michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comExecution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul DaleyA proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/10/2026What a despicable thing he is…and once again I’m left mystified that so many Americans voted for this cretin 010
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes NorwayPresident complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’ 100
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I encourage everyone to follow The Guardian - not just for world news but it has a US edition 010
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...theguardian.comWhen is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: nowRobert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy 011
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caWhat 'Cornell 7' and 'Hockey Canada 5' assault cases reveal about consent and trauma | CBC NewsSeveral 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... 020
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comAOC 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 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comCall it a win: boredom but no temper tantrums in Burnham’s first face-to-face with America’s King BabyMeeting at the UN in New York, the UK prime minister showed signs he can handle trash-talking President Trump 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents showEnvironmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comMacron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensionsTwo leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU while fighting trade war with US 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Maybe when climate change interferes with football Americans will finally believe it’s important 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...theguardian.com‘I needed an IV’: shoes melt as turf temperature reaches 157F in Eagles-Titans gameThe Tennessee Titans were happy to get off the field on Sunday, and not just because they lost their second game of the season 101
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 19/09/2026In my experience most Americans are very insular - their world begins and ends with America. And most Americans I encounter (I live in a cruise ship port city) are proud of their ignorance. 341
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’m a disabled person who can only use a disabled bathroom and in 5 years I’ve never once had to ask. Saying such easily disprovable lies is no way to advance your argument 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Withholding a vote from any Democrat in America’s present crisis is so wrong-headed that I (almost) hope it succeeds - that trans people end up living under another Republican regime. As they’re rounded up (along with others) into camps, they can congratulate each other on passing the purity test 011
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 12/09/2026And a belief in the existence of two biological sexes alongside a belief in the existence and full human rights of trans people is not a threat - the first part is science and the second is ideology, and that is a critical distinction 100
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 12/09/2026There’s no denial of existence in what I wrote - you exist as a trans person - just like my granddaughter exists as a trans woman and I will fight to the death to protect her right to do so 310
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is NOT the TERF position - TERFs don’t deny the existence of transmen and trans women - their “crime” is to insist on the existence of 2 biological sexes (aside from the existence of intersex people) and the existence of trans men and trans women rather than just calling them men and women 200
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What I don’t get is that the people in the arena can see that isn’t true - but they believe him over the evidence right in front of them? 1350
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We should…and this post T knows nothing about hockey - a player who used his stick like that would be suspended l 020
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I think what Americans don’t realize is that this schism is more than temporary for many of us (Canadians). We don’t see you in the streets en masse - we see that most of you are more interested in college football and the NFL than in resisting fascism. The divorce is final 6518
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 01/09/2026When I see Americans in the streets en masse (rather than the vast majority of them going about their lives as if nothing was happening), then I’ll feel more supportive 081
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...theguardian.com‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with TrumpThe Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It’s clear to me (as a Canadian) that neither Schumer nor Jeffries (add Ken Martin here too) are capable of meeting the moment - yet there’s no attempt to oust them. This mystifies me - more dynamic leadership is desperately needed to boost Dem chances in the midterms 010
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michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 27/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted WidmerThe quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This analysis of the NYT’s anti-left discourse is great 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWhy 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 100
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in AugustAverage sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The thing is though is…it’s not made up. Jeffries met with Kushner. That’s wrong. Insulting folks who point that out is also wrong 170
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 24/08/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comDemocrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meetingCritics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 23/08/2026So why aren’t Democrats rising up against him? There’s just silence when people are desperate for him to be ousted 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Of course it’s disqualifying - so why are Democrats silent? 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I’m mystified - as to why there’s no call from Democrats to remove him. 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 22/08/2026www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caANALYSIS | Mark Carney doesn't stop the United States from driving negotiations over a cliff | CBC NewsAfter 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." 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/08/2026www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.com‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spendingThe enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP planned 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 17/08/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 yearsLaw was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 16/08/2026www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.comIs 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 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 14/08/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comWill 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 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I’m about to have complex spinal surgery with a world renowned neurosurgeon - if we were Americans, it would bankrupt us. But as a Canadian, the entire bill = $0. 131
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 12/08/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... She beats Craig, who voted for the Laken Riley Acttheguardian.comProgressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE angerState’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 11/08/2026www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caOver 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled | CBC NewsA 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. 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 10/08/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comZuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boatSmall cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m megayacht was closer 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.com‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shiftWith 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 010
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 21/07/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHouse Democrats are finally shifting on Israel. Party leaders must listen | Norman SolomonMore than 100 Democratic lawmakers voted against arms for Israel. They’re listening to the people – their bosses are behind 010
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 02/07/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWhat is the United States of America now? | Rebecca SolnitThe United States of America is … so many things, horrific and magnificent, good and evil, promising and cursed 000
michfest4ever.bsky.social @michfest4ever.bsky.social · 19/06/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBen Jennings on Trump’s ceasefire deal with Iran – cartoonThe signing of Donald Trump’s memorandum with Iran has been met with relief – and incredulity 000