Le Pen is guilty of embezzlement. She, and any other felon, should be barred from politics in perpetuity.
And good riddance to her and her ilk.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/31/marine-le-pen-barred-from-running-for-french-presidency-in-2027
#France #politics #progressivism
MeidasTouch News wrote "you should be appalled that a billionaire thinks he has the right to buy elections like this."
But they're not appalled.
They're shallow, greedy, ignorant, amoral pricks, who are happy to be bribed.
#US #politics
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-28-2025
Looking for decent #software built in countries other than the #US? Maybe try LibreOffice ( #Germany ) to replace MS Office, and DrawIO ( #UK / #CH ) for diagramming.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
https://www.drawio.com/
Oh, and they're both free.
The Free University of Brussels (VUB) open twelve fully funded post-doctoral positions, including housing. In addition, VUB is actively recruiting American professors looking to relocate as part of the Brains for Brussels initiative.
#research #EU #US
https://www.vub.be/en/news/vub-opens-its-doors-censored-american-researchers
Hey #Canada! Want to joing the #EU? Considering the cesspool that is the #US these days, it might be a good idea.
See https://portal.europeanmovement.eu/european_movement_canada for more.
The petition has passed 370,000 signatures. 😀
13.3.2025 01:39The petition has passed 370,000 signatures. 😀85% of Canadians plan to, or are, buying more Canadian products in place of #US products.
And that's just fine with me.
https://angusreid.org/shopping-shift-tariff-threat-buy-canada/
#politics #economy #Canada #tariff #tuckfrump
"Intellectual Humility Predicts Scrutiny of COVID-19 Misinformation."
It's a 2021 paper, but it's still very relevant today.
Of course, the RWNJs won't accept it; they'll just say it's all part of a communist (or fascist) conspiracy.
#progressivism #politics
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550620988242
Help stand up for science, especially in the face of the wretched goings on in the #US.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1glDCvyEajrzl921gDE7Fm1RoALUQ6nHMrFoOrkfJyW4/edit
#politics #science #progressivism #Canada
I know where I'll be getting my next pie!
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/toronto-pizza-us-boycott-1.7473579
#politics #canada #tuckfrump
A new element: governmentium.
#funny #politics
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMkovwu68/
More than half of Ontarians are dead from the neck up.
Not because conservaturds got a "majority" (although, yeah, that too), but because they were elected based on 43% turnout.
#onpoli #ontario #politics
https://www.fairvote.ca/28/02/2025/pcs-form-a-majority-government-with-43-of-the-vote-ontario-voters-cheated-again-by-first-past-the-post/
A lovely, funny, and rather scathing history of the despicably immoral practice of gerrymandering.
#politics #usa #progressivism
https://www.tiktok.com/@jayforeman/video/7460189061463133473
This petition, to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship, has over 200,000 signatures in only 4 days.
Won't you sign it too?
#canada #politics #canpoli #progressivism
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5353
How can Doug the Slug say he'll defend Ontario from Trump when we know he was happy Trump was elected?
#onpoli #ontario #politics
https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/2025/02/04/hot-mic-captures-ont-pc-leader-doug-ford-saying-he-was-happy-trump-won-us-election/
Really?
#onpoli #ontario #politics
When I tried to call the number back, I got "call cannot be completed as dialled", which probably means it's fake.
Still, I cannot deny feeling a visceral pleasure as I sent my response.
Hey Doug Ford, thanks for the $200 bribe cheque.
I'm still gonna vote for the other guy.
US restricts Switzerland’s access to AI chips
I cannot for the life of me figure out why the US would do this - unless it's just more Trumpish stupidity.
28.1.2025 00:35US restricts Switzerland’s access to AI chipsI cannot for the life of me figure out why the US would do this - unless it's just more...Mark Fuckerberg sells out to the orange shitgibbon.
#politics #socialmedia #misinformation
Scientists Discover Common Virus Could Be Causing a Type of #alzheimers that affects 25-40% of its victims
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-common-virus-could-be-causing-a-type-of-alzheimers
6.1.2025 02:33Scientists Discover Common Virus Could Be Causing a Type of #alzheimers that affects 25-40% of its...