Mastodawn

danclarke Sep 4, 2025

Bruno J. Navarro Aug 14, 2025

Two toddlers are among 149 Canadians ranging between two and 77 years old who have been held at some point in ICE custody since January, when Trump took office and ordered an expansive immigration crackdown.

Nearly 150 Canadians held in I...

Nearly 150 Canadians held in ICE custody this year, including two toddlers, data show

One child was detained for 51 days, more than double the legal detention period, a Globe and Mail analysis found

The Globe and Mail

danclarke Feb 10, 2025

Augie Ray Feb 9, 2025

The #Tesla CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire fatality than a Ford Pinto, which was famously flawed with a gas tank behind the rear bumper that would explode in rear-end collisions.

https://fuelarc.com/evs/its-official-the-cybertruck-is-more-explosive-than-the-ford-pinto/

It’s Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto

We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That's more than enough data to compare to the Ford Pinto, a car so notoriously combustible that it has become a watchword for corporate greed. Let's start with the data

FuelArc News

danclarke Feb 10, 2025

memeorandum Feb 9, 2025

More Than 800K Have Lost $2B on Trump's Meme Coin (Nandika Chatterjee/The Daily Beast)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/more-than-800k-have-lost-2b-on-trumps-meme-coin/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250209/p39#a250209p39

More Than 800K Have Lost $2B on Trump’s Meme Coin

The token’s price has crashed from $75 to $17.

The Daily Beast

danclarke Feb 10, 2025

William Hamilton Feb 6, 2025

“The aims of NAFTA and its U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement successor are, for all intents and purposes, dead. Trade is based on trust — trust that both parties will honour agreements, contracts and the rule of law. We can’t count on the old order returning some day. Mr. Trump pulled the trigger in broad daylight with 100 senators, 435 congressional representatives, 50 state governors and his cabinet looking on.“

#CanPoli #USPoli #TradeWar

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-era-of-outright-dependence-on-the-us-must-end/#comments

Canada’s era of outright dependence on the U.S. must end

We staked our future on the idea that our southern neighbour would always be a good ally. We were wrong

The Globe and Mail

danclarke Feb 10, 2025

Dave Spector Feb 9, 2025

Oh yes, the fuck it is. It’s literally what you demanded, dressed in your MAGA hats, golden diapers, trash bags, maxipad ear bandages, and “grab me by my pussy” tshirts.

“The people have spoken …and now the people must be punished.” — Ed Koch, Mayor of New York

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-voters-angry-at-chaos-not-what-we-signed-up-for/

Trump Voters Angry at ‘Chaos’: ‘Not What We Signed Up For’

Consumer confidence is down in the face of instability from the White House.

The Daily Beast

danclarke Feb 2, 2025

Show thread

Lady Laura

Jan 27, 2025

i cant believe ChatGPT lost its job to AI

danclarke Jan 23, 2025

M❍n❍t❍ne❍fBill™Jan 23, 2025

“Dad, I’ve joined the World Taekwondo Federation.”

“WTF?”

danclarke Nov 26, 2024

Missing The Point Nov 26, 2024

Imagine a movie where a man goes on a crime spree, is caught and is on trial for some crimes and convicted of others, and the only way to avoid prison is to be elected President of the United States.

danclarke Oct 26, 2024

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Oct 26, 2024

That's so raven.

danclarke Apr 8, 2024

Anne Applebaum Apr 8, 2024

Orban has successfully hidden his corruption behind the veil of a culture war. At least some Hungarians are seeing through it

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/tens-thousands-march-budapest-against-orban-2024-04-06/

Tens of thousands march in Budapest against Orban

Tens of thousands protested against the government of Viktor Orban in downtown Budapest on Saturday, led by a lawyer formerly close to the administration who recently launched a political movement that aims to challenge the prime minister.

Reuters