CuriousPeripatetic
@curiousperipatetic.bsky.social
Armed with a Ph.D. in History from Queens University at Kingston I had the good fortune of a varied career in public, non-for-profit and co-operative sectors. In retirement my insatiable curiosity and drive to learn new things hasn’t diminished.
Well, everyone is about to find out whether the judicial branch is still a guardrail.
Brace. Brace. Brace.
#resist #magamadness #resistanceisnotfutile
Brace. Brace. Brace.
#resist #magamadness #resistanceisnotfutile
March 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Well, everyone is about to find out whether the judicial branch is still a guardrail.
Brace. Brace. Brace.
#resist #magamadness #resistanceisnotfutile
Brace. Brace. Brace.
#resist #magamadness #resistanceisnotfutile
Is it Crosby’s Golden Goal at the 2010 Olympics.
No, it’s not.
But does this feel sooooo damn good right now?
Oh yeah!!
#elbowsup #resist #fucktrump
No, it’s not.
But does this feel sooooo damn good right now?
Oh yeah!!
#elbowsup #resist #fucktrump
BREAKING:
Canada defeats the USA to take home the #4Nations Championship 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tweeted: “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.”
Canada defeats the USA to take home the #4Nations Championship 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tweeted: “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.”
February 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Is it Crosby’s Golden Goal at the 2010 Olympics.
No, it’s not.
But does this feel sooooo damn good right now?
Oh yeah!!
#elbowsup #resist #fucktrump
No, it’s not.
But does this feel sooooo damn good right now?
Oh yeah!!
#elbowsup #resist #fucktrump
Bypassing the American military industrial complex while building stronger relationships with our friends in the European Union is a great way to assert Canadian sovereignty:
apple.news/An4K57JFgQv-...
#resist #elbowsup #truenorthstrongandfree
apple.news/An4K57JFgQv-...
#resist #elbowsup #truenorthstrongandfree
Germany and Norway offer Canada early access to new submarines in pitch to join project — The Globe and Mail
German ambassador to Canada says if Ottawa agrees to buy the 212 CD, a submarine under development by TKMS, it will not have to wait for 12 vessels to first be delivered to Germany and Norway
apple.news
February 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Bypassing the American military industrial complex while building stronger relationships with our friends in the European Union is a great way to assert Canadian sovereignty:
apple.news/An4K57JFgQv-...
#resist #elbowsup #truenorthstrongandfree
apple.news/An4K57JFgQv-...
#resist #elbowsup #truenorthstrongandfree
“Flood the zone” ensures that are so many things happening it’s hard to keep up, let alone form coherent responses.
But as a historian this is too close to home; a response is easy: “Fuck this 1984 shit!”
#magamadness #resist #resistanceisnotfutile
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But as a historian this is too close to home; a response is easy: “Fuck this 1984 shit!”
#magamadness #resist #resistanceisnotfutile
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
National Archives head resigns as Trump takes control of records
Sources name conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and far-right journalist John Solomon as potential replacements.
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“Flood the zone” ensures that are so many things happening it’s hard to keep up, let alone form coherent responses.
But as a historian this is too close to home; a response is easy: “Fuck this 1984 shit!”
#magamadness #resist #resistanceisnotfutile
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But as a historian this is too close to home; a response is easy: “Fuck this 1984 shit!”
#magamadness #resist #resistanceisnotfutile
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here’s a suggested first act for @mark-carney.bsky.social when he wins the Liberal Party leadership.
Cancel the F-35 contract and put in calls to Stockholm and Paris to begin discussions about buying either JAS 39 Gripens or Rafales.
That’ll get some attention!
#elbowsup #resistanceisnotfutile
Cancel the F-35 contract and put in calls to Stockholm and Paris to begin discussions about buying either JAS 39 Gripens or Rafales.
That’ll get some attention!
#elbowsup #resistanceisnotfutile
February 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Here’s a suggested first act for @mark-carney.bsky.social when he wins the Liberal Party leadership.
Cancel the F-35 contract and put in calls to Stockholm and Paris to begin discussions about buying either JAS 39 Gripens or Rafales.
That’ll get some attention!
#elbowsup #resistanceisnotfutile
Cancel the F-35 contract and put in calls to Stockholm and Paris to begin discussions about buying either JAS 39 Gripens or Rafales.
That’ll get some attention!
#elbowsup #resistanceisnotfutile
This is so very tragic. And while I know that there aren’t many MAGA cultists here, for those who are here’s your reminder: you own this! apple.news/ANZm-EgSLTZq...
#maga #magamadness #swasticars #ownit
#maga #magamadness #swasticars #ownit
Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans — Rolling Stone
In a late-night purge, seven federal agencies carried out mass layoffs — 1,000 at the VA alone, the nation’s largest employer of military veterans
apple.news
February 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is so very tragic. And while I know that there aren’t many MAGA cultists here, for those who are here’s your reminder: you own this! apple.news/ANZm-EgSLTZq...
#maga #magamadness #swasticars #ownit
#maga #magamadness #swasticars #ownit
Well, there y’are: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Strap in, Canada (and everyone). This madness & sheer folly isn’t a bug; it’s a feature.
#elbowsup #magamadness #chaos
Strap in, Canada (and everyone). This madness & sheer folly isn’t a bug; it’s a feature.
#elbowsup #magamadness #chaos
Trump promises 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports — including from Canada | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other...
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Well, there y’are: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Strap in, Canada (and everyone). This madness & sheer folly isn’t a bug; it’s a feature.
#elbowsup #magamadness #chaos
Strap in, Canada (and everyone). This madness & sheer folly isn’t a bug; it’s a feature.
#elbowsup #magamadness #chaos
Good news indeed. Off to check this out right now!
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Good news indeed. Off to check this out right now!
Just in case anyone out there is still labouring under the illusion that FOTUS is operating rationally, I offer this: apple.news/Algq4VhWpTBq...
#magamadness #feverdream #resist
#magamadness #feverdream #resist
In shock announcement, Trump says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip — Reuters
President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere, actions that would shatter decades of U.S. polic...
apple.news
February 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Just in case anyone out there is still labouring under the illusion that FOTUS is operating rationally, I offer this: apple.news/Algq4VhWpTBq...
#magamadness #feverdream #resist
#magamadness #feverdream #resist
Danielle Smith taking a victory lap re: Trump’s economic warfare is laughable. He neither understands nor cares about “diplomacy”. It’s all about winning the transaction, no matter what: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta premier says diplomacy wins after Trump grants tariff reprieve | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision grant a 30-day reprieve on his threat to tariff imports from Canada shows that diplomacy works.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Danielle Smith taking a victory lap re: Trump’s economic warfare is laughable. He neither understands nor cares about “diplomacy”. It’s all about winning the transaction, no matter what: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
Mark my words. Trump will now declare victory and claim that tariffs work: apple.news/AgA8Gmo8HR-a...
And if anyone thinks that this won’t embolden him to push even harder next time they’re kidding themselves.
Stay vigilant, folks. #magamadness #fascism #tariffs
And if anyone thinks that this won’t embolden him to push even harder next time they’re kidding themselves.
Stay vigilant, folks. #magamadness #fascism #tariffs
Trump tariffs: Trudeau says U.S. tariffs will be paused after call with Trump; Mexico tariffs on hold — Toronto Star
North American stock markets plunged at the start of trading, while the Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two decades.
apple.news
February 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Mark my words. Trump will now declare victory and claim that tariffs work: apple.news/AgA8Gmo8HR-a...
And if anyone thinks that this won’t embolden him to push even harder next time they’re kidding themselves.
Stay vigilant, folks. #magamadness #fascism #tariffs
And if anyone thinks that this won’t embolden him to push even harder next time they’re kidding themselves.
Stay vigilant, folks. #magamadness #fascism #tariffs
Gold!
February 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Gold!
This is some Ministry of Truth level shit right here, folks. I fact checked and the directive is specific to references to gender - for now. Anyone who think it will stop there is smoking some serious drugs: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#magamadness #nineteeneightyfour #1984 #orwell #resist
#magamadness #nineteeneightyfour #1984 #orwell #resist
US CDC orders pullback of new scientific papers involving its researchers, source says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking to withdraw all papers involving its researchers that are being considered for publication by external scientific journals to allow for a review by the Trump administration, a federal official told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This is some Ministry of Truth level shit right here, folks. I fact checked and the directive is specific to references to gender - for now. Anyone who think it will stop there is smoking some serious drugs: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#magamadness #nineteeneightyfour #1984 #orwell #resist
#magamadness #nineteeneightyfour #1984 #orwell #resist
Hoping to clarify this for folks: "Fascism may be defined as a form of political behavior marked by obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood and by compensatory cults of unity, energy, and purity, in which a mass-based party of committed nationalist militants . . .
February 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Hoping to clarify this for folks: "Fascism may be defined as a form of political behavior marked by obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood and by compensatory cults of unity, energy, and purity, in which a mass-based party of committed nationalist militants . . .
It’s impossible to know where to begin re: the outrageous and hugely damaging actions of the Trumpster Fire. But this piece from the CBC is well worth a read: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Donald Trump has ruptured the Canada-U.S. relationship. To what end? And what comes next? | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recalled a solid relationship with the U.S. built on history and necessity as he announced retaliatory tariffs in response to a trade war that surveys have found American...
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It’s impossible to know where to begin re: the outrageous and hugely damaging actions of the Trumpster Fire. But this piece from the CBC is well worth a read: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...