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Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 18h ago

So now the next step is to find out what Capital One's months-long anti-money laundering review by professionals with decades of law enforcement experience discovered about Trump's 300+ accounts...

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterday

Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d ago

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Toronto Star@thestar.com · last wk.

Opinion: Trump first imposed tariffs to stop the flow in fentanyl. Then came dairy and digital taxes. Now it’s forced labour. Last week, it was wildfire smoke drifting south. When the reasons multiply until they include acts of God, the reason was never the point, writes Éric Blais. #cdnpoli

Éric Blais: Trump’s economic attacks on Canada look like a shakedown. They are not — it’s a takeover

Trump is not shaking down Canada, he’s talking it over

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Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2w ago

“The right has figured out something incredibly effective: if you can get people making $40k a year furious at those making $7/hour, then they won’t look at those making $40 million a year. Point down, not up.”

Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 3w ago

To make my weekend easier & relaxing, my first @thestar.com column back from vacation is about transportation identity politics. Keeping people divided is useful for some political interests & ambitions. Maybe it’s good to resist that.

Shawn Micallef: I’m a cyclist, I’m a driver, I’m a TTC rider. Stop making me pick sides, just make it easier to get around

Cyclists, drivers, TTC riders and pedestrians can unite in service of a better commute

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Rebecca Bollwitt@miss604.com · 3w ago

September 2020: Vancouver was blanketed in wildfire smoke from fires in the USA (Washington, Oregon, and California). We sent help and wished them well.

A screenshot from the former Twitter social media site from the account of Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604 showing her username, avatar and the words: "Today in Downtown #Vancouver Thinking about our Cascadian neighbours in Washington, Oregon and California who are dealing with much worse #AirQuality #Smoke" alongside 4 photos of thick, grey, smoky skies over Vancouver
CNN@cnn.com · last mo.

"Trump's self-enrichment and transactionality have long been evident — even in-your-face and unapologetic — in his second term," writes CNN's Aaron Blake. "But each day seems to bring fresh, sometimes shocking reinforcement." | Analysis https://cnn.it/4bedySX

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Toronto Star@thestar.com · 2mo ago

After scoring, Canada's Nathan Saliba ran to the sideline and raised Koné’s No. 8 jersey aloft in tribute. 📸 Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

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