We understood the assignment on April 28, but there's still so much work to be done. Canadians need to start caring about how much of our media is owned by American hedge funds like Chatham Asset Management.
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We understood the assignment on April 28, but there's still so much work to be done. Canadians need to start caring about how much of our media is owned by American hedge funds like Chatham Asset Management.
Make no mistake, everything thatโs happening in the United States is being significantly enabled by the right wing oligarch capture of media. Every other country needs to do everything possible to keep that from happening where they are. Including protecting the CBC from Poilievre here in Canada.
Trump will be remembered as THE MOST inadequate, inept, insecure & intellectually unadorned president the US has ever endured.
Today at 2pm Press: 'You don't look like the president.' The President: 'I'M TELLING YOU THAT I AM!!!'
All of this is sus AF. Between the 3hr 'Dear Leader' cabinet meeting last week, this bullshit in-memoriam-esque video & how uncharacteristically media-shy he's been, it seems like they're orchestrating a graceful sendoff in an attempt to control the narrative & rewrite the reality of Trump's legacy.
'The President' will be making an address from the Oval Office at 2pm EDT. Will it be Vance or will it be Trump?
1/31 I believe there is growing evidence, that the White House is covering up the fact that Donald Trump has been dealing with TIA strokes. AND that he likely had a more significant ischemic stroke this week.
Everyday at 8 PM, DC residents in a moment of solidarity do nightly porch protest against Trumpโs takeover.
I want to see Trump answering questions on live TV.
Graham Greene has passed away at 73 but Trump is still kicking (at least, as far as we have been led to believe) at 79. Fuck this timeline.
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nสkiโwah brother.
The size of this crowd fills me with hope.
Bluesky is now among and often *the* highest referer to @motherjones.com. Thatโs traffic that has been additive. Only Twitter has dipped btw, the rest as fairly steady state (and instagram impressions and video views on all platforms up enormously.)
It was, however, the CEOs & billionaires who gave themselves bonuses with the COVID relief funds they received.
If he did experience a TIA, I would wager they're all just waiting to see what his chances of recovery are before they act. It would explain this apparent 'holding pattern' they have the media in. Every one of them is too fucking afraid to do the right thing, as per fucking usual.
Trump needs to be walking, talking & able to answer questions ASAP. If they are unable to produce this, the 25th amendment needs to be invoked. Why isn't the press pushing for this?!?! Mainstream & legacy media, not doing their fucking job. Again.
This regime is hiding things. Demand transparency. 1. Release the Epstein files. 2. Trump must address the press *live* regarding his recent absence from the public eye. He's the fucking president ffs.
History trying to repeat itself.
โGet it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.โ Dwight D. Eisenhower
โBlueskyismโ Rent free lmao
Trump giving chained abomination.
Unfortunately the author of the piece just... doesn't understand what "dark money" actually means, or how the laws around campaign finance work. So she heard a telephone-version of that restriction and turned it into a "big exposรฉ." This is why we can't have nice things lolsob
The scary headlines about "Chorus, a sEcReT dArK mOnEy gRoUp" have been absolutely wild to watch. Because I'm in Chorus, & it's been a godsend. Without it, I wouldn't be able to cover the US's massive modern-day farm slavery problem- at all. youtu.be/f5UwwtrGdak
Awfully bold of him to think he understands what normal people find appealing.
Exquisite trolling.
The Maple, along with hundreds of other news outlets, has joined Avaaz and Reporters Without Bordersโ campaign to draw attention to the 220+ Palestinian journalists killed by Israel since October 2023. Gaza has the bravest journalists in the world. rsf.org/en/rsf-and-a...
If you live in California you now have one goal: Convince and encourage every family member, friend and neighbor that supporting the (eventual) redistricting referendum is the right thing to do. Do NOT automatically assume it will pass because just youโre in a blue state. WORK FOR IT!
Entirely within the realm of possibility. Whatever's happening, it's unusual (to put it moderately). It's truly a shitshow.
Republican support is already starting to splinter. There's no way it will retain its cohesion once Trump dies. There's already a mess of wannabe follow-up acts looking to rule MAGA post-Trump & I'm confident many of them are actively working on their own presidential bids for 2028.
He's spent his entire adult life abusing his heart & kidneys. Between his poor diet, habitual drug use, disdain for physical activity & self-induced stress levels, I can't imagine any of his organs are doing terribly well. Even his skin looks like it's giving out. Organ failure is coming for him.
This Wednesday (Sep 3) at the House Triangle, Representative Ro Khanna "will be holding a press conference with survivors of Epstein & Maxwellโs abuse. ***Some will be speaking for the first time.*** Weโll hear from them why releasing this information is so important" - Representative Ro Khanna
Has Trump addressed the public yet?
'No wealth, no land, no silver or gold nothing satisfies me but your soul' Sometimes the only anti-hero you can count on is death. It's the one inevitability the abhorrent orange piece of shit won't be able to lie, cheat or steal his way out of. ๐ค
Where is Trump's hair? I think the last time we saw him fully 'put together' (If you can call it that) was during the 3-hour 'Dear Leader' cabinet meeting on August 26.
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.
Call me crazy, but I don't think Trump's first administration, including Trump himself, flushing documents down toilets was adequately investigated.
It seems so.
Why in the everliving-fuck is someone throwing garbage bags out of a second story window of the White House?
And to add insult to injury Albertans have a trumper for a premier. She would hand Alberta to him on a silver platter. And one more thing The good guys donโt ban books๐คฌ
Looks like his organs have stopped organing.
Still giving Woodrow Wilson.
Trump's drag name: Ana Sarca
Anasarca is an indicator of organ failure, particularly the heart, liver or kidneys. He has assaulted all three throughout his life. I give it two weeks. Tops. Two days wouldn't surprise me one bit, but I am susceptible to wishful thinking.
Happy Labour Day. Profit is wage theft.
A perfect metaphor for the wealthy's sense of entitlement. Those who have the most habitually steal from those who have the least & are unable to defend themselves. He's only sorry he got caught. If this didn't get the media attention it did, dude would have never apologized or given the hat back.
I'm going on record. You don't cover up dead. He's not dead. However, he's sick as shit. That you can cover up for a bit. But just a bit. Mostly I hope he feels like absolute shit and is very scared of death. That I can work with.
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Also, workers rights are human rights. Home makers. Sex workers. All workers. โ๐
The richest corporations have primarily abandoned the social contract & governments have failed to adequately regulate consumer & public protections. Society couldn't uphold itself without the unpaid work which occurs in the home. โ๐ #UBI #WorkersRights #LabourDay #Pinks
'Time to Care: Recognising the truth behind the economy of unpaid care' - Pay Equity Office, Government of Ontario July, 2023
'Valuing Unpaid Work in the Home' - Author: Meg Luxton Can't seem to find a publication date, but based on the content, I'm guessing it was early/mid-2000s. Still good info.
Happy Labour Day. Celebrating the progress we've made, while stressing we still have a long, long way to go. 'Estimating the economic value of unpaid household work in Canada, 2015 to 2019' - Released: March 2022
Growing up in Texas, I was taught America is GREAT b/c itโs the great melting pot. I was taught different cultures are to be CELEBRATED. I didnโt grow up with religion but there was definitely enough around to where I understood the values. I loved the values. HYPOCRISY is all I see now. #Pinks
The victims are the ones the DOJ should be listening to & protecting, but Trump has them listening to & protecting the abusers instead. In two days, we're going to hear from Epstein survivors who will be speaking publicly for the first time.
Since when has this guy avoided media attention?
Didn't realize it had been made private. Shame. It was a thoughtful video. Thanks for letting me know. Link deleted.
Too late for Canada. Our media is owned by US oligarchs thanks to the Conservatives.
Norway cancels its $13.5 bn in contracts with American shipbuilders, moves the contracts to the UK. Why? Under Trump, the US is no longer a reliable ally. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Excellent info. Thank you!
...wait! Is that what the /j means? It's a joke?!?! Like when /s means sarcasm? (I think?) If so, thank you for this learning experience! ๐๐
Appreciate it.
Thank you for explaining. Sorry I ruined the joke.
I was abused by educators throughout my childhood because of my learning disability & continue to suffer the psychological damage it caused. This is a high-sensitivity point of contention for me.
Actually, it can be spelled either way, but I generally don't tolerate spelling or grammar corrections. If the audience understands the sentiment, who cares? Policing spelling (or grammar) on social media is classist, ableist & can alienate non-native English speakers. This is a boundary for me.
6 charts show Stephen Harper has the worst economic record of any Prime Minister since World Wear II. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli #onpoli #polqc #nspoli #nbpoli #skpoli #mbpoli #nlpoli #nwt #ytpoli #nunavut #peipoli #IDUPlaybook #IDU #CPC #UCP #ViveLeCanada #Never51 pressprogress.ca/6_charts_sho...
Naivety will be the end of all of us.
Everything we take for granted โ weekends, paid vacations, sick leave, safer workplaces, health care โ exists because of unions.
The city of Windsor is cancelling the tunnel bus service that transports people across the border to and from Detroit. More Canadians are staying home.
Honored that Mark is now a Democracy Docket member.๐ The force of democracy must be with us!!!๐ฅณ
On December 11, 2024, Hakeem Jeffries openly questioned the anomalous data. Skip to the 23:30 mark to catch his comments on the matter.
Anomalies in data deserve scrutiny. If the claims are true, there are major anomalies in the 2024 election results. Not sure what could be done if evidence of widespread voter fraud is found, but I believe this is worth paying attention to. It will be interesting to see what comes out in court.
Still paying attention to this.
When you're playing against an always cheat, you cheat the fuck back. You can advocate for playing yourself fairly into oblivion all you want. I'm going to continue cheering for fighters who are bringing steel chair energy to the ring!
Truth Social didn't pay its hosting bill or something and went down today. When it came up it was ironically the most trustworthy it's ever been. There's never any truth in his feed, today they just advertise it.
You know who benefits most from antivaccine conspiracy theories as national health policy? Our enemies.
The past 12 hours gave all of us a sense of just how huge the nationwide celebration will be when he finally does kick the bucket. ๐๐ฅณ๐
Jan 24 2025 Here is the @gregpalast.bsky.social piece detailing voter prevention in the 2024 election...voter purges, caging, ballot challenges, new restrictions on absentee voting, and more. Specific numbers tallied; this is absolutely a must-read Always read anything from @gregpalast.bsky.social
By August 2024, 40,000 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters had already challenged the rights of 852,381 voters โ with a target of 2 million before the election. Did the voters decide the 2024 election, or voter suppression? Watch our movie and decide for yourself. youtu.be/P_XdtAQXnGE
This gent offers a proven cure for the male loneliness epidemic.๐ (๐ฃ๏ธ @chez.chuck)
Light is trippy AF. 'As we conclude our exploration into the realm of photons, it becomes evident that these particles are not merely constituents of light but hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of quantum mechanics, communication, and even the fabric of the universe itself.'
Let there be light.
If he's not dead yet, he will be soon. Happy Saturday, y'all! ๐
The risk of post-traumatic osteoarthritis increases with age at the time of injury. There's no 'healing fully & quickly' when you're almost 60. He could very well be in pain for the rest of his irrelevant life from this 'mishap' - which is arguably a kinder fate than he deserves.
This Weekend at Bernie's sequel is going to be terrible.
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of โDid this dictator die or just disappear for a day?โ Weโve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
Trump being MIA for the past few days is giving Woodrow Wilson, only instead of the First Lady puppeteering the president, it's Stephen fucking Miller.
Mental Health & Wellness Tip Having things to look forward to can help: โ improve mood โ reduce stress & anxiety โ foster a sense of control & optimism โ๐
Whereโs Trump?
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender โ 4. Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender โ 4,193. Hope that helps.
Mockler: Now, along with the on the ground movements like MoveOn, which is very important. We also have online movements that are growing, like MeidasTouch. Who here knows MeidasTouch? Everybody knows MeidasTouch. You wanna know why? It's because we are beating Fox News.
This Wednesday (Sep 3) at the House Triangle, Representative Ro Khanna "will be holding a press conference with survivors of Epstein & Maxwellโs abuse. ***Some will be speaking for the first time.*** Weโll hear from them why releasing this information is so important" - Representative Ro Khanna
Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets