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Lorax Horne
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Editor and writer. Tech critic. Since they are Canadian, would not rule out treachery. Doing work stuff for my local Center for Migrant Worker Rights. Donate to: https://chuffed.org/project/116311-protect-an-open-source-engineer-and-his-family
Is there anywhere that you have published an actual map of the detours? The detour info on Google Maps doesn't have the stop numbers where people can actually find the buses on detour
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Our healthcare colleagues are being murdered in front of our eyes. Be against this - from Turtle Island to Palestine, and beyond. It is only when everyday people organize, mobilize, and demand a better world and society that it will ever change.
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Every accusation is a confession.
January 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Below is our story about the skyrocketing number of kids detained by ICE.

We cover the facility where Liam is now being held-- parents said food had worms and mold, and kids were so distressed they hit themselves in the face and wet themselves.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is how he justifies contributing to Ukraine's defense, standing with Greenland on sovereignty, while saying nothign in his speech about either Taiwan or Palestine. I encourage you to read the whole thing and not praise him based on his empty opening premise: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
He also said: "To help solve global problems, we are pursuing variable geometry — in other words, different coalitions for different issues based on common values and interests." So, more of the same of international law being dependant on where you are.
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Doubling defense spending by the end of the decade. Cutting taxes to billionaires. A trillion dollars of investment in fossil fuels, mineral extraction and AI. New strategic partnerships with China and Qatar.
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"The question for middle powers, like Canada, is not whether to adapt to the new reality ... question is whether we adapt by simply building higher walls or whether we can do something more ambitious." I listened further to find out what this ambition looks like to Carney.
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It would be wishful thinking to believe that this means my prime minister has realized the paradox of things like his Palestine policies. While that may be the dogwhistle he meant to send to progressives like me, I would like to focus instead on something he said later in his speech:
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM