Jon and U.S. Senator John Fetterman @fetterman.senate.gov discuss how Israel has conducted its war on Palestinians.
Derek Brett
@halifaxlaw.bsky.social
Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cross-Border Lawyer; Licensed in NS, FL & DC; former Constitutional & International Law Professor at University of Central Florida; former Obama-Biden Campaign Lead Regional Election Protection Counsel: www.halifaxlaw.com.
Jon is joined by U.S. Senator John Fetterman @fetterman.senate.gov for discussion on the Democratic Party, Israel, and the issues that continue to shape his politics. New podcast out tomorrow!
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WestJet Strike 2026: What Are My Rights?
Canada's APPR stand in stark contrast to the European Union's gold-standard passenger-protection regime.
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Last year, billionaires made 19 percent of reported federal campaign contributions. Epstein is gone, but we’re stuck with a class of people with effectively infinite resources that they can devote to whatever they want.
The Epstein Class - Dissent Magazine
The real scandal of the Epstein saga is not that a billionaire cabal runs the world. It’s that there is a billionaire class.
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The scale and depth of the attack on our institutions means that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to flip the lights back on after Trump. We need transformative thinking.
The Case for a Third Reconstruction - Dissent Magazine
The scale and depth of the attack on our institutions means that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to flip the lights back on after Trump. We need transformative thinking.
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“If I think about America, if I try to reduce it to something: It’s a place for everybody who wants better, who believes in equality, who believes in justice, who believes in fairness, who believes in opportunity,” Bryan Stevenson tells Ezra Klein.
Opinion | The America That’s Still Possible
On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaQ_... #ogp #corruption #kakistocracy #plutocracy #oligarchy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social Senator Murphy dissecting the worst abuses from DJT's first-500 days in office. Let's remember not to become numb to these continuing criminal acts.
This Is What 500 Days of Trump's Corruption Looks Like
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #amoc #cbc #climatechange #climatecrisis #novascotia #savethefuture
Why scientists are concerned about the AMOC, and how it could impact the East Coast | CBC News
New research shows that the important AMOC is already slowing down and bringing it closer to a tipping point and eventual shutdown. The impacts would be significant for Atlantic Canada and the planet.
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A GOP lawmaker tried to put a Holocaust denier on New Hampshire’s Holocaust education board forward.com/fast-forward... #shoah #holocaust #nhgop #gop #remember
A GOP lawmaker tried to put a Holocaust denier on New Hampshire’s Holocaust education board
Matt Sabourin dit Choinière brought a notorious German Holocaust denier and his books to a state hearing
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"Fossil fuels push the world towards autocracy. Overthrow our demand for them, and we overthrow much of the current tyranny. Greener, cleaner, cheaper, kinder, fairer: what a beautiful world we could have." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem | George Monbiot
Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o... What else can you expect from a State under 27 years of GOP hegemony, witnessing the emasculated of social services and the conscious undermining of what used to be decent public schools. Embarrassed to have come from #Florida. #plutocracy #kleptocracy #kakistocracy
Opinion | I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.
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truthout.org/articles/flo... #florida #sociology @truthout.org Critical article for everyone's review. My former home state -- a state which imbued its educational system in the 1970s-1990s with teaching critical, supported theories -- is now being hijacked by .... (1/3)
Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own
The Board of Governors overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors.
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This terrifying Trump plot to steal elections is already underway www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
This terrifying Trump plot to steal elections is already underway
Recently, Steve Bannon told an audience:“And I will tell you right now, as God is my witness, if we lose the midterms … some in this room are going to prison — myself included.”Now, it looks like Dona...
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Trump cannot stand this one word — but he can't do anything to stop it www.rawstory.com/donald-trump... #nader #ralphnader #rawstory #impeach #plutocracy #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #autocracy
Trump cannot stand this one word — but he can't do anything to stop it
The most remarkable realization about Donald J. Trump’s rise to becoming America’s elected dictator is that it all came out of his MOUTH. Understanding that politics has become a performative exercise...
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samaustin.ca/council-upda.... Councillor Austin provides detailed assessment of HRM Council's upcoming austerity kick and its true impacts. #hrm #halifax #austerity @samaustind5.bsky.social
Council Update: Austerity or Not? - Sam Austin
Council’s budget deliberations are well underway at City Hall. February is the busiest time of the year for Councillors as budget meetings fill up several additional days each week. So far, Council ha...
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DOJ busted for removing Epstein files accusing Trump of child rape www.rawstory.com/doj-removes-...
DOJ busted for removing Epstein files accusing Trump of child rape
The Department of Justice reportedly scrubbed numerous files relating to Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump from its website.After Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the release of...
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Here's the real story of the FBI raid on Fulton County, Atlanta www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Here's the real story of the FBI raid on Fulton County, Atlanta
For god’s sake, let’s get to the REAL agenda behind Wednesday's FBI raid on the Fulton County elections office. IT’S NOT ABOUT THE 2020 ELECTION. The warrant says the FBI wants the envelopes from the ...
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www.rawstory.com/raw-investig... @hartmannreport.com @rawstory.com #thomhartmann #hartmannreport #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #idiocracy
This conservative lie made Trump possible and will hasten our downfall
For decades, Americans were told that “conservative values” stood for restraint, responsibility, and respect for the rule of law. The rise of Donald Trump forces an unavoidable question: were those va...
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Thousand of bulldozers on the way to flatten over 5 million acres of forest in West Papua and this is just one ship Such is the rush that even the Indonesia army has been brought in to speed up the deforestation A shameful day for Indonesia and the world
I called in artillery in Vietnam — I can tell you Trump and his henchmen are full of it www.rawstory.com/trump-venezu... #internationallaw #customaryinternationallaw #humanrights
I called in artillery in Vietnam — I can tell you Trump and his henchmen are full of it
Idaho’s U.S. Sen. Jim Risch proclaimed in a Dec. 11 meeting of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the “attacks in the Caribbean are absolutely, totally and 100 percent legal under U.S. l...
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www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... #ncra #kakistocracy Each day, each week, this Administration proves that it can engage in more and more vile acts of sabotage to the public health and welfare. #goodtrouble #resist #climatechange #climateemergency
Trump Administration Is Dismantling A World-Class Climate, Weather Research Center
The news about the Colorado-based National Center for Atmospheric Research comes after threats over the continued imprisonment of Tina Peters.
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Here it is: the UARB's decision on Halifax Water's requested rate increase. It reads densely. Although I have not yet fully consumed it, it seems to allow the first 15.8% rate increase in January, but reduce the second rate increase in April to 7% (as opposed to 17.1%). #halifaxwater #uarb (1/2)
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100 years of average January-October temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025... Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
The auto industry will tell you the car battery is a perfect example of recycling in action. Here's the part they prefer you not see: the lead poisoning of entire villages around the world to produce lead used to make batteries in the US and other rich countries www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Auto Industry’s Lead Recycling Program is Poisoning People (Gift Article)
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
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paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-... #krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social #cryptocrash #kleptocracy As usual, another insight piece from the pen of Mr. Krugman. His analysis readily reflects the underlying reality of cryptocurrency: (1/2)
The Trump Trade is Unraveling
Tells from the crypto crash
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The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food. The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals. The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.