Christian Nola
@chrisloan.bsky.social
China for work, house music for fun.
“Mike Johnson has said it would mean there would be “no stumbling blocks or hurdles at all in the way of turning us into a communist country.” - Wow! Communist or fascist! Those are some stark choices. I wonder if there are any other options?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
Trump just kneecapped the GOP’s shutdown strategy | CNN Politics
After the government had been shut down for nearly a month, a conspicuously quiet President Donald Trump finally weighed in with a prescription for how to end it.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“Mike Johnson has said it would mean there would be “no stumbling blocks or hurdles at all in the way of turning us into a communist country.” - Wow! Communist or fascist! Those are some stark choices. I wonder if there are any other options?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
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Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
Sad news… When I first saw the headline I thought “oh! New music?” Got to the end of the headline and realized “damn! Guess not”
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with Untitled (How Does It Feel), dead at 51 | CBC News
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless Untitled (How Does It Feel) music video, has died. He was 51.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Sad news… When I first saw the headline I thought “oh! New music?” Got to the end of the headline and realized “damn! Guess not”
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Getting pretty pumped about this actually. Might have to head home next summer to try and catch a game or two!
The team, the fans, and the country are ready.
The FIFA World Cup comes to Canada next year.
The FIFA World Cup comes to Canada next year.
October 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Getting pretty pumped about this actually. Might have to head home next summer to try and catch a game or two!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cVn...
She strikes again! PM Mottley of Barbados is, in my opinion, THE BEST orator of any current world leader. For your listening pleasure.
She strikes again! PM Mottley of Barbados is, in my opinion, THE BEST orator of any current world leader. For your listening pleasure.
Barbados PM DESTROYS Israel & U.S. at UN LIVE – “They Make a Desert and Call It Peace!”
YouTube video by WLA
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September 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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She strikes again! PM Mottley of Barbados is, in my opinion, THE BEST orator of any current world leader. For your listening pleasure.
She strikes again! PM Mottley of Barbados is, in my opinion, THE BEST orator of any current world leader. For your listening pleasure.
I’m almost 50 and there’s one thing I still can’t figure out. Why do so many people insist on spreading bad vibes? It just makes your living environment shittier. No? Or is that the objective?
September 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I’m almost 50 and there’s one thing I still can’t figure out. Why do so many people insist on spreading bad vibes? It just makes your living environment shittier. No? Or is that the objective?
Gone full CCP www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/h...
Trump administration cancels annual hunger report after enacting historic cuts to nation’s safety net | CNN
The Trump administration is terminating the federal government’s annual report on food insecurity in America, saying it had become “redundant, costly and politicized” and noting that “extraneous studi...
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September 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Gone full CCP www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/h...
I remember the day Prince died. I remember the day George Michael died. #2016 bookends.
September 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I remember the day Prince died. I remember the day George Michael died. #2016 bookends.
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Reposted by Christian Nola
We urgently need more of this everywhere.
How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail. Built alongside the city’s recycling centre, it includes a dedicated drop-off point called The Return, where residents donate unwanted items. theconversation.com/how-swedens-...
How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail
Circular retail is not just about what we buy, but how and where we buy it.
theconversation.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We urgently need more of this everywhere.
I live in China. This feels very familiar.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/02/p... The Trump administration takes a very Orwellian turn | CNN Politics
www.cnn.com/2025/08/02/p... The Trump administration takes a very Orwellian turn | CNN Politics
The Trump administration takes a very Orwellian turn | CNN Politics
Back in March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeted at the Smithsonian Institution that began as follows: “Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widesprea...
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August 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I live in China. This feels very familiar.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/02/p... The Trump administration takes a very Orwellian turn | CNN Politics
www.cnn.com/2025/08/02/p... The Trump administration takes a very Orwellian turn | CNN Politics
Give matriarchy a chance. What have we got to lose?
July 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Give matriarchy a chance. What have we got to lose?
So how’s the apparent consensus among pundits that Trump is not a warmonger holding up?
Donald Trump has warned Iran of 'even more brutal' attacks to come following the Israeli military strikes, as he called on Tehran to 'make a deal' over its nuclear programme 'before there is nothing left'. https://on.ft.com/3ZxdesO
June 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So how’s the apparent consensus among pundits that Trump is not a warmonger holding up?
Meat grinders as #IWD gifts to mothers of fallen soldiers in Russia. Wow…
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En Russie, des hachoirs à viande offerts aux mères des combattants morts sur le front
L’initiative de la branche locale du parti présidentiel dans la région de Mourmansk a suscité une avalanche de critique. L’expression « hachoir à viande » désigne également en russe l’envoi de vagues ...
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March 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Meat grinders as #IWD gifts to mothers of fallen soldiers in Russia. Wow…
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"[The American] people want to feel like America is winning. They want to feel that this president is going to lead that charge,"
So here’s a thought: flood X and Truth social with lies about US winning everywhere. That should do it, no?
"[The American] people want to feel like America is winning. They want to feel that this president is going to lead that charge,"
So here’s a thought: flood X and Truth social with lies about US winning everywhere. That should do it, no?
White House official says he 'never agreed' Canada won't be 51st state in meeting with premiers | CBC News
A team of Canada's premiers met with senior White House officials on Wednesday as they continue to make the case against tariffs on Canadian goods.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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"[The American] people want to feel like America is winning. They want to feel that this president is going to lead that charge,"
So here’s a thought: flood X and Truth social with lies about US winning everywhere. That should do it, no?
"[The American] people want to feel like America is winning. They want to feel that this president is going to lead that charge,"
So here’s a thought: flood X and Truth social with lies about US winning everywhere. That should do it, no?
So I'm watching the release of Israeli soldiers held by Hamas live. As someone who has lived in Jerusalem and has been to Gaza many times, all I feel is anger at the thought that this ceasefire will not hold because some "people" (actually monsters) don't want peace.
January 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
So I'm watching the release of Israeli soldiers held by Hamas live. As someone who has lived in Jerusalem and has been to Gaza many times, all I feel is anger at the thought that this ceasefire will not hold because some "people" (actually monsters) don't want peace.
US media is normalizing annexation of Canada (and Greenland, and the Panama Canal). This has happened before across the pond. It was called the Lebensraum.
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensr....
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensr....
Lebensraum - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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January 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
US media is normalizing annexation of Canada (and Greenland, and the Panama Canal). This has happened before across the pond. It was called the Lebensraum.
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensr....
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensr....
open.substack.com/pub/toosimpl... excellent work by someone with inside experience. Well worth a read.
Two plane crashes generate vastly different coverage in China
While state media poured over the incident in South Korea, news of the flight shot down by its ally Russia was rather more muted
open.substack.com
December 30, 2024 at 11:54 PM
open.substack.com/pub/toosimpl... excellent work by someone with inside experience. Well worth a read.
Is it sad that as a Canadian I’m loving the politeness on this platform? I feel like I should be apologizing or something….
December 22, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Is it sad that as a Canadian I’m loving the politeness on this platform? I feel like I should be apologizing or something….
So people are warning that Bluesky is becoming an echo chamber for the left. Since 2016, I have over-exposed myself to the « Kid Rock web » in an attempt to be « balanced ». Nah. I think I’ll stick with the echo chamber.
December 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
So people are warning that Bluesky is becoming an echo chamber for the left. Since 2016, I have over-exposed myself to the « Kid Rock web » in an attempt to be « balanced ». Nah. I think I’ll stick with the echo chamber.
Interesting take from across the pond. However, by the 2015 election Canadians had gotten over his looks while the Intl media drooled over the novelty. The reasons Canadians are about to toss JT are similar to those that get all govs tossed after ~10 years: fatigue and accumulation of faux pas.
Justin Trudeau and the downsides of being the handsome poster boy for liberal ‘goodness’
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Justin Trudeau and the downsides of being the handsome poster boy for ‘goodness’
In just under 10 years, the prime minister of Canada has gone from the darling of the global liberal pack to a political pariah with an approval rating of less than 30 per cent. Here, Guy Walters look...
www.independent.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Interesting take from across the pond. However, by the 2015 election Canadians had gotten over his looks while the Intl media drooled over the novelty. The reasons Canadians are about to toss JT are similar to those that get all govs tossed after ~10 years: fatigue and accumulation of faux pas.
I feel like there’s a lesson here…
Hunter dies after bear shot out of tree lands on him
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Hunter dies after bear shot out of tree lands on him
Lester C Harvey was badly injured in accident and died in hospital four days later
www.independent.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM
I feel like there’s a lesson here…