Collective, racist punishment.

Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.

Sending prayers and strength to the friends, families and fellow guardsmen of the two West Virginians who were shot in DC. These individuals signed up to serve because they cared about their community and their country, and to have this happen the day before Thanksgiving is heartbreaking.

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

But, I was told we need a new pipeline... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Folks, two things can true at the same time. These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.

The obvious question of "500 more troops to do what?" has no good answer, but many bad ones.

BOTULISM is an EMERGENCY 🦠 CAUSE: Nerve toxin - Clostridium botulinum 😟SYMPTOMS -Weakness: Face→Neck→Arms→Legs -Poor feeding, weak cry, constipation, floppy tone 🍼 INFANTS = 7 in 10 cases​ TREATMENT Airway support, Immune globulin TIME is CRITICAL nationalpost.com/life/food/by...

The average Fox News consumer thinks the Guard deployments have something to do with crime. They don't know they're just standing around looking bored and occasionally picking up trash. All Whiskey Pete is doing is sending 500 more people away from their families and friends at the holidays.

Guy behind me at the Raptors game is yelling at the players not to mess up his parlay. sports betting is a plague

“We believe in cooperative federalism”. Maybe, but the PM doesn't seem to understand the concept. Because, in fact, the feds are practicing exactly the opposite. On full display here is a textbook example of typical Canadian-style “competitive federalism”.... www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...

I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

@mehlerpaperny.bsky.social Hello, I think you were interested in hearing ideas for investigative journalism. Here's one: Who is the dark money behind this group working to open up our public healthcare system to more privatization?

NDP - How did the government get advice that a company that had only been in existence for three months was world renowned and then hand them $70 milllion? UCP - Let's do lunch! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Private fundraising for presidential transitions and inaugural galas is an invitation to patronage and corruption. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

No way ‘to do business,’ B.C. Energy Minister Dix says of Alberta’s pipeline plans

Oh, I think so. A little bit of time on their website tells you a lot. As do their opaque donations information (with the donations doubling and doubling again in just a few years.) This is a dark money think tank with a healthcare privatization agenda.

Talking about wait lists is valid & important but SecondStreet is opaquely funded by private interests w/ a specific outcome in mind. Again, SecondStreet is a dark money think tank & this is important context when it is trying to shape the discussion to privatize. secondstreet.org/wp-content/u...

Here's a very short thread on SecondStreet. This is an investigative journalism story waiting to happen. Who is behind SecondStreet? Why did all the money start flowing in at once? Who's funding it? How much is US healthcare profiteers wanting access to the Canadian market?

I have posted about this for several years, on old Twitter and here too. Reminder that when you see any media coverage like this, on healthcare wait lists, look for the name SecondStreet. And understand what SecondStreet is and what it's trying to do on behalf of dark money. See my next post...

Would strongly prefer that Carney refuse the US photo op at the World Cup draw, given that Trump is kidnapping immigrants off the streets and prosecuting political foes for no reason.

Grocery stores will pay 17 cents/container when customers return empties to Beer Store. BUT will this stop closing Beer Stores? (300 could have closed Jan 1). Agreement says will ensure there is a recycling location available within 10 km FOR THE VAST MAJORITY (me: not all).

Junius: Hoekstra is a bully and a boor, but he has one saving grace -- every time he opens his mouth he reminds Canadians of the need to secure our own future www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Signs too big to fit on existing poles? Well, they're from the government that brought us licence plates that couldn't be seen in the dark. Honestly, this gov fails implementation ALL THE TIME, even when the policies, themselves, are bad.

Holy extortion Batman! “Northwestern and White House are close on a deal to end Trump admin's months long pressure campaign. Under potential terms, Northwestern would pay fed govt $75,000,000, second highest for a university.” | NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Rail advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined after raising safety concerns

This is a comprehensive and hopeful summary by Rebecca Solnit for @theguardian.com on the scope and strength of anti-Trump campaigning in the U.S. His position gets weaker by the day, all the more reason for 🇨🇦 to hold off making bad long-term 'deals' with him. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

6/6 If you are wealthy, well-connected, or have the luxury of time, you already receive superior treatment. Canadian health care is currently two-tier; we just feel better about it when we pretend otherwise. Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

They didn’t even try to name it something less obvious lmao

Final game of NBA Cup group play for Raptors (3-0) tonight. Orlando (3-0) & Detroit (2-0) still have to face each other so only 1 can remain undefeated. Toronto can clinch a top-2 seed & home court in the QF today with a win over Indiana AND a Milwaukee (2-0) loss to Miami (Giannis is questionable).

Okay, this was stupid: they paid $ 32K to a build a fake housing construction backdrop for Carney's housing announcement and dismantled it. www.blacklocks.ca/admit-housin...

The realities of Trump aging in office: He appears to doze off during events. His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm. He sits while others stand. His covers bruises with makeup. He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.

The number of immigrants in detention without criminal records has surged by over 2,000% since Trump reentered the White House. Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction. Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”

Before it gets consigned to the memory hole, new from me at TVO on the substantial investigative powers a government can bring to bear on its critics (and why premiers shouldn't make idle threats.) www.tvo.org/article/anal...

"Their plans almost never materialize. And when they do they tend to be deeply unpopular." lnk.thebulwark.com/48AqvFH

Pope Leo Returns Indigenous Artifacts from the Vatican Museum to Canada pattersonjournal.com/2025/11/25/p...

NEW: Ontario’s transparency watchdog has been forced to “intervene” after the solicitor general’s office repeatedly ignored orders to release information. It’s part of a trend which has also raised questions about political interference. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1154356...

The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 11-year-old nephew has been arrested for alleged civil immigration violations and is in a detention center fighting deportation to her native Brazil.

"Whatever the wisdom of creating the TPA in 1952, in 2025 its existence is working at cross purposes to numerous other city priorities. It’s an explicit subsidy for car users in a city that’s already choked by traffic congestion." www.tvo.org/article/anal...

oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop

On Nov. 20, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social testified in front of Congress on the threats facing submarine telecommunications cables and why there needs to be an overhaul of how the U.S. regulates and protects the system. Read an adapted version of his testimony: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

In 2016, the Justice Department brought charges against 130,000 suspects. Grand juries rejected indictments only six times. During the Trump administration, by contrast, grand jurors have repeatedly rejected prosecutors’ requests for indictments.

The race for United Nations Secretary General kicks off this week The US has objected to encouraging female candidates on the grounds that appointments should be merit-based only *Stares at all current US officials with eyebrows raised so high they're on the moon* www.reuters.com/world/un-kic...

You would think this can't be real. But I personally witnessed this in Halifax. A man stood up and said "I live next door on the 24th floor and anything over 12 stories isn't appropriate for here, nothing in the surrounding area is that tall" HRM counsel nodding in agreement at those sage words

Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H

Circulating on facebook. Might as well circulate here too. Not my content.

Oh the irony: "BBC edits speech to remove claim that Trump is corrupt, b/c of Trump's corrupt abuse of the legal system..."