A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. cnn.it/3UMhe9p
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Premier Ford’s chartered flights for spring Texas trip cost over $105,000 thetrillium.ca:443/insider-n…
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NATO has never attacked the Soviet Union or Russia.
Ukraine has never threatened Russian security.
Putin calling for new security guarantees for Russia is complete nonsense.
Before he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many -- including me -- suggested reforms for enhancing European security. He rejected them. He wanted war instead.
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A message to all sane Republicans:
He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing.
He bulldozed the East Wing.
You said nothing.
He interfered with the release of the Epstein files. You said nothing.
He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself. You said nothing.
He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing.
He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. You said nothing.
He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide. You said nothing.
He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations. You said nothing.
His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one. You said nothing.
He alienated and insulted our allies. You said nothing.
His ICE Army terrorized and murdered U.S. citizens. You said nothing.
He committed murder on the high seas. You said nothing.
He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing.
It’s time to start talking.
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I have never seen hospitals this bad. Hospitals are laying off nurses and health care workers while emergency rooms are overflowing and patients are stuck in hallways.
Make it make sense.
Doug Ford has purposefully underfunded our hospitals for years, and now patients and frontline workers are paying the price.
We need MORE nurses, not fewer. #onpoli
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Doug Ford is cutting student grants by over 70%, driving young people deeper into debt, and then having the nerve to insult them when they stand up for themselves.
The arrogance of this government is unbelievable. Students deserve better.
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Doug Ford called Trent University students protesting OSAP cuts "naive" and told them to focus on studying.
It's hard to focus on studying when you can't afford to live.
Students are speaking up about decisions that directly affect their education and their futures.
They deserve to be heard, not dismissed by their Premier. #onpoli
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Who do you trust more, the KGB mafia dictator of invader Russia who has lied to you repeatedly and broken every international agreement, or the elected leader of Ukraine who keeps his word and has never lied to you? 🤷♂️
Ross Douthat: Who do you trust more, President Putin or President Zelenskyy?
Trump: I'd rather not say... There's tremendous hatred between Putin and Zelenskyy.
Douthat: Isn't it more understandable coming from Zelensky given that his country was actually invaded?
Trump: There was great disrespect shown to Russia.
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Get in loser, we are @Ossoff Maxxing.
Making @PeteHegseth sweat through his caked on makeup.
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While Melania Trump is playing nice in the White House with Putin’s envoy, Russia dropped nine bombs on a school and shelter killing almost 100 Ukrainians.
Death toll climbs after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid point - News
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A 31-year-old woman with a rare cancer asked Ontario to cover a treatment that could save her life.
The government’s own experts said yes. Ford’s ministry said no, then blamed the experts.
When Dr. Robin Lennox called that out today, she was thrown out of the legislature.
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Israeli occupation forces demolish five Palestinian homes, displacing their residents in the village of Biddu, northwest of occupied Jerusalem.
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Israeli authorities demolished five homes today in the West Bank town of Biddu, leaving 110 Palestinian civilians homeless.
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The @CPC_HQ either fundamentally misunderstands the debt-to-GDP ratio or is deliberately trying to mislead the public. Kudos to Mark Gerretsen for once again calling out the Conservative rhetoric and explaining the real situation
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Are we all tired of Ford’s taxpayer-funded propaganda yet?
This morning I did a radio interview about OSAP. My segment started shortly after a protect Ontario ad about how the Ford government is “making your life more affordable”.
We then spoke about how this government has destroyed an entire school year for thousands of students after ripping their OSAP away. These students don’t have that promised loan to pay their rent, groceries, tuition… but yes, making lives more affordable. #onpoli
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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told a closed-door meeting earlier this week that Ottawa could be blamed if key races in next week's midterm elections go against Trump's Republicans, sources tell CTV News.
The Atlantic's David Frum weighs in.
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Dear MAGA, since you're always asking me, "What laws has Trump violated. Be specific."
HERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
1) The Principle of Non-refoulement is an international law prohibiting a state from returning a person to a place where they would face a real risk of persecution, torture, or other serious harm.
SEE - 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, which the U.S ratified in 1968.
2) The Convention Against Torture (CAT) prohibits the removal of any person to a country where they would more likely than not be subjected to torture.
Signed by the U.S.: April 18, 1988
Ratified by the U.S.: October 21, 1994
Enforced in the U.S.: November 20, 1994
3) The Refugee Act of 1980 prohibits the return of a refugee to a country where their life or freedom would be threatened.
4) INA § 241(b)(3) states that the U.S. cannot remove an alien to a country if it's determines that the alien's life or freedom would be threatened in that country.
5) Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (FARRA) - codified 8 U.S.C. § 1231 - states the U.S can NOT expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any person to a country in which there are substantial grounds for believing the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture.
6) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 (Election Clause) by attempting to control federal elections and intimidate State and election officials.
7) Article I, Section 8 - Congress' authority to create and/or abolish government agencies/offices - by creating DOGE via Executive Order and by dismantling government agencies WITHOUT Congressional approval or involvement.
8) Article I, Section 9 , Clause 8 - the Emoluments Clause - prohibits any person holding a government office from accepting any present, emolument , office, or title from any "King, Prince, or foreign State ," without congressional consent.
9) 1st Amendment free speech clause by silencing the scientific community - via Executive Order - and by trying to silence the media by kicking out certain media from the press room and by filing frivolous lawsuits.
10) 5th Amendment for violating due process rights of immigrants. Which is confirmed by the U.S Supreme Court in two separate rulings.
11) 10th Amendment by sending ICE agents into sanctuary cities.
Under Printz v. United State, the Federal government "may neither issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States’ officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program." — thus, protecting sanctuary cities.
12) 14th Amendment Section 1 - the birthright citizenship clause - by signing an Executive Order attempting to end the protections of birthright citizenship.
13) 5 USC § 403 by illegally firing 18 Inspectors General's from the Defense Department, State Department, Health and Human Services Department and the Department of Labor.
14) 8 USC § 1373, the courts have ruled that this law cannot compel local law enforcement to act as immigration agents.
15) 18 U.S.C. § 4 – Misprision of Felony, by "having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony" in regards to covering up the Epstein files.
16) 18 U.S. Code § 401 for blatantly ignoring and disobeying an immigration Court ruling, a U.S. District Court ruling, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. @realDonaldTrump and this regime have blatantly defied, disobeyed, and ignored FIVE federal court orders, thus far.
17) 18 U.S.C. § 1505 by "willfully withholds, misrepresents, removes from any place, conceals, covers up, destroys, mutilates, alters, or by other means falsifies any documentary material" in regards to the Epstein files.
18) The Posse Comitatus Act by deploying active military armed forces on U.S. soil.
19) The War Powers Resolution Act by NOT consulting with Congress nor meeting the threshold in order to bomb Iran without consulting Congress.
This list does NOT include violations of international laws.
























