KL Kaz
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Leader, dreamer, amateur wine taster. Life is sometimes work, but work isn’t life.
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'Escalate,' as in "tensions escalate," comes from the word 'escalator.'
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
'Escalate,' as in "tensions escalate," comes from the word 'escalator.'
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
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Snow Fugue
Bertram Brooker
1930
Bertram Brooker
1930
January 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Snow Fugue
Bertram Brooker
1930
Bertram Brooker
1930
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If Vladimir Putin’s missiles weren’t already keeping me awake tonight, this @nytimes.com interview with Donald Trump would.
“President Trump declared that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his ‘own morality,’ brushing aside international law and other checks…”
“President Trump declared that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his ‘own morality,’ brushing aside international law and other checks…”
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If Vladimir Putin’s missiles weren’t already keeping me awake tonight, this @nytimes.com interview with Donald Trump would.
“President Trump declared that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his ‘own morality,’ brushing aside international law and other checks…”
“President Trump declared that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his ‘own morality,’ brushing aside international law and other checks…”
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I will be in Nuuk in the coming weeks to officially open Canada’s consulate and mark a concrete step in strengthening our engagement in support of Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including Greenland.
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I will be in Nuuk in the coming weeks to officially open Canada’s consulate and mark a concrete step in strengthening our engagement in support of Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including Greenland.
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Winter Picnic
Anne Meredith Barry
1994
Anne Meredith Barry
1994
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Winter Picnic
Anne Meredith Barry
1994
Anne Meredith Barry
1994
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Bob Rae, who finished his 5-year ambassadorship last November, told Global News in an interview that the U.S. under Trump is rejecting multilateralism in favour of asserting its dominance over the hemisphere, without "any notion of legality."
globalnews.ca/news/1160135...
globalnews.ca/news/1160135...
Trump’s actions in Venezuela suggest Canada is ‘on the menu’: ex-UN envoy - National | Globalnews.ca
Although U.S. President Donald Trump has not revived his threats of making Canada the 51st U.S. state, Bob Rae says that doesn't mean Canadians should rest easy.
globalnews.ca
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Bob Rae, who finished his 5-year ambassadorship last November, told Global News in an interview that the U.S. under Trump is rejecting multilateralism in favour of asserting its dominance over the hemisphere, without "any notion of legality."
globalnews.ca/news/1160135...
globalnews.ca/news/1160135...
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More on our call:
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...
Prime Minister Carney speaks with María Corina Machado
The Prime Minister and Ms. Machado condemned Nicolás Maduro’s brutally oppressive, criminal, and illegitimate regime, which repressed the Venezuelan people and persecuted dissenters.
www.pm.gc.ca
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
More on our call:
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...
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I spoke with María Corina Machado today. I affirmed Canada’s support for a peaceful, Venezuelan-led transition of power — one that respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people.
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I spoke with María Corina Machado today. I affirmed Canada’s support for a peaceful, Venezuelan-led transition of power — one that respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people.
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We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
January 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
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NYT Ed Board: Trump Is the Jan. 6 President.
"Trump dares the system to stop him. He does so knowing that the same system that failed to hold him to account for Jan. 6 is unlikely to do so."
"In Mr. Trump's second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended. The damage to the nation is severe."
"Trump dares the system to stop him. He does so knowing that the same system that failed to hold him to account for Jan. 6 is unlikely to do so."
"In Mr. Trump's second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended. The damage to the nation is severe."
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
NYT Ed Board: Trump Is the Jan. 6 President.
"Trump dares the system to stop him. He does so knowing that the same system that failed to hold him to account for Jan. 6 is unlikely to do so."
"In Mr. Trump's second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended. The damage to the nation is severe."
"Trump dares the system to stop him. He does so knowing that the same system that failed to hold him to account for Jan. 6 is unlikely to do so."
"In Mr. Trump's second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended. The damage to the nation is severe."
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It’s worth revisiting this NY Post cover from January 8, 2025 (a year ago), now that Trump is invoking the name “The Donroe Doctrine” to describe his plans.
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
It’s worth revisiting this NY Post cover from January 8, 2025 (a year ago), now that Trump is invoking the name “The Donroe Doctrine” to describe his plans.
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There was no oil "stolen from us." It's Venezuela's damn oil, whatever we think of any of its leaders.
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
There was no oil "stolen from us." It's Venezuela's damn oil, whatever we think of any of its leaders.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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BREAKING
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
BREAKING
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, is calling for the United Nations Security Council to be convened immediately in the aftermath of U.S. military strikes — and other actions — in Venezuela.
Colombia is one of the Council’s 10 non-permanent members.
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
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A man who needs 3 cognitive tests gets to start a war.
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
A man who needs 3 cognitive tests gets to start a war.
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In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.
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like to say “he’s bombing Venezuela as a distraction from the Epstein files” doesn’t feel quite accurate because he’s so driven by immediate impulses that things are rarely that tactical; but I think it excites him to be seen as a War Leader and he will go back to that well anytime he feels weakened
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
like to say “he’s bombing Venezuela as a distraction from the Epstein files” doesn’t feel quite accurate because he’s so driven by immediate impulses that things are rarely that tactical; but I think it excites him to be seen as a War Leader and he will go back to that well anytime he feels weakened
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This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
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polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
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Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
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9. Western states are rightly focused on both conventional military and ‘grey zone’ threats from Russia, but they need to start taking political interference much more seriously than some of them have done to date.
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
9. Western states are rightly focused on both conventional military and ‘grey zone’ threats from Russia, but they need to start taking political interference much more seriously than some of them have done to date.
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8. The world’s two nuclear superpowers are now headed by irrational decisionmakers.
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
8. The world’s two nuclear superpowers are now headed by irrational decisionmakers.