kellistevens.bsky.social
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Sometimes, I take a break from doom scrolling to write.
To the dogs
On a recent road trip to Tofino via several other destinations, I had my dog for company and remembered a post I wrote in 2020 about how the same dog had changed my pandemic experience. This mornin…
maybemore.ca
February 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Academic freedom is threatened by populist governments and parties the world over.

Getting the public to understand and care is a big challenge.

Here's how I explain it.
February 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Albertans should read closely. The first steps have been taken here, too.

Why do you think the Smith government is removing checks and balances, limiting voting rights, and seeking their own tax agency and police force?

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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What if -- and I'm just spitballing here -- other major news organizations stopped attending Oval Office events out of solidarity with the AP, whose excellent reporting we and they have depended upon for decades?

(Look up the confessional that begins with "First they came for ...)
February 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Getting out of the immediate moment of crisis was always a prerequisite.

But we're a very dumb country if we allow this Sword of Damocles to continue to be hung over us.

Keep buying Canadian, keep diversifying trade, keep thinking about a world with a less reliable America. Let's learn something.
February 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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THE ART OF THE DEAL

Chapter One

When surprised by a bully, the best deal to broker is to get them to agree to something you're already doing. They'll think they've won; you'll not have lost.

It will feel ridiculous and it will be ridiculous. But it buys you time to prepare for next surprise.
February 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Well that was a thing.
To do list: Buy Canadian, diversify trade, deal with internal trade barriers, invest in military (including Arctic), get infrastructure built AND have a life and avoid social media before the chaos starts again (like tomorrow).
❤️🇨🇦 #TeamCanada
February 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM