Regarding the ongoing signature collection in Alberta for a referendum on separation, @piosmo.bsky.social writes in Le Monde: "The MAGA ecosystem has seized on this political moment – the signature drive is scheduled to continue until early May – in an attempt to destabilize Canada."

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com "It was our country’s destiny to reflect ideals that made us an incandescent beacon for democracy," Maureen Dowd writes. "But Trump has pulverized those ideals. We are now seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats."

The DHS funding bill is effectively dead in the Senate.

“Chief O’Hara said some protesters had engaged in “unlawful acts” earlier in the day. He said some people erected barricades and threw items at law enforcement”-NYT Some US citizens are fighting back because those designated to protect them, politicians & actual law enforcement, are not.

@mark-carney.bsky.social please pull Canada out of the World Cup and Olympics. These events will be 1936 Berlin all over again.

ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.

www.cnn.com/us/live-news... #Murdered

"I have privilege. I was medically retired, I'm a combat vet, I'm white, I'm middle class. If I can't advocate for people who need it, then who else is going to do it? Who else is going to stand up and speak truth to power?" abcnews.go.com/US/army-vet-...

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.

"Slavery was real" Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington. Presidents House, Philadelphia.

Mmmm … Corcovado. But maybe the version from the “Elis & Tom” LP. I think her voice ads even more warmth.

Modry’s an idiot. A pompous idiot at that.

I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.

Impressive! **$900 MILLION** Alberta taxpayer dollars spent by Order in Council! No legislative debates No meetings. No press conferences. I just signed my name and *POOF* that money is sent to my friends in the oil & gas industry! #abpoli #UCPCorruption #ableg

Running a province means making tough decisions. New hospitals? No. Funding for disabled Albertans? No. Funding for public education? No. $900 million taxpayer dollars to Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission? YES!! Read: archive.is/orCUv#select... #abpoli #UCPCorruption #ableg

Nina Simone once described him as "not of this world" ... their friendship helped initiate his recording of Wild is the Wind. Happy 50th Birthday to Station to Station! Love me, love me, love me, say you do... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysql...

www.abc.net.au/news/science... This an amazing discovery that confirms human arrival in Australia approx. 65,000 yrs ago. Our first nations people were leaders in human expansion

It'S toO exPeNsiVE to Act oN the CliMATe crISis. "Two decades ago, insured damages seldom exceeded $500 M/yr. But now, annual costs of weather events surpassing the billion-dollar mark have become the norm. "

Now is the time to fight for our values.

We are living next door to an evil and despotic regime. There is no peace, no getting along as long as the United States allows this kind of depravity. Canada must stand up for the rule of law.

Message from a convicted criminal and sexual offender to Canada. I'll take that as Team Canada for the win.

Very cool. share.google/9sDpxbKCfGGJ...

Canada thrives because we are Canadian.

More "wisdom" from Canada's pundit class. I'm really sure that Prime Minister Carney needs help from this numptie.

"Liam, age 5, was the fourth child in the district to be detained by immigration agents in the past two weeks, school officials said. "Two of them are high-schoolers. "One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

It’s institutionalized corruption. It solves many problems for the UCP Govn’t when they can rig the system. When the cleansing eventually comes, part of reconstruction will be to bulletproof our so-called independent agencies from government control & ensure independence, in the public interest.

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“Canada doesn't live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian." Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his address to Canadians, January 22, 2026. Damn rights we are.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: "I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity... No one should be above the law".

*Morrissey voice* I've seen this haaappen in other people's lives And now it's haaaappening in miiiiine calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

A Cuban immigrant’s death in an El Paso detention center this month was ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the county medical examiner’s office. Federal officials described his death as a suicide.

This new whistleblower report is on par with the Zelensky call - not just because it’s violative of law - but because they also tried to keep people from seeing it. I’ve been doing this for a long time and this is absolutely explosive news. Impeachable and criminal. Swift accountability must follow.

Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."

Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

Terrorizing families (From @thejfreakinc.bsky.social )

Trump: "NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything." Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.

Whoa!

Epic Insanity! Sublime Silliness!! Classic Nonsense!!! #TheSpongeBobMovie_SearchForSquarepants is on Digital now, so you can lose brain cells from the comfort of your very own home. ❤️ (& Arrrgh) from The Flying Dutchman 🏴‍☠️☠️💀

Seriously, WHEREVER you are in the world, I recommend watching all of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s powerful & already famous speech at Davos. Can’t underestimate its leadership importance. Key line: “Middle powers must work together, because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.”

Everyone in the comms business and journalism trade knows that it isn't "written remarks" that count - it is "as delivered" that is the actual record. Nice try with the dodge, White House.

Trump showed up at Davos, & having watched his speech, I can honestly say it would’ve been better had he stayed home. He confused Iceland with Greenland, had a hissy fit about PM Carney’s speech of yesterday, rambled & ranted. My gosh, USA. What an utter humiliation for a once great nation.

Trump repeatedly confuses Greenland with Iceland during a low-energy, slurring appearance at Davos

Without increased funding, colleges like Algonquin will be forced to cut more programs & lay off more staff, leaving students with less options. If strengthening our workforce is part of Ontario’s economic strategy, the govt’s dramatic underfunding of colleges is taking us in the opposite direction.

My grandfather went to jail for this

These numbers are a shitshow. The GOP knows they’re not sustainable, but they’re too afraid to actually do anything about it. That’s why you’re seeing so many of them resign. They understand what’s coming in the midterms.

Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.

Feb 3 at the Blue Chair in Edmonton. It’s going to interesting, enlightening & fun! share.google/Z9PxdmpwMGw0...

Alberta hospitals become 'death zones' #yyc #yeg #yql #abpoli #abhealth edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

List describes two weeks of needless deaths and near misses in Alberta ER hallway and waiting room ‘death zones’ albertapolitics.ca/2026/01/list... #ableg #abpoli #abhealth