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The social media fight against Trump is a modern battle of the presses

At first glance there would seem to be little that would connect Donald Trump with Martin Luther, but stick with me here.

In 1517 Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses. This document railed against Papal indulgences, which the faithful could buy as a sort of "Get Out of Jail Free" card for sin.

The later Reformation also held that Christian scripture is the only source of the rules for worship. There was no need for priests to get in the way. This, of course, went over in Rome like a fart in a spacesuit.

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Jason Kenney's bizarre Brexit tweets perfect example of dog-whistle politics

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| June 26, 2016

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There was head scratching and puzzled disapproval on social media Thursday night at Jason Kenney's seemingly bizarre Twitter celebration of Britain's unanticipated "Brexit" vote, many unhappy returns of which are yet to be enumerated.

Those wacky federal Tories! Just how dumb do they think we are? (Hint: plenty)

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Well, that was quick!

On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Ontario's Crown prosecutors announced there would be no appeal of the acquittal of Sen. Mike Duffy, who had been found not guilty last month of 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery.

Black Lives Matter. Tweets don't.

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| April 7, 2016

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On April 5, Jerry Agar, a conservative talk radio host on CFRB "found" a Tweet from Black Lives Matter TO (BLMT) co-founder, Yusra Khogali from February 9 in which she asked Allah for strength "to not cuss/kill these men and white folks out here today."

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| March 28, 2016

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Winnipeg Free Press columnist Gordon Sinclair's depiction of Wab Kinew is offensive with damaging implications that reach beyond the election. Sinclair uses his privileged position as a columnist to portray Kinew as a violent man who can't be trusted; a person with ulterior motives and someone to be feared.

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Tweeting to excess: The trial coverage of #bosma and #ghomeshi

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Over the past week or so I've been following the coverage of the Tim Bosma murder trial on social media. Well, specifically, on Twitter.

For those of you who don't know, Dellen Millard, 30, and Mark Smich, 28, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Bosma, a 32-year-old father who lived in Ancaster, Ontario. Both have pleaded not guilty.

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Twitter harassment verdict comes down to women's refusal to play perfect victims

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| January 23, 2016

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Will Wildrose Leader Brian Jean repudiate Calgary-Foothills candidate's 'communist' characterization of NDP?

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| September 2, 2015

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What words should we use to describe the Chinese-language brochure the Wildrose Party wrote up to use in the Calgary-Foothills byelection, which takes place tomorrow, the one that accuses the NDP of trying to advance "ideas of communism?"

'Event logisticians'? Give us a break! They're bouncers! What's that tell you about the Tories?

David J. Climenhaga

| August 31, 2015

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Clearly, the continuing uproar about Stephen Harper's "event logistics team members" tells us something fundamental about the increasingly fraught relationship between the prime minister of Canada and a very large and apparently growing number of Canadians.

To wit: An awful lot of Canadians now so distrust this man that they really are prepared to believe the worst about him in any situation.

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