Trump Insists Strait of Hormuz Is Safe as Iran Begins Laying Mines newrepublic.com/post/207605/... via @newrepublic.com
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Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. Writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years. Cautiously building a new version of my H5N1 blog: https://scribbles.page/h5n1
Trump Insists Strait of Hormuz Is Safe as Iran Begins Laying Mines newrepublic.com/post/207605/... via @newrepublic.com
The NDP is ineffectual and will be years in recovery under a new leader. In the meantime, Idlout as a Liberal should be able to get some things done for Nunavut.
The U.S. and Israeli bombardment of Iran is a reckless escalation that risks a catastrophic regional conflict. ποΈπ
Iβm calling on the Prime Minister to condemn these attacks and ensure Canada is not complicit through arms exports. π«π«
Watch my full statement #Iran #Peace
youtu.be/D8f8euPDfDs?...
So much for knocking out Hezbollah: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
So much for coming to the aid of its people I guess.
Not that we should believe a single utterance he emits.
Neighbor Tuesday: Measles update
open.substack.com/pub/emilysmi...
But then he deleted the post, so who knows? www.turkiyetoday.com/region/us-na...
Former Member of Knesset and current pro-Israel think-tanker gives away the game saying that toppling Iran is really about eradicating their support for Palestinians, not the threat of their nuclear program
Avi Lewis Sweeps Ahead in Fundraising as NDP Leadership Vote Starts via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...
I haven't seen a word about this in the English-language Israeli media:
Chemical warfare.
Trump is once again denigrating our PM and ignoring the sovereignty of our border. This isn't "Trump being Trump" it is Trump being Putin.
We are subject to constant psyops and economic pressure to attack our right to exist.
Please check out my latest piece.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-is-...
Two words emerged at the start of the pandemic: "unprecedented" and "upended." I dread to think what words will emerge to describe the present state of affairs: