Lightacandle
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'Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.'
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January 22, 2026 at 7:29 PM
That's a good/refreshing party politcal broadcast...
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“Look: Rome wasn’t burned in a day.”
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“Look: Rome wasn’t burned in a day.”
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#VoteRepublicansOut
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#VoteRepublicansOut
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
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Ha! Well done those people.
“No Kings” is written in fire in the Davos night sky
"Thanks to our ancestors, we overcame kings. Today, as autocracy and imperialism are on the rise again, we want to send a message to those in power in support of democracy and international law." #Davos #NoKings #Trump
“No Kings” is written in fire in the Davos night sky
"Thanks to our ancestors, we overcame kings. Today, as autocracy and imperialism are on the rise again, we want to send a message to those in power in support of democracy and international law." #Davos #NoKings #Trump
January 21, 2026 at 8:23 AM
#VoteRepublicansOut
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#VoteRepublicansOut
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
'An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.'
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I think part of the reason everyone is so blown away by this Carney speech is it's so long since we heard an actual grown-up articulate serious thoughts about the world. Empty vessels have been making a lot of noise
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I think part of the reason everyone is so blown away by this Carney speech is it's so long since we heard an actual grown-up articulate serious thoughts about the world. Empty vessels have been making a lot of noise
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Western leaders are finally pushing back, and their publics are loving most those who doing it earliest, clearest, and loudest.
They want to hear their leaders reassure them that we don’t have to kiss the boot that kicks us.
They want to hear their leaders reassure them that we don’t have to kiss the boot that kicks us.
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Western leaders are finally pushing back, and their publics are loving most those who doing it earliest, clearest, and loudest.
They want to hear their leaders reassure them that we don’t have to kiss the boot that kicks us.
They want to hear their leaders reassure them that we don’t have to kiss the boot that kicks us.
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It's the last couple of days to vote in the PCO Cartoon Awards.
You could vote for one of mine or you could vote for one of the far funnier better drawn ones.
This monkey business from @thenewcartoonist.bsky.social is in the 'Cartoon Series' category.
Vote here👇
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You could vote for one of mine or you could vote for one of the far funnier better drawn ones.
This monkey business from @thenewcartoonist.bsky.social is in the 'Cartoon Series' category.
Vote here👇
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January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
It's the last couple of days to vote in the PCO Cartoon Awards.
You could vote for one of mine or you could vote for one of the far funnier better drawn ones.
This monkey business from @thenewcartoonist.bsky.social is in the 'Cartoon Series' category.
Vote here👇
s.surveyplanet.com/bqq48opj
You could vote for one of mine or you could vote for one of the far funnier better drawn ones.
This monkey business from @thenewcartoonist.bsky.social is in the 'Cartoon Series' category.
Vote here👇
s.surveyplanet.com/bqq48opj
Ha! Well done those people.
“No Kings” is written in fire in the Davos night sky
"Thanks to our ancestors, we overcame kings. Today, as autocracy and imperialism are on the rise again, we want to send a message to those in power in support of democracy and international law." #Davos #NoKings #Trump
“No Kings” is written in fire in the Davos night sky
"Thanks to our ancestors, we overcame kings. Today, as autocracy and imperialism are on the rise again, we want to send a message to those in power in support of democracy and international law." #Davos #NoKings #Trump
January 21, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Ice Age art!
A lovely little horse figurine sculpted from mammoth tusk around 15,000 years ago!
Known as ‘The Little Horse of Lourdes’ it was found in 1886 in the cave of Les Espélugues, Lourdes, Haute-Pyrénées, France. 📷 by me.
#Archaeology
A lovely little horse figurine sculpted from mammoth tusk around 15,000 years ago!
Known as ‘The Little Horse of Lourdes’ it was found in 1886 in the cave of Les Espélugues, Lourdes, Haute-Pyrénées, France. 📷 by me.
#Archaeology
January 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Ice Age art!
A lovely little horse figurine sculpted from mammoth tusk around 15,000 years ago!
Known as ‘The Little Horse of Lourdes’ it was found in 1886 in the cave of Les Espélugues, Lourdes, Haute-Pyrénées, France. 📷 by me.
#Archaeology
A lovely little horse figurine sculpted from mammoth tusk around 15,000 years ago!
Known as ‘The Little Horse of Lourdes’ it was found in 1886 in the cave of Les Espélugues, Lourdes, Haute-Pyrénées, France. 📷 by me.
#Archaeology
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The fact that his main weapon, Tariffs, may be the reason his home population will eventually get rid of him would be the perfect ending to the US's worst presidency. Sweet poetic justice. #Trunp #Tarrifs
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Here's the Mark Carney speech. Well worth a watch. Gives some hope for the future, which makes a change... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStu...
PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026
YouTube video by cpac
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here's the Mark Carney speech. Well worth a watch. Gives some hope for the future, which makes a change... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStu...
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If nothing else, pretty amazing Canadian PM Carney said the quiet part out loud today: international law has never been real and the ‘rules’ of the international order have never applied to the US and its allies.
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
If nothing else, pretty amazing Canadian PM Carney said the quiet part out loud today: international law has never been real and the ‘rules’ of the international order have never applied to the US and its allies.
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism.
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
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Carney: "We stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland's future. Our commitment to NATO's Article 5 is unwavering ... Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland"
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Carney: "We stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland's future. Our commitment to NATO's Article 5 is unwavering ... Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland"
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The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Everyone should listen to Mark Carney's speech just now at Davos. He knows the way forward, and as he stated....for a just future. Starmer should stand with him rather than Trump, for obvious reasons. Go listen!
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Everyone should listen to Mark Carney's speech just now at Davos. He knows the way forward, and as he stated....for a just future. Starmer should stand with him rather than Trump, for obvious reasons. Go listen!
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Superman goes after Hitler and Stalin, Look magazine, 2/27/1940. "I'd like to land a strictly non-Aryan in sock on your jaw..."
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Superman goes after Hitler and Stalin, Look magazine, 2/27/1940. "I'd like to land a strictly non-Aryan in sock on your jaw..."
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"In 1943, Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel Prize in Literature to Nazi Germany's Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels...[Hamsun] was a great supporter of Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda in Germany. Goebbels had also been a great admirer of Hamsun's books for many years."
Jaktar på Knut Hamsun sin forsvunne nobelpris-medalje som vart gjeven til nazisten Joseph Goebbels
I 1943 gav Knut Hamsun sin Nobelpris i litteratur til reichminister for propaganda i Nazi-Tyskland Joseph Goebbels. Ingen har sett medaljen sidan. No startar jakta.
www.nrk.no
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"In 1943, Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel Prize in Literature to Nazi Germany's Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels...[Hamsun] was a great supporter of Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda in Germany. Goebbels had also been a great admirer of Hamsun's books for many years."
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Herblock on the justice system under Nixon, 10/23/1973.
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Herblock on the justice system under Nixon, 10/23/1973.
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“What tyrants hate.” Roy Justus, October 1963.
January 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
“What tyrants hate.” Roy Justus, October 1963.
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