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Associate Professor of Political Science at Athabasca University. Proud British Columbian, former Oxford grad, Parliamentary Intern, UBC and Columneetza graduate. Foci of Research: (1)Trade Policy and (2)Academic Freedom. Home Town: Williams Lake BC
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told leaders gathered Sunday for a summit on the war in Ukraine that they need to step up and continue to support Kyiv and meet a “once in a generation moment” for the security of Europe.

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It just keeps on coming. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a halt on all offensive cyber operations against Russia. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... . The obvious question is : has Russia ceased all offensive cyber operations against America?

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And to think we could have had a sane, serious government run by an intelligent person who would have acted in the best interests of Americans, and not Vladimir Putin.

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who told this pampered asshole he has the right to speak to anyone like this?

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Silver lining: Europe became a Union yesterday. 🇪🇺

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Dickless chode

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Today is the third anniversary of this little e-mail: "Hello, Mark. I am afraid that udiat will be bombing Lviv as well. Actually he is already doing that. We have passed border with Poland just now."

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Face the Truth

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This amused me greatly

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"Trump and Putin are trying to make the world safe for gangsterism" www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=P07-...

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The PBS News Hour can be trusted to give level-headed analysis of what we have just witnessed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=11QB...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=he48...

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I agree with Adam Boulton's assessment of JD Vance's performance this afternoon www.youtube.com/watch?v=he48...

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Canada, Europe must step up to fill the void that the United States is leaving, with respect to democracy, free trade and climate change.

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Andrew Weissmann speaks to what we can feel and see -- that the US is in a frightening place, well beyond the dangers of Project 2025 (which are considerable). He says: "We may soon find there is nothing left to defend." The Wolf is at the Door. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVp0...

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Great Quote

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Treasonous

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The fox gave the photographer the best pictures ever 📷🦊

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I feel some sympathy for Wayne Gretzky, who is caught between his friendship with President Trump and his love of Canada www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/artic...

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This is where first-past-the-post leads—a two-party system that puts authoritarians in charge with no checks and balances. We need to change course now, Canada. It's time to usher in a new era of multi-party collaboration with proportional representation.

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How To Start Saving Money 💰💰

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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David Frum: "Trump and Vance displayed in the Oval Office a highly personal hatred. There was no effort here to make a case for American interests."

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Once again, folks should have learned from Trump 1.0. Trump has no sense or concern about "the American national interest." It is always and only about himself--what is good for Trump or bad for Trump's enemies. It has nothing to do with what is good or bad for the country. FFS

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Today's startling performance by President Trump and Vice-President Vance is further evidence that something is very, very wrong in the Oval Office

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Baier: Right. I'm not hearing from you, Mr. President, a thought that you owe the president an apology? Zelenskyy: No. I respect president. And I respect American people. And I'm not sure that we did something bad

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Paul Krugman and Robert Reich are two of the saner voices in America that I can recommend to readers. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-wonkish-... paulkrugman.substack.com/p/no-trump-c... paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

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I liked Paul Krugman's incisive critique of the Medicaid cuts: "I don’t know whether draconian, cruel cuts to Medicaid will actually happen. It may turn on whether Republicans in Congress are more afraid of their constituents or of Donald Trump." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/cruel-and-...

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The world has never before been faced with such a threat. The United States has handed the nuclear codes to a madman, a criminal, a would-be dictator and a moron, all in the same person. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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Don't agonize over the election results—organize. Most of the Western world uses proportional representation. It’s time we did too. Join Fair Vote Canada (sign-up link in replies) and help build a better democracy for Ontario and all of Canada!

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The world has never before been faced with such a threat. The United States has handed the nuclear codes to a madman, a criminal, a would-be dictator and a moron, all in the same person. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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I liked Paul Krugman's incisive critique of the Medicaid cuts: "I don’t know whether draconian, cruel cuts to Medicaid will actually happen. It may turn on whether Republicans in Congress are more afraid of their constituents or of Donald Trump." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/cruel-and-...

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Trump tariff threat a Trojan horse for B.C.'s fossil fuels www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/06/n...

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The Government of Alberta has just spent $2 million on a task force that challenges the use of COVID-19 vaccines. The President of the Alberta Medical Association has called it "Anti-Science".

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