Alexia Wilkinson Naidoo
@alexianaidoo.bsky.social
Journalist, Canadian & USA politics, public policy, global affairs | Alum Political Science @uvic.ca , Master of Journalism @carleton.ca | Board @SPAO | Contributor @DiplomatMagazine
Given an opportunity to backpedal Trump's remarks about NATO allied forces, Rubio doubles down.
under grilling from Duckworth, Rubio defends Trump's comments denigrating the service of American's NATO allies in Afghanistan
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Given an opportunity to backpedal Trump's remarks about NATO allied forces, Rubio doubles down.
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Activists are urging BC billionaire Jim Pattison — Canada's fifth-richest person — not to sell a warehouse his company owns in Virginia to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for use as a detention centre.
BC billionaire urged not to sell US building to ICE for use as detention centre
Activists are urging BC billionaire Jim Pattison — Canada's fifth-richest person — not to sell a warehouse his company owns in Virginia to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for use as a det...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Activists are urging BC billionaire Jim Pattison — Canada's fifth-richest person — not to sell a warehouse his company owns in Virginia to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for use as a detention centre.
Stephen Miller tries to modify some of his previous support for federal agents in the Pretti shooting. #Minnesota
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, for days blamed Pretti for his own killing. In an apparent shift, Miller recently suggested that the agents “may not have been following” protocol before the shooting.
Stephen Miller Suggests Federal Agents May Have Diverted From ‘Protocol’ Before Minneapolis Shooting
The comments by Mr. Miller, the influential White House deputy chief of staff, came after days of blaming Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents.
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Stephen Miller tries to modify some of his previous support for federal agents in the Pretti shooting. #Minnesota
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Kaine: "I'd like to talk about the complete weakness of the legal rationale about the strikes on boats, but I can't because the administration has only shared it in a classified setting. I can't tell you why the rationale for attacking VZ is hollow because again it was shared in a closed setting"
January 28, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Kaine: "I'd like to talk about the complete weakness of the legal rationale about the strikes on boats, but I can't because the administration has only shared it in a classified setting. I can't tell you why the rationale for attacking VZ is hollow because again it was shared in a closed setting"
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Three years after his appointment as special counsel, Jack Smith finally delivered the legal argument against President Trump on Thursday that he was never allowed to make in court: that Trump "engaged in criminal activity" that undermined democracy.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
Trump’s Investigator Breaks His Silence
Jack Smith, the former special prosecutor, argued a case he was never allowed to in court: that President Trump “engaged in criminal activity” that undermined democracy.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Three years after his appointment as special counsel, Jack Smith finally delivered the legal argument against President Trump on Thursday that he was never allowed to make in court: that Trump "engaged in criminal activity" that undermined democracy.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
One year into President Trump’s second term, “America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man,” the New York Times editorial board writes.
One year into President Trump’s second term, “America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man,” the New York Times editorial board writes.
Opinion | One Year In, Trump’s Attack on American Justice is Accelerating
One year into the president’s second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by the whims of one man.
nyti.ms
January 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
One year into President Trump’s second term, “America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man,” the New York Times editorial board writes.
One year into President Trump’s second term, “America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man,” the New York Times editorial board writes.
Incredible story by @markmackinnon.bsky.social Satellite data shed light on Russia’s modern-day gulags for Ukrainian children www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Satellite data shed light on Russia’s modern-day gulags for Ukrainian children
A Canadian-funded effort is tracking the movements of Ukrainian children taken during wartime
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Incredible story by @markmackinnon.bsky.social Satellite data shed light on Russia’s modern-day gulags for Ukrainian children www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Trump is singlehandedly revitalizing the global center-left
First Canada, Now Australia: The Trump Factor Boosts Another World Leader in an Election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was returned to power in an election Saturday, the latest left-leaning leader to achieve a comeback victory thanks partly to President Trump.
www.wsj.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trump is singlehandedly revitalizing the global center-left
Excellent news! #journalism www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...
Voice of America staff can resume reporting next week, DOJ says
An email from the Justice Department said VOA staff can begin a “phased return” to the office and programming. The broadcaster has effectively been shut down since March.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Excellent news! #journalism www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...
Fantastic news and a major step forward for ethical scientific research. www.nih.gov/news-events/...
NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies
New initiative aims to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research.
www.nih.gov
May 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Fantastic news and a major step forward for ethical scientific research. www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Brilliant move by PM Carney. King Charles III to open Parliament at end of May, Carney says - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1116093...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Brilliant move by PM Carney. King Charles III to open Parliament at end of May, Carney says - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1116093...
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/w...
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/w...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to change how vaccines are tested. a move that the agency said will increase transparency, but that medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines and undermine the public’s trust in immunization depending on its implementation.
RFK Jr. will require shift in how new vaccines are tested, HHS says
The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns among medical experts.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to change how vaccines are tested. a move that the agency said will increase transparency, but that medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines and undermine the public’s trust in immunization depending on its implementation.
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🚨 BREAKING: the UN has just reported that only women and children made up the list of casualties of 36 of the strikes since March 18.
HOW is this not in the headlines???
Please share this post as wide as you can, and join us as we continue to call for a permanent #CeasefireNOW
HOW is this not in the headlines???
Please share this post as wide as you can, and join us as we continue to call for a permanent #CeasefireNOW
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🚨 BREAKING: the UN has just reported that only women and children made up the list of casualties of 36 of the strikes since March 18.
HOW is this not in the headlines???
Please share this post as wide as you can, and join us as we continue to call for a permanent #CeasefireNOW
HOW is this not in the headlines???
Please share this post as wide as you can, and join us as we continue to call for a permanent #CeasefireNOW
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The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth, the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Trump pledged to pause tariffs for some countries
Billionaires Score Best-Ever Day as Stocks Soar on Tariff Pause
The world’s wealthiest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth on Wednesday — the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — as stock markets soared after ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth, the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Trump pledged to pause tariffs for some countries
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The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank | CNN
The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewi...
www.cnn.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said.
Trump’s Gaza Plan Reflects Broader Push for Annexation of Palestinian Land www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
Trump’s Gaza Plan Reflects Broader Push for Annexation of Palestinian Land
Right-wing officials in Israel, evangelical Christians in the United States and Trump appointees have become increasingly outspoken in calling for Israel to take more territory.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Trump’s Gaza Plan Reflects Broader Push for Annexation of Palestinian Land www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
“Elon seems to think that he’s bought the federal government now, and he’s playing out the same series of events” as he did at Twitter, said Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney who represents thousands of former Twitter employees who took legal action against the company after Musk’s takeover.
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter employees have seen this all before.
They lived through Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Now, they have advice for federal government employees | CNN Business
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter (now X) employees have seen this all before.
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Elon seems to think that he’s bought the federal government now, and he’s playing out the same series of events” as he did at Twitter, said Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney who represents thousands of former Twitter employees who took legal action against the company after Musk’s takeover.
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We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
February 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
How would tariffs rewire a world of trade predicated on the assumption that the U.S. would remain a predictable ally?
February 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
How would tariffs rewire a world of trade predicated on the assumption that the U.S. would remain a predictable ally?
This is the weakness of the strategy that Bannon proposed and Trump is following. It is a strategy that forces you into overreach. To keep the zone flooded, you have to keep acting, keep moving, keep creating new cycles of outrage or fear.
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is the weakness of the strategy that Bannon proposed and Trump is following. It is a strategy that forces you into overreach. To keep the zone flooded, you have to keep acting, keep moving, keep creating new cycles of outrage or fear.