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Sam Altman said Trump was Hitler in 2016. Then he gave $1M to Hitler's inauguration because OpenAI's $830B valuation depends on his deregulation.
Canada's Bill C-11 protects these companies from Canadian competition. @pluralistic is right - repeal it, legalize jailbreaking, and go into business disenshittifying their garbage.
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OpenAI's Sam Altman once warned America about Trump. Now he's partnering with him
"Trump represents an unprecedented threat to America," Altman wrote in 2016.Will Steakin (ABC News)
Analysis: "Starmer’s ban on Palestine Action was done to protect the arms industry"
A Channel 4 doco on Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist organisation alleges the proscription was done at the behest of Elbit Systems.
The doco cites evidence - including a 2023 internal Home Office email stating: "Reassure Elbit Systems UK... that the government cares about the harm the group is causing the private sector".
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#UKPol #USPol #CdnPoli #News #PalestineAction .
Ch4 doc shows Starmer’s ban on Palestine Action was done to protect the arms industry
Palestine Action wasn’t banned because it’s a terrorist organisation. It was banned because large corporations, like the Elbit weapons firm, have captured the UK government.www.jonathan-cook.net
🇨🇦 Inside the Right-Wing Movement Pushing #Alberta to Secede From #Canada
#Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.
By Nora Loreto,
Published Feb 9, 2026
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#elbowsup #toronto #montreal #vancouver #winnipeg #halifax #ontario #quebec #cdnpoli #democracy #sovereignty @politics @democracy @journalismandcomment #media #fossilfuels #fascism #imperialism #venezuela #iran #nigeria #cuba #greenland #oil
Inside the Right-Wing Movement Pushing Alberta to Secede From Canada
Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.Nora Loreto (Truthout)
Report: "Israel killed international law in Gaza"
Plus Israel has already violated the so-called "ceasefire" 1500+ times & the Americans are allowing it.
Theoretically the Rafah crossing is opened, but practically it is not. Very few are allowed to cross. Even then, "they are subjected to terrible questioning.. harassment.. even torture."
~Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian politician
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#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #GazaGenocide #FakeCeasefire #palestine #Displacement #Racism .
LIVE: Gaza struggles for clean water, Hamas says ceasefire ‘meaningless’
World leaders warn Israel’s genocide in Gaza risks upending global order at Al Jazeera forum in Doha.Edna Mohamed (Al Jazeera)
"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"
"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."
"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."
aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/…
#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .
It’s time for the world to boycott the US
A global boycott may be the only nonviolent way to curb US aggression and repression.Donald Earl Collins (Al Jazeera)
Interview: Musk Under Fire for Epstein Links, Grok’s Sexualized AI Deepfakes, & SpaceX-xAI Merger
The UK is investigating Musk’s AI tool Grok over its “potential to produce harmful sexualized image & video content." Ditto the EU.
And French prosecutors have asked Musk to appear for questioning after a police raid on X offices.
~Quinn Slobodian, Boston Univ
democracynow.org/2026/2/5/quin…
#USPol #EUPol #UKPol #CdnPoli #Musk #GrokDeepFakes #EpsteinFiles #SpaceX #news .
Elon Musk Under Fire for Epstein Links, Grok’s Sexualized AI Deepfakes & SpaceX-xAI Merger
French prosecutors have asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning following a police raid on the offices of the social media network X in Paris. The French probe comes on the heels of a U.K.Democracy Now!
"Epstein’s operations bore the hallmarks of a classic kompromat scheme: lure powerful men into compromising situations, record the evidence, & exploit it for leverage."
Through compromise, "Israel would have gained extraordinary leverage in diplomatic negotiations, trade deals, & security arrangements."
Epstein’s "meticulous record-keeping, powerful guests, private island [suggest] leverage & blackmail" as ultimate aims.
juancole.com/2026/02/blackmail…
#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #Epstein #news ....2
The Epstein Files: Blackmail and the Tantalizing Israeli Connection
DOJ’s investigators know the scale of the scandal, that this was not just about abuse, but leverage. Epstein collected secretsMiddle East Monitor (Informed Comment)
Attn #MarkCarney:
“We are currently living through a paradigm shift in the speed, scale and severity of risks driven by the climate-nature crisis. Yet many regulations and government actions are dangerously out of touch with reality.”
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#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping pointsDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
Report: Staff at Human Rights Watch resign after HRW's new Exec Director pulled a major report on Palestinian refugees' right of return.
Head Omar Shakir & Milena Ansari's report said that Israel’s prevention of refugee return "constitutes a crime against humanity under international law."
Shakir said that Exec Dir Philippe Bolopion pulled the report due to fear of political backlash.
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#GazaGenocide #RefugeeRightOfReturn #USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #palestine #Press #News .
Researchers at Human Rights Watch Resign Over Blocked Report on Palestinian Refugee Return
The departures have roiled the prominent watchdog group over a decision one staffer called “unprincipled and cowardly.”Jewish Currents
"Israel has NO authority to block anyone from entering the Palestinian territory it illegally occupies."
~Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur, occupied Palestinian territories
Albanese "condemned Israel’s ban on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from Gaza".
"The ban is part of Israel’s effort to crackdown on NGOs & aid organisations in Palestine."
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#GazaGenocide #USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BDS #IsraeliCrimes #Palestine #News #FrancescaAlbanese #MSF .
Updates: Only 5 patients leave Gaza after Israel reopens Rafah crossing
Very few patients have left Gaza on the first day of opening, as critics say ‘no information, no promises’ from Israel.Edna Mohamed (Al Jazeera)
I thought this bit in the latest piece by @pluralistic speaks best to the CPC's obsession with slashing the capital gains tax, here talking about a book by Ray Madoff and the US reality:
For tax purposes, dividends are "ordinary income," meaning that they are taxed at up to 37%. Meanwhile, if you sell your shares after a stock buyback juices the price, the profits are treated as "capital gains," whose tax rate caps out at about half that (20%). This means that shareholders pay half the tax on money that comes from strip-mining a company than they would get from money derived from managing a company for sustainable growth.
pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/cor…
If you want to encourage the development of industry at home, government policy should reflect that with incentives for people to want to stay in business, rather than cash out at the earliest convenience.
Vampire capitalism is the worst capitalism.
For those who are interested, here is a link to a six-week online course in civil defence. It begins tomorrow, 2 February, and comes through Charlie Angus.
#CdnPoli #USPoli #resistance @canada
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Unarmed Civilian Defense Instead of War: An Online Course - World BEYOND War
This 6-week online course provides an in-depth introduction to unarmed civilian defense (UCD) with a focus on the role it can play in resisting military force, invasion, occupation, dictatorship, and warfare. #WorldBEYONDWarWorld BEYOND War
Canada needs to become a disenshittification nation.
“Canada is in a good position to do this. We've got motive, means and opportunity, but we're not the only ones. Most of the countries in the world are situated to take advantage of this opportunity…Their margin is our opportunity.”
Love this @pluralistic
#Tech #Canada #cdnpoli #Monopolies
pluralistic.net/2024/06/12/s-c…
Interview: "Trump Seeks Vassal States Across the World"
Following the US abduction of Venezuela's Pres Maduro, the interim pres, Delcy Rodriguéz, "has agreed to submit a monthly budget to the Trump administration, which will release money from an account funded by oil sales."
Rodriguéz is “governing under the blade", says historian Greg Grandin.
Trump plans "to run the country as a vassal state."
democracynow.org/2026/1/30/lat…
#USPol #EUpol #CdnPoli #Press #Venezuela #USImperialism #racism .
“Hostile Takeovers”: As U.S. Claims Venezuela’s Oil, Trump Seeks “Vassal States” Across the World
In the aftermath of the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Venezuela has agreed to submit a monthly budget to the Trump administration, which will release money from an account funded by oil sales.Democracy Now!
Report: DHS Places Two Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti on Administrative Leave
"The preliminary internal review by Customs and Border Protection made no mention of Pretti attacking officers or brandishing a gun — directly contradicting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s initial claims about Pretti’s killing".
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#USPol #Europol #CdnPoli #ICE #BorderPatrol #Press #ResistFascism #StateMurder #DHS .
DHS Places Two Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti on Administrative Leave
The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday the two agents who killed Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave since Saturday, when they fired a combined 10 rounds at Pretti in under five seconds as he lay pron…Democracy Now!
My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli
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Rachel Gilmore has found 9 Canadian companies profiting off ICE contracts, -- all but one of whom also have contracts with the Canadian government ... so our taxes at work for ICE. #cdnpoli
For those who decline to visit substack:
Garda, Hootsuite, JSI Telecom, Roshel, Thomson Reuters, Jim Pattison, Magnet Forensics, Icor Technology, and CGI Inc.
Only Roshel doesn't have a Canada gov contract.
Note ATCO Frontec is not one of them.
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A list of Canadian companies profiting off of ICE and Trump's violent mass deportation regime
Watch now | Several Canadian companies appear to be pocketing profits as this horrific agenda rolls out.Rachel Gilmore (Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore)
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsyLeyland Cecco (The Guardian)
The US is threatening #Canada (again) if we don't buy their F-35s. Here's what Denmark said about the ones they bought, and regret buying:
"They're in for repairs about half the time or even more," he said, "so the Americans have all the power of actually destroying our air force just by shutting down [parts] supplies."
Vegas taking a 27% cut by valuing the Canadian dollar at par is giving me the giggles - this is bordering on one of the most successful boycotts in history - FAFO you fucking US fascists - we are NEVER coming back
#CDNpoli #Vegas #USpol #USpolitics
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‘We miss our best friends’: Las Vegas hotels accepting Canadian dollar at par to spark tourism
Three downtown Las Vegas hotels have begun accepting the Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar in an effort to spur Canuck travel.Timm Bruch (CTVNews)
Does this look like a tshirt which requires police involvement? Someone on Pierre Poilievre’s team thinks so:
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Cowichan businesswoman Kristi Koons said she’s alarmed and concerned over the fact that she and another two women were asked to leave a town hall featuring federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on June 10 because of the T-shirts they were wearing. Koons said she was quiet and respectful at the town hall, which was held at Mellor Hall at the Cowichan Exhibition grounds and attracted more than 1,000 people, before a group of men and RCMP officers approached her and said she was not welcome at the event because of her T-shirt. Koons’s T-shirt featured half a rainbow pie, with the slogan: “Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It’s not pie.”
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Read Yukon News article here: yukon-news.com/2026/01/15/woma…
Woman alarmed after being asked to leave Conservative town hall over T-shirt - Yukon News
Kristi Koons, 2 others ejected from gathering near Duncan, MP ‘saddened’, offers to meet for coffeenone (Yukon News)
Really, CBC?
“Countries have gotten results after enriching the Trumps. Could Canada do the same?”
