Historian Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe after WWII: rig elections, apply threats, install the leadership you want.
His description of Trump’s approach: “smash and grab.”
Boyfriend got me an Albanian SKS, in mint condition, with 100% authentic matching parts.
If you don’t understand, the Albanian SKS is the rarest SKS — built only from 62-78, only around 17k ever made, only a few thousands in the US, and only a few dozen have 100% matching parts.
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"A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada, while harbouring their own aspirations for the province to secede.
The Globe also found that when Alberta separatist leaders went to Washington to meet with the U.S. State Department, they offered up key assets from the province’s resource portfolio, including access to fresh water and royalties on crude oil, in exchange for help transitioning to independence."
https://t.co/gceXyE57ye
Best part of the game for me was this commentator suggesting that Fever needed to run a play for Sophie Cunningham. 😂
7 min. 0 pts, rbs, asts, stls, 0/2, 1 foul. Lol
“How’s this, then? Ed Sheeran, beloved by all, left without an opening band at present. Enter you two.”
“What if we want a free Palestine, Murray?”
“I reckon you’ll get lots of things for free when you’re proper rockstars. This might be your ticket.”
BREAKING!
Water Not Coal has released a copy of a letter detailing concerns at Elections Alberta, including...
- 2 directors being fired without cause
- Multiple changes to how their petition was being verified mid process
- A service manager & 4 supervisors quitting because of concerns the process was compromised.
I'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the American taxpayer for their generous and apparently ongoing sponsorship of Ansar's expanding toy collection. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.
The energy blockade punishes newborns who depend on the stable operation of medical equipment, such as an incubator, to survive.
#CubaIsNotAThreat — the blockade is.
Borrowing the Tiger's Majesty, Yuzu Kato, 2022.
The title comes from an old Chinese idiom, 狐假虎威, "the fox borrows the tiger's might," about an animal puffing itself up by standing near something fiercer. Kato paints it literally: the calico arches and hisses in front of a painted tiger screen, mimicking its exact pose, while the black cat in front just watches, completely unbothered.
My latest article...Judge orders release of records on Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada. Government claimed release of documents on CIA operation would harm US-Canada relations.
https://t.co/L4Hk63fJYk via @ottawacitizen