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ProtectNL

Newest posts tagged “ProtectNL”.
The Playback Loop: When Chaos Becomes a Cover for Control
The Local Paradox
By: Holly Revollàn-Huelin
Jul 22, 2025 • 6 min read
In the third and final installment of The Consultant and the Keepers series, we examine the internal collapse of the Screaming Eagles opposition group and the emotional unraveling that followed. Using the recent all-caps posts by Coreen Tourout as a lens, this piece explores how Newfoundland’s resistance movements often replicate the very dysfunctions they claim to fight. While factions implode and narratives are hijacked, the Kitchen sisters remain focused on the bigger picture—emerging governance frameworks, stakeholder influence, and the quiet restructuring of local authority. This article connects the public meltdowns to deeper systems of control and offers a warning: when chaos becomes the norm, real resistance risks being written out of the story. Read More...
The Playback Loop: When Chaos Becomes a Cover for Control
Fractured Frontlines: How Local Infighting Serves Federal Control
The Local Paradox
By: Holly Revollàn-Huelin
Jul 19, 2025 • 6 min read
Following a staged photo-op with SSHRC-backed researcher Nick Mercer, Newfoundland’s local resistance to industrial wind development fractures into infighting. This editorial unpacks how federal consultants exploit emotional divisions to construct curated opposition narratives, neutralizing dissent while capturing optics. Drawing from Van Assche’s "Local Paradox" theory, it reveals how narrative control replaces real governance in vulnerable communities. Read More...
Fractured Frontlines: How Local Infighting Serves Federal Control