VJM4democracy
@vjm4democracy.bsky.social
Naturalized Canadian. Sometimes grumpy.
Living, playing and working as a grateful settler in the unceded territory of the shíshálh people.🇨🇦
Living, playing and working as a grateful settler in the unceded territory of the shíshálh people.🇨🇦
Attacks on Canada's universal health care system are growing.
It's a dangerous trend, that if successful, would ONLY help corporate shareholders at the expense of everybody, but especially moderate and lower income people.
This has been studied. It's facts, not ideology.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
It's a dangerous trend, that if successful, would ONLY help corporate shareholders at the expense of everybody, but especially moderate and lower income people.
This has been studied. It's facts, not ideology.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Alberta’s Health-Care Privatization Push Is Heading to Disaster | The Tyee
The UCP government has chosen a discredited ideology over real solutions.
thetyee.ca
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Attacks on Canada's universal health care system are growing.
It's a dangerous trend, that if successful, would ONLY help corporate shareholders at the expense of everybody, but especially moderate and lower income people.
This has been studied. It's facts, not ideology.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
It's a dangerous trend, that if successful, would ONLY help corporate shareholders at the expense of everybody, but especially moderate and lower income people.
This has been studied. It's facts, not ideology.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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apropos... But are we going to lend Putin 30 Billion like we did Argentina?
4/
apropos... But are we going to lend Putin 30 Billion like we did Argentina?
4/
tЯump has begun lifting American sanctions on companies that sell weapons to the Russian military.
The Russians have finally offered enough money to the tЯump family and tЯump is 100% on Russia's side now.
This is blatant corruption...
The Russians have finally offered enough money to the tЯump family and tЯump is 100% on Russia's side now.
This is blatant corruption...
December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
bsky.app/profile/cidb...
apropos... But are we going to lend Putin 30 Billion like we did Argentina?
4/
apropos... But are we going to lend Putin 30 Billion like we did Argentina?
4/
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US media has decided to pretend that the Epstein-Nassar Letter Epstein sent just before he died merely had a "crude reference" to Trump.
NO.
It was a clear, unambiguous allegation by Epstein that Trump *regularly sexually assaulted* "young, nubile girls."
Our media is BROKEN.
NO.
It was a clear, unambiguous allegation by Epstein that Trump *regularly sexually assaulted* "young, nubile girls."
Our media is BROKEN.
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
US media has decided to pretend that the Epstein-Nassar Letter Epstein sent just before he died merely had a "crude reference" to Trump.
NO.
It was a clear, unambiguous allegation by Epstein that Trump *regularly sexually assaulted* "young, nubile girls."
Our media is BROKEN.
NO.
It was a clear, unambiguous allegation by Epstein that Trump *regularly sexually assaulted* "young, nubile girls."
Our media is BROKEN.
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So you’re telling me that when your country welcomes talented people from around the globe, and brings them together in world-class universities, they make discoveries that save lives? Interesting.
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
In part due to research by two University of Michigan researchers, a form of leukemia can be treated more easily through an FDA-approved drug.
www.detroitnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So you’re telling me that when your country welcomes talented people from around the globe, and brings them together in world-class universities, they make discoveries that save lives? Interesting.
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Nobody knows him better.
Nobody is as clear about where we are right now...
open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
Nobody is as clear about where we are right now...
open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
There’s No Turning This Sinking Ship Around
The slippery slope gets slipperier
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Nobody knows him better.
Nobody is as clear about where we are right now...
open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
Nobody is as clear about where we are right now...
open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
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Respect.
Do you remember the good old days when our country was indeed respected and loved by democratic nations around the world?
In those days, we kept our solemn word.
Merry Christmas to Michelle, Barack & the Girls
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Do you remember the good old days when our country was indeed respected and loved by democratic nations around the world?
In those days, we kept our solemn word.
Merry Christmas to Michelle, Barack & the Girls
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December 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Respect.
Do you remember the good old days when our country was indeed respected and loved by democratic nations around the world?
In those days, we kept our solemn word.
Merry Christmas to Michelle, Barack & the Girls
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Do you remember the good old days when our country was indeed respected and loved by democratic nations around the world?
In those days, we kept our solemn word.
Merry Christmas to Michelle, Barack & the Girls
==================================
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“It’s preparation for the continuity of #democracy
#Canada isn’t panicking
Canada is reading the same briefings as #MI6
…
Why No One Is Saying “World War”
There’s a reason none of these leaders are using the phrase everyone is thinking.
Governments learned something brutal…”
#Canada isn’t panicking
Canada is reading the same briefings as #MI6
…
Why No One Is Saying “World War”
There’s a reason none of these leaders are using the phrase everyone is thinking.
Governments learned something brutal…”
BREAKING: UK Intelligence Just Gave The World a Stark Warning - We're On The Precipice Of War.
When MI6, Canada, and Europe all start preparing for war at the same time, it’s not coincidence. It’s coordination.
deanblundell.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“It’s preparation for the continuity of #democracy
#Canada isn’t panicking
Canada is reading the same briefings as #MI6
…
Why No One Is Saying “World War”
There’s a reason none of these leaders are using the phrase everyone is thinking.
Governments learned something brutal…”
#Canada isn’t panicking
Canada is reading the same briefings as #MI6
…
Why No One Is Saying “World War”
There’s a reason none of these leaders are using the phrase everyone is thinking.
Governments learned something brutal…”
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It is not at all surprising that the immigration crackdown has not improved native-born employment numbers, as the GOP would have predicted
Trump's destructive policies far outweigh any other factor in employment status
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3%
Trump's destructive policies far outweigh any other factor in employment status
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3%
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It is not at all surprising that the immigration crackdown has not improved native-born employment numbers, as the GOP would have predicted
Trump's destructive policies far outweigh any other factor in employment status
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3%
Trump's destructive policies far outweigh any other factor in employment status
Over the last year, native-born unemployment is up from 3.9% to 4.3%
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OPINION: The media is freaking out over a new Rasmussen poll that found:"A majority of voters under 40 want a democratic socialist to win the White House in the next presidential election.
These signs show a new force is coming to clean out the White House
The media is freaking out over a new Rasmussen poll that found:“A majority of voters under 40 want a democratic socialist to win the White House in the next presidential election.“… 51 percent of Likely U.S. Voters ages 18 to 39 would like to see a democratic socialist candidate win the 2028 preside...
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
OPINION: The media is freaking out over a new Rasmussen poll that found:"A majority of voters under 40 want a democratic socialist to win the White House in the next presidential election.
"preachers knew for years that a member, Clint Massie, had been sexually abusing young girls in the congregation. Instead of reporting it to police, church leaders encouraged some of the victims were pressured to forgive Massie. They were then told never to speak of the abuse."
Shocker White male
Shocker White male
NEW: A Minnesota senator wants to strengthen the state’s mandatory reporting laws, after a @startribune.com and ProPublica investigation found that the leaders of a Duluth church failed to report a child sex predator for years.
Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case
Mandatory reporters in Minnesota can be charged with a misdemeanor if they do not report child abuse to authorities. But violators of the statute are rarely convicted, and fines are often similar to t...
www.propublica.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"preachers knew for years that a member, Clint Massie, had been sexually abusing young girls in the congregation. Instead of reporting it to police, church leaders encouraged some of the victims were pressured to forgive Massie. They were then told never to speak of the abuse."
Shocker White male
Shocker White male
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Well done #Calgary vs. dumbasses in the USA where misogyny runs muck in some states...
I was floored when I saw this happen locally and police actually dealt with it appropriately. Gives me a little hope for the future. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Calgary teen accused of using AI to sexualize photos of high school girls | CBC News
A Calgary teen has been charged with several criminal offences after he allegedly used AI technology to sexualize photos of teen girls at several local high schools.
www.cbc.ca
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Well done #Calgary vs. dumbasses in the USA where misogyny runs muck in some states...
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Beautiful and heart-breaking at the same time....
December 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Beautiful and heart-breaking at the same time....
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This is the now deleted teaser for the 60 Minutes report that was supposed to air tonight on the CECOT torture prison in El Salvador that Donald Trump sent hundreds of migrants to. CBS is officially a mouthpiece for the Trump administration thanks to Bari Weiss
December 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is the now deleted teaser for the 60 Minutes report that was supposed to air tonight on the CECOT torture prison in El Salvador that Donald Trump sent hundreds of migrants to. CBS is officially a mouthpiece for the Trump administration thanks to Bari Weiss
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That's the question that needs to be loudly asked, over and over again 👇👇
"so, if the redacted pictures in the Epstein files are to protect the victims, and ALL of the trump pictures are redacted, does that mean all of the trump pictures have victims in them?"
"so, if the redacted pictures in the Epstein files are to protect the victims, and ALL of the trump pictures are redacted, does that mean all of the trump pictures have victims in them?"
So, if the redacted pictures in the Epstein files are to protect the victims, and ALL of the trump pictures are redacted, does that mean all of the trump pictures have victims in them?
WHY ARE ALL THE TRUMP PICTURES REDACTED?
WHY ARE ALL THE TRUMP PICTURES REDACTED?
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That's the question that needs to be loudly asked, over and over again 👇👇
"so, if the redacted pictures in the Epstein files are to protect the victims, and ALL of the trump pictures are redacted, does that mean all of the trump pictures have victims in them?"
"so, if the redacted pictures in the Epstein files are to protect the victims, and ALL of the trump pictures are redacted, does that mean all of the trump pictures have victims in them?"
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Marketing has positioned bottled water as purer, healthier and more convenient, but the scientific evidence tells a different story.
The hidden health risks of bottled water
www.dailymaverick.co.za
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Marketing has positioned bottled water as purer, healthier and more convenient, but the scientific evidence tells a different story.
Good news and bad news:
"then there’s Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is exquisitely vulnerable to Q-Day. Because each block in the Bitcoin blockchain captures the data from the previous block, Bitcoin cannot be upgraded to post-quantum cryptography"
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
"then there’s Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is exquisitely vulnerable to Q-Day. Because each block in the Bitcoin blockchain captures the data from the previous block, Bitcoin cannot be upgraded to post-quantum cryptography"
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid
What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever.
www.wired.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good news and bad news:
"then there’s Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is exquisitely vulnerable to Q-Day. Because each block in the Bitcoin blockchain captures the data from the previous block, Bitcoin cannot be upgraded to post-quantum cryptography"
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
"then there’s Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is exquisitely vulnerable to Q-Day. Because each block in the Bitcoin blockchain captures the data from the previous block, Bitcoin cannot be upgraded to post-quantum cryptography"
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
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If all journalists were this funny while being this accurate and truthful, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in.
Andy Borowitz at his best...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Andy Borowitz at his best...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
The Best Thing That Happened in 2025
A genuine cause for celebration.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If all journalists were this funny while being this accurate and truthful, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in.
Andy Borowitz at his best...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Andy Borowitz at his best...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
"It’s not left versus right—it’s more spine versus slime.
This is whether the law still exists at this time.
This is whether a cult ever blinks at the proof,
Or keeps kneeling forever, obe-dient, aloof."
Brilliant, funny, every word TRUE.
This is whether the law still exists at this time.
This is whether a cult ever blinks at the proof,
Or keeps kneeling forever, obe-dient, aloof."
Brilliant, funny, every word TRUE.
’Twas the night before Epstein files,
and down DC way
Not a conscience was stirring
in Trump’s DOJ....
And Trump in his bunker,
Pam Bondi nearby,
Had just settled in for a long, oily lie.
Please read the rest & check out our substack: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/twas-the-n...
and down DC way
Not a conscience was stirring
in Trump’s DOJ....
And Trump in his bunker,
Pam Bondi nearby,
Had just settled in for a long, oily lie.
Please read the rest & check out our substack: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/twas-the-n...
December 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"It’s not left versus right—it’s more spine versus slime.
This is whether the law still exists at this time.
This is whether a cult ever blinks at the proof,
Or keeps kneeling forever, obe-dient, aloof."
Brilliant, funny, every word TRUE.
This is whether the law still exists at this time.
This is whether a cult ever blinks at the proof,
Or keeps kneeling forever, obe-dient, aloof."
Brilliant, funny, every word TRUE.