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France is providing a wonderful example of why if and when we dumped the British Monarchy, a Canadian Republic would probably be best not to go to a fully elected Presidential system but rather keep the appointed and largely powerless Constitutional head of state with the same Parliamentary system.
There is something to be said for not only the simplicity of our Parliamentary system but also the election of MPs that turn into a Cabinet and PM.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #Republican https://journa.host/@w7voa/115175872332891929

Strange how aggressive and upset people can get in response to any suggestion of hope or optimism.
You don’t have to accept when other people tell you you’re powerless, you know. Even if the voices in your head repeat it.

When social opprobrium fails to stuff a turd like Charlie Kirk into some powerless far corner of society where he can’t hurt people, that’s when a turd like Kirk gets shot.
When democracy and the law fail to reign in corporate greed and harm and cruelty, that’s when you get a Luigi.
When the press and civil society fail to stop a rising authoritarian, that’s when you get WWII.
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Ezra Klein recently asked Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, what powers the recent Supreme Court decisions seem to grant Trump that Barack Obama or Joe Biden just didn’t think they had when they were president.
Here’s what she said:
“Refuse to spend money appropriated by Congress.
Remove heads of independent agencies protected by statute from summary firing.
Fire civil servants without cause. Dismantle federal agencies.
Call up the N…

Opinion | Stop Funding Trump’s Takeover
Democrats aren’t powerless, and they don’t have to enable autocracy.

When humans feel powerless, especially after traumatic events or retraumatization or ~ gestures generally at C-PTSD ~ what often helps is having an area of control over choices, decisions, and outcomes (especially outcomes that have positive side effects like humans liking the action/work/result)
And thus I flew to LA for a weekend and got a tattoo.
#BloomScrolling

Guy who claimed to be the ultimate negotiator and peace-keeper resorts to begging on social media to halt an Israeli attack.
“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” (President Turnip quoted from TruthSocial)
Anyone who has been a parent who observes other parents recognizes this tone of powerless desperation.
#POTUS47