So, it’s official. TikTok will be handed over to Larry Ellison and other MAGA and deeply Pro-Bibi investors. It’s essentially going to be Fox News in the palm of your hand. #cdnpoli #tiktok

In a global context, Canada is a relative bit player in copper production. Chile leads the pack, the United States is in the top five, but Canada comes in at twelfth place. Where the country shines, however, is in copper recycling. thewalrus.ca/carney-bets-big-...

No Canadian should be travelling to the United States unless it is absolutely necessary. #BoycottTheUniedStates

Another conference - this time on Alberta's data centre roadmap - happening next week, won't allow media to attend (even if paying full registration). The lack of transparency is alarming. #ableg #cdnpoli I wonder what the data centre industry is hiding? www.datacentreassociation.ca/events

Joël Lightbound, federal cabinet minister & bitcoin bro: "Sorry, we have to gut Canada Post, it doesn't turn a profit on letters sent coast to coast for pennies, and can't compete with Amazon's poverty-wage gig-work package delivery" #CdnPoli

For those who missed it, Kneecap...wasn't banned. MP Gasparro, Parliamentary Secretary for Combatting Crime, just said it on Twitter—which is worrying on many levels, incl that this is a big Privacy Act red flag. (Govt officials DO NOT comment on immig apps in Canada!) www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I miss the days when the president wasn’t declaring war on our own people.

It’s a fact. Data from three decades of political violence reveals that right-wing terror attacks outnumber attacks from the left. And it’s not even close!

Please everyone in #WarRavagedPortland post your best photographs of the devastation there so that you will not suffer alone!!

He’s going to blow up the entire country to prevent the release of the Epstein files, isn’t he

The same guy telling you Portland is war-ravaged, told you Mexico was going to pay for the wall and people were eating your pets in Ohio.

If ever there was a time not to normalize Trump’s authoritarian fever dreams, this is it. This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.

I am deeply honored to receive the endorsement of @bendthearc.bsky.social, , their first ever in a mayoral election. “We are really very excited about Zohran and his platform not in spite of our commitment to Jewish values but because of them.”

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

Noah catalogued every living animal in pairs and was hyperfocused on boats. Don’t tell me autism started with Tylenol.

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens. Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

Democrats should never vote to fund a government that's waging war on its own citizens and firing officials *because* they insist on following court orders instead of breaking the law. Let Senate Republicans nuke the filibuster. None of this is normal and it shouldn't be treated as such.

Mornin, @thehill.com

CBC exposed Poilievre’s ties to Canada Proud — the far-right disinfo machine now spending $200K attacking Mark Carney. No wonder PP wants to kill the CBC. Without it, Canadians would only get his slogans, not the truth. r.pebmac.ca/https://www.... #SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli

Reminded of this as something I paid for out of pocket for cancer treatment side effects is stuck in the postal system strike somewhere and I can either wait however long or pay more to order it again (For the record for both I blame the govt! Solidarity with unions) www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Seems like an excellent strategy if you want to decrease the number of Canadians travelling to the U.S. even more. If your border agents turn me away here I can go home. If they detain me in the U.S. I’m hooped. Idiots.

Trump wants the DOJ to investigate Soros. This is what they will find. Someone will have to explain to trump why an extremely rich man would dedicate his life and wealth to others. Open Society Foundations share.google/fij6tMrSjBuT...

Today would have been Jim Henson's birthday. In honor of him and because we need a break here is one of my favorite songs. youtu.be/9-VpPCKTCAI?...

Oh, yeah, and about that plan to solve the US housing crisis by building a bunch of houses on fire prone National Forest land…

Time for a National Strike

Upholstered furniture!! What does he think this is, the ottoman empire?

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Today is the 1 year anniversary of Meidas+ where I post my daily column & other content. We built a community where you can subscribe for free with ad-free content. We are totally independent with no investors. Thank you to the 819,089 people who subscribed Year 1. Link in bio.

It's been a minute since starter-pack-a-palooza, here's one for all the new #ScienceSky folks. Bluesky is the official social network by and for the nerds. Enjoy some bug stuff. go.bsky.app/8vEw4me

Semi-regular reminder that a sane country would have already impeached and removed. But then again a sane country wouldn’t have elected a maniac criminal twice in the first place.

So let me get this straight. The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina, which allows Argentina to cut its export tax on soybeans, which allows China to buy Argentinian soybeans at a reduced price, so China does not have to buy US soybeans at all.

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Eric Trump claims he was in the Oval Office watching his father end wars, raising national security concerns

The worst vibes imaginable *META PLATFORMS: INTRODUCING VIBES *META ROLLING OUT 'VIBES', A NEW FEED OF AI VIDEOS

Canada’s first trade deal with an ASEAN nation—Indonesia—marks a turning point. As I meet partners here in Malaysia, it’s clear that expanding ties across ASEAN will open new markets, strengthen supply chains, & secure Canada’s place in one of the world’s fastest-growing region.

Today's essential listen for all who care about patient and HCW safety. Dr. Iris Gorfinkel talks about masking policies in health care settings as cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV rise www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

"Backing up your files can be a lifesaver when data gets corrupted, or in the case of total drive failure. But it must be done right." www.pcworld.com/article/2908...

New from me at @rooseveltforward.org Building economic security will require major upgrades to our forgotten and threadbare programs for people with disabilities. I describe the decade of neglect that have left millions on SSI languishing in poverty...1/3 www.firesidestacks.com/p/ssi-reform...

Dictatorship doesn’t begin with a coup. It begins with a story - about who belongs, who deserves, & who must be feared. This excerpt reveals that story’s structure: the endogroup, the population a regime defines as the ones whose lives & fears are made to matter. The one’s empowering the dictator.

14/ She recently helped launch a new magazine, In|Formation, and wrote some pieces. informationmagazine.com

10/ Instead of centering men who missed the boat (and still don't seem to get it), let's lift up the work of Paulina Borsook, who saw it all very clearly and tried to warn us 25 years ago. Someone should do a profile of her very interesting life. And hey, let's drop some cash into her GoFundme!

5/ Borsook warned that “cypherpunk” paranoia about government intrusion was leading them to create “a society where there is ever more surveillance and computer-retrievable information about people's private lives.” Sound familiar?

Time for a National Strike to support Government workers.

One glaring gap in Trump's autism campaign is any willingness to help the people & families affected by autism today. If he were serious, he would demand increases to respite care, life skills training, employment opportunities, & healthcare coverage. Until he does, this is just more nonsense.

I'm not savvy when it comes to large numbers. Is a $2.5 billion penalty for having enrolled customers in Prime subscriptions w/o their consent & making it difficult for them to cancel gonna induce Amazon to clean up its act?