By Michael Woyton
Here are a few things I ran across and thought you should know about them too.
A Canadian member of Parliament delivered a blistering rebuke of president-elect Donald Trump from the floor of the House of Commons.
MP Charlie Angus called out Trump as a “convicted predator” and said his country will not be bullied by him, especially over misinformation about Canada’s role in fentanyl trafficking and the possibility of tariffs imposed on Canadian goods.
Watching this video from MeidasTouch is well worth your time:
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Former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and television commentator Joyce White Vance watched the convicted felon’s performance on “Meet the Press” Sunday and had a few thoughts.
On Substack, Vance said the entire interview was “full of lies and half-truths, with [host Kristen] Welker trying to push back without derailing her ability to cover key points about Trump’s top level plans.”
His priorities included: jailing Liz Cheney; pardoning Jan. 6 defendants and stripping the citizenship of those born in the United States of immigrants here illegally.
Vance also has some thoughts about how to proceed if we believe in democracy and want to save the Republic.
Read her column on Substack here.
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We are definitely back to “This is not normal!”
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Historian Kevin Kruse wrote on Substack about the similarities between Trump’s Cabinet nominees and those of another corrupt administration — that of Warren G. Harding.
Harding, too, selected the richest of the rich for roles as Cabinet members and advisors, including the third richest man in the nation at the time, Andrew Mellon, for treasury secretary.
Kruse also dives into the breakneck speed of nominees coming out of Mar-a-Lago and the bumbling way compromising information is being made public.
Read Kruse’s Substack column here.
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And finally, political cartoonist Mike Luckovich makes the point perfectly that we don’t learn from our mistakes:
Lead art by Michael Woyton
On Second Thought 
We need U.S. Senators to have the courage of the Canadian VP and stand up to the Bully and not approve his ridiculous cabinet picks. We need to have more strong voices like yours to keep us informed, especially now that the Bully wants Kari Lake to be the Director of Voice of America- his newest propaganda arm. Is it true that 54% of people approve of his handling of the presidential transition? How did this happen? I am so frightened for my grandchildren.
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