James Howe
@kitchenerguy.bsky.social
An advocate for action on climate change and universal basic Income. Believes in making Waterloo Region better for all. Loves spending time in Kenya.
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I'm not going to applaud the government for funding food banks because food banks are by definition, a policy failure 🙃
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I'm not going to applaud the government for funding food banks because food banks are by definition, a policy failure 🙃
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ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
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"Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict the accounts of federal officials, who said Mr. Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to 'massacre' them. Video footage shows Mr. Pretti stepping between a woman and an agent who is pepper spraying her. ...
January 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict the accounts of federal officials, who said Mr. Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to 'massacre' them. Video footage shows Mr. Pretti stepping between a woman and an agent who is pepper spraying her. ...
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
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Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
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People want to have their basic needs met.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
People want to have their basic needs met.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
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Me, on Carney's landmark speech yesterday. theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
Mark Carney’s Davos speech marks a major departure from Canada’s usual approach to the U.S.
Mark Carney clearly hopes a new global world order may emerge that’s not only more resilient to diverse and unpredictable threats, but is more honest and just.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Me, on Carney's landmark speech yesterday. theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
Canada is grateful we have a Prime Minister who can eloquently put Trump in his place. We're going to remain strong and free.
We'll be grateful when the United States addresses the chaos they've unleashed.
We'll be grateful when the United States addresses the chaos they've unleashed.
Trump: "Canada gets a lot of freebies from us. They should be grateful but they're not. He watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful. But they should be grateful to us. Canada. Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, next time you make your statements"
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Canada is grateful we have a Prime Minister who can eloquently put Trump in his place. We're going to remain strong and free.
We'll be grateful when the United States addresses the chaos they've unleashed.
We'll be grateful when the United States addresses the chaos they've unleashed.
La Mantia didn't call for the Region of Waterloo to be transparent about the Wilmot landgrab. Doing it now is hypocritical.
[La Mantia] "called on the region to be transparent. “We need process clarity,” said La Mantia.
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
[La Mantia] "called on the region to be transparent. “We need process clarity,” said La Mantia.
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Water crisis puts new investments at risk
Two companies put large investments on hold because of the water supply crisis in Waterloo Region. One investment is for the expansion of an existing company. The other investment is from a company th...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
La Mantia didn't call for the Region of Waterloo to be transparent about the Wilmot landgrab. Doing it now is hypocritical.
[La Mantia] "called on the region to be transparent. “We need process clarity,” said La Mantia.
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
[La Mantia] "called on the region to be transparent. “We need process clarity,” said La Mantia.
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
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Partisans are bananas. If you can't critique an elected official it's tribal and the worst kind of political landscape. I get these Liberal partisans in the mentions too and they're like bots.
Always weird that strangers will yell insults at me for posting something even *mildly* skeptical or even neutral about Mark Carney. I get that people have a lot of emotions and hopes invested in him right now but friends, he's the prime minister, not God.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Partisans are bananas. If you can't critique an elected official it's tribal and the worst kind of political landscape. I get these Liberal partisans in the mentions too and they're like bots.
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Mark Carney may have delivered quite the speech, but neither he, the EU, or NATO have done a damn thing to make Trump's plans to acquire Greenland more costly or less likely. The longer we wait, the harder he will be to stop.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: On Greenland, Carney’s cautious approach to Trump is starting to look like appeasement
If the U.S. cared about bolstering Arctic security, it would increase its military presence there — not seize territory.
www.thestar.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Mark Carney may have delivered quite the speech, but neither he, the EU, or NATO have done a damn thing to make Trump's plans to acquire Greenland more costly or less likely. The longer we wait, the harder he will be to stop.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
Which suggests that we need to use our Waterloo Region ingenuity to get serious about making better use of water such as maximizing use of grey water and diverting rain water so it soaks into the ground. We've done the easy conservation but not we need to get serious.
Staff: After years where water conservation and
efficiency efforts outpaced the rate of population growth and we experienced declining overall demands, we are seeing
a transition... The rate of growth is now outpacing the declining trends and overall water usage is increasing.
efficiency efforts outpaced the rate of population growth and we experienced declining overall demands, we are seeing
a transition... The rate of growth is now outpacing the declining trends and overall water usage is increasing.
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Which suggests that we need to use our Waterloo Region ingenuity to get serious about making better use of water such as maximizing use of grey water and diverting rain water so it soaks into the ground. We've done the easy conservation but not we need to get serious.
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This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
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As a Canadian, my advice: do it anyways.
It's effectively impossible to boycott US companies because they own so many British brands. You'd have to stop buying Cadburys, Walkers Crisps, HP sauce.... or shopping at Gails or Waterstones etc etc...
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
As a Canadian, my advice: do it anyways.
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Hey Trump. Ozempic comes from Denmark. Just sayin'...
January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hey Trump. Ozempic comes from Denmark. Just sayin'...
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
Finally.
Tibbits, who was appointed president in June 1987, said Wednesday in an internal email that he informed the college’s board of governors the retirement will take effect immediately. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Conestoga College president John Tibbits suddenly retires
In an internal email sent to staff on Wednesday, Tibbits said he informed the college’s board of governors the retirement will take effect immediately.
www.therecord.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Finally.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
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The cuts to Canada’s foreign aid budget are a tremendous own-goal, even when it was such a pitiful amount to begin with.
Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The cuts to Canada’s foreign aid budget are a tremendous own-goal, even when it was such a pitiful amount to begin with.
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Govt of Canada Communication: THEN vs NOW
January 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Govt of Canada Communication: THEN vs NOW
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Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social, why is your government posting to X — the deep-fake porn harassment app — instead of banning it?
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social, why is your government posting to X — the deep-fake porn harassment app — instead of banning it?
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Conservatives often seem unable to grasp the threat Donald Trump poses to Canada, and cheerleading the Venezuela affair fit with that. With Greenland, Mexico, Colombia and Cuba maybe next on the agenda, everyone needs to ask, why wouldn’t Canada be, too? www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Bruce Arthur: Donald Trump runs a big red line through Canadian politics
The mercurial American president has divided us into those who see him as the monstrous danger he is and those who don't, Bruce Arthur writes.
www.thestar.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Conservatives often seem unable to grasp the threat Donald Trump poses to Canada, and cheerleading the Venezuela affair fit with that. With Greenland, Mexico, Colombia and Cuba maybe next on the agenda, everyone needs to ask, why wouldn’t Canada be, too? www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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The fuck is this.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The fuck is this.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.