Five years ago I can remember texting back and forth with an American friend as we both watched the horrific attack on the Capitol. It still blows my mind that T was able to run for president again after he instigated the attack. It also blows my mind that people elected him.

And then there's this video, of officers talking with each other about what they just witnessed. "We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."

I am haunted by the ghosts of Iraq and Afghanistan. Those military operations initially went flawlessly but the problem was in trillions of $ spent, thousands of American lives, decades of lost opportunity. Americans have zero appetite for more nation building, endless quagmires.

Everytime that Tr*mp is not held accountable for his actions, he uses the silence from Congress as approval and he continues to break multiple laws.

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Angus: We see this attack as setting the stage for an attack where Trump could go anywhere. The same language he’s used against Venezuela, he’s used against Canada—and he sees that we have immense resources. The difference is, good luck thinking that you are going to break the Canadian people.

The vaccine autism thing is bullshit but even if you believed it, it seems incredibly fucked up to then believe that raising child death rates is some sort of worthwhile trade-off to reduce autism rates

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

Trump's actions in Venezuela fit with his desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the cost of living crisis, etc. When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless. Understand what's going on.

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🔴 I'll say it till I'm blue in the face: the mental underling, Poilievre, is severely UNFIT to be Prime Minister of a great country such as Canada. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Fortunately, Canadian voters know it too.

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Mary Shelley (1797-1851), English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel known as 'Frankenstein' (1818). She was the daughter of early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft who died due to complications after Mary's birth. Her father was political philosopher Williams Godwin. #WomensArt

In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!

We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

Trump quickly realized he couldn't exact physical revenge against his enemies here at home because of the courts so he's taking it out on people he hates abroad

The United States Congress has the Constitutional power and the patriotic duty to stop this insanity immediately, for the good of all Conservative and Liberal Americans’ future.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply. I want to make sure this is very clear.

The UCP appears unable to grasp that most Albertans wish to leave their pension management with CPP. It is a well managed plan that has served Canadians well. It would be crazy to leave CPP.

Republicans in Congress have given away their constitutionally mandated powers by bending the knee to an corrupt, elderly pedophile. Democrats in Congress are still playing by the same rules under a dictator that they do under democracy. The institution of Congress is totally broken.

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So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.

Multiple members of Congress are calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump. This is a disgrace. It should at a minimum be *every single Democrat* and *at least* one or two Republicans.

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Remember when Congressional Democrats made that video telling the military not to follow illegal orders Today they followed Trump’s illegal order to invade Venezuela and abduct Maduro 40 innocent civilians died in the attack

Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.

Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something." They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable. These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.

Here’s a look at the cover for the Spanish language edition of The Concert Hall Killer! Murder Behind the Scenes, translated by Rosana Jiménez Arribas is out on January 15 🇪🇸 www.harpercollinsiberica.com/collections/...

This was done WITHOUT congressional approval. 5 Calls 5calls.org/all/ Call your Senators/Representatives 202-224-3121

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BREAKING!!!! In response to the separatist petition… Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is suing the Alberta, The Chief Electoral Officer & Canada for failing to implement Treaty 8 & breaching it! They are also seeking an injunction to halt the petition! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Just checked my email and discovered A Nose for Death (Ginny Reese Mysteries Book 4) has been named a semi-finalist in the Mystery and Mayhem Awards. This is a huge honor! #cozymystery www.chantireviews.com/2026/01/01/t...

Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?

Wrapping up 2025 and Books Of The Year ravencrimereads.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/r...

Canadian CEOs broke compensation records in 2024. By 9:23 a.m. on January 2, 2025, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already made $65,548, the average Canadian worker’s annual income. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/n...

Mamdani has only been mayor for a short time but I can already see how his presence is uplifting many Americans. His approach is so refreshing after the self-interest displayed by the billionaire broligarchy.

What the KENNEDY Center used to be… Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

Ebooks are reading. Audiobooks are reading. Graphic novels are reading. Pulp reading is reading. Adults reading YA is reading. It's all good, my friends. Don't let anyone tell you different.

It amuses me that my word is galvanic when I have been dragging my feet about having to go out and face likely icy roads and sidewalks. 😆

#OTD in 1934, Agatha Christie's 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 was first published. Christie is the world’s best-selling fiction writer and, per UNESCO, is the most-translated author in history. #literature #litsky #booksky #HappyNewYear

Mandy Patinkin singing with the PS 22 chorus before @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration

Talk about your books, and talk about the books you love. Almost all of the books I read now are from people posting about them on Bluesky. I'll also often pick something up after seeing it discussed on Reddit, and on rare occasions someone I know will rec a book to me privately.

Cheers for libraries! @illibraryassoc.bsky.social

My favourite book of 2025. Raymond Chandler meets CSI Duncton Wood- the most original and wonderfully naturalistic crime thriller I have read for some time... Take a bow @stevenashwrites.bsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social #RemingtonPlatypus

When we see a photograph we see through someone. #Photographers carry the weight of witnessing, holding what the world sees only briefly. Yet we rarely think of them. They are silent bearers of burdens others cannot bear, carrying the weight of what they’ve seen long after the shutter has closed.

I present the #cat semi colon (Cc @bcdreyer.social)

So this is exciting news for 2026! I'm going to be putting Eric (E.R.) Brown's latest novel in print! Eric is a Vancouver writer whose debut novel, ALMOST CRIMINAL, was a finalist for the Edgar Award. The new book is about pipeline sabotage at the Alberta border. Great writer. #ReBoundPress

If you’re a flash writer, please come join @smokelong.bsky.social’s The Village With All The Flash Writers. And make sure you read the inimitable Zach Doss’s story on which the name of this new community is based. I’ll link it in the thread.

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

NEWS! I'm sure we've got a lot of fans of 'The Traitors' on here? Our March guest, Harriet Tyce, is a contestant in the new series which starts tonight on BBC1, 8pm 😍 Harriet even gave us a clue with her author photo! All the details on the programme in the comments (no spoilers, so we're all safe)