Sakina Chenot
@sakinachenot.bsky.social
Lawyer, local activist, Liberal Democrat. All views my own
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After Marco Rubio said countries shouldn’t rely on the US Ottawa said: don’t worry we won’t.
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: Canada Just Dropped the Blueprint to Break Free from the U.S. Military Industrial Complex
125,000 jobs. 5% of GDP. 70% domestic procurement. And a deliberate pivot away from American arms manufacturers. This isn’t procurement reform — it’s geopolitical emancipation.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
After Marco Rubio said countries shouldn’t rely on the US Ottawa said: don’t worry we won’t.
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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“She’s not from here.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“She’s not from here.”
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Defending the Genocide in Gaza is the logical endpoint of Brianna Wu’s politics.
She weaponizes her own past suffering in an effort to use the exact same tactics against her targets. It was inevitable that she’d end up sympathizing with the crybullies committing crimes against humanity.
She weaponizes her own past suffering in an effort to use the exact same tactics against her targets. It was inevitable that she’d end up sympathizing with the crybullies committing crimes against humanity.
February 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Defending the Genocide in Gaza is the logical endpoint of Brianna Wu’s politics.
She weaponizes her own past suffering in an effort to use the exact same tactics against her targets. It was inevitable that she’d end up sympathizing with the crybullies committing crimes against humanity.
She weaponizes her own past suffering in an effort to use the exact same tactics against her targets. It was inevitable that she’d end up sympathizing with the crybullies committing crimes against humanity.
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Always remember the racism and misogyny which defines the Republican party
And which, by extension, currently rules America
And which, by extension, currently rules America
Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
February 16, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Always remember the racism and misogyny which defines the Republican party
And which, by extension, currently rules America
And which, by extension, currently rules America
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Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
February 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
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The UK's fiscal woes are not predominantly this government's fault - years of prioritising pensioners and tax cuts have taken their toll - but there seems to be a lack of awareness still less strategy despite the PM's claims otherwise.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The UK's fiscal woes are not predominantly this government's fault - years of prioritising pensioners and tax cuts have taken their toll - but there seems to be a lack of awareness still less strategy despite the PM's claims otherwise.
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One of the most basic tenets of election security is to avoid creating a Single Point of Failure (SPF). Unfortunately, it appears that SCOTUS created a potential SPF by sanctioning DOGE’s access to SSA databases, which are now a key component of Trump’s voter purge election strategy. 1/
February 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
One of the most basic tenets of election security is to avoid creating a Single Point of Failure (SPF). Unfortunately, it appears that SCOTUS created a potential SPF by sanctioning DOGE’s access to SSA databases, which are now a key component of Trump’s voter purge election strategy. 1/
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The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Seven Legal Questions That Will Shape Democracy in 2026
Courts are set to decide a host of cases that will determine the fate of the VRA, confront the latest restrictions on direct democracy, and affect ballot access and redistricting.
boltsmag.org
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
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PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
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As somebody who has worked on Wall Street for the last 19 years, I promise you that a lot of people who are insanely rich - not just average millionaires, people with true wealth - are dumb as dog shit, but just have no morals and know ways to make tons of money by not caring about hurting people.
Dumb and evil are not mutually exclusive and Elon is not a genius, or even an above average thinker. I have dealt with enough of these people directly to see their stupidity in action, not just reading about it on this website.
I am once again begging liberals to understand the difference between dumb (which they are not) and evil (which they are).
Do people like Elizabeth truly not grasp this? You are *paid to observe people*!!! How much more do you need to see?
Do people like Elizabeth truly not grasp this? You are *paid to observe people*!!! How much more do you need to see?
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
As somebody who has worked on Wall Street for the last 19 years, I promise you that a lot of people who are insanely rich - not just average millionaires, people with true wealth - are dumb as dog shit, but just have no morals and know ways to make tons of money by not caring about hurting people.
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For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
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Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
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How to survive forty days of rain — and counting rain for 40 days has a biblical quality; also, an apocalyptic one. It has now been raining for 44 in the UK, continuously. Currently there is no sign of any prolonged dry weather for the next seven to 10 days” www.ft.com/content/4rai... via @FT
How to survive forty days of rain — and counting
It’s an unsettling and inescapable fact that the whole sodden UK situation feels — and in some ways is — apocalyptic
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 AM
How to survive forty days of rain — and counting rain for 40 days has a biblical quality; also, an apocalyptic one. It has now been raining for 44 in the UK, continuously. Currently there is no sign of any prolonged dry weather for the next seven to 10 days” www.ft.com/content/4rai... via @FT
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#VonderLeyen touts two-speed Europe to press ahead with economic reforms - If the EU is not moving fast enough on improving its competitiveness, a group of member states have to move forward alone www.ft.com/content/dd17... via @FT #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #FarRight #FutureOfEurope
Von der Leyen touts two-speed Europe to press ahead with economic reforms
Also in this newsletter: Meloni takes the pulse of her African development plan
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 AM
#VonderLeyen touts two-speed Europe to press ahead with economic reforms - If the EU is not moving fast enough on improving its competitiveness, a group of member states have to move forward alone www.ft.com/content/dd17... via @FT #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #FarRight #FutureOfEurope
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For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
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Everything is for sale.
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Everything is for sale.
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Trump's former attorney. "THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Trump's former attorney. "THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"
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Of VC-backed products, 78% fail:
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
February 13, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Of VC-backed products, 78% fail:
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
42% fail because nobody wants them.
17% because they don't really solve the problem they claim to solve.
19% because they were no different from competing products or couldn't evolve with the market.
And that's just VC-backed companies.
1/2
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You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell!
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell!
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
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"This is the most shamelessly, brazenly, openly corrupt and compromised government in modern American history and, astonishingly, the person who sits at the center of much of that corruption and compromise isn’t even a member of the government: It’s Jared Cory Kushner, First Son-in-Law." - me
👀 Jared Kushner... Redacted?
The president's son-in-law is at the center of a huge new scandal. Plus: the Trump administration's war on the climate and the Pakistani government's war on Imran Khan's health.
zeteo.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"This is the most shamelessly, brazenly, openly corrupt and compromised government in modern American history and, astonishingly, the person who sits at the center of much of that corruption and compromise isn’t even a member of the government: It’s Jared Cory Kushner, First Son-in-Law." - me
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Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
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“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
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@reuters.com
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