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NEW: Republicans want us to focus our attention elsewhere so they can continue planning to subvert the 2026 elections. They want voter suppression and election denialism to become routine. For the next 11 months, our job is to prevent this from happening, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
The Greatest Threat to Democracy
Read more here.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
NEW: Republicans want us to focus our attention elsewhere so they can continue planning to subvert the 2026 elections. They want voter suppression and election denialism to become routine. For the next 11 months, our job is to prevent this from happening, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
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Here's my weekly podcast with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social on Metro Vancouver politics, where today we did a deep dive into the Filipino Cultural Centre, how the debate went down at city hall, and the politics of cultural centres across the region.
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The messy politics behind the Filipino Cultural Centre
Podcast Episode · This is Vancouver · 2025-12-11 · 29m
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December 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Here's my weekly podcast with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social on Metro Vancouver politics, where today we did a deep dive into the Filipino Cultural Centre, how the debate went down at city hall, and the politics of cultural centres across the region.
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Amazon has a $10 discount on Autocrats vs. Democrats today! www.amazon.com/Autocrats-vs...
Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder [McFaul, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
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December 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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An update on how the City of Vancouver provides real-time text updates and information about its council meetings.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
An update on how the City of Vancouver provides real-time text updates and information about its council meetings.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.
Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves.
Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.
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2/8 Evacuation orders are expanding in Abbotsford.
South of the border, Sumas, Wash., was inundated in the span of an hour.
Data suggests a flood similar to 1990—smaller than 2021, but dangerous enough to close Highway 1 and threaten livestock.
South of the border, Sumas, Wash., was inundated in the span of an hour.
Data suggests a flood similar to 1990—smaller than 2021, but dangerous enough to close Highway 1 and threaten livestock.
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
2/8 Evacuation orders are expanding in Abbotsford.
South of the border, Sumas, Wash., was inundated in the span of an hour.
Data suggests a flood similar to 1990—smaller than 2021, but dangerous enough to close Highway 1 and threaten livestock.
South of the border, Sumas, Wash., was inundated in the span of an hour.
Data suggests a flood similar to 1990—smaller than 2021, but dangerous enough to close Highway 1 and threaten livestock.
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Flood water sweeps through the City of Sumas along the U.S.-Canada border.
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Flood water sweeps through the City of Sumas along the U.S.-Canada border.
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NOOKSACK THREAD: As dawn breaks, western Sumas Prairie is on evacuation order. The lakebed is on alert. From border cams you can see Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford is not flooded. Which is good.
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
NOOKSACK THREAD: As dawn breaks, western Sumas Prairie is on evacuation order. The lakebed is on alert. From border cams you can see Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford is not flooded. Which is good.
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December 10, 2025
December 10, 2025
Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Hu...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
December 10, 2025
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Swell.
"Americans who don’t get insurance through their employer would be given cash directly into an account, which would reportedly be paired with a high-deductible health plan, meaning higher insurance premiums would be replaced by higher out-of-pocket costs."
newrepublic.com/post/204247/...
"Americans who don’t get insurance through their employer would be given cash directly into an account, which would reportedly be paired with a high-deductible health plan, meaning higher insurance premiums would be replaced by higher out-of-pocket costs."
newrepublic.com/post/204247/...
Mike Johnson Finally Reveals GOP’s Health Care Plan—and It’s Rough
Johnson presented his caucus with 10 ideas but told them just to pick a few to implement.
newrepublic.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Swell.
"Americans who don’t get insurance through their employer would be given cash directly into an account, which would reportedly be paired with a high-deductible health plan, meaning higher insurance premiums would be replaced by higher out-of-pocket costs."
newrepublic.com/post/204247/...
"Americans who don’t get insurance through their employer would be given cash directly into an account, which would reportedly be paired with a high-deductible health plan, meaning higher insurance premiums would be replaced by higher out-of-pocket costs."
newrepublic.com/post/204247/...
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American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner
Very little shocks me these days, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) managed to do it this morning when he told reporters he skipped a meeting of the Gang of Eight yesterday because “we were workin...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
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Almost all of them switched decades ago or longer. Tell me how we are going to move from where we are today , to where you want to go ?
Saying you want it is easy. All I'm asking is how are we going to get there ?
If Bernie's M4A passed under Biden, RFK jr would be running M4A today.
Saying you want it is easy. All I'm asking is how are we going to get there ?
If Bernie's M4A passed under Biden, RFK jr would be running M4A today.
Every other country does it, Mark. It's not some vague thought experiment.
Lots of ways it can be imperfect, of course, but it fundamentally gives everyone access to healthcare without fear of bankruptcy.
Lots of ways it can be imperfect, of course, but it fundamentally gives everyone access to healthcare without fear of bankruptcy.
December 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Almost all of them switched decades ago or longer. Tell me how we are going to move from where we are today , to where you want to go ?
Saying you want it is easy. All I'm asking is how are we going to get there ?
If Bernie's M4A passed under Biden, RFK jr would be running M4A today.
Saying you want it is easy. All I'm asking is how are we going to get there ?
If Bernie's M4A passed under Biden, RFK jr would be running M4A today.
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Also, this is an invitation to international criminals, just like these kinds of program are everywhere else
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Also, this is an invitation to international criminals, just like these kinds of program are everywhere else
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Back to this. we are seeing a plateauing. That could be good. But it could also just suggest the gauge has topped out and we have hit the "water goes everywhere" stage earlier than anticipated, which would suggest a bigger -- or at least an earlier -- peak than anticipated.
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bsky.app/profile/tyol...
This gauge is suggesting the river is peaking below major flood level. That would be good. But the fact the river is overflowing at Everson suggests that the calibration of the gauge could turn out to have been miscalibrated. The overflow levels we can see don't quite match this.
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Back to this. we are seeing a plateauing. That could be good. But it could also just suggest the gauge has topped out and we have hit the "water goes everywhere" stage earlier than anticipated, which would suggest a bigger -- or at least an earlier -- peak than anticipated.
bsky.app/profile/tyol...
bsky.app/profile/tyol...
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The city says modelling suggests "flooding may be more than what was seen in 2020 but not as significant as the 2021 event." Overflow water will take about 7 hours to get to the border from the Nooksack overflow location.
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The city says modelling suggests "flooding may be more than what was seen in 2020 but not as significant as the 2021 event." Overflow water will take about 7 hours to get to the border from the Nooksack overflow location.
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BREAKING: Evacuation alerts issued for large parts of western Sumas Prairie. This includes large parts of Highway 1 and all bits west of the old Sumas lakebed.
www.abbotsford.ca/city-hall/ne...
www.abbotsford.ca/city-hall/ne...
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
BREAKING: Evacuation alerts issued for large parts of western Sumas Prairie. This includes large parts of Highway 1 and all bits west of the old Sumas lakebed.
www.abbotsford.ca/city-hall/ne...
www.abbotsford.ca/city-hall/ne...
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BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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If the US can seize a Venezuelan tanker carrying sanctioned oil, then can other tankers in other places, say the Baltic or the Black Sea, also be seized?
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If the US can seize a Venezuelan tanker carrying sanctioned oil, then can other tankers in other places, say the Baltic or the Black Sea, also be seized?
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The system works bsky.app/profile/cram...
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Elections have consequences. A man like this never belonged near the levers of power. Not the first time. And certainly not this second time when everything was knowable. We are trapped in a tragedy and must fight our way out.
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Elections have consequences. A man like this never belonged near the levers of power. Not the first time. And certainly not this second time when everything was knowable. We are trapped in a tragedy and must fight our way out.
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The province is holding a presser at 2pm. Meanwhile, Nooksack's rise has slowed last hour.
December 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The province is holding a presser at 2pm. Meanwhile, Nooksack's rise has slowed last hour.
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Some substantial flooding is very possible in rivers near the U.S. Canada border. The Nooksack, for its part, is forecast to hit moderate flood stage, which probably wouldn't heavily impact Canada. But a lot will ride on the weather.
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Some substantial flooding is very possible in rivers near the U.S. Canada border. The Nooksack, for its part, is forecast to hit moderate flood stage, which probably wouldn't heavily impact Canada. But a lot will ride on the weather.
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Jumpy authorities have moved quickly to pre-empt any possible unrest in Hong Kong following the catastrophic fire in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex
After a terrible fire in Hong Kong, public fury smoulders
The government is determined to suppress protest
econ.st
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Jumpy authorities have moved quickly to pre-empt any possible unrest in Hong Kong following the catastrophic fire in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex
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Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster | Antony Dapiran
Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster | Antony Dapiran
The pain is visceral, but civil society, media and the creative community have been in retreat since the 2019 pro-democracy protests, says author Antony Dapiran
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster | Antony Dapiran
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Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 160 reut.rs/4a5je20
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 160
The death toll in a fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong in late November has risen to 160 after police completed the final stage of search operations, authorities said on Tuesday.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 160 reut.rs/4a5je20