arnaudleb.bsky.social
arnaudleb.bsky.social
@arnaudleb.bsky.social
So righ there Trump can never get it!:
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,"

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, White House critical - www.reuters.com/world/nobel-...
www.reuters.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Feels like the McCarthy era! Everyone is an enemy.

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
8 months into the presidency and it took that long to figure this out? The campaign rhetoric was screaming authoritarianism.

Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...
Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
And just like that - there is not a dead that pass by that we count the days until this masquerade ends.

Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
reuters.com
www.reuters.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hopefully an American Pope will bring more compassion, empathy and human dignity to the USA.
May 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What does it mean being Canadian in times of election?
Our Party leaders, winning or losing, do not ask for recount, do not contest the process, congratulate their peers, thanks their teams, reach across the board for working together.
Canadians have class.
April 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders.

George Carlin
April 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Advance Polls are open #Canadavote
Ballot cast💪🏽
April 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is insane. Next steps government meetings with white hoods and swastikas. #usashame
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I wonder what the Bush, Clinton, Obama, Biden must be thinking right now. All contributed to maintain the USA as the beacon of freedom in some messed up times. It just took one guy to undo everything in 3 months.
guy.to
April 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“Liberation Day” what a stupid name along with “golden age”…we are in total delusions of grandeurs.
News Analysis: President Trump is already showing signs of concern that his targets may team up against him. Now, in this maelstrom of threats, alienation, and recriminations, he is expected to announce his “Liberation Day” tariffs on Wednesday.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances
President Trump is already showing signs of concern that his targets may team up against him.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Thought of the day:
“ if Aliens were to land today and ask us - take us to your leader - , normally we would look at the USA, what should we tell them? Can you come back later?
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
From authoritarianism to press responsibilities, this interview is enlightening.
March 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In French press Sweden is back to “Total Defense”

www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

www.government.se/government-p...
March 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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France has warned Donald Trump against trying to invade Greenland by military force or economic coercion.

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the European Union would not “let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders, whoever they are”.
March 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Here we are in Election period. It is time to make choices, not only for Canada but our place in the world.
I am always wary of politicians and their limited promises. But this time we need someone who has a clear mandate and action oriented.
It is time to be “Carney-vorous”. 🔥🇨🇦
March 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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In which I talk to @dworkin.bsky.social about patterns of autocratic takeover
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/anne-apple...
Anne Applebaum on Democracy's Tipping Point
A fascinating conversation with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author
www.dworkinsubstack.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Picked up this new book and first pages are already a great insights in almost the last decade. Great read.
March 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Should Canada 🇨🇦 need nuclear deterrence?
What was unthinkable yesterday might be just a top option today.
March 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Niantic confirmed our scoop that it's selling Pokemon Go to Scopely for $3.5b. But I don't see people talking about its new company Niantic Spatial, which will build a high-fidelity 3D map based on a "proprietary database" of "30 billion posed images" 👀 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Pokemon Go’ Owner Sells Games to Saudi Group for $3.5 Billion
Saudi sovereign wealth fund-backed Scopely Inc. has agreed to buy Niantic Inc.’s gaming business, including the mobile hit Pokemon Go, for $3.5 billion.
www.bloomberg.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Whoever is interested in a well documented analysis of why we are all impacted by a narrow minded, antiquated, inadequate and bottom line dangerously moronic US foreign policy, give this a read.
And that covers mostly the first presidency of orange hitler. Reading this now is even more important.
March 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Russia Is Not Winning
At the current rate, Russia will control all of Ukraine in about 118 years.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM