Trying to reconcile Mark Carney's Elbows Up II speech with his government's continuing insistence that there's no problem including US tech companies as part of a Canadian sovereign cloud initiative.

i wish mark carney would speak like this when he’s challenged about the latest aggressive action from the US instead of just in big speeches in front of international audiences

The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office. Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today. How are you doing?

There’s still a taboo in the media about describing Trump’s cognitive state. It’s rooted in the idea that the US President being insane sounds so preposterous that it must be an inaccurate slur. But it’s the hard truth. All of this is a result of Trump being an unstable narcissistic megalomaniac.

Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."

Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure

HARTFORD VISIBILITY BRIGADE today. Honoring MLK.

Wrong. Completely wrong. Canada *does* need to be 'performative'. It's called leadership. Upholding democratic norms is done by vocal support and action, not going mute when things get tough out of cowardice and self preservation.

Those who don’t learn to find joy in the snow, will have less happiness but just as much snow. - ancient Canadian proverb #DailyChester

In the story *still* not being covered by Canadian media - Canadians are horrified, shocked and also withdrawing their $$$ from Scotiabank and Tangerine upon hearing that CEO Scott Thomson thinks #47 is "good" for the Bank of Nova Scotia.

This is not a good move. If Greenland falls, Canada is next. Canada needs to stand with Europe so that if the time comes, they will stand with us. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

We resist because we know what it is at stake and because we are Canadian. charlieangus.substack.com/p/we-resist-...

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.

The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

EXACTLY

Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.

"If the Government of Canada can’t be bothered to do the easy things, to preserve the most basic sense of principle and dignity in the face of glaring red line offenses, then we can’t possibly trust it with the more difficult and complex issues." emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/is-canada-...

Every week is overwhelming evidence of what we saw with our own eyes, but which our credulous media was afraid to print: the Nazi salute was a Nazi salute

Canada has 41.5 million people, and its governing party is posting messages on a platform that are on average viewed by only a few hundred people What do Canadian MPs actually gain from using X? What would Canadian MPs stand to lose by leaving X?

A great read on how we can actually finally regulate tech and move away from the US government’s blackmail grip over global tech markets that are currently forced to favour US tech bros. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

i just don't think you get to say "America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never ever happen" in your election speech and then say stuff like this

banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world this is not a difficult call to make

It’s hard to find ideas that 99% of economists will agree on, “inflation will get worse if the central bank stops being independent and starts setting interest rates based on the short term whims of the president” is one of them

Watch this. Watch it now.

In the story *still* not being covered by Canadian media - Canadians are horrified, shocked and also withdrawing their $$$ from Scotiabank and Tangerine upon hearing that CEO Scott Thomson thinks #47 is "good" for the Bank of Nova Scotia.

I knew this was going on in boardrooms in Canada, but am still shocked to see Scotiabank's CEO say the quiet part out loud: his willingness to gamble with our sovereignty for the sake of quarterly profits. #47's approval rating is <15% with Cdns, probably not something Cineplex/Scene wished for.

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal: “No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle. “What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.” Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.

they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”

Alberta Health Services' former CEO alleges she has been subject to an intimidation campaign since suing the govt. Athana Mentzelopoulos speaks about it publically for the first time --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social

I knew this was going on in boardrooms in Canada, but am still shocked to see Scotiabank's CEO say the quiet part out loud: his willingness to gamble with our sovereignty for the sake of quarterly profits. #47's approval rating is <15% with Cdns, probably not something Cineplex/Scene wished for.

Scotiabank Board needs to find a new CEO. You can do ethical business in Latin America without cheering on a Trump / Monroe Doctrine that runs contrary to the sovereign interests of Canada and Canadians. Scotiabank customers, make your feelings known. This is unacceptable from a Canadian CEO.

While posting from a neo-Nazi AI-creating-child-porn site.

New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance. Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...

She’s a looker. Teeny tiny queen.

HuffPost has obtained a video of a physician trying to give medical care to the woman shot and killed by ICE agents today, and not being allowed to go near her. The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present. Full Story: bit.ly/3YwbaQR

ice agents simply aren't trained well enough to be on the street. they are a genuine danger to citizens

This was an execution by ICE in Minneapolis this afternoon. An agent lunges at the female driver’s door and another shoots her at point blank range when she tries to drive away. Call this what it is. Murder. (🎥 Max Nesterak)

Left is right. Up is down. Facts dismissed. Sad day for America. I am incredibly sad for this woman's family and truly anxious for us all.

This is the video.

Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump. Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment. A government of, by, and for the billionaires.

BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped. The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

Legitimately impossible choices here with it narrowed to eight names, and we should send them all to Mars just to be safe.

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