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This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record) I don’t remember seeing anything like this before

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Two veteran Ottawa hands argue that there's not much point seeking trade deals with the US because US signatures on deals have been exposed as worthless. financialpost.com/opinion/opin...

submitted 18 hours ago • 64 comments

Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is the story and it impacts everything else. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

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When Trump spoke to Congress in 2017, few allowed themselves to wonder: if he loses in 2020, will he surrender power? Yet that was the most important question. As Trump returns in 2025, wonder: will he accept free and fair elections in 2026? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

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WTF

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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

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WTF

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checking in on who we’re negotiating with

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oh

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Fox news showed the Dow tumbling during a live Donald Trump press conference moments after he announced massive new tariffs.

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No one in DC can bargain in good faith with Trump because he will not follow laws passed by Congress. No one internationally can bargain in good faith with Trump because he will not respect agreements made by the United States. Being a counterparty just makes you a target for another shakedown.

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Only 9% of Russian respondents to a new poll said the war had improved their lives.

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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf

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One of the greatest tricks that Donald Trump and Elon Musk ever pulled is to convince millions of people that DOGE is about government efficiency. It's about narcissistic, resentful destruction: The Death of Government Expertise. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Every aspect of the Rubio-Lavrov talks in Riyadh is bad. Negotiating over the head of Ukraine indicates a sellout. Excluding the Europeans reveals indifference to Ukraine's future economic reconstruction (since the Europeans will pay the largest share).

submitted 16 days ago • 80 comments

us ag sector is so so fucked and it's just going to get worse unless all the crop insurance, price guarantees, and the million other usda gets unfrozen before fall

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Yesterday — YESTERDAY — JD Vance visited Dachau and said it drove home “what unspeakable evil was committed and why we should be committed to ensuring it never happens again.” Today he met with AfD?? He made a mockery of his visit to Dachau. Disgusting. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 19 days ago • 113 comments

"You Europeans are over-sensitive to the threat of fascism" says a US vice president who has called for disregarding court orders restricting the unlawful actions of his boss.

submitted 19 days ago • 72 comments

Roses are red Violets are blue

submitted 19 days ago • 138 comments

If Trump keeps up this 51st state shit, I think Canada should ask its other NATO allies to station their troops along our border.

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New York City bankers learned 50 years ago that a Trump deal was worthless. Five years ago, Canada and Mexico made the mistake of trusting Trump's signature on a trade treaty. Now they are learning too. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 28 days ago • 34 comments

From the wonderful Bruce MacKinnon! 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli #uspoli #tariffs

submitted 31 days ago • 105 comments

Sounds about right!

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So far the war on so-called "DEI" - has come for - women at the CIA who want to get together and celebrate women spies - people at the Defense Intelligence Agency who want to observe...Holocaust Remembrance Day. - apparently, any federal celebration of...Black History Month.

submitted 35 days ago • 432 comments

404 media is kicking ass and taking names. Definitely worth subscribing

submitted 35 days ago • 3 comments

1) Incite violence 2) Remove security from targets of incitement 3) Pardon those who commit violence against the targets.

submitted 40 days ago • 70 comments

“at a time when Trump, by all accounts, poses more of a threat than ever, the news media is less willing than ever to treat him to the tough coverage the moment calls for.“ www.status.news/p/the-invasi... by @oliverdarcy.bsky.social

submitted 44 days ago • 22 comments

Great question from Tim Pool.

submitted 44 days ago • 216 comments

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope" - Dr. MLK Jr.

submitted 110 days ago • 509 comments

That’s deAdder's Take:

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I have applied to be Chief Corgi Content Editor of this excellent new publication.

submitted 51 days ago • 340 comments

Blaming DEI instead of understanding climate science is something anyone with a brain should point at and laugh.

submitted 54 days ago • 7 comments

The Washington Post calls January 6 and the events leading up to it "election-reversal efforts." It has gotten Orwellian over there. I will say again, support independent, pro-democracy media.

submitted 54 days ago • 848 comments

There are basically no editorial cartoonist jobs left. What Telnaes did was enormously courageous.

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“What could we experts know? After all, we are not billionaires! Then again, accepting that experts have the expertise requires billionaires to entertain that they aren’t the living God their sycophants proclaim.” -Dr. Jen Gunter

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Over and over again, this is the story.

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A personal reflection: “Journalists like myself have a choice: surrender to the fascist mob that wants to intimidate the truth-tellers – or rededicate ourselves to doing what’s right no matter the cost.” www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

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