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Dear President Trump,

I wanted to take a moment, between shoveling snow and apologizing for existing, to thank you for something truly remarkable: You have united Canada. Not politically, not economically, not even spiritually—but in a deep, existential, Tim Hortons double-double-fueled way that transcends provinces, poutine recipes, and hockey rivalries. So from the 49th parallel north, I say: Merci beaucoup!

Because you have, in your own uniquely spectacular fashion, created a unified country. Not by treaty or referendum, but by a shared ripple of disbelief, bemusement, and defensive patriotism. From Nova Scotia’s lobster fishers to Saskatchewan’s wheat growers, from Ontario’s suburban bakers to British Columbia’s kelp-designed charcuterie board makers, we find ourselves speaking in one collective tongue, harnessing a singular voice that says: “Did that just happen?”

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was hailed by Western governments and media as the savior and rightful leader of Belarus. But leaked emails reveal her increasingly unpopular campaign for power in Minsk nearly collapsed under the weight of corruption scandals and infighting. When Belarusian opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya declared herself “President” of an alternative government in 2020, she was enthusiastically embraced – and showered with funding – by the Western governments which yearned to depose the longtime leader of her country, Alexander Lukashenko, […]

The post Leaks expose collapse of EU/US-backed Belarusian ‘opposition’  first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post Leaks expose collapse of EU/US-backed Belarusian ‘opposition’  appeared first on The Grayzone.

Thank you for your interest in CHICKEN FINGERS, an available cat with Furrever Rescue. Furrever Rescue currently has over a hundred cats that desperately need forever homes. But it’s important to us that CHICKEN FINGERS gets adopted into the purr-fect family, so please fill out this questionnaire to make sure you two are the purr-fect match.

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Fig-bark paper, vivid pigments and intricate imagery: the oldest book in the Americas is a complex work of Maya astronomy

- by Aeon Video

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When you become afraid of your own reaction to perceived threats, it creates a vicious cycle. Here’s how to break free

- by Nick Wignall

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The remarkable life and cruel death of Peter McWilliams, an AIDS and cancer patient who played a critical role in the legalization of medical marijuana.

The post Episode Four: Criminalizing Care appeared first on The Intercept.

March for Australia held its second round of racist anti-immigration rallies on 19 October. Their overall turnout was mostly lower than the first rallies in August, but they still drew large crowds.

The post Anti-racists counter March for Australia’s second round first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Labor's Nauru agreement has been triggered with the first non-citizen sent to Nauru on 24 October.

The post Labor’s Nauru deportation signals expanded offshore detention regime first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Labor is spending billions on propping up the metals industry, saying it’s about saving jobs. But the government’s main motivation is its drive to arm Australia for war with China.

The post Saving jobs not the reason for Labor’s industry bailouts first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Gen Z revolts are sweeping the Global South as people take to the streets against corruption and deprivation.

The post What’s driving the ‘Gen Z’ revolts in the Global South? first appeared on Solidarity Online.

The Trump administration has escalated its racist migrant deportation campaign as the US President’s approval ratings trend downwards.

The post Trump’s deportation raids and authoritarianism meet resistance first appeared on Solidarity Online.

‘Don’t forget,’ Peter Watkins makes a point of telling the participants on the set of his film La Commune, ‘to look into the camera. If the camera’s right in front of you, look at it.’ It’s 1999 in an abandoned factory outside Paris, and the making of Watkins’s monumental final work is being documented by […]

The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International.

The post Trump’s Yemen Strike Killed 61 Immigrants and No Combatants appeared first on The Intercept.

Illuminating new details of the Red Spider Nebula have emerged

The post A Crisper Look at a Cosmic Creepy Crawler appeared first on Nautilus.

Netanyahu ordered airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, raising the question of whether the U.S. would hold him accountable for maintaining the ceasefire.

The post Netanyahu Is Blowing Up the Gaza Ceasefire — and Trump Is the One Losing Face appeared first on The Intercept.

An unexpected behavior captured on film

The post Rats Grab Lunch on the Wing appeared first on Nautilus.