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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 23h

"You are a transformative President" ~Mark Carney

-Frequently threatens to annex or invade Canada.
-Waging a war against his own people.
-Genocide of Palestinians.
-Killing Venezuelan citizens.
-Tariff wars and silencing free speech.
-Targeting LGBTQ+ people, minorities, and immigrants.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 25d

The people who shape opinion in mainstream media are mostly from the upper middle and wealth classes. They got there because of nepotistic privilege and they keep their jobs, and make more money, because they tell the wealthy what they want to hear, even as that becomes more and more fascistic.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 1d

jealous. have a great time with your man in japan!

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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 4d

Doug Ford is gaslighting you. If you’re trying to obey the law in Toronto and driving by a speed camera up to 10km over, you won’t be fined. This tool should be used to catch people driving near schools at excessive speeds, recklessly endangering our kids. www.thestar.com/news/gta/wha...

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 4d

Zodiac killer murders again, challenging legal bounds

From the New York Times: Breaking news: U.S. attacks Venezuelan boat for fourth time, challenging legal bounds

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 5d

reddit occupied government

Ken Dilanian
@DilanianMSNBC
Follow
The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 4d

I’m finding it increasingly uncomfortable for friends and family to talk me about their “fun” trips to the US.

It takes extraordinary privilege and self-isolation to be so cheerful about visiting that place.

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 5d

Israel has continued to illegally intercept vessels from the Sumud Flotilla.

As Canada says it's “not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad," the people are defending the flotilla.

Protests are sparking around the world:

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 7d

Extreme privilege rots and Trump and his progeny are a living, perfect example. Watching this lump of a person “succeed” because his family had wealth and everything was rigged in his favor, to the point he became president and millions want him as dictator is so nauseating I can barely stand it.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 7d

these officials are US fifth columnists and Canadians need to pay better attention to who and what is influencing their conduct

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 7d

pretty insane, US pals! 😬

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Ian Hell Damnskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · Aug 25

good for you that you're willing to kill trans people to save Palestinians or willing to kill Palestinians to save trans people but are you *sure* those are the only options

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AmperSand @dottnett.bsky.social · 7d

At fruit and veg shop on The Drive.
#EastVan

A sticker on a fruit stall reads:
We should all be anti-fascist!

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11d

To wit: if, having considered history & firepower, you genuinely believe the PNW is a unified political force that cld & wld militarily defeat an incursion by federal troops, well, I disagree, but fine. But if when you say it you "see" it--if a movie plays in your mind--question that narrative. 6/

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 11d

As a co-resident in the Cascadia bioregion, the edict of deadly force against opponents of fascism in Portland is very alarming.

A worthwhile thread here from @jeffsharlet.bsky.social about the stakes of how we describe and respond. Important for Canadians (like me) recalling Vichy France, too.

Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11d

As you think about how to respond to Portland news, maybe think about dif between rhetoric of Newsom & Pritzker. Newsom mirrored; Pritzker spoke clearly about just how dangerous the moment it is. Do you want to be glib? My argument is that the main agency we have now is precision of language. 1/

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11d

Chilling. The Enlightenment was fun while it lasted.

Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 11d

It's a small step from here to prohibiting professors from teaching about climate change, slavery, colonialism, racial discrimination, evolution, and the efficacy of vaccines.

Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

www.nytimes.com

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 11d

replace every politician clamouring to remove protective measures like automated speed cameras.

We need mandatory speed governors, height and weight restrictions for non-commercial vehicles, and income-linked fines for deadly driving.

Opponents need to feel shame and anxiety over these deaths.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 11d

In Canada, dangerous drivers kill more than twice as many people than murderers do.

These politicians are monstrous.

Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 12d

In a statement, Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca pivoted from speed cameras to violent crime, suggesting we should spend more time focussing on the latter. That’s illuminating. Vehicles obviously present the bigger statistical threat, especially to children. But we accept those injuries and deaths.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 11d

I certainly don’t intend to, at least.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 17d

Every Canadian city deserves a rapid transit system with a 9:00pm Saturday schedule that looks like this.

A TransLink sign at main street science world station with train arrivals times of
- Now
- 5 min
- 6 min

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 18d

The question surprises me.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 20d

It’s deeply unfair to call today’s fascists “fascist” or “Nazis” just for doing bad things German Nazis did in the 1930s to advance their fascist project. And you better not say “fascism” or the fascists will come for you too!

Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social · 20d

www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

Headline from the New York Times, 1939: “Goebbels ends careers of five “Aryan“ actors who made witticisms about the Nazi regime.”

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Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 20d

Nothing about this sentence is false: Charlie Kirk was a racist, transphobic, homophobic, bigot who preached violence and hate. He does not deserve remembrance or public celebration of any kind.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 20d

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 20d

The “fuck your feelings” regime to our South sure does have a lot of hurt feelings about the people they’re threatening and blackmailing.

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