Nelson Ford
@nelsonford.bsky.social
Technologist CISSP
Political centrist (*on the Canadian political spectrum), highly opinionated but not necessarily in the mood for a fight.
Not taking democracy for granted.
Elbows up!
Ottawa
Political centrist (*on the Canadian political spectrum), highly opinionated but not necessarily in the mood for a fight.
Not taking democracy for granted.
Elbows up!
Ottawa
Pinned
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I would hazard a guess that Mr. Hoekstra isn’t cut out for diplomacy. Perhaps he’d prefer to find a different occupation. Outside of Canada.
“Mr. Hoekstra hung up when The Globe called his personal cellphone.”
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U.S. ambassador profanely scolds Ontario representative over anti-tariff ad, sources say
Pete Hoekstra used expletives in loud dressing-down in front of hundreds at Ottawa gala
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I would hazard a guess that Mr. Hoekstra isn’t cut out for diplomacy. Perhaps he’d prefer to find a different occupation. Outside of Canada.
If the Conservatives and NDP force an election Carney will win a majority and Poilievre will lose his leadership position. Poilievre has nothing to lose because the knives are out for him already.
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If the Conservatives and NDP force an election Carney will win a majority and Poilievre will lose his leadership position. Poilievre has nothing to lose because the knives are out for him already.
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Now's your time to strike, Mark Carney. You'll be greeted as liberators
Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Now's your time to strike, Mark Carney. You'll be greeted as liberators
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Republicans: “Stop calling us Nazis just because you disagree with us.”
*Elon Musk Nazi salutes*
Young Republican group: “I love Hitler.”
This Congressman’s office:
*Elon Musk Nazi salutes*
Young Republican group: “I love Hitler.”
This Congressman’s office:
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Republicans: “Stop calling us Nazis just because you disagree with us.”
*Elon Musk Nazi salutes*
Young Republican group: “I love Hitler.”
This Congressman’s office:
*Elon Musk Nazi salutes*
Young Republican group: “I love Hitler.”
This Congressman’s office:
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📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
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Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.
Trump is telling military brass that democratic run cities will be used as training grounds?
September 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump is telling military brass that democratic run cities will be used as training grounds?
Do Americans understand how batshit crazy and dysfunctional the concept of a “government shutdown” is?
a man in a suit and tie is standing in a room .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in a room .
media.tenor.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Do Americans understand how batshit crazy and dysfunctional the concept of a “government shutdown” is?
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
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A “we were wrong” correction would be nice.
August 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A “we were wrong” correction would be nice.
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this is like if a far side cartoon grew up to be a real boy
August 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
this is like if a far side cartoon grew up to be a real boy
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The President cannot commandeer any local law enforcement.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
August 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The President cannot commandeer any local law enforcement.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Journalist @melbuer.bsky.social was shoved multiple times and detained by officers while covering a protest against immigration raids in downtown LA on on Aug. 8.
“One officer said, ‘The statutes don’t matter,’” she said.
“One officer said, ‘The statutes don’t matter,’” she said.
Independent journalist shoved, detained while covering LA protest
Journalist Melanie Buer was shoved multiple times and detained by officers while covering a protest against immigration raids in downtown …
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August 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Journalist @melbuer.bsky.social was shoved multiple times and detained by officers while covering a protest against immigration raids in downtown LA on on Aug. 8.
“One officer said, ‘The statutes don’t matter,’” she said.
“One officer said, ‘The statutes don’t matter,’” she said.
U.S. Military Preparing to Activate National Guard in D.C. - The Wall Street Journal
Uh, isn’t that a military coup?
Uh, isn’t that a military coup?
August 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
U.S. Military Preparing to Activate National Guard in D.C. - The Wall Street Journal
Uh, isn’t that a military coup?
Uh, isn’t that a military coup?
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You knew this was coming. Endless screaming.
The Trump administration is increasing the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, DC, starting Thursday night, the White House said.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/p...
The Trump administration is increasing the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, DC, starting Thursday night, the White House said.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/p...
Trump increasing federal law enforcement in DC beginning Thursday night | CNN Politics
The Trump administration will increase the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, DC, starting Thursday night, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. It comes just days after a we...
www.cnn.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
You knew this was coming. Endless screaming.
The Trump administration is increasing the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, DC, starting Thursday night, the White House said.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/p...
The Trump administration is increasing the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, DC, starting Thursday night, the White House said.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/p...
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DC people, some tips for you on what to do if you encounter Trump's police force in our city.
August 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
DC people, some tips for you on what to do if you encounter Trump's police force in our city.