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Safety In Numbers
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Pro: Critical thinking, fact-checks & open respectful discourse. Judge me by words/actions, not demographics. (Mask = N95+, no gaps)

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I just moved from Twitter/X (as @ SafetyInNumbrz). Migrating my old content is proving to be non-trivial, so I decided not to worry about it for now.

Please feel free to follow me now, if you were waiting to avoid migration-induced spam.

Looking forward to smooth sailing and #BlueSkies.
Plain-language explanation:

- What IS the Rule of Law exactly?
- How does Rule of Law affect Democracy?
- Why do ppl argue the US rule of law is failing?
- And why does it even matter if Trump controls DOJ/courts or if Congress lets him make decisions that really belong to them?
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It's easy to look up unclear terms in search engines. 🤷‍♂️

Rule of Law (RoL) meansauthority comes from a shared set of rules that apply fairly to everyone. Rulers may not make arbitrary decisions bc they are royalty/rich, work for govt, or threaten violence, etc. Democracy requires RoL.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies.

May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism.

This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs.

Vaccinate your pets please.
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Well, now we KNOW what we've suspected. We have a shadow government, issuing illegal secret orders, and passing those orders down to the rank and file, in secret, and seeing those orders effectively carried out. A loyal unaccountable militia willing to directly hurt people without question.
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Fury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE System

The Electronic Frontier Foundation warned that Amazon Ring Cameras are actively eroding civil liberties in the US for profit.

This tech can be used against Canadians.

#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #boycottAmazon

futurism.com/future-socie...
Fury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE System
Online activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
futurism.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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Polls show 40% of CPC supporters have a favourable opinion of Trump. I will bet it all that a majority of the people who show up to the leadership convention in Alberta will be pro-Trump Maple MAGA. And Canadians need to understand that about this "base". We don't have time for niceties. #cdnpoli
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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Um ... what?

Watch this clip from BBC News in which Republican Congressman Andy Ogles flips from talking about Greenland wanting to join the U.S. — to Alberta.

Very similar talking points at beginning and end of clip, just swapping Greenland/Denmark for Alberta/Canada.

British host seems confused
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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A global boycott on US continues to grow, Canada leading the front has already nearly collapsed US tourism industry since 2025 and reduced US alcohol purchases by 90%; now Denmark & Greenland have joined to cut off US products. Europe & Mexico also joining. #3E #BoycottUSA
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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the answer is simple..
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Let's reframe the question:

If you could talk to Germans (esp those considered 'Aryan') in mid-1930s, what would you want them to do?

Refuse to work, boycott, protest, protect/evacuate ppl at risk, FIGHT NAZ1S, revolt? Or say "Quit yelling at us, this isn't OUR responsibility"?
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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Incapable of understanding how "abolish ICE" was silly but arresting 5 year olds is public policy
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.

There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.

Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.

24 hours. Go.

www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026

ALBERTA

VERY HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 98 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 11.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.8 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 14.6 x higher
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026

CANADA

VERY HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 95 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : 17-30 JAN, 2026

SÉVÈRE : MB, NÉ, SK
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : CAN, AB, NB, TNL, Nord, ON, QC
ÉLEVÉ : CB, ÎPÉ
MODÉRÉ : aucun

Environ 1 personne sur 95 est actuellement infectée au Canada.
January 22, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : 17- 30 JAN, 2026

CANADA

TRÈS ÉLEVÉ [stable]

Environ 1 personne sur 95 est infectée

Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada :

-Infections : 10.5 x🔺
-COVID longue : 6.4 x🔺
-Hospitalisations : 10.6 x🔺
-Décès : 15.1 x🔺
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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The words "clean air" and "ASHRAE 241" don't appear in this article. N95s are a stop-gap. Putting engineers (not physicians) in charge of clean indoor public air to ASHRAE 241 standard levels is the solution. Engineers keep our water free from pathogens. They should be keeping our air clean too.
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
Senator Gallego weighs in as well. Note that at the start of 2025 he was considered a *moderate* on immigration and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act. Him and many other Dems have been increasingly horrified at what ICE is doing and shifted away from a "more enforcement" focus.
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This is blatantly unconstitutional and illegal. DHS is formally training its officers to break the law in support of their agenda of ethnic cleansing and forced removal to concentration camps. Trump, admin and DOJ do not even pretend to support the rule of law anymore. It's fascism.
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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As the world hurtles towards geopolitical crisis, my marine biologist son sends photo of an underwater leaf slug from Fiji to wish us calm.
January 21, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Here’s the deal with the FY26 NIH funding bill:

One line in the 1000+ pg bill = significantly less science.

The increase to ~40% of grants moving to MYF is estimated to result in a 35% decrease in the NUMBER of NIH grants funded annually—moving the paylines from 10% to around 4%.

THIS IS BAD.
January 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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It’s important to note that even though the importers jacked up prices on the American consumer, it’s the corporations that get these refunds. Not the consumers. So the rich, as always, will get richer while American consumers will have paid the price. END/
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.

DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.

This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!

Stay frosty, friends.
Every day some story breaks me some. Today it’s the guy who approached parents at a school patrol, told them he was with Indivisible, and asked about how the patrol system works. The parents gave vague answers, followed him back to his car — and of course it was ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM