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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

There’s now an entire frog brigade outside the ICE facility.

Peacefully protesting fascism while bringing whimsy to the streets.

The whimsy and silliness directly contradict Trump & Miller who want you to believe it’s a war zone.

Protect the frogs!

Three people in frog costumes are seen outside the Portland ice facility

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah. I cannot tell you how disappointed I was to discover that :(

AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 11h

Whether we *like* to think of PP and his flying monkeys as an alternative, the result of the last election shows that they ARE that. And if another election is called in a couple of months, sadly that's not enough time for the NDP to get their house in order.

AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 11h

Uh, yes it does. Because PP _hasn't gone away_.

Who ELSE do you think will ascend to power if Carney is taken down?

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 11h

Rock and a hard place indeed.
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Francis Wilkinson @franciswilkinson.bsky.social · 3d

Gift Link// Whether the US's ongoing act of political suicide evolves as a murder-suicide is of more than passing interest to the US’s northern domestic partner. Canada is extremely -- uniquely -- vulnerable. I spoke to executives, defense analysts, others. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

Can Canada Survive Donald Trump?

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, the country’s future looks less secure than at any time in postwar history.

www.bloomberg.com

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 1d

Please watch Sean Fraser,
Attorney General of Canada.

Conservative’s push to end birthright citizenship (all their MPs also voted against women’s rights) shows we can’t afford to get distracted by 🇺🇸politics.

We’re one bad election away from risking 🇨🇦 democracy.

#Canada
#StandOnGuardFor🇨🇦

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

Sean Fraser 🇨🇦
This year marks 150 years of the Supreme Court of Canada helping to shape this country, standing in ardent defence of Canadian democracy and in defence of our freedoms.
May its work continue so that 150 years from now, Canada remains the true North, strong, and free. #cdnpoli

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 12h

Not considering Carney's 'Look inside yourself, Rosemary' reply as a "lowlight" of his campaign, I'll keep reading on your recommendation. 😉

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 12h

No, autocorrect, "shitposting" and "shit posting" are not the same thing.

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 12h

Lol mockery in the face of the enemy is resistance I love

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 19h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 12h

Nicely said ☺️

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 16h

Norway will be just fine. ☺️

(cartoon panel)

AND THAT, CHILDREN, IS WHY THE SECULARIZATION OF AMERICA IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR SOCIETAL PROBLEMS. WE'VE TURNED OUR BACK ON GOD, AND NOW WE'RE PAYING FOR IT.

WHAT ABOUT NORWAY?

WHAT?

WELL, IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEIR LATEST CENSUS, OVER 70% OF THE NORWEGIAN POPULATION IS ATHEIST. HOWEVER, THE GLOBAL PEACE INDEX RATES NORWAY AS THE MOST PEACEFUL NATION IN THE WORLD

THEY HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST GDP PER CAPITA IN THE WORLD, AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BELOW 2 PERCENT, AND AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES AMOUNG THE WORLD'S HIGHEST,

ALSO, NORWAY IS RANKED FIRST IN THE WORLD IN LIFE EXPECTANCY, LITERACY, EDUCATION AND STANDARD OF LIVING. ALL WHILE BEING ARGUABLY THE MOST ATHEIST NATION ON THE PLANET.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, RUSSELL

I HOPE THEY SPEAK NORWEGIAN IN HELL!

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 17h

Seems like Kristin Scott-Thomas might agree ☺️
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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · Nov 23

It does indeed!

On a frivolous note, I loved seeing Kristin Scott Thomas and Saskia Reeves (Taverner and Standish) on a recent ep of 'Gogglebox' 🥰

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Alex Barron @alexrbarron.bsky.social · 22h

This post buries the lede: "Push for what you can't control alone. Vote for leaders who support climate-smart investments; demand action from those already in power; sign petitions; and join collective campaigns that drive change at scale."

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 22h

🌍 80% of people worldwide want stronger #ClimateAction.

But not all choices are equal. WRI Climate research ranks 19 ways to help the climate, showing which actions make the biggest impact.

Explore the list: bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 17h

The only 'being pissed' DoFo ever demonstrates is performative.

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 1d

US liquor sales in Canada drop 85%

This headline is the biggest understatement ever. 😂

#BuyCanadian
#BoycottUSA

Deanna 🇨🇦 @dbliuvas.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian purchases of U.S. liquor dropped significantly

flip.it/yXNsvY

Canadian purchases of U.S. liquor dropped significantly

A new U.S. report shows that Canadians have bought significantly less liquor from south of the border.

flip.it

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 17h

Stale infotainment at that.

Fox News host Jesse Watters unwittingly interviewed a far-right troll posing as a leftist anarchist. (Screenshot)

Fox News host Jesse Watters gets trolled by fake antifa activist

Bill O'Reilly's protégé embarrasses himself in interview as he thinks he's destroying an idiotic lefty

MATTHEW SHEFFIELD

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 17h

🎯 'Christian' and 'decent' have never been synonyms.

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 17h

Or they've just cherry-picked the terrible parts.

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 17h

Who's tired of 'real' Christianity too? 🖐🏼

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FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 18h

Why is it OK to do this on live TV but not OK to do it on a Pride float?

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

🍁🙌🏼🤭😁

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 17h

I always worry for white/albino animals in the wild. I'm afraid for *any* animal that is 'special' to human beings.

AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 18h

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 1d

Ignore anything that comes out of this one's gob.

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Mike The Canstralian 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 @aussieinto.bsky.social · 18h

We're not sorry we got caught speeding. We're sorry the public found out about it.

globalnews.ca/news/1147199...

‘Won’t happen again’: Minister pledges no more speeding Ontario cabinet vehicles | Globalnews.ca

The identities of the ministries the speeding vehicles were assigned to have not been made public. The tickets racked up, however, have been repaid, the government said.

globalnews.ca

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 18h

Let's save this part for when Mr more-freedom-for-gun-peeps! Poilievre tries to stir shit/spin this into his vacuous Canada-is-like-a-warzone! narrative.

"Without exception, homicides involving firearms have been consistently much higher in the United States than in Canada," the report says.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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