Julie Guard

[Yves Engler @EnglerYves]

Haaretz is reporting on Israeli govt disinfo campaign targeting US & Canada. They are promoting Islamophobia to deflect criticism of their mass slaughter & starvation campaign in Gaza.
Maybe the foreign interference commission could investigate Israel importing hate into Canada

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

https://t.co/SVPmqelTP8

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

I just sent my MP for #RainbowWeek, calling on them to take a stand for a free & equal Canada! Will you join me? https://t.co/znWGEcUbCA

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

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[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read:

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”

A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:

• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.

• You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.

God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.”

-Nate White

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

@HMcPhersonMP Palestinians must be protected! Canada must stop enabling genocide.

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

@HMcPhersonMP Ms McPherson: I commend you on your courage in speaking up against genocide and calling for a ceasefire. People of conscience demand that our government stop enabling Israel in its ongoing massacre of the people of Gaza and the West Bank. Nothing justifies genocide.

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

“This is not a legitimate war. This is a genocidal campaign of extermination,” says Palestinian human rights attorney @4noura as Israel prepares to invade Rafah where millions of displaced people are trapped in Gaza. “This is a genocide. It must be ended. Unequivocally.”

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

I just wrote a letter to PM Trudeau, Minister Joly, and my MP demanding Canada uphold the ICJ ruling & #StopArmingGenocide.

Add your voice:
https://t.co/SZcr2ISoXU

@PalestineLabour #CanadaEmbargoIsrael

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

Words from Arij Al Khafagi’s appeal hearing - https://t.co/GkoWtRNX0i

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

@alybrickey I;m not sure if I registered for the teach-in. I seem to have done so for the round table. is the link the same?

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

@LeahGazan thank you, Lean Gazan, for speaking out about the unfolding trajedy in Gaza. But where is Jagmeet Singh on this issue? Missing in action?

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

I just signed a @theactionnet petition: On the current events in Gaza. Sign here: https://t.co/AlM4jgbHXq

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

Please RSVP: A Rally for One Manitoba https://t.co/NgIkaCyI6P

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

The City (Executive Policy Committee of Council) is voting on the development of a city-wide compost program tomorrow. The Green Action Centre has set up an email campaign to voice your support: https://t.co/42UAsZ00sy

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

Protect Hassan Diab from further injustice. Say NO to any future request for Hassan's extradition! https://t.co/rdKs38dnen via @leadnowca

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

I signed a letter supporting the APPUSB's bargaining efforts to protect high quality education and research at Université de Saint-Boniface. I encourage you to do the same! https://t.co/FLjXnxNyHj

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

@bkives @kubinecv They obviously didn't consult with nurses before they bought them. Nurses would have told them they barely have time to complete all their work and have no time to clean masks.

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

Protect Hassan Diab from further injustice. Say NO to any future request for Hassan's extradition! https://t.co/rdKs38dnen via @leadnowca

[Julie Guard @JulieGuard]

Protect Hassan Diab from further injustice. Say NO to any future request for Hassan's extradition! https://t.co/786xjGozrx via @leadnowca