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New Brunswick, Canada #Liberal #FBR #ResistanceUnited #DefendDemocracy #Feminist Secular #Humanist #BookWorm #ProChoice #BLM #LGBTQIA Ally. Proudly followed by Brooklyn Dad Defiant, Jon Cooper, Glenn Kirschner, Jack Hopkins, Heather Thomas.

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hello! I am a friendly, progressive, secular Canadian. 😀👋✌️

My focus is Canadian/US politics, but humour and animal related posts are a welcome balance.

I'm an avid reader, a fan of black & white movies, and a music lover. It's always a pleasure to meet like-minded folks!
#DefendDemocracy

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Fearless feline: Ray Ray the cat rides 100 miles on roof of Pennsylvania family's van - CBS News www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...

Fearless feline: Ray Ray the cat rides 100 miles on roof of Pennsylvania family's van

A curious cat from Kittanning turned what could have been a travel disaster into a purr-fect adventure, riding 100 miles on the roof of his family's van.

www.cbsnews.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 7h

Former LMPD detective Brett Hankison reporting to federal prison for role in Breonna Taylor raid - WDRB www.wdrb.com/news/former-...

Former LMPD detective Brett Hankison reporting to federal prison for role in Breonna Taylor raid

After several delays, Brett Hankison was ordered to turn himself in to begin serving his 33-month prison sentence.

www.wdrb.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 7h

Pride Center of Vermont to close Friday due to funding gap - VTDigger vtdigger.org/2025/10/09/p...

Pride Center of Vermont to close Friday due to funding gap - VTDigger

It’s not a permanent closure, and the board has issued a call to raise approximately $350,000 needed to revive operations.

vtdigger.org

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🇨🇦Dawn🇨🇦 @ange1mom438.bsky.social · 8h

He obviously doesn’t care because none of his family will be impacted or affected by the closure of rural hospitals. How about every American stops paying their taxes until there’s no money to pay these congressmen and see how he likes it when everyone says “just deal with it!”
Bloody fool!

Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

GOP Rep [Nebraska Representative Mike Flood] Says Rural Areas Will Just Have to Deal With Hospitals Closing - The New Republic newrepublic.com/post/201546/...

GOP Rep Says Rural Areas Will Just Have to Deal With Hospitals Closing

Representative Mike Flood isn’t worried about the fact that Donald Trump’s bill will force hospitals to close.

newrepublic.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks, Ray! ☺️✌️

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Emily @emilyyour8.bsky.social · 8h

U.S. District Judge Denise Cote ruled that Musk himself had reduced his privacy interest by publicly BOASTING that he holds a “top secret clearance”—and discussing his drug use and contacts with [Putin], which are factors that the DCSA is supposed to consider for security clearance decisions.

LOL!

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn With Damning New - The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/2015...

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

“My Kids Could Die”: Republican Caller Begs Mike Johnson Live on Air - The New Republic newrepublic.com/post/201538/...

“My Kids Could Die”: Republican Caller Begs Mike Johnson Live on Air

C-SPAN callers pleaded with Mike Johnson to reverse course on the shutdown—and just about everything else. He didn’t listen.

newrepublic.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

GOP Rep [Nebraska Representative Mike Flood] Says Rural Areas Will Just Have to Deal With Hospitals Closing - The New Republic newrepublic.com/post/201546/...

GOP Rep Says Rural Areas Will Just Have to Deal With Hospitals Closing

Representative Mike Flood isn’t worried about the fact that Donald Trump’s bill will force hospitals to close.

newrepublic.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work - NBC News www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work

The Trump administration has also threatened to lay off thousands of federal employees at other agencies if Congress doesn’t halt the government shutdown.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

North Texas pastor among foreign-born religious workers forced to self-deport - CBS News www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/n...

North Texas pastor among foreign-born religious workers forced to self-deport

Pastor Albert Oliveira is just one of the many foreign-born religious leaders across the United States choosing to self-deport amid a visa backlog.

www.cbsnews.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

The Trump Administration fires a diplomat for hiding his relationship with a woman linked to the Chinese Communist Party - veritas.enc.edu veritas.enc.edu/sports/the-t...

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Anti-abortion activists pardoned by Trump face trial for new clinic ‘invasion’ - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Anti-abortion activists pardoned by Trump face trial for new clinic ‘invasion’

Two who received presidential pardon among six activists charged with trespass and conspiracy in Pennsylvania

www.theguardian.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

Visual confirmation: Groundbreaking image shows two black holes orbiting each other for first time - Live Science www.livescience.com/space/black-...

Groundbreaking image shows two black holes orbiting each other for first time

Observations by a system of radio telescopes have offered the first visual evidence for the existence of black hole pairs. But vital follow-up observations are needed before we know for sure.

www.livescience.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

Race and religious hate crime rises in England and Wales, figures suggest - BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...

Race and religious hate crime rises in England and Wales, figures suggest

The number of police-recorded race and religious hate crimes have increased in the year to March.

www.bbc.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

DHS now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Ghana - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

DHS now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Ghana

The Department of Homeland Security said it now plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Ghana, according to a notice from the agency to his attorneys.

abcnews.go.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 8h

Letter: Gun activists say we can’t take the rights of the majority away because of a few bad actors. OK. Let’s apply that to health care. - The Salt Lake Tribune www.sltrib.com/opinion/lett...