BrianMCarroll
@brianmcarroll.bsky.social
At #wpgfringe I'm 1/2 of The_Couple_from_Ottawa™. In #Ottawa I write for @apt613. Sometimes, late at night, I talk to myself.
Don Lemon Asked: Why Should I Believe You? youtube.com/shorts/gjSEDgF… via @YouTube#MAGAGA
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September 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Don Lemon Asked: Why Should I Believe You? youtube.com/shorts/gjSEDgF… via @YouTube#MAGAGA
“If we Americans are to save our democracy from the 47th President and his MAGA Republican Party, we must disenthrall ourselves from our political bondage to Donald Trump and MAGA, as Abraham Lincoln urged the nation in 1863 to disenthrall itself from its bondage to the ruinous political…”
September 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
“If we Americans are to save our democracy from the 47th President and his MAGA Republican Party, we must disenthrall ourselves from our political bondage to Donald Trump and MAGA, as Abraham Lincoln urged the nation in 1863 to disenthrall itself from its bondage to the ruinous political…”
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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September 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com
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How Speaker Mike Johnson could keep Democrats out of the House of Representatives after the midterm elections.
How Speaker Mike Johnson could keep Democrats out of the House of Representatives after the midterm elections.
Judge Luttig’s Voting Scenario
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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September 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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How Speaker Mike Johnson could keep Democrats out of the House of Representatives after the midterm elections.
How Speaker Mike Johnson could keep Democrats out of the House of Representatives after the midterm elections.
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YouTube Canada is currently filled with ads featuring fake AI stories and images of Jagmeet Singh (previous political party leader) being beat up and arrested
August 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
YouTube Canada is currently filled with ads featuring fake AI stories and images of Jagmeet Singh (previous political party leader) being beat up and arrested
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This by-election in Calgary’s deep suburbs, in a seat UCP won last time by 14%, had potential to become either a clear warning about Danielle Smith and referendum politics in urban Alberta, or about the NDP leadership of Naheed Nenshi.
And well whaddya know.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And well whaddya know.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta NDP win in Calgary-Shaw byelection | CBC News
Unofficial results from Elections Alberta show NDP candidate Kyle Campbell has won Calgary-Shaw by a margin of 582 votes over the UCP's Mike Derry.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
This by-election in Calgary’s deep suburbs, in a seat UCP won last time by 14%, had potential to become either a clear warning about Danielle Smith and referendum politics in urban Alberta, or about the NDP leadership of Naheed Nenshi.
And well whaddya know.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And well whaddya know.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Of the 12 seats the UCP won in Calgary last election, only two of them were won by bigger margins than Shaw, which the NDP flipped in tonight’s prereferendum by-election.
This result could make many Calgary cabinet ministers nervous.
This result could make many Calgary cabinet ministers nervous.
September 15, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Of the 12 seats the UCP won in Calgary last election, only two of them were won by bigger margins than Shaw, which the NDP flipped in tonight’s prereferendum by-election.
This result could make many Calgary cabinet ministers nervous.
This result could make many Calgary cabinet ministers nervous.
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I swam in Dow’s Lake this afternoon…
Not too many more days left to enjoy the backyard pool I suppose… But what a weekend!
September 14, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I swam in Dow’s Lake this afternoon…
Why Nothing Looks Cool Anymore
YouTube video by Design Theory
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September 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
“The good news is that an overwhelming turnout of voters will make the President’s plan more complicated and much more difficult to succeed.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trump will try to steal midterms, president of Halifax International Security Forum warns
Peter Van Praagh says many Americans are misguided to believe that the midterms will play out fair and square
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September 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“The good news is that an overwhelming turnout of voters will make the President’s plan more complicated and much more difficult to succeed.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Portulaca loves plenty of sunshine and nothing too wet, but these blooms are doing well.
Periods of rain developing today. Risk of a thunderstorm. High 22°. Humid. Wind SSE ⬆️ 15-25 with higher gusts. Low 16°. A pleasant drier pattern arrives tomorrow through Saturday 😎.
Periods of rain developing today. Risk of a thunderstorm. High 22°. Humid. Wind SSE ⬆️ 15-25 with higher gusts. Low 16°. A pleasant drier pattern arrives tomorrow through Saturday 😎.
September 9, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Portulaca loves plenty of sunshine and nothing too wet, but these blooms are doing well.
Periods of rain developing today. Risk of a thunderstorm. High 22°. Humid. Wind SSE ⬆️ 15-25 with higher gusts. Low 16°. A pleasant drier pattern arrives tomorrow through Saturday 😎.
Periods of rain developing today. Risk of a thunderstorm. High 22°. Humid. Wind SSE ⬆️ 15-25 with higher gusts. Low 16°. A pleasant drier pattern arrives tomorrow through Saturday 😎.
Heritage Minutes: Valour Road
YouTube video by Historica Canada
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September 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
MAGA Pollster Thinks Texas, Ohio and Even KANSAS Could Turn Blue (w/ Ric... youtu.be/NinVQap86iA?si… via @YouTube#midtermsms
MAGA Pollster Thinks Texas, Ohio and Even KANSAS Could Turn Blue (w/ Rich Baris)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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September 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
MAGA Pollster Thinks Texas, Ohio and Even KANSAS Could Turn Blue (w/ Ric... youtu.be/NinVQap86iA?si… via @YouTube#midtermsms
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My high school staged "The Diary of Anne Frank," and we were all kids, goofing around and laughing.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
My high school history teacher in the early 80s shut down questions on the reality of the Holocaust with this. He told the questioners the documentation was extensive and detailed. Saw one of the students he shut down do the same to someone else recently on FB. Good to see education work.
September 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
My high school staged "The Diary of Anne Frank," and we were all kids, goofing around and laughing.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
"It is only a matter of time before the rising political chorus against Mr. Trump reaches a crescendo. That will be the time for Canada to negotiate."
#Trump #Tariffs #TradeWar
#Trump #Tariffs #TradeWar
Don’t worry, Canada. The trade war will end, and end quickly
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Fen Osler Hampson, Tim Sargent: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Fen Osler Hampson, Tim Sargent: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Don’t worry, Canada. The trade war will end, and end quickly
Negotiations don’t end tariff wars. Changing domestic political tides and power shifts do.
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM