Irrelephant
@onewheeldoin200.bsky.social
Aggressively, zealously centrist. Authoritarianism and disinformation, in all its forms, can get stuffed. #ElbowsUp and #SlavaUkraini 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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Serious people abroad taking PET (Putin-Epstein-Trump) seriously.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
Poland to probe possible links between Epstein and Russia, PM Tusk says
Poland will launch an investigation into possible links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any impact on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tues...
www.reuters.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Serious people abroad taking PET (Putin-Epstein-Trump) seriously.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
No Canadian government body/agency/crown corp of any sort should be using X, any more than they should be using Truth Social. Rip off the band-aid, get it done.
Premier Susan Holt on the N.B. government's decision to abandon X: "We've just seen that it used to be a forum for more dialogue and we used to see better engagement and back and forth with New Brunswickers on the platform. But that doesn't seem to be the case anymore."
February 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
No Canadian government body/agency/crown corp of any sort should be using X, any more than they should be using Truth Social. Rip off the band-aid, get it done.
This is extremely noticeable in Canada. US media is bizarro land.
"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
www.publicnotice.co
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
This is extremely noticeable in Canada. US media is bizarro land.
We all saw it anyways
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
We all saw it anyways
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The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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JD Vance unable to discern booing at Winter Olympics from booing every other day of his life
JD Vance unable to discern booing at Winter Olympics from booing every other day of his life
MILAN, ITALY - United States Vice President JD Vance was reportedly unaware of being booed during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies, due to the fact that he is already relentl...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
JD Vance unable to discern booing at Winter Olympics from booing every other day of his life
😂 wtf America
This is honestly insane – like something out of China and Russia. MAGA-aligned US military officers have reportedly been pressuring their troops to go and watch the 'Melania' movie:
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
😂 wtf America
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The United States would have *all* the leverage in any negotiation with an independent Alberta. It's amazing the dummies behind this think it would work out well for them.
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The United States would have *all* the leverage in any negotiation with an independent Alberta. It's amazing the dummies behind this think it would work out well for them.
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SCOOP: The NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump last spring.
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
SCOOP: The NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump last spring.
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
Awesome interview with a Canadian soldier in Ukraine that is worth a listen.
Fierce, relentless, professional. Doing Canada proud over there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦💪🇨🇦
Fierce, relentless, professional. Doing Canada proud over there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦💪🇨🇦
Canadian female fighter at the forefront of Ukraine's drone war
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Awesome interview with a Canadian soldier in Ukraine that is worth a listen.
Fierce, relentless, professional. Doing Canada proud over there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦💪🇨🇦
Fierce, relentless, professional. Doing Canada proud over there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦💪🇨🇦
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Now is probably a good time to remind folks that Elon Musk deleted this recent tweet of his about an 18 year old girl
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Now is probably a good time to remind folks that Elon Musk deleted this recent tweet of his about an 18 year old girl
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ICE now has an $85B annual budget—the highest-funded US law enforcement agency. Its agents operate in five Canadian cities. Constitutional law expert Kent Roach explains what this means for Canadian sovereignty and Charter rights. https://ow.ly/in6O50Yat2z
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
ICE now has an $85B annual budget—the highest-funded US law enforcement agency. Its agents operate in five Canadian cities. Constitutional law expert Kent Roach explains what this means for Canadian sovereignty and Charter rights. https://ow.ly/in6O50Yat2z
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So this is a headline on Huffpost:
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
February 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
So this is a headline on Huffpost:
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
Hard to imagine a more polar opposite to Trump's constant stream of abhorrent narcissism.
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Hard to imagine a more polar opposite to Trump's constant stream of abhorrent narcissism.
The days of assuming the USA (as a single entity), is an ally, are very much gone.
A significant portion of Americans would happily set the world on fire if their God Emperor told them that was a good thing to do.
A significant portion of Americans would happily set the world on fire if their God Emperor told them that was a good thing to do.
Those are extremely worrying red lines and mean that Canada and Europe can't just go back to treating the US as a natural ally.
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
February 7, 2026 at 2:21 AM
The days of assuming the USA (as a single entity), is an ally, are very much gone.
A significant portion of Americans would happily set the world on fire if their God Emperor told them that was a good thing to do.
A significant portion of Americans would happily set the world on fire if their God Emperor told them that was a good thing to do.
To summarize:
1) *MAGA regime threatens all allies and partners*
2) Allies and partners: "Maybe USA government isn't so friendly anymore 🤷♂️"
3) GOP: "See! Nobody likes us 🤬"
1) *MAGA regime threatens all allies and partners*
2) Allies and partners: "Maybe USA government isn't so friendly anymore 🤷♂️"
3) GOP: "See! Nobody likes us 🤬"
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
February 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
To summarize:
1) *MAGA regime threatens all allies and partners*
2) Allies and partners: "Maybe USA government isn't so friendly anymore 🤷♂️"
3) GOP: "See! Nobody likes us 🤬"
1) *MAGA regime threatens all allies and partners*
2) Allies and partners: "Maybe USA government isn't so friendly anymore 🤷♂️"
3) GOP: "See! Nobody likes us 🤬"
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“Trump may be racist but you’re fat” isn’t the sick burn whatever moron runs the GOP account thinks it is
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
“Trump may be racist but you’re fat” isn’t the sick burn whatever moron runs the GOP account thinks it is
The guy personally responsible for hundreds of thousands of starving children?
I hope they fucking skewer him.
I hope they fucking skewer him.
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The guy personally responsible for hundreds of thousands of starving children?
I hope they fucking skewer him.
I hope they fucking skewer him.
The Globalization of Canadian Rage
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
Rest assured, an unhinged America is going to see a lot more guns (economic, diplomatic, and literal) pointed right back at it.
archive.ph/ZZouR
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
Rest assured, an unhinged America is going to see a lot more guns (economic, diplomatic, and literal) pointed right back at it.
archive.ph/ZZouR
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The Globalization of Canadian Rage
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
Rest assured, an unhinged America is going to see a lot more guns (economic, diplomatic, and literal) pointed right back at it.
archive.ph/ZZouR
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
Rest assured, an unhinged America is going to see a lot more guns (economic, diplomatic, and literal) pointed right back at it.
archive.ph/ZZouR
Can I just say how much I despise the fact that Trump and MAGA have forced me to consider how I would live and keep my children safe during an American invasion and subsequent guerrilla war?
In 1812, Thomas Jefferson propounded that taking Canada is “a mere matter of marching.” In 2026, talk of the US invading Canada seems far-fetched—but not impossible. Writer and professor Peter Jones has to wonder: How would we actually defend ourselves? https://ow.ly/ip6L50Y9KFa
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Can I just say how much I despise the fact that Trump and MAGA have forced me to consider how I would live and keep my children safe during an American invasion and subsequent guerrilla war?
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Neither the President nor Vice President of the United States can make a public appearance in front of a non-partisan crowd either in America or abroad without being booed.
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Neither the President nor Vice President of the United States can make a public appearance in front of a non-partisan crowd either in America or abroad without being booed.