Nathalie Brunet
@knitgnat.bsky.social
Knitter, rambler, pinch-potter, gardener, fog-lover, Quaker.
As a Canadian, I am horrified at the coverage of Trump's horrible bill on CBC. The story doesn't even make the "Top News" page, and if you dig it up from the "World News" page, the article mostly focuses on the "narrow margin" and turbulent process...
1/🧵
1/🧵
U.S. House passes Trump's tax and spending cuts bill by narrow margin | CBC News
House Republicans propelled U.S. President Donald Trump's $4.5-trillion US tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage on Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his pol...
www.cbc.ca
July 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
As a Canadian, I am horrified at the coverage of Trump's horrible bill on CBC. The story doesn't even make the "Top News" page, and if you dig it up from the "World News" page, the article mostly focuses on the "narrow margin" and turbulent process...
1/🧵
1/🧵
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The whole thread is worth reading.
It starts with a fork in the road. If the tween or teen asks: “What is fascism?” you basically have two roads to take. The easier road focuses on the pathology of schoolyard bullies who grow up to become aberrant dominators in an otherwise functional system. /2
June 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The whole thread is worth reading.
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
🥹 Millions of Americans are coming together on this #NoKings Day to reject authoritarian overreach, defend democracy, and stand up for their communities.
June 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🥹 Millions of Americans are coming together on this #NoKings Day to reject authoritarian overreach, defend democracy, and stand up for their communities.
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
June 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
NEW: Total Catastrophe Was Avoided, But Canada Is Heading Rightward
www.readthemaple.com/total-catast...
www.readthemaple.com/total-catast...
Total Catastrophe Was Avoided, But Canada Is Heading Rightward
We need an unofficial opposition of mobilized workers ready to fight the coming attack on labour and left-wing politics.
www.readthemaple.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NEW: Total Catastrophe Was Avoided, But Canada Is Heading Rightward
www.readthemaple.com/total-catast...
www.readthemaple.com/total-catast...
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
Cuts to the NWS will have an impact in our region.
Weather balloons provide very important data for weather forecasting models (including the Canadian & European models) and provide important insights during fall, winter and spring storms here in the northeast.
#nsstorm #nbstorm #nlwx #halisky
Weather balloons provide very important data for weather forecasting models (including the Canadian & European models) and provide important insights during fall, winter and spring storms here in the northeast.
#nsstorm #nbstorm #nlwx #halisky
Lack of staff is leading to the loss of even more balloon observations. I look at hundreds of these data points daily for my job. Both observed & model derived. These balloon observations can be critical in accurate severe thunderstorm forecasts & watch issuance. They improve model accuracy as well.
March 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
This is a basic obviosity but there's no reason to not simply state that Trans people were degraded and dehumanized by Trump last night to waves of applause. Everyone saw it, it was disgusting, it made me fear for friends and family, and this rhetoric can't ever be considered normal or okay.
March 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is a basic obviosity but there's no reason to not simply state that Trans people were degraded and dehumanized by Trump last night to waves of applause. Everyone saw it, it was disgusting, it made me fear for friends and family, and this rhetoric can't ever be considered normal or okay.
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
Left-wing censorship was a fantasy, but the right-wing censorship is real, unconstitutional, and murderous. There was no majority anti-conservative social media bias or casual forced use of words like “birthing person.” But stripping protest rights and official language is actual deadly censorship
March 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Left-wing censorship was a fantasy, but the right-wing censorship is real, unconstitutional, and murderous. There was no majority anti-conservative social media bias or casual forced use of words like “birthing person.” But stripping protest rights and official language is actual deadly censorship
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
"A lot of trans people felt a deep sense of ironic deja-vu watching the controversy play out," writes Rhea Rollmann.
"Responsible journalism helps us understand each other’s identities and what they mean to us."
Read more 👇
theindependent.ca/commentary/c...
"Responsible journalism helps us understand each other’s identities and what they mean to us."
Read more 👇
theindependent.ca/commentary/c...
CBC controversy over Trump’s annexation threats reveals a broader crisis in journalism – The Independent
The now-infamous Cross Country Checkup episode copied the playbook for anti-trans media coverage
theindependent.ca
February 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"A lot of trans people felt a deep sense of ironic deja-vu watching the controversy play out," writes Rhea Rollmann.
"Responsible journalism helps us understand each other’s identities and what they mean to us."
Read more 👇
theindependent.ca/commentary/c...
"Responsible journalism helps us understand each other’s identities and what they mean to us."
Read more 👇
theindependent.ca/commentary/c...
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
February 16, 2025
February 16, 2025
The sixty-first Munich Security Conference, the world’s leading forum for talking about international security policy, took place from February 14 to February 16 this year.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
February 16, 2025
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
We are in a dangerous time but here are two important facts:
1. Trump's base of support is a minority.
2. That base is going to shrink as his agenda is enacted.
The opposition is the majority. No moping allowed.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
1. Trump's base of support is a minority.
2. That base is going to shrink as his agenda is enacted.
The opposition is the majority. No moping allowed.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
They Are a Minority
Get your mind right.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are in a dangerous time but here are two important facts:
1. Trump's base of support is a minority.
2. That base is going to shrink as his agenda is enacted.
The opposition is the majority. No moping allowed.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
1. Trump's base of support is a minority.
2. That base is going to shrink as his agenda is enacted.
The opposition is the majority. No moping allowed.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
Reposted by Nathalie Brunet
February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025
After World War II, the vast majority of Americans—Democrats and Republicans alike—agreed that the federal government should regulate business, provide a basic social safety net, promote infrastructur...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
February 15, 2025
@canadaland.com, @cbcpitchbot.bsky.social
Why is CBC not reporting on the role that Elon Musk and his tech bros, in concert with Trump, are playing in the takeover of the US government in defiance of the Constitution, including the Treasury payment system, USAID, and now the Department of Education?
Why is CBC not reporting on the role that Elon Musk and his tech bros, in concert with Trump, are playing in the takeover of the US government in defiance of the Constitution, including the Treasury payment system, USAID, and now the Department of Education?
February 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
@canadaland.com, @cbcpitchbot.bsky.social
Why is CBC not reporting on the role that Elon Musk and his tech bros, in concert with Trump, are playing in the takeover of the US government in defiance of the Constitution, including the Treasury payment system, USAID, and now the Department of Education?
Why is CBC not reporting on the role that Elon Musk and his tech bros, in concert with Trump, are playing in the takeover of the US government in defiance of the Constitution, including the Treasury payment system, USAID, and now the Department of Education?