Scott Piatkowski
@scottpiatkowski.bsky.social
WRDSB Trustee (2018-2026). Board Chair (2021-2022). Affordable housing champion. Opinions are my own. He/Him.
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What parents will lose: no one to answer their emails, fight for safe crosswalks, hold the system to account
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RNC pushed Bovino’s false claims as talking points hours before his removal
A new memo from the RNC reveals how the party wanted to frame the fallout over a second fatal shooting in Minnesota, but shows how quickly the messaging is changing in real time
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
A new memo from the RNC reveals how the party wanted to frame the fallout over a second fatal shooting in Minnesota, but shows how quickly the messaging is changing in real time
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
RNC pushed Bovino’s false claims as talking points hours before his removal
A new memo from the RNC reveals how the party wanted to frame the fallout over a second fatal shooting in Minnesota — but shows how quickly the messaging is changing in real time
www.politico.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
RNC pushed Bovino’s false claims as talking points hours before his removal
A new memo from the RNC reveals how the party wanted to frame the fallout over a second fatal shooting in Minnesota, but shows how quickly the messaging is changing in real time
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
A new memo from the RNC reveals how the party wanted to frame the fallout over a second fatal shooting in Minnesota, but shows how quickly the messaging is changing in real time
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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The Trump administration is painting Border Czar Tom Homan as a less extreme and more professional alternative to the leadership of the recently removed Border Patrol head, Greg Bovino, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
But his record tells a much different story.
But his record tells a much different story.
Tom Homan is supposed to fix Trump's Minnesota crisis. His record raises serious questions.
The White House border czar is no moderate.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The Trump administration is painting Border Czar Tom Homan as a less extreme and more professional alternative to the leadership of the recently removed Border Patrol head, Greg Bovino, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
But his record tells a much different story.
But his record tells a much different story.
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"There’s an extremely hurtful narrative going around that my product, a revolutionary new technology that exists to scam the elderly and make you distrust anything you see online, is harmful to society."
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo - - — Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"There’s an extremely hurtful narrative going around that my product, a revolutionary new technology that exists to scam the elderly and make you distrust anything you see online, is harmful to society."
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“the meeting left some of the group feeling the minister had limited interest in engaging on how the department of veterans affairs struggles to account for female soldiers having needs distinct from their male counterparts, such as dealing with the trauma of sexual assault.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“the meeting left some of the group feeling the minister had limited interest in engaging on how the department of veterans affairs struggles to account for female soldiers having needs distinct from their male counterparts, such as dealing with the trauma of sexual assault.”
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The FBI has yet to reach out to the woman who recorded the Border Patrol's murder of Alex Pretti because they are engaged in a covering up and committing crime not solving it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Woman who recorded Alex Pretti fatal shooting by ICE agents speaks out | CNN
CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks to a witness who captured with her phone the critical moments of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
The FBI has yet to reach out to the woman who recorded the Border Patrol's murder of Alex Pretti because they are engaged in a covering up and committing crime not solving it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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One significant flaw in Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' is the notion that Canada would accept people fleeing the United States.
In fact we are actively making it harder in compliance with US demands. People escaping ICE will be handed over.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
In fact we are actively making it harder in compliance with US demands. People escaping ICE will be handed over.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Canada bill targeting refugees feared to signal new era of US-style border policy
Bill C-12 includes many changes around border security along with new ineligibility rules for refugee claimants
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
One significant flaw in Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' is the notion that Canada would accept people fleeing the United States.
In fact we are actively making it harder in compliance with US demands. People escaping ICE will be handed over.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
In fact we are actively making it harder in compliance with US demands. People escaping ICE will be handed over.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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The level of cope among MAGAs is off the charts. This is the funniest thing I’ve read all week. Imagine calling yourself a journalist and actually signing your name to THIS headline.😅
I swear to God NYPost is trying to put @bencollins.bsky.social and The Onion out of business. 😅😅😅
I swear to God NYPost is trying to put @bencollins.bsky.social and The Onion out of business. 😅😅😅
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The level of cope among MAGAs is off the charts. This is the funniest thing I’ve read all week. Imagine calling yourself a journalist and actually signing your name to THIS headline.😅
I swear to God NYPost is trying to put @bencollins.bsky.social and The Onion out of business. 😅😅😅
I swear to God NYPost is trying to put @bencollins.bsky.social and The Onion out of business. 😅😅😅
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US Rep. Ilhan Omar was just sprayed by an unknown substance during a town hall meeting in North Minneapolis. Despite some telling her she needed to change, she continued to speak to the crowd.
(From a Reuters feed)
US Rep. Ilhan Omar was just sprayed by an unknown substance during a town hall meeting in North Minneapolis. Despite some telling her she needed to change, she continued to speak to the crowd.
(From a Reuters feed)
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Minneapolis, MN -
US Rep. Ilhan Omar was just sprayed by an unknown substance during a town hall meeting in North Minneapolis. Despite some telling her she needed to change, she continued to speak to the crowd.
(From a Reuters feed)
US Rep. Ilhan Omar was just sprayed by an unknown substance during a town hall meeting in North Minneapolis. Despite some telling her she needed to change, she continued to speak to the crowd.
(From a Reuters feed)
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TikTok is now TrumpTok. Mentioning “Epstein” is now forbidden after Trump allies seize control of the app.
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
TikTok is now TrumpTok. Mentioning “Epstein” is now forbidden after Trump allies seize control of the app.
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Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
In a rare public statement, Alberta's three chief justices say democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other's role.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
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Alex Pretti’s most immediate legacy is galvanizing the country against tyranny. We should do what we can to see to it that his other legacy is reclaiming the public meaning of masculinity from the whiny, sadistic freaks responsible for his murder. www.offmessage.net/p/alex-prett...
Alex Pretti, MAGA, And The Public Meaning Of Masculinity
If you'd rather be like them than like him, it's time to take a look in the mirror...
www.offmessage.net
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Alex Pretti’s most immediate legacy is galvanizing the country against tyranny. We should do what we can to see to it that his other legacy is reclaiming the public meaning of masculinity from the whiny, sadistic freaks responsible for his murder. www.offmessage.net/p/alex-prett...
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English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today:
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today:
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A seeming recognition that smearing Renee Good as a "terrorist" is not politically effective.
A demonstration of the limits of repurposing the terrorism framing to pursue new foes.
A demonstration of the limits of repurposing the terrorism framing to pursue new foes.
Ted Cruz: "If you're being told, this is a mom of three -- and she's not waving an ISIS flag or doesn't have a suicide vest -- escalating the rhetoric doesn't help, and it actually loses credibility. So I would encourage the administration to be more measured and recognize the tragedy."
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
A seeming recognition that smearing Renee Good as a "terrorist" is not politically effective.
A demonstration of the limits of repurposing the terrorism framing to pursue new foes.
A demonstration of the limits of repurposing the terrorism framing to pursue new foes.
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Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals. https://to.pbs.org/4a1lLbG
Carney says he told Trump 'I meant what I said' in his Davos speech on trade policy
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rolled his eyes and rejected U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s contention to Fox News that he aggressively walked back his comments at the World Economic Foru...
www.pbs.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals. https://to.pbs.org/4a1lLbG
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This is EXACTLY what you voted for.
The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This is EXACTLY what you voted for.
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The 5-year-old from Columbia Heights who was detained with his father earlier this month can't be deported after a judge issued a temporary order prohibiting their removal.
Live: Judge issues temporary order preventing 5-year-old and his father from being deported
According to the Associated Press, U.S. Judge Fred Biery ruled Monday that any removal or transfer of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, is on hold while a court case proceeds.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
The 5-year-old from Columbia Heights who was detained with his father earlier this month can't be deported after a judge issued a temporary order prohibiting their removal.
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Trump calls two women on stage and then says, "I refuse to say they're beautiful! But they're beautiful ... I looked at both of them and said, 'Get up here'"
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Trump calls two women on stage and then says, "I refuse to say they're beautiful! But they're beautiful ... I looked at both of them and said, 'Get up here'"
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NEW EPISODE: Trump's DOJ is using the recent tragedies in Minneapolis to demand access to Minnesota’s voter rolls. I explain why Pam Bondi and the DOJ are targeting voter data nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterms, and how election denialism is driving violence and intimidation.
How Trump Is Using Minneapolis to Rig the 2026 Election
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
NEW EPISODE: Trump's DOJ is using the recent tragedies in Minneapolis to demand access to Minnesota’s voter rolls. I explain why Pam Bondi and the DOJ are targeting voter data nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterms, and how election denialism is driving violence and intimidation.
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"She worried for the first time that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents might stop her son, a young adult, because he looks Hispanic. Constituents have asked her for help finding immigrant relatives arrested by ICE."
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
"She worried for the first time that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents might stop her son, a young adult, because he looks Hispanic. Constituents have asked her for help finding immigrant relatives arrested by ICE."
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Only took a few days to go from invincible fascist dictatorship to "I was just following orders"
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Only took a few days to go from invincible fascist dictatorship to "I was just following orders"
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Bezos spent $40 million on this, of which $28 million was a direct gift to the Trunp family, plus another $35 million marketing blitz for a propaganda clunker absolutely nobody could have believed would recoup even a small fraction of that cost. It is a flat bribe, right out in public.
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Bezos spent $40 million on this, of which $28 million was a direct gift to the Trunp family, plus another $35 million marketing blitz for a propaganda clunker absolutely nobody could have believed would recoup even a small fraction of that cost. It is a flat bribe, right out in public.
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Marimar Martinez is the Chicago woman shot 5 times by a Border Patrol agent after they rammed her car and one of them said, “Do something, b*tch” before shooting her.
She's fighting to get the evidence released that Bondi and Noem are blocking.
Body-cam footage, communications, photos, and more.
She's fighting to get the evidence released that Bondi and Noem are blocking.
Body-cam footage, communications, photos, and more.
Woman shot by CBP in Chicago wants evidence disclosed to public
An attorney for a Chicago woman shot and wounded by a CBP agent is asking a judge to allow the disclosure of evidence to "combat the continuing harm to her reputation."
abcnews.go.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Marimar Martinez is the Chicago woman shot 5 times by a Border Patrol agent after they rammed her car and one of them said, “Do something, b*tch” before shooting her.
She's fighting to get the evidence released that Bondi and Noem are blocking.
Body-cam footage, communications, photos, and more.
She's fighting to get the evidence released that Bondi and Noem are blocking.
Body-cam footage, communications, photos, and more.
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This came in the same budget that axed a luxury tax on yachts. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May
They will have to pay 30 per cent of the costs of services such as dental, optometry and physiotherapy and a $4 flat rate on each prescription.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This came in the same budget that axed a luxury tax on yachts. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...