Lawrence Herzog 🇨🇦
@lawherz.bsky.social
Curious Canadian wanderer, retired writer, journalist, broadcaster, photographer, constituency assistant and grocery clerk.
Here's a thought: Maybe, just maybe, the media should stop breathlessly hanging on every batshit crazy pronouncement and actually focus on the TRUTH. Stop giving the malignant narcissist oxygen when everything is obviously a LIE. #narcissist #liar #Trump #Ukraine
Disbelief as Trump’s ceasefire crumbles within hours: ‘What can you even say’
President Donald Trump was ridiculed en masse Sunday after the purported ceasefire he claimed had been brokered between Russia and Ukraine fell apart within hours.“What can you even say,” wrote invest...
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This article by The man that has been fact checking Trump for 10 years is a must read for anyone who cares about democracy! www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Wishing all my fellow Canadians a very Happy Thanksgiving! May your long weekend be filled with good food, great company and countless reasons to be thankful. 🇨🇦🦃🍁
I struggle to think of any leader in modern history who has carried the agony of an entire nation on his shoulders with such quiet dignity, such relentless resolve, and such unwavering commitment . Zelenskyy has endured brutality of an indicted war criminal as well as the betrayal of Trump.
BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Burnham now says Russia DID interfere in their Brexit vote. Canadians should pay attention. Foreign powers don't need to invade a country when they can inflame separatism and divide people. Canada's unity is now a national security issue. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
It's not one anti-Islamic post made in anger or haste. It's a clear pattern of Islamophobic views. But BC Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson is as silent as a crypt. The very definition of hypocrisy. #bcpoli #hatespeech #BCElxn
Hate and Islamophobia have no place in political leadership. Interim BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson must hold his party accountable and immediately remove campaign director Katy Merrifield. People in British Columbia deserve leadership that rejects prejudice and division.
Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO nationalnewswatch.com/2026/10/11/c...
Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause:…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." – George Carlin #IQ #intelligence #comedy
PM Carney on US-Russia diesel deal: "This agreement is in direct opposition to the efforts of Ukraine, Canada, and our allies to create peace and stability in Europe. It will provide additional revenue for Russia and help finance its illegal, unjustifiable war against Ukraine."
I'll throw in a Tommy Douglas and Ed Broadbent type of Canadian as well.
Trump’s big lie this morning unraveled FAST. Zelenskyy says the announcement was “NEWS TO ME.” Now a senior RUSSIAN lawmaker says he knows NOTHING about the deal—and suggests Trump is making fake announcements to manipulate oil prices.
Trump’s Ukraine ‘Ceasefire’ Exposed as Kyiv and Moscow Rebuke Him
Zelenskyy says Trump’s ceasefire was “news to me,” while a senior Russian lawmaker suggests the announcement was a ploy to drive down oil prices.
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Russia is a terrorist state, actively undermining western democracies. We are at war. The Ukraine is our friend and ally, fighting and dying for us, crippling the Russian machine. Trump is a Russian operative. A traitor. The Trumps need to be removed, investigated, tried & punished. All of them.
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
It's the same people and the same party, riddled with racist, xenophobic, homophobic views. The BC Conservatives can slap lipstick on the pig, but it still oinks. The media has requested comment, but Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson is quiet as a crypt. No surprise. #bcpoli #BCElxn
B.C. Conservative campaign director under fire for anti-Islam posts | CBC News
The campaign director for the B.C. Conservatives is facing criticism over anti-Islam posts she shared on social media earlier this year, just days after the party fired another candidate over his own ...
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Question reporters should be asking every Republican elected: Your president trusts Putin, praises Putin, is beholden to Putin, and wants to help Putin annex more of Ukraine. What are you going to do about it?
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
In 1939-40, he'd be urging Poland, France, and Britain to surrender
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
She fought apartheid, defended Nelson Mandela, and helped change how the world prosecutes sexual violence. Today, at 85, Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What an extraordinary woman. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
Context: 300k tonnes of diesel = 93 million gallons. US uses 160 to 170 million gallons per day - so 300k tonnes would last 13-14 hours. Total order of 1.8 million tonnes = ~82 hours of US use = ~3 days 10 hours. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended.
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Nations that hold an unyielding belief that war criminals must be held to account stand fast in opposition to the lawless, corrupt Trump administration. #cdnpoli bsky.app/profile/cynt...
The foreign ministers of 8 US allies—Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, made a joint statement condemning Trump’s sanctions of the ICC. www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/...
So, what changed? After trying to curry favour with the separatist zealots since the moment she became Premier, has Danielle Smith finally figured out that nothing she does will ever be enough for them? Let's not forget Smith gave them a platform and manipulated the process to help them. #abpoli
‘Not as long as I’m premier’: Danielle Smith rules out 2nd separation referendum if Albertans vote to remain | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was definitive Friday when asked whether she’d commit to not holding another referendum on Alberta separation should a majority of Albertans vote to remain in Canada on ...
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The BC NDP Govt had only a 1-seat majority The BC Conservatives took advantage of this & repeatedly tried to force an election ...& almost succeeded several times Had my MLA not voted from hospital *hours* after giving birth, we'd have had a #BCElection 18 months ago www.threads.com/@mourrej/pos...
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David Eby explains clearly why he called a BC provincial election now, and doesn't hold back on putting the cause where it belongs: Conservative members constantly obstructing parliamentary progress...
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One message for the public, another for insiders. When confronted by reporters about the leaked letter, BC Conservative Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson said he hadn't made any promises. But he had secretly made at least four. “Everything is on the table,” Doerkson wrote. #bcpoli #BCElxn #ICBC
Doerkson Stumbles into First Campaign Crisis with Secret ICBC Promises | The Tyee
The NDP is quick to warn of a hidden agenda from BC Conservatives.
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"Shifting away from no fault, and back to big legal battles, will clearly result in higher insurance premiums at a time when voters are looking for greater affordability." – Economist Marc Lee #bcpoli #ICBC #insurance #BCElxn @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social
What would happen if B.C. scrapped public auto insurance? | CCPA
In British Columbia’s election, public auto insurance is in the crosshairs. How does the system work—and compare to other provinces?
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