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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1h

We are their #1 trade partner, as well as their #1 source for tourism. Both are collapsing precipitously as Trump continues his isolationist policies while lying to the American public that everything's going great and they're only going to get better.

Congrats, America. You played yourselves.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 7h

Remember they said they don’t need anything from us? Then why are US States crying for Canadians to come back, travel, why are sales down in many categories, why are companies going bankrupt, we may be small in population to the US, but Canadians put billions in the US economy and we can boycott!!

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

American spirit exports to #Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States CEO urges 'lasting return to tariff-free trade'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1h

Good for her! Every store owner/manager should be doing this whenever ICE shows up on their property.

Just George Oh🍂 @timmytwoshirts.bsky.social · 10h

Ayup.
Fuck yes, THIS

ICE agents showed up at the parking lot of Azteca de Oro, a banquet hall in Joliet, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. They were using the parking lot as a staging area for their operation. When the owner, Ivette Nunez, found out, she called the local police and explained that her property has a strict no trespassing policy. within three minutes, they parking lot was cleared and the ICE agents were gone

photo: ivette nunez holds a crimestoppers endorsed no trespassing sign that is posted on their property

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, but we all know the hard and fast GOP rule is that it doesn't matter who was in charge, it's always the Democrats' fault, and it doesn't matter that he once actually said that the one in charge was to blame, he never said that, and any concrete proof that he did is fake news and AI.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1h

It absolutely is, and that’s by design. Division is most easily sowed by dehumanizing each side to the other.

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah they do. Mark Thompson was accused of steering Gaza coverage in a pro-Israel direction when he took over from Christ Licht, and ever since then he’s been playing the both sides game in the most Asimovian cult of ignorance way possible. Why else would he keep Scott Jennings around?

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 2h

I’m betting this is why they rope Gym into giving interviews. He’s terrible at them and can’t stop stepping on his own tiny jock.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

BASH: Are you gonna look into the way ICE is conducting itself?

JIM JORDAN: We're going to look into the whole situation where you have these mayors--

BASH: So you'll only look into that side and not federal law enforcement?

JORDAN: Wuh wuh wuh we'll look into all this

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 2h

Anything to blame the democrats. Even when the lie is painfully obvious.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

BREAM: Open enrollments starts in November. People are already getting notices about what they may pay. I mean, that's gotta be resolved.

MIKE JOHNSON: Yes, and they're eating up the clock in the month of October

(Johnson canceled the House in August to avoid taking votes on Epstein)

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 2h

“They don’t see that it’s being done well.”

Most people aren’t capable of seeing phantoms.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3h

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah. I was being bitingly sarcastic, as he’s been unbelievably stupid forever. And yeah, I knew about the coverup. He’s a GOPer through and through, and a perfect fit for Trump’s regime. But he can’t for the life of him stop saying the quiet parts out loud.

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 2h

This is perfect.

nahhan sandiego @nahhansandiego.bsky.social · 14h

what i ordered > what i got

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 2h

I’m beginning to suspect that Gym is not a very smart man…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 12h

Oh wow. That would be the kind of thing that teachers would love teaching about, and students would love learning about, just for the sheer absurdity. It would certainly be one of the most colourful events in history. 😂

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 15h

Sadly, with immigration rules the way they are here, that’s probably true unless you’re a medical professional or university professor.

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 15h

I never would have imagined that the best and seemingly most effective way to protest was to be whimsical and ridiculous in the face of fascism, but here we are. Inflatable frogs facing off against ICE and winning.

I love it.

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 15h

This is what I’ve been saying. ICE is the one making things look dire. Meanwhile, the protesters are dressing up in inflatable costumes, making Trump the one to look like the clown and the fool that he is.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 17h

Or just move to Canada where we already have all that. 😀

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 20h

Nobody should be treated like that, particularly for a minor parking violation. That's just an absolutely over the top fascist reaction and that officer should be fired.

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 21h

So is this going to be the police response for everything and everyone now? Excessive force for even the most minor infractions? Or is that still going to be reserved for black and brown people?

Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 23h

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 22h

Witless once again fails to read the room. Or the country, in this case.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 22h

Hope there are no disease outbreaks in America for the foreseeable future, because the CDC has been reduced to the C thanks to Russ “Goering” Vought taking a chainsaw to its most vital departments.

Trump Budget Goon’s Firings ‘Eviscerate’ Vital CDC Departments

Russ Vought’s extreme RIFs hit the CDC.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 23h

I can’t imagine why the American government levying high tariffs, insulting us, and repeatedly threatening to annex us would make us resent and boycott all things American…

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

American spirit exports to #Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States CEO urges 'lasting return to tariff-free trade'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

www.cbc.ca

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1d

He can go fuck himself. We still have free speech under our charter!

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

Attorney general says Canadians could be charged with hate crime for social media posts under proposed bill. #cdnpoli

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1d

Beijing had Tank Man.

Portland has Frog Man.

And somehow Portland feels like the more powerful symbol.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1d

They ARE terrified. They’re terrified of retribution from him, from his base, from the rest of the regime. Columnists, journos, editors, & CEOs would almost certainly get barrages of death threats if they even hinted that Trump was anything short of a Herculean Adonis. And thats just from his base.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

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Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 1d

This is just one of a BUNCH of ridiculously lucrative crypto shorts I’ve found, all of whom bought in JUST before Trump’s Gyna tariff announcement.

So very, very strange…….

Trader makes $88 million in 30 minutes, times Trump’s tariff move perfectly with Bitcoin short

Bitcoin short trade: Learn how a trader made $88 million in just 30 minutes by shorting Bitcoin before Trump's tariff announcement. The timing has sparked debate about possible insider trading in the ...

m.economictimes.com

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