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Canadian, former lawyer, journo, historian. Current news junkie very worried about the future of democracy.

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Trump looks increasingly desperate to restrict voting rights He is now threatening not to sign any other bills until Congress passes the SAVE America Act.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

09.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions Eliminating the prime minister’s national security adviser role has triggered debate about whether Canada is weakening its security architecture.

Carney's latest shuffle moved, promoted, or reassigned another 16 senior bureaucrats.

Some see it as an effort to organize the senior ranks around Carney’s middle-power strategy, focusing on geopolitics, investment, trade, and coalition building

www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Staffers from the office of the Architect of the Capitol install a plaque honoring the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies that protected the Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5
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Russia’s Starlink shutdown is a blow to its soldiers and drones Launching its own satellite network is not realistic

The country’s ground offensive this winter was costly and glacially slow. It was already nearing culmination, reckons one expert. The loss of Starlink may bring it to an end earlier than expected

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anthropic sues Pentagon amid dispute over using AI for war, mass surveillance Anthropic has sought to block its AI tools from being used for domestic surveillance and in autonomous lethal weapons such as drones.

Anthropic has sought to block its AI tools from being used for domestic surveillance and in autonomous lethal weapons such as drones.

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
THE ARIZONA
* ELECTION AUDIT *
FUNDED BY TRUMP ALLIES
- COST $9 MILLION!
$1 MILLION
TRUMP PAC
+ $5.7 MILLION
PRO-TRUMP DONORS
CYBER NINJAS HIRED
BALLOTS SPINNING ON LAZY SUSANS
LOOKING FOR "FRAUD"
BAMBOO BALLOTS?
UV LIGHTS?
WILD CONSPIRACIES.
END RESULT:
NO FRAUD FOUND

THE ARIZONA * ELECTION AUDIT * FUNDED BY TRUMP ALLIES - COST $9 MILLION! $1 MILLION TRUMP PAC + $5.7 MILLION PRO-TRUMP DONORS CYBER NINJAS HIRED BALLOTS SPINNING ON LAZY SUSANS LOOKING FOR "FRAUD" BAMBOO BALLOTS? UV LIGHTS? WILD CONSPIRACIES. END RESULT: NO FRAUD FOUND

FYI: Trumps own fraud $9 million dollar fraud analysis found no fraud in Arizona.

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am convinced Putin controls the financial health of the Trump Organization. Trump has relied on Russia for years for business financing, when US banks refused to do business with him.

The TO is highly leveraged. Putin could force that house of cards to collapse in the blink of an eye.

09.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Canadian oil tycoon backs South Bow pipeline to boost US exports The Canadian tycoon who heads one of North America's fastest growing oil companies told Reuters he supports ​a proposal to potentially revive parts of the former Keystone XL pipeline and wants to see Canada use the project as β€Œleverage in upcoming trade negotiations with the United States.

Exclusive: Canadian oil tycoon backs South Bow pipeline to boost US exports reut.rs/3NtDi54

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Deadly Aegean Sea Collision Raises Questions About Greek Coast Guard Operations - UNICORN RIOT An alleged collision between a Greek Coast Guard vessel and an inflatable boat carrying three dozen migrants left 15 migrants dead.

Elsewhere in Greece, a ship carrying migrants and refugees collided with a coast guard vessel early last month, killing 15 people seeking refuge. The incident has raised questions about how Greece's coast guard handles such incidents

unicornriot.ninja/2026/deadly-...

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The war in Iran highlights a glaring double standard.

Ukraine has suffered under Russian missiles and shaheds for years, denied sufficient air defense and missiles to strike Russia.

The West is clearly capable of decisive action.

It is time to arm Ukraine properly

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☠️ Trump has told aides he would support killing Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, if he refuses U.S. demands such as ending Iran’s nuclear program, - WSJ

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NATO says it "stands ready" to defend its members' territory after Iranian ballistic missiles entered Turkish airspace. Ankara said on Monday it shot down a second missile in a week in the south east part of TΓΌrkiye. #EuropeNews
➑️ https://l.euronews.com/wY1m

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power The administration has also obtained records from Fulton County, Georgia, as Trump continues to focus on the 2020 election he lost.

Breaking:

The Trump admin just subpoenaed records related to the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona β€” the latest in a series of steps taken by Trump and his Justice Department to relitigate an election he lost and bolster the federal government's authority over elections.

09.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 485 πŸ” 276 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 26

Very excited to share that our article with @hebagowayed.bsky.social
is forthcoming in Iowa Law Review. It highlights how the T-visa process for immigrant survivors of human trafficking imposes significant burdens on survivors, especially as other legal avenues are narrowed. Will be up on SSRN soon!

09.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Monday and Trump Is Already Losing: Texas Dems Break Turnout Records, Court Blocks Mass Deportations, Kari Lake’s Actions Erased, and Virginia Schools Set To Ban Jan 6 Lies They tried to rewrite historyβ€”so we bolted the truth to the Capitol wall

It's only Monday and Trump's regime is crumbling: record Dem turnout, blocked mass deportations, erased Kari Lake chaos, Jan 6 lies banned in VA schools.

09.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6
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Exclusive: Trump reviews options to curb energy prices as Iran strikes roil markets U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to review as early as Monday a set ​of options to tame oil prices, which have spiked to more than $100 a barrel due to the Iran war, according to two β€Œpeople familiar with the matter.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to review as early as Monday a set of options to tame oil prices, which have spiked to more than $100 a barrel due to the Iran war, according to two people familiar with the matter.

09.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 6

And may he be the first of many!

09.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a Vet I have always supported those who register as conscientious objectors and I want to see millions of them do just that. You cannot force someone to take up arms nor should we have that mindset today. My son was an Army Officer (Engineering) who resigned his commission when TFG was sworn in.

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The message to Washington needs to be crystal clear:

You cannot expect Europe’s help in the Middle East while throwing Ukraine under the bus

09.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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Turkey deploys six F-16s to Northern Cyprus - Turkish Minute Turkey's defense ministry on Monday said it had deployed six F-16 fighter jets to Northern Cyprus as a security measure, days after the island was hit by a drone attack

Turkey deploys six F-16s to Northern Cyprus www.turkishminute.com/2026/03/09/t...

09.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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ICE Detention Is β€˜Hell On Earth.’ Trump Has A Plan To Keep Even More People Locked Up. Immigration detention is not supposed to be punitive. But one man who spent 20 years in state prison told HuffPost the ICE detention facility he is currently in is worse.

ICE detention remains almost completely opaque to the public. So this is essential reporting. @mattshuham.bsky.social and @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social spoke with a man who got paroled out of CA state corrections but was then sent straight to California City.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

09.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

🚨Special Report

β€œKey Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified" www.thedailybeast.com//key-details...

09.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 277 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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The worst president ever.

09.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 3101 πŸ” 1257 πŸ’¬ 280 πŸ“Œ 121
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RFK Jr.'s Pick for Surgeon General Cashed in Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products RFK Jr's pick for surgeon general promoted in her newsletter companies with allegations of selling unsafe products

America’s top doctor shouldn’t be someone who peddles junk science to get rich off a grift.

Casey Means can’t even practice medicine.
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I will vote NO on her confirmation.

09.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 956 πŸ” 216 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 13
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Maryland lawmakers to make unannounced oversight visit to Baltimore ICE facility A group of Maryland lawmakers is planning to make an unannounced visit to an ICE facility in Baltimore to conduct oversight of conditions and press for answers on several issues.

NEWS: This morning, Maryland lawmakers, including Sens. Chris @vanhollen.senate.gov and Angela @alsobrooks.senate.gov made an unannounced visit to an ICE holding facility in Baltimore. They are scheduled to talk about what they saw soon here: www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...

09.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 481 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 15

One of the things we’re experiencing right now that makes all this worse is narrative rupture. The stories most of us have told ourselves abt this country are (& have been) plainly wrong. In the absence of new stories that reflect actual reality, what we get is stasis.

09.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 15
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'Nobody Could Have Seen This Coming,' Says Blindfolded Administration The Trump administration can't foresee straight.

All wars create unexpected second and third-order effects. One of the appalling things about the Trump administration is that they don’t seem to have thought through the expected effects either. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...

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Bessie Coleman was denied admission to American flight schools because she was Black and a woman.

So she went to France.

In 1921 she became the first Black woman in the world to earn an international pilot’s license.

She refused to stay grounded.

#SheShed #Voices4Victory #WomensHistoryMonth

09.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 4

It's not widely known enough that the moment the UN formally recognized "genocide" as a phenomenon, Black Americans filed a petition charging the US with genocide against Black people. The conditions they describe have continued.

www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/we...

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