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Progressive. Never Conservative. Science, climate change, wealth inequality. Woke. Proud Canadian born in Yellowknife now happily vaxxed in Toronto. Need more nice. Like science esp. astronomy, news, reading everything but mostly SFF, horror, mystery.

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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · Nov 19

Used Sky Follower Bridge to find 1.7k Twitter accounts that I followed there and have accounts here (about 36%). I have now followed those 1.7k accounts here. It’s pretty easy to use.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 19h

I had many nick names, including “Landslide Lukaszuk”, but “Captain Canada” will take a while to get used to.😃

This gentleman just gave me that new nickname and presented me with my own key to Canada.

Thank you, Sir!

#ForeverCanadian

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 4h

Every year in Whitehorse they haul the floatplanes (the ones without wheels) out of the lakes etc and park them at the airport for winter.
Photos by Simon Blakesley Photography.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 3h

FORT MCMURRAY, here’s your opportunity to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition!

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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 9h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Nice recap

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 3h

Even though it is a Thanksgiving weekend, our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are hard at work collecting signatures.

We are getting close to 300,000 signatures and there are only 16 days left.

You can sign the petition at 50 locations across Alberta:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website

Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

www.forever-canadian.ca

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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 19h

www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Marc Murphy @murphycartoons.bsky.social · 18h

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 3h

To all the Canadian food producers, thank you for your hard work. This Thanksgiving weekend, we’re thankful for the abundance of safe food on our tables.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 9h

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a Black mother outside her child’s school after an officer confronted her about leaving her car illegally parked and unattended. This level of force on an unarmed woman in a school pick-up line is outrageous! 👇

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 8h

A 6-year-old immigrant child is handcuffed with hands behind their back and arrested.
Trump’s America.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 6h

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Fierce Canadian 🇨🇦 @dartee.bsky.social · 1d

Great article that tells it like it is.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5h

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 6h

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 18h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 18h

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 19h

Premier Ed Stelmach, thank you for donating a tank of gas for the #ForeverCanadian Unity Bus and for joining us at the Andrew garlic festival 🧄 That’s what principled leadership is all about.

Volunteers, thank you for braving the cold and collecting signatures!

#ableg #CdnPoli

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 1d

Harvesting #ForeverCanadian signatures at the Andrew Garlic Festival. It’s a stinky job, but somebody has to do it.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 1d

The spread to the suburbs has been so smart. The other week I was deep in Scarborough’s highland creek and there were teenagers barreling down the path on them. Many cycling seeds planted.

Observing The City @observingthecity.bsky.social · 17d

Bike share revenue is up over 30% compared to last year, and now has close to 300k unique customers. That is 10% of the population of Toronto! I also think that their internal forecasts are a little pessimistic pinning 2025 rides at 8.1 million. I forecast closer to 8.3M when the year is over.

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heatherr411.bsky.social @heatherr411.bsky.social · 1d

#BeBest lady talks about children while her husband has ICE arrest a 6 year old girl handcuffed behind her back.

The cruelty and hypocrisy is staggering.

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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 1d

For the ninth straight month now, Canadian road trips to the United States continue to plunge. Boycott the U.S.A. Elbows up!

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 1d

I really enjoyed this Coyne column. Said tech oligarchs need to way more attentive to the way public opinion is shifting against them. Coyne is just about the furthest thing from a "soak the rich" socialist, and yet....

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

Today’s uber-rich have converted their obscene wealth into outsize power, wielded in the name of bizarre millenarian ideologies

www.theglobeandmail.com

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