Rochester's hometown heroes at No Kings, Twelve Corners today!

In #Rochester, #NewYork, 100 marched to surround a house where roofers were being detained by ICE. While one person was taken, several others were left alone as the crowd "shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents...drove...away on four flat tires." www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...

Nazi salute at some kind of white supremacist rally in Rochester today.

Canada federal election results fit with largely intuitive explanations that I've read. Where I'm left wondering is how Ontario (ex. urban centres) was as blue as it was. Even Windsor. This despite a Liberal feast in Quebec. What might explain that? Justin hangover? Premier Ford as an actor?

Three kids were taken by #ICE in a small village in #ClaudiaTenney ‘s district. The same village where an empty town hall was held days before.
This is wrong. And terrifying. Help me share this far and wide!! #stopICE #resist #sacketshaborNY #NY-24 #watertownNH #jeffersonco

A friendly reminder: doesn't matter which side you choose to protest on since we are in this together!

elbowsupforcanada.us

“Data Centers” are becoming like 1980’s “landfills”. A local economic development agency may reap millions choosing a data company for their “STAMP Mega-Site” alongside the Tonawanda Seneca First Nation. This looks to become another blighting failure in WNY. www.thebatavian.com/staff/letter...

Could anyone dissuade me from reading this bio of Polievre ("Ripped") by Mark Bourrie? This Pierre always seemed like a psych case, to me, so I'm wondering if it merits higher placement on my to-read list. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/ripper...

Why can't Democrats mouth off like Doug Ford? Not a fan, yet nowadays he is lit in ways that are putting Democratic leadership to shame. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

Rochester today: Plenty of Americans coming out against the blight of shame. Republicans are puppets of Putin and consent to Russian brutality.

Maybe an American will come along to rent a shovel.

Americans are so far gone that Robert Reich is now promoting Andrew Coyne.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

lol, and I mean this wholeheartedly: fuck joe biden

what an absolutely craven POS

I have watched this journey before with other Senators. Don't be too surprised if he jumps.

Analogies to Macron might be a more descriptive frame for the precarious spot Trudeau is in. Trump isn't really that much of a protagonist, as the Liberal collapse has been going on for some time now. Carnival barking from the USA is becoming baseline.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...

Is Google angling to replace government? Check out enjoyable "The Master Plan" at Soulpepper in Toronto. Staged near still desolate Quayside. In part a story of American frustration with Canadian refusals to blur governing with the need for "shareholder value".
www.soulpepper.ca/performances...

Theatres packed, Witness for Palestine Film Festival in Rochester, now in its 13th year. For years this was once a much smaller event, nowadays it draws crowds.
wpff.us/schedule