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As the campaign comes to an end, Pierre Poilievre is going back to his roots: cherry-picking something right-wing media misrepresented, and pushing it as hard as he can. It’s a version of the future he wants. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Bruce Arthur: Don’t trust Pierre Poilievre’s idea of ‘unbelievable’
In the final week of a faltering campaign, the Conservative leader is returning to his roots, Bruce Arthur writes.
www.thestar.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
As the campaign comes to an end, Pierre Poilievre is going back to his roots: cherry-picking something right-wing media misrepresented, and pushing it as hard as he can. It’s a version of the future he wants. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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Mark Carney tells a story about Pope Francis
April 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Mark Carney tells a story about Pope Francis
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The sign of a strong world leader is pleading with another leader on social media not to do something.
April 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The sign of a strong world leader is pleading with another leader on social media not to do something.
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Trump has announced that his adminstration will no longer be enforcing the civil rights act because "merit" is when you can discriminate on against non-whites and get away with it www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A
www.whitehouse.gov
April 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Trump has announced that his adminstration will no longer be enforcing the civil rights act because "merit" is when you can discriminate on against non-whites and get away with it www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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FLEXPORT: “.. In the 3 weeks since the tariffs took effect, ocean container bookings from China to the United States are down over 60% industry wide.”
#SummerOfScarcity 🇺🇸
#SummerOfScarcity 🇺🇸
April 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
FLEXPORT: “.. In the 3 weeks since the tariffs took effect, ocean container bookings from China to the United States are down over 60% industry wide.”
#SummerOfScarcity 🇺🇸
#SummerOfScarcity 🇺🇸
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"The proposal that Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pushing is not a framework for peace, but a rich and bloody reward to Moscow for three years of aggression and war crimes."
The Trump 'peace' plan for #Ukraine is no such thing; it is an instrument of surrender.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia
His proposal to end the war isn’t a peace plan—it’s a reward for aggression.
www.theatlantic.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"The proposal that Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pushing is not a framework for peace, but a rich and bloody reward to Moscow for three years of aggression and war crimes."
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Exciting latest episode of The David Frum Show, on the many crises of due process under the Trump presidency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBQ...
Peter Keisler and the Crises of Due Process | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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April 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Exciting latest episode of The David Frum Show, on the many crises of due process under the Trump presidency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBQ...
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#Tariffs Will Hit Low-Income Americans Harder Than Richest, Report Says, (ironically, those who will be hit hardest more likely than not voted for #DonaldTrump )
#Econsky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Econsky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tariffs Will Hit Low-Income Americans Harder Than Richest, Report Says
President Donald Trump’s tariffs would effectively cause a tax increase for low-income families that is more than three times higher than what wealthier Americans would pay, according to an analysis f...
www.bloomberg.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#Tariffs Will Hit Low-Income Americans Harder Than Richest, Report Says, (ironically, those who will be hit hardest more likely than not voted for #DonaldTrump )
#Econsky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Econsky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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BREAKING: Trump directs the DOJ to investigate ActBlue, the largest Democratic fundraising platform that coordinates millions of donations for the party’s candidates, escalating his ongoing attacks against political rivals.
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From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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April 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
BREAKING: Trump directs the DOJ to investigate ActBlue, the largest Democratic fundraising platform that coordinates millions of donations for the party’s candidates, escalating his ongoing attacks against political rivals.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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If the rich actually believe philanthropy is about helping people they would pay their taxes.
April 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If the rich actually believe philanthropy is about helping people they would pay their taxes.
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Trumpism echoes Timothy McVeigh’s right-wing extremism, 30 years after the Oklahoma bombing
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Trumpism echoes Timothy McVeigh’s right-wing extremism, 30 years after the Oklahoma bombing
This week, it will be 30 years since the Oklahoma bombing. Now, it’s back on the cultural agenda, as the right-wing extremism that drove McVeigh is on the rise.
theconversation.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Trumpism echoes Timothy McVeigh’s right-wing extremism, 30 years after the Oklahoma bombing
theconversation.com/trumpism-ech...
theconversation.com/trumpism-ech...
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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.
A Maryland senator tried to visit his wrongfully deported constituent in El Salvador
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.
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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Trump blaming Ukraine for the war is like someone breaking into your house, killing family members, destroying your house and then and then having people say it was your fault.
April 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Trump blaming Ukraine for the war is like someone breaking into your house, killing family members, destroying your house and then and then having people say it was your fault.
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Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.
April 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.
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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.
April 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.
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The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, said he and his family were evacuated from their home early on Sunday after an arson attack that significantly damaged a section of the governor’s residence.
Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence Targeted in Arson
The governor, Josh Shapiro, said the State Police banged on the door early on Sunday to wake him and his family after an arsonist set fire to the governor’s residence in Harrisburg.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, said he and his family were evacuated from their home early on Sunday after an arson attack that significantly damaged a section of the governor’s residence.