Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/03/2025The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said. nyti.ms/41GYSGt 250468229
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 20/03/2025“How do you push back against a tidal wave?” wrote political communication expert Dannagal Young. Overloading people with news is a propaganda tactic used by authoritarians like Putin to distort reality. A communication professor explains: buff.ly/VDoQYo2 Jennifer Mercieca @tamu.bsky.social #mediabuff.lyDonald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actionsOverwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House. 77138
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialGuardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 18/03/2025Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenderstheguardian.comHungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attendersAmnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population MPs in Hungary have voted to ban Pride events and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them, in… 135234
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialAndrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Alberta public money is paying for the Premier of Alberta to speak at a fundraising event for an American political organization.edmontonjournal.comSmith defends using taxpayer dollars on travelling to U.S. to appear alongside controversial podcasterSmith is using taxpayer dollars to travel to Florida where she'll co-headline an event with podcaster Ben Shapiro at the end of March. 94735
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialJules @itsjustjules123.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The latest episode of “Handmaid’s Tale:Missouri Edition” 🤦🏻♀️ #BansOffOurBodies www.propublica.org/article/miss...propublica.orgA New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any TaxesFour months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers. 1159
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10/03/2025⚡️JD Vance's cousin, former volunteer fighter in Ukraine, condemns VP's 'ambush' of Zelensky. Nate Vance, the cousin of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a volunteer fighting on Ukraine's front lines, said he is "disappointed" in his relative's stance on Ukraine.kyivindependent.comJD Vance's cousin, former volunteer fighter in Ukraine, condemns VP's 'ambush' of Zelensky"Being your family doesn't mean I'm going to accept you killing my comrades," Nate Vance, a volunteer who fought in Ukraine's Da Vinci Wolves battalion, told Le Figaro. 792412687
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialCanadian Hammer 🇨🇦 🔨 @canadianhammer.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Make of it what you will. 1322
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/03/2025Is this what they meant by a Red Wave? 893322366981
Reposted by @pmwrighter.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025A reminder for these times. 6458209417562
pmwrighter.bsky.social @pmwrighter.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Praise be to Canadian MP Charlie Angus. youtu.be/UyKbzyBgVx0?...youtu.be 000
pmwrighter.bsky.social @pmwrighter.bsky.social · 27/02/2025A year of trying to save my father from conspiracy theories www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g...npr.orgHow a son spent a year trying to save his father from conspiracy theoriesZach Mack spent a year attempting to rescue his father from the depths of the conspiracy rabbit hole. Their family was forced to reckon with clashing realities, ideological divides and misinformation. 020
