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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 2h

You've attacked us with tariffs, have armed goons terrorizing immigrants & citizens alike, NG troops on the ground, CBP snooping through our phones with threats of detention at the border, MAGA nutjobs with guns, & lying pieces of Republican shit. Yeah, an apology is just what I was waiting for.

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Nicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 5d

Nineteen years ago, on October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated by Putin's hitmen.
She was the first to tell the truth about Russia's mass crimes in Chechnya, which foreshadowed those in Syria, Ukraine, Africa and elsewhere. They could have been prevented.
Almost no one listened to her.

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 12h

Good on this young man! 👏👏👏👏

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MB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s an interview with the guy who wears a chicken suit outfit at ICE protesters. He has been doing it a long time.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 14h

Hubby and I watched this the other night. I think in this case, a party system with clear platforms works well. Of course, not being tied to provincial or federal political parties is a bonus.

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 1d

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 21h

the idea that freedom is in our DNA is just a misinterpretation of the fact that we’re a nation of finicky whiners who don’t like to be personally inconvenienced

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 21h

At least we no longer have to hear about freedom being in Americans' DNA or whatever. Turns out we love to eat shit and bow to some bloated halfwit like any other people throughout history

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 1d

I loved the statement "This shit doesn't work here." PP and the CPC are out of touch with Canadians. We DO NOT want American style political bullshit propaganda here in Canada.

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Jeff's Fact Checker @thunderbayed.bsky.social · 1d

"So pick a fuckin' lane, Pierre"

vm.tiktok.com/ZMAx497rX/

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 1d

"We're creating a new man-made ecological disaster: enormous data centres in remote places like deserts, that will be rusting away and leaching bad things into the environment, with no one left to hold accountable because the builders and investors will be long gone," Mr Kaplan said.

Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 1d

BBC :: 'It's going to be really bad'

Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

www.bbc.com/news/article...

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

www.bbc.com

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 1d

Great news! Let's shoot for 100%!!

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Birthday Governor Newsom
Keep On Trolling.......

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

"After a few moments of laughter..."

The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.

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Kara Fagan 🇨🇦 Liberal @fagankara.bsky.social · 2d

Just a reminder to all of our Canadian young women who might want to consider a career in trades- first, you CAN do this! Second there are organizations like Build a Dream if you’re looking for a way to start investigating.

www.webuildadream.com

Build a Dream – Build a Dream empowers female students to explore under-represented careers and promotes gender balance in the workforce.

www.webuildadream.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for this, made me laugh out loud! 🤣🤣🤣

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 2d

Canada is broken? Really? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Canada's economy added 60K jobs last month | CBC News

Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

www.cbc.ca

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Grace Alexander @gracealexander.bsky.social · 2d

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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 2d

🇨🇦Canadians looking south can’t be smug: we’ve got lots of neo-Nazis too.
And they come in all shapes and sizes: just look at the KuKluxKonvoy that was allowed to terrorise our capital city for weeks on end.
🙄

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 2d

This is an opinion piece ALL Americans should read. Thanks for sharing!

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