Helen Mcilroy
@helenmcilroy.bsky.social
Canadian enjoying American politics.
When I was in high school, back in the mists of time, we sang a song the chorus of which went: “And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; yes they’ll know that we are Christians by our love.” I guess whoever wrote that song had never been to america.
Plain and simple, this will take food out of the mouths of kids and families that need it most. www.politico.com/live-updates...
House Republicans plan major SNAP food aid overhaul in Trump megabill
Republicans in the last day have altered the most controversial piece of the House Agriculture Committee’s portion of the Trump megabill.
www.politico.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
When I was in high school, back in the mists of time, we sang a song the chorus of which went: “And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; yes they’ll know that we are Christians by our love.” I guess whoever wrote that song had never been to america.
I had assumed that that is true of most of America. 🇨🇦
In Starr County, Texas, near the state’s southern tip along the U.S.-Mexico border, escaping dementia can feel impossible.
Marion Renault and Cheney Orr report on the town where dementia looms over many families and on the intimacy of caring for patients:
Marion Renault and Cheney Orr report on the town where dementia looms over many families and on the intimacy of caring for patients:
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
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May 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I had assumed that that is true of most of America. 🇨🇦
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February 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Marc Elias has become a leading voice in organizing resistance efforts. His guidance to supporters encompasses multiple approaches, including supporting independent media, maintaining consistent opposition to GOP initiatives and engaging in advocacy across various platforms and personal settings.
Liberals arm up with cash, counseling for Trump 2.0
President Donald Trump’s aggressive start to his new term has sparked responses ranging from organized resistance to mental health coping strategies as liberals face his return to power.
www.washingtontimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Marc Elias has become a leading voice in organizing resistance efforts. His guidance to supporters encompasses multiple approaches, including supporting independent media, maintaining consistent opposition to GOP initiatives and engaging in advocacy across various platforms and personal settings.
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Strongly recommend this app. It’s streamlined my daily calls to perfection 🤌
Also added my state reps in my contacts using “Politician - XYZ Name” so they’re all right in a row for some local calls. 🙃
Also added my state reps in my contacts using “Politician - XYZ Name” so they’re all right in a row for some local calls. 🙃
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February 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Strongly recommend this app. It’s streamlined my daily calls to perfection 🤌
Also added my state reps in my contacts using “Politician - XYZ Name” so they’re all right in a row for some local calls. 🙃
Also added my state reps in my contacts using “Politician - XYZ Name” so they’re all right in a row for some local calls. 🙃
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"That is the tension at the heart of Trump’s whole strategy: Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him."
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
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 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"That is the tension at the heart of Trump’s whole strategy: Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him."
This has nothing to do with Trump. It won’t stop when he’s gone. He’s just the puppet in the podium. The bigots have been working on this since the first slave ship landed and now they’re ready because they recruited the guys with enough money to pull it off.
I’m not going to lie, I have started to wonder if the acceleration of the government takeover is due to an acceleration of Trump’s dementia: which makes the people behind him realize that the jig is going to be up VERY soon.
And that’s why they’re scrambling with everything they have immediately.
And that’s why they’re scrambling with everything they have immediately.
February 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This has nothing to do with Trump. It won’t stop when he’s gone. He’s just the puppet in the podium. The bigots have been working on this since the first slave ship landed and now they’re ready because they recruited the guys with enough money to pull it off.
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Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
January 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
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Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified.
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
Tulsi Gabbard Holds the Knife
An Operation We Might Not Survive
snyder.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified.
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
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Recalling important work on Tulsi Gabbard by @michaeldweiss.bsky.social in 2017.
www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbar...
www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbar...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Fascist Escorts to Syria
The Democratic congresswoman used affiliates of a violent, anti-Semitic political party to take tea with Assad.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Recalling important work on Tulsi Gabbard by @michaeldweiss.bsky.social in 2017.
www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbar...
www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbar...
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"Make America Dead Again"
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...
Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Make America Dead Again"
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and pundit Spiridon Kilinkarov surmised that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russia and should in return let them have all of Ukraine.
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
State TV says Trump owes his presidency to Russia
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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January 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and pundit Spiridon Kilinkarov surmised that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russia and should in return let them have all of Ukraine.
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
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I wish Trump and his ilk would stop misappropriating my religion. Retribution is not a Christian value.
January 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I wish Trump and his ilk would stop misappropriating my religion. Retribution is not a Christian value.
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HUGE BREAKING NEWS:
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
January 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
HUGE BREAKING NEWS:
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat.
Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
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Donald Trump’s order to halt federal assistance will have deeply destructive consequences for recovery efforts, law enforcement funding, health care access, and much more.
This will hurt every community across the country – red, blue, rural, urban, and everything in between.
This will hurt every community across the country – red, blue, rural, urban, and everything in between.
January 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Donald Trump’s order to halt federal assistance will have deeply destructive consequences for recovery efforts, law enforcement funding, health care access, and much more.
This will hurt every community across the country – red, blue, rural, urban, and everything in between.
This will hurt every community across the country – red, blue, rural, urban, and everything in between.
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“Republican lawmakers are considering a change to tax policy that would make college more expensive for students receiving grants and scholarships to help pay their tuition bill.”
Republican Proposal Would Make College Scholarships Taxable Income
Republican lawmakers are considering making college scholarships fully taxable to help pay for continuing tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy families.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“Republican lawmakers are considering a change to tax policy that would make college more expensive for students receiving grants and scholarships to help pay their tuition bill.”
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Never Poilievre!
January 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Never Poilievre!
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Elon Musk's X has suspended Mark Carney For PM
So much for free speech ...
So much for free speech ...
January 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Elon Musk's X has suspended Mark Carney For PM
So much for free speech ...
So much for free speech ...
I hope Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race. It’s sad to say but even in beautiful sovereign Canada I think it will take a white man to beat the Conservatives who would be dangerous with a lunatic in the White House. Sometimes you have to compromise because the alternative is much worse.
January 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I hope Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race. It’s sad to say but even in beautiful sovereign Canada I think it will take a white man to beat the Conservatives who would be dangerous with a lunatic in the White House. Sometimes you have to compromise because the alternative is much worse.
I expected it from the others but I have to say I was a little disappointed in Tim Cook. Am I hopelessly naive or do I just love my iphone too much.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
How Trump silenced tech giants on his Paris withdrawal
Silicon Valley loudly criticized President Donald Trump when he quit the climate accord in his first term. This time? Crickets.
www.politico.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I expected it from the others but I have to say I was a little disappointed in Tim Cook. Am I hopelessly naive or do I just love my iphone too much.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Does anybody really believe this isn’t what he intended?
Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’
Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’
January 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Does anybody really believe this isn’t what he intended?
Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’
Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’
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MTG has introduced a bill to classify "antifa" as a terrorist organization so they can surveil democrats under the Patriot Act. www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr...
www.congress.gov
January 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
MTG has introduced a bill to classify "antifa" as a terrorist organization so they can surveil democrats under the Patriot Act. www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr...
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Funny, that.
Now that Trump is using ethnic cleansing language about Gaza where are the protests??
January 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Funny, that.
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Rescuing Colombia from civil war - redirecting its economy from drugs to lawful commerce - was a supreme achievement of the Bush and Obama administrations. The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was negotiated by Bush, signed by Obama - and served both countries well. Now what?
January 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Rescuing Colombia from civil war - redirecting its economy from drugs to lawful commerce - was a supreme achievement of the Bush and Obama administrations. The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was negotiated by Bush, signed by Obama - and served both countries well. Now what?
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What stood out to me is the last line about Columbia FORCING their criminals into the US. I don't recall hearing about any flights loaded with known criminals being sent to the US by any foreign government. On the other hand, Trump forced 1500 known criminals onto the streets of the US.
January 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What stood out to me is the last line about Columbia FORCING their criminals into the US. I don't recall hearing about any flights loaded with known criminals being sent to the US by any foreign government. On the other hand, Trump forced 1500 known criminals onto the streets of the US.