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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway
President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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What 'Cornell 7' and 'Hockey Canada 5' assault cases reveal about consent and trauma | CBC News
Several legal experts note there are some striking similarities between the alleged gang rape case unfolding at Cornell University this week and last year's Hockey Canada sexual assault trial in Lond...
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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AOC refuses to rule out run against Senate leader Chuck Schumer
‘I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it,’ the progressive US representative says
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Call it a win: boredom but no temper tantrums in Burnham’s first face-to-face with America’s King Baby
Meeting at the UN in New York, the UK prime minister showed signs he can handle trash-talking President Trump
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions
Two leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU while fighting trade war with US
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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‘I needed an IV’: shoes melt as turf temperature reaches 157F in Eagles-Titans game
The Tennessee Titans were happy to get off the field on Sunday, and not just because they lost their second game of the season
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump
The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Why does the New York Times keep calling the left ‘divisive’?
The newspaper often uses the word to describe elections with progressive contenders, implying a previous whole destroyed by the left
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August
Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting
Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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ANALYSIS | Mark Carney doesn't stop the United States from driving negotiations over a cliff | CBC News
After a week of manufactured drama and unnecessary strain, Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged on Saturday morning to explain "why we're walking away from a bad deal — and what comes next."
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spending
The enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP planned
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years
Law was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Is the US ready for President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
The New York congresswoman’s power is in the spotlight as people wonder if the stars are finally aligning for her to run for US president in 2028
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Will Trump’s next press secretary be a better liar than the first five?
As Karoline Leavitt plans to step down, it’s apparent how the president above all values a readiness to twist the truth
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger
State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled | CBC News
A petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and remove him from Canada.
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat
Small cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m megayacht was closer
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift
With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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House Democrats are finally shifting on Israel. Party leaders must listen | Norman Solomon
More than 100 Democratic lawmakers voted against arms for Israel. They’re listening to the people – their bosses are behind
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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What is the United States of America now? | Rebecca Solnit
The United States of America is … so many things, horrific and magnificent, good and evil, promising and cursed
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Ben Jennings on Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran – cartoon
The signing of Donald Trump’s memorandum with Iran has been met with relief – and incredulity
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Trump thinks his freshly signed ceasefire deal is a victory. It is – for Iran | Simon Jenkins
With sanctions-relief and a US promise to avoid further meddling, the conflict has been settled on Tehran’s terms, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025
Plan is admission US could not achieve what it sought through war as red line after red line has been erased
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Trump hails Iran deal that fixes nothing except a problem his war caused
Deal will leave things almost exactly as they were before feckless war of choice started
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests
Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’
Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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‘I don’t want to give my money to Fifa’: Toronto turns its back on the World Cup
For football fans in Canada, the initial prospect of the World Cup coming to town was thrilling – but hundreds of tickets remain unsold
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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Thousands are now Canadians under new citizenship law. Half of them are Americans | CBC News
Thousands of people around the world have received Canadian citizenship certificates as a result of a change late last year to federal law. Half of them Americans.
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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The Democrats’ 2024 autopsy fails to confront the truth | Norman Solomon
The document is full of disclaimers and does not address fundamental issues, including Gaza and the Biden-to-Harris transition
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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‘Toxic to Australians’: Trump’s $1.5b luxury Gold Coast tower project scrapped
The Surfers Paradise development has been abandoned with Altus Property Group and the Trump Organization blaming each other
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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Health advocates warn government’s claims of baby formula safety contradict data
Independent scientists who reviewed the results said most samples were contaminated with Pfas or phthalates
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week knowing that Xi holds all the cards | Simon Tisdall
The US president will be counting on China to influence Iran and help him out of his latest mess. But the price may be high – including for Taiwan, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisd...
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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‘Empty and vapid’ CDC finally responds to hantavirus outbreak. But experts say it’s too little, too late
World Health Organization – which the US left under Trump – has been leading the response to the cruise ship outbreak
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking
The long read: My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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Many Canadians have avoided the U.S. for over a year. Have we reached the point of no return? | CBC News
The ongoing U.S. travel boycott is showing no signs of letting up. March marked the 14th consecutive month of steep declines, with Canadian return trips to the U.S. plummeting 32 per cent compared to ...
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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Why are White House journalists partying with Trump? | Margaret Sullivan
The White House correspondents’ dinner has always been a questionable affair. It’s even more worrying under an anti-press administration
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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Behold, another second coming. But this one is Donald Trump – WAY BETTER than that Jesus guy | Marina Hyde
The Middle East on fire, a spat with the pope – and he posts himself as Potus Almighty. Will his disciples now see that their messiah has feet of clay, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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Trump to break bread with journalists at annual dinner amid threats to jail them
Trump to attend correspondents’ dinner for first time as president, while some newsrooms ‘wrestle’ with whether to go
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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‘His last gift’: father dies saving two of his children from drowning off Florida coast
Maine family was on vacation when Ryan Jennings died saving his son and daughter from rip current off Juno Beach
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds
Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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‘Battle of the titans’: Trump’s distorted reality on Iran war runs into a brick wall
War is testing operating principle that has guided Trump for decades: construct a narrative, declare it to be true and relentlessly force the world to submit to it
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders
New Jersey senator also says party has ‘too small of a coalition’ as it seeks to confront ‘new challenges’
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