Canada vs. America

The Press Secretary announced: "On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops. While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly check up". Hmm, on April 13, 2025, Trump had his "yearly" check up.

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

Ok folks. Even though some of us are furloughed, there are still folks taking calls and processing returns. They are not being paid. So, be nice to the IRS when you call. Remember 3rd Q 941s are due Oct 31. All income returns with a filed extension are due Oct. 15

🚨I am saying this to everyone for FUTURE reference (if we get there). Please PLEDGE✋ to make healthcare a crucial issue ALWAYS. In 9 yrs as a Patient & Patient Advocate, it's always been: NO ONE CARES about healthcare UNTIL it's hanging by a thread. This MUST change if YOU want UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE!

“.. there is the question of how the bond market will react to tariff revenue being redirected away from lowering the deficit.” @barrons.com www.barrons.com/articles/tru...

The European Union has agreed to limit the free movement of Russian diplomats across the bloc over espionage concerns, as part of its 19th sanctions package. Hungary — the last holdout — has dropped its veto. www.kyivpost.com/post/61604

Hi Canada, Trump said he will make a trade deal until he’s a “great man” like your PM. So… forever then? It’s been nice doing business with you. #Canada #AlliesNotEnemies #USBoycott #ElbowsWayUp

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Maybe it’s time we talk about a Democracy Strike. France has shown what collective action can do when government stops listening. Here, the signs are flashing red: rights eroded, laws ignored, corruption normalized, military in our streets.

Michigan: Old Settlers Reunion Website becomes a digital museum The digital museum, “Where Black History Lives,” celebrates the heritage and preserves the cultural and historical resources of the Mecosta, Isabella and Montcalm counties www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article...

It’s the first day of the Supreme Court’s new term. Do you know what’s at stake? Read our People’s Guide to the 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term to learn about upcoming cases on: 📣 Free speech 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 Rights of LGBTQI+ and immigrant communities 🗳️ Election integrity 🇺🇸 Checks on presidential power

What's happening in Chicago is not normal. The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..” @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

Two people shot by federal agents this week: Chicago and Dallas. Live rounds. Conflicting accounts. Silence from leadership. When we stop demanding answers, accountability dies. Call your reps. Demand independent investigations. Insist on full, unedited footage.

Marjorie Taylor Greene just realized her adult children’s insurance premiums would double if the Republican cuts to ACA go through. She’s broken party lines and is siding with the Dems. How many more MAGA people are out there like her? Who don’t realize these cuts will financially devastate them?

I hate so much to admit that Trump is write. We do need to work on education.

A judge blocked Trump from sending Oregon's National Guard into Portland. That same judge then blocked Trump from deploying California's National Guard to Portland instead. This isn't a "left wing" judge — Trump appointed her. Says a lot about Trump's authoritarian power grab.

Incarcerated people have long talked about a “blue wall of silence” in prisons: an unspoken agreement among correction officers to cover up for one another’s abuses. A report filed after the murder of Robert Brooks exemplifies this phenomenon.

I just had a drag-out on FB with 2 people that thought it was 'probably' ok to ZIP TIE KIDS in Chicago to "keep them safe" while they 'cleared the apartment building" of gangs and illegals. THIS IS FKING INSANE!!! INSANE!

⚖️ ICC calls out U.S. sanctions: warns they undermine justice The International Criminal Court denounced the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on its judges and prosecutors as a “flagrant attack” on its independence. ETLegalWorld.com

#Climate 🇨🇦🌍

Leavitt: “You guys are framing this like the president wants to do the exact thing he says he wants to do.”

Goddamit. Every now and again FB throws me a reminder that I could once make art and I need to find the time again. I need to quit my day job lbh.

Self explanatory!

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

It is the duty of our media to inform and report on the bad actors who threaten our very existence. Russia, Iran, the Taliban, Farage, Robinson, Tice, Reform. Yet they won’t and they don’t. Because they’re on the take too. There is no other reason. None. They’re all traitors.

Ukraine's drone war is fueling rise of a new rocket: a helicopter-fired munition tweaked to create a small steel cloud in the sky. A European manufacturer has ramped up production. The FZ123 warhead disperses thousands of small steel balls that intercept an enemy drone. share.google/F28AzjmVPTtC...

On Putin’s birthday, Ukraine launched a 209-drone assault deep into Russia — striking targets up to 2,000km away. www.kyivpost.com/post/61569

Grinder Mike says Republicans are “working around the clock” to fix healthcare. They’ve worked 14 days since July. Blocked the Epstein Files vote. Refused to swear in Grijalva. This isn’t leadership. It’s an obstruction. #cdnpoli

Laura Babcock - "Holy shit A person’s leg shattered by ICE, a woman shot, unclothed children zip tied! This is not about safety or security this about CONTROL. This is fascism playing out in Chicago” Don’t fucking tell me Trump is not a fascist & America is not an authoritarian regime." #cdnpoli

The new $100,000 H-1B visa fee and a preference for older foreign skilled workers could hurt both schools’ foreign staff hiring and their graduate student recruitment.

Donald tRump is a Pedophile & Child Rapist! Donald tRump is a Pedophile & Child Rapist! Donald tRump is a Pedophile & Child Rapist! Donald tRump is a Pedophile & Child Rapist! Donald tRump is a Pedophile & Child Rapist! Donald tRump is a Pedophile & Child Rapist! Spread the news! #TrumpPedoFiles

Ukrainian Navy led the Red Team adversary in the month-long NATO REPMUS 2025 naval exercise, teaching the Europeans to counter naval drones. www.kyivpost.com/post/60947

They want to create a Civil war so Trump can use Martial law to stay in power. Don't get sucked in America

"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people." Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers in Missouri is offering free vasectomies! If you’re in the Kansas City, Rolla, or St. Louis areas, click the link for more info. www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-pare...

Don't forget that 41 Tory MPs in the last government took Russian donations. That might account for media reticence to report on the Nathan Gill case.

⚡ Estonian foreign minister criticises Merkel's comments on causes of Russian invasion

I've been trying to put my finger on why ICE/DHS lies feel so much more outrageous than normal cop lies, and I think it's because they don't lie like cops, they lie like aggressively stupid criminals