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philipaubin.bsky.social
Born 1960, fiscal realist, socially liberal, agnostic atheist, once athletic (not now) BEng (chem) BSc (nutr) MBA JD. In chrono order, foundry labourer (day) & bouncer (night), Mil C-130 pilot, airport insp, PEng, AC pilot (ret), now a family lawyer.
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For the first weeks, Americans seemed frozen, expecting institutions to do something. Americans were used to “checks and balances” and “guardrails” working. That didn’t happen. People realized that they had to take matters into their own hands. 👇

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If you support this, you’re an awful human being

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🇺🇦 63% of Ukrainians support Zelensky's activities, and 74% consider him a patriot, according to a study by IBIF

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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...

submitted 15 hours ago • 413 comments

“If President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, thought he could intimidate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…he picked the wrong Latina.” julito77.bsky.social on how Homan’s obsession with AOC could re-engage Latinos waiting for someone to stand up READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 2 days ago • 38 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 17 hours ago • 873 comments

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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“The numerous mistakes, according to people familiar with the complex world of government contracting, suggest that Mr. Musk’s team of outsiders, charged by the president with cutting spending, don’t fully understand it.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Canada here. The mood on the ground here is not good towards the US. People are furious. Although, in time, trade could possibly be repaired, trust is gone. The threats to our sovereignty and disrespect will not be forgiven or forgotten for decades. The sense of betrayal may be irreparable. 🇨🇦

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The DOGE numbers don't add up. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 14 hours ago • 58 comments

No we ain't going anywhere. But if they need some players to help get them back on their feet after tackling Team Canada we might be willing to help. Maybe.

submitted 20 hours ago • 94 comments

"The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'" The county went 68% for Trump www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...

submitted 18 hours ago • 221 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 22 hours ago • 2184 comments

This is how it’s done.

submitted 17 hours ago • 2526 comments

Political appointees with deep ties to Musk now sit in key leadership positions across agencies that comprise the federal government’s personnel, technology, property and acquisition operations.

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Doge is investigating the zamboni drivers tax returns and bank statements as Elon Musk declares the ice on Team USA end was too slippery and woke.

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Oh hey there's an EO that calls ADHD, autism, and chronic illness a "dire threat to America" Let's ignore the obvious Nazi eugenics aspect of this so I can make jokes about myself and my kids being such a scary threat 🫠

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“USAID is not a perfect agency,” writes @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social, the president of Refugees International. “No government institution is. But from the Green Revolution to humanitarian relief to the fight against HIV, it has built a more stable world while advancing U.S. interests.”

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Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

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Front page of today's New York Post.

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