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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 7h

This alone should be disqualifying for holding public office. No matter how many times #PierrePoilievre gets corrected on his ignorant lies, he keeps repeating them like he is uneducable. Rigidly mired in far right ideology, divorced from fact or reason. RW internet talking points are his *policy*.

@PierrePoilievre
Nazi Socialism, Soviet Socialism, Narco Socialism and all other forms of socialism move at different speeds but always to the same destination — impoverished hell for the many and special powers & wealth for the few.
Only freedom — free speech, free enterprise and free choice — empowers all to fulfill their potential & live good and great lives.

Anaida Poilievre • @AnaPoilievre • Oct 13
Socialism always ends up the same way. x.com/thehonestlypod...
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Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre
Woke left goes crazy when people point out the undeniable historical fact that "national socialists" in Germany & Italy were, as the name proves, "socialists".
Fascism/socialism/communism glorifies the state over the people and always with the same horrific result.
© Pierre Poilievre 4 @PierrePoilievre • Jul 7, 2021
Socialism is socialism. x.com/MrsMThatcher/s...
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@AbeOudshoorn
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Sorry to interrupt my feed with more Canadian politics.
I just feel that anyone who suggests the Nazis were socialists instead of fascists should be absolutely shunned by voters in any country who fought the Nazis.
They literally rounded up socialists along with Jews.
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On the 85th anniversary of Black Ribbon Day, we remember the victims of Soviet Socialism & National Socialism (Nazism).
May we never forget the countless atrocities committed by these socialist ideologies, and may we honour those who fought to liberate Europe.
Canada must always stand against socialism for freedom and democracy.
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10:29 AM • Aug 25, 2024

@realTomChapman
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As a Holocaust educator I can confirm you couldn't be more wrong. Communists & socialists were the first groups rounded up by the Nazis & hauled off to concentration camps.
I'm told you're a Canadian member of parliament. How embarrassing for you...

@ Pierre Poilievre © @PierrePoilievre • Jul 8, 2021
Woke left goes crazy when people point out the undeniable historical fact that
"national socialists" in Germany & Italy were, as the name proves, "socialiats".
Fascism/socialism/communism glorifies the state over the people and alwsys with the same horrific result. twitter.com/PierrePoilievr...
6:42 PM - Jul 8, 2021 from Norfolk, VA

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11h

4 months apart

Official ICE government account
June 6, 2025:
"To call us 'Nazis' - to compare us to one of the worst groups in history - is disgusting and just outright wrong.
"What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer."
—ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 14h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 12h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 7h

Oh. What's another $20 billion to try and prop up this failing libertarian experiment.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

apnews.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 15h

There’s been a concerted effort by very smart & crafty folks in the GOP for the last 25 years to choose their own voting pools as much as possible. This is the culmination of that plan and if it happens, representative democracy in the Federal level is pretty much cooked: apnews.com/article/supr...

Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court appears inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.

apnews.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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DaveN 🇨🇦 @davenlsn.bsky.social · 10h

Industry Minister Joly warned automaker's chief executive in letter

The federal government is threatening automaker Stellantis with legal action if the company doesn't "respect its obligations" to Canadians, according to a copy of a letter obtained by CBC News

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Ottawa threatens legal action against Stellantis | CBC News

The federal government is threatening automaker Stellantis with legal action if the company doesn't "respect its obligations" to Canadians, according to a letter obtained by CBC News, years after the ...

www.cbc.ca

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

Three hours apart. 🤡

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

US Trade Rep Greer gets asked: whatever happened to “90 trade deals in 90 days?” — on Fox.

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 18h

The operation used imprisoned laborers to trick unsuspecting people into making investments in phony funds, often after spending months faking romantic relationships with the victims.

Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”

Scams like this one net billions from well-educated victims.

arstechnica.com

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Charles Mire 🇨🇦 @charlesmire.bsky.social · 18h

The subsidy amounted to one-third of the plant construction cost.

energynow.ca/2023/06/stel...

Stellantis Gets Pledge From Ontario to Pay a Third of Subsidies - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow

Canada’s largest province has agreed to pay for a third of the subsidy package for a Stellantis NV electric-vehicle battery plant, but there’s still no deal in place to resume construction on the fact...

energynow.ca

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Charles Mire 🇨🇦 @charlesmire.bsky.social · 18h

I hope Ontario claws back the substantial subsidies given to Stellantis. (News of the subsidy in the replies.)

www.cp24.com/local/toront...

‘We just can’t smile while they steal our jobs’: Brampton’s mayor reacts to Stellantis decision

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says the decision by Stellantis to move production of its Jeep Compass from its Brampton plant to Illinois could be a harbinger for the rest of Canada’s auto manufacturing...

www.cp24.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Andreessen is doing in Tennessee something similar to what Tanner is trying to do in Texas. Lawmakers here are fine with it, or course, because it’s a white Christian nationalist project.

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 1d

Ken Paxton just filed for an injunction to prevent Malcom Tanner from letting people live on his property. What happened to Texas, a place where you could do what you wanted on your own property?
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/defaul...

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22h

It’s all about the grift.

‘I’ll Have Eric Call’: Trump Sets Up Son’s Meeting With Indonesian President

A hot-mic moment suggested a blurry line between the U.S. president’s roles as political leader and businessman.

www.wsj.com

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 1d

This is also why Wizard Frog should lead the revolutionary vanguard. They not only recognize the administration's primary goals with these crackdowns, but instantly render any attempt to label protesters "dangerous terrorists" absurd.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Nic👻🇨🇦 @canlady.bsky.social · 1d

Creativity & interesting music are already in very short supply. :-(
exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Garbage's Shirley Manson Issues "Alarm Call" over State of Music Industry: "It Has Become Entirely Unsustainable" │ Exclaim!

"You are the ones who will lose out on a generation of esoteric, risk-taking, creative, adventurous weirdos, rebels, agitators and provocateurs. You're gonna get fucking white bread."

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 1d

I've spent a lot of time in the last decade or so tracking local govt declarations of a state of emergency across North America, and this one seems like an entirely new category of emergency.

Los Angeles County, CA (pop. 9.6 million)

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Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

I suppose this story makes my newsletter from last night even more timely joycevance.substack.com/p/are-we-the...

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