Eric Mitchell 2 🇨🇦
@canavart2.bsky.social
Retired, artist, photographer, Victoria, BC, Canada.
This is my second account for topical and news-related posts. My photography and art account is @canavart.bsky.social
I'd like to try to keep them separate.
This is my second account for topical and news-related posts. My photography and art account is @canavart.bsky.social
I'd like to try to keep them separate.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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Except what’s actually happening is once again, a gaggle of the gullible + grifting grievance entrepreneurs, is being weaponized in yet another destabilization op against 🇨🇦’s federal gov’t. #FluTruxKlan was one, this is another. US & Russian ops pumping both money & disinfo into Alberta. #cdnpoli
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Except what’s actually happening is once again, a gaggle of the gullible + grifting grievance entrepreneurs, is being weaponized in yet another destabilization op against 🇨🇦’s federal gov’t. #FluTruxKlan was one, this is another. US & Russian ops pumping both money & disinfo into Alberta. #cdnpoli
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🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
For some reason, my brain switched to reading this in Stephen Miller's voice halfway through the first sentence.
There is seriously something wrong with this man.
Also, he is devoid of any joy. He is bitter and rotten to the core. This post proves it.
Basically a shit for brains.
Also, he is devoid of any joy. He is bitter and rotten to the core. This post proves it.
Basically a shit for brains.
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For some reason, my brain switched to reading this in Stephen Miller's voice halfway through the first sentence.
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This gets at the fundamentally flawed approach of the federal government: they are trying to find a policy solution to an identity problem.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This gets at the fundamentally flawed approach of the federal government: they are trying to find a policy solution to an identity problem.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
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Albertans have been force-fed grievance porn for decades, like a goose being fattened for fois gras.
You'll never guess what happens next...
You'll never guess what happens next...
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Albertans have been force-fed grievance porn for decades, like a goose being fattened for fois gras.
You'll never guess what happens next...
You'll never guess what happens next...
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Lose-lose.
"If I am right, the pipeline will either die — which will give Smith and the separatists an important new grievance — or be pushed through in a way that is toxic to Carney’s existing coalition and unfair to the formidable Indigenous people of northern BC"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
"If I am right, the pipeline will either die — which will give Smith and the separatists an important new grievance — or be pushed through in a way that is toxic to Carney’s existing coalition and unfair to the formidable Indigenous people of northern BC"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Stephen Maher: Mark Carney’s in a bigger mess than he thinks with this pipeline
Before the ink on the agreement has had time to dry, there are questions around the ability of Carney and his colleagues to get it built
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Lose-lose.
"If I am right, the pipeline will either die — which will give Smith and the separatists an important new grievance — or be pushed through in a way that is toxic to Carney’s existing coalition and unfair to the formidable Indigenous people of northern BC"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
"If I am right, the pipeline will either die — which will give Smith and the separatists an important new grievance — or be pushed through in a way that is toxic to Carney’s existing coalition and unfair to the formidable Indigenous people of northern BC"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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So it wasn’t about the drugs, then? It was just about killing people? Pete Hegseth needs to be tried in The Hague. That’s more than these people got.
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
So it wasn’t about the drugs, then? It was just about killing people? Pete Hegseth needs to be tried in The Hague. That’s more than these people got.
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As much as I don't want to believe it, CNN is reporting it too: www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As much as I don't want to believe it, CNN is reporting it too: www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
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Hegseth issued an illegal Caribbean strike order: “Kill them all.”
SEAL Team 6 hit the boat and saw survivors clinging to the wreckage.
Commanders then ordered a second strike to finish them off.
Killing survivors is blatantly illegal.
#WarCrimes
SEAL Team 6 hit the boat and saw survivors clinging to the wreckage.
Commanders then ordered a second strike to finish them off.
Killing survivors is blatantly illegal.
#WarCrimes
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hegseth issued an illegal Caribbean strike order: “Kill them all.”
SEAL Team 6 hit the boat and saw survivors clinging to the wreckage.
Commanders then ordered a second strike to finish them off.
Killing survivors is blatantly illegal.
#WarCrimes
SEAL Team 6 hit the boat and saw survivors clinging to the wreckage.
Commanders then ordered a second strike to finish them off.
Killing survivors is blatantly illegal.
#WarCrimes
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That Black Friday is a thing in Canada is BS. The fact that Vancouver built an outlet mall next to the airport so folks are being warned of delays getting to the airport is next level BS.
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
That Black Friday is a thing in Canada is BS. The fact that Vancouver built an outlet mall next to the airport so folks are being warned of delays getting to the airport is next level BS.
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Reporters who fact-check Trump to his face are not “stupid”, they are not “piggies”, and they are not “ugly”. They are doing their jobs, and doing it under pressure most of us will never experience.
We should be grateful for their service. I appreciate their courage now more than ever.
We should be grateful for their service. I appreciate their courage now more than ever.
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Reporters who fact-check Trump to his face are not “stupid”, they are not “piggies”, and they are not “ugly”. They are doing their jobs, and doing it under pressure most of us will never experience.
We should be grateful for their service. I appreciate their courage now more than ever.
We should be grateful for their service. I appreciate their courage now more than ever.
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It's easy to be numb because it's par for the course nowadays, but repeatedly calling a reporter who asks a reasonable question "stupid" is conduct unbecoming for a small-town mayor, let alone the President of the United States.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It's easy to be numb because it's par for the course nowadays, but repeatedly calling a reporter who asks a reasonable question "stupid" is conduct unbecoming for a small-town mayor, let alone the President of the United States.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Chump Has Failed America And
The Entire World. He Is Owned
By The Rich And By Putin......
The Entire World. He Is Owned
By The Rich And By Putin......
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Chump Has Failed America And
The Entire World. He Is Owned
By The Rich And By Putin......
The Entire World. He Is Owned
By The Rich And By Putin......
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I liked the original "Three Stooges" better, the original Moe was funnier, and you could just turn them off when you were tired of their antics.
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I liked the original "Three Stooges" better, the original Moe was funnier, and you could just turn them off when you were tired of their antics.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
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How on earth can America (or any country) allow this foreign influence operation to happen. Oh I forgot they are laser focused on Canadian ads quoting Reagan.
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
How on earth can America (or any country) allow this foreign influence operation to happen. Oh I forgot they are laser focused on Canadian ads quoting Reagan.
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Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
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The more I think about this tirade, why would he single out the CBC? It smacks of the Conservative leader’s distain of it and disgraceful treatment of their reporters. Its almost like Vance was invited to stir the pot. Canada hasn’t been kicked for a couple of days, so
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
JD Vance blames immigration for Canada's 'stagnating' living standards | CBC News
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance made a series of posts criticizing Canada’s political leadership, public broadcaster and immigration system, saying our living standards are “stagnating” because of all th...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The more I think about this tirade, why would he single out the CBC? It smacks of the Conservative leader’s distain of it and disgraceful treatment of their reporters. Its almost like Vance was invited to stir the pot. Canada hasn’t been kicked for a couple of days, so
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...