Jane Idsardi
@jidsardi.bsky.social
Strong and Free! Canadian Ex-pat. Humanist. Democracy Lover. Ally. No DMs Please.
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ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
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Mark Carney says he has 'seen this movie before', and believes that the US economy is heading for a Brexit-style downturn
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/us-...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/us-...
April 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Mark Carney says he has 'seen this movie before', and believes that the US economy is heading for a Brexit-style downturn
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/us-...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/us-...
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NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
April 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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Good thread here. skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
Page by Christopher L Kaneff | @humanbeinghuman.bsky.social
🧵 Ten reasons authoritarian leaders deliberately crash their own economy while attempting full overthrow of democracy:...
skywriter.blue
April 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Good thread here. skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
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Republicans are now just straight up quoting Nazis. @keithself.bsky.social of Texas quoted Joseph Goebbels in a hearing. Are these people uneducated buffoons googling quotes or are they actual Nazis?
youtu.be/PRBUrk_8jZ4?...
youtu.be/PRBUrk_8jZ4?...
Keith Self Quotes Joseph Goebbels
YouTube video by Lone Star Left
youtu.be
April 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Republicans are now just straight up quoting Nazis. @keithself.bsky.social of Texas quoted Joseph Goebbels in a hearing. Are these people uneducated buffoons googling quotes or are they actual Nazis?
youtu.be/PRBUrk_8jZ4?...
youtu.be/PRBUrk_8jZ4?...
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I find it outrageous as well.
April 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I find it outrageous as well.
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BREAKING: “We stand at a crossroads.”Jackson County residents release a video, featuring public historian Mark Dudney, rebuking the white Christian nationalists looking to establish a foothold in Gainesboro, Tennessee. vimeo.com/1071630134/8...
“We stand at a crossroads.”
Jackson County residents release a video, featuring public historian Mark Dudney, rebuking the white Christian nationalists looking to establish a foothold in Gainesboro,…
vimeo.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
BREAKING: “We stand at a crossroads.”Jackson County residents release a video, featuring public historian Mark Dudney, rebuking the white Christian nationalists looking to establish a foothold in Gainesboro, Tennessee. vimeo.com/1071630134/8...
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Trade tracker developed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
See how incredibly integrated our two economies are and how no one wins during a trade war.
See how incredibly integrated our two economies are and how no one wins during a trade war.
The Cost of Canada-U.S. Trade Disruption on Full Display with New Trade Tracker - Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Tariffs are the most urgent threat facing Canadian and American businesses today.
chamber.ca
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trade tracker developed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
See how incredibly integrated our two economies are and how no one wins during a trade war.
See how incredibly integrated our two economies are and how no one wins during a trade war.
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"Thus far, the review of the Naval Academy's Library’s holdings has identified 900 books that may run afoul of Hegseth’s order... They include “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.” and a biography on Jackie Robinson..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"Thus far, the review of the Naval Academy's Library’s holdings has identified 900 books that may run afoul of Hegseth’s order... They include “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.” and a biography on Jackie Robinson..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
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"The Trump administration acknowledged . . . it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to order his return from the megaprison where he’s now locked up."
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"The Trump administration acknowledged . . . it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to order his return from the megaprison where he’s now locked up."
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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It’s stunning, inspiring, and truly amazing the commonality of goodness that runs thru the diverse Canadian experience.
I’m proud to be Canadian, and believe we have something special that is worth protecting and preserving.
youtu.be/vhiKlhTmwDU
I’m proud to be Canadian, and believe we have something special that is worth protecting and preserving.
youtu.be/vhiKlhTmwDU
Dear Canada
YouTube video by Hockey Films by Tim Thompson
youtu.be
March 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s stunning, inspiring, and truly amazing the commonality of goodness that runs thru the diverse Canadian experience.
I’m proud to be Canadian, and believe we have something special that is worth protecting and preserving.
youtu.be/vhiKlhTmwDU
I’m proud to be Canadian, and believe we have something special that is worth protecting and preserving.
youtu.be/vhiKlhTmwDU
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"5. Remember professional ethics.
March 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"5. Remember professional ethics.
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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Three Wins Today (March 24, 2025)
1. George HW Bush appointee judge Lee Rosenthal has ruled that Texas A&M must uncancel Draggieland, a student hosted drag show
2. Scotus refuses to hear a case attempting to overturn protections for the press against liable lawsuits.
1/2
1. George HW Bush appointee judge Lee Rosenthal has ruled that Texas A&M must uncancel Draggieland, a student hosted drag show
2. Scotus refuses to hear a case attempting to overturn protections for the press against liable lawsuits.
1/2
March 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Three Wins Today (March 24, 2025)
1. George HW Bush appointee judge Lee Rosenthal has ruled that Texas A&M must uncancel Draggieland, a student hosted drag show
2. Scotus refuses to hear a case attempting to overturn protections for the press against liable lawsuits.
1/2
1. George HW Bush appointee judge Lee Rosenthal has ruled that Texas A&M must uncancel Draggieland, a student hosted drag show
2. Scotus refuses to hear a case attempting to overturn protections for the press against liable lawsuits.
1/2
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My new piece is up.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Trump's Attack on Lawyers and Law Firms Takes a Page Out of the Southern 1950s Playbook
American Authoritarians Fear the Uniquely American Power of Litigation
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My new piece is up.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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“Canada’s Song” by #AlanFrew is a Scottish-Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Canadian rock band #GlassTiger.
He immigrated to #Canada from #Scotland and became a key figure in the 1980s #music scene.
#CanadaStrong ❤️🇨🇦‼️
He immigrated to #Canada from #Scotland and became a key figure in the 1980s #music scene.
#CanadaStrong ❤️🇨🇦‼️
March 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Canada’s Song” by #AlanFrew is a Scottish-Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Canadian rock band #GlassTiger.
He immigrated to #Canada from #Scotland and became a key figure in the 1980s #music scene.
#CanadaStrong ❤️🇨🇦‼️
He immigrated to #Canada from #Scotland and became a key figure in the 1980s #music scene.
#CanadaStrong ❤️🇨🇦‼️
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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
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31 years after Jamaica Kincaid gave me a signed copy of the @newyorker.com and told me to never stop writing, I finally made the grade.
I discussed tech’s hostile takeover of the USA with @janemayer.bsky.social , @sbg1.bsky.social on the Political Scene pod.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I discussed tech’s hostile takeover of the USA with @janemayer.bsky.social , @sbg1.bsky.social on the Political Scene pod.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
Politics Podcast · 156 Episodes · Updated Semiweekly
podcasts.apple.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
31 years after Jamaica Kincaid gave me a signed copy of the @newyorker.com and told me to never stop writing, I finally made the grade.
I discussed tech’s hostile takeover of the USA with @janemayer.bsky.social , @sbg1.bsky.social on the Political Scene pod.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I discussed tech’s hostile takeover of the USA with @janemayer.bsky.social , @sbg1.bsky.social on the Political Scene pod.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Please listen to this chilling talk with @GilDuran.com about his research into what Elon Musk and Silicon Valley’s “Cognitive Elite” have in store for us: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The “Cognitive Élite” Seize Washington
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 03/15/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Please listen to this chilling talk with @GilDuran.com about his research into what Elon Musk and Silicon Valley’s “Cognitive Elite” have in store for us: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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March 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...