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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 4h

Canada’s new government is starting Automatic Federal Benefits. We’re going to pre-file taxes for up to 5.5 million low-income Canadians, so they get the benefits they are entitled to — money that would otherwise be left unclaimed.

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Lori Sirianni @4animallife.bsky.social · 1h

He doesn't need me to defend him. I do appreciate CA increasing animal protections-a totally separate issue from protection for trans people.

I don't appreciate people begrudging animals the little bit of help they occasionally get from govts & implying they shouldn't get any help until ALL ppl do.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10h

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Lori Sirianni @4animallife.bsky.social · 1h

Pathetic is right. Dude born rich with a silver spoon in his mouth, whose daddy put him on the payroll as a child and he was a millionaire before age 10, who's been rich, famous and privileged all his life, gotten away w numerous crimes, is the biggest WHINER in the world.

"Boo-hoo, not faaaaiirr!"

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 11h

Trump pathetically begging for a Nobel Peace Prize.
#cdnpoli

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Lori Sirianni @4animallife.bsky.social · 2h

As a decades-long animal advocate, I've long seen people get resentful & disgruntled when anyone helps animals, and make false equivalencies like "This guy cares more about pets than trans people" bc Newsom signed a bill protecting them.

As if NO animals deserve help as long as ANY human needs help

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 11h

Only one of the four Progressive Conservatives who lost their jobs in the Greenbelt imbroglio has been interviewed by the RCMP in a probe that began two years ago, the Star has learned.

Two years later, top Tories who lost jobs in Greenbelt scandal still haven’t been interviewed by RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials were tight-lipped when contacted about the second anniversary of launching their criminal inquiry.

www.thestar.com

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Lori Sirianni @4animallife.bsky.social · 3h

It looks like the RCMP lied to us, and their criminal investigation of that crook Ford, his crooked ministers & staffers, and the crooked developers is a sham.

We Ontarians want accountability and justice. They tried to steal at least $8 BILLION in value, that belongs to *us*, from the #Greenbelt 🤬

Toronto Star @thestar.com · 11h

Only one of the four Progressive Conservatives who lost their jobs in the Greenbelt imbroglio has been interviewed by the RCMP in a probe that began two years ago, the Star has learned.

Two years later, top Tories who lost jobs in Greenbelt scandal still haven’t been interviewed by RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials were tight-lipped when contacted about the second anniversary of launching their criminal inquiry.

www.thestar.com

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 6h

#Breaking: Canada Post to ‘adjust operations’ amid rotating strike, mail delivery to resume next week

Canada Post to ‘adjust operations’ amid rotating strike, mail delivery to resume next week

While mail delivery with begin to resume next week, Crown corporation says it is 'suspending' service guarantees due to regional strike rotation.

www.thestar.com

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Lori Sirianni @4animallife.bsky.social · 3h

Thank goodness. I don't do online banking or bill-paying, I need my printed bills and bank statements delivered and to be able to mail checks out.

The second damn mail strike in less than a year. It's really disruptive and frustrating.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 6h

I would like to suggest adding banana costumes (or other fruit) to the mix for October 18

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 6h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Sir Rants Alot @robvo.bsky.social · 6h

They already got a unicorn, a raccoon, a bear, a dinosaur and a giraffe
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Lori Sirianni @4animallife.bsky.social · 3h

Dress up like Carmen Miranda. 😁🍊🍋🍉🍇🍏🍎🍍🍌

#NoKings

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 4h

also a sign of how far trump has checked out-there is zero chance in the old days he would countenance anyone else taking credit, even in a slip of the tongue

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 4h

Stephen Miller, acting President

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 4h

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Lori Sirianni @4animallife.bsky.social · 4h

Democracy actually ended in December 2000, when the five Republican SCOTUS justices halted the statewide Florida recount, usurped the role and will of voters, and appointed THEIR party's nominee George W. Bush president-elect.

Rehnquist, Thomas, Scalia, O'Connor, and Kennedy killed democracy.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Drew Smith @ajdrewsmith.bsky.social · 22h

We've lost another member of the real Antifa

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

Last known surviving WW II vet from Hamilton regiment dies at 104 | CBC News

Tony Mastromatteo, an honorary lance corporal, fought in a Canadian Forces scout platoon remembered for its bravery. He stayed connected to The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada throughout h...

www.cbc.ca

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Carlos the Canuck @keithcleveland.bsky.social · 15h

Our ancestors must be rolling in their graves; they didn't fight and die fighting fascists just for their descendants to turn around and vote for them. Whatever happened to "Lest We Forget"? It would seem many people have forgotten. We should be wearing the poppy year round to remind these people.

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23h

PHOTOS OF ANTIFA IN ACTION:
My uncle Albert MacNeil (bottom second from right) with the Cape Breton Highlanders just before they busted through the impregnable "Hitler line."
Canadians come from a long and proud line of fascist fighters.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 13h

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

www.theatlantic.com

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