Cal Dueck
@envirobuilder.bsky.social
Interested in housing, development, and social justice issues. My question: How can we make life better for all people?
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
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My @winnipegfreepress.com column today on the lessons of Minneapolis, where we can find the hope we all need:
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Defiant Minneapolis citizenry delivers aspirational message
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January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
My @winnipegfreepress.com column today on the lessons of Minneapolis, where we can find the hope we all need:
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
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just disgusting.
if giving a shit about your neighbour and trying to help them up when they’ve been shoved down and pepper sprayed — for no reason — is “foolish,” then glory to the fools, all day and every day.
if giving a shit about your neighbour and trying to help them up when they’ve been shoved down and pepper sprayed — for no reason — is “foolish,” then glory to the fools, all day and every day.
Meanwhile the WSJ editorial page says that Pretti — a nurse — “foolishly” tried to assist a woman who was being gassed, and that his actions “warranted arrest”
www.wsj.com/opinion/time...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
just disgusting.
if giving a shit about your neighbour and trying to help them up when they’ve been shoved down and pepper sprayed — for no reason — is “foolish,” then glory to the fools, all day and every day.
if giving a shit about your neighbour and trying to help them up when they’ve been shoved down and pepper sprayed — for no reason — is “foolish,” then glory to the fools, all day and every day.
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Worth a watch, no matter what your political stripes are. 🇨🇦
Encourage people to watch the speech or read a transcript when its in full. Genuinely really interesting
Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Associated Press
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January 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Worth a watch, no matter what your political stripes are. 🇨🇦
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Typically, I “stick to sports” since moving over from two decades on the Crime & Justice beat in 2016.
But it was impossible to ignore what was going on around me during this week’s #NHLJets coverage in the Twin Cities.
So I wrote about it.
My feature: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
But it was impossible to ignore what was going on around me during this week’s #NHLJets coverage in the Twin Cities.
So I wrote about it.
My feature: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Donald Trump’s ICE storm in the Twin Cities has residents looking over their shoulders and united in civic rage
MINNEAPOLIS — The Uber driver has just pulled away from Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, his Honda Accord headed downtown, when he turns to the backseat passenger with a grim look on his fa...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Typically, I “stick to sports” since moving over from two decades on the Crime & Justice beat in 2016.
But it was impossible to ignore what was going on around me during this week’s #NHLJets coverage in the Twin Cities.
So I wrote about it.
My feature: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
But it was impossible to ignore what was going on around me during this week’s #NHLJets coverage in the Twin Cities.
So I wrote about it.
My feature: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Everything we’ve taken for granted, all the security and stability and order of things, all of it can change in an instant. The worst thing we can do is under-react to the first signs, thinking cataclysmic changes won’t come. The best thing we can do is prepare as best we can to weather that change.
January 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Everything we’ve taken for granted, all the security and stability and order of things, all of it can change in an instant. The worst thing we can do is under-react to the first signs, thinking cataclysmic changes won’t come. The best thing we can do is prepare as best we can to weather that change.
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The popularity of Trump has a lot to do with identity. Germans followed Hitler because he made them feel German again and promised regaining some of the « glory » that Germany once had. Trump makes certain MAGA Americans feel « American » again with similar promises.
youtu.be/Pdu3mMJy3WQ?...
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Nuremberg - Official Clip - Let's Talk About Hitler - Russell Crowe & Rami Malek
YouTube video by Madman Films
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January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The popularity of Trump has a lot to do with identity. Germans followed Hitler because he made them feel German again and promised regaining some of the « glory » that Germany once had. Trump makes certain MAGA Americans feel « American » again with similar promises.
youtu.be/Pdu3mMJy3WQ?...
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My latest column, more or less just a rant of righteous anger
NYTimes: "local and federal officials were immediately divided on how the shooting unfolded.”
@doubleemmartin.bsky.social "Yes, they are divided by the fact that federal officials are lying."
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@doubleemmartin.bsky.social "Yes, they are divided by the fact that federal officials are lying."
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Opinion: Video record of ICE killing Minnesota mom lays bare Trump’s disgraceful lies
There were stuffed animals spilling from the glove box of her SUV, because she was a mother. A mother of three children, including a six-year-old who was thankfully in school that day, and not in the ...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
My latest column, more or less just a rant of righteous anger
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Worth watching.
#peacebeginswithus #humanity #difficultconversations | Somia Sadiq
If you haven’t watched Meeting the Enemy by Deeyah Khan, I highly recommend it. When shouting at each other fails, what remains is the slow, difficult work of finding our shared humanity.
Not every p...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Worth watching.
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This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
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Donald Trump's wildly inappropriate reaction to this (quite impressive) piece of Reaganite advertising ought to cause so many people to view the ad he doesn't want them to see that we'll have to rename the Streisand Effect the Ontario Effect.
Ontario launches the perfect ad. Canadians are true brothers 💙🇨🇦
October 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Donald Trump's wildly inappropriate reaction to this (quite impressive) piece of Reaganite advertising ought to cause so many people to view the ad he doesn't want them to see that we'll have to rename the Streisand Effect the Ontario Effect.
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these “divisive issues” are always like, “would Jesus want us to round up poor immigrants, tear them away from their children and throw them in camps,” and it’s really hard to read the Bible and come to any conclusion other than “no, seems like not”
As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”
As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’
Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
these “divisive issues” are always like, “would Jesus want us to round up poor immigrants, tear them away from their children and throw them in camps,” and it’s really hard to read the Bible and come to any conclusion other than “no, seems like not”
A so called Christian Nation is actually "anti-Christ."
Why?
Because political power is incompatible with the Jesus Way.
The Jesus Way rejects violence, exclusion, and force.
The Jesus Way is the way of the Beatitudes
The Jesus way can never be enforced, only embodied.
Why?
Because political power is incompatible with the Jesus Way.
The Jesus Way rejects violence, exclusion, and force.
The Jesus Way is the way of the Beatitudes
The Jesus way can never be enforced, only embodied.
September 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A so called Christian Nation is actually "anti-Christ."
Why?
Because political power is incompatible with the Jesus Way.
The Jesus Way rejects violence, exclusion, and force.
The Jesus Way is the way of the Beatitudes
The Jesus way can never be enforced, only embodied.
Why?
Because political power is incompatible with the Jesus Way.
The Jesus Way rejects violence, exclusion, and force.
The Jesus Way is the way of the Beatitudes
The Jesus way can never be enforced, only embodied.
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Justin Ling is a must-read on the context of the Charlie Kirk murder within the American right.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
Who Was Charlie Kirk, Anyway?
Kirk occupied a uniquely powerful place in the MAGA movement
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Justin Ling is a must-read on the context of the Charlie Kirk murder within the American right.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
substack.com/@caldueck/no... understanding the influence of Christian nationalism is key to understanding current conservative politics
Cal Dueck (@caldueck)
An important article to understand current politics
substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
substack.com/@caldueck/no... understanding the influence of Christian nationalism is key to understanding current conservative politics
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Planners call it “the popsicle test.” Can a child in your neighbourhood safely walk to a store, buy a popsicle and walk home before it melts? Zoning often prohibits small shops in residential areas. We’re proposing to change that. Tell us what u think! Info sessions June 18 & 19 tinyurl.com/4mpv7mhk
Neighbourhood Retail & Services
We want to hear from you! Participate in an upcoming consultation: June 18 from 6 – 8 p.m. or June 19 from 1 – 3 p.m. Small-scale retail, service and office uses support daily life in Neighbourhoods ...
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June 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Planners call it “the popsicle test.” Can a child in your neighbourhood safely walk to a store, buy a popsicle and walk home before it melts? Zoning often prohibits small shops in residential areas. We’re proposing to change that. Tell us what u think! Info sessions June 18 & 19 tinyurl.com/4mpv7mhk
Time line cleanse. My neighbor's lady slippers.
June 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Time line cleanse. My neighbor's lady slippers.
Just bought the book. Looking forward to reading it
If you haven’t read Mark Carney’s book “Value(s)”, you should give it a try. He’s been thinking about all this for a long time.
Found this on Indigo: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/values...
Found this on Indigo: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/values...
Values: Building A Better World For All Book By Mark Carney, ('tp') | Indigo
Buy the book Values: Building a Better World for All by mark carney at Indigo
www.indigo.ca
April 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Just bought the book. Looking forward to reading it
The conservative party should be renamed as the Christian nationalist party. The same people that supported and elected Trump are working to get pp elected.
April 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The conservative party should be renamed as the Christian nationalist party. The same people that supported and elected Trump are working to get pp elected.
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It's pretty fucked up that Pierre Poilievre refuses to take any questions from the CBC - but Mark Carney will answer questions from shit news outlets like the Western Standard.
Pierre Poilievre supporters defend PP's media censorship. If he gets into power it WILL only get worse.
Pierre Poilievre supporters defend PP's media censorship. If he gets into power it WILL only get worse.
April 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's pretty fucked up that Pierre Poilievre refuses to take any questions from the CBC - but Mark Carney will answer questions from shit news outlets like the Western Standard.
Pierre Poilievre supporters defend PP's media censorship. If he gets into power it WILL only get worse.
Pierre Poilievre supporters defend PP's media censorship. If he gets into power it WILL only get worse.