They are highly linked to RWNJ demagoguery, however.

Supervised consumption sites aren’t linked to increased crime: McGill study https://globalnews.ca/news/11602039/supervised-consumption-sites-mcgill-study/

Dozens of library books are removed from Alberta schools as new laws take effect
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-book-ban-school-library-danielle-smith-margaret-atwood/

https://archive.ph/PRoeL

Tough times require tough measures when shopping https://www.thealbertan.com/opinion/letter-tough-times-require-tough-measures-when-shopping-in-olds-11648196

White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/politics/white-house-january-6-website

Danish PM says US attack on Greenland would be the end of NATO https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/6/danish-pm-says-us-attack-on-greenland-would-be-the-end-of-nato

Your photos: Snow blankets the UK for the return to work https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/c301nv754yjo

Doug Ford says he's not worried Trump could take over Canada next https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/its-not-going-to-frighten-me-doug-ford-says-trumps-past-annexation-threats-against-canada-no-more-concerning-after-venezuela-takeover/

Democracy's Ratchet Effect: Why the Left and Centre Must Unite Against Rising Authoritarianism
https://www.socialeurope.eu/democracys-ratchet-effect-why-the-left-and-centre-must-unite-against-rising-authoritarianism

Behold the ultimate victory of "centrism"

Trump’s Venezuela raid plunges Greenland and the Western military alliance into uncertainty https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/world/analysis-trump-venezuela-greenland-nato-intl-latam

Conversely, Big Tech has broken up the US quite effectively.

The US is losing its battle to break up Big Tech
https://www.ft.com/content/869aae15-4c37-48a6-9a8b-d80b5d40db6a

https://archive.is/9UbL9

Plants can’t absorb as much CO2 as climate models predicted | ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260104202809.htm

Might makes right, dontcha know?

US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after renewed Trump threats https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/greenland-denmark-us-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-donald-trump

Good. While you're at it, get rid of the filibuster

Trump’s embrace of pot has Republicans in Congress fuming
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/04/trump-marijuana-pot-weed-rfk-00704651

https://archive.ph/vm7M8

And who's going to make them do anything. Multilateralism's taken the piss I think.

Cooper reminds US of international legal obligations in Venezuela https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79r1r0y9exo

Recurring water restrictions 'new reality' for Calgary after water main break https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/water-main-break-update-jan-5-9.7033882

Latvia police board vessel after Baltic Sea telecom cable breach | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/latvia-pm-says-baltic-sea-optical-cable-has-been-damaged-2026-01-04/

https://archive.ph/4etP2

The sausage-making continues!

Alberta’s Danielle Smith says Maduro capture outlines urgency of West Coast pipeline https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/albertas-danielle-smith-says-maduro-capture-outlines-urgency-of-west-coast-pipeline/

@H4Heights now there's a very interesting proposal!

@stephanie figures! The cruelty and stupidity are the point as usual, imho

Good luck!

Push back against provincial in-office work mandate https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/public-sector-unions-push-back-on-ontario-return-to-office-mandate/