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Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I believe this is *exactly* the right moment for this Hounds song about Stephen Miller
The Goblin
YouTube video by Hounds - Topic
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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A northern Manitoba mining project fully owned by a First Nation could turn Manitoba into the "centre for clean magnesium in North America,"

'Extremely rare' First Nation-owned mine in Manitoba may be more viable than Ontario's Ring of Fire.

#canpoli
#TeamCanada
'Extremely rare' First Nation-owned mine in Manitoba may be more viable than Ontario's Ring of Fire: expert | CBC News
A northern Manitoba mining project fully owned by a local First Nation could turn Manitoba into the "centre for clean magnesium in North America," but proponents say it needs help to reach production.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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🍁 "Ontario to play commercial in US where Regan says pedophilia is bad." - Beaverton

Oh oh... Trump sure ain't gonna like this ad. 😂 🤣 😂

www.thebeaverton.com/2025/11/doug...
Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad - The Beaverton
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in production today on a new advertisement meant to play on U.S. television that sees former President Ronald Reagan point out how he, like most people, tho...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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"The new guidance says that if a 'potentially divisive' symbol is reported, supervisors should inquire about it. After consulting their legal office they may order the symbol’s removal but there’s no further guidance requiring that it be taken down." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sad to say this is happening in Canada as well; the border’s not impervious.
"Experts have called the possibility of losing elimination status for measles 'deeply embarrassing' for a wealthy country with the medical resources of the United States..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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starting to think that repeatedly sinking trillions into Silicon Valley's new favorite toy while tech companies spend millions to kill any meaningful regulation is actually not going to end well
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Great local interview and isn’t that’s what’s emerging: local is very important.
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
@marshalederman.bsky.social Exemplary piece in today’s Globe & Mail on the Steven Galloway [The Cellist of Sarajevo] cancellation that began 10 years ago.
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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US Citizen Violently Detained, Window Smashed During Morning Stop in Charlotte, NC
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
As someone who went to LA years ago at Christmas w/ the expectation of a tv commercial vacation only to enter a monsoon with horizontal rain, IMHO this post is a PSA.
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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According to the video, this woman was reporting sexual abuse in Riverside Court House & was accosted by ICE.

What if she were your daughter, sister, mother or wife?

How does this #ICELawlessness make us safer?

Share this video &
Call your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121
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November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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No, no, it's **Rebecca** who was great. And, indeed, now it's a radio show!

The second (54 minute) link here:
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...

or

Spotify link here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5nlK...

or

Apple podcast link here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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if someone is willing to pay for the products, i'd be willing to purchase these items, deconstruct them, and give them to expert tailors, shoemakers, and craftspeople for review. i will also see if i can track down the factories. i would be interested to know if these items are made in the US
November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Was the huge ICE budget so friggin huge because they knew how many lawsuits they were going to have to settle?
"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
67-year old American citizen left with broken ribs by ICE #breakingnews #iceraids #savedemocracy
YouTube video by Nick Valencia News
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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"A tax by any other name would smell as sweet-"
Johnny Shakespeare, William's accountant brother.
Not surprisingly, most of the U.S. tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers — NOT by foreign exporters.
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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The WSJ buries the fact that the Ontario leader using Reagan's words to condemn Trump's tariffs is...a populist Conservative. www.wsj.com/world/doug-f...
The Feisty Ontario Leader Who Torpedoed Negotiations With Trump—Again
An ad criticizing tariffs was the latest example of Doug Ford’s disruptive role in Canada’s negotiations with the U.S.
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM