Katherine Maas 🇨🇦
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Katherine Maas
Victoria BC climate activist, knitter, grandmother, language lover
Victoria BC climate activist, knitter, grandmother, language lover
January 5, 2026 (Monday)
Lest we forget: five years after the events of January 6, 2021, we are learning what it means to have a president who has demonstrated his determination to overthrow our democracy and who does not have to answer to the law.
Lest we forget: five years after the events of January 6, 2021, we are learning what it means to have a president who has demonstrated his determination to overthrow our democracy and who does not have to answer to the law.
January 5, 2026 (Monday)
Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed the U.S.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
January 5, 2026 (Monday)
Lest we forget: five years after the events of January 6, 2021, we are learning what it means to have a president who has demonstrated his determination to overthrow our democracy and who does not have to answer to the law.
Lest we forget: five years after the events of January 6, 2021, we are learning what it means to have a president who has demonstrated his determination to overthrow our democracy and who does not have to answer to the law.
It's been 5 years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol
It's been 5 years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol
and Trump hasn't faced justice for his sedition
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
It's been 5 years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol
Fascism vs. Liberal Democracy: round two
Fascism vs. Liberal Democracy: round two
The Trump administration is openly declaring what it is.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Fascism vs. Liberal Democracy: round two
RFK Jr.’s Tuskegee Experiment
RFK Jr.’s Tuskegee Experiment
RFK Jr. recently directed the CDC to fund a study in West Africa that lays bare his cruelty and dishonesty
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
RFK Jr.’s Tuskegee Experiment
This is the Real Danger Posed by Trump
This is the Real Danger Posed by Trump
A direct line connects Trump’s attempted coup five years ago with his incursion into Venezuela last weekend — and his current threats to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This is the Real Danger Posed by Trump
There is a new study out of the EU offering advice on how to navigate a relationship with a country displaying so-called “narcissistic foreign policy patterns.”
Tips for Carney on how to do business with a narcissistic ally
When your narcissist is just a bad friend or an annoying acquaintance, it’s easy enough to dump them. But there is no way out when you are leading a country and a narcissist is in charge of your close...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 AM
There is a new study out of the EU offering advice on how to navigate a relationship with a country displaying so-called “narcissistic foreign policy patterns.”
The case goes to court this week, eagerly awaiting the results.
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
thenarwhal.ca
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The case goes to court this week, eagerly awaiting the results.
The most shameful day in American history
The most shameful day in American history
We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM
The most shameful day in American history
Lessons from Venezuela
Lessons from Venezuela
So now it’s out in the open - the “Don-roe” Doctrine.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Lessons from Venezuela
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Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/u...
Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure
Image ChatGPT Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Climate yesterday: Renewables can generate significant amounts of electricity when conditions are right. On roughly a third of days in 2025, at l…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/u...
"Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The military operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. "
Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap
The capture of Nicolás Maduro is a show of ambition that calls for an effective response.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
"Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The military operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. "
Oil and distraction
Oil and distraction
Trump attacks Venezuela
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Oil and distraction
Short to listen to, but full of wisdom. Helps us see what we can actually do.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Short to listen to, but full of wisdom. Helps us see what we can actually do.
Trump Isn't Done With Canada
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Trump Isn't Done With Canada
Remember this time last year, when Donald Trump ridiculed our prime minister referring to him as “governor” and suggested that Wayne Gretzky be appointed as the puppet leader of a vassal state?
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Trump Isn't Done With Canada
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"They are likely to try and fool Canadians and our federal and provincial governments into taking actions that serve American influence by reframing those actions through the lens of Canadian patriotism."
How Donald Trump Will Come After Canada Next: With Corporate Lobbyists
Trump aims to leverage private sector power over other nations, especially through the tech and oil and gas sectors that are at the centre of Canada's "nation-building" strategy. What could go wrong?
energymixweekender.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"They are likely to try and fool Canadians and our federal and provincial governments into taking actions that serve American influence by reframing those actions through the lens of Canadian patriotism."
The Choice That Changed Everything
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The Choice That Changed Everything
And you may ask yourself, ‘well, how did I get here?’
open.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The Choice That Changed Everything
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The Year Canada Grew Up
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I cancelled my Atlantic subscription after seeing their biased coverage of the Global TV decision to run the 60 Minutes story about illegal rendition and torture under the Trump regime banned in the US after CBS was pressured not to run it.
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I cancelled my Atlantic subscription after seeing their biased coverage of the Global TV decision to run the 60 Minutes story about illegal rendition and torture under the Trump regime banned in the US after CBS was pressured not to run it.
The Year Canada Grew Up
2025 will be remembered as the year where our nation shed its reputation for meekness and asserted itself for the whole world to see.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Year Canada Grew Up
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I cancelled my Atlantic subscription after seeing their biased coverage of the Global TV decision to run the 60 Minutes story about illegal rendition and torture under the Trump regime banned in the US after CBS was pressured not to run it.
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
I cancelled my Atlantic subscription after seeing their biased coverage of the Global TV decision to run the 60 Minutes story about illegal rendition and torture under the Trump regime banned in the US after CBS was pressured not to run it.
Reposted by Katherine Maas 🇨🇦
Europe stands at a crossroads.
On one side: a competitive economic model — focused on profit, growth, and market dominance. On the other: urgent calls for a social contract that guarantees wellbeing, justice, and inclusion — and a Green Deal aimed at ...... www.govertvanginkel.nl/en/inspirati...
On one side: a competitive economic model — focused on profit, growth, and market dominance. On the other: urgent calls for a social contract that guarantees wellbeing, justice, and inclusion — and a Green Deal aimed at ...... www.govertvanginkel.nl/en/inspirati...
Competitive versus Social and Green? - Govert van Ginkel
Securing our future we need wellbeing, justice, and inclusion — and a Green Deal aimed at regenerating our planet. Will competition work?
www.govertvanginkel.nl
December 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Europe stands at a crossroads.
On one side: a competitive economic model — focused on profit, growth, and market dominance. On the other: urgent calls for a social contract that guarantees wellbeing, justice, and inclusion — and a Green Deal aimed at ...... www.govertvanginkel.nl/en/inspirati...
On one side: a competitive economic model — focused on profit, growth, and market dominance. On the other: urgent calls for a social contract that guarantees wellbeing, justice, and inclusion — and a Green Deal aimed at ...... www.govertvanginkel.nl/en/inspirati...
