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This was the plan all along

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This is exactly right.

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Latest in a series of canny observations from Joshi

submitted 13 hours ago • 39 comments

All the more devastating because Timothy Snyder never raises his voice:

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Removing civil rights protection. Jaw dropping

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"When I looked down, all I could see was dolphins underneath me," said McArthur. B.C. man gets chased by 100+ dolphins in Howe Sound. www.nsnews.com/highlights/h...

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Nisga'a Ts'amiks Vancouver Society is inviting community members to welcome in the Nisga'a new year 🎇 Hoobiyee celebrations and activities are happening today and tomorrow at the PNE Forum (2901 E Hastings). Program below!

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Decent people thank Ukraine.

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The NOAA firings were done so quickly, staff that manages the central weather forecasting models were scrambling to transfer access to employees who would still remain. On @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...

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Trump has based his ENTIRE tariff attack on Canada on the claim that 43 pounds of fentanyl, of the 4,500 that entered the United States last year, came through the northern border. This investigation found that the actual figure is closer to zero www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Fealty to Donald Trump will not spare you from his cruelty. It's strength — not weakness — that curbs his baser instincts. Now is the time for us to be strong.

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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’ "We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion." grist.org/politics/for... #Forest #Trump #Climate #Doge #Musk

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Amazing

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🚨 Win for public health and the environment! The Federal Court has ruled that Health Canada’s approval of the glyphosate-based herbicide Mad Dog Plus was unreasonable, marking a big victory for environmental and health advocates. @environmentaldefence.ca @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Feels like more than a coincidence. More instability in leadership is not what we need

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RIP, WaPo. Just the saddest screenshots to get. An absolute abandonment of the principles of accountability of the powerful, justice, democracy, human rights, and accurate information that previously animated the section in favor of a white male billionaire’s self-interested agenda.

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💪 you heard that right

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NEW — House Republicans are putting the brakes on town halls after blowback over the Trump administration's cuts. One GOP aide said House Republican leaders are urging lawmakers to stop engaging in them altogether. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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‘Superpod’ of more than 2,000 dolphins frolic off California coast: ‘Like flying eyebrows’

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House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt 🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT

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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

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More than half of countries are ignoring #biodiversity pledges – analysis #cop16 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Republicans are voting today to cut healthcare for 72 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Dems, don't give them even one vote.

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B.C. First Nations express concerns over fast-tracking energy & resource projects to counter tariff threat #bcpoli VIA @sobittersosweet.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-tariffs-e...

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Alberta surgical company’s fees double public costs, according to AHS documents, by @jack-farrell.bsky.social @reportrix.bsky.social edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... via @edmontonjournal.bsky.social

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Coastal First Nations & UVic Environmental Law Centre have published an updated Field Guide for BC's North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii. The Guide provides a snapshot of Crown laws and regs for Coastal Guardians as they monitor and protect their territories. Check it out! #environmentallaw

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A federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, blocking members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency team and anyone “working on the DOGE agenda at the Department of Education” from accessing sensitive data until March 10.

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Russia doesn’t have the resources to fight indefinitely against Ukraine’s organization and determination, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. The only way for Putin to defeat Ukraine is to convince Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war.

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February 23, 2025

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Sehr gut.

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One of the best podcasts out there to understand our world by understanding how yesterday impacts today. Over the past many weeks they have been tackling the US Constitution. This week, the power of the US President @npr.org pca.st/episode/0680...

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Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation. Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed. And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.

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I, for one, am not reassured by the fact the German extreme right only got 20 percent. The acceptable number of German far-rightists is zero. The 1930s taught us that.

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“The police don’t have enough handcuffs for all of them." www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

100% @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social. Why are you framing this as something to take as a viable option? So many other ways to frame a conversation about our country, its values and its future

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This is a historic moment for the Haida Nation. The Chiix̲uujin / Chaaw K̲aawgaa “Big Tide (Low Water)” Haida Title Lands Agreement has been signed, officially recognizing Haida Aboriginal title to lands on Haida Gwaii. Learn more: https://s.mtrbio.com/rrbullcsab 📷 Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

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Iran, China, and Russia are an axis of authoritarianism. Maximum pressure on Iran will not work if Trump is weak on Russia (Ukraine) and China (TikTok). youtu.be/e1mAq9UAq9g

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Each of these four points is crucially important. They explain why Ukraine is not lost — and Europe is not threatened — without the United States. More commitment and expenditure will be required, but there’s no reason for surviving democracies to capitulate

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‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved. More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

submitted 8 days ago • 44 comments

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

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“RESIST. DO NOT COMPLY WITH THEIR ILLEGAL MANDATES.”Judge Ortiz emailed her EEOC colleagues after the anti-trans EO. She told me, “The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up. I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”

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Recent earthquakes, caused by fracking, are having a serious impact on BC ranchers who had a flood of calf births & lost most of their water supply. #bcpoli My story for @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/bc-ranchers-...

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Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Dismantling equipment that's already paid for, stranding purchased assets, and shutting down something that saves the government money on fuel. These are the dumbest people on the planet. electrek.co/2025/02/...

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