@rjfortner.bsky.social
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
New natural resource for Canada?
June 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New natural resource for Canada?
Compliance in advance. Coming for the artists. This won’t go well. Sorry America.
The National Endowment for the Arts withdrew and canceled grant offers to numerous arts organizations around the country on Friday night, sending a round of email notifications out just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in his next budget.
The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants
The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in the next fiscal year.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Compliance in advance. Coming for the artists. This won’t go well. Sorry America.
Maybe this is worrying.
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years. Experts say the decline in vaccinations is certainly playing a role in this season's loss of life. More US children have died this flu season than at any time since the 2010 swine flu pandemic👇
CDC Reports 216 Child Deaths This Flu Season, the Most in 15 Years
Decline in vaccinations 'is certainly playing a role' in this season's loss of life, says expert
www.medpagetoday.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Maybe this is worrying.
Not the USA of Reagan…
April 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Not the USA of Reagan…
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Want to know more about the federal workforce? Since DOGE doesn't give a shit about actual data (psst-they're just radical right wing ideologues, folks!) here is a helpful explainer from @theguardian.com with REAL data on federal workers!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do?
Trump, Musk and Doge are making cuts – here’s what we know about the current government size and demographics
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Want to know more about the federal workforce? Since DOGE doesn't give a shit about actual data (psst-they're just radical right wing ideologues, folks!) here is a helpful explainer from @theguardian.com with REAL data on federal workers!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tusk is really rising to the occasion www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
March 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Tusk is really rising to the occasion www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
Paradise is such a good show. Amazing. Can’t wait until season 2.
March 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Paradise is such a good show. Amazing. Can’t wait until season 2.
Great day to have some pancakes but make sure it is Canadian Maple Syrup! 🍁
March 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Great day to have some pancakes but make sure it is Canadian Maple Syrup! 🍁
Good news. Let’s keep it going.
March 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Good news. Let’s keep it going.
Indeed. Love Montreal. Love Canada.
March 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Indeed. Love Montreal. Love Canada.
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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
February 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
Just to be clear… US border officials police the border inbound to the USA. So?
Reporter: Less than 1% of all fentanyl that comes into the U.S. Is apprehended at the Canadian border. So why use fentanyl as a reason?
Trump: They should be apprehending much more. They're only apprehending 1%.
Trump: They should be apprehending much more. They're only apprehending 1%.
February 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Just to be clear… US border officials police the border inbound to the USA. So?
So US foreign aid money goes towards helping domestic businesses… wow, who knew? ;)
MANA Nutrition makes a special kind of peanut butter paste that many humanitarian aid workers are familiar with.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mark Moore, the CEO and co-founder of the Fitzgerald, Georgia-based plant, got word from USAID that MANA’s contracts with the agency were being canceled.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mark Moore, the CEO and co-founder of the Fitzgerald, Georgia-based plant, got word from USAID that MANA’s contracts with the agency were being canceled.
Trump assault on USAID leaves plant that makes peanut butter for malnourished kids scrambling | CNN Politics
MANA Nutrition makes a special kind of peanut butter paste that many humanitarian aid workers are familiar with. It is fortified with milk and essential vitamins, packed with calories and sent to seve...
cnn.it
February 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So US foreign aid money goes towards helping domestic businesses… wow, who knew? ;)
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Excellent meeting with @melaniejoly.bsky.social today.
The EU-Canada partnership is strong, dynamic, and built to last.
Together, we discussed ways to boost our support to Ukraine, increase pressure on Russia, as well as opportunities to strengthen our security and defence cooperation.
The EU-Canada partnership is strong, dynamic, and built to last.
Together, we discussed ways to boost our support to Ukraine, increase pressure on Russia, as well as opportunities to strengthen our security and defence cooperation.
February 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Excellent meeting with @melaniejoly.bsky.social today.
The EU-Canada partnership is strong, dynamic, and built to last.
Together, we discussed ways to boost our support to Ukraine, increase pressure on Russia, as well as opportunities to strengthen our security and defence cooperation.
The EU-Canada partnership is strong, dynamic, and built to last.
Together, we discussed ways to boost our support to Ukraine, increase pressure on Russia, as well as opportunities to strengthen our security and defence cooperation.
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‘Europe and Canada Must Forget Trump and Form a Coalition of the Willing to Defend #Ukraine’
Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from russian aggression
By Benjamin Tallis
Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from russian aggression
By Benjamin Tallis
'Europe and Canada Must Forget Trump and Form a Coalition of the Willing to Defend Ukraine'
Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression
bylinetimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
‘Europe and Canada Must Forget Trump and Form a Coalition of the Willing to Defend #Ukraine’
Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from russian aggression
By Benjamin Tallis
Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from russian aggression
By Benjamin Tallis
Space efforts by governments should never be privatised to the degree they have.
Cutting NASA's workforce by about 10 percent. That's a boost to the Chinese and Russians. And the guy in charge of SpaceX made this decision? That's a total conflict of interest. Moreover, firing all probationary employees shows they're not serious about evaluating programs. It's a machine gun.
Probationary Employee Firings At NASA Ames
All probationary employees at NASA Ames will be sent email termination notices next Tuesday
nasawatch.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Space efforts by governments should never be privatised to the degree they have.
Peace in our time.
REPORTER: Is it acceptable to the US for Russia to retain any territory that it has annexed since the beginning of the war in February 2022?
MIKE WALTZ: Well I think those are things, those are to be discussed
MIKE WALTZ: Well I think those are things, those are to be discussed
February 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Peace in our time.
Seems like important context.
Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
February 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Seems like important context.
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Here Is Every Book Banned in America
Through the courageous work of PEN America, here is a scrollable, shoppable list of every book currently banned in the United States
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a450...
Through the courageous work of PEN America, here is a scrollable, shoppable list of every book currently banned in the United States
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a450...
Every Book Banned in America
Through the courageous work of PEN America, here is a scrollable, shoppable list of every book currently banned in the United States
www.harpersbazaar.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Here Is Every Book Banned in America
Through the courageous work of PEN America, here is a scrollable, shoppable list of every book currently banned in the United States
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a450...
Through the courageous work of PEN America, here is a scrollable, shoppable list of every book currently banned in the United States
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a450...
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Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
On Ukraine, Europe must step into the void | Virgin
www.virgin.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
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ursula von der leyen: failure to secure “just and lasting peace” in ukraine “would weaken europe but it would also weaken the united states.”
February 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
ursula von der leyen: failure to secure “just and lasting peace” in ukraine “would weaken europe but it would also weaken the united states.”