Ian Hopkins🟧

In Ontario but pining for Nova Scotia and pinting for England.
🇨🇦🇬🇧citizen. No fascism zone. he/him

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

PSA
My mum's family has lived in Nova Scotia since 1773 and despite what you see on the news, not everyone plays a fiddle. It's every other person. The rest are digging clams in Economy, making shine, and pinching carrots from the McCain farm down the road. Buddy's gotta eat.

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

Do not discount any possibility, just because "that would be insane." He is insane. People have to get their heads around this. There is a genuine madman in the White House.

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

All clear now? Whatever the end game may be, this country is under attack. By our neighbours.
The basic assumption of Canadian history, that we would always have a stable, democratic ally to our south, is over. They are not stable, not likely to remain democratic for much longer, and they are not, under Trump, our allies.

Trump suggests he could use military force to acquire Panama Canal and Greenland and 'economic force' to annex Canada https://t.co/mKDUEt46jW

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

@JakeRudh Lowest of the Low
Stars
Matthew Good
Metric
Sarah Harmer
Tokyo Police Club
Bedouin Sound clash
Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
Shuffle Demons
Chalk Circle
Barstool Prophets
Tony and the Trapped Tigers

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

@BowersWrites We're all migrating to Bluesky mate. And we know how much the twitter trash loves migrants.
Hope to see you there.
https://t.co/qgMTboNOrO

[1nceTweeted2wiceShy🇨🇦🇯🇲 @MsBelladonna925]

I don't know what the #IDU is so I looked it up. I encourage all Canadians to do their research. If you don't know something ask, look it up, check the library. We need to inform and arm ourselves against the Conservative agenda.

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

@MargaretAtwood Despair is absolutely an option...but so is activism. Allow all of the feelings and then choose how to proceed.

[B.W. Carlin @BaileyCarlin]

Bernie Sanders in 2003.

Worth the watch.

[David Moscrop @David_Moscrop]

I've been in so many rooms with elites talking about democracy and I raise economic and class issues and people plug their ears and only want to talk about civility or rock the vote programs or how name calling is bad.

I cannot stress this enough: to save democracy, talk class.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

C. S. Lewis, perspective reset

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

My latest.
https://t.co/5JjUQZuSP0

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Donald Trump — the twice impeached former president, Jan. 6 coup leader, convicted felon, adjudicated sexual abuser, and man who mismanaged the 2020 economic implosion and coronavirus disaster that killed more than 1 million people in this country — has convinced American voters to give him another term in the White House.

🔗 https://t.co/41sRvIxLmT

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

@torquilcampbell I tried to retweet as you asked but twitter won't allow protected tweets to be retweeted.

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

@Rainmaker1973 Does this strike anyone else as an odd place for this to happen?

[Tamara @TamIWas]

And this, class, is why commas matter.

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

Canada, you may hear loud bangs coming from the basement for the next month or so. Don't worry about it. Just make sure the door is shut and locked.

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

The first paragraphs of yesterday's and today's @globeandmail leads sum up what 🇺🇸 are choosing between today.

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

The political emergence of Rick Steves is one of the unexpected pleasures of this campaign.

[Groucho @AllThingsMarx]

#GrouchoMarx :
"Gentlemen, he may talk like an idiot and look like an idiot. But don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot." #DuckSoup 1933
#UndecidedVoters

[Ian Hopkins🟧 @ihoplad]

Down the pub for a pint and a read on a Sunday afternoon. https://t.co/brGzAbaaFR

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

A century ago, Germany’s democracy was hijacked by a bombastic and charismatic tyrant — and in this five-minute video, you’ll learn how he did it. Why did I produce this? Because I believe that history is speaking to us, and all too often, those who refuse to learn from it are doomed to repeat it.

As you watch, imagine filling out a Bingo card filled with Germany 1933/USA 2024 parallels: big rallies, rage-filled and hateful rhetoric, simple answers promising quick and easy solutions to complicated problems, empty promises of a great-again future, scapegoating outsiders, and political enemies silenced on day one. And notice the caring wisdom and concern from my German friends as they share these lessons from their dark history.

It’s hard to understand how Trump could, on the eve of a tight election, paint a picture of Liz Cheney before a firing squad by actually saying, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face.” You can’t get into the mind of a dictator with an insatiable appetite for power — but you can recognize the playbook they all seem to follow.

Just watch this clip. It’s excerpted from my hourlong public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe,” which is streaming free (and ad-free) at https://t.co/YA10kVH0V8. If you care about our democracy and love our country, it’s hard to stop watching.

When I produced this in 2018, I hoped this day would never come in our country. But November 5th is upon us. Please share this with anyone in your life who might need a reminder that the stakes are high...and this is very real.