Gary B
@thegaryb.bsky.social
Baseball nerd. Fan of PWHL's Vancouver Goldeneyes and all 27 MLB teams not named Yankees, Red Sox, or Nationals.
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Gary B
@thegaryb.bsky.social
· Jan 20
On Tyranny - YouTube
www.youtube.com
Most of us know "Do not obey in advance," but there are 19 more lessons on tyranny from historian Timothy Snyder. All 20 lessons are available in video format (5-12 min. each). See
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#democracy #autocracy #USA #Canada
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#democracy #autocracy #USA #Canada
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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Instead of train cars, we'll have semi truck trailers of people being loaded into concentration camps where they'll race substantial likelihood of dying from neglect, malnutrition, disease, and murder.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Instead of train cars, we'll have semi truck trailers of people being loaded into concentration camps where they'll race substantial likelihood of dying from neglect, malnutrition, disease, and murder.
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US Rep Ro Khanna unveiled the names of 6 powerful men who were redacted in the Epstein Files
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Leslie Wexner
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Leslie Wexner
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
US Rep Ro Khanna unveiled the names of 6 powerful men who were redacted in the Epstein Files
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Leslie Wexner
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Leslie Wexner
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
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US Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest [rape] trafficking [case] and influence peddling [case] in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.” #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
US Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest [rape] trafficking [case] and influence peddling [case] in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.” #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
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I'm not surprised by the US-Canada game, just disappointed.
I think it's one of the best examples of how much better USA Hockey is from a developmental standpoint, and it might be awhile before Canada can catch up again.
I think it's one of the best examples of how much better USA Hockey is from a developmental standpoint, and it might be awhile before Canada can catch up again.
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I'm not surprised by the US-Canada game, just disappointed.
I think it's one of the best examples of how much better USA Hockey is from a developmental standpoint, and it might be awhile before Canada can catch up again.
I think it's one of the best examples of how much better USA Hockey is from a developmental standpoint, and it might be awhile before Canada can catch up again.
The women's Olympic hockey tourney has three layers of talent:
1) USA
2) The four other teams in Group A + Sweden
3) The four other teams in Group B
Some in Canada won't want to hear this. But the sooner we accept it, the sooner we can move forward. #woho
1) USA
2) The four other teams in Group A + Sweden
3) The four other teams in Group B
Some in Canada won't want to hear this. But the sooner we accept it, the sooner we can move forward. #woho
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The women's Olympic hockey tourney has three layers of talent:
1) USA
2) The four other teams in Group A + Sweden
3) The four other teams in Group B
Some in Canada won't want to hear this. But the sooner we accept it, the sooner we can move forward. #woho
1) USA
2) The four other teams in Group A + Sweden
3) The four other teams in Group B
Some in Canada won't want to hear this. But the sooner we accept it, the sooner we can move forward. #woho
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"Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, SecondStreet.org, the Montreal Economic Institute and the Fraser Institute all have in common are direct links to the Atlas Network, the U.S. dark-money coalition of billionaire libertarian ideologues."
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Dark Money, US Think Tanks and a Canadian TV Network | The Tyee
The News Forum grows while broadcasting a lot of talking heads tied to the libertarian billionaire-backed Atlas Network.
thetyee.ca
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, SecondStreet.org, the Montreal Economic Institute and the Fraser Institute all have in common are direct links to the Atlas Network, the U.S. dark-money coalition of billionaire libertarian ideologues."
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Spectacular reporting by @wired.com
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Spectacular reporting by @wired.com
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He worries he will be poisoned.
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
He worries he will be poisoned.
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Elon Musk when he realizes putting people on the moon is difficult: Within 10 years we will put humans in Delaware
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Elon Musk when he realizes putting people on the moon is difficult: Within 10 years we will put humans in Delaware
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The president of the US whining “we’ll just get the leftovers!” means he’d prefer to eat Canada whole first, right? It’s not an ally offering a warning or solidarity or even a joke. We all understand that? It’s important we all understand that.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The president of the US whining “we’ll just get the leftovers!” means he’d prefer to eat Canada whole first, right? It’s not an ally offering a warning or solidarity or even a joke. We all understand that? It’s important we all understand that.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Just like Haiti, the American elites can never forgive countries that rise up against their oppressors. Decades of embargos and sanctions have done nothing but punish the population of Cuba for implicitly supporting the revolution.
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Just like Haiti, the American elites can never forgive countries that rise up against their oppressors. Decades of embargos and sanctions have done nothing but punish the population of Cuba for implicitly supporting the revolution.
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This is all being done so the remaining white Cuban plantation owners and their descendants can return back to the island as aristocracy and oppress the majority afro Cuban population. This is neo colonialism.
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
This is all being done so the remaining white Cuban plantation owners and their descendants can return back to the island as aristocracy and oppress the majority afro Cuban population. This is neo colonialism.
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The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
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It’s depressing to see the conditions outside the Whipple Building with fences and barricades. If it looks like this outside, imagine what our neighbors are experiencing inside. 1/
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
It’s depressing to see the conditions outside the Whipple Building with fences and barricades. If it looks like this outside, imagine what our neighbors are experiencing inside. 1/
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🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
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February 2026 - the BMJ publishes a piece called "Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic
Cardiovascular...
www.bmj.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 AM
February 2026 - the BMJ publishes a piece called "Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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20 yrs ago in Torino, the women’s hockey team from Italy went 0-3 in prelim and 32 goals against and just 1 goal for. In #Milano the Italian women are 2-1 in prelim and have 8 goals for and 9 against. Oh, and they are through to the next round.
#olympics #hockey #womenshockey
#olympics #hockey #womenshockey
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
20 yrs ago in Torino, the women’s hockey team from Italy went 0-3 in prelim and 32 goals against and just 1 goal for. In #Milano the Italian women are 2-1 in prelim and have 8 goals for and 9 against. Oh, and they are through to the next round.
#olympics #hockey #womenshockey
#olympics #hockey #womenshockey
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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With Canadian airlines now suspending flights to Cuba because of Trump’s illegal blockade, costing Canadians $millions & major distress, Ottawa must finally say something about this expansion of the Donroe Doctrine—and demand compensation. My take for the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Carney must resist Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' to secure Canada's international trade future. Here's why
How Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent threats, writes Jim Stanford, will shape our role in the hemisphere, and our potential as a full participant
www.thestar.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
With Canadian airlines now suspending flights to Cuba because of Trump’s illegal blockade, costing Canadians $millions & major distress, Ottawa must finally say something about this expansion of the Donroe Doctrine—and demand compensation. My take for the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/business/opi...
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Jason Kenney had a pretty good statement on Xitter:
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Jason Kenney had a pretty good statement on Xitter: