Marianne C.Cossette

Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Yes please, anyone?

I’m also wildly interested in following this thread. For communication my research group is on Discord but for document syncing, well…we might just have to get back to the drawing board and scale research and collaboration differently…

The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting

I wrote a thing, because these fires are in the increasingly common category of shocking but not surprising. Neither unprecedented nor unforeseen by those who study the subjects.....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Maybe not *the* reality, but an important one.

January 2025 Canadian Anti-Trans Risk Assessment Map • Celeste Trianon I'm going to be very honest: 2025 is not going to be a good year for trans people in Canada. The biggest reason? The federal Conservatives.

I’m going to be very honest: 2025 is not going to be a good-looking year for trans people in Canada. The biggest reason why? The federal Conservatives.

My latest Canadian anti-trans risk assessment map is now available online (for the 1st time since Nov. 2023)!

celeste.lgbt/en/2025/01/j...

Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.

Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.

www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

A reminded not to be complacent. Bored and tired of comparing to the worst this world has to offer. Follow @cassiopeia.bsky.social for accurate updates.

South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...

I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.

Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy

Wow 🥹