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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 5h

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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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 8h

Hire people.
Forget AI for now.
Invest in Canadians & our public service?!

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 9h

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/10/c...

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

nationalnewswatch.com

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 8h

Quebec seems to end up with wildly in it for themselves govts too but they also vote them out when their needs aren't being met. Albertans have only done that once. And regretted it instantly bc fantasy is more important to them than nice things and things that work.

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🇨🇦 YYC for Carney Vote Liberal @vote4trudeau.bsky.social · 9h

Albertans are the stupidest voters in Canada, which explains Batshit Smith. I live here too -sadly.

Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 9h

@escrimshaw.bsky.social sums up Quebec and the CAQ's problems. What struck me is his observation that ppl in Quebec can't be distracted from real problems with distractions unlike in Alberta where I live. Must be nice.

Quebec Constitution’s Clown Car Calamity
open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...

Quebec Constitution’s Clown Car Calamity

On The Latest CAQ Nonsense

open.substack.com

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 9h

@escrimshaw.bsky.social sums up Quebec and the CAQ's problems. What struck me is his observation that ppl in Quebec can't be distracted from real problems with distractions unlike in Alberta where I live. Must be nice.

Quebec Constitution’s Clown Car Calamity
open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...

Quebec Constitution’s Clown Car Calamity

On The Latest CAQ Nonsense

open.substack.com

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 11h

With picket lines dwindling and support from Canada Post workers for their national strike fading, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers blinked last night, downgrading the walkout to a series of rotating regional strikes.

Canada Post union scales back national strike as support on the picket lines fades

'The union doesn't have a lot of good moves right now,' said one expert, 'because every move brings certain kinds of peril with it.'

www.thestar.com

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 1d

US soybean farmers finding out the hard way that "America First" was a lie

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 13h

I made a whole "Just Cause" cake for this. Please share and sign our petition to help us get a fair contract asap -- And so I never have to repeat the experience of positioning fish-shaped sprinkles with tweezers. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Rectangular lemon cake with "Just Cause" spelled out in colorful fish-shaped sprinkles

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Lynn Williams @lynnwms.bsky.social · 14h

This also happened to me in NYC. My GM and I were brought in to meet with our new owner. He was a mean MF. Wanted me to break my contract and said I slept my way to the top to my face. My new husband called and chewed my GM out. Still, we shared a suite. A nasty tactic. Gross.

Marilyn 🇨🇦 @mlauriat.bsky.social · 1d

He'll be up for a promotion...

www.rawstory.com/paul-ingrass...

Trump official accused of canceling colleague's hotel room so she’d have to stay with him

A White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security was investigated for accusations he harassed a lower-ranking co-worker by canceling her hotel room and having them share a room together, ...

www.rawstory.com

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 11h

After first WTC bombing, the US Gov issued an arrest warrant for KSM. He was in Qatar. A Qatari Royal gave him the heads up that the US was coming to get him and he fled to Pakistan. From there, he linked up with Bin Laden and became the mastermind of 9/11.

Now Qatar gets an Air Force base in US.

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Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 10h

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11h

ICYMI: my cheat sheet to November elections has dozens of local elections that are critical for local power on all sorts of issues.

one thing to spotlight: conservative majorities on school boards are on the line, again, with key hotspots in CO, TX, and PA.

see here:
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...

boltsmag.org

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 11h

Irish library staff have been subjected to repeated harassment by far-right extremists, with attempts to remove queer books from shelves & threats of book burning. This new LGBTQ+ group is a welcome step for defending free speech, the library LGBTQ community & library users, in Ireland.

First LGBTQ+ network launches in Library Association of Ireland

The new queer network had its first meeting this October, marking a big step for the LGBTQ+ library community.

gcn.ie

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 12h

What I find most troubling about this article is the GOP's escalation of accusations that terrorists, drugs and criminals are entering the US from Canada
This rhetoric is dangerous, as is this bill
IMO, this follows Trump's 51st State agenda
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli

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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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 13h

Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Republicans are getting dragged on CSPAN every day for supporting Trump’s authoritarian regime & billionaires.

Keep calling and making noise.

The government shutdown is on them—instead of governing, they’ve chosen to dismantle democracy, funnel our taxes to billionaires, and take away healthcare.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 1d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 11h

Even when they do things that seem normal, it still feels sus.

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 12h

Great news!
Automatic tax filing will allow 5 1/2 million Canadians easy/free tax filing, and the benefits that provides, by 2028.
The permanent school food program will ensure all our young minds have the nutrition they need to succeed.
The Canada Strong Pass returns!
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Automatic tax filing, permanent school food program coming in budget: Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a series of affordability measures Friday, making good on some spring campaign commitments ahead of the fall budget.

www.ctvnews.ca

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AquaMarie 🧜🏼‍♀️💙 @aquamarie23.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, RFK Jr is a nut job. Now can we go back to the #EpsteinFiles please?

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING:

"Just landed."

Mark Bray confirms to me this morning that he and his family did, on the second attempt, make it out of the US and to Spain

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 14h

Canada's economy added 60K jobs in September while unemployment stayed flat #Canada #cdnpoli

Economists were expecting only a modest gain in jobs

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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Ha! I love this headline in TIME.

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