Rupture Not Transition McGreal
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Off course but constantly correcting. One of Penny’s favourite scent clouds. (he/him)
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My dog’s motto is: Semper venter fricantur
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Imagine the #HamOnt media coverage if downtown councillors moved a callous budget amendment to defer the safety measures recommended in the RHVP commissioner’s report? @chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social @joeycoleman.ca
ATTN: Ward 3 & Main St neighbours. Councillors who live no where near you are trying to stop Main St safety & complete streets interventions this budget. I know families who lost loved one or experienced critical injuries and will continue to fight for you. Pls email [email protected] to connect.
February 6, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Imagine the #HamOnt media coverage if downtown councillors moved a callous budget amendment to defer the safety measures recommended in the RHVP commissioner’s report? @chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social @joeycoleman.ca
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ATTN: Ward 3 & Main St neighbours. Councillors who live no where near you are trying to stop Main St safety & complete streets interventions this budget. I know families who lost loved one or experienced critical injuries and will continue to fight for you. Pls email [email protected] to connect.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ATTN: Ward 3 & Main St neighbours. Councillors who live no where near you are trying to stop Main St safety & complete streets interventions this budget. I know families who lost loved one or experienced critical injuries and will continue to fight for you. Pls email [email protected] to connect.
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We're aligning our fuel efficiency standards with the Europeans, which could open a bunch of doors around additional supply options/models. And we're bringing back the rebates.
Perfection, as ever, is the enemy of good.
Perfection, as ever, is the enemy of good.
More back-sliding on climate: Carney is eliminating the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard that would have mandated 100% EVs by 2035. New target is 75% EVs by 2035, 90% by 2040 but it's not clear if not-yet-finalized policy will achieve this www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...
Prime Minister Carney unveils Canada's new automotive strategy to protect jobs and position our country as a global leader in next-generation vehicle manufacturing - Canada.ca
Canada is, and will remain, a nation that builds cars. For over 100 years, the automotive industry has been a cornerstone of our economy, underpinning advanced manufacturing, driving innovation and su...
www.canada.ca
February 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
We're aligning our fuel efficiency standards with the Europeans, which could open a bunch of doors around additional supply options/models. And we're bringing back the rebates.
Perfection, as ever, is the enemy of good.
Perfection, as ever, is the enemy of good.
Fatalism and nihilism are two of fascism’s best friends. Do not succumb to them.
Guys they are really, really not winning
It sucks what they’re doing to our country, and my city especially
God only knows how much damage they’ll do before they’re stopped, much of it irreversible
But they are very much not winning
It sucks what they’re doing to our country, and my city especially
God only knows how much damage they’ll do before they’re stopped, much of it irreversible
But they are very much not winning
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Fatalism and nihilism are two of fascism’s best friends. Do not succumb to them.
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People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so.
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so.
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We are seeing the convergence of all of these tactics across media, and the absolute purge at the @washingtonpost.com of some 300 staff and entire news divisions at one of this nation’s greatest newspapers while an open ideologue has been handed CBS’s reins are signs of a democracy in deep decline.
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
We are seeing the convergence of all of these tactics across media, and the absolute purge at the @washingtonpost.com of some 300 staff and entire news divisions at one of this nation’s greatest newspapers while an open ideologue has been handed CBS’s reins are signs of a democracy in deep decline.
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Lessons from other eroded democracies show there’re multiple ways to destroy the free press.Yes, you can arrest/intimidate journalists like last week.You can also buy news organizations, destroy their credibility and gut their newsrooms. You can sue frivolously until newsrooms can’t afford to fight.
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Lessons from other eroded democracies show there’re multiple ways to destroy the free press.Yes, you can arrest/intimidate journalists like last week.You can also buy news organizations, destroy their credibility and gut their newsrooms. You can sue frivolously until newsrooms can’t afford to fight.
If you deny something often, angrily and shamelessly enough, people accept your denial, like Trump’s “Russia Russia Russia” line. But the Mueller Report, the Senate Intelligence Committee Report and the Intelligence Community assessment all exist. His abasement to Russia should not surprise anyone.
Just sent this out, mostly free. The Epstein files show just how close he was to Russian sources. They also make it clear that Epstein represented a historic opportunity to collect Kompromat on the rich and famous. Nothing would terrify a narcissist more. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Why Does A Narcissist Accept Humiliation? Epstein Might Be The Answer.
Doe the Risk of Greater Humiliation Loom...
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
If you deny something often, angrily and shamelessly enough, people accept your denial, like Trump’s “Russia Russia Russia” line. But the Mueller Report, the Senate Intelligence Committee Report and the Intelligence Community assessment all exist. His abasement to Russia should not surprise anyone.
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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This passed unnoticed: New Pew poll finds 64% oppose mass detention of migrants while their cases are decided.
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
February 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This passed unnoticed: New Pew poll finds 64% oppose mass detention of migrants while their cases are decided.
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
I have just released my new single, "Iridescent Flashes", in which I shamelessly indulge my maximalist tendencies in a nostalgic homage to my fuzzy memories of the early 1990s.
It’s now available on all major streaming services.
It’s now available on all major streaming services.
Iridescent Flashes
YouTube video by Ryan McGreal - Topic
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February 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I have just released my new single, "Iridescent Flashes", in which I shamelessly indulge my maximalist tendencies in a nostalgic homage to my fuzzy memories of the early 1990s.
It’s now available on all major streaming services.
It’s now available on all major streaming services.
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I keep saying to people in my life that the problem with writing in these days is that you sound absolutely off your nut for simply saying what is happening.
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I keep saying to people in my life that the problem with writing in these days is that you sound absolutely off your nut for simply saying what is happening.
NO. You don’t get to be pro-life and anti-vaccine.
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
NO. You don’t get to be pro-life and anti-vaccine.
Stephen Miller out here just straight-up explaining why apartheid is normal and traditional and why should America be any different than any other empire?
The Grand Old Party has come a long way from Reagan’s shining city on a hill, let alone Lincoln’s new birth of freedom.
The Grand Old Party has come a long way from Reagan’s shining city on a hill, let alone Lincoln’s new birth of freedom.
February 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Stephen Miller out here just straight-up explaining why apartheid is normal and traditional and why should America be any different than any other empire?
The Grand Old Party has come a long way from Reagan’s shining city on a hill, let alone Lincoln’s new birth of freedom.
The Grand Old Party has come a long way from Reagan’s shining city on a hill, let alone Lincoln’s new birth of freedom.
The Court that so recently un-wrote the plain text of section 3 of the 14th amendment is capable of whipping itself into just about any position vis-a-vis the US constitution.
very fun to think that there are at least four votes for "the president can unilaterally rewrite a constitutional amendment"
A different kind of April fools
*SUPREME COURT SETS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ARGUMENTS FOR APRIL 1
*SUPREME COURT SETS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ARGUMENTS FOR APRIL 1
January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The Court that so recently un-wrote the plain text of section 3 of the 14th amendment is capable of whipping itself into just about any position vis-a-vis the US constitution.
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Trump is not omnipotent and his urge to steal the midterms is not unstoppable. Between normal thermostatic politics, specific revulsion at his policies, organizing and campaigning by his opponents, his ongoing failure to improve people’s economic prospects…
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January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Trump is not omnipotent and his urge to steal the midterms is not unstoppable. Between normal thermostatic politics, specific revulsion at his policies, organizing and campaigning by his opponents, his ongoing failure to improve people’s economic prospects…
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Trump is not omnipotent and his urge to steal the midterms is not unstoppable. Between normal thermostatic politics, specific revulsion at his policies, organizing and campaigning by his opponents, his ongoing failure to improve people’s economic prospects…
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January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Trump is not omnipotent and his urge to steal the midterms is not unstoppable. Between normal thermostatic politics, specific revulsion at his policies, organizing and campaigning by his opponents, his ongoing failure to improve people’s economic prospects…
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So many things are so awful these days, but I urge you to carve out a moment to appreciate and enjoy the sheer perfection of the exact meme the world needs right now.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
So many things are so awful these days, but I urge you to carve out a moment to appreciate and enjoy the sheer perfection of the exact meme the world needs right now.
“If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it ‘neighborism’—a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from.”
I seem to recall Jesus Christ having a thing or two to say about how we should treat our neighbours.
I seem to recall Jesus Christ having a thing or two to say about how we should treat our neighbours.
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it ‘neighborism’—a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from.”
I seem to recall Jesus Christ having a thing or two to say about how we should treat our neighbours.
I seem to recall Jesus Christ having a thing or two to say about how we should treat our neighbours.
“Goltz observed that a frog, when placed in water the temperature of which is slowly raised towards boiling, manifests uneasiness as soon as the temperature reaches 25° C, and becomes more and more agitated as the heat increases, vainly struggling to get out..”
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
“Goltz observed that a frog, when placed in water the temperature of which is slowly raised towards boiling, manifests uneasiness as soon as the temperature reaches 25° C, and becomes more and more agitated as the heat increases, vainly struggling to get out..”
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After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a friend in Moscow was going to protests and getting detained at them. He typically got released with a court date and then fined. One evening an FSB guy visited him at his home to tell him he should stop going to protests. Police-state shit.
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a friend in Moscow was going to protests and getting detained at them. He typically got released with a court date and then fined. One evening an FSB guy visited him at his home to tell him he should stop going to protests. Police-state shit.
Freedom of speech as long as you say EXACTLY what you’re told to say.
Sending thoughts and prayers to everyone employed or represented or by Brad Finstad this morning.
January 27, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Freedom of speech as long as you say EXACTLY what you’re told to say.
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MAGA is defined by its total lack of a theory of mind for its enemies, and the fact that DHS and ICE still haven't wrapped their brains around the fact that their opponents also are able to highly effectively use the Internet to message, organize, and communicate really highlights that.
January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
MAGA is defined by its total lack of a theory of mind for its enemies, and the fact that DHS and ICE still haven't wrapped their brains around the fact that their opponents also are able to highly effectively use the Internet to message, organize, and communicate really highlights that.
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it's amazing to watch the We Are The Storm guys paralyzed in terror of the density and sophistication of spontaneous neighborhood watches put together by pissed-off baristas and suburban moms
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
it's amazing to watch the We Are The Storm guys paralyzed in terror of the density and sophistication of spontaneous neighborhood watches put together by pissed-off baristas and suburban moms
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It’s not your imagination: the word “lying” feels inadequate to describe the Trump administration’s communications because it is inadequate.
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It’s not your imagination: the word “lying” feels inadequate to describe the Trump administration’s communications because it is inadequate.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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It’s not your imagination: the word “lying” feels inadequate to describe the Trump administration’s communications because it is inadequate.
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It’s not your imagination: the word “lying” feels inadequate to describe the Trump administration’s communications because it is inadequate.
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