Carl Forde 🇨🇦
@cforde.github.io
Old School Web Denizen
Chilliwack, BC
I didn't know I could do it until I decided I was going to do it
(he/him)
Chilliwack, BC
I didn't know I could do it until I decided I was going to do it
(he/him)
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The Trump administration wants to control the US by rewriting the country’s past.
This President’s Day, check out @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social cover story for our latest print issue of Mother Jones:
This President’s Day, check out @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social cover story for our latest print issue of Mother Jones:
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
www.motherjones.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The Trump administration wants to control the US by rewriting the country’s past.
This President’s Day, check out @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social cover story for our latest print issue of Mother Jones:
This President’s Day, check out @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social cover story for our latest print issue of Mother Jones:
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Canada has its priorities straight. Behold:
February 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Canada has its priorities straight. Behold:
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I guess there is more than that, as an European.
Under CETA, almost all food products of Canada can be imported into the EU, no question asked.
There was some naming in the grey zone: canadian parmesan can't be called "parmisan". www.international.gc.ca/trade-commer...
Most US food can't enter EU.
Under CETA, almost all food products of Canada can be imported into the EU, no question asked.
There was some naming in the grey zone: canadian parmesan can't be called "parmisan". www.international.gc.ca/trade-commer...
Most US food can't enter EU.
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
The European Union (EU) is the world’s second-largest economy and Canada’s second-largest trading partner. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) presents Canadian businesses with preferential access to and excellent opportunities for growth in the EU. Learn about CETA and what it can do for your business.
www.international.gc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I guess there is more than that, as an European.
Under CETA, almost all food products of Canada can be imported into the EU, no question asked.
There was some naming in the grey zone: canadian parmesan can't be called "parmisan". www.international.gc.ca/trade-commer...
Most US food can't enter EU.
Under CETA, almost all food products of Canada can be imported into the EU, no question asked.
There was some naming in the grey zone: canadian parmesan can't be called "parmisan". www.international.gc.ca/trade-commer...
Most US food can't enter EU.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
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Furthermore, European aid to Ukraine is now 60% of world contributions, whereas US aid has dropped to zero. And yet the U.S. is the only country allowed to negotiate the status of Ukraine with Putin!? Preposterous!!
This move from Trump should ‘disturb’ every American | Sir Bill Browder
YouTube video by The Trump Report
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Furthermore, European aid to Ukraine is now 60% of world contributions, whereas US aid has dropped to zero. And yet the U.S. is the only country allowed to negotiate the status of Ukraine with Putin!? Preposterous!!
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This is a must-watch. PLEASE WATCH. To my American friends. What happens when your government switches sides? We all saw that Rubio had no time for Kaja Kallas in Munich, but had an abundance of time for Orban in Budapest.
This move from Trump should ‘disturb’ every American | Sir Bill Browder
YouTube video by The Trump Report
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 6:07 AM
This is a must-watch. PLEASE WATCH. To my American friends. What happens when your government switches sides? We all saw that Rubio had no time for Kaja Kallas in Munich, but had an abundance of time for Orban in Budapest.
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The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
Feds paid over $128.5 million for new ICE facility, deed shows
Financial details surrounding the sale of a warehouse in Social Circle to the United States government have been made available. According to a deed obtained by reporters, the U.S. government paid …
news.monroelocal.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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When people ask:
Are the USA and Canada the same ⁉️🇨🇦
Team Canada is for the fans 🇨🇦🏒
Are the USA and Canada the same ⁉️🇨🇦
Team Canada is for the fans 🇨🇦🏒
February 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
When people ask:
Are the USA and Canada the same ⁉️🇨🇦
Team Canada is for the fans 🇨🇦🏒
Are the USA and Canada the same ⁉️🇨🇦
Team Canada is for the fans 🇨🇦🏒
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anyone who speaks or listens. for a living knows the difference between rhetorically clearing your throat and incoherence, and that in a conversational setting, the first is not just unremarkable but normal, but I guess we’re in for another round of “look at this vapid girl”
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
anyone who speaks or listens. for a living knows the difference between rhetorically clearing your throat and incoherence, and that in a conversational setting, the first is not just unremarkable but normal, but I guess we’re in for another round of “look at this vapid girl”
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“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
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Sen. Emily Alvarado: "I'm raising my sons to know that when you succeed, you give back to the community that helped you succeed."
Points to polling showing how popular making the wealthy pay what they owe in taxes is. #WALeg
Points to polling showing how popular making the wealthy pay what they owe in taxes is. #WALeg
February 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Sen. Emily Alvarado: "I'm raising my sons to know that when you succeed, you give back to the community that helped you succeed."
Points to polling showing how popular making the wealthy pay what they owe in taxes is. #WALeg
Points to polling showing how popular making the wealthy pay what they owe in taxes is. #WALeg
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My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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This is a subtle point but I’ll try it out as a “yes, and”: What Minnesota (not just Minneapolis) showed us is even bigger than “love your neighbor,” because in Minnesota, “neighbor” is a more expansive category than proximity. It’s anyone who needs help.
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This is a subtle point but I’ll try it out as a “yes, and”: What Minnesota (not just Minneapolis) showed us is even bigger than “love your neighbor,” because in Minnesota, “neighbor” is a more expansive category than proximity. It’s anyone who needs help.
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Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
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I wrote today about how in Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part. Subscribe now to Democracy Docket to stay informed. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
February 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I wrote today about how in Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part. Subscribe now to Democracy Docket to stay informed. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
Some light protesting....
Artist: Vjay Bombs #art #graffiti
YouTube video by Josie Lewis
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Some light protesting....
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People sometimes say things like “If I were the richest person in the world, I would cure cancer / solve world hunger / give everyone a home / etc.”
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
People sometimes say things like “If I were the richest person in the world, I would cure cancer / solve world hunger / give everyone a home / etc.”
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#Canada’s new defence industrial strategy sets out a series of important, extraordinarily high benchmarks for the country to achieve over the next decade, including buying and maintaining most of the military’s equipment domestically.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada bets on ‘Build at Home’ defence strategy to reclaim sovereignty — and revive readiness | CBC News
Canada’s new defence industrial strategy sets ambitious targets to rebuild military readiness and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, aiming to award 70 per cent of defence contracts to Canadian fir...
www.cbc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
#Canada’s new defence industrial strategy sets out a series of important, extraordinarily high benchmarks for the country to achieve over the next decade, including buying and maintaining most of the military’s equipment domestically.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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BORIS SANCHEZ: You had administration officials suggesting Pretti was brandishing a weapon, and we all saw that wasn't the case. Are you willing to just blindly trust the work of ICE without judicial oversight?
REP. MARK ALFORD: Look, I trust what Homan, DHS, Noem, and President Trump are doing
REP. MARK ALFORD: Look, I trust what Homan, DHS, Noem, and President Trump are doing
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
BORIS SANCHEZ: You had administration officials suggesting Pretti was brandishing a weapon, and we all saw that wasn't the case. Are you willing to just blindly trust the work of ICE without judicial oversight?
REP. MARK ALFORD: Look, I trust what Homan, DHS, Noem, and President Trump are doing
REP. MARK ALFORD: Look, I trust what Homan, DHS, Noem, and President Trump are doing
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Her appointment comes just ahead of a major review of the North American free-trade pact, known as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.
globalnews.ca/news/1166947...
globalnews.ca/news/1166947...
Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review - National | Globalnews.ca
Janice Charette will serve as Canada's chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact.
globalnews.ca
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Her appointment comes just ahead of a major review of the North American free-trade pact, known as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.
globalnews.ca/news/1166947...
globalnews.ca/news/1166947...
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AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating