Liora Vienne McKenzie 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@makeitrain26.bsky.social
Newly arrived here. Hi!
Canadian
Political
Food-loving
ex-jurist
ex-prof
now writing non-fiction
Canadian
Political
Food-loving
ex-jurist
ex-prof
now writing non-fiction
Lovely words, and true righteous indignation. He's right.
Our reporters Nate Halverson and Sam Van Pykeren caught up with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) at Alex Pretti's memorial in Minneapolis on Monday.
"To lose a 37-year-old son, and then to have that son insulted as a terrorist as opposed to celebrated as a hero...I was furious."
"To lose a 37-year-old son, and then to have that son insulted as a terrorist as opposed to celebrated as a hero...I was furious."
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Lovely words, and true righteous indignation. He's right.
Pretty sure Putin hasn't reciprocated.
Trump hangs picture of himself and Vladimir Putin in latest White House redecoration
Trump hangs picture of himself and Vladimir Putin in latest White House redecoration
Trump hangs picture of himself and Vladimir Putin in latest White House redecoration
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Pretty sure Putin hasn't reciprocated.
Hahahahaha...!!! There goes the Botox and filler industry!!
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Hahahahaha...!!! There goes the Botox and filler industry!!
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On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. n.pr/3NUhXSa
Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. n.pr/3NUhXSa
We're ALL going analog. This isn't an isolated case.
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
We're ALL going analog. This isn't an isolated case.
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“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech
Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
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Man who wouldn’t wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them
Man who wouldn't wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A man who refused to wear a mask to protect other people in 2020 has declared he has no problem wearing one while shooting them.
www.thebeaverton.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Man who wouldn’t wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them
Looking away is not a passive act; it is an act of betrayal.
--Mark Carney, PM of Canada
--Mark Carney, PM of Canada
"We acknowledge that looking away is not a passive act, but an act of betrayal," said Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday, on Holocaust Remembrance Day. #cdnpoli Cdn immigration policies during WW2 kept many Jewish refugees from coming to Canada to flee the Nazis. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity | CBC News
Canadians must reflect on the consequences of ignorance and hatred, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
www.cbc.ca
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Looking away is not a passive act; it is an act of betrayal.
--Mark Carney, PM of Canada
--Mark Carney, PM of Canada
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ICE agents storm Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis, defying sovereignty to hunt migrants, as a child's terrified grip on his Spiderman backpack exposes the cruel bait tactics fueling deadly clashes. #MigrantRights
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
ICE agents storm Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis, defying sovereignty to hunt migrants, as a child's terrified grip on his Spiderman backpack exposes the cruel bait tactics fueling deadly clashes. #MigrantRights
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Good morning 🌅
More updates on the evolving tactics of ICE
More updates on the evolving tactics of ICE
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Good morning 🌅
More updates on the evolving tactics of ICE
More updates on the evolving tactics of ICE
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RENEE GOOD,KEITH PORTER,ALEX PRETTI,SILVERIO GONZALEZ , ALL MURDERED BY ICE AGENTS AND SO FAR NPBODY HAS BEEN INDICTED!!
EVERYTHING THAT TRUMP, KRISTI NOEM, FOX, THE FAR RIGHT AND THE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING NOW IS TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THESE MURDERS !!!
EVERYTHING THAT TRUMP, KRISTI NOEM, FOX, THE FAR RIGHT AND THE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING NOW IS TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THESE MURDERS !!!
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 AM
RENEE GOOD,KEITH PORTER,ALEX PRETTI,SILVERIO GONZALEZ , ALL MURDERED BY ICE AGENTS AND SO FAR NPBODY HAS BEEN INDICTED!!
EVERYTHING THAT TRUMP, KRISTI NOEM, FOX, THE FAR RIGHT AND THE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING NOW IS TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THESE MURDERS !!!
EVERYTHING THAT TRUMP, KRISTI NOEM, FOX, THE FAR RIGHT AND THE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING NOW IS TO DISTRACT YOU FROM THESE MURDERS !!!
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This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
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getting saddam hussein margins
LOL. Despite this being a Harris+71 seat, Democrat Meg Luger-Nikolai won tonight by a *91-point* margin. Easily one of the wildest overperformances we’ve ever seen, given the district’s deep, deep blue lean.
Couple of special elections in very blue districts in the Twin Cities area tonight, though only one is contested. It's a +71 Harris seat, so hard for Democrats to overperform when the margins are already so lopsided, but we'll see.
Big Board -->
Big Board -->
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
getting saddam hussein margins
October 2025: Amazon announces cuts to 14,000 jobs around the planet due to AI. January 2026: 16,000 more jobs.
Amazon annonce la suppression de 16.000 postes dans le monde
Amazon annonce la suppression de 16.000 postes dans le monde
Le géant du commerce en ligne Amazon a annoncé mercredi dans une note à ses employés la suppression de 16.000 postes...
www.rtbf.be
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
October 2025: Amazon announces cuts to 14,000 jobs around the planet due to AI. January 2026: 16,000 more jobs.
Melania, the trailer, is a grotestque farce, so imagine the entire movie. #BoycottMelaniaTheMovie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
MELANIA | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Melania, the trailer, is a grotestque farce, so imagine the entire movie. #BoycottMelaniaTheMovie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJ...
Kudos as well to the people using their whistles and honking to signal that they are watching, thereby putting pressure on these masked goons.
“You’re terrorizing people, and it’s unacceptable. I’m a citizen, this is my home.”
Nimco Omar, a citizen and long-time Minneapolis resident, was on her way to work when federal agents demanded to see her ID. As agents repeatedly asked her where she was born, Omar calmly stated her rights.
Nimco Omar, a citizen and long-time Minneapolis resident, was on her way to work when federal agents demanded to see her ID. As agents repeatedly asked her where she was born, Omar calmly stated her rights.
ICE demanded an ID, but she held her ground
A viral video shows a Minneapolis resident calmly resisting federal immigration agents.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Kudos as well to the people using their whistles and honking to signal that they are watching, thereby putting pressure on these masked goons.
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Europe must step up amid ‘new realities’ of US relationship, says EU foreign policy chief – Europe live
Europe must step up amid ‘new realities’ of US relationship, says EU foreign policy chief – Europe live
Kaja Kallas warns that shift in transatlantic system is ‘structural, not temporary’ and bloc must respond by raising defence spending
EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius follows Kallas and he strikes very much the same tone of urgency as he outlines the bloc’s defence policies.
He says the EU needs to prepare for diminished US presence in Europe, and rapidly build up its “independence” in defence “without delays” or excuses.
“Let’s face it, Europe can be slow. Unanimity means we can not always act at the speed of relevance. Of course, there are policy differences among member states. This is all natural, but unanimity is also used by some as a bargaining tool. And it cannot be that one country’s veto defines the policy for others.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Europe must step up amid ‘new realities’ of US relationship, says EU foreign policy chief – Europe live
Sure--because you guys have nothing else to bicker over.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Sure--because you guys have nothing else to bicker over.
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The blame game heats up:
A few days ago they were confidently smearing a murdered man as an “assassin” - now Noem is whining that it’s all Miller’s fault and Miller is blaming Customs and Border Patrol for bad info. They all need to go down.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
A few days ago they were confidently smearing a murdered man as an “assassin” - now Noem is whining that it’s all Miller’s fault and Miller is blaming Customs and Border Patrol for bad info. They all need to go down.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
Top White House aide Stephen Miller acknowledges possible breach of protocol before Alex Pretti’s shooting | CNN Politics
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Tuesday that officials were evaluating why Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis “may not have been following” proper protocol befor...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The blame game heats up:
A few days ago they were confidently smearing a murdered man as an “assassin” - now Noem is whining that it’s all Miller’s fault and Miller is blaming Customs and Border Patrol for bad info. They all need to go down.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
A few days ago they were confidently smearing a murdered man as an “assassin” - now Noem is whining that it’s all Miller’s fault and Miller is blaming Customs and Border Patrol for bad info. They all need to go down.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
Tibetan Buddhists believe that, upon death, the soul is sort of ejected from the body yet doesn't quite understand what is going on for up to 10 days and can see everything. If true, then Alex Pretti's soul must be amazed at the nation-wide reactions to his death.
Rest in Power, dear soul.
Rest in Power, dear soul.
January 28, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Tibetan Buddhists believe that, upon death, the soul is sort of ejected from the body yet doesn't quite understand what is going on for up to 10 days and can see everything. If true, then Alex Pretti's soul must be amazed at the nation-wide reactions to his death.
Rest in Power, dear soul.
Rest in Power, dear soul.
Hero.
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Hero.
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Major update: The knives are out. Kristi Noem tries to throw Stephen Miller under the bus.
Trump throws Bovino under the bus.
Democrats say they will impeach Noem if she is not fired.
Measles outbreak surges. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Trump throws Bovino under the bus.
Democrats say they will impeach Noem if she is not fired.
Measles outbreak surges. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Important Update: Knives are Out as Kristi Noem Tries to Throw Stephen Miller Under the Bus and Trump Ignites Republican Rift
Good evening everyone.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Major update: The knives are out. Kristi Noem tries to throw Stephen Miller under the bus.
Trump throws Bovino under the bus.
Democrats say they will impeach Noem if she is not fired.
Measles outbreak surges. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Trump throws Bovino under the bus.
Democrats say they will impeach Noem if she is not fired.
Measles outbreak surges. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Oh good God... When I saw that Philip Glass was trending I feared he might have died. Good for him. Please come to Montreal instead!!
Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump’s leadership
Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump’s leadership
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center did not immediately response to a request for comment.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Oh good God... When I saw that Philip Glass was trending I feared he might have died. Good for him. Please come to Montreal instead!!