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  • MEPs approve list of “safe countries” excluded from asylum

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  • European xenophobia is just fucking pathetic. Pathetic. On the one hand we make a big stink about the rules based order and liberal values. And in the other we make a mockery of all of that to appease the worst among us. Pathetic.

  • Athens weighs US Board of Peace invite | eKathimerini.com

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  • Ukraine doesn't have the luxury of not being on the table when the US and Russia talk, even if both are vile jackals.

    If the US and Russia were talking about reshaping balances in the Arctic, Canada cannot stand in the sidelines.

    Similarly, if the US and Turkey are talking about reshaping balances in the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece cannot stand on the sidelines.

  • Athens weighs US Board of Peace invite | eKathimerini.com

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  • Here's the rub:

    Turkey is expected to be represented in Washington and is considered a US partner in efforts to reshape balances in the Middle East and the wider region.

    If Greece aligns with the rest of Europe, they are leaving Turkey a wide open lane to "reshape balances in the Middle East and the wider region" however they like. And as Carney said "if you're not at the table, you're on the menu".

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    Athens weighs US Board of Peace invite | eKathimerini.com

    www.ekathimerini.com /politics/foreign-policy/1294816/athens-weighs-us-board-of-peace-invite/

  • What is happening with this potatoe?

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  • I didn't make fun of them though.

  • What is happening with this potatoe?

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  • That's how you got Irish Americans

  • Portugal: Socialist Seguro wins big in presidential election

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  • If we have learned anything from the last decade, the centre-left now is faced with a dilemma: deep reforms to drain the abscess that oozed out the fascists or continue with neoliberal business as usual, effectively giving the far right time to regroup and try again next time.

  • The Plutocrats Who Rule Our World Aren't Even Enjoying Themselves

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    Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation

    www.hauntologies.net /p/iranian-protesters-dont-owe-us-an
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    Air Force colonel remanded in custody in alleged China espionage case

    www.ekathimerini.com /politics/foreign-policy/1294599/air-force-colonel-remanded-in-custody-in-alleged-china-espionage-case/

  • If you catch them studdering, run.

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  • You're itching for a fight, when nobody started a fight with you. I am not saying whether this is good or bad advice. I am saying that the fact that this looks like bad advice is because we are losing the class war. I am saying that I remember a time when the balance of power was different, when we temporarily had the upper hand in the class struggle due to the COVID weirdness. During that time, people were actually doing things like quiet quitting, and strong-arming employers, and that in that environment advice like the one in the meme did not come off as bad advice.

    I'm describing a dynamic, not blaming workers. If I had anything to say to the «single moms wokring at McDonalds» (you did an instrumentalization there, like the «kids in Africa») that would be «hey, how can I help you folks unionize?».

  • By barring Bianca Mugyenyi, NDP shows it’s not interested in renewal

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  • I disagree with the vetting process too, I think there is something really paternalistic and anti-democratic about it. That said, there is something to be said about how Mugyenyi's candidacy was explicitly declared as en extension of Engler's campist tankie campaign.

    Shenanigans beget shenanigans of course and that was a bad faith response to a bad faith decision by the vetting process. So yes, this is NDP bureaucracy shitting the bed, but from there to saying "the NDP is not interested in renewal" as Nora Loreto writes, I think that's an overstatement that does a disservice to the moment.

  • Death of First Nations Teen Triggers Police Watchdog Investigation

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  • Indigenous lives matter.

  • Swedish aerospace manufacturer Saab floats Gripen production hub in Canada, if Ottawa were willing

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  • Let's fucking goooo.

  • If you catch them studdering, run.

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  • No, my argument is that there is a class war and we're losing it.

  • If you catch them studdering, run.

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  • Remember post COVID how people were quiet quitting and CEO's were talking about how workers had too much power?

    I remember.

  • Elon Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content

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  • 'Canada, better the 28th EU member than the 51st US state'

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  • Then accuse me of making an unsubstantiated rant like you just did. To that I can respond with "that's what Varoufakis has been screaming off the top of his lungs for a decade now and that's what people like economic historian Adam Tooze have basically said more politely". When it comes to the stereotyping and moral crusade kind of attitude I can talk from my own goddam experience.

    But accusing me of "propaganda" takes it a step further into saying I am a bad faith malicious actor that is trying to manipulate the space over some kind of agenda. Propaganda is not a difference of opinion or a rant, it is a deliberate sustained tactic to control the information space on behalf of someone else. Propaganda is post-truth, treating speech as ammunition in an information war.

    So here is what I am asking you to clarify: are you saying I'm a post-truth actor engaging here on behalf of some other entity to perform information warfare?

  • 'Canada, better the 28th EU member than the 51st US state'

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  • Yes but we have full control of our currency and central bank and therefore we have more policy levers to fine tune our response. "Forward facing" is aspirational, I just don't see the benefit.

  • 'Canada, better the 28th EU member than the 51st US state'

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  • Why bother with full EU integration then? Let's apply to join the EFTA and avoid the shenanigans.

  • 'Canada, better the 28th EU member than the 51st US state'

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  • I've already pointed out your mistake, not sure if it's worth repeating myself.

  • 'Canada, better the 28th EU member than the 51st US state'

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  • In short: a country that controls its currency, faced with a situation like Greece's in 2012 can ease the hurt by devaluing its currency. That option was not available to Greece because of the Euro. Instead the internal devaluation was forced through, to immense social cost.

    That said, I take a very great deal of exception to the "propaganda" accusation. It implies I'm a bad faith actor here, which in turns means anything I say is suspect. If that's what you think, I have no reason to continue this discussion. Clarify your position.

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    Trump’s Imperial Fantasy Begins With Gaza

    jewishcurrents.org /trumps-imperial-fantasy-begins-with-gaza
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    As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach

    breachmedia.ca /as-a-doctor-i-know-cutting-health-care-for-refugees-hurts-us-all/
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    Why a Palestinian protest in Tel Aviv exposed the limits of Israeli solidarity

    www.972mag.com /tel-aviv-palestinian-society-crime-protest-solidarity/
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    Today is the deadline to join the NDP to be able to vote for the leader in March

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    Force the Fight: A Resistance History Lesson from the Anti-Federalists

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    Canada mitts at the Alex Pretti vigil in Minneapolis.

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    What Does Minnesota Today Tell Us About What Resistance Requires?

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    149 House Democrats Join 192 Republicans to Pass Sweeping Military Spending Bill

    truthout.org /articles/149-house-democrats-join-192-republicans-to-pass-sweeping-military-spending-bill/
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    149 House Democrats Join 192 Republicans to Pass Sweeping Military Spending Bill

    truthout.org /articles/149-house-democrats-join-192-republicans-to-pass-sweeping-military-spending-bill/
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    Papers, please

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    ‘Impunity won’t last forever’: What gives Francesca Albanese hope

    www.972mag.com /israel-gaza-impunity-francesca-albanese/
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    Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect

    prospect.org /2026/01/21/jeffries-wont-whip-vote-against-ice-funding/
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    Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws | CCPA

    www.policyalternatives.ca /news-research/bill-c-15-would-allow-corporations-to-be-exempt-from-most-canadian-laws/
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    Rethinking the ‘Indian international student crisis’

    canadiandimension.com /articles/view/rethinking-the-indian-international-student-crisis
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    “I Just Want to Be Believed” – The Rover

    therover.ca /i-just-want-to-be-believed/
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    Police are using ‘zombie’ court orders to shut down social movements ⋆ The Breach

    breachmedia.ca /police-using-zombie-court-orders-to-shut-down-social-movements/
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    Germany never stopped arming Israel’s genocide

    www.972mag.com /germany-israel-weapons-cybersecurity-genocide/