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The fascism playbook hasn't changed—only the speed we're flipping through its chapters.

"The irony is the Trump regime is demanding universities ban students from wearing masks during protests so they can hold those accountable who may violate the law or school regulations. But when it comes to Trump’s own agents, they want to ensure they can’t be held accountable."

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #DueProcess #courts #HabeasCorpus #violence
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Trump thinks Mattel is a country. And we know what happens when Ken tries to run things.

Aktuell wird meine TL mit #CRAP (computer-rendered artificial painitings) geflutet. Ich empfinde das als Spam und angesichts des Ressourcenverbrauchs für jedes einzelne dieser Bilder ziehe ich hiermit die Reißleine. Ab sofort wird jeder Account geblockt, der so was produziert oder vervielfältigt.

#NoAI

In case anyone missed it, my accounts are not automated! I'm an actual human being sitting here typing this šŸ™‚

If you want any help with using Mastodon or the rest of the Fediverse, feel free to ask! To get in touch you can mention me or DM me or reply to any of my threads, whatever you find easiest.

This account is mainly meant to be about helping people directly rather than just doing mass audience posts. I'm especially keen to help new or non-technical people.

So the basic issue is this: if the real selling point of this Coventry ultra light thing is it allows the track to be built extra cheaply, could you not run a slightly lighter built regular tram on this track, rather than some tiny Gadgetbahn thingy?
The Economist's cover this week is sad but accurate.

It's Canada’s ā€˜#braingain’ moment — if we don’t flub it https://canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2025/04/its-canadas-brain-gain-moment-if-we-dont-flub-it ā€œMunter, Reimer, and the #CMA are calling for two specific federal actions:

A dedicated immigration pathway to accommodate physicians fleeing the U.S.

An exemption on Labour Market Impact Assessments for physician jobā€

It's Canada’s ā€˜brain gain’ moment — if we don’t flub it

Life’s pretty bleak in the land of the free these days. And for many U.S. doctors, Canada’s grass is looking greener.

Canada Healthwatch

"Is Trump an economic ignoramus, or just a pathological liar? Both, most likely. It is precisely because his lies promote policies that wreak such havoc that news outlets, Democrats, and anyone who cares about truth must reject the notion that fact-checking no longer matters."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #tariffs #economy #LiberationDay #recession #inflation #stupidity #lies #FactChecking
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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/truth-still-matters

Truth still matters

Voters are seeing--and experiencing--that lies have consequences

The Contrarian

"Trump intentionally hired amateurs for top jobs. This is their most dramatic blunder."

~ Zachary B. Wolf

#Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #incompetence #clowns #ClownShow
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/hegseth-waltz-vance-signal-chat-mistake-what-matters/index.html

Trump intentionally hired amateurs for top jobs. This is their most dramatic blunder

I was already writing an edition of the ā€œWhat Mattersā€ newsletter Monday about how President Donald Trump’s choice of businessmen and political allies to shake up and downsize government work has also created an amateur-hour atmosphere.

CNN