Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland stressed “the need for the rest of us to set our own clear and sovereign course.” https://t.co/yYm486Tlu9
— George Atherton (@notrehta) September 30, 2017
the article ends with this:
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There are many reasons to be appalled by President Trump, including his disregard for constitutional norms and decent behavior. But watching this unlikeliest of presidents strut on the treacherous stage of international politics is different from following the daily domestic chaos that is the Trump administration. Hearing him bully and brag, boast and bluster, threaten and lie, one feels a kind of dizziness, a sensation that underneath the throbbing pulse of routine scandal lies the potential for much worse. The kind of sensation, in fact, that accompanies dangerously high blood pressure, just before a sudden, excruciating pain.
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TVO"People say: 'I don't want to pay for basic income.' We're paying for it now." — Mike Perry, tonight on The Agenda from Lindsay, ON #onpoli pic.twitter.com/HPucMUpZOs
— The Agenda | TVO (@TheAgenda) October 3, 2017
!twitter “basic income” #basicincome
(start of initial playback set to skip some loud music)
!g Brendan Ferris of Kells Sheep Centre* * *
A Nobel peace laureate complicit in crimes against humanity: for how long can this be sustained? https://t.co/Jm7HNlt580
— GeorgeMonbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) September 6, 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi is 🚮 https://t.co/fuED7EdwlX pic.twitter.com/Lel3hTJks6
— Calum Sherwood (@CalumSPlath) September 6, 2017
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
—Aung San Suu Kyi (Freedom from Fear)
!gb “… but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it”
Some helpful tips, to replace the old school advice of “swallow some concrete & toughen up”.https://t.co/dtgbABnloj
— Onepoint Medical (@OnepointMedical) September 1, 2017
Is all going well for you today? Yes or no, this WaPo piece is worth a look.
!g resilience: “more like balance than toughness”
then: “anti-communism” now: “social democracy is being assailed from the east and the west at the same time” https://t.co/09Q18VmSjy
— George Atherton (@notrehta) September 24, 2017
John le Carré: Putin's a skilled & totally unprincipled professional spy while Trump is a childish Caligula.
— Nick (@9Joe9) September 12, 2017
Le Carré's insights into the current political climate were thrilling. The image of a "childish Caligula" will stay with me forever. https://t.co/JSxF1SWamb
— Ann Ford (@hardyfd) September 10, 2017
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