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Robert Reich -
"The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.Will we listen to his words today?" #cdnpoli
Nope. They're not listening.
July 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Photographer Paul Gains has visited a pair of bald eagles along the Nith River in Ontario for six years, capturing them as they teach their yearly brood of eaglets to hunt, fly and leave the nest. thenarwhal.ca/bald-eagles-...
Learning to fly with Ontario's bald eagles | The Narwhal
A photographer follows a pair of bald eagles in southern Ontario, returning to their nest every year to raise their young, and send them off
thenarwhal.ca
July 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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July 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed over 35 blocks of the prosperous Black community in Greenwood, killing up to 300 people and leaving thousands homeless. White mobs looted and burned homes and businesses. The tragedy was long omitted from U.S. history.
June 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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This cartoon traces the rise of far-right media from Reagan’s repeal of the Fairness Doctrine to Trump-era extremism. It links figures like Limbaugh, Fox News, Alex Jones, and Bannon to a movement spreading conspiracy theories, culminating in MAGA and QAnon slogans.
June 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Multiple Texas farms shut down overnight after they lost almost all of their workforce! #cdnpoli
June 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The owner of an Omaha food packaging company says his business has been unfairly hamstrung by federal immigration officials, who raided the plant and arrested more than half its workforce.
An Omaha food plant owner says he followed the rules for hiring immigrants. It was raided anyway.
The owner of an Omaha food packaging company says his business has been unfairly hamstrung by Tuesday's raid carried out by federal immigration officials.
bit.ly
June 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Agriculture and hydropower could struggle to make ends meet as Europe’s climate-driven dry spell continues.
More than 40% of Europe is facing drought, latest update shows
Agriculture and hydropower could struggle to make ends meet as Europe’s climate-driven dry spell continues.
l.euronews.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Puffed out chest, extreme posture. Two overt displays of male dominance, and it really, really creeps many women out. Especially when he starts talking about their biological clocks. #cdnpoli
April 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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"Fascist leaders claimed to embody the general will of the nation and its 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘬, but insisted only unchecked power would allow them to realize the national will without nebbish barriers like individual rights and endless democratic debates getting in the way." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-origins-...
The Origins of Right-Wing Populism
The intellectual history of this seemingly contradictory political tendency.
www.liberalcurrents.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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As the White House mulls further cuts to clean energy spending, it feels relevant to revisit the 2013 report from the federal Office of Management and Budget which found that every dollar spent on emissions reductions leads to $9 in benefits — a ratio that is almost certainly higher 12 years later 🧪
March 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I do not just disagree with populist parties; I find them offensive. My instinct is to argue that they are morally wrong. But if that is how we fight back, we’ll lose, writes @peterkellner.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
How to defeat populism
The core message should be that populist policies are stupid and won’t work. But that argument is only credible from people voters respect
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Living in fire country, consider these upgrades to your house.
The 2025 #LAfires destroyed 16,000 structures, displacing thousands. A professor who studies managing risk in the face of climate change shares solutions for protecting low- and moderate-income residents. #climatesky 🌎 #housingcosts #resilience https://buff.ly/3Qmcbab
February 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Pierre Poilievre doesn’t care about you.
Pierre Poilievre is the leader of the Conservative Party – and here’s what he has to show for it 👇👇👇👇👇
#cdnpoli #onpoli #peipoli
January 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Sitting at the gate waiting for our flight home. Head spinning digesting the experiences and impressions of this beautiful country.
January 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM