Chandra Jade (she/her)
@chandraoutspoken.bsky.social
A mental health counsellor (R.C.C.) & social justice advocate in Vancouver, BC
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This is the economy that Donald Trump called "A++++++" today.
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This is the economy that Donald Trump called "A++++++" today.
Wow, what's scarier - that the "Defense Secretary" of a country can't understand why there's a problem with posting specific details about military operations in personal group chats or that he refuses to even investigate whether there were any risks to U.S. troops as a result of his poor judgment?
Pentagon did not conduct routine investigation into whether Hegseth damaged national security by sharing Yemen strike plans on Signal | CNN Politics
The Pentagon did not conduct a routine investigation into the impact of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of sensitive military information in a group chat on Signal earlier this year and wh...
www.cnn.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wow, what's scarier - that the "Defense Secretary" of a country can't understand why there's a problem with posting specific details about military operations in personal group chats or that he refuses to even investigate whether there were any risks to U.S. troops as a result of his poor judgment?
Doesn't the U.S. have laws against workplace bullying like Canada does to prevent this type of sexist & emotionally abusive behaviour? Seems like they do: www.eeoc.gov/harassment. Also, calling women "piggies" when you don't like questions they ask? Come on man...how old are you?
'Quiet, piggy': As Trump berates female reporters, what's the breaking point? | CBC News
It's certainly not the first time U.S. President Donald Trump has insulted a female reporter, but calling Bloomberg's Catherine Lucey 'piggy' on Air Force One, then berating ABC News' Mary Bruce a few...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Doesn't the U.S. have laws against workplace bullying like Canada does to prevent this type of sexist & emotionally abusive behaviour? Seems like they do: www.eeoc.gov/harassment. Also, calling women "piggies" when you don't like questions they ask? Come on man...how old are you?
It's amusing to see the women Trump keeps choosing for his team. Seems like the military isn't the only place that Trump has been pushing for a certain "look". Better increase the hair & makeup budget.
October 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's amusing to see the women Trump keeps choosing for his team. Seems like the military isn't the only place that Trump has been pushing for a certain "look". Better increase the hair & makeup budget.
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Trump promised free plane tickets and $1,000 “exit bonuses” to immigrants who opted to self-deport.
ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.
ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.
“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump promised free plane tickets and $1,000 “exit bonuses” to immigrants who opted to self-deport.
ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.
ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.
Amazing documentary about the creation of Lilith Fair - a fantastic Canadian/US collaboration created by Canadian Sarah McLachlan & hosted by both Canadian & US cities.
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery | Films | CBC Gem
The untold story of the groundbreaking all-women music festival, started by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan in the late 1990s.
gem.cbc.ca
October 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Amazing documentary about the creation of Lilith Fair - a fantastic Canadian/US collaboration created by Canadian Sarah McLachlan & hosted by both Canadian & US cities.
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This captures much of the frustration of today.
September 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This captures much of the frustration of today.
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Bruce, QT, Uma, Samuel & John
PULP FICTION (1994)
PULP FICTION (1994)
August 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Bruce, QT, Uma, Samuel & John
PULP FICTION (1994)
PULP FICTION (1994)
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This is huge for Brazil & other tropical countries. The mosquitoes that transmit dengue—Aedes aegypti—like urban areas, bite in the daytime, & can breed in just a soda capful of water, so reducing their population & avoiding bites is nearly impossible. Science is cool! 🦟
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Get ready, Brazil. The 'good mosquitoes' are coming
Scientists are driving around in white Chevys, releasing thousands of specially engineered mosquitoes from tubes — part of a pioneering project to reduce the spread of dengue, a terrible disease.
www.npr.org
July 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is huge for Brazil & other tropical countries. The mosquitoes that transmit dengue—Aedes aegypti—like urban areas, bite in the daytime, & can breed in just a soda capful of water, so reducing their population & avoiding bites is nearly impossible. Science is cool! 🦟
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Let’s talk about right-on-red: most drivers who need to turn right arrive at intersections with a default mindset not to stop even it the light is red. This often means they don’t stop and drive past crosswalks. It’s dangerous not only for pedestrians and cyclists but also for other drivers
July 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Let’s talk about right-on-red: most drivers who need to turn right arrive at intersections with a default mindset not to stop even it the light is red. This often means they don’t stop and drive past crosswalks. It’s dangerous not only for pedestrians and cyclists but also for other drivers
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Trump Threatens Rosie O’Donnell
July 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump Threatens Rosie O’Donnell
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7 years later and I still whisper, “We’re disabled, Daniel, not werewolves” to myself like a sacred mantra whenever I see a non-disabled person discover ableism like it’s the latest hipster indie band.
July 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
7 years later and I still whisper, “We’re disabled, Daniel, not werewolves” to myself like a sacred mantra whenever I see a non-disabled person discover ableism like it’s the latest hipster indie band.
Feeling grateful as a Canadian to see that our Prime Minister is able to have a rationale conversation that actually stays on topic, makes sense & doesn't constantly shift into diatribes against former leaders or insults towards reporters. Clearly not something all world leaders are capable of!
Carney talks U.S. relations, his government’s ambitions in exclusive interview | Power & Politics
Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down for a wide-ranging one-on-one interview with CBC’s Power & Politics host David Cochrane on Tuesday. Carney addressed Canada’s current relationship with the U.S. alo...
www.cbc.ca
June 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Feeling grateful as a Canadian to see that our Prime Minister is able to have a rationale conversation that actually stays on topic, makes sense & doesn't constantly shift into diatribes against former leaders or insults towards reporters. Clearly not something all world leaders are capable of!
So Trump doesn't know if he's required to uphold the Constitution (despite having already been President for 4 yrs previously) & the Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem doesn't even understand what habeus corpus means? Another great example of Trump-ian "merit-based" hiring practices at work.
DHS secretary misstates meaning of habeas corpus under Senate scrutiny
Facing sharp questioning from Democratic lawmakers, the director of Homeland Security incorrectly described the constitutional right as a presidential authority to deport individuals.
www.npr.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
So Trump doesn't know if he's required to uphold the Constitution (despite having already been President for 4 yrs previously) & the Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem doesn't even understand what habeus corpus means? Another great example of Trump-ian "merit-based" hiring practices at work.
For those interested in hearing about some of the good news happening around the world, check out the Fix the News site. A nice alternative to the focus of most news sites on catastrophizing & only sharing the worst things happening in the world.
297: Brontë Country
"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree." Plus, the end of one of the world's oldest conflicts, a turning point for China's emissions, some surprising news on mass shootings in...
fixthenews.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For those interested in hearing about some of the good news happening around the world, check out the Fix the News site. A nice alternative to the focus of most news sites on catastrophizing & only sharing the worst things happening in the world.
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I think about this comic at least once a week
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think about this comic at least once a week
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Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
May 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor used an audience of lawyers to deliver a stern message to the legal profession: stand up for democracy, take on the hard fights and do whatever you can to win.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
Justice Sotomayor’s Message to Lawyers: Stand Up, Fight and Win
In an era when judges are often assessed by their commitment to democracy, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands as a stalwart in the pro-democracy camp.
www.democracydocket.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor used an audience of lawyers to deliver a stern message to the legal profession: stand up for democracy, take on the hard fights and do whatever you can to win.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
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This May 22 dinner is a high crime and misdemeanor. A president of the United States can’t use the office to enrich himself in this way, from potentially anonymous donors for whom he might do favors. This is as textbook as corruption gets.
Trump Just Did the Most Corrupt Thing Any President Has Ever Done
He’s using the White House to get rich from anonymous investors—and it’s hardly even a news story.
newrepublic.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This May 22 dinner is a high crime and misdemeanor. A president of the United States can’t use the office to enrich himself in this way, from potentially anonymous donors for whom he might do favors. This is as textbook as corruption gets.
"There is growing international pressure on Israel to lift its blockade, with warnings that mass starvation could be imminent and that intentionally starving civilians is a war crime." Whatever international pressure is being applied doesn't seem to be working. International leaders need to do more.
Gaza kitchens warn food running out after two-months Israeli blockade
Many Palestinians depend on community kitchens, but one says they have only two weeks of supplies left.
www.bbc.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"There is growing international pressure on Israel to lift its blockade, with warnings that mass starvation could be imminent and that intentionally starving civilians is a war crime." Whatever international pressure is being applied doesn't seem to be working. International leaders need to do more.
Pretty scary that the President of the U.S. isn't sure about this question....
"Don't you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?" asked Welker.
Trump responded: "I don't know. I'm not, I'm not a lawyer. I don't know."
"Don't you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?" asked Welker.
Trump responded: "I don't know. I'm not, I'm not a lawyer. I don't know."
Trump says he is not considering running for third term
"This is not something I'm looking to do," Trump says about speculation he may run again in 2028.
www.bbc.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Pretty scary that the President of the U.S. isn't sure about this question....
"Don't you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?" asked Welker.
Trump responded: "I don't know. I'm not, I'm not a lawyer. I don't know."
"Don't you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?" asked Welker.
Trump responded: "I don't know. I'm not, I'm not a lawyer. I don't know."