MelArch 🕊️🇨🇦🌻
@melarch.bsky.social
UofC Alumna. Mother, Wife, Albertan. Not AI 😂 Interests: Sarcasm, Plants 🌱🪴, Learning📚. Strongly Opposed to Reactionary Politics.
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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New at Debating Canadian Defence:
A short post on nuance and fighter procurement questions.
open.substack.com/pub/philippe...
A short post on nuance and fighter procurement questions.
open.substack.com/pub/philippe...
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New at Debating Canadian Defence:
A short post on nuance and fighter procurement questions.
open.substack.com/pub/philippe...
A short post on nuance and fighter procurement questions.
open.substack.com/pub/philippe...
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This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
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I don't love the Court's reliance on hypotheticals, but the scenario it used is not just realistic, it's likely a quite common occurrence. And normal people wouldn't call an 18 year-old looking at a sext of a 17 year-old a 'pedophile', which is precisely why a year in jail would be unjust.
I went hard at the SCC for 'making up a pedophile to be nice to'. A different viewpoint linked below, though I think we're actually in accord that judges should decide the cases in front of them.
Still think legislating from the bench is the quickest way to politicize the judiciary.
Still think legislating from the bench is the quickest way to politicize the judiciary.
NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I don't love the Court's reliance on hypotheticals, but the scenario it used is not just realistic, it's likely a quite common occurrence. And normal people wouldn't call an 18 year-old looking at a sext of a 17 year-old a 'pedophile', which is precisely why a year in jail would be unjust.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
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Over on Twitter, I bet they are also all watching the game but every time something happens someone blames it on Jewish people.
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Over on Twitter, I bet they are also all watching the game but every time something happens someone blames it on Jewish people.
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I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app
This is fucking crazy
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is fucking crazy
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NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...
No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down mandatory minimum sentences in the context of possessing or accessing child pornography.
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...
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God dammit I'm going to have to write a proper post about this idiocy, aren't I...
Alberta's Smith (and Ontario’s Ford) calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn ruling
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Alberta's Smith calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn ruling
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on the federal government to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to overturn a new Supreme Court ruling on child pornography.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
God dammit I'm going to have to write a proper post about this idiocy, aren't I...
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Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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List of Albertan citizens who do not (or will very soon not) have rights under the Canadian charter:
- transgender teens
- teachers
Who’s next?
- transgender teens
- teachers
Who’s next?
October 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
List of Albertan citizens who do not (or will very soon not) have rights under the Canadian charter:
- transgender teens
- teachers
Who’s next?
- transgender teens
- teachers
Who’s next?
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Another egregious use of the notwithstanding clause. The right wing populist governments in this country are a scourge.
"The bill also includes penalties of up to $500 per day for teachers as well as organizations that disobey the back-to-work order."
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta introduces back-to-work legislation, imposes new contract to end teachers strike
The Alberta government is ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and imposing a four-year collective contract.
edmontonjournal.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another egregious use of the notwithstanding clause. The right wing populist governments in this country are a scourge.
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Refusing to feed people while building a massive ballroom is a fast track to eat the rich. No pun intended.
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Refusing to feed people while building a massive ballroom is a fast track to eat the rich. No pun intended.
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one of the most deeply infuriating aspects of american politics is close to half of americans would love if 20% of the country starved to death
October 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
one of the most deeply infuriating aspects of american politics is close to half of americans would love if 20% of the country starved to death
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Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
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Nate Horner just told the Alberta Legislature that Bill 2 Back to School Act will include the Notwithstanding Clause.
October 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Nate Horner just told the Alberta Legislature that Bill 2 Back to School Act will include the Notwithstanding Clause.
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SNAP funding is about to expire thanks to the government shutdown, leaving millions of Americans hungry. But Donald Trump still wants more money for Argentina. trib.al/ABq5CiK
Trump Mulls More Aid to Argentina as Americans Set to Lose Food Stamps
SNAP funding is about to expire thanks to the government shutdown, leaving millions of Americans hungry. But Donald Trump still wants more money for Argentina.
trib.al
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
SNAP funding is about to expire thanks to the government shutdown, leaving millions of Americans hungry. But Donald Trump still wants more money for Argentina. trib.al/ABq5CiK
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A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests against Trump are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump
A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
www.motherjones.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests against Trump are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
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ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...