Philip Aubin 🇨🇦 - Slava 🇺🇦
@philipaubin.bsky.social
Born 1960, fiscal realist, socially liberal, agnostic atheist, once athletic, father to two, partner to one, BEng (chem), BSc (nutr), MBA, JD.
In order: labourer, bouncer, Mil C-130 pilot, airport insp, PEng, AC pilot/union negotiator, now a family lawyer.
In order: labourer, bouncer, Mil C-130 pilot, airport insp, PEng, AC pilot/union negotiator, now a family lawyer.
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Axios ran a whole piece about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, a Christian seminarian, following a few models on Instagram.
No scandal. No misconduct. Just "follows."
Journalism is dead. Clickbait moral panic is alive.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/axios-trie...
No scandal. No misconduct. Just "follows."
Journalism is dead. Clickbait moral panic is alive.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/axios-trie...
Axios tried to shame Christian U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico—and ended up exposing itself
The so-called scandal over who a progressive Christian follows on Instagram says more about lazy journalism than it does about faith or politics
www.friendlyatheist.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Axios ran a whole piece about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, a Christian seminarian, following a few models on Instagram.
No scandal. No misconduct. Just "follows."
Journalism is dead. Clickbait moral panic is alive.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/axios-trie...
No scandal. No misconduct. Just "follows."
Journalism is dead. Clickbait moral panic is alive.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/axios-trie...
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.
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Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
August 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
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Let me be clear: if your full US citizenship doesn’t protect dark skinned people, it eventually won’t protect anyone of any skin color.
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Let me be clear: if your full US citizenship doesn’t protect dark skinned people, it eventually won’t protect anyone of any skin color.
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It’s at a point where the next Democrat president will have to abolish the agency and start again. That is the realistic solution. Pritzker is close to saying that, I think. He can’t yet.
Do you see a "politically realistic" solution to this issue of masked gangs in swag, no ID, marauding harmless people without recourse?
In other words, at what point do Dems understand that their fear of "looking soft on crime" has made them ignore actual violent crime by this regime, and speak up?
In other words, at what point do Dems understand that their fear of "looking soft on crime" has made them ignore actual violent crime by this regime, and speak up?
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It’s at a point where the next Democrat president will have to abolish the agency and start again. That is the realistic solution. Pritzker is close to saying that, I think. He can’t yet.
I asked google "Which political system is associated with government control and punishment of business activities and media."
It is totalitarianism, which is driven by the underlying ideology of fascism.
These are the values & goals of the evil dystopian Trump regime.
It is totalitarianism, which is driven by the underlying ideology of fascism.
These are the values & goals of the evil dystopian Trump regime.
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I asked google "Which political system is associated with government control and punishment of business activities and media."
It is totalitarianism, which is driven by the underlying ideology of fascism.
These are the values & goals of the evil dystopian Trump regime.
It is totalitarianism, which is driven by the underlying ideology of fascism.
These are the values & goals of the evil dystopian Trump regime.
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Donald Trump has pardoned disgraced former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and one of his co-conspirators following their corruption convictions. Casada was sentenced in September to 36 months in prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and related charges
“Drain the swamp”
“Drain the swamp”
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Donald Trump has pardoned disgraced former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and one of his co-conspirators following their corruption convictions. Casada was sentenced in September to 36 months in prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and related charges
“Drain the swamp”
“Drain the swamp”
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Draw your own conclusions on this, it doesn't appear to be sourced, but it certainly sounds good...
Tesla $TSLA $TSLAQ
Tesla $TSLA $TSLAQ
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Draw your own conclusions on this, it doesn't appear to be sourced, but it certainly sounds good...
Tesla $TSLA $TSLAQ
Tesla $TSLA $TSLAQ
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Tesla sales in Europe down 28.5% in October 2025:
Sweden 🇸🇪 -89%
Denmark 🇩🇰 -86%
Norway 🇳🇴 -50%
The Netherlands 🇳🇱 -48%
#EuropeanTeslaDumpingChampionship
Sweden 🇸🇪 -89%
Denmark 🇩🇰 -86%
Norway 🇳🇴 -50%
The Netherlands 🇳🇱 -48%
#EuropeanTeslaDumpingChampionship
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Tesla sales in Europe down 28.5% in October 2025:
Sweden 🇸🇪 -89%
Denmark 🇩🇰 -86%
Norway 🇳🇴 -50%
The Netherlands 🇳🇱 -48%
#EuropeanTeslaDumpingChampionship
Sweden 🇸🇪 -89%
Denmark 🇩🇰 -86%
Norway 🇳🇴 -50%
The Netherlands 🇳🇱 -48%
#EuropeanTeslaDumpingChampionship
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Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.
IMHO in many critical cases, the 5 conservative MAGAts on SCOTUS are:
- deeply corrupt (morally, politically, &/or pecuniary),
- acting against US interests wrt democracy, freedom, the rule of law, & the constitution, &
- acting & voting with treasonous intent.
They must be impeached, some jailed.
- deeply corrupt (morally, politically, &/or pecuniary),
- acting against US interests wrt democracy, freedom, the rule of law, & the constitution, &
- acting & voting with treasonous intent.
They must be impeached, some jailed.
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
IMHO in many critical cases, the 5 conservative MAGAts on SCOTUS are:
- deeply corrupt (morally, politically, &/or pecuniary),
- acting against US interests wrt democracy, freedom, the rule of law, & the constitution, &
- acting & voting with treasonous intent.
They must be impeached, some jailed.
- deeply corrupt (morally, politically, &/or pecuniary),
- acting against US interests wrt democracy, freedom, the rule of law, & the constitution, &
- acting & voting with treasonous intent.
They must be impeached, some jailed.
Today's MP floor crossing doesn't surprise me.
#PierrePoilievre & #DanielleSmith represent the worst of Canadian politics ... angry liars that put their own interests ahead of Canada's.
Today's CPC & UPC policies are misguided & regressive, but its the Maple MAGAt leadership that makes them toxic.
#PierrePoilievre & #DanielleSmith represent the worst of Canadian politics ... angry liars that put their own interests ahead of Canada's.
Today's CPC & UPC policies are misguided & regressive, but its the Maple MAGAt leadership that makes them toxic.
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today's MP floor crossing doesn't surprise me.
#PierrePoilievre & #DanielleSmith represent the worst of Canadian politics ... angry liars that put their own interests ahead of Canada's.
Today's CPC & UPC policies are misguided & regressive, but its the Maple MAGAt leadership that makes them toxic.
#PierrePoilievre & #DanielleSmith represent the worst of Canadian politics ... angry liars that put their own interests ahead of Canada's.
Today's CPC & UPC policies are misguided & regressive, but its the Maple MAGAt leadership that makes them toxic.
I have a 2021 moto one 5G ace (waiting for a 2026 g86 power equiv Canada).
I saw this post about a 2025 moto g in the US for ~$40 US.
From what I can see, this would meet the needs of ~95% of users.
What am I missing that people are actually paying $2,000 for a phone?
youtu.be/es3rssSxpDI?...
I saw this post about a 2025 moto g in the US for ~$40 US.
From what I can see, this would meet the needs of ~95% of users.
What am I missing that people are actually paying $2,000 for a phone?
youtu.be/es3rssSxpDI?...
is Walmarts $39 Motorola Worth It?
YouTube video by jOhnZoid
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I have a 2021 moto one 5G ace (waiting for a 2026 g86 power equiv Canada).
I saw this post about a 2025 moto g in the US for ~$40 US.
From what I can see, this would meet the needs of ~95% of users.
What am I missing that people are actually paying $2,000 for a phone?
youtu.be/es3rssSxpDI?...
I saw this post about a 2025 moto g in the US for ~$40 US.
From what I can see, this would meet the needs of ~95% of users.
What am I missing that people are actually paying $2,000 for a phone?
youtu.be/es3rssSxpDI?...
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
An interesting (humorously delivered) assessment of the likely long term effects of the Trump/GOP/MAGAt attack on democracy, constitutional rights, and the rule of law by expanding the use of authoritarianism in the US.
Spoiler Alert: it doesn't sound good.
youtu.be/6O63Twuu9x4?...
Spoiler Alert: it doesn't sound good.
youtu.be/6O63Twuu9x4?...
4 Possible Post-Authoritarian Outcomes
YouTube video by Jeremy Andrew Davis
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
An interesting (humorously delivered) assessment of the likely long term effects of the Trump/GOP/MAGAt attack on democracy, constitutional rights, and the rule of law by expanding the use of authoritarianism in the US.
Spoiler Alert: it doesn't sound good.
youtu.be/6O63Twuu9x4?...
Spoiler Alert: it doesn't sound good.
youtu.be/6O63Twuu9x4?...
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Former President Barack Obama, who has not endorsed a candidate for mayor of New York City, called Zohran Mamdani and praised his campaign.
Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign, Offers to Be Sounding Board
Former President Barack Obama told Zohran Mamdani “your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani’s success beyond the election.
nyti.ms
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Former President Barack Obama, who has not endorsed a candidate for mayor of New York City, called Zohran Mamdani and praised his campaign.
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I still _cannot believe_ that Michael Chong thought defending PP like this ⬇️ was legitimate.
Uh, he doesn't want to try to get the appropriate security clearance because it's too "invasive" and 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮?
You mean what security checks are SUPPOSED to do?
Uh, he doesn't want to try to get the appropriate security clearance because it's too "invasive" and 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮?
You mean what security checks are SUPPOSED to do?
May 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I still _cannot believe_ that Michael Chong thought defending PP like this ⬇️ was legitimate.
Uh, he doesn't want to try to get the appropriate security clearance because it's too "invasive" and 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮?
You mean what security checks are SUPPOSED to do?
Uh, he doesn't want to try to get the appropriate security clearance because it's too "invasive" and 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮?
You mean what security checks are SUPPOSED to do?
I have to say I like the vibrant proud resolved (but not nationalistic) patriotism of my fellow Canadians.
youtu.be/x41dUEvn60g?...
youtu.be/x41dUEvn60g?...
We Are The North (Official Music Video) | A Powerful Anthem of Canadian Pride and Defiance
YouTube video by We Are The North Productions | Toronto, Canada
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November 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I have to say I like the vibrant proud resolved (but not nationalistic) patriotism of my fellow Canadians.
youtu.be/x41dUEvn60g?...
youtu.be/x41dUEvn60g?...
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I’m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesn’t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesn’t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Holy shit! 124K views of this OShow video just on Facebook! Canadians are pissed at Poilievre for his dangerous and despicable lie about some 🇨🇦 cities being “war zones” - full discussion here 🔗 youtu.be/3VmnNplOACs?si…#Cndpolili 👀
October 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Holy shit! 124K views of this OShow video just on Facebook! Canadians are pissed at Poilievre for his dangerous and despicable lie about some 🇨🇦 cities being “war zones” - full discussion here 🔗 youtu.be/3VmnNplOACs?si…#Cndpolili 👀
A post about the decline and fall of 3 historic empires, and now the fourth ... the US.
Preaching the myth of American exceptionalism has blinded average Americans to the problems and prevents any chance of recovery. The US rich are positioning to profit from the collapse.
youtu.be/wb39CeK_yWg?...
Preaching the myth of American exceptionalism has blinded average Americans to the problems and prevents any chance of recovery. The US rich are positioning to profit from the collapse.
youtu.be/wb39CeK_yWg?...
The 7-Stage Collapse Pattern: Spain, Britain, USSR... USA Is At Stage 5
YouTube video by Economy Rewind
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October 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A post about the decline and fall of 3 historic empires, and now the fourth ... the US.
Preaching the myth of American exceptionalism has blinded average Americans to the problems and prevents any chance of recovery. The US rich are positioning to profit from the collapse.
youtu.be/wb39CeK_yWg?...
Preaching the myth of American exceptionalism has blinded average Americans to the problems and prevents any chance of recovery. The US rich are positioning to profit from the collapse.
youtu.be/wb39CeK_yWg?...
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No one with any judgement at all believes it, Donald. Because they know you lie about literally everything.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
No one with any judgement at all believes it, Donald. Because they know you lie about literally everything.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.
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It will forever be known to the public as the "Epstein Ballroom," irrespective of what its official name will be.
Trump: "I don't have any plans to call it after myself. That was fake news. Probably gonna call it the Presidential Ballroom or something like that. We haven't really thought about a name yet."
October 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It will forever be known to the public as the "Epstein Ballroom," irrespective of what its official name will be.