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Richard Fadden, former CSIS director and national security and intelligence advisor to Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau - regarding Poilievre not wanting to get his Security Clearance #PoilievreIsUnitToLeadAnything #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1098961...
globalnews.ca/news/1098961...
What ex-security officials think of Pierre Poilievre’s top secret security stance - National | Globalnews.ca
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues that accepting classified intelligence would stop him from holding the Liberal government to account.
globalnews.ca
January 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Richard Fadden, former CSIS director and national security and intelligence advisor to Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau - regarding Poilievre not wanting to get his Security Clearance #PoilievreIsUnitToLeadAnything #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1098961...
globalnews.ca/news/1098961...
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Psst. I made a thing.
Tired of the vote split in Ontario and all of Canada? Let’s change that.
Announcing www.smartvoting.ca! A one stop tool for you too see your riding and who to vote for to make it not Conservative anymore.
Updated daily! Follow us at @smartvoting.ca as well.
Tired of the vote split in Ontario and all of Canada? Let’s change that.
Announcing www.smartvoting.ca! A one stop tool for you too see your riding and who to vote for to make it not Conservative anymore.
Updated daily! Follow us at @smartvoting.ca as well.
Ending The Vote Split. One Riding At A Time
SmartVoting.ca is a one stop tool voters in Canada can use to see who is the best party to vote for in their riding to prevent a Conservative win.
www.smartvoting.ca
January 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Psst. I made a thing.
Tired of the vote split in Ontario and all of Canada? Let’s change that.
Announcing www.smartvoting.ca! A one stop tool for you too see your riding and who to vote for to make it not Conservative anymore.
Updated daily! Follow us at @smartvoting.ca as well.
Tired of the vote split in Ontario and all of Canada? Let’s change that.
Announcing www.smartvoting.ca! A one stop tool for you too see your riding and who to vote for to make it not Conservative anymore.
Updated daily! Follow us at @smartvoting.ca as well.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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because they have trained themselves to think of politics as a social game in which they are participants, and not as something that determines whether people live or die
Why is the American political press so specifically terrible about communicating stakes and shit
January 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
because they have trained themselves to think of politics as a social game in which they are participants, and not as something that determines whether people live or die
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When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Billionaires Should Not Exist
Yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
www.teenvogue.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
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Imani and Alice have each also done more by themselves to materially help people than any dozen vote blue shitposters. Anybody who participates in this dogpile cares more about revenge than they do about solving any of our actual problems. Absolutely vile behavior
imani barbarin and alice wong are being dogpiled bc vote blue no matter who have decided two disabled women of color are singularly responsible for the democrats losing so add illogical eugenicist trash to the mix as well
post inauguration i'm seeing a fresh wave of liberals blaming the election outcome on any marginalized community they can imagine and all i can say is that shit is evil, evil lives inside your heart
January 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Imani and Alice have each also done more by themselves to materially help people than any dozen vote blue shitposters. Anybody who participates in this dogpile cares more about revenge than they do about solving any of our actual problems. Absolutely vile behavior
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I laid the wreathe for Canadians murdered by Nazis in the Abbaye d'Ardennes.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
January 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I laid the wreathe for Canadians murdered by Nazis in the Abbaye d'Ardennes.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
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oh that's what tf I'm talking about
Was trying to remember why I had mentally bookmarked him and it was because last summer Colombian tabloids spread a rumor he was having an affair with Linda Yepes, a transgender newscaster. Not only did he refuse to deny it but decried transphobia as akin to Nazism
January 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
oh that's what tf I'm talking about
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Susan Faludi talks about this in "Backlash" too: In the '80s tons of men were told 'we can't hire you because we have to hire a woman' even though companies weren't hiring very many women. Managers were just too chickenshit to tell men they weren't qualified.
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Susan Faludi talks about this in "Backlash" too: In the '80s tons of men were told 'we can't hire you because we have to hire a woman' even though companies weren't hiring very many women. Managers were just too chickenshit to tell men they weren't qualified.
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just a reminder that despite somewhat dismal sales numbers, people who've read my book said they found it important and clarifying, and emotionally resonant, and thoughtful, and well-written. and i hope you'll consider buying it as we move into the era it describes:
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America a book by Talia Lavin
Esquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are en...
bookshop.org
January 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
just a reminder that despite somewhat dismal sales numbers, people who've read my book said they found it important and clarifying, and emotionally resonant, and thoughtful, and well-written. and i hope you'll consider buying it as we move into the era it describes:
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
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There are five million people between Gaza and the West Bank and none of them are allowed to travel freely, nor are they granted their basic freedoms and human rights.
Every single one of them is a hostage held by Israel and the United States.
Every single one of them is a hostage held by Israel and the United States.
January 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
There are five million people between Gaza and the West Bank and none of them are allowed to travel freely, nor are they granted their basic freedoms and human rights.
Every single one of them is a hostage held by Israel and the United States.
Every single one of them is a hostage held by Israel and the United States.
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THOUGHTS ON THE EVE OF 2025
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
THE BEST LACK ALL CONVICTION WHILE THE WORST
ARE FULL OF PASSIONATE INTENSITY."
- W. B. Yeats
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
THE BEST LACK ALL CONVICTION WHILE THE WORST
ARE FULL OF PASSIONATE INTENSITY."
- W. B. Yeats
December 23, 2024 at 1:54 AM
THOUGHTS ON THE EVE OF 2025
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
THE BEST LACK ALL CONVICTION WHILE THE WORST
ARE FULL OF PASSIONATE INTENSITY."
- W. B. Yeats
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
THE BEST LACK ALL CONVICTION WHILE THE WORST
ARE FULL OF PASSIONATE INTENSITY."
- W. B. Yeats
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Democracy around the world is an unprecedented crisis.
Canada's Parliament is becoming an increasingly dumbed down and vicious place.
This is my speech on the failure of leaders to step up at this time.
It has become a Beavis&Butthead Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
Canada's Parliament is becoming an increasingly dumbed down and vicious place.
This is my speech on the failure of leaders to step up at this time.
It has become a Beavis&Butthead Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
Charlie Angus on State of Democracy In a Beavis/Butthead Parliament
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Democracy around the world is an unprecedented crisis.
Canada's Parliament is becoming an increasingly dumbed down and vicious place.
This is my speech on the failure of leaders to step up at this time.
It has become a Beavis&Butthead Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
Canada's Parliament is becoming an increasingly dumbed down and vicious place.
This is my speech on the failure of leaders to step up at this time.
It has become a Beavis&Butthead Parliament.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
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Keeping people homeless is more expensive than housing.
Is it possible the wealthy don’t know that?
No.
So why do it?
Because fear of homelessness keeps us working.
Is it possible the wealthy don’t know that?
No.
So why do it?
Because fear of homelessness keeps us working.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to allow a chronically homeless person to live on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we are paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street & do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
Answer: Yes, we are paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street & do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Keeping people homeless is more expensive than housing.
Is it possible the wealthy don’t know that?
No.
So why do it?
Because fear of homelessness keeps us working.
Is it possible the wealthy don’t know that?
No.
So why do it?
Because fear of homelessness keeps us working.
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More children were murdered in Gaza today by the Israeli military. Their deaths are added to the children murdered yesterday and the day before. They were loved. The world failed them.
Every night I light a candle and offer tobacco.
These are war crimes and we must hold the criminals accountable.
Every night I light a candle and offer tobacco.
These are war crimes and we must hold the criminals accountable.
December 12, 2024 at 11:25 PM
More children were murdered in Gaza today by the Israeli military. Their deaths are added to the children murdered yesterday and the day before. They were loved. The world failed them.
Every night I light a candle and offer tobacco.
These are war crimes and we must hold the criminals accountable.
Every night I light a candle and offer tobacco.
These are war crimes and we must hold the criminals accountable.
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“The Ford Govt aims to remove bike-lanes in #Toronto & obstruct or prohibit their installation elsewhere in Ontario. Now advocates are taking it to court.”
Good.
We already know that they know this will injure & kill people while making traffic worse. It’s also stealing Canadian Charter Rights.
Good.
We already know that they know this will injure & kill people while making traffic worse. It’s also stealing Canadian Charter Rights.
TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
www.tvo.org
December 11, 2024 at 6:01 PM
“The Ford Govt aims to remove bike-lanes in #Toronto & obstruct or prohibit their installation elsewhere in Ontario. Now advocates are taking it to court.”
Good.
We already know that they know this will injure & kill people while making traffic worse. It’s also stealing Canadian Charter Rights.
Good.
We already know that they know this will injure & kill people while making traffic worse. It’s also stealing Canadian Charter Rights.
While it wouldn't be this specific movie for me, this is something I COMPLETELY understand.
"It feels good to watch familiar characters behave the way we know they will, to let a movie carve a groove into your heart."
- @dodgyboffin.bsky.social on YOU'VE GOT MAIL
- @dodgyboffin.bsky.social on YOU'VE GOT MAIL
You’ve Got Mail: Or, How A Story About Catfishing Is Getting Me Through This Holiday Season - Bright Wall/Dark Room
It feels good to watch familiar characters behave the way we know they will, to let a movie carve a groove into your heart.
buff.ly
December 10, 2024 at 12:02 AM
While it wouldn't be this specific movie for me, this is something I COMPLETELY understand.
Me too. ❤️
December 6, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Me too. ❤️
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today’s Carol of the Day goes out to @gunstreet.bsky.social (whose birthday was yesterday) and to all the other “Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons are one of rock and roll’s greatest love stories” stans
find someone who looks at you like Bruce looks at Clarence on the cover of “Born to Run”
find someone who looks at you like Bruce looks at Clarence on the cover of “Born to Run”
DECEMBER 6
FEAST OF SAINT NICHOLAS
no rendition of any of the Santa-related carols will ever, for me personally, top the sheer delight of this one. he manages to make the song a banger, but the live patter is so charming too, and it’s a particularly great one for Clarence Clemons stans (THAT SOLO!)
FEAST OF SAINT NICHOLAS
no rendition of any of the Santa-related carols will ever, for me personally, top the sheer delight of this one. he manages to make the song a banger, but the live patter is so charming too, and it’s a particularly great one for Clarence Clemons stans (THAT SOLO!)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY - December 1975
open.spotify.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:26 PM
today’s Carol of the Day goes out to @gunstreet.bsky.social (whose birthday was yesterday) and to all the other “Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons are one of rock and roll’s greatest love stories” stans
find someone who looks at you like Bruce looks at Clarence on the cover of “Born to Run”
find someone who looks at you like Bruce looks at Clarence on the cover of “Born to Run”
December 6 1989
Never forget.
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Never forget.
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
December 6, 2024 at 3:11 PM
December 6 1989
Never forget.
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Never forget.
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Even for "moderates": Every accusation is a confession.
There's a strange idea among moderates that radicals take far left positions for the vibes, or to posture, or just because they're radical position. We take these stances because we want a livable planet, we want people to have good lives, and because in many cases they're winning positions.
November 23, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Even for "moderates": Every accusation is a confession.
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I feel like many of the people upset about "echo-chambers" are the same people who complain when people in another city do not automatically speak English, accept US dollars, or complain the food is too spicy
November 22, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I feel like many of the people upset about "echo-chambers" are the same people who complain when people in another city do not automatically speak English, accept US dollars, or complain the food is too spicy
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Pierre Poilievre is either a compulsive liar or he has completely lost his mind.
November 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Pierre Poilievre is either a compulsive liar or he has completely lost his mind.
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More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, according to the UN.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.
More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, U.N. says
Bloodshed in the Middle East has been the single biggest cause of the 281 deaths among humanitarians globally this year, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
www.cbsnews.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, according to the UN.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.