Rick Steves: There was a handful of people who opposed Hitler, refused to do the proper salute, to kiss his ring; these are the Kinzingers, the Liz Cheneys, and the Mitt Romneys…of the German democracy in 1932…

Time is running out for Canada to make a pledge to @WBG_IDA, which helps low-income countries invest in their futures, improve lives, and create safer, more prosperous communities. I just emailed @DeputyPM_Canada asking Ottawa to step up. Join me! act.one.org/letter/freeland-…

Why don't Republican negative points vs Harris-Walz - some of them even approximately true! - do more damage? The problem Republicans have is that every election is a compare and contrast. And they overwhelmingly renominated a candidate who ... entered politics by propagandizing a defamatory "birther" conspiracy theory that was not only steeped in racism but also obviously crazy and stupid nytimes.com/2016/09/17/us/po… .... accepted the help of Russian spy agencies to win the presidency in 2016 ... theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv… directed tens of millions of taxpayer and foreign government $ to his own businesses ... axios.com/2024/01/04/report-… ordered a religious test on immigrants and visitors to the United States - rewrote it three times until a friendly Supreme Court disgraced the country by inscribing the rewritten ban into law ... npr.org/2018/06/26/606481548…. tried (and failed) to overturn healthcare coverage for Americans with no alternative to offer - but succeeded in overturning abortion rights for Americans ... funded his tax cuts with tax increases targeted to punish voters in Democratic-led states ... cnbc.com/2019/04/22/trump-ta… started trade wars not only with China, but against friends like the European Union, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. He encouraged close ally Britain to exit the EU - then refused Britain the US-UK trade treaty he'd promised ... washingtonpost.com/world/us-… as his anti-China trade war rapidly proved a costly fiasco forbes.com/sites/stuartander…, then connived in the Chinese cover-up of the deadly COVID outbreak through the pandemic's crucial early weeks ... washingtonpost.com/politics/… then to compensate for his own prior negligence, promoted quack remedies that harmed gullible people - and that later enabled cranks and charlatans to spread panic about the anti-COVID vaccines that actually could and did save lives .... ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… made deals with Putin that he concealed from his own national security team ... washingtonpost.com/world/201… and blackmailed Ukraine, denying that democracy weapons unless it fabricated political dirt against his expected election opponent ... and was only barely dissuaded from quitting NATO altogether according to his own highest aides ... nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/po… mocked and defamed America's most honored war dead theatlantic.com/politics/arc… and their grieving families ... npr.org/2016/08/01/488213964… abused his office to harass perceived corporate enemies like TimeWarner theatlantic.com/politics/arc… and Amazon nytimes.com/2019/12/09/techn… broke the law to incite harm against whistleblowers who revealed his corrupt actions ... thehill.com/homenews/news/52… tried to win the 2020 election by an elaborate scheme to deny ballots to Democratic voters .... politico.com/news/2020/09/30… encouraged supporters to intimidate election workers who wouldn't comply with his schemes ... nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/el… then organized a conspiracy to overturn the lawful result ... npr.org/2023/08/01/119045995… and when that failed, turned to outright violence on January 6, 2021 ... stole ultra-classified government documents on his way out the door, including nuclear secrets - which he later showed to paying customers at Mar a Lago, including foreign nationals. nytimes.com/2023/10/05/us/po… Politics aside, the nominee is also a draft-dodger nytimes.com/2018/12/26/us/po…, and lifelong deadbeat eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p…, tax cheat nytimes.com/interactive/2018…, fraudster abcnews.go.com/US/live-updat…, and confessed serial sex abuser bbc.com/news/election-us-201…. In that environment, its tough to get a hearing for negatives about a nominee's opponents.

My latest: “Calm down,” they said. “Maybe he’s changed. Maybe the guardrails will hold.” Don’t you believe it. He hasn’t, and they won’t. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…

The Local community in Namibia is standing alone against corruption and big oil, and they need our support. #SaveOkavangoDelta secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en…

When a child is protected from infectious diseases, they can go to school, their parents can go to work, and their community can thrive. Join me and @ONECampaign in speaking up for @gavi and life-saving vaccines! act.one.org/sign/gavi-handra…

If you care about access to affordable medical tests for all, please sign this petition. I just did! Ask @DanaherCorp & @CepheidNews to put #PeopleOverProfits by reducing the price of ALL their lifesaving GeneXpert tests to $5 each – to save more lives! timefor5.msfaccess.org

Join Gambian women who are trying to protect the youngest generation of girls from being forced to have their genitals mutilated. Here’s how: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en…

Safeguarding climate policy against bad faith attacks requires stronger action to address affordability concerns - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac) climateactionnetwork.ca/safe…

For-profit, nurse staffing agencies are charging up to $300 per hour, while a full-time publicly employed nurse only earns between $27 and $52 per hour. This needs to end. Email your Health Minister today and tell them to invest in our nurses at profitdoesnotcare.nursesunio…

Bold leadership requires bold action. In #Budget2024, let's remember: investing in aid isn't just about helping others, it's about securing our own future, stability & building a world where everyone can thrive. x.com/stephenlewisfdn/status… @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @HonAhmedHussen

We can build a resilient planet and end hunger. Join the call now! nwmd.io/s/twitter/ZBQ1BjfEH_…

Breaking! A new vaccine to fight malaria has just been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation. Tell world leaders to fully fund programs to make #malaria vaccines available everywhere. act.one.org/sign/malaria-vac…

Though the whole world knows his name, no one knows who he is. Here's a thread on my dad, Hunter Biden - free of charge to the taxpayers and free of the corrosive influence of power-at-all-costs politics. The truth of a man filled with love, integrity, and human struggles:

We are reaching a point of no return in #Gaza, where the blatant disregard for international humanitarian law scars our collective conscience. An end to the fighting is imperative if we are to avert the decimation of #Gaza and contain the spillover of this crisis.

⚡ HAPPENING NOW — Civil society at #COP28 is calling on rich nations to #FillTheFund on #LossAndDamage. 🧵below to follow live:

I was not expecting much good news out of #COP28 let alone on the very first day, so this is encouraging: a new loss and damage fund for the poorest and most vulnerable countries to help them deal with the irreversible impacts of climate disaster. See: theguardian.com/environment/…

A new report from @ONECampaign reveals rich countries are spending a lot less than they claim to support countries facing the worst effects of the climate crisis. Add your name to stop this injustice! #ClimateJustice act.one.org/sign/climate-fin…

bbc.com/news/world-67473254 #endchildmarriage #HumanRights Obama, Clooney and Gates: 'We can end child marriage in a generation'

“Anyone who would vote Republican solely because they think Joe Biden is too old is suffering from cognitive difficulties that have nothing to do with age.” Please Advise! Is 80 the New 40? via @TheTyee thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/11/0…