#Manitoba agencies say they are ready as Premier Wab Kinew welcomes people fleeing U.S. violence #Canada winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/01/29/m...

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

What happened at the protests in Iran? Report by Amnesty International

URGENT ACTION: Iran: Thousands Detained Over Protests At Risk Of Torture

We arm enforcement agencies with military equipment. Gov’t officials use military terms to describe their work. This has happened over decades, we need to reverse course. The Constitution significantly restricts military action inside the US, militarizing enforcement agencies circumvents that.

For a moment of cathartic relief… youtu.be/HSExpmrDogU?...

I honestly don't understand how he doesn't fall down.

Via @morgancameronross.bsky.social on a different platform…

The agent said that?? "When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.” Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

Pleased to see two Purple Sandpipers on the rocks at Rhos-on-Sea in North Wales this morning at high tide. Roosting with Turnstones for #BirdsSeenIn2026

“with warmest regards” 😂😂😂

Sign the petition to call on UN member states to pressure the Iranian authorities to immediately stop the protest bloodshed in Iran and hold Iranian authorities to account. www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

Protected bike lanes boost biking rates, induced demand works for bikes too, Calbike calls for restoring Active Transportation and ebike incentive funding, and ebike gaslighting as a government skill: bikinginla.com/2026/01/12/p... #bikeLA

My university still uses student perception surveys as the key (sometimes only) method to evaluate our teaching. This evaluation actually affects our pay, as our 'performance review' scores result in the size of part of our pay increase, which goes into our base salary. 1/n

The Globe and Mail

Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators: "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis. Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.

Local man complains about trees and birds.

We must protect the right to peaceful protest.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said the US is going to 'run Venezuela.' Under what legal authority? RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority? RUBIO: We have court orders

"His actions continue putting American troops at risk." Senator Tammy Duckworth knows the cost of war firsthand. She is slamming the invasion of Venezuela as a reckless, unauthorized act that puts service members in harm's way. Read more here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/we-will-no...

"Canada makes too much good stuff that Americans consume so we must punish those nasty Canadians!" - Trump, 2025 "The way Trump invaded that country to get all their stuff was totally awesome sauce!" - Canadian Conservatives, 2026

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People being like, "But Venezuelans are happy about Maduro being gone!" have the memories of goldfish. IN 2003, the narrative was that Iraqis celebrated the U.S. invasion and capture of Saddam. Whether they were happy or not, invading Iraq was still the wrong thing to do.

Watch this. Watch again. "This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."

We (Canada) should have weaned ourselves off of such reliance on oil decades ago - frankly energy companies should have as well. Alberta wasted opportunity after opportunity to diversify. It’s not too late to do so but having waited so long it’s still a long run just to the start line.

Starmer & Merz currently with identical talking points: - no condemnation of US attack as a breach of international law - Starmer: need more facts before assessment & decision on consequences - Merz: US action "legally complex" & govt will take all the time necessary to assess it

Statement by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, retweeted by Caroline Lucas, currently at 257k likes on 🐦

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This is the tip of the iceberg. As detailed in 2020 bestseller Proof of Corruption, Trump used Erik Prince, Rudy Giuliani and a megadonor to launch clandestine negotiations in Venezuela that would've effectuated some version of the deal. America is being lied to every which way.

I worry that we must also pay increased attention to this situation while so much news is focused on the illegal US actions in Venezuela.

an “inherent power” to respond to an “imminent” attack is just a license for aggressive war on the president’s whim

New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows. A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j

Donald Trump launched an unprovoked major military attack just 48 hours after declaring that his New Year’s resolution was “peace on earth.”

Trump, 79, logged onto his own network, Truth Social, in the early hours of Saturday to declare that U.S. forces had attacked Venezuela, and captured the country’s president and his wife.

🎯🎯

Trump isn’t predictable or consistent, but this particular action *would* be consistent with the emergence of a G2+1 order where Washington and Beijing, with Moscow as a junior partner, give each other free rein in their purported spheres of influence.

It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

During his run for president Donald J. Trump repeatedly said he wouldn't start any new wars. I created a montage from his first 50 campaign stops. Promises not kept.

"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world" And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually. arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...

trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!” also trump:

Waking up to news of Venezuela. However bad you thought the Epstein file might be for Trump, it must be a thousand times worse.

The attack on Venezuela - Matthew has a thread on contacting your representatives. Includes finding your reps., wording advice, etc. Important to note: Matthew understands energy (and other) limitations. If they say it might make a difference, listen.

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

We have to impeach him.

This is a good idea! Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said, “If the governor has the ability to issue driver’s licenses to people in California, if you’re going to wear a mask and not identify yourself, you’re not going to be eligible to drive a vehicle in California.”