The people who voted for Donald Trump believe themselves fit to judge the competence and work ethic of others, particularly immigrants. Imagine the degree of self-deluded arrogance required to think like that. It defies belief.

How to read the redacted Epstein files:

No genocide occurred in Gaza. It is a blood libel against Jews, inciting hatred and giving twisted moral license to antisemitic violence. Repetition of that libel radicalizes the soft-minded, fomenting events like the Bondi massacre. Please stop.

I actually paid for this book.

If Gazans really want a lasting #ceasefire, Hamas has to surrender all those things it "fires" with. That was the deal and no-one can seriously expect Israel to accept anything less.

Glad to be a subscriber of the @theglobeandmail.com

There has never been a genocide in Gaza. It’s a lie. Thousands of people die there every year, just like everywhere else. A higher number died during the war - just like every other war. The difference? The Israelis aren’t supposed to win. And when they do (they always do) they are villains.

Trump addresses Americans at 9pm EST. What shall he proclaim? He’s invading Venezuela? Greenland? Canada? Democrats are outlawed? Cannibalism is now legal? Jeffrey Epstein’s face will be on the new $1000 bill? Florida is re-named Trumpsylvania?

You may see online posts saying that babies in Gaza re freezing to death. And blaming Israel. FYI, Gaza temperatures this month average in the 20s Celsius (the 70s Fahrenheit). So unless someone is putting babies in freezers, the story is false. As usual.

No room at the inn...

We see this a lot: “Tick tock, asshole. Tick tock.” I get it. But it is unnecessary, dangerous and wrong just to wait for him to die. Too much and too many are at risk. Those who enable him now, can bring him down in a heartbeat. THEY are the problem. THEY can be the solution.

Rob Reiner, American master.

Jewish friends, Jewish strangers: You are not alone.

FUCK ALL OF YOU WHO ARE OK WITH THIS. I personally know two students there. One survived getting shot at a California high school shooting and the other a PParkland survivor. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THIS WAY!!! share.google/OZelqoxsw8Bs...

Gee that's a shame

What do we do when writer's block stops us from penning the next page in our own lives? Inspired by "A Thousand Clowns" (Herb Gardner's play & film) and "Lost Opus" from Elizabeth Ziman's magnificent album "Like It Never Happened". davidkeithlaw.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/t...

Did anyone else’s Alexa sound a little like Schroeder from Peanuts today?

The SCOTUS appears bound to hand the President control over previously-independent agencies. The implications for the rule of law, and the security of the US as a place to operate and invest, are severe. This will generate opportunities for better-governed nations. www.economist.com/united-state...

The podcast ORIGIN STORY @originstorypodcast.bsky.social is stellar: well-researched, wittily presented, optimistically aimed at a smart audience. You will learn and laugh when listening to Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey. And where else will you hear the words “Hayekian” and “working class shits”?

Seems to me that this Supreme Court is more or less just part of Trumps cabinet.

The Trump Administration secrecy about the the U.S. strike makes it clear that the S.S. Minnow (or whatever that Venezuelan boat was called) was headed for Epstein Island.

I came upon this on Apple TV (I think) and thought: "oh good, finally an explanation for what happened to the Titanic." No, what I actually thought was "Is there a fake conspiracy theory about EVERYTHING? What's the shocking news now, 113 years later - was the iceberg Jewish?"

More year-endy-ness from @theeconomistnews.bsky.social : their word of the year. It's a good choice, but I like the permutation that they finished the article with. Personally, I plan on coining "sloptician" any moment now.

The Economist magazine has examined wealth countries' economies and ranked them, in terms of performance in the year 2025. Canadians should be pleased, but those irrationally hostile to Mark Carney's government will avert their eyes, or find excuses to complain.

On this, the 36th anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at Ecole-Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada continues to do almost nothing to address the public health crisis created by violence against women. wp.me/p2gtxb-IO

The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.

The FIFA Pizza Prize is quite nice, but rather small. Trump probably swallowed that in one bite.

Anti-Semitism? you ask - what anti-Semitism?

A good rule to follow, if you can...

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

The #Tennesee7th Congressional district has been rock-solid Republican for years. Democrat #AftynBehn probably won’t win today’s special election but the fact it’s even close shows how disgusted many Republican voters have become with the corrupt Trump regime.

The US Government goes full-on Nazi. Happy Thanksgiving

If one immigrant commits a crime and the US President decides he wants to send millions of other immigrants away, there is only one word for that: RACISM

Canada's Rule of Law Pledge gives lawyers a way to declare their support for our basic values. If you work with lawyers, you should ask them: (1) have you taken the Rule of Law Pledge? and (2) if not, why not? #RuleofLaw. Take the pledge here: lnkd.in/eTmaYCP4

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. There is no scourge on earth more destructive than how men terrorize and harm women, everywhere, every day. davidkeithlaw.wordpress.com/category/vio...

Let's make this as plain and clear to people as we can, @adamkinzinger.substack.com @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @sykescharlie.bsky.social @matthewjdowd.bsky.social @davidfrum.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/davi...

If we abandon Ukraine, we abandon our own future.

We should spare a kind thought for the thousands of Epsteins out there, who do not deserve association with infamy. And to the nice JEFFREY Epsteins out there - veterinarians, hardware store managers, dentists, retired chefs, whatever, my sympathies. #BeKindToTheOtherEpsteins

If NATO members admit that Russia is already at war against them, and that the Trump Administration is a Russian agency involved in that war, current events rapidly make sense. The first step towards solving a problem is recognizing what the problem really is.

One thing old-style conservatives like @radiofreetom.bsky.social @sykescharlie.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @davidfrum.bsky.social offer to non-conservatives, is a realistic view of national security. substack.com/profile/3911...

Ten years ago, I wrote about the frustrating attitude of many liberals towards defence and security issues. Mr. Putin has helped open some minds to the matter, but a false sense of security still blankets too many brains. wp.me/p2gtxb-ws

Ten sentences, 271 words and 162 years later, Lincoln’s November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address remains a timeless, elegant monument to political liberty.

Team Trump will be busy doctoring the Epstein files for publication: “Mark: hey Jeff, didn’t you know that Trump guy?” “Jeffrey: yes but he stopped taking my calls after he punched me in the nose. Strongest, most virile and handsome man I ever met.”

It makes sense for journalists to be cautious about the Trump #BlowingBubba story. But not forever. After all, how do they ignore the email between Jeffrey Epstein and his brother Mark?

Wow, Megyn Kelly really fucked-up. This is her opportunity to crawl away in shame and come back later, a better person. Unlikely, I suppose.

A friendly message from the Reality-based Community to the conspiracy believers, WEF-haters and MAGAnauts out there…

150 Hamas fighters are trapped in one of their own tunnels and need Israeli help to be rescued. And Israel may do it.

November is the bleakest month in Canada: the colour has been drained from our world and the cold is creeping in. So we need a reminder of of the warm fire within: davidkeithlaw.wordpress.com/2017/07/01/p...

The 2025 @torontobluejays.bsky.social gave us all something beautiful to behold - something better, maybe, than winning the last game of the year. Thank you #BlueJays!!

If a person cannot bring himself to criticize Hamas, it’s the same as saying “I have no opinion about Nazis.” That is what Zohran Mamdani does. It is a morally and intellectually disqualifying fault.