Karen Dyck

This is a terrifying prediction yet not outside the realm of possibility given all we now know and what they’ve said they will do.

The Rule of Law: It’s Not Just for Lawyers and People Who Say “Whereas” Ours To Protect

The rule of law isn’t some abstract thing for lawyers and people who own briefcases.
It’s the reason your neighbour can’t just take your barbecue and declare sovereignty.
New piece on why it matters… and why breaking it never ends well.
www.brittlestar.com/p/the-rule-o...

"Words have more power than any one can guess; it is by words that the world’s great fight, now in these civilized times, is carried on; I never hesitated to use them, when I fought any battle for the miserable and oppressed."
- Mary Shelley, “Lodore” (1835)

@yvesfaguy.bsky.social Truly appreciated the Democracy and Media discussion you facilitated at the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social conference today. Fascinating, informative and worrying all at once.

#NoKings

Resistance is fruitful. Every little bit drives them crazy.

A reminder in the darkness of these days, both literal and figurative. May we all feel the light and sing even when it seems futile.

“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
- Rabindranath Tagore

Finally reading @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s On Tyranny (aptly bought in Chicago last spring) Halfway through I am horrified but grateful to be reading it in the light of day instead of in the dark as it will surely bring back my childhood nightmares of tanks rolling down the road to my house

A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25 ) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

Stupid Coup Month Three: Two Plus Two Is Still Four Imagine you were on a ship, and reports kept coming to you that the new captain and his crew had done a series of strange things--jettisoned the anchor, blew some holes in the hull, shredded the sails...

Imagine you were dealing with a person who would report that there was two and there was also this other two but didn't want to add them up to get to four, because getting all the way to four felt like making a statement and they didn't want to alarm anybody or be accused of making an accusation.

We like our own whiskey, too, thank you very much.

Mark Carney petting his cat.

They are leaving votes on the table by not involving the cat in the campaign.

The North American house hippo. A favourite Canadian commercial from 1999. YouTube video by Life in Canada

This would be an excellent ad to dig back up before the disinformation really starts flying this election.

It was inevitable they would get to this. I’m surprised no one said it sooner. Those who have been relying on the courts to put up enforceable barriers are surely going to be disappointed because there’s no indication any of these people care one whit about the rule of law.

Sunday Musings: Lent 2 Willing...or not?

The choice is simple:

Fox or hen?

Empire or empathy?

Sunday Musings: Lent 2 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance? YouTube video by Justin Trudeau

This video clearly explains the issues surrounding Pierre Poilieve refusing to get his security clearance.

With everything you see and hear down south, this should alarm you! #canada

youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...

This was the high point for me. I cannot understand why he had to stand alone, though.

A "very stable genius" obviously

He's coming back home. How awesome is that!?!

The “cover” of today’s Globe & Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. #StrongAndFree

We are Canadian. YouTube video by Average Joes

This is good. Real good eh
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lzh...

Trump’s Attack on Zelensky Sends a Clear Message to Canada and the World - Policy Magazine In a stunning scene at the White House on Friday, US President Donald J. Trump and Vice-President J. D. Vance verbally attacked Ukrainian president Volodymyr

A new piece w @danielbeland.bsky.social and @excubs.bsky.social “The Trump administration’s dismissal of Ukraine’s national sovereignty parallels President Trump’s stated contempt for the sovereignty of other traditional US allies, including Canada.” www.policymagazine.ca/trumps-attac...

I’m going to fucking bed. I came to Ukraine because I fell in love with it. I stayed because I love it. Russia is the aggressor. Ukraine and Ukrainians are the victims. Anything else is either ignorance or total abdication of morality. Zelenskyy has stood for his people, as he was elected.

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Slava Ukraini

Canada extends temporary visa application window for Ukrainians OTTAWA – The federal government is giving Ukrainians in Canada who fled Russia’s invasion another year to apply for new or renewed temporary visas.

OTTAWA – The federal government is giving Ukrainians in Canada who fled Russia’s invasion another year to apply for new or renewed temporary visas.

New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.

There was a President in the Oval Office today. His name is Zelensky. He had to fend off two impotent barking dogs sent by Putin. They are named Trump and Vance.

@winnipegfreepress.com is there a website issue today? I didn’t get my paper delivered (too windy???) and now cannot sign in to read online due to repeated 502 Server Error

I applauded the subsequent photos of you back on the earth afterward. Hope the rest of your journey is also safe.