D. Audy 🇨🇦
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Book, TV, Cinema Lover. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Crime/Mystery, Historical Fiction. Espionage, and mainstream literature too. Weird Music. Legendary Pink Dots. Français & English. Great cook, and sometime gardener. 📚 💙
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It's fun in the sense that it inspires me to do a little marathon of shorter fiction, but I like to think I love reading too much to let numerical goals pressure me in any binding way. I put a number up in StoryGraph to have data to monitor my reading habits but I don't visit the stats section often
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's fun in the sense that it inspires me to do a little marathon of shorter fiction, but I like to think I love reading too much to let numerical goals pressure me in any binding way. I put a number up in StoryGraph to have data to monitor my reading habits but I don't visit the stats section often
The fun part is figuring out what to pick to fulfill as many goals at once as possible. It looks like this year‘s December will have to feature a high percentage of graphic novels in my native French.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The fun part is figuring out what to pick to fulfill as many goals at once as possible. It looks like this year‘s December will have to feature a high percentage of graphic novels in my native French.
Absolutely. I call it my Great December Graphic novels and novellas Festival. The eleven other months I just follow my whims and mood, the 12th I worry again about goals set last January.
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Absolutely. I call it my Great December Graphic novels and novellas Festival. The eleven other months I just follow my whims and mood, the 12th I worry again about goals set last January.
They’ve just massively altered what the US will henceforth consider threats to human rights to fit their ideological agenda. State-funded abortion, DEI programs, laws protecting secularism, laws against hate speech etc. now make the list.
It’s all the liberal democracies they’re about to target
It’s all the liberal democracies they’re about to target
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
They’ve just massively altered what the US will henceforth consider threats to human rights to fit their ideological agenda. State-funded abortion, DEI programs, laws protecting secularism, laws against hate speech etc. now make the list.
It’s all the liberal democracies they’re about to target
It’s all the liberal democracies they’re about to target
and escalate toxicity in a debate that’s already not exactly serene in many western countries, but this also feels like the next fabricated threat to national security the WH will use to justify its tariffs over allies and neighbours, ahead of the imminent SC’s decision on this.
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
and escalate toxicity in a debate that’s already not exactly serene in many western countries, but this also feels like the next fabricated threat to national security the WH will use to justify its tariffs over allies and neighbours, ahead of the imminent SC’s decision on this.
This comes shortly after the news ambassadors in Canada and Europe have been ordered to prepare detailed reports on immigration and Vance’s attacks on Canada for our immigration policies. There are hints in their rhetoric that not only will they use this to interfere with our immigration policies
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This comes shortly after the news ambassadors in Canada and Europe have been ordered to prepare detailed reports on immigration and Vance’s attacks on Canada for our immigration policies. There are hints in their rhetoric that not only will they use this to interfere with our immigration policies
The 2025 Nobel winner is a MAGA loving right wing leader of an opposition movement to the socialist Maduro they aim to pull down. She wishes openly for a US intervention, dedicated her prize to Trump. They’ll call it bringing democracy back. She’ll pay them back with the oil and minerals.
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The 2025 Nobel winner is a MAGA loving right wing leader of an opposition movement to the socialist Maduro they aim to pull down. She wishes openly for a US intervention, dedicated her prize to Trump. They’ll call it bringing democracy back. She’ll pay them back with the oil and minerals.
#111 read in 2025. Anne Perry - Southampton Row. In her 22nd Pitts novel Perry continued the shift toward more politic-based mysteries with Thomas at Special Branch and a murder set in the midst of the 1892 election. A fairly good entry, though the Charlotte arc is very thin in this one. 💙📚⚡ 💙📚⏳
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#111 read in 2025. Anne Perry - Southampton Row. In her 22nd Pitts novel Perry continued the shift toward more politic-based mysteries with Thomas at Special Branch and a murder set in the midst of the 1892 election. A fairly good entry, though the Charlotte arc is very thin in this one. 💙📚⚡ 💙📚⏳
You can thank past administrations wthat were too afraid the ICC would be unfair for political motives in its judgement of the crimes of Americans in notably the « war on terror ». Now this shields Noem and co.
You’ll have to deal with those American criminals at home.
You’ll have to deal with those American criminals at home.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
You can thank past administrations wthat were too afraid the ICC would be unfair for political motives in its judgement of the crimes of Americans in notably the « war on terror ». Now this shields Noem and co.
You’ll have to deal with those American criminals at home.
You’ll have to deal with those American criminals at home.
Just a short while ago the US has issued personal sanctions against ICC judges from nations allied to the US like Canada for taking actions against US allies like Bibi.
The days the US as a nation supported international justice are gone, even though a majority of Americans still do.
The days the US as a nation supported international justice are gone, even though a majority of Americans still do.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Just a short while ago the US has issued personal sanctions against ICC judges from nations allied to the US like Canada for taking actions against US allies like Bibi.
The days the US as a nation supported international justice are gone, even though a majority of Americans still do.
The days the US as a nation supported international justice are gone, even though a majority of Americans still do.
Realistically even post Trump the western democracies would never risk capturing or trying Americans in the ICC for crimes committed outside the US unless a US government joins the ICC and sends them there and get the UN‘s support. Otherwise it’s not worth the diplomatic clash it would cause.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Realistically even post Trump the western democracies would never risk capturing or trying Americans in the ICC for crimes committed outside the US unless a US government joins the ICC and sends them there and get the UN‘s support. Otherwise it’s not worth the diplomatic clash it would cause.
Americans would have needed to elect a government that ratified the Rome statute and gave the court authority before they appoint people like Noem. It’s not retrospective, so it’s too late for any crime by this WH not committed in territories where the court has juridiction now.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Americans would have needed to elect a government that ratified the Rome statute and gave the court authority before they appoint people like Noem. It’s not retrospective, so it’s too late for any crime by this WH not committed in territories where the court has juridiction now.
On many days it feels like American voters have forgotten the burden of responsibility that comes with their nation assuming such a pivotal role in world affairs. Maybe US democracy can wait the midterms to start bouncing back, less sure how well world peace and stability will endure until then
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On many days it feels like American voters have forgotten the burden of responsibility that comes with their nation assuming such a pivotal role in world affairs. Maybe US democracy can wait the midterms to start bouncing back, less sure how well world peace and stability will endure until then
But with potential war(s) looming, it feels time is running out. It's downright terrifying to think Americans may make make us endure another year of letting this insane administration and its Hegseths usurp their true voices, and even if Congress flip we'll be only halfway to Jan. 2029.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
But with potential war(s) looming, it feels time is running out. It's downright terrifying to think Americans may make make us endure another year of letting this insane administration and its Hegseths usurp their true voices, and even if Congress flip we'll be only halfway to Jan. 2029.
Hopefully Americans won't waste that, wake up from their "we're living in totalitarian state" debilitating psychodrama and remember they're still a republic with 50 functioning legislatures, a Congress that can still play its role if it wants to and 350 million voices who can stand up and say enough
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hopefully Americans won't waste that, wake up from their "we're living in totalitarian state" debilitating psychodrama and remember they're still a republic with 50 functioning legislatures, a Congress that can still play its role if it wants to and 350 million voices who can stand up and say enough
It's frightening to think where the world might be already if the western leaders didn't keep a cool head to go along with the charade the US is still acting normally and to keep it at the table. They're keeping multilateralism artificially alive for everyone, giving a chance for the US to return
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It's frightening to think where the world might be already if the western leaders didn't keep a cool head to go along with the charade the US is still acting normally and to keep it at the table. They're keeping multilateralism artificially alive for everyone, giving a chance for the US to return
The big downside I see is that Hoekstra expertly fuels our anger, and from WW war crimes to constitutional crisis our history warns us from coast to coast we're quick to anger and formidably nasty when angry, but also rarely at our wisest when making decisions in anger.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The big downside I see is that Hoekstra expertly fuels our anger, and from WW war crimes to constitutional crisis our history warns us from coast to coast we're quick to anger and formidably nasty when angry, but also rarely at our wisest when making decisions in anger.
He’s shooting his own foot. Every new public sortie by Hoekstra makes it politically harder for the government to sell to the population deals with the US, even the ones that rationally would be in our best interest to make. Those F-35 for e.g. will be a very bitter pill for the population now.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
He’s shooting his own foot. Every new public sortie by Hoekstra makes it politically harder for the government to sell to the population deals with the US, even the ones that rationally would be in our best interest to make. Those F-35 for e.g. will be a very bitter pill for the population now.
He’s a master of provocation and insult and threats, but he’s also a disastrous and much too media-loving diplomat for the US. Trump‘s done most of the damage to the relationship, but the daily work of men like Hoekstra may harm the US "brand" for much longer than the Trump years in our minds.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
He’s a master of provocation and insult and threats, but he’s also a disastrous and much too media-loving diplomat for the US. Trump‘s done most of the damage to the relationship, but the daily work of men like Hoekstra may harm the US "brand" for much longer than the Trump years in our minds.
We have to make the best of a deeply irritating situation. The government cannot often attack the US without worsening the relationship to our disadvantage, but Hoekstra does it for them as a very effective reminder to Canadians why it’s Important we call for actions to reduce our dependency.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We have to make the best of a deeply irritating situation. The government cannot often attack the US without worsening the relationship to our disadvantage, but Hoekstra does it for them as a very effective reminder to Canadians why it’s Important we call for actions to reduce our dependency.
Hoekstra ironically has his uses for us anyway: he’s a constant reminder why we must keep the boycotts alive and why we need to work harder still to end our dependency to the US. The government can pretend to be nice to Trump while the US ambassador reminds Canadians how hostile the US really Is.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hoekstra ironically has his uses for us anyway: he’s a constant reminder why we must keep the boycotts alive and why we need to work harder still to end our dependency to the US. The government can pretend to be nice to Trump while the US ambassador reminds Canadians how hostile the US really Is.
That’s why the government is mostly ignoring Hoekstra’s blatant provocations. Under a normal presidency the foreign minister would have privately complained to Washington and asked for the recall of this guy. Now, what would be the point? They won’t send us anyone better or less anti Canada
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
That’s why the government is mostly ignoring Hoekstra’s blatant provocations. Under a normal presidency the foreign minister would have privately complained to Washington and asked for the recall of this guy. Now, what would be the point? They won’t send us anyone better or less anti Canada
and expelling the US ambassador would put us at high risk of seeing our people expelled in turn, with probably additional harsh measures to « put us in our place ».
They’d love nothing better than to see us escalate the situation into a full blown crisis.
They’d love nothing better than to see us escalate the situation into a full blown crisis.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
and expelling the US ambassador would put us at high risk of seeing our people expelled in turn, with probably additional harsh measures to « put us in our place ».
They’d love nothing better than to see us escalate the situation into a full blown crisis.
They’d love nothing better than to see us escalate the situation into a full blown crisis.