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OK, so it doesn’t matter what actual steps you’re taking or proposing - trying to address climate change or working towards “solidarity, and equality” is officially against American policy and “very bad”. Who is running a satanic cult now?!

SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist. wired.trib.al/CzBAk9b

Now do Toronto?

Amazing decision by US Department of Justice to let NY Mayor Adams off corruption charges so he can better serve Trump's anti-immigration crusade - at least they're open about this having nothing to do with the merits of the case.

It's hard to imagine how the coming battle between Trumpists, courts and science will play out. Can judges somehow ensure ludicrous "disclaimers" like these are removed? Could they require independent scientists to fact check and publish alongside them? cdc.gov/yrbs/index.html

Having spent 15 years here I have to step away for a while. Despite still hearing smart voices here and my wish to influence policy, having to witness the Trump regime's open venality, cruelty and bullying is too painful. I'll be back when evidence based decision making returns.

Curtis Yarvin believes the US should surrender Europe to Russia. Remember, this is the fellow funded and backed by those tech billionaire “job creators” close to Trump.

The @independent's take on Newfoundland once again hosting a stranded flight (remember Come from Away?) has raised some eyebrows here. As an ex-pat Brit facing 10-15cm of snow and 70+ knot winds now "freezing island" seems kinda fair. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

Well you thought *that* was dystopian - "thank me more" bullying of Zelensky from Trump and Vance was pathetic... and alarming.

Never leaving this place

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200k/year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.