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Canadian/American, Stand Up with Pete - podcast bumblebee, love my rescue dogs, shoes, a good book and most importantly democracy
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open.substack.com/pub/harrydun... Enrique Tarrio was arrested at the Capitol today. If you have 7 mins please check out my latest video. 🫶🏽

PORTLAND: Tesla will be exhibiting vehicles at the Oregon International Auto Show, starting today and running through the end of the weekend. People use this event to survey the market for new vehicles ahead of purchasing, so it's an ideal place to interrupt potential new Tesla sales. #TeslaTakedown

That smirk on his face 🤬

A good article from the Globe and Mail! Mark Carney is preferred by Canadians 🇨🇦 and is tailor-made for the times while Pierre Poilievre is not and has spent much of his time as Opposition Leader running down the country. #MarkCarney4PM #NeverPierrePoilievre #USDemocracy apple.news/APzthe-NvT-G...

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Canadians on here actually being like "I can't believe how bad things are getting in the US" without acknowledging Alberta just passed some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws and are about to vote Doug Ford back into power. Wakeup because the far right are in inside the building

If you want to know what is happening right now read, follow and support the journalists who have been covering it. Impossible to pick one min (which is all this app allows) but start here and watch my whole interview with @gilduran.com on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxLe...

CALIFORNIA — ex NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested for civil disobedience protesting at the city council in Huntington Beach, where the council planned a “MAGA” display on a plaque at the library. Context: www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

Putin is a killer. 1999 Apartment bombings, shot planes out of the sky, poisoned critics on allied soil. Critics pushed out of skyscraper windows. This is who Trump praises while he chides Ukraine for being invaded.

Just now picking up my daughter’s Claudia’s Corgi, Gracie, from her spaying procedure from Friendship Animal Hospital in northwest DC. It turns out they are doing something amazing for people victimized by the insane government purges 👉

He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

Very excited to have @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social back ! standupwithpete.libsyn.com/1296-david-c...

The guy that pays 0% in taxes wants IRS access... If granted, DOGE staffers would have personal details on millions of Americans. abcnews.go.com/Politics/elo... via ABC News App

after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

I think what he’s saying is he’s about to grab the country by the p*ssy and when you’re a star, Republicans in Congress let you do it.

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

Hey @nytimes.com, isn't it about time for another story about Hillary's emails or Biden's age?

This exchange is going to slip by and go undercovered but this is a very revealing moment. Trump’s government won’t study anything, they will just tell us everything is going great no matter who gets hurt. ‘1984’ is upon us.

A message to Jewish Americans, especially our leaders, please join us in this appeal to Vice President Vance: Until you condemn the many connections to neo-Nazis in your new administration, please stay off of the sacred ground upon which our parents and grandparents were slaughtered.

Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org

NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall. That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.

If you live in New York State and think Gov. Kathy Hochul should remove the corrupt mayor of NYC, give her a call or send her a letter.

Hey, here’s some of what @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today 👋🏽

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

A grimly poetic warning from @timothysnyder.bsky.social. “It is as though we have boarded a train without thinking about the destination…I worry that we will not see that line approaching, that no one will get out, that no one will stop the train.” open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

I did this. It takes about 20 seconds. Why the hell not?

Sen. Elizabeth Warren addresses Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shutdown protest: "For every American who doesn't want some weird Elon Musk suck-up searching through your personal private data, this is your fight."

the beyond parody presidency

The dumbest people who have ever existed are running the country

"Karina's Law" was signed into law on yesterday by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. The bill requires guns to be removed from an accused abuser's home after the victim in a domestic violence case is granted an order of protection. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Just taped another segment of #FugelDallah #ObeiGalsang Call it what you want but I always like talkig to my big brothers @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and @deanobeidallah.bsky.social

This morning, I sent a letter to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) regarding Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest. Within minutes, the White House confirmed receipt. By noon, President Trump fired the Director of OGE. I want to know: Was this to prevent his answer?

USAID isn’t just foreign aid—it’s a powerful tool for America’s security, influence, and values. Cutting it weakens us while empowering our adversaries. I’ve seen its impact firsthand. Watch my video and share with those who care about America’s future. 🇺🇸👇 adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/weekend-mo...

So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?

If the team from liberal Philadelphia wins, this game’s outcome will be contested before the Supreme Court.

Why doesn't DJT just watch the super bowl on TV just like he did the J6 riot/attack?

Look at the weasel words of Doug Ford. He is back in bed with Elon Musk. globalnews.ca/news/1099566...

This is a perfect example of today's congressional Republican -- she confidently repeats an idiotic lie from Trump that's already been disproven, is immediately called out for the lie, and just lets what would normally be a career-ending moment roll right off her back. No brain, no shame.

Since the FBI appears to be the only agency that is both still functioning and not headed by a lunatic, the Washington Field Office needs to open an investigation into the breach of the computer systems at Treasury, stat

. So when exactly do the ‘checks’ and ‘balances’ part kick in? Or is that just a fun little slogan like ‘thoughts and prayers’?

Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election. She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”