Kathleen Burt
@keburt.bsky.social
Political junkie, grandmother, serial volunteer, NLer by choice.
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"the current US government believes that its national security is best served by the destruction of liberal democracy in Europe."
My new, and dark, op-Ed in @theguardian.com
My new, and dark, op-Ed in @theguardian.com
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"the current US government believes that its national security is best served by the destruction of liberal democracy in Europe."
My new, and dark, op-Ed in @theguardian.com
My new, and dark, op-Ed in @theguardian.com
WTAF?
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n... “These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary and benefits?” @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
WTAF?
Very democratic - NOT.
The government has also tabled or passed motions to limit debate on bill 9 at each stage to one hour.
Background on bill 9 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg #AbEd
Background on bill 9 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg #AbEd
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Very democratic - NOT.
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Timeline cleanse: Antarctic sun dogs/halo version. January 2024, RAICA ice core project at Canisteo Peninsula, West Antarctica supported by Korea Polar Research Institute and US National Science Foundation. 🌞 ❄️
December 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Timeline cleanse: Antarctic sun dogs/halo version. January 2024, RAICA ice core project at Canisteo Peninsula, West Antarctica supported by Korea Polar Research Institute and US National Science Foundation. 🌞 ❄️
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And ever thus…
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
And ever thus…
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Of course.
“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Two lads on the train this morning doing last-minute prep for an exam, and debating whether natural gas was a renewable energy source. ("Natural" = Good = renewable, you see.)
Now wondering how many other people share that confusion, in these marketing-heavy times.
Now wondering how many other people share that confusion, in these marketing-heavy times.
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Two lads on the train this morning doing last-minute prep for an exam, and debating whether natural gas was a renewable energy source. ("Natural" = Good = renewable, you see.)
Now wondering how many other people share that confusion, in these marketing-heavy times.
Now wondering how many other people share that confusion, in these marketing-heavy times.
What?!
Dunno how this hasn't been picked up by the media yet but #BillC15 would remove the provision allowing libraries to send books to and fro by Canada Post at a cheaper rate. In Newfoundland about a quarter of the physical items signed out of libraries use this service! librarianship.ca/news/bill-c1...
Bill C-15 threatens Library Book Rate and free mailing of materials for people who are blind - news
librarianship.ca
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
What?!
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Make university accessible. Make further education accessible.
Further/higher study is a personal benefit for those who take part in it, and a social benefit for the world. It should be government funded and government secured.
As a uni lecturer, I believe that education is a human right.
Further/higher study is a personal benefit for those who take part in it, and a social benefit for the world. It should be government funded and government secured.
As a uni lecturer, I believe that education is a human right.
15 years ago today the Tory & Lib Dem government tripled tuition fees.
Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000.
Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.
Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000.
Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Make university accessible. Make further education accessible.
Further/higher study is a personal benefit for those who take part in it, and a social benefit for the world. It should be government funded and government secured.
As a uni lecturer, I believe that education is a human right.
Further/higher study is a personal benefit for those who take part in it, and a social benefit for the world. It should be government funded and government secured.
As a uni lecturer, I believe that education is a human right.
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"...despite #climate change being the major threat to global health many journals had until recently published little or nothing.
A joint editorial published in multiple journals increased coverage, & for many journals it was the first thing they published on climate change & #health"
A joint editorial published in multiple journals increased coverage, & for many journals it was the first thing they published on climate change & #health"
Health journal coverage of climate change and health: a bibliometric study
Objectives To find what proportion of a broad set of health journals have published on climate change and health, how many articles they have published, and when they first published on the subject.De...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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The Land of the Free… no more
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Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The Land of the Free… no more
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Liberals Fear Closing Arms Export Loophole Would Anger U.S. www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
Liberals Fear Closing Arms Export Loophole Would Anger U.S.
A leaked briefing document gives the full picture behind the government’s talking points.
www.readthemaple.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Liberals Fear Closing Arms Export Loophole Would Anger U.S. www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
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Those who commit the crimes may be powerful but they don’t get to decide whether or not they are guilty.
I offer this history lesson on why Canada must stand up against murder on the high seas today.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/why-canada...
I offer this history lesson on why Canada must stand up against murder on the high seas today.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/why-canada...
Why Canada Has a Stake in Hegseth’s War Crimes
You may not be familiar with the HMHS Llandovery Castle, which sank off the coast of Ireland on June 27, 1918.
charlieangus.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Those who commit the crimes may be powerful but they don’t get to decide whether or not they are guilty.
I offer this history lesson on why Canada must stand up against murder on the high seas today.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/why-canada...
I offer this history lesson on why Canada must stand up against murder on the high seas today.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/why-canada...
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
Stop Canada’s “Buy Now, Regret Later” AI Future
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 h...
openmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
A New Oilsands Pipeline? What Politicians Won't Admit via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
A New Oilsands Pipeline? What Politicians Won’t Admit | The Tyee
An energy expert lays out the risks and fallacies as Canada and the world fail to face the climate crisis.
thetyee.ca
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A New Oilsands Pipeline? What Politicians Won't Admit via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Rapists Rape
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Rapists Rape
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This is genocide.
'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil. news.sky.com/story/women-...
'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil. news.sky.com/story/women-...
'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil
Munduruku people in Brazil are battling miscarriages and loss of sight and sound, a community leader tells Sky News.
news.sky.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This is genocide.
'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil. news.sky.com/story/women-...
'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil. news.sky.com/story/women-...
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This is the sort of thing that in any normal province would sink a government. The Sky Palace pales in comparison.
It's such overt corruption, but they're doing everything they can to change the rules so it's not illegal.
It's such overt corruption, but they're doing everything they can to change the rules so it's not illegal.
An exhaustive deep-dive into the rise of Sam Mraiche from bankruptcy to health care titan, with new wrinkles on his connections to the UCP and AHS dealings.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This is the sort of thing that in any normal province would sink a government. The Sky Palace pales in comparison.
It's such overt corruption, but they're doing everything they can to change the rules so it's not illegal.
It's such overt corruption, but they're doing everything they can to change the rules so it's not illegal.
The Great Arctic Carve-Up: A "Peace Plan" That Risks Everything
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The Great Arctic Carve-Up: A "Peace Plan" That Risks Everything
A recent Wall Street Journal report reveals an unsettling truth about the new Ukraine “peace proposal.” This isn’t a good-faith strategy to end a war.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The Great Arctic Carve-Up: A "Peace Plan" That Risks Everything
open.substack.com/pub/lloydaxw...
open.substack.com/pub/lloydaxw...
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In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
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November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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