Nina
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I love encyclopaedias, my stupid cats, and human rights. She/her 🇨🇦 💜🖤🩶🤍
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how are we supposed to function right now?
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
how are we supposed to function right now?
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
It's times like these that I genuinely miss being in university classes, because I bet my International Relations Between the Great Powers classes would have been extra exciting.
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
It's times like these that I genuinely miss being in university classes, because I bet my International Relations Between the Great Powers classes would have been extra exciting.
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Not only is this true. But in the light of the new US national strategy document, it is, in fact, true-r.
There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Not only is this true. But in the light of the new US national strategy document, it is, in fact, true-r.
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Now past 10 AM, still no statement from the Prime Minister’s Office
8:30 AM, and still no statement from Canada’s prime minister
Perhaps the Governor General should knock on the door of Rideau Cottage to make sure he too was not kidnapped by the US military overnight?
Perhaps the Governor General should knock on the door of Rideau Cottage to make sure he too was not kidnapped by the US military overnight?
"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Now past 10 AM, still no statement from the Prime Minister’s Office
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forget the long arc of history bending towards justice, I need the rube goldberg machine of inexorable consequence to endgame the kind of profoundly ironic yet blackly hilarious karmic downfall that would’ve had ancient greek theatergoers hollering at the chorus
January 3, 2026 at 12:28 PM
forget the long arc of history bending towards justice, I need the rube goldberg machine of inexorable consequence to endgame the kind of profoundly ironic yet blackly hilarious karmic downfall that would’ve had ancient greek theatergoers hollering at the chorus
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This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book*
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
United States involvement in regime change - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book*
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
uh oh
*Frantically starts flipping though pages*
uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
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January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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"Well, he's a dictator whose people don't actually want him in charge" is an interesting precedent for this guy to set
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"Well, he's a dictator whose people don't actually want him in charge" is an interesting precedent for this guy to set
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Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would "liberate" Canada in the same fashion that he has do...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
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Trump’s unilateral military strike on Venezuela is a dangerous escalation that tramples international law, undermines sovereignty, and sets a perilous precedent for global order. We need diplomacy, not reckless intervention.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Trump’s unilateral military strike on Venezuela is a dangerous escalation that tramples international law, undermines sovereignty, and sets a perilous precedent for global order. We need diplomacy, not reckless intervention.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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We ranked the NDP leadership candidates by how likely they are to disappoint you
We ranked the NDP leadership candidates by how likely they are to disappoint you
After Jagmeet Singh’s disastrous run of the NDP has shown, left wing politicians will always disappoint you.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We ranked the NDP leadership candidates by how likely they are to disappoint you
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
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In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
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When the news calls you a “divisive figure” in 2025 that means you did some atrocities
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When the news calls you a “divisive figure” in 2025 that means you did some atrocities
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my parents never made me do organized sports so unfortunately my default reaction here is blood-soaked vengeance
November 2, 2025 at 4:44 AM
my parents never made me do organized sports so unfortunately my default reaction here is blood-soaked vengeance
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god’s light does not touch this baseball diamond
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
god’s light does not touch this baseball diamond
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Los Angeles Dodgers have angered the Canadians. May God have mercy on them all.
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Los Angeles Dodgers have angered the Canadians. May God have mercy on them all.
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if we lose this thing i’m gonna swallow a baseball whole like a snake
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
if we lose this thing i’m gonna swallow a baseball whole like a snake