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Maria Ressa
2 days ago
US attack on Venezuela a âreality checkâ for PH-US alliance, says De Lima
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
via
@rappler.com.web.brid.gy
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US attack on Venezuela a âreality checkâ for PH-US alliance, says De Lima
Washingtonâs attack on Venezuela undermines the rules-based order Manila relies on in opposing China in the West Philippine Sea, says Representative Leila de Lima
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/united-states-venezuela-attack-alliance-reactions/
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Thank you
@npr.org
!!! Criminality, violence, death and the utter lack of leadership and good governance on 6 Jan 2021 should be remembered!
#Authoritarian
#Trump
should be held to account!
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPRâs Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
https://apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
2 days ago
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#borderlands
as litmus test for whatâs next in
#Venezuela
#Colombia
and elsewhere
#borders
#borderstudies
#USA
out!
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Venezuela-Colombia border quiet after Maduro's arrest
A once-busy commercial district at the Venezuela-Colombia border falls silent as many Venezuelans wait to see what happens next to their country.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce3kyk3le0po
2 days ago
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reposted by
The Atlantic
3 days ago
Trumpâs Venezuela âoperation is less a challenge to international law than an instance of total disregard for it,â argues Graeme Wood:
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The Messiness of a Post-Maduro World
Trumpâs apparent violation of international law will almost certainly go unpunished, but the rules and norms will be missed.
https://bit.ly/4spWXCw
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Max Berger
3 days ago
This war is completely illegitimate: 60% of Americans disapprove of going to war with Venezuelaâ74% disapprove war without Congressional approval. Only 19% are in favor. The people oppose it. Our representatives didnât approve it. Trump should be removed for this unconstitutional war.
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The Guardian
3 days ago
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
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Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/03/illegal-coup-venezuela-donald-trump-peace-war?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1767451180
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Nothing but brutal
#imperialism
shameless
#colonialism
#resourcegrab
by
#immoral
hypocritical
#POTUS
against
#international_law
and
#RulesBasedOrder
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The âPutinizationâ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules â he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/03/putin-russia-us-foreign-policy-venezuela?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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From Donald Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu, let 2026 be a year of reckoning | Jonathan Freedland
These malign figures will do anything to avoid paying for the harm they have done, but accountability must eventually come to both, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/02/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-2026-year-of-reckoning?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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The bully not invited to the party
#POTUS
#autocrat
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Ukraine war: Trump criticises European leaders on eve of crunch coalition meeting
President says there were âstrong wordsâ in latest call, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy to join other European leaders to discuss peace plan on Thursday
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/10/coalition-willing-nations-war-ukraine-keir-starmer-emmanuel-macron?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
26 days ago
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UNACCEPTABLE!
#standwithUkraine
and against
#tyrrany
#slavaUkraina
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv
It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/us-and-russian-officials-draft-new-peace-plan-based-on-capitulation-from-ukraine?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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#POTUS
lives up to his «fawning, cringe-worthy performance» Unconscionable!
#humanrights
violation
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
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Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot âLeave It at Thatâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/opinion/saudi-mbs-trump-khashoggi.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 2 months ago
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#Trump
#POTUS
is a convicted felon! He stained himself and the
#OvalOffice
! Shame on
#USA
! Has Epstein Stained Trump for Good?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
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Opinion | Has Epstein Stained Trump for Good?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/opinion/epstein-trump-gop-fuentes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
about 2 months ago
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@Trump
#POTUS
#tyrrany
crosses the
#Atlantic
SHAME!!!
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
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âMake no mistake â this was a coupâ: the extraordinary downfall of the BBCâs top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2025/nov/10/make-no-mistake-this-was-a-coup-the-extraordinary-downfall-of-the-bbcs-top-bosses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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"Apparently, God himself commanded the Russian Orthodox bishop to build a chapel right under NATO radars"
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/apparen...
#Russia
#propaganda
invades
#Norway
#greyzone
#Ukraine
@thebarentsobserver.com
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'Apparently, God himself commanded the Russian Orthodox bishop to build a chapel right under NATO radars'
Russian security forces are strengthening their influence in northern Norway â and sowing division within the country.
https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/apparently-god-himself-commanded-the-russian-orthodox-bishop-to-build-a-chapel-right-under-nato-radars/440070
2 months ago
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The Guardian
2 months ago
âTurn the volume upâ: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
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âTurn the volume upâ: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
As New York Cityâs mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted âAnd so it begins!â on his social media
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/mamdani-victory-speech-trump-policies?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1762324892
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Along with wins by
#Democrats
Mikie Sherill and Abigail Spanberger hope springs!
#democracy
#humanrights
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani challenges Donald Trump in victory speech as Democrats win key US election races â live
Mamdani condemns âoligarchy and authoritarianismâ in speech directly talking to Trump as Democrats win California redistricting vote and New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/04/nyc-mayor-election-zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-results-latest?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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reposted by
The Atlantic
2 months ago
Anti-Trump protests are often written off as âcringe,â Quinta Jurecic writes. âBut these dismissals both ignore the very real victories of the Resistance and miss why cringe was essential to the movementâs effectiveness.â
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Resistance Is Cringe
But itâs also effective.
https://bit.ly/4o5yHmB
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Typical bully in a playground: thin skinned and lacking in self-esteem turning to vengeful tatics!
#tyrrany
#dictatorship
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad
Move is response to ad sponsored by Ontario that referenced Ronald Reaganâs support for free trade
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/trump-tariffs-canada-ronald-reagan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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@nobelprize.bsky.social
www.nrk.no/urix/nobels-...
Hurrah! đŸđ„
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Nobels fredspris 2025 til Maria Corina Machado
Machado fÄr fredsprisen for demokrati-kampen i Venezuela.
https://www.nrk.no/urix/nobels-fredspris-2025-til-maria-corina-machado-1.17605917
3 months ago
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Clearly a trumpification of the UK. Appalling!
#migrants
#humanrights
in peril.
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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reposted by
Anne Applebaum
3 months ago
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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The âAnthropological Changeâ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/12/venezuela-opposition-machado-optimism/681148/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK38KY3Uqxr13917mBQZoDdrY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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#democracy
#anti-tyrrany
Congatulations MarĂa Corina Machado and to the
#NobelCommittee
for not bowing to unconscionable pressure from
#POTUS
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Venezuelan politician MarĂa Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of countryâs opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/10/venezuelan-politician-maria-corina-machado-wins-nobel-peace-prize?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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Yes!
#democracy
#freeelections
win over
#Russia
#Greyzone
threats
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Moldovaâs president Maia Sandu hails votersâ refusal to be âboughtâ by Moscow
Ruling party holds on to its majority in Sundayâs poll, which it says is âstrong mandate for EU accessionâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/29/moldova-election-result-boosts-move-towards-eu-away-from-moscow?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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reposted by
The New York Times
3 months ago
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine issued a stark warning to world leaders gathered at the UN in New York on Wednesday, saying more weapons were needed to defend his country after international institutions had failed to maintain peace.
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Zelensky Issues Call to Arms, Saying Global Institutions Have Failed
President Volodymyr Zelensky said more weapons were needed to defend his country and the free world, blaming Russia for spurring a dangerous new arms race.
https://nyti.ms/3IomZEh
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#freespeech
#democracy
require no apologies
www.bbc.com/news/article...
fight
#autocracy
#tyrrany
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Kimmel pulls no punches as he sends defiant message to Trump
The US talk show host isn't backing down after being suspended; it seems to have hardened his resolve.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r09qdnd4yo
3 months ago
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reposted by
Katri Bertram
4 months ago
If thereâs one thing you listen to / watch this week, make it this. Two of the most outspoken people whose books and analysis/activism blew my mind these past years, in conversation:
@mariaressa.bsky.social
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/ZMf53k_...
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#HoldtheLine: Anne Applebaum on the future of journalism, democracy, and rule of law
YouTube video by Rappler
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZMf53k_eB_M?si=pXh-CNQZ6Hv3Wk9j
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reposted by
Simon Rosenberg
4 months ago
"The greatest threat we face today isnât any individual leader or government â itâs the technology thatâs amplifying authoritarian tactics worldwide, enabled by democratic governments that abdicated their responsibility to protect the public." But we can fight big tech says
@mariaressa.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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Inimitable
@mariaressa.bsky.social
#CourageOn
#HoldTheLine
«stand up to a dictator!»
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Americans are âdeer in the headlightsâ in face of Trump assault on free speech, Maria Ressa tells Jon Stewart
Nobel prize winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administration
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/19/maria-ressa-tells-jon-stewart-americans-are-deer-in-the-headlights-in-face-of-trump-assault-on-free-speech?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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«a pattern of purging diverse voices» @POTUS
#authoritatian
#racist
#anti-intellectual
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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âRacist as hellâ: Trumpâs cabinet is almost all white, and he keeps firing Black officials
Presidentâs targeting of Fed governor Lisa Cook highlights his efforts to remove diverse voices from government
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/trump-administration-cabinet-race?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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#geopolitics
#security
#borderlands
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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âFor Russians, Nato is next to Satanâ: Finnish guards on alert at Russia border
North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall â but it is now a key geopolitical faultline
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/25/finland-fence-nato-border-russia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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#Arctic
#geopolitics
#China
#Russia
The far north has become NATOâs soft underbelly, writes John Bolton
economist.com/by-invitatio...
from The Economist
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The far north has become NATOâs soft underbelly, writes John Bolton
The foreign-policy expert makes the argument for keeping the Chinese out and the Russians down
https://economist.com/by-invitation/2025/08/11/the-far-north-has-become-natos-soft-underbelly-writes-john-bolton
5 months ago
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No rule of law, no ethics, and no decency in
#Trump
US
#ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: âYouâve got no rights.â He secretly recorded his brutal arrest
Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administrationâs ambitious enforcement targets
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 months ago
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#children
dying
#warcrime
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on the children of Gaza: when 17,000 die, itâs more than a mistake | Editorial
Editorial: Israelâs military blamed the deaths of six Palestinian children on Sunday on a technical error. But a staggering toll continues to mount
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/15/the-guardian-view-on-the-children-of-gaza-when-17000-die-its-more-than-a-mistake?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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True! But why are judges, the Democratic Party, and the US American people allowing it to happen?
#autocracy
#DICTATORSHIP
@POTUS How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
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How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/magazine/trump-civil-rights-law-discrimination.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
6 months ago
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#authoritarian
#dictator
is
#POTUS
in the making
youtube.com/shorts/6HRnp...
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Maddow: How far will the American public allow Trump to go?
YouTube video by MSNBC
https://youtube.com/shorts/6HRnpcpNUXA?si=JcPptuFIZXz1ecM-
6 months ago
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Weaponizing
#gender
politics reprehensible
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Netanyahu is using Muslim womenâs 'rightsâ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy | Mona Eltahawy
As his troops slaughter civilians in Gaza, he claims to be standing up for Iranian womenâs autonomy. He is far from the first warmonger to do so, says author Mona Eltahawy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/19/netanyahu-muslim-womens-rights-justify-war-hypocrisy-gaza-iran?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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âWithout a distinction between truth and lies, there is no grounding for a distinction between good and evil,â
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Why a professor of fascism left the US: âThe lesson of 1933 is â you get outâ
Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/why-a-professor-of-fascism-left-the-us-the-lesson-of-1933-is-you-get-out?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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#authoritarian
hubris
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei â three angry old men who could get us all killed | Simon Tisdall
Whether inept, driven by survival or corrupt, they are unfit to lead their countries, let alone make decisions that imperil the whole world, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/15/trump-netanyahu-khamenei-three-angry-old-men?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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A slippery slope
#border
#control
just another
#borderwall
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Immigration Minister defends sweeping new powers in border bill | CBC News
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab is defending controversial new measures in the Strong Borders Act, such as giving her office the power to cancel immigration documents en masse and placing time ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-border-bill-asylum-immigration-1.7553227
7 months ago
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reposted by
Nordregio
7 months ago
đïž vs đĄ Nordic cities face growing income gaps đč Urban areas show greater
#income
disparities đč Highest
#Gini
coefficients are in the largest cities. What does this mean for policy-making, planning and regional cohesion? đșïž See more Nordic snapshots in our map gallery:
nordregio.org/maps/
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#authoritarian
#dictator
#POTUS
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
1
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reposted by
Mother Jones
7 months ago
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house." The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.â
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/los-angeles-ice-protests-helicopter/
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Newsom Tells Nation That Trump Is Destroying American Democracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
#authoritarian
#dictator
#POTUS
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Newsom Says Trump Is Destroying U.S. Democracy in Speech on L.A. Protests
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California called on Americans to stand up to President Trump in a nationally televised address.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/newsom-speech-trump-la-protests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
7 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
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Hurrah!
www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...
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Oilers beat Panthers 4-3 in OT in Game 1 of Stanley Cup rematch | CBC Sports
The Edmonton Oilers won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers after Leon Draisaitl netted his second of the night with less than a minute to go in overtime.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/oilers-panthers-game-1-1.7552335
7 months ago
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Yes!
www.cbc.ca/sports/tenni...
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Canadian teen Victoria Mboko wins Grand Slam debut at French Open and looks for more | CBC Sports
Victoria Mboko is still just 18, still rather new to the top level of professional tennis, and yet with a big serve, a terrific backhand and enviable court coverage, the Canadian is making the most of...
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/victoria-mboko-wins-first-grand-slam-match-1.7543320
8 months ago
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reposted by
InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures
8 months ago
âïž Air travel in
#Greenland
reveals regional inequalities. In this
#InfraNorth
blog post, S. Elixhauser & S. Vanek explore how plans for a new airport in
#Tasiilaq
reflect the hopes and social trade-offs of infrastructure development in remote regions of the
#Arctic
. đ
infranorth.eu/blog/isolati...
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Isolation and Infrastructural Hope: The Shifting Landscape of Air Travel in Greenland - InfraNorth
By Sophie Elixhauser and Susan Vanek 3D animation video providing an overview of the construction process and the features of the new Nuuk International Airport. Source: Nuuk Mittarfik (2023). 3D anim...
https://infranorth.eu/blog/isolation-and-infrastructural-hope-the-shifting-landscape-of-air-travel-in-greenland/
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reposted by
Association for Borderlands Studies
8 months ago
đNuevo artĂculo Juha Saunavaara,
@aaespiritu.bsky.social
y Marina Lomaeva publican un nuevo artĂculo en el que examinan el impacto de la guerra en la gobernanza regional y la cooperaciĂłn transfronteriza en el Ărtico
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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reposted by
Anne Applebaum
8 months ago
Cruelty seems to be the point
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/g...
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Judge questions government lawyers over alleged deportations to South Sudan
A Massachusetts federal judge questioned whether deportations of people to countries other than their own violated his prior court order.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/g-s1-68090/dhs-migrants-deport-south-sudan
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reposted by
Association for Borderlands Studies
8 months ago
đNew article J. Saunavaara,
@aaespiritu.bsky.social
& M. Lomaeva publish a new article examining the warâs impact on regional governance and cross-border cooperation in the Arctic.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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