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Political science nerd, governance expert, avid traveller, biker, stoic philosopher, atheist and video gamer. No DMs.
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But an egomaniac’s parade brings authoritarianism!
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As we grow older, memories of who we were in our youth changes to validate the person we’ve become, to the point that by our fifties most of our long-term memories are false. We read with a confirmation bias. That bias changes over time to legitimize our evolution, for better or for worse.
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The war in Ukraine is a test of the world’s commitment to the right of people to govern themselves, the rejection of expansion through violence. If we fail, the world will go back to one of empires and world wars.
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Good, but the damage is done. Who is going to apply for a visa not knowing if it will be overturned and they could be expelled from the country midway through a semester?
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He‘s making a sound argument for the repeal of Ctizens United.
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Thin-skinned, radical men with more ego than brain, who have nothing but transactional relationships with others aren’t getting along…I’m shocked!
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There are plenty of other good options for EVs that don’t fund nazis.
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I’m starting to think 🍊’s trade policy has nothing to do with trade. It’s a pretext to scream at other nations to feed the MAGA racist base.
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He also coined the definition of the word « redundant », it says « see redundant ».
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No trade deal with China, no political deal with Canada, no peace deal with Russia, no bipartisan bills in Congress, no deal for Gaza…whatever happened to the art of the deal?
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Agreed! This administration is going to be the end of us all!
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🍊 isn’t upset that people are dying in Ukraine or that the world order is compromised. He‘s upset because Vlad is making him look bad.
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The WH‘s Defense in the case was that the President doesn’t have to be reasonable in declaring a state of emergency; that there are no applicable standard to his declaration of emergency. If that were true, then their would be no check on Presidential power.
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In Canada, senators’ term of office automatically ends at 75 years of age as per a constitutional amendment in 1965.
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Canada May be considering whether to be part of the missile défense system, but no one is considering the 51st State BS.
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Also, automatic voter registration and permanent electoral map established by an independent commission without gerrymandering, no political funding from corporations, national free voter ID card, holiday on election day and federal election out of the hands of the States.
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Second chances, but not double jeopardy. We‘ve been punished with his presence once before. We didn’t deserve a second self-inflicted punishment.
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🍊‘s trade policies have been contradictory and impossible. You can‘t bring back the factories, have new trade deals and fund government via tariffs. Only one of those things can happen at a time.
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Yes, but she may not be the lead negotiator with the Provinces. Dominic LeBlanc as minister of intergovernmental affairs and One Canada Economy minister will likely be in the driver‘s seat.
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I salute your perspicacity!
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No government gives $400M to the leader of another country out of goodness of their heart. They have purchased influence and gained leverage over 🍊. This is why the US constitution forbids foreign emoluments.
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Unless he was found guilty of plagiarism under Princeton‘s Academic Regulations, this is hearsay and conjecture. University Plagiarism rules are rigorous and include presumption of innocence. If he cheated, the university could rescind his degree. Until they have, public accusation aren‘t right.
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The transfer of democratic institutions, those ideas that we internalize as citizens, are the same. The current democratic decline is a failier to educate.
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Just booked my next summer trip. The first thing I told the travel agent was „ no Us destination or transit.“
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At this point, it seems anyone that doesn’t overtly hate others for their race, origin or gender is woke…do I have that right?
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More like Mordor.