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I can not disagree with this take more. The military parade will be a parade of force and intimidation by wanna-be authoritarians. It fits right alongside the outsized military display in CA right now—making the same point.

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Happy Caturday to all who celebrate.

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Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.

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These stories from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social have been heartbreaking www.thebulwark.com/p/love-in-th...

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"They stood, diplomas in hand, having met every standard of physical endurance, academic excellence, and military discipline. But when the time came for the US Air Force Academy’s class of 2025 to commission as second lieutenants, 3 cadets were quietly held back..." www.advocate.com/news/transge...

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New GOP slogan just dropped.

submitted 6 days ago • 57 comments

Great message.

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It took me a while, but I can now see a purpose in speaking to the discussion of my departure from Yale for the University of Toronto. Here I address four public framings of last year’s move that arose in recent weeks, which tell us something of our present moment snyder.substack.com/p/last-years...

submitted 6 days ago • 117 comments

In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.

submitted 7 days ago • 2191 comments

Classic Alberta headline

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Natan Sharansky famously divided the world into "free societies" and "fear societies." Under Trump, the United States seems to making the sad transition from the first into the second.

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"How, then, can we tell whether America has crossed the line into authoritarianism? We propose a simple metric: the cost of opposing the government."

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Yep.

submitted 15 days ago • 44 comments

It's only Wednesday. Jesus.

submitted 18 days ago • 40 comments

--->

submitted 18 days ago • 5 comments

All 100% real, just like other newspaper summer book lists.

submitted 19 days ago • 30 comments

Sorry, I’m not reading a book about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline when we have a fascist with cognitive decline sitting in the oval office… I mean, talk about an irrelevant topic for a book.

submitted 24 days ago • 84 comments

While Gavin Newsom, governor of a state Trump lost by 20 points, is throwing marginalized communities under the bus to pander for an ill-fated presidential bid, Andy Beshear, governor of a state Trump won by 30 points, is going out of his way to defend marginalized communities as a moral imperative.

submitted 25 days ago • 62 comments

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

submitted 27 days ago • 392 comments

Nothing Donald Trump could do at this point will reveal anything further about his weakness of character. But the character of the Republicans who go along with him? Who refuse to speak up amidst the unrelenting corruption. More is being revealed about them every minute.

submitted 27 days ago • 51 comments

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submitted 27 days ago • 14 comments

Sending love to everyone for whom this Mother’s Day stuff is impossibly painful for any one of a million reasons. You’re not alone, even if Hallmark and social media are especially cloying today. In fact, you’re part of a pretty massive club, even if it’s a shitty one. 💕❤️‍🩹💕

submitted 28 days ago • 19 comments

The UCP is fond of pulling strategy from "the Quebec Playbook." There are worrying signs Danielle Smith hasn't actually read the whole thing. 🧵

submitted 28 days ago • 4 comments

She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!

submitted 30 days ago • 986 comments

www.lakelandtoday.ca/alberta-news... Smith is playing a dangerous game for the sake of Party unity. But I think her strategy could very well split the UCP.

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Pope Leo’s election isn’t exactly being welcomed by critics of the Catholic Church’s handling of the sexual abuse crisis. One group identified then-cardinal Prevost as among those church leaders who covered up or failed to act against a Peruvian priest accused of sexual misconduct by three victims.

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In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect. This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus. www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...

submitted 33 days ago • 865 comments

Carney should not hold the by-election for Poilievre until Smith holds the by-election for Edmonton-Strathcona.

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BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda. Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them. I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.

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#ICYMI: GlobalX flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams and sun-seekers. Then the company started expanding into deportation flights. “They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled, wrists to fucking ankles.”

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"Our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways"

submitted 41 days ago • 105 comments

Canadians will vote tomorrow in the most emotional election since 1988. I have my own preference. But I note: no one doubts that the vote will be free and fair - or that the loser will peacefully accept the voters' decision. That may not sound much. It's more than others have.

submitted 42 days ago • 281 comments