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@ericavanhorn.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇨🇦She/Her, Children's grief counselor, Raptors fan, my aim in life is to be one of "the helpers" Mr. Rogers referred to.
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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So half the fucking country?
December 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So half the fucking country?
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“[Mamdani’s] presence wasn’t performative. It was pastoral. In a city that so often divides its grief by identity, he crossed the invisible line and simply showed up.”
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“[Mamdani’s] presence wasn’t performative. It was pastoral. In a city that so often divides its grief by identity, he crossed the invisible line and simply showed up.”
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
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Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
A Beautiful Day for Saying Nothing
That chill in the air isn’t Jimmy Kimmel’s show being suspended. It’s just autumn!
www.theatlantic.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.
that fox news host still has his job.
that fox news host still has his job.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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The Supreme Court just ruled this meme is constitutional.
September 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Supreme Court just ruled this meme is constitutional.
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
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They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say
August 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say
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There’s such a constant stream of bad that it almost gets normalized, but there are still things that stop you dead in your tracks.
Trump announces he's placing the DC police department "under direct federal control" and deploying the National Guard in the city
August 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There’s such a constant stream of bad that it almost gets normalized, but there are still things that stop you dead in your tracks.
JFC
Constitution sections on due process and foreign gifts just vanished from Congress' website
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.
www.404media.co
August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
JFC
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
August 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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I wanna encourage allies to make donations today.
Every sexual assault centre in the country has seen an uptick in calls *just* from the trial, let alone today's verdict.
I'd also encourage you to support the most effective rape resistance program in the world (based here in Canada!)
Every sexual assault centre in the country has seen an uptick in calls *just* from the trial, let alone today's verdict.
I'd also encourage you to support the most effective rape resistance program in the world (based here in Canada!)
Home Page
www.sarecentre.org
July 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I wanna encourage allies to make donations today.
Every sexual assault centre in the country has seen an uptick in calls *just* from the trial, let alone today's verdict.
I'd also encourage you to support the most effective rape resistance program in the world (based here in Canada!)
Every sexual assault centre in the country has seen an uptick in calls *just* from the trial, let alone today's verdict.
I'd also encourage you to support the most effective rape resistance program in the world (based here in Canada!)
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Surround yourself with the kind of people who read banned books.
December 13, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who read banned books.
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“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.” ❤️
Yes, the high ranking Democrats are in on it. Yes, this was obvious many years ago:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
Ten Articles Explaining the 2024 Election
Some background reading
sarahkendzior.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.” ❤️
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“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
June 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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hey @nytimes.com what if instead of this you reported accurately that the president of the united states has violated the united states constitution by entering into war with a foreign power without the approval of congress, just like, what if
June 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
hey @nytimes.com what if instead of this you reported accurately that the president of the united states has violated the united states constitution by entering into war with a foreign power without the approval of congress, just like, what if
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I know a lot of people just don't really know much about foreign cities, but please imagine how it would go if someone told all of NYC to evacuate "immediately," and then add two million more people to that scenario
President Trump urges all of Tehran to evacuate "immediately" in new social media post as he says Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon.
Iran renews missile attacks on Israel, killing 3 and wounding dozens
Iran has launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least three killed and dozens more wounded in the fourth day of open warfare between the regional foes.
bit.ly
June 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I know a lot of people just don't really know much about foreign cities, but please imagine how it would go if someone told all of NYC to evacuate "immediately," and then add two million more people to that scenario
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🗣️ it’s way past time for electoral reform. Canada needs to ditch single-member plurality to ensure that there is greater representation and input from all parties.
June 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🗣️ it’s way past time for electoral reform. Canada needs to ditch single-member plurality to ensure that there is greater representation and input from all parties.