As trust in the US collapses, leaders in Australia and around the world are frantically recalibrating | Julianne Schultz
#PowerfulCountryUS #NotSpecialAnymore #USTrustCollapse #EconomicParadigmShift #WorldRealization
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As trust in the US collapses, leaders in Australia and around the world are frantically recalibrating
It will be a test to see which countries are the nimblest when it comes to responding to changing economic paradigmsJulianne Schultz (The Guardian)
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‼️🇩🇪Germany prepping for war with Russian in 36 months with huge defense budget following American’s betrayal of NATO (DW - German News in English VIDEO) #Ukraine #Germany #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
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Forget sports and Hollywood celebrities, this is the person that little girls and boys should aspire to idolize.
"If you were in #Gaza with your family Krishnan, you would be very happy to have someone like me taking that risk for you."
Francesca Albanese responding to Channel4 Krishnan Guru-Murthy's question as to whether she thinks it's worth it for her to face personal threats for speaking out on behalf of Palestinians against #Israel.
#FrancescaAlbanese #FreePalestine
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Canadian Phone Companies better Get With EU.
The #US is clueless if they think #Canada will drown without them. Big #Canadian businesses buy from and collab with them because we are loyal to our #allies. THAT has all changed.
As if we can’t collab with other countries?
It’s laughable.
Presently I am researching common tech made and sold by #EUcountries. Figuring out which #smartphone, #tablet and #earbuds I like, before our Canadian phone companies and tech stores make their switches to offering plans including them.
Canadians, if you can’t find it made in Canada, find it made in Europe.
#Bell #Rogers #Telus #Koodo #VirginMobile #FreedomMobile #Chatr #cellphones
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Samsung and iPhone Alternatives
Go European is a community-driven directory bringing you European products and services from across the continent.Go European
“It’s high time we built things we’ve never imagined, at a speed we’ve never seen,” the prime minister said Friday, just days before a federal election campaign is expected to begin Sunday. He spoke following a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers.
Carney announces trade war relief, pledges to expedite megaprojects
The aid package includes waiving the one-week waiting period before collecting employment insurance and allowing workers to collect before they have exhausted severance paySteven Chase (The Globe and Mail)
#naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #quail
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"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want." — Andy Warhol
These trees were scheduled to be clear cut a few years back but local people fought the sale due to the presence of legacy growth. Every time I walk past this grove, I’m grateful they’re still standing.
#forest #trees #conservation #earth #pnw
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Germany Approves New Military Aid Package For Ukraine
On March 21, 2025, Germany approved a substantial military aid package for Ukraine, reflecting its ongoing commitment to support the country amidst the war with Russia.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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A long standing monument to peace, unity and friendship between #Canada and #America has now been attacked by America, and shut down. The library that straddles both countries, a show of trust and respect, has banned Canadians from the US side, destroying the trust and friendship between our two countries
"U.S. authorities closing Canadian access to library that straddles Quebec-Vermont border"
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U.S. authorities closing Canadian access to library that straddles Quebec-Vermont border
A small town in southern Quebec says American authorities have decided to close the Canadian access to an historic library that sits on the border between the two countries.Joe Lofaro (CTVNews)
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Nova Scotia MLAs voted unanimously on Friday to scrap the province’s electric vehicle rebate for new Tesla products.
#politics #vehicle #economics #NovaScotia #News #Canada
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The Quebecor-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face debate, which is divided into segments pitting one leader against another.
#politics #money #media #Canada #Canadianelection #FederalElection
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Edmonton Can Swing!
#edmonton #cdnpoli #cdnelections #canada #Canadian #elections #votesmart #nocons #federalelections #Alberta #cdn2025
Ending The Vote Split. One Riding At A Time
SmartVoting.ca is a one stop tool voters in Canada can use to see who is the best party to vote for in their riding to prevent a Conservative win.SmartVoting.ca
Should Canada Sacrifice Pride for US Job handout
I vote Decline Lockhart.. oops.. i mean #Lockheed
“ Lockheed Martin, the U.S. defence giant that builds the F-35 fighter jet, has offered to create more jobs in Canada if Ottawa buys all of the jets it said it would when the contract was announced in 2023, a source says.”
#cdnpoli #F35 #EU #CDN
Lockheed Martin offers to create more jobs in Canada if Ottawa commits to full order for F-35 fighter jets
Canada’s contract with manufacturer obliges it to purchase 16 of the 88 aircraft it has orderedEric Reguly (The Globe and Mail)
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Demand that leaders Cooperate for Canada
Sign this Citizens’ Letter to Political Parties urging progressive political leaders to cooperate during the next federal election.
“Specifically, we urge the [Liberals, Greens, NDP, and Bloc] to identify ridings where the Conservatives are likely to win but not guaranteed – and only run one candidate in opposition.”
#US owned ❌ = #UBER & #LYFT
#Canadian ✅ =
Hovr serving the Great Toronto Area
Beck Taxi servicing Toronto
Kabu servicing British Columbia
Tapper Car servicing Edmonton,AB & Winnipeg,MB
#Share any #Cdn #taxi and #ride-share companies you know about within your #province or others!
#buybeaver #supportcdn #tradewars #cdnpride #boycottUS #saynotoUSA
#US - Secretary of State #MarcoRubio in a Wednesday interview described the war in Ukraine as a proxy war between the United States and Russia
> Describing the fighting between Russia and #Ukraine as a proxy war meshes with a Russian narrative of why the war started. #Russia argues that Ukraine’s efforts to join #NATO, coupled with the western military alliance’s encroachment on Russia, triggered the fighting thehill.com/homenews/5179806-r… #UkraineWar
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"One of many #Holocaust remembrance articles taken down as part of the Hegseth’s effort to rid Pentagon platforms of anything related to DEI. . . . Also removed was an article on Bea Arthur, the Jewish “Golden Girls” star who served in the Marines during World War II."
May the ghost of #BettyWhite haunt you fascists every day & night.
These are the people, I mean #Nazis, who say they want to protect Jews from #antisemitism? Give me an effin' break.
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Holocaust remembrance pages removed in Pentagon’s DEI purge
Stories of Holocaust survivors were caught in the anti-DEI net, as was an article about Jewish "Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur.Grace Gilson (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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3 members of punk band The U.K. Subs were detained by immigration officials at LAX where they had arrived for their farewell tour.
Their luggage, phone, and passport were confiscated; and they were held for 25hrs before being sent back to Britain. Apparently this is another example (like the French scientist) of being harassed and denied entry because they had dared to question the politics of Dear Leader on social media.
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Ultimately, while I never expected to be thrown out of America at the age of 67, I find myself somewhat proud of the fact. It seems my relationship with the country is over for the foreseeable future. And perhaps that’s why a certain chorus from track three, side one, of the first Clash album keeps playing in my head.
I'm So Proud To Be Deported From The USA - Dorset Eye
Some of you might have come across posts on the UK Subs’ website featuring photos and videos of an unfamiliar line-up performing with Charlie at a Los Angeles punk festival over the weekend.Dorset Eye (Dorset Eye Ltd)
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I think "refuses to get" is actually "is incapable of getting".
Just what we need, a PM who is deemed to be a security risk. This is really our time to prove that we're less gullible than our friends just south of us.
I'm hopeful but not confident.
I think the reason Trump won in 2024 & the reason removing him will take a sacrifice that most Americans aren't prepared to make, is that the right has figured out how to make themselves seem inevitable, invulnerable & ubiquitous by amplifying & inflating their actual public support to appear greater than it is. It's why they throw $$$ at AI, Meta is a black box, Musk bought twitter, they invented Newsmax & OAN, and the admin has pulled tech in tight.
It's a self-sustaining mirage.
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⬆️ @dcdeejay
>> It's a self-sustaining mirage.
It didn't happen in one day.
Both #Biden & #Obama knew about #Trump's #Russia connections — much more and much sooner than any of us did.
Both knew about #FoxNews poisoning the minds of our troops on military bases.
But neither did enough to WARN us — the public — much less protect us from all enemies, domestic and foreign.
#HillaryClinton at least had the courage to face him in the eye and tell it like it was, but #POTUS bully pulpit failed.
China executed 4 Canadians this year, Ottawa says
The four Canadian citizens were executed by China despite former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's appeal for clemency. China claims the Canadians were guilty of drug offenses.
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Interview "Disappeared"
U.S. expels LGBTQ Asylum Seeker to El Salvador’s Version of Guantánamo, CECOT
"People who are sent to CECOT will never be allowed out."
~Juan Pappier, HRW
Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expel over 130 venezuelan immigrants from the US to CECOT, which is infamous for torture & other human rights abuses.
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#LGBTQ+Rights #uspol #racism #fascism #trump #resistfascism .
Disappeared: U.S. Sends Venezuelan LGBTQ Asylum Seeker to El Salvador’s Version of Guantánamo
A legal battle is continuing between the Trump administration and a federal judge over the president’s invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expel over 130 immigrants from the United States to a “mega-prison” in El Salvador over claims that the…Democracy Now!
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GEO Group Is Fighting to Pay ICE Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.ProPublica
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Schools in Colorado are closed today as Colorado's teachers rally at the state Capitol! Thousands of teachers and supporters are protesting to save education in the USA.
#Education #50501movement #fascism #Trump #Musk #PRoject2025 #DOGE #protests
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Teachers for Democracy on Instagram: "Way to go, Denver and all Colorado teachers who took part!!! Keep up this momentum! Make your voices heard!! We stand with teachers and students! Reposted from @msnbc"
3,857 likes, 99 comments - teachersforademocraticamerica on March 20, 2025: "Way to go, Denver and all Colorado teachers who took part!!! Keep up this momentum! Make your voices heard!! We stand with teachers and students! Reposted from @msnbc".Instagram
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▶ Trump Plans To Flood Judiciary With "MAGA Judges" After Nonstop Losses
#PoliticalInfluenceOnJudiciary #JudicialAppointments #LegalStrategies #TrumpAdministrationAnger #TrumpPresidency
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I can't read the American news. What's going on there surpasses the direst predictions, and we're still just at the beginning of this re-write of its whole outlook and ideology, not to mention constitution. I don't see the other side of the dark age they're entering.
The worst part is — it's not just their problem. They've made their problem everybody's problem.
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Kristi Noem, the US secretary of homeland security, shot her hunting dog in a gravel pit because it couldn’t hunt, then shot her pet goat because it was getting old and ‘nasty’.
When someone says they wouldn’t do something crazy, that’s exactly what they would do.
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If I can’t get past a few lines of @theguardian.com ‘s ignorance about #Canada then there is no reason to renew your subscription. Here are your Canadian alternatives.
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pressprogress.ca
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#ICE detention is big business. It is designed to keep people in regardless of the situation.
“Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It's a lucrative business:
CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts.
The more detainees, the more money they make. It stands to reason that these companies have no incentive to release people quickly.
What I had experienced was finally starting to make sense.”
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#boycottusa #cdnpoli #cadpoli
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was luckyGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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Canada Proud Launches Attack Ads Linking Mark Carney to ‘Notorious Pedophile’ Jeffrey Epstein
Pierre Poilievre’s office won’t say if it condones conservative group’s ads juxtaposing prime minister with a “global child sex trafficking ring”PressProgress
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GFY USA
Lockheed Martin offers to create more jobs in Canada if Ottawa commits to full order for F-35 fighter jets
Canada’s contract with manufacturer obliges it to purchase 16 of the 88 aircraft it has orderedEric Reguly (The Globe and Mail)
oh my.
Conservative leader Pierre #Poilievre called #DougFord this Monday to ask for his help in the upcoming federal election campaign, but the premier told him he would be "too busy governing Ontario".
Ford was also peeved at Poilievre’s refusal to send out a congratulatory message after the premier won his election last month.
“It was ridiculous and childish. Conservatives should be happy when Conservatives win”
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My hypothesis: Ford has designs on replacing PP when the later loses and gets turfed by The Party. He doesn’t want any of PP’s taint to rub off on him.
And yes, I chose ‘taint’ on purpose.
You’re welcome. 😂😂
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@Beltliner403 @Crispius @EricLawton Conservative leader #Poilievre knows he needs to win #Ontario and Quebec to win the federal election.
He's begged Ontario for help and was turned down
He not well liked in Quebec where he's chalked up the lowest approval rating in #Canada.
Pierre is desperate - watch for nasty, nasty election ahead.
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Saw a new ad today about “Sneaky Mark Carney”. It looked & sounded like something someone in high school would submit as an assignment.
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They have an updated one now. It’s more cartoonish. If you can believe that. 🙄
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@Crispius @EricLawton Could Doug eliminate the prime ministerial dual language requirement?
Is it constitutional, or could he ram through a new language law using the notwithstanding clause?
There is no requirement in the Official Languages Act that says federal MPs, including the PM, need to be bilingual. Remember the furore over Mary Simon being appointed GG when she didn’t speak French?
The only thing that would prevent Doug Ford from successfully becoming PM is the federal Conservatives not winning enough seats with him as leader.
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@Sanderde @Crispius @EricLawton "There is no requirement in the Official Languages Act that says federal MPs, including the PM, need to be bilingual."
Thank you, Dave!
That puts more weight behind the rumour that Ford is hoping to step into Poilievre's shoes. Which means Doug Ford could conceivably be a Canadian PM. 😟
@Snowshadow @Sanderde @Crispius @EricLawton Similar to the idea that the guy running for Canadian prime minister should be required to pass a security check before given the keys to the castle.
There seem to be a number of old-timey "handshake" rules that today's Conservatives flout.
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The OLA requires that government services to Canadians be offered in both official languages.
Parliament is not a government service but simultaneous translation is available during sittings.
The Constitution requires that laws be written in both official languages but there is no requirement that the bills be debated by members who are bilingual.
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And speaking of simultaneous translation and laws being written in both official languages, this just popped up in my timeline:
“A federal public service union is condemning a move by Canada's Translation Bureau to cut its workforce by one-quarter over the next five years.”
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I should say so.
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Anyone who remembers Diefenbaker speaking French would agree that being bilingual is not a requirement for Prime Minister....
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@RDMMMMM @Sanderde @Crispius @EricLawton
I searched YouTube but no luck. CBC must have some archived audio.
I remember Rich Little (really dating myself) doing an impression of Dief speaking French that was pretty funny.
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@EricLawton Surely the guy who's flooded the province with booze & gambling ads knows a thing or two about betting on the winning horse.
Looks like Doug is not taking a gamble on Pierre.
I understand that Indigenous people in Canada have no good reason to trust the colonial government, but I really hope that they will see some value in participating in this existential election.
The MAGA-Cons are nazis that MUST be kept from power, so every vote matters.
Participating in Canadian elections is exercising individual power for everyone that botes, it's not a capitulation to the colonial system.
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The Anatomy of a Transphobic Smear
A smear against Mark Carney's kid, and the politics of attacking trans people.Justin Ling (Bug-eyed and Shameless)
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I laughed out loud when I heard Poillievre actually say:
"I'm a strong leader, I'm a tough guy to deal with”
Guy sounds like Dan Aykroyd, but funny in a different way.
We all know... dudes who feel like they have to say they're "strong" and “tough” are really neither. They're just Bullies and Cowards.
Just like Trump.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CanElxn #Poillievre #ToughGuy
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Holy shit… the USA is supposed to be a leader.. but it’s just a country with a disgusting govt and media who tout “The American dream,” to lure in vulnerable persons, so a private business will detain them in an inhumane environment so the govt pays them PER PERSON detained.
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