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The fall and ultimate rise of the better angels by Errol Mendes
When a tsunami of hate overwhelms / the better angels of a nation, / when the rule of law . Published at the web's largest poetry site.
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A prayer for the return of our better angels
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We have the longest undefended border in the world. Do you know how special that is?
We fought shoulder to shoulder in world wars and in Afghanistan. Now Trump is throwing all that in the garbage.
We fought shoulder to shoulder in world wars and in Afghanistan. Now Trump is throwing all that in the garbage.
February 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Great comment on the stats that shows Trump's lies on drugs and deficits regarding Canada.
🔴 Please comment in this thread if you were following me on X (or not) and want me to add you back. The deluge of so many of us fleeing X is overwhelming to vet one by one.
I’m used to carefully vetting each follower on X so I’m doing that here too since I limit replies to people I follow. Thanks!
I’m used to carefully vetting each follower on X so I’m doing that here too since I limit replies to people I follow. Thanks!
February 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great comment on the stats that shows Trump's lies on drugs and deficits regarding Canada.
This is Trump's Rule BY Law, the antithesis of #TheRuleofLaw following Putin's & Xi Jingpin's versions. Sadly the US is on the brink of falling into similar autocracy if not worse.
"There is no such thing as settled law. There is law Trump and the broader right accept, and law that they don’t accept, and everything in the latter category will be relentlessly challenged."
We’ve Now Learned the Three Principles of Trumpism, and They’re Ugly
Trump 1.0 was a Jackson Pollock—splat splat all over the place. Trump 2.0 is painting within very precise lines. It’s terrifying—but it should help plan how to fight.
newrepublic.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is Trump's Rule BY Law, the antithesis of #TheRuleofLaw following Putin's & Xi Jingpin's versions. Sadly the US is on the brink of falling into similar autocracy if not worse.
To our US friends and allies, on this menacing day when a would be dictator takes over, this prayer:
January 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
To our US friends and allies, on this menacing day when a would be dictator takes over, this prayer:
More like the Gulf of idiocy of a reality show host who has lied his way into the most powerful office in the world.
We are about to jump into the Gulf of America. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Off The Rails And Off To The Races
President Trump has created a massive gulf in America. No, I am not talking about the half baked promise “to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America” that Trump announced in…
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
More like the Gulf of idiocy of a reality show host who has lied his way into the most powerful office in the world.
+100 four years of batshit indeed.
It's going to be four long years of this shit. Day after day, batshit idea after batshit idea, just a Bataan Death March of the mind.
Trump says he plans to use "economic force" to make Canada a state
January 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
+100 four years of batshit indeed.
This insanity from the most powerful office in the world could well usher in a new era of global anarchy and disorder.
This is a litmus test for Republicans who claim to be concerned about things like national security & sovereignty & 🇺🇸 power/hegemony. If we get to do this, then everyone else gets to also. Including 🇨🇳. Is that really what you want? Is power at home so important to you that nothing else matters?
January 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This insanity from the most powerful office in the world could well usher in a new era of global anarchy and disorder.
+100K lets start with closer links for students, professionals and academics.
My first Charlemagne of 2025: Why Canada should join the EU.
It has space and resources, Europe has people. Let's deal.
(OK fine maybe we should just work towards a closer relationship of like-minded countries, especially in the age of Trump.)
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
It has space and resources, Europe has people. Let's deal.
(OK fine maybe we should just work towards a closer relationship of like-minded countries, especially in the age of Trump.)
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Why Canada should join the EU
Europe needs space and resources, Canada needs people. Let’s deal
www.economist.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
+100K lets start with closer links for students, professionals and academics.
Due to the lies and #postruth by Trump #Democracy is not only in grave danger in the US, its contagion is spreading across the remaining democratic world, see how the mob and would be dictators are using the same Trump strategy in South Korea.
We must never stop telling the truth.
This piece and others like it are essential to preserving freedom and democracy in America. Because once this gets whitewashed, it’s easier for them to do it again.
“That day was an American calamity.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u...
This piece and others like it are essential to preserving freedom and democracy in America. Because once this gets whitewashed, it’s easier for them to do it again.
“That day was an American calamity.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u...
‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Due to the lies and #postruth by Trump #Democracy is not only in grave danger in the US, its contagion is spreading across the remaining democratic world, see how the mob and would be dictators are using the same Trump strategy in South Korea.
Thank you for doing a fab job on all the issues covered in @lawfare.bsky.social No doubt with #autocracy on the rise, 2025 will be even busier for you. Keep up the good work
2024 was a long year—and we covered it all. Lawfare contributors looked back on the major events that occurred this year in the diverse range of the security landscape, from the Israel-Gaza War to AI to the Trump trials. It’s The Year That Was: 2024. www.lawfaremedia.org/resources/la...
The Year That Was (2024)
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2024.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 31, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Thank you for doing a fab job on all the issues covered in @lawfare.bsky.social No doubt with #autocracy on the rise, 2025 will be even busier for you. Keep up the good work
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New Year’s resolutions from #healthcare professionals: Advocate, avoid burnout and remember to love By @maddidell.bsky.social #NewYearsEve
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New Year’s resolutions from health-care professionals: Advocate, avoid burnout and remember to love - Healthy Debate
At a daunting time in health care, we wanted to know what health-care experts have on their personal resolutions list for 2025.
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December 30, 2024 at 5:42 PM
New Year’s resolutions from #healthcare professionals: Advocate, avoid burnout and remember to love By @maddidell.bsky.social #NewYearsEve
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Bots are indeed a threat to liberal #democracy.
We shouldn't underestimate the role bots play in framing our beliefs, behaviour, and online content.
Bots both mimic and shape human sentiment.
How AI bots spread misinformation online and undermine democratic politics theconversation.com/how-ai-bots-... via @theconversation.com
Bots both mimic and shape human sentiment.
How AI bots spread misinformation online and undermine democratic politics theconversation.com/how-ai-bots-... via @theconversation.com
How AI bots spread misinformation online and undermine democratic politics
Bots are increasingly prevalent on social media and are being used to spread political messages.
theconversation.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Bots are indeed a threat to liberal #democracy.
+100 might makes right not sustainable.
"Trump Fires Early Warning Shot at Dollar’s Would-Be Challengers" via Saleha Mohsin at Bloomberg, a very good read on the subject: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My reaction to Trump's BRICS tariff threat:
My reaction to Trump's BRICS tariff threat:
December 7, 2024 at 8:25 PM
+100 might makes right not sustainable.
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We must all refuse to bow down to this wannabe dictator. We must never succumb to fear, or hatred. Not today. Not tomorrow. Never.
My Thanksgiving message:
My Thanksgiving message:
Thankful For You
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Great list to follow while moving form the other one owned by the Co-President of the US.
November 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Great list to follow while moving form the other one owned by the Co-President of the US.
I learn a lot each time I read @thomaszimmer.bsky.social, one of the most astute scholars of the American right. This piece on Russell Vought, Trump's nominee to lead OMB, describes a confluence of far-right ideology and institutional competence--potentially the most dangerous current of MAGAism.
Meet the Ideologue of the “Post-Constitutional” Right
Russell Vought, one of the architects behind Project 2025, believes there is nothing left to conserve. He desires revolution – and to burn down the system.
New piece:
Russell Vought, one of the architects behind Project 2025, believes there is nothing left to conserve. He desires revolution – and to burn down the system.
New piece:
November 28, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Ah yes, just what the world needs—Elon Musk owning MSNBC. Maybe next he’ll buy PBS and turn it into a 24/7 Tesla infomercial. Can’t wait for ‘Breaking News’ brought to you by X memes and flamethrower ads. #MuskMSNBC #BillionaireMedia
November 25, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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In my latest with @justsecurity.org, I explore the potential of social media to contribute to atrocity prevention, drawing on my new report with the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide (out soon!)
Thanks for including me in this fascinating symposium on #tech & #atrocityprevention!
Thanks for including me in this fascinating symposium on #tech & #atrocityprevention!
Digital spaces provide a wealth of opportunities to help prevent #atrocities.
@shannonrsingh.bsky.social encourages policymakers to understand the tools and how to use them for good.
Next in our #tech and #AtrocityPrevention symposium:
#SocialMedia
www.justsecurity.org/104948/socia...
@shannonrsingh.bsky.social encourages policymakers to understand the tools and how to use them for good.
Next in our #tech and #AtrocityPrevention symposium:
#SocialMedia
www.justsecurity.org/104948/socia...
How Social Media Interventions Can Aid Atrocity Prevention
Bridging responsible social media with the expertise of those well-versed in the dynamics of mass violence can greatly bolster interventions.
www.justsecurity.org
November 22, 2024 at 7:04 PM
In my latest with @justsecurity.org, I explore the potential of social media to contribute to atrocity prevention, drawing on my new report with the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide (out soon!)
Thanks for including me in this fascinating symposium on #tech & #atrocityprevention!
Thanks for including me in this fascinating symposium on #tech & #atrocityprevention!
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Interesting thoughts here for Canadians to consider.
As Canadian pundits debate who would be the best “Trump-whisperer,” European leaders are talking about breaking their dependency on an unpredictable and anti-democratic United States
For the Toronto Star, I wrote about how Canada’s political conversation is out of sync with elsewhere in the world:
For the Toronto Star, I wrote about how Canada’s political conversation is out of sync with elsewhere in the world:
Europe is leaving Donald Trump’s America behind. Should Canada do the same?
What was once unthinkable may in fact turn out to be a necessity.
www.thestar.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Interesting thoughts here for Canadians to consider.
The fall out from this disastrous election on the most vulnerable will reinforce the reality of a fascist takeover of the #RuleofLaw and #justice.
In my weekend essay for @torontostar.bsky.social I wrote that Trump's cabinet is above all violent (politically and personally), and could get help from militias to carry out violent programs like mass deportations. Looks like militias are preparing to do just that. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM
The fall out from this disastrous election on the most vulnerable will reinforce the reality of a fascist takeover of the #RuleofLaw and #justice.
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I know a lot of people are worried, but we must redouble our efforts to preserve and protect our democracy.
I created a Bluesky account to be as accessible as possible as we navigate the next few years and advocate for our communities and our democracy.
I'm all in on this fight. Are you?
I created a Bluesky account to be as accessible as possible as we navigate the next few years and advocate for our communities and our democracy.
I'm all in on this fight. Are you?
November 20, 2024 at 7:07 PM
I know a lot of people are worried, but we must redouble our efforts to preserve and protect our democracy.
I created a Bluesky account to be as accessible as possible as we navigate the next few years and advocate for our communities and our democracy.
I'm all in on this fight. Are you?
I created a Bluesky account to be as accessible as possible as we navigate the next few years and advocate for our communities and our democracy.
I'm all in on this fight. Are you?
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Other, more serious countries actually believe in things like the rule of law
Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro, General Heleno, General Braga Netto, and other former government members indicted for attempt to violently abolish the democratic rule of law, planning a coup d'état and forming a criminal organisation
g1.globo.com/politica/not... #CivMilSky
g1.globo.com/politica/not... #CivMilSky
PF indicia Bolsonaro, Braga Netto, Heleno, Ramagem, Valdemar e mais 32 em inquérito sobre tentativa de golpe | Política | G1
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November 21, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Other, more serious countries actually believe in things like the rule of law
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Yes. We need to pace ourselves. This is a marathon, not a sprint.
November 21, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Yes. We need to pace ourselves. This is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Out of roughly 153 million votes cast in this election, the presidency was decided by 230k across the three states of Wisconsin (30k), Michigan (80k) and Pennsylvania (120k). That's 00.15%.
This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.
This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.
November 19, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Out of roughly 153 million votes cast in this election, the presidency was decided by 230k across the three states of Wisconsin (30k), Michigan (80k) and Pennsylvania (120k). That's 00.15%.
This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.
This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.
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I’m shocked this information has leaked.
Breaking News: Federal investigators established a trail of payments from Matt Gaetz to women, including some who testified he hired them for sex, according to a document obtained by The New York Times and a lawyer representing some of the women.
Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women
A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoin...
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM
I’m shocked this information has leaked.