Genwil 🍁
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Genwil 🍁
@genwil.bsky.social
· Sep 11
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The normalization of this madness is so quick that we’re debating whether a second illegal strike was wrong after an initial illegal strike with no proof of any crime and we’ve already seen just random murders of fishermen normalized with the excuse they’re running drugs, which isn’t legal either.
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The normalization of this madness is so quick that we’re debating whether a second illegal strike was wrong after an initial illegal strike with no proof of any crime and we’ve already seen just random murders of fishermen normalized with the excuse they’re running drugs, which isn’t legal either.
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Every Democrat going on air should take the first question and then say something like “Before I answer that I need to express my outrage and disgust at the president’s bigoted and vulgar insults about the Somali people. There is something seriously wrong with him. He is a sick man.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Every Democrat going on air should take the first question and then say something like “Before I answer that I need to express my outrage and disgust at the president’s bigoted and vulgar insults about the Somali people. There is something seriously wrong with him. He is a sick man.”
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Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
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Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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Incredible optics here, really underscores it all.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Incredible optics here, really underscores it all.
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If you saw my face just now, every swear word I know came flying out WTF 🤬 🤯
#B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth & Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a stat holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth & Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a stat holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. MLA wants statutory holiday to honour Freedom Convoy
A B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth and Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a statutory holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
www.ctvnews.ca
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If you saw my face just now, every swear word I know came flying out WTF 🤬 🤯
#B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth & Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a stat holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
#B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth & Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a stat holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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This story has been updated with comments from Fillmore's office, Duncan Williams, CEO of the Construction Association of #NovaScotia, and a statement from #Halifax's media relations department.
In apparent violation of public meeting rules, Mayor Andy Fillmore hosted secret meeting with councillors and Construction Association of Nova Scotia to talk regional plan
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
In apparent violation of public meeting rules, Mayor Andy Fillmore hosted secret meeting with councillors and Construction Association of Nova Scotia to talk regional plan - Halifax Examiner
Coun. Sam Austin expressed concerns with that meeting, saying while he thought the intentions were "good," he asked if the invitation was the "epitome of a backroom meeting?"
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This story has been updated with comments from Fillmore's office, Duncan Williams, CEO of the Construction Association of #NovaScotia, and a statement from #Halifax's media relations department.
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An Astonishing Graph. For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. (It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.) [kottke.org]
An Astonishing Graph
For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.
This dramatic decline has resulted from b
kottke.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
An Astonishing Graph. For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. (It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.) [kottke.org]
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The housing minister is upset that the PBO has projected Ottawa’s new housing agency will only add 26,000 units, and isn't taking into account the hundreds of thousands or even millions of units that could potentially be built by other people at the same time, maybe, perhaps.
Housing Minister responds to PBO report detailing cuts to spending, ‘modest’ impact on supply
Housing minister pushes back against PBO report, projections
Canada’s housing minister is pushing back against a new report by the parliamentary budget officer, which projects Ottawa’s new housing agency will add 26,000 units to the housing supply.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The housing minister is upset that the PBO has projected Ottawa’s new housing agency will only add 26,000 units, and isn't taking into account the hundreds of thousands or even millions of units that could potentially be built by other people at the same time, maybe, perhaps.
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Gen Z is spending more on essentials than previous generations, yet their wages aren't keeping up.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Gen Z is spending more on essentials than previous generations, yet their wages aren't keeping up.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
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I realize I’m biased but WTF is Jared Kushner doing in negotiations re Russia and Ukraine? Isn’t he claiming to be a private citizen now? Does he have a security clearance?
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I realize I’m biased but WTF is Jared Kushner doing in negotiations re Russia and Ukraine? Isn’t he claiming to be a private citizen now? Does he have a security clearance?
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I support abortion whenever it is needed. That is what being pro choice is. And “interventions beyond birth” isn’t my field, because when a delivery is over, I’m not the care provider.
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I support abortion whenever it is needed. That is what being pro choice is. And “interventions beyond birth” isn’t my field, because when a delivery is over, I’m not the care provider.
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Hear, hear! These raids must stop everywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hear, hear! These raids must stop everywhere.
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4) It takes 30 seconds to include a link to the source of a screenshot under that post. Just do it. FFS.
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
4) It takes 30 seconds to include a link to the source of a screenshot under that post. Just do it. FFS.
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3) We live in a time where the US president constantly shares AI slop.
Other leaders should be pushing back against the removal of truth from public discourse by actually linking to their sources. Anyone can make a fake screenshot. Serious people include links. It's just good internet hygiene.
Other leaders should be pushing back against the removal of truth from public discourse by actually linking to their sources. Anyone can make a fake screenshot. Serious people include links. It's just good internet hygiene.
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
3) We live in a time where the US president constantly shares AI slop.
Other leaders should be pushing back against the removal of truth from public discourse by actually linking to their sources. Anyone can make a fake screenshot. Serious people include links. It's just good internet hygiene.
Other leaders should be pushing back against the removal of truth from public discourse by actually linking to their sources. Anyone can make a fake screenshot. Serious people include links. It's just good internet hygiene.
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He killed more Americans than Osama bin Laden
Trump hit a new low: He just pardoned a man who killed thousands of Americans. Yes, that is 100% true. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras was a key figure in flooding the US with cocaine. Nearly 30,000 Americans die from cocaine overdoses per year. Many from Hernandez's cocaine
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
He killed more Americans than Osama bin Laden
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Elon Musk is a Nazi and if you drive a Tesla you're inside a Hitler mobile
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Elon Musk is a Nazi and if you drive a Tesla you're inside a Hitler mobile
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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Carney the banker was the thought leader the climate movement needed. As prime minister, he is torching the country’s climate policies, while pouring government time and resources into new fossil fuel infrastructure... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
Did the climate world misread Carney?
Many in the climate movement saw a fellow traveller in Mark Carney — the man who could preach climate action in the language of finance — but what if they were wrong from the very start?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Carney the banker was the thought leader the climate movement needed. As prime minister, he is torching the country’s climate policies, while pouring government time and resources into new fossil fuel infrastructure... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
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I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.
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DC Statehood on demand and without apology. Every dem trifecta that has failed to secure this has led us to this point.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
DC Statehood on demand and without apology. Every dem trifecta that has failed to secure this has led us to this point.
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In recent years politicians have (to greater and lesser degrees) responded to the climate crisis, the housing crisis and the trade crisis.
Nobody has responded or is responding to the crisis in care, though that's the crisis that the greatest number of people grapple with every day...hence new fees.
Nobody has responded or is responding to the crisis in care, though that's the crisis that the greatest number of people grapple with every day...hence new fees.
NEW: The auditor general warns Ontario’s health-care system is ailing.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Auditor’s report slams Ford government over health care
Watchdog Shelley Spence diagnosed a lack of effort to crack down on an estimated $1 billion in potential overcharges by physicians — including 59 who billed for more than 24
www.thestar.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In recent years politicians have (to greater and lesser degrees) responded to the climate crisis, the housing crisis and the trade crisis.
Nobody has responded or is responding to the crisis in care, though that's the crisis that the greatest number of people grapple with every day...hence new fees.
Nobody has responded or is responding to the crisis in care, though that's the crisis that the greatest number of people grapple with every day...hence new fees.
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Looks like we'll pay more for health care *and* housing.
2025-6 federal spend on housing $9.8B. By 2028-29, $4.3B
Number of units built over next 4 years: 26K
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Number of "affordable" units needed (for low income households): 200K maytree.com/publications...
2025-6 federal spend on housing $9.8B. By 2028-29, $4.3B
Number of units built over next 4 years: 26K
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Number of "affordable" units needed (for low income households): 200K maytree.com/publications...
Ottawa’s spending on housing set to drop by more than 50% over next three years, PBO says
Office’s assessment at odds with Liberal campaign pledge to boost funding
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Looks like we'll pay more for health care *and* housing.
2025-6 federal spend on housing $9.8B. By 2028-29, $4.3B
Number of units built over next 4 years: 26K
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Number of "affordable" units needed (for low income households): 200K maytree.com/publications...
2025-6 federal spend on housing $9.8B. By 2028-29, $4.3B
Number of units built over next 4 years: 26K
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Number of "affordable" units needed (for low income households): 200K maytree.com/publications...