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jen59.bsky.social
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” ~ Plato
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The most dangerous gang in America. DT-47.

submitted 17 hours ago • 284 comments

Look at the words “sole custody.” Trump is using this posting as an excuse to claim he doesn’t have power to bring back the person he mistakenly incarcerated in a foreign prison. He’s also saying that the government can pick up anyone, transport them to a foreign prison and and be done with them.

submitted 53 minutes ago • 7 comments

@warren.senate.gov: "State attorneys general have the same opportunity to investigate, dig in, get what the facts are. So for example, Letitia James, the NY attorney general, which has jurisdiction over the stock market and the trading that happens in NY, might decide she would take a look at this."

submitted 15 hours ago • 298 comments

submitted 19 hours ago • 8 comments

🧵 Harper endorses Polievre for PM Poilievre said he would follow in Harper's footsteps. "Always and everywhere he was solid, competent, honest, decent, down to earth" In 2015, The Tyee called Harper a Serial Abuser of Power and documented 70 of his abuses thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015...

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

Danielle Smith saying the quiet part out loud 📸 Xhojin vm.tiktok.com/ZMBVD4vSN/ #Alberta #abpoli

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

“I’m sorry but you can’t believe everything you read in the Globe and Mail,” Carney said. He adds,after dismissing claims about a meeting, “check your sources before you write things like that” Another BOOM SHAKALAKA 💥 moment from Mr. Carney😅 ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ #canads #markcarney #cdnpoli

submitted 2 days ago • 27 comments

In Pierre Poilievre, Canada has a radical free market zealot whose policies will be disastrous for the poor, working and middle classes. Take every chance to debunk these six false promises destined to make most Canadians worse off. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023... #cdnpoli

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submitted 2 days ago • 18 comments

That guy from the Real World, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "We've had an interesting, painful, um, sad, first couple months, uh, in our positions." That's the understatement of the century.

submitted 1 day ago • 80 comments

This past week, the Chinese learned 1) exactly where Trump's pain points are; 2) how much to squeeze them before he flinches; and 3) how little America's partners and allies want to help this president. Highly useful information.

submitted 3 days ago • 154 comments

youtu.be/lf1ZqMRM5Cw

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Been thinking lots about this. Since I’m crap at money (a must for a think-tanker),I haven’t looked at my British pension fund for a while. So I may now need to add Trump to the list of people who owe me money: Truss, my eldest, and, in a story for another day since I’m new here, Yannis Varoufakis.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Maybe time to read up on the international role of the Euro again - here is a great research paper from my colleague @tokarski.bsky.social from last year:

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Oh Canada! #cdnpoli

submitted 7 days ago • 19 comments

WaPo has done a remarkable forensic analysis of Israel's attack on six Palestinian ambulances (and the first responders inside), to evaluate whether any of the IDF's claims withstand scrutiny. Spoiler alert: they don't. These are war crimes. Gift article: wapo.st/4cowWMq

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment