Paul Orlowski
@paulorlowski.bsky.social
Retired USask education professor. 🇨🇦 Grew up in a Keynesian society, thought it was fine. I despise the neoliberalism of my adulthood. What is trying to replace it, global authoritarianism, terrifies me even more.📎🌎
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
A Tale of 2 Fascist Coup Plotters:
The Brazilians put their fascist ex- president in prison for 27 years. 🇧🇷
The Americans gave their fascist ex-president a second term. 🇺🇸
#Bolsonaro #Trump #Fascism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The Brazilians put their fascist ex- president in prison for 27 years. 🇧🇷
The Americans gave their fascist ex-president a second term. 🇺🇸
#Bolsonaro #Trump #Fascism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A Tale of 2 Fascist Coup Plotters:
The Brazilians put their fascist ex- president in prison for 27 years. 🇧🇷
The Americans gave their fascist ex-president a second term. 🇺🇸
#Bolsonaro #Trump #Fascism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The Brazilians put their fascist ex- president in prison for 27 years. 🇧🇷
The Americans gave their fascist ex-president a second term. 🇺🇸
#Bolsonaro #Trump #Fascism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Ok ok. Reincarnate me as an eagle please
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Ok ok. Reincarnate me as an eagle please
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Trump is not only an American but a product of America. A result of the mechanics that shape & inform the electorate.
If there was ever a reason to improve the country’s educational systems, just look at where our country is right now.
It’s not an intellectually agile majority that got us here.
If there was ever a reason to improve the country’s educational systems, just look at where our country is right now.
It’s not an intellectually agile majority that got us here.
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Trump is not only an American but a product of America. A result of the mechanics that shape & inform the electorate.
If there was ever a reason to improve the country’s educational systems, just look at where our country is right now.
It’s not an intellectually agile majority that got us here.
If there was ever a reason to improve the country’s educational systems, just look at where our country is right now.
It’s not an intellectually agile majority that got us here.
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70% of respondents said they oppose military action in Venezuela. Trump has already authorized CIA operations inside the country.
Most Americans oppose military action in Venezuela: Poll
The U.S. military has recently bolstered its presence near Venezuela, with the USS Gerald R. Ford making its way to the Caribbean and President Trump allowing the CIA to go ahead with covert operat…
www.kxan.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
70% of respondents said they oppose military action in Venezuela. Trump has already authorized CIA operations inside the country.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
No matter how Trump’s gang spins these murders of Venezuelans, it is clear that the U.S. simply wants to steal that country’s oil. #Venezuela
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean
US has used claims of a ‘war on drugs’ to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executions
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
No matter how Trump’s gang spins these murders of Venezuelans, it is clear that the U.S. simply wants to steal that country’s oil. #Venezuela
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It’s no wonder that Trump believes the American people love him. It’s really certain people in Russia, Israel, Argentina, and Hungary posing as Americans that make him feel special.
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
It’s no wonder that Trump believes the American people love him. It’s really certain people in Russia, Israel, Argentina, and Hungary posing as Americans that make him feel special.
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Well done, Mayor-Elect Mamdani! 😉
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Well done, Mayor-Elect Mamdani! 😉
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November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So it turns out that Trump’s peace plan in Ukraine was just what Putin said he wanted. So much for the American moron’s dream to be called the Great Peacemaker! 🙄
#Ukraine
#Ukraine
Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.
He’s scrambling.
He’s scrambling.
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
So it turns out that Trump’s peace plan in Ukraine was just what Putin said he wanted. So much for the American moron’s dream to be called the Great Peacemaker! 🙄
#Ukraine
#Ukraine
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New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
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"Quiet, Piggy"
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Quiet, Piggy"
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IDF IS DOING Genocide there should never be in Canada
I agree with NDP MP Heather McPherson. These thugs come to Canada and manhandle protesters?? Send them back to Israel! #Gaza #Cdnpoli 🇨🇦
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
IDF soldiers are doing speaking events in Canada. Some say they shouldn't be here | CBC News
A violent incident at a Toronto speaking event has sparked calls for more scrutiny on Israeli soldiers entering Canada, with some saying they should be barred entry or investigated for potential parti...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
IDF IS DOING Genocide there should never be in Canada
#ClimateCrisis 🔥🔥🌎🔥🔥
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
#ClimateCrisis 🔥🔥🌎🔥🔥
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BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
I agree with NDP MP Heather McPherson. These thugs come to Canada and manhandle protesters?? Send them back to Israel! #Gaza #Cdnpoli 🇨🇦
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
IDF soldiers are doing speaking events in Canada. Some say they shouldn't be here | CBC News
A violent incident at a Toronto speaking event has sparked calls for more scrutiny on Israeli soldiers entering Canada, with some saying they should be barred entry or investigated for potential parti...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I agree with NDP MP Heather McPherson. These thugs come to Canada and manhandle protesters?? Send them back to Israel! #Gaza #Cdnpoli 🇨🇦
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
What a crazy country!
This is fu*king outrageous!
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
What a crazy country!
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A new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives looked at 25 countries and found those with more privatized health care fared worse on seven mortality indicators. The report comes as several provinces pursue privatizing some health-care services.
#cdnpoli #skpoli
#cdnpoli #skpoli
Study links health-care privatization with higher mortality rates
A new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives looked at 25 countries and found those with more privatized health care fared worse on seven mortality indicators. The report comes as s...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
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The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?