Dana Edelweiss
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Dana Edelweiss
@danandev.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Only pandas can save us
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Only pandas can save us
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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Weekend reading: Where America stands, one year after Trump’s election.
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
Escalation, Authoritarian “Normalization,” or a Democratic Turnaround?
One year after the election: What we can say with certainty about the state of the Trumpist assault, where uncertainty lies, and where America might go from here
steady.page
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Weekend reading: Where America stands, one year after Trump’s election.
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule.
A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet.
This week’s piece:
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The federal budget failed to include the req't for transparency from unregulated pregnancy centres, sending the signal that protecting reproductive rights from deceptive practices is not a government priority. Please email your MP today using this tool from @bchumanist.ca
End anti-choice abuse of charity status
Email your MP to demand action in Budget 2025
www.bchumanist.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The federal budget failed to include the req't for transparency from unregulated pregnancy centres, sending the signal that protecting reproductive rights from deceptive practices is not a government priority. Please email your MP today using this tool from @bchumanist.ca
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Those who agree - "I am willing to accept slower economic growth in Canada if it means greater economic independence from the United States"
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Budget Week Opens with Rising Public Skepticism
Canadians remain split on Carney's ability to deliver results, while dissatisfaction with Ottawa ticks upward
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Those who agree - "I am willing to accept slower economic growth in Canada if it means greater economic independence from the United States"
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 All: 70%
🟢 Liberals: 86%
🟢 NDP: 77%
🟢 Conservatives: 55%
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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According to this ranking, Canada’s reputation has improved since 2024. We are now the 2nd most reputable country in the world.
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
According to this ranking, Canada’s reputation has improved since 2024. We are now the 2nd most reputable country in the world.
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
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Mamdani is taking no prisoners.
listen to this interview of Lina Khan by @hcrichardson.bsky.social if you’re unfamiliar with what an excellent choice she is for his transition team.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...
listen to this interview of Lina Khan by @hcrichardson.bsky.social if you’re unfamiliar with what an excellent choice she is for his transition team.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mamdani is taking no prisoners.
listen to this interview of Lina Khan by @hcrichardson.bsky.social if you’re unfamiliar with what an excellent choice she is for his transition team.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...
listen to this interview of Lina Khan by @hcrichardson.bsky.social if you’re unfamiliar with what an excellent choice she is for his transition team.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...
This is the way
I know this isn't getting as much attention as the other races, but so glad that Colorado voted in favor of Prop MM, which increases state income taxes on people earning more than 300K to help give breakfast and lunch to certain public school students, with additional funds going to SNAP.
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is the way
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It’s ok to be inspired—even, or especially, when shit’s this crazy out there. Let me be clear: I’m not obsessed with optimism, nor do I think it always works out.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s ok to be inspired—even, or especially, when shit’s this crazy out there. Let me be clear: I’m not obsessed with optimism, nor do I think it always works out.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
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The 1A protects you from being persecuted by the government for what you say, not from other people's disapproval or ostracism. No one - absolutely no one - is saying that Nick Fuentes should be thrown in prison. They are simply saying that he shouldn't be elevated or taken seriously.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Nick Fuentes: "I don't have to agree with his words...However, as a lawmaker, I think it's incredibly important that I defend our First Amendment for every single American."
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The 1A protects you from being persecuted by the government for what you say, not from other people's disapproval or ostracism. No one - absolutely no one - is saying that Nick Fuentes should be thrown in prison. They are simply saying that he shouldn't be elevated or taken seriously.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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Having slept on it, it’s really set in that the Blue Jays loss last night was one of the most gutting pro sports losses I can remember. Absolutely brutal. My heart goes out to 🇨🇦
November 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Having slept on it, it’s really set in that the Blue Jays loss last night was one of the most gutting pro sports losses I can remember. Absolutely brutal. My heart goes out to 🇨🇦
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I laughed out loud
You can’t spell GrOyPers without GOP
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I laughed out loud
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Let's go, Blue Jays! Give us a treat of a victory!
Never before seen a Halloween in Canada end so precisely at 19:59 as when the #BlueJays are starting World Series Game 6 at 20:00 - streets empty, porch lights off
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Let's go, Blue Jays! Give us a treat of a victory!
What is happening to the world? What kind of people promote being against a treaty that protects women against domestic violence?
Latvian MPs vote to pull out of treaty on protecting women from violence
Several thousand people protested against the vote, and it is now up to the president to decide the next step.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
What is happening to the world? What kind of people promote being against a treaty that protects women against domestic violence?
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this is evil
October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
this is evil
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why did this make me wheeze out loud
October 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
why did this make me wheeze out loud