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IHender@mas.to

<p>Retired civil servant and grandfather. Mildly <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ProgressivePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProgressivePolitics</span></a> - spends too much time talking about <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OnPoli</span></a>. Former <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Labour</span></a> and union activist. Wide range of interests: <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Opera" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Opera</span></a>, especially works of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RIchardWagner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RIchardWagner</span></a>; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClassicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClassicalMusic</span></a>; sport <a

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  • Post #2980365

    RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116511869955555085 While that seems nice, I think the USA&amp;#39;s problem is that one third of its voters still think Trump is swell and everything&amp;#39;s hunky- dory. Given the unprincipled spinelessness of most American politicians, I don&amp;#39;t see how you overcome that substantial minority.

  • Post #2980364

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-abrupt-u-turn-plan-re-open-strait-hormuz-came-backlash-allies-rcna343845. Compare the muted #USA response to #SaudiArabia to the ongoing efforts to crap all over #NATO and it&amp;#39;s clear that #Trump knows who owns him.

  • Post #2980363

    Howard Lutnick grilled about ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CBC.ca https://share.google/eH3wkZLq0SNIkOR9h Note to rest of world: as possible trade negotiations unfold, please remember that #Canada is somehow supposed to deal with this guy, who talks big but has a very iffy relationship with the truth and is looking more and more compromised. He&amp;#39;s right up there with #USA ambassador Hoekstra in the &amp;quot;I don&amp;#39; need no stinkin&amp;#39; credibility&amp;quot; department.

  • Post #2980362

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/09/may-elections-results-keir-starmer-labour-nigel-farage-reform-uk-politics-latest-news-updates #UnitedKingdom #Labour In my experience, when a government claims that its problem is that it hasn&amp;#39;t communicated &amp;quot;all the good things we&amp;#39;re doing,&amp;quot; then it&amp;#39;s toast.

  • Post #2980361

    Sharing link https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/judge-quashes-decision-to-approve-separation-petition-9.7198553. Oh dear, the whinies out of Alberta are going to be loud, long, and bursting with self-pity. It will speak volumes if Smith lashes out at the judicial system in response. The rest of us should probably avoid overt displays of #Schadenfreude #CanPol #AlbertaSeparatism

  • Post #2980360

    Carney announces environment to be eliminated as cost-cutting measure - The Beaverton https://share.google/gkhQnESzvkwsvyhvo #CanPoli

  • Post #2980359

    RE: https://kolektiva.social/@EricLawton/116613345840618686 Rogers celebrates 20 years of higher than expected call volumes - The Beaverton https://share.google/qLaeMtBYGvo6CRUX8 🤔

  • Post #2980358

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-separation-referendum-televised-address-9.7208162 This is surely a great example of how political cowardice can lead to total absurdity. Perhaps Canada should hold a referendum on whether any referendum held by #Alberta should be taken seriously. At this point, the provincial government is twisting so much in the wind it&amp;#39;s hard to see how any result would be credible. #CanPoli

  • Post #2980357

    #OnPoli #DevelopmentalServices https://opseu.org/media-release-were-telling-our-employers-youre-either-with-us-or-youre-against-the-people-who-need-us-province-wide-strike-in-community-health-and-so/ “It is time for this government to stop taking advantage of the dedication and commitment these workers have to their communities,” added Hornick. “When you stole from these workers, you were also cheating the communities who depend on the care they provide.” One of our sons has a developmental d...

  • Post #2980356

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/26/us-strikes-iran-missile-sites-vessels-trump-peace-deal-elusive &amp;quot;...as Trump&amp;#39;s promised peace deal remains elusive&amp;quot; I can&amp;#39;t believe that mainstream media is still writing such gormless, naive headlines. We all know #Trump promises are worthless and his statements are more often than not fantasies or deliberate lies. Query: Can something that doesn&amp;#39;t exist be &amp;quot;elusive&amp;quot;? #USIranWar

  • Post #1898037

    RE: https://cosocial.ca/@PaulBusch/116488057538020620 Saw her Flight Pattern at the National Ballet of Canada this year and was totally impressed!

  • Post #1225280

    https://open.substack.com/pub/phillipspobrien/p/the-usa-does-not-understand-war?utm_campaign=post&amp;amp;utm_medium=email &amp;quot;Quite why the US has failed repeatedly to understand war is one of the greatest questions/problems we face. Instinctively I believe that fighting a war is too easy for the US, but that means the US has lost the ability to distinguish between fighting and winning. At the same time, the US with its massive military machine, huge IC and inflated think-tank community,...

  • Post #681474

    https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/03/trump-to-allies-which-of-you-fucking-losers-wants-to-secure-the-strait-of-hormuz/