Amber Kate

Lifelong learner. Engaged citizen. I enjoy twitter as a unique social medium to share and learn.

[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

👀 AOC Openly Admits Democrats in Congress Are Doing Insider Trading

Wild…

[Devin Duke @sirDukeDevin]

Quote from new Canadian PM Mark Carney, thoughts?

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Black Saturday: The Day the United States Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy

The Moment Democracy Ceased to Function

🧵1/10: Saturday, March 15, 2025, may have seemed unremarkable to most Americans. But in time, history will remember it as Black Saturday—the moment the United States ceased to function as a constitutional democracy.

For the first time in modern American history, a sitting president openly defied a direct federal court order—and nothing happened. No intervention. No enforcement. No consequences.

A legal ruling was issued, and the White House simply ignored it.

The White House’s Decision: Power Over Law

Inside the White House, the decision was not about law—it was about power.

A federal judge ruled against the administration. The debate inside Trump’s team was not whether the ruling was legal, but whether they could get away with ignoring it. They decided they could. And they were right.

This was not a clash between equal branches of government. It was the moment the judiciary was exposed as powerless. The courts do not have an army. They rely on compliance.

But a court that cannot enforce its rulings is not a court—it is a suggestion box.

And a presidency that can ignore the courts without consequence is no longer constrained by law—it is an untouchable executive.

Trump did not declare the end of judicial authority in a speech.

He demonstrated it in practice.

This is how democratic systems collapse—not with a single act, but with the normalization of defiance, the expectation that a ruling can simply be brushed aside.
https://t.co/h8GGvIhtQV

[Geoffrey P. Johnston😎😷🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦💉 @GeoffyPJohnston]

Your democracy is disappearing & your country is preparing to invade & annex my country of Canada, and you are asking me what you should do? 😡

Seriously? 😤

General strike. Shut USA down.🛑

But know this, if you invade Canada, we will fight you in a guerrilla war.🇨🇦💪

[Martin Green🍁 @hmartingreen_13]

@RpsAgainstTrump I guess she forgot about Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Belgium, Norway, Greece, India, Poland, India and all the other countries that fought in WW2. The war wasn't won by the USA. It was won by all of them. Also remember that the USA didn't join until 1941

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Donald Trump is accumulating more and more power into his own hands.

He is usurping Congress and challenging the courts in a way that has never been done before.

This country is the longest standing democracy on earth. We cannot let Trump to take us into authoritarianism.

[David Eby @Dave_Eby]

We cannot afford to have speculators driving up rents or evicting renters only to build out-of-reach luxury condos. That’s why we’re making a $500 million fund available to non-profits to secure rental buildings.

Learn more: https://t.co/W7t25aPRp1

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

@ute_angie @HarrisonRJ_ @bcndp @NDP @theJagmeetSingh @MPJulian @Laurel_BC @BonitaZarrillo @DonDavies @JennyKwanBC @taylorbachrach @CanningsNDP @GordJohns @AMacGregor4CML @bcliberals ...ahh but it is all about the vote splitting...(since we have an antiquated voting system). Green as the 3rd party is a strong vote to hold either ndp or bc liberal to account. #gogreen

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

Addressing the climate catastrophe means tackling ocean acidification head-on. Sign our petition to urge @Transport_gc to update the Canada Shipping Act with stronger regulations on ship waste dumping. #shipping https://t.co/B9PVbERdum

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

Immediate action needed as habitat loss, not wolves, drive caribou to extinction - Reporting - Focus on Victoria https://t.co/HqF3vqoesA #oldgrowth #interiorbc

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

@sjodoin Mcgill is lucky to have you!

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

@sjodoin Congratulations on the tenure. Thanks for sharing this journey.

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

Tell BC to stop sabotaging endangered caribou https://t.co/CpLDMcIEPD via @YouTube

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

Sign the petition calling on the @liberal_party, @NDP, and @CanadianGreens to cooperate to make progress on climate and inequality: https://t.co/zUljNyl1Pe #Elxn44 #CdnPoli #CourageToCooperate

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

@profamirattaran Good news..I prefer minority gov. And Trudeau should have kept his 2015 promise of last election using fptp.

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

This election, let's vote for leaders who are committed to making big changes for nature, climate, communities and social justice. Take action:
https://t.co/fqICCECfqo via @WCELaw #OneEarthOneVote #elxn44 #cdnpoli

[Amber Kate @OneWorldLaw]

@KimPigSquash @CanadianGreens @RAWnGreen It was a great interview with Judy N Green. Very informative. Here is the link https://t.co/swfoVJeiQb