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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 7h

I am meeting so many #ForeverCanadian volunteers across our province. We are gathering signatures and getting closer to 300,000. If you can, please donate to keep Alberta in Canada at:

Forever-Canadian.ca

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 7h

🫡 I'll be there in Daytona Beach Florida!

October 18! 🚫 👑 !

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ralphpoppy.bsky.social @ralphpoppy.bsky.social · 10h

Jesus speaks about helping strangers and others in need:
"I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you welcomed me; I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you cared for me; I was in prison, and you visited me.
Truly, whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me."

The ChristoFascist Trump regime really needs to read a Bible.

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Canadian Loyalist 🇨🇦 @shakespearesgal.bsky.social · 1d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Cricket of MeadowHawk 🇨🇦 @cricketmh.bsky.social · 17h

Words cannot express how much I
F🐾KING LOVE THIS. 🇨🇦❤️

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

When RCMP Sergeant pulls up behind the #ForeverCanadian Unity Bus, it’s not to write a ticket, it’s to sign the petition.

Thank you, Officer!!!

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1d

This is Manolo. His family invited strangers to spend time with him on his last day. His mom said, "This was such a perfect way to celebrate the life of a dog who truly loved spending time with people and their dogs. Run free and fast forever, Manolo. I will never stop missing you." 14/10 for all

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

n.pr

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Bombshell investigation shows that Hungary's Russia-alligned Orban regime has been running an espionage network in Brussels, recruiting and infiltrating among the highest levels of foreign governments.

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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 1d

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 1d

In May 2022, Sasha lost her leg in a russian attack near Odesa, but she never gave up on her dream to return to gymnastics. 6 months later, she mastered her prosthetic leg, and now competes again.
This weekend, Sasha won both gold and bronze at the Black Sea Cup💙💛

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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The Optimist @kathryncrooks.bsky.social · 1d

I am completely opposed to any additional integration of Canadian border personnel with the u.s. group. IMO it is a dangerous incursion of a foreign entity on Canadian soil. As the u.s. presently exists they are an unfriendly force who would like nothing more than to take Canada over.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 1d

Fuuuuuuuuck this.

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 1d

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in 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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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”

People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Reverend David Black, other faith leaders, journalists, and protestors have joined a class action lawsuit alleging ICE violated their First Amendment rights during protests outside a detention center.

The brutality of this regime is on full display.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

I continue to just respect the hell out of this guy

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 2d

The Dude has spoken:

"ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2d

As we watch the growing resistance to Danielle Smith's MAGA agenda in Alberta let's remember the powerful roots of true prairie populism. We have national health care because that generation stood up for a better vision of Canada.
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4D...

HOW PRAIRIE POPULISTS BUILT PUBLIC HEALTH CARE

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

www.youtube.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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