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Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported. Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad. We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
The same study shows that a majority of statistics are made up.
For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country… Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.
Exactly. I must've gotten dozens of "you're the only reason I'm still on Twitter!" in the months before I finally left in October 2023. They meant it as a compliment, but it always struck me as confirmation that I was complicit in what that place was becoming, so I left. So can everyone else.
Prominent folks: Millions stay on Twitter because that's where they hear from you. That includes reporters. YOU are giving Twitter viability and credibility. If YOU leave, the people who want to hear from you will go where you are. YOU are making the choice to keep others on Twitter.
I'm reposting this with an eight-year-old phone.
I’m sure Ross Douthat has a lot of important and correct takes about Epstein. After all, he wrote this, too ⬇️
Ha! Pay up, word-stealer.
The White House Press Secretary, the official spokesperson for the Trump administration, told reporters in an official briefing that the president wants to invade "every Democrat-run city" with troops. Any media still pretending that this is about "crime" is making a conscious choice to lie to you.
It may have a top speed of just 5 mph, but it’s a “motor vehicle” under Canadian law. www.loweringthebar.net/2025/09/dui-...
Our Motor Vehicle Act also regulates non-motorized bicycles, in part. You can be charged with a DUI riding a bike.
Well, under BC law anyway. 😋😂
My only quibble with this is the reluctance to call it “murder.” If you went out and shot 11 people in a boat with no valid legal justification for doing it, you would be prosecuted for 11 murders. “I’m the president” is not a defense. He murdered 11 people.
Russians dropped a glide bomb on elderly people who were waiting in line for their pensions. More than 20 dead. Please. Don’t look away and don’t be silent. This is all I could ask for
"The other site" pretty much sums it up.
It already is openly criminal.
Trump tempted to release Epstein Files just to see own name in print
Everything you need to know about Alberta’s book bans
I can only conclude that John Paulson's name is on the Epstein List, along with twice impeached convicted felon Donald Trump.
what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
Saw it opening weekend. We hadn't heard anything about it, we went regardless because every Saturday afternoon every kid went to the matinee. It's just what you did. I think knowing so little of what to expect only enhanced the mind-blowingness of it all!
One of the most remarkable things of the last 9 months is how many Americans seem to believe the President is all powerful and Congress has no say. Actually Congress has been ineffective by choice. It has immense power if it had the courage to use it.
Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please
Embarrassed Kevin O’Leary admits he only made it onto Epstein Waiting List
Welcome! I often feel like I'm on the wrong side of the planet. 🤣
While that takes all the mystery away, I love it even more.
I'll bet part of the problem is that many anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists aren't old enough to share these memories. Yet again doomed to repeat history...
I love Scrubs, and am so excited that Season 9 is going to be produced in my city! www.richmond-news.com/local-arts/m...
Makes sense, after all, salt is used to prevent ice.
If you had told me in high school that the existential threat to Canada would come from the USA rather than the USSR I would have seriously questioned your grip on reality. #Never51 #ElbowsUp
He's working hard to beat that number this term.
resistance through art
Whatever and whoever it was carrying, this was murder. A US citizen killed 11 people on a boat in international waters with no valid legal justification for doing so. In this case the murderer happens to be the President. Still murder.
Whatever RFK Jr. said at the hearing, I would reply with either "AND WHAT DOES THE WORM IN YOUR BRAIN SAY?!?!" ...or "DID THE BEAR CUB YOU STUFFED IN YOUR TRUNK AND THEN DUMPED IN CENTRAL PARK DIE FROM A VACCINE???"
Fascism needs ignorance, it's why they ban books and disparage science. They're afraid of librarians, archivists, and curators because they stand in their way.
Final celebration planned for Steveston Community Centre ahead of closure
Epstein survivor on Epstein: "His biggest brag forever was that he was very good friends with Donald Trump."
So now it’s New Orleans?? And the governor is in on it?! I don’t know much about NOLA’s economy, but I am guessing it’s a major contributor to the state. College town. Governors turning against their own people is shameful and disgusting
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
Yes!!!! Please!!!
Parks Canada visits increased by 10 per cent with Canada Strong Pass, Ottawa says
The only thing the mainstream Democratic Party response has done has been to reintroduce and foster the use of the word "feckless" in the vernacular.
Yes. This. Please. Having them on these shows is being complicit in spreading their propaganda. Stop helping them.
Lawyer here: that’s not “legal authority.”
New Richmond crosswalk honours veterans
Dear Canada, This can be your future under Pierre Poilievre. He promised to rid you of pesky vaccine mandates and, if they’re eliminated in schools (or there are more loopholes) we’ll have even more fun together. We appreciate your support to date. Sincerely, Measles + viral friends #Canada
Sounds like what just happened in Canada, where our recently appointed housing minister is a former Vancouver mayor, under whom housing prices doubled. After joining cabinet, the first thing he said was that housing prices don't need to come down. He owns millions of dollars worth of real estate.
Out and About: Britannia project reinvigorates Steveston's fishing history
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
Yet you still care enough to respond. I'd say that's the opposite of not caring. Looks like you're a very caring person.
celebrated a friend’s 35th birthday by creating an x-files murder mystery scavenger hunt around dunbar where a bread monster was killing people and turning them into his own creation me and my friends are very cool, why do you ask
Except you, who cared enough to respond.
Safeway and FreshCo (both Sobeys companies) in Richmond shamefully and continuously stock a large amount of American produce. It's why I won't buy produce of any kind in those stores. Lots of great alternatives.
#Safeway, #FreshCo, and #Sobeys (all owned by the same company) are still continuously stocking huge amounts of US produce. I refuse to buy any produce from their stores any more and buy it elsewhere.
3. "Made in Canada": more than half of the total direct cost of producing the item was incurred in Canada.
2. "Product of Canada" means that at least 98% of the total direct cost of producing the item were incurred in Canada. Pretty much safe to say that means it was made in Canada, by Canadians, with Canadian ingredients, with negligible imported elements.
1. 100% made-in-Canada products with all-Canadian ingredients may say "100% Canadian"
That's not good enough. Lots of American products are slapping maple leaves on their labels. You need to see something like these:
I haven't bought American produce since twice impeached convicted felon Donald Trump started threatening our sovereignty. I don't care how cheap it is. Hell, I have stopped buying American products as much as possible. #Never51 #ElbowsUp
Went to the annual Dutch Street Market in downtown Vancouver today. It's one of the rare times I get to practice speaking Dutch. The best complement I received was the correctness of my grammar!!
🙃 #GavinNewsom #EpsteinFiles
Not just parents. No one, period.
#bookban #UCP
Never forget. It's why we keep repeating this shit.
CHICAGO…
Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden
I just saw someone refer to rfk jr as microwaved mel gibson & i can’t unsee it.
Yes, this is totally funny. However, just know that it's a common feature for autocrats to disappear from time to time and stoke rumors. It's all a distraction. So don't worry, the twice impeached convicted felon and close personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, is not gone.
Normalize resistance to the authoritarian regime of the twice impeached convicted felon Donald Trump
#NYC baseball coach confronts ICE child predators. “There's only one way to get into the cage, so my whole thing was I can control that. I was in front of the entrance and that's when I just said, you know, I may die here, but they will not take one of these kids." www.wcpo.com/politics/imm...
Keep doing it and also deface the signs while you’re at it
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
Mike Johnson makes clear that when Congress returns next week he's going to work tirelessly to cover up the Epstein files
You meant "Concentration Camp," I'm sure.
Good. It's my birthday this weekend. Every year I always ask for or treat myself to a really nice bottle of bourbon. Not this year, and maybe never again. #Never51 #ElbowsUp www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
B.C. couple mistakenly becomes grill company's help line and ends up honoured for it
House Democrats could force a vote on impeaching RFK any time they want. Of course it would fail. But do you want to make an issue of it or not?
Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.
I do not understand why government officials resign when asked to do something bad. The resignations will no longer be treated by the public like a scandal. It’ll be out of the news within 24 hours. People should stay and force the White House to fire them. Do not make it easy.
A cult of personality. What could go wrong?
Pretty hard to empathize.
Bless Seth Meyers!
America is the Tesla Cybertruck of countries
Sharing this more for the comments than the post itself. 😋😁😄
They are sending soldiers into cities to prepare to intimidate people at the polls next year. They gerrymander because they can’t win on policy. They intimidate because even gerrymandering won’t work at this point.
