A 3:30 AM Manifesto Why I have been quiet and where I'm going

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White cis gender male.

Thanks

Is this real?

I wonder whether the US administration thinks this whole Epstein thing will disappear. No further charges with the recent files. When the GOP no longer controls the house and Senate and The AG and President are impeached, do they think justice systems will forget? Justice for victims will come.

I know this sounds like I'm late to the party but the penny dropped. As US Attorney General, a twice divorced career lawyer, Pam Bondi is more interested in protecting tRump than the countless victims who he bought and sold in the darkest sex trafficking scheme in US history. Demonic.

Imagine being the young girls, trapped. And no one cares about you. It's gross.

The federal Conservatives are overhauling their policy playbook. Here's what's changing | CBC News Delegates at the Conservative Party's national convention in Calgary voted overwhelmingly Saturday to enact a "stand your ground"-style law to allow someone to protect themselves with lethal force aga...

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CBC's coverage of conservative policy changes indicates that US style politics is leeching into Canada. 3000 people crowded into a Calgary convention room, having each spent $1000 to be there, made decisions for themselves. Party elite circled the wagons. I don't see them ever winning.

Oh my

Steve Schmidt (@steveschmidt) I urge you to read this exceptional essay

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Read this. An essay with moral clarity. What happened in Minneapolis is the result of tribal protectionism that transcends borders. Its sobering.

How can the UK possibly think anything from this US congress is worth their time. That man has his head so far up the Rump's rump that he will sound like he's inside a barrel.

That is the point. That is what this Banana Republic is wanting to do. The chaos leads to fatigue and no one holds this mess accountable. The chaos is the point.

And there is another shooting, by federal officers, this time in Portland.

Just watched a number of versions of video coverage of the shooting of Rene Good in Minneapolis. It is horrifying. And to watch Rump, Noem and Vance, put the blame on Rene Good is an abomination. What are other Canadians doing to survive, contribute to the ending of this chaos, to find peace?

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Reading your story about Canada's reaction to the illegal action of the US in Venezuela. Not sure who writes your headlines, but only one Canadian leader praised this action. The leader of the Cons. The headline suggests there are more. There aren't.

He truly is sick in the heart.

Having a fight with Amazon/Kindle. The cancellation of my Amazon account resulted in the wiping out of my Kindle library that has been built over the past 10 years. Thousands of dollars worth of books were stolen because I chose to cancel my Amazon account.

Love it. Gorgeous

This is kinda what I remember about the Harper government and why I think he was the worst PM in Canadian history. Now he is chairman of the International Democracy Union, an international alliance of centre-right to right-wing political parties.

If you are looking for a razor sharp rebuke of the systems we are in, read this book. It is the clearest, most erudite analysis of six words that have become weaponized in our culture. A compelling read. Billions $$ being made in the pursuit of disinformation leading to hate and enemy making.

How was it

This is why what happened in the House of Commins yesterday should not have happened. A great read posted by a friend.
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Wow. Unsettling indeed Daniel. We least expect it at SFU.

And have home invasions increased? Are Canadians wringing their hands over the use violence, or lack of use, or are we worried about things. PP is so far out of touch. He hasn't been back a month and already I am tired of him.

This is a very good read. Carol Off re-claims some of the words we use to divide. She has added to the conversation.

A clear-eyed summary of which governments have done what over the years, for those freaking out about where the Liberals are right now.

Provides a lot of perspective.

Great responses. Thankyou.

The headlines in mainstream media are screaming that the appeals court threw out the massive fraud penalty against Rump. However, the court didn't overturn the conviction. He still defrauded people. He is still a crook. It's just less punitive. This is not a story.