaching Charter rights and bypassing the courts.

They are further admitting that their laws cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Why isn’t it as funny today? #CdnPoli
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.

But not impossible.

Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Just like to point out that Calgarians always complain that big music acts don't come to town because our arena's roof (the #Saddledome) doesn't support the rigging for big shows. #McMahon is the real reason big acts don't come, not the dome #AC/DC #TheWeeknd #Metallica are obvious examples #yyc
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM