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The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
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feels relevant today
we have an elite impunity problem and a lot of the people and institutions that nominally oppose Trump will burn down their own before admitting that this helped produce him
I've said it many times before and Andrew Cuomo is making me say it again: we don't have a cancellation problem. We have never had a cancellation problem. To the contrary, we have a problem that "disgrace" is a very temporary embarrassment— an brief entr'acte more than an intermission.
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
feels relevant today
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If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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The Liberals' budget -- it mostly helps upper income people, it mostly helps men, it mostly helps war, oil and gas.
Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage
sandyandnora.com/episode-348-...
Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage
sandyandnora.com/episode-348-...
Episode 348 – 2025 Budget; Liberal Carnage
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the 2025 Liberal budget — Mark Carney’s first — and how he blurs the line between Liberals and Tories like never before.
sandyandnora.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Liberals' budget -- it mostly helps upper income people, it mostly helps men, it mostly helps war, oil and gas.
Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage
sandyandnora.com/episode-348-...
Sandy and Nora Talk Politics -- Budget 2025 - Liberal Carnage
sandyandnora.com/episode-348-...
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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"Stop resisting" - Toronto cop to woman just run over by a police SUV.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
Woman run over by Toronto police vehicle twice during arrest
Toronto Police Services said they are aware of the incident and did not notify Ontario’s police watchdog because the woman’s injuries weren’t serious enough involve the Special Investigations Unit.
www.thestar.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Stop resisting" - Toronto cop to woman just run over by a police SUV.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...
Isn't that 1 out of 87 canadians?
Good friggen luck.
Good friggen luck.
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Isn't that 1 out of 87 canadians?
Good friggen luck.
Good friggen luck.
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If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
The big crime lie
Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?
noraloreto.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
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i once again would like to express some alarm and concern at the sheer pace of Nazi-related news updates
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
i once again would like to express some alarm and concern at the sheer pace of Nazi-related news updates
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Sure could use some of those solar investments and cheap EVs right now.
At this point I don't think there's a really good argument that Chinese global hegemony would be worse than American hegemony.
The only real reason for Canada to not improve economic and cultural ties with China is that it'd antagonize the USA in scary ways.
The only real reason for Canada to not improve economic and cultural ties with China is that it'd antagonize the USA in scary ways.
October 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sure could use some of those solar investments and cheap EVs right now.
Ah yes, the old 'civil discouse' of who should be protected from state violence.
Yet it’s a behavior that persists across social media anyways, with negative consequences for civil discourse and society. Human nature is a contributing factor, but systems that reward outrage only make the problem worse.
October 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ah yes, the old 'civil discouse' of who should be protected from state violence.
I wonder what he's planning on giving away this time.
Carney to meet with Trump in Washington next week as Canada seeks tariff relief
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Carney to meet with Trump in Washington next week as Canada seeks tariff relief
This will be the Prime Minister’s second trip to the White House since taking office this year
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I wonder what he's planning on giving away this time.
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Literally two or three clicks to send a pre-formed letter to many members of government about the illegal detainment of 3 Canadian citizens by a rogue state in international waters actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
URGENT: FLAGRANT Breach of International Law & Detainment of Canadians in International Waters
EMERGENCY ALERT! The Canadian Government must issue deploy all necessary resources for the protection of its citizens on the flotilla. Their situation is DIRE , and there is no time to waste! ACT BEF...
actionnetwork.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Literally two or three clicks to send a pre-formed letter to many members of government about the illegal detainment of 3 Canadian citizens by a rogue state in international waters actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
I don't care how politically aligned we are. If I see you posting AI slop, it's an immediate block.
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I don't care how politically aligned we are. If I see you posting AI slop, it's an immediate block.
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“And in this respect, I’m coming to understand the AI hype machine as part and parcel of the fascistic project. That’s not an analogy. I’m not saying AI is similar to fascism, or parallel to it. I’m saying AI is fascism.”
October 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“And in this respect, I’m coming to understand the AI hype machine as part and parcel of the fascistic project. That’s not an analogy. I’m not saying AI is similar to fascism, or parallel to it. I’m saying AI is fascism.”
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Digger revival when?
If the President can raise his own revenues and direct his own spending without congressional approval we are squarely in the only situation the Constitution was actually drafted to avoid: English civil war territory
October 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Digger revival when?
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How, exactly, do the Canadian Armed Forces deploy on operations with an ally who doesn't respect ROEs?
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
How, exactly, do the Canadian Armed Forces deploy on operations with an ally who doesn't respect ROEs?
Revolutions are at their core, a civil war.
Defending your revolution is necessary or else you lose and more people die and a fascist dictator is installed. This has been proven multiple times. Either way nothing Castro did makes Cheney look like a leftist. That is absurd.
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Revolutions are at their core, a civil war.
Starving kids so that we can buy F-35s
Yukon-based First Nations education advocacy organization says it ended the rural nutrition program after its Jordan’s Principle funding was cut.
Jordan’s Principle cuts end Yukon food program for Indigenous kids
An advocacy organization in Yukon says it was forced to axe its rural nutrition program after its Jordan’s Principle funding was cut.
www.aptnnews.ca
September 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Starving kids so that we can buy F-35s
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"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
Not all the guards at our concentration camp are Nazis!
Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not all the guards at our concentration camp are Nazis!
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