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.

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-...

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.

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.

Multiple Texas farms shut down overnight after they lost almost all of their workforce! #cdnpoli

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.

Agriculture and hydropower could struggle to make ends meet as Europe’s climate-driven dry spell continues.

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

"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-...

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 🧪

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...

Living in fire country, consider these upgrades to your house.

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

Sitting at the gate waiting for our flight home. Head spinning digesting the experiences and impressions of this beautiful country.