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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 5h

See how he always calls Black Dems "low IQ"?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "They've had hundreds of people shot and then a guy like Pritzker or this low IQ mayor gets up -- the people are all against him. Beautiful Black women are wearing a MAGA hat last night on TV. And they said, 'We don't care who comes, just stop the crime.' They don't care if it's military."

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 5h

They are going to do this. They just want it to be popular first. Which won't be a thing for obvious reasons. But people hating what they want to do has never stopped them for long before.

Alex Koppelman @alexkoppelman.bsky.social · 6h

Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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🍁 Christine 🍁 @204queenb0574.bsky.social · 6h

Sounds like someone we know here in Canada, eh?

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Tobias Ellwood, "British political debate is reduced to single one-liners that promise quick fixes"

"Stop the boats,
Take back control,
Get Brexit done,
Now, leave the ECHR"

"As if these are some sort of panacea, a silver bullet, to challenges"

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13h

For the uninitiated: The pope being this direct and explicit to U.S. bishops about how to respond to a domestic policy happening in real time is…unusual.

Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 16h

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:

www.reuters.com

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David Lewis @uniondesign.bsky.social · 13h

Nova Scotia’s vaccine rollout has been beat by SASKATCHEWAN. Opened booking yesterday. Honestly… what is going on?

Head of Sask. pharmacy association expects COVID-19 vaccine program to start Oct. 14 | CBC News

Saskatchewan residents should soon be able to roll up their sleeves to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Michael Fougere, CEO of the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan, says he expects the province’s...

www.cbc.ca

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 10h

The comments on this post are … something. The lack of empathy, political imagination, and strategic thinking is troubling. C’mon folks. Ben points out a vulnerability and lever (the NG troops who could become allies against these deployments) and the replies are like, “Nope. Eff that. Eff them.”

Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 20h

Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)

Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 6h

Rubio claims that blowing up boats is necessary because “interdiction doesn’t work.” But if stopping 19 vessels over seven weeks “doesn’t work,” it’s hard to know what blowing up four more will achieve. wapo.st/4o9ZEVW

Opinion | Trump is turning the ‘war on drugs’ from metaphor into an actual war

Beyond the question of whether blowing up boats off Venezuela is legal, what’s the military objective?

wapo.st

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 6h

White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the U.S. for law enforcement purposes

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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404 Media @404media.co · 6h

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 6h

He's a dirtbag who's played no small part in creating the hell scape timeline we are stuck in right now.

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Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 6h

In July 2014, same time Frum *insisted* in multiple tweets, based on less than no evidence that @nytimes had run faked photos of two blood covered Palestinian men. Really shooting for Employee of the Month, and not at @theatlantic.com.
www.readingthepictures.org/2014/07/davi...

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 6h

Me doubled over from preeclampsia: oh my god I hope this facility isn't compensated for setting an immigrant child's broken bone

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 15h

Halifax firefighters are urging residents to think twice before plugging in their phones or e-bikes overnight as lithium-ion batteries take centre stage in this year’s Fire Prevention Week. #Halifax #NovaScotia

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Halifax firefighters warn of rising lithium battery fires

Halifax firefighters are urging residents to think twice before plugging in their phones or e-bikes overnight as lithium-ion batteries take centre stage in this year’s Fire Prevention Week.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the inevitable critics of Carney's performance with Trump today, I am reminded of the two bits of advice I used to give clients: Don't antagonize people who can inflict serious harm on you. Don't start fights with crazy people. There are other routes to success than confrontation. #cdnpoli

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 6h

Racism was enforced differently here - depending.

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Chris2fur1943 @chris2fur1943.bsky.social · 7h

"Canadians are angry that Trump has threatened our economy but also that his domestic policies amount to mass cruelty based on shameless disinformation; he’s dismantling the rule of law in America so as to refashion the government into a means of personal enrichment."
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Edward Keenan: Here’s why Mark Carney’s cozy meeting with Donald Trump was so painful to watch

In the span of a few months, Canada's prime minister has gone from "elbows up" to "better together."

www.thestar.com

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 10h

Danielle Smith’s govt just locked out 51,000 Alberta teachers — after refusing class-size caps & fair pay.

CBC reports: this isn’t about space, it’s about priorities.
Kids lose when ideology wins.

🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....

#SaveTheCBC #abed #ableg #CBCNews #cdnpoli

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 7h

“Jefferson, to his credit, says I’m not going to act unless the Constitution says I can act,” says Fea. “The Federalists take a much broader view of the Constitution. If the Constitution doesn’t outright condemn it, then it’s OK.”

They were always like they are now.

www.history.com/articles/ins...

What Are the Origins of the Insurrection Act?

Jefferson signed the act into law in 1807 to foil Aaron Burr.

www.history.com

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 7h

This is Klan talk from the Jim Crow days with a Trump twist. I am astounded so few are bringing that up.

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 8h

My personal take is that Carney isn't any more sexist than any other white guy of his age. He grew up in the same systemic misogyny we all did. It shows here and there. But he's not appointed official anymore. He's an elected one. Anecdotes are starting to pile up.

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 8h

Accurate. Gould ran an attack campaign for the leadership. A gamble that didn't pay off. In many ways. @escrimshaw.bsky.social with the receipts. #cdnpoli

Carney’s Heart Of Gould
open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...

Carney’s Heart Of Gould

On Pettiness And Profiles

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 8h

Poilievre is in trouble.

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 8h

Large majority of Canadians believe Mark Carney would get a better trade deal with the U.S. than Pierre Poilievre

A large majority of Canadians believe Prime Minister Mark Carney would get a better trade deal with the U.S. than Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.

cultmtl.com

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 9h

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 10h

It’s also against the law - not that 47 cares about that.

“The law, called the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, says all federal employees, whether furloughed or deemed essential and working without pay, must receive back pay after a shutdown ends.”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

White House looks for a loophole in the law that ensures federal workers get paid after a shutdown

The memo suggests furloughed workers aren't entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

www.nbcnews.com

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