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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 13h

Carney is killing Canada Post.

"CRA has implemented a digital-first communication model. This change means that most official notices - including GST/HST statements, corporate tax assessments, and other key documents - will now be delivered exclusively through the CRA My Business Account portal."

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2d

"I stand on solid rock and I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bend, I will not capitulate, I will not give in, I will not give up."

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks out after being indicted by the Trump DOJ.

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 3d

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

www.nytimes.com

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 4d

In support of the No Kings events in the US next week.

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM

US Consulate General
360 University Ave
Toronto, ON M5G 1T3
Canada

TO No Tyrants Meet up to Join the Rally-NEW TIME & THEME

Democrats Abroad strives to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote.

www.democratsabroad.org

Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 5d

I *love* these types of rejoinders. Right up there with, “Poilievre would be so much worse” when I point out how terrible Carney is.

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 5d

The banker is resurrecting Keystone pipeline, rewarding oil industrials, breaking Canada Post, trashing privacy rights, slashing government services, bending the knee to the orange fascist. This will only get worse. He is not standing up for Canadians, he's selling us out. No wonder Trump is a fan.

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 6d

We are building this country — and creating thousands of new, high-paying careers in the trades.

Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 5d

"Masameer County, a South Park meets Family Guy-style satire, was picked up by Netflix and became one of the most popular shows in the region. Its creator, Abdulaziz Almuzaini, was sentenced to a 13-year jail term and a 30-year travel ban for 'terrorism and promoting homosexuality'."

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy ...

www.theguardian.com

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 6d

Inspiring: this elbowless man manages to hold down a full time job as a Prime Minister

Mark Carney may look like just another Canadian Prime Minister. But don’t let that fool you. The most inspiring part of his story isn’t that he went to Harvard, or even that he’s made millions working...

www.thebeaverton.com

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 6d

Eight years later, this still holds true.

Know your rights when applying for long-term care, says advocate | CBC News

Hospital overcrowding and a shortage of long-term care beds are forcing patients in need of care back into the community, according to a Toronto-based seniors’ advocacy group.

www.cbc.ca

Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 6d

This happens as the US moves forward with legislation to further integrate border security services with Canada.

CBSA systems outage at Canada-U.S. border a 'big red flag,' says security expert | CBC News

Border officers told their union the September IT outage may have led them to miss potential security flags at Canada-U.S. crossings. The CBSA says safety standards were upheld, but security experts c...

www.cbc.ca

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 7d

The fall out of Carney's latest visit with Trump:
After bragging about Canada joining the US, Trump made it clear he is determined to destroy our autoworkers and steelworkers.
But Danielle Smith and the planet burners are over the moon.
They say this is "love language."

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 6d

ACLU: A federal law says that, without a warrant, Customs and Border Patrol can board vehicles & vessels & search for people without immigration documentation within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the US. These external boundaries include international land borders ...

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 6d

CBP should be kicked out of the Cdn airports given their authority to treat Canadians as if they are on US soil. Further integrating them and surrendering our sovereignty is dangerous after non-stop threats by Trump to annex Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 7d

see you at the barricades

Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 7d

totally normal night swapping portland frog videos with a friend then finding the get-up online for 35 bucks

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 7d

"Whether it's Air Canada, Canada Post, the railways, or the ports, the message is always the same: when big business complains, the government gives in," said Ms. Gazan as she presented the legislation. [per Google translate]

Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 7d

«Qu’il s’agisse d’Air Canada, de Postes Canada, des chemins de fer ou des ports, le message est toujours le même: quand les grandes entreprises se plaignent, le gouvernement cède», a déclaré Mme Gazan en présentant le texte législatif.

www.ledroit.com/actualites/p...

Un projet de loi du NPD pour défendre le droit à la grève

Le Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD) a déposé un projet de loi pour empêcher le gouvernement fédéral d’intervenir «abusivement» dans les conflits de travail.

www.ledroit.com

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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 8d

Shades of Jesse Armstrong’s Mountainhead.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 9d

Two former chiefs of staff to Michael Ford, the premier’s nephew, represented clients that received millions of dollars from the Skills Development Fund.

Both are relatively new to the lobbying scene.

#onpoli

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

www.thetrillium.ca

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10d

Goddamn, this is great. The part at the end — you’ll know it when you see it — made me laugh so hard that I startled the dogs.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 11d

wizard frog is insane

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 11d

Great.

Now let’s find out where the $4 billion in pandemic funds went.

Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 12d

The #ONTARIO #DougFord #ConservativeParty
The Auditor General reports information is now fuelling claims that a #skillsdevelopment fund in #Ontario was being used as a #slushfund. $750 million given to big donors of the PC Party. #ONPOLI #cdnpoli #CanadaSky

youtube.com/shorts/3ikKE...

Grants From Skills Development Fund Given to Ont. PC Donors | Your Morning

YouTube video by CTV Your Morning

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 12d

A mere 9 months into the regime and Washington is giving its shock troops the SS "Totenkopf" death's head symbol.
This as they are dragging children out of apartments in the middle of the night.
Canada needs to prepare for what comes next.

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 12d

From today's newsletter by Charlie Angus about the president's speech to military leaders: "As Trump attempted to win over the impassive faces, he tried to raise their spirits by claiming that he had broken Canada economically and that we would become a vassal state."

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 12d

Carney to meet with Trump in Washington next week as Canada seeks tariff relief

This will be the Prime Minister’s second trip to the White House since taking office this year

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Skaren Hill @mxkazhill.bsky.social · 13d

500 billion reasons for this.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING: Striking workers are currently storming Tesla showrooms in Paris, demanding higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy.

(🎥 Luc Auffret)

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