VJM4democracy
@vjm4democracy.bsky.social
Naturalized Canadian. Sometimes grumpy.
I am a monthly donor to UNHCR so individual solicitations will be ignored.
Living, playing and working as a grateful settler in the unceded territory of the shíshálh people.🇨🇦
I am a monthly donor to UNHCR so individual solicitations will be ignored.
Living, playing and working as a grateful settler in the unceded territory of the shíshálh people.🇨🇦
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Pundit on Ari Melber -
"Now is not the time for Mr. Spock. What we need now are Captain Kirks..."
The time for dispassionate analysis is over. We now need decisive and aggressive action to push back on the pervasive and horrific abuses around us.
"Now is not the time for Mr. Spock. What we need now are Captain Kirks..."
The time for dispassionate analysis is over. We now need decisive and aggressive action to push back on the pervasive and horrific abuses around us.
February 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Pundit on Ari Melber -
"Now is not the time for Mr. Spock. What we need now are Captain Kirks..."
The time for dispassionate analysis is over. We now need decisive and aggressive action to push back on the pervasive and horrific abuses around us.
"Now is not the time for Mr. Spock. What we need now are Captain Kirks..."
The time for dispassionate analysis is over. We now need decisive and aggressive action to push back on the pervasive and horrific abuses around us.
“The pain has been particularly severe for the growing class of public companies that invest in digital currencies.”
@betterpensionsbc.bsky.social
Gift article below
@betterpensionsbc.bsky.social
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‘Mr. Trump promised to end a regulatory crackdown on crypto and created a crypto empire of his own, with Trump-branded digital coins and a crypto start-up run by his sons.’
(Gift article)
Also, so very much *not* @greatdismal.bsky.social ‘s Wintermute
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/t...
(Gift article)
Also, so very much *not* @greatdismal.bsky.social ‘s Wintermute
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/t...
Crypto Takes a Deep Slide Despite Trump’s Support
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
“The pain has been particularly severe for the growing class of public companies that invest in digital currencies.”
@betterpensionsbc.bsky.social
Gift article below
@betterpensionsbc.bsky.social
Gift article below
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In case you had any remaining doubts about Bezos motivations with the Washington Post.
Gift article included below…
Gift article included below…
Omg this Washington Post editorial against taxing the rich is real. I was sure it was an internet joke I wasn’t aware of.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Little to gain by raising taxes on the rich
New research shows the current top federal income tax rate is close to revenue-maximizing.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
In case you had any remaining doubts about Bezos motivations with the Washington Post.
Gift article included below…
Gift article included below…
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Big fan of the work of Canadian editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder. Absolutely nails what’s happening at the Washington Post
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Big fan of the work of Canadian editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder. Absolutely nails what’s happening at the Washington Post
The trauma will be life-long. So unnecessary.
The victims here are not criminals.
The criminals are the ICE agents and the Trump administration
The victims here are not criminals.
The criminals are the ICE agents and the Trump administration
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"...there is a quieter upheaval taking place behind closed doors as the city’s youngest residents attempt to grasp the altering of their neighborhoods, their schools, their sense of security."
"...there is a quieter upheaval taking place behind closed doors as the city’s youngest residents attempt to grasp the altering of their neighborhoods, their schools, their sense of security."
What the Crackdown Has Done to Minneapolis Children
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The trauma will be life-long. So unnecessary.
The victims here are not criminals.
The criminals are the ICE agents and the Trump administration
The victims here are not criminals.
The criminals are the ICE agents and the Trump administration
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Steve Bannon: “You’re damn right, we’re going to have ICE surround the polls in Nov. We’re not going to allow you to steal the country again. You can whine & cry & throw your toys all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen.”
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
February 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Steve Bannon: “You’re damn right, we’re going to have ICE surround the polls in Nov. We’re not going to allow you to steal the country again. You can whine & cry & throw your toys all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen.”
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
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“Musk’s most enduring legacy: his unmatched ability to sell investors on his wild ideas. Those adventures tended to demand huge amounts of cash to make sci-fi real—with varying degrees of success.”
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
The Out-of-This-World Reasons for Elon Musk’s SpaceX Deal
The billionaire is turning to his old playbook to keep his AI ambitions aloft.
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“Musk’s most enduring legacy: his unmatched ability to sell investors on his wild ideas. Those adventures tended to demand huge amounts of cash to make sci-fi real—with varying degrees of success.”
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
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The U.S. ranks 40th in healthcare—dead last on this list—yet Congress keeps shoveling billions into ICE. We fund raids, cages, and weapons while people die waiting for care. This isn’t incompetence. It’s priorities. And they’re lethal.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The U.S. ranks 40th in healthcare—dead last on this list—yet Congress keeps shoveling billions into ICE. We fund raids, cages, and weapons while people die waiting for care. This isn’t incompetence. It’s priorities. And they’re lethal.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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I wonder how many in Congress grasp just how serious this is.
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I wonder how many in Congress grasp just how serious this is.
Because US media ignores or at best, tiptoes around the awful truth.
The Guardian covers the Epstein files the way it needs to be.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian covers the Epstein files the way it needs to be.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Because US media ignores or at best, tiptoes around the awful truth.
The Guardian covers the Epstein files the way it needs to be.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian covers the Epstein files the way it needs to be.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Unlike the United States, European regulators don’t think porn deepfakes as a service is a valuable feature of a social media app.
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Unlike the United States, European regulators don’t think porn deepfakes as a service is a valuable feature of a social media app.
“Intense solar radiation storms can also have adverse consequences, such as radio blackouts, GPS disruptions, and damage to satellites and spacecraft.”
So NASA is going to do a moon launch is the midst of this? With all the other problems surfacing?
Seems risky to m e but what do I know.
So NASA is going to do a moon launch is the midst of this? With all the other problems surfacing?
Seems risky to m e but what do I know.
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“Intense solar radiation storms can also have adverse consequences, such as radio blackouts, GPS disruptions, and damage to satellites and spacecraft.”
So NASA is going to do a moon launch is the midst of this? With all the other problems surfacing?
Seems risky to m e but what do I know.
So NASA is going to do a moon launch is the midst of this? With all the other problems surfacing?
Seems risky to m e but what do I know.
That’s not “hunting “.
That’s murder.
That’s murder.
WTAF Alberta?
Alberta has quietly legalized "canned hunting", allowing hunters to track & kill deer & elk in fenced enclosures for sport. Long condemned as cruel & unethical, this practice also fuels the spread of fatal Chronic Wasting Disease 👎🫎 #AbPoli
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
That’s not “hunting “.
That’s murder.
That’s murder.
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Original global poll results here:
www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
New polling finds 8 out of 10 in Olympic host nations want winter sports to stop advertising fossil fuels
One week ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, new international polling reveals overwhelming public concern about the loss of snow and ice due to global heating - and strong support for e...
www.newweather.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Original global poll results here:
www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
www.newweather.org/2026/01/29/n...
“Trump has completely turned on his base & is more worried about serving the “big big donors” who send money to his PACs & have pitched in for his new ballroom.
“Those people get the special favors, the gov’t contracts & the pardons. That’s really what MAGA is.”
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
“Those people get the special favors, the gov’t contracts & the pardons. That’s really what MAGA is.”
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bluntly Declares MAGA ‘Was All a Lie’ in Scalding Take on Trump’s GOP
Marjorie Taylor Greene went absolutely nuts on President Trump, branding his MAGA movement a "big lie" and accusing him of waging "war on behalf of Israel."
www.yahoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
“Trump has completely turned on his base & is more worried about serving the “big big donors” who send money to his PACs & have pitched in for his new ballroom.
“Those people get the special favors, the gov’t contracts & the pardons. That’s really what MAGA is.”
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
“Those people get the special favors, the gov’t contracts & the pardons. That’s really what MAGA is.”
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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We think about these JD Vance tweets about once a month
February 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
We think about these JD Vance tweets about once a month
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ICE agents pull over an elderly US citizen for having dark skin, break her car window, assault her, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do because ICE claims immunity and refuses to work with local law enforcement.
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
ICE agents pull over an elderly US citizen for having dark skin, break her car window, assault her, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do because ICE claims immunity and refuses to work with local law enforcement.