ScorpioSong
@scorpiosong.bsky.social
Socio-Cultural Critic, Dramaturg, Mythologist, Author, Wise Elder, Research Scholar, Essayist, Poet, Educator, Theatre Director …
“G. Elliott Morris of Strength In Numbers reported yesterday that federal agents’ killing of Good and Pretti has created a backlash that amounts to a tipping point … .” (Historian HCR, “Letters from An American,” 01.29.26)
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January 28, 2026
Federal agents continue to rain terror on Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other U.S.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“G. Elliott Morris of Strength In Numbers reported yesterday that federal agents’ killing of Good and Pretti has created a backlash that amounts to a tipping point … .” (Historian HCR, “Letters from An American,” 01.29.26)
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at Davos coherently clarifies current reality of international affairs, and identifies collaborative possibilities for “the middle powers” to rise to global leadership:
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Mark Carney’s full speech at Davos
For anyone who would like to hear Mark Carney’s outstanding Davos speech in full here it is.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at Davos coherently clarifies current reality of international affairs, and identifies collaborative possibilities for “the middle powers” to rise to global leadership:
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“True pacifism, or ‘nonviolent resistance,’ is a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of love.” (Dr. Martin Luther King 1963 quoted by Joyce Vance, Substack “Civil Discourse” on MLK Day 01/19/26)
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
“True pacifism, or ‘nonviolent resistance,’ is a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of love.” (Dr. Martin Luther King 1963 quoted by Joyce Vance, Substack “Civil Discourse” on MLK Day 01/19/26)
“True pacifism,” or ‘nonviolent resistance,’ is a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of love.” (Dr. Martin Luther King 1963 quoted by Joyce Vance, Substack “Civil Discourse” MLK Day 01/19/26)
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Bull Connor's Ghost
Theophilus Eugene Connor, better known by his nickname, Bull, was the Commissioner of Public Safety in Birmingham, Alabama—the head of the police—for the better part of three decades, until he was for...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:56 AM
“True pacifism,” or ‘nonviolent resistance,’ is a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of love.” (Dr. Martin Luther King 1963 quoted by Joyce Vance, Substack “Civil Discourse” MLK Day 01/19/26)
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“Trump has taken Putin’s positions on pretty much everything from immigration to gay rights to Ukraine” [and to educating our children].
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Saturday Report 1/17/26 — Renee Good’s death sparks MAGA deplorables wrath: Minneapolis charter school under siege.
The Best of the Rest of the News
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January 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
“Trump has taken Putin’s positions on pretty much everything from immigration to gay rights to Ukraine” [and to educating our children].
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With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
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Bonus Episode: How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela? (With Anne Applebaum) | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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January 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
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Begin historian HCR’s video at 09:41 for a quick understanding of “Why” Trump’s attack on a sovereign nation is an ego power play, eg. Insane
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Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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January 4, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Begin historian HCR’s video at 09:41 for a quick understanding of “Why” Trump’s attack on a sovereign nation is an ego power play, eg. Insane
youtu.be/wu9QSeAI22I?...
youtu.be/wu9QSeAI22I?...
“Trump has also proved willing to be moved by Chinese promises to resume purchases of U.S. soybeans. You might say that he ceded the future to China in return for a hill of beans.” (Paul Krugman 11/03/25):
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We’re Number Two!
How Trump ceded the future to China
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November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Trump has also proved willing to be moved by Chinese promises to resume purchases of U.S. soybeans. You might say that he ceded the future to China in return for a hill of beans.” (Paul Krugman 11/03/25):
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October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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No Kings in deep red Lafayette, Louisiana!!
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
No Kings in deep red Lafayette, Louisiana!!