Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so. snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

Canada’s response has shown why we need the NDP: Poilievre applauds Trump. Carney's government cannot muster a single world of criticism. Whatever you think about Maduro, Canada cannot be an accessory to this blatant violation of international law.

The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine. This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.

Kudos to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for keeping himself together after Trump‘s statement that „Russia wants Ukraine to succeed“. I would have bursted out laughing. But his facial expressions are priceless.

In addition to repeating the security mistakes of the past, the Witkoff-Dmitriev "plan" has the US profit from Russian assets that it doesn't even control, has Ukraine abandon 250k Ukrainians in Donetsk, and gives full amnesty to Russians for war crimes. So much for Russia "compromising".

Five minutes of a broad overview of exactly where we are and what is wrong here. Fifty minutes of going through the entire document, point by point, to showcase just how bizarre it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d9Z...

Great video by @gametheory101.bsky.social that avoids the false & harmful "Putin is done" narrative while highlighting the growing problems in Russia www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gQZ...

"In my opinion we haven't had a crisis like this since 1993-1994." Siberia is feeling the pain from Ukraine's refinery strikes, with fuel stations shutting down entirely rather than paying inflated wholesale prices. The situation is normal in Western Russia, for now. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The main lesson from last night for Poland (indeed all NATO in CEE) should be that their defense starts in Ukraine. Imagine the results if Russians could launch a massive UAV attack on Poland from just over the border in Ukraine?

Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.

@davidebybc.bsky.social, selling our resources to benefit anti-Canada MAGA investors will be very unpopular with people who voted for the BC NDP out of a sense of patriotism. Trump-aligned investors that support the 51st state agenda should be last in line to own critical infrastructure in BC.

The Russian news agencies are doing their best to play down Ukraine's attack on strategic aviation. Some people are speculating on possible Russian revenge (Oreshnik 😱), but it would be strange to do anything dramatic in response to something you are pretending almost didn't happen.

Ukrainian war journalist Yuri Butusov has summarized the details of the operation "Spiderweb" against Russian airbases: - At the moment, according to our sources, the destruction of 41 aircrafts of strategic and military transport aviation of the Russian Armed Forces at 4 bases has been recorded.

Our democracy distorting first-past-the-post system fuels the polarisation driving separatist movements. @mark-carney.bsky.social, you can end this and bring in proportional representation—uniting Canadians with a truly representative democracy. What are we waiting for? #cdnpoli

#Never51 #CdnPoli

A golden opportunity for Canada to quickly reduce our exposure to the US while strengthening our domestic capability and security www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Looking forward to seeing @anderspucknielsen.dk's take, but this looks pretty good: Ukrainian ownership of minerals and infrastructure, no blocking of EU accession, and no "debt" for past US aid while incentivizing the US to donate more. Solid work by the Ukrainian negotiating team.

The @ndp.ca hold the balance of power. @mark-carney.bsky.social says he's open to electoral reform. And a citizens' assembly on electoral reform has been official @liberalca.bsky.social policy since their 2023 convention. What are we waiting for? Let’s end first-past-the-post now! #Election2025

Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻

"last person he talked to" theory stays winning

Good neighbours. Always. 🇨🇦🇺🇲

A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity. Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.

Fascism places emotion over reason. Words become just tools to achieve the vision of the Leader. In our post-truth world, this takes the special form of the inversion of meaning: fascists call other people "fascists" and antisemites call other people "antisemites" snyder.substack.com/p/antisemiti...

Yeah, when the REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF UTAH is able to make a more compelling case than a normie elected Dem, something is fundamentally broken.

I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.

Following the reactivation of its Psychological Defence Agency, every Swedish household now receives a booklet titled “If Crisis or War Comes,” outlining what to do in an emergency. Canada should be doing the same, writes Peter MacLeod.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: "Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."

/u/ForeverChicago on /r/navy put Hegseth on blast after he fired Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, someone with accomplishments he could only dream of. @combatcavscout.bsky.social this meme seems right up your alley

"Retired Canadian ambassador Artur Wilczynski noted: “Starmer’s refusing to come to Canada’s defence in front of Trump is more than disappointing. Canadians died for the UK by the tens of thousands. He could have opened his bloody mouth to speak up for us.”

Thank you @davidebybc.bsky.social for being proactive in dissolving the trade barriers between our province and others. Ideally, there should be no restrictions on goods movements between BC and the rest of Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Decent people thank Ukraine.

I have read it twice, and I can't find anything about how the minerals deal will compensate the U.S. for military support. Lawyer speech can be confusing, but to my untrained eye it looks like Trump got pretty much nothing.

Good news story. American couple apologizes for Trump and pays for everyone's lunch at Windsor restaurant. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

From United Humanists on FB

As the Trump-admin sides with Putin against the US' own interests, Europe is stepping up to ensure Ukraine can negotiate a just peace: www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...

Americans proposed that Ukraine concede half of the profits from its mineral rights in perpetuity... in exchange for essentially nothing. This is not a monetary proposition, let alone a "deal," but rather the demand that Ukraine become a permanent American colony. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

Best Jersey ever. #Canpoli #Canada #Hockey

A solid analysis by @anderspucknielsen.dk cutting through the media buzz created by Trump and co and providing a reasonable assessment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWLq...

Is this the same administration that sent the vice president to lecture European countries on the values of free speech?

Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...

Trudeau starts by speaking directly to Americans. This will raise costs for *you*.

A lot of people who put on the mantle of “leftist” are actually just anti-American and will jump through all kinds of mental hoops and contortions to justify it. These are the people who talk about “American imperialism” while venerating the USSR, Russia, and China.

Good explanation of why two Russian tankers sank in the Black Sea – including how the war changed their operational pattern and forced them into more open waters than they were designed for.

The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.

Canada’s top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carigna: "After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."