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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 5h

Excellent. More please

JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 5h

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 5h

Extremely dangerous. And they know very well what they are doing.

JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 5h

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 5h

www.newsweek.com/full-list-ai...

Multiple airports have refused to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video, due to various laws and policies.

Full list of airports refusing to show Kristi Noem's shutdown video

Multiple airports have refused to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video, due to various laws and policies.

www.newsweek.com

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 5h

Living under authoritarianism
Excellent read

open.substack.com/pub/theameri...

The Quiet Lessons of Living Under Authoritarianism

Authoritarianism hides in routine, apathy, and lost freedoms. History shows how citizens must respond.

open.substack.com

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 19h

This directly out of the WH for a campaign contributor was an absolute embarrassment and a precursor of the open crypto bribing happening now.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 18h

Elections have consequences

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 19h

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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 18h

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Jack Sprat @jacksprat39.bsky.social · 18h

Naked Portland protests the fascist invasion...

apnews.com/article/port...
Naked bike riders demonstrate against federal troops in 'quintessentially Portland' protest

Naked bike riders demonstrate against federal troops in 'quintessentially Portland' protest

Protesters are pedaling through Portland's streets wearing nothing or close to it to rally against the Trump administration.

apnews.com

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Spicy Scorpio(Karen) 🏳️‍🌈🪶🧡🇨🇦 @nish57.bsky.social · 1d

We will definitely have our PM's back

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

Ordinary Canadians like you and me can also have PM Carney’s back, because it’s a binary choice: the Liberals or the Conservatives.

#WeveGotThis

#Canada

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

PM Carney risks trouble without loyal ‘palace guard,’ say political players

Every new prime minister eventually faces turbulence, and that’s when a strong and trusted palace guard is ‘essential,’ says political historian and former Liberal MP John English. But at a critical t...

www.hilltimes.com

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 18h

You are assuming he can read … giant leap

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The Ubiquitous J-Man @theubiquitousj-man.bsky.social · 19h

Hey @cnn.com
What kind of bullshit story is this?
It was YOUR President that decided to attack our countries industries, as well as those of every other nation on earth!
Do better!!
😡

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

#CdnPoli 🇨🇦
#USpoli
#CanadaStrong 🍁
#ElbowsUp 💪🏼
#FuckTrump🖕🏼
#MSMfails

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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Jack Todd @jacktodd.bsky.social · 20h

And Alaska is a red state.

Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 20h

The remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed western Alaska overnight. Entire homes with people inside were swept into the Bering Strait. At least 20 are missing. Still no word from any federal agency.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 19h

Brace yourselves good Americans. Stand up.

Newsweek @newsweek.com · 20h

Trump has implemented nearly half of Project 2025's objectives nine months into his second term in office, according to a tracker.

Project 2025: Trump Has Implemented Half of Conservative Plan—Tracker

www.newsweek.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h

Let us translate Mike Johnson's comments about Obamacare for you www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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65yearcitizen @usa24freedom.bsky.social · 23h

Any questions ?????

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 23h

Keep the Epstein Story alive.

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 23h

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 23h

Slava Ukraini

Laura Frost @laurafrost.bsky.social · 23h

I am happy there is peace between Israel & Palestine. At the same time I can't help think of Ukraine.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

He has a wonderful gift for making other countries great again.

The Ubiquitous J-Man @theubiquitousj-man.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great Substack by Paul Krugman!
@paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy
Give it a read!!

"How Trump Is Making China Great"...

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

#USpoli
#Trump
#TrumpTariffs 📈
#TrumpCession📉
#TrumpFlation📈

How Trump Is Making China Great

Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides

open.substack.com

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The Ubiquitous J-Man @theubiquitousj-man.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian economist Peter Howitt among Nobel winners in economics.

www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Canadian economist Peter Howitt among Nobel winners in economics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the news on Monday.

www.thestar.com

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The Ubiquitous J-Man @theubiquitousj-man.bsky.social · 1d

Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation.

www.thestar.com/news/world/u...

#USpoli
#Trump
#TrumpIsNotFitForOffice

Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation

At the center of the legal fight is Chief Justice John Roberts, who has long had the landmark civil rights law in his sights, from his time as a young

www.thestar.com

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The Ubiquitous J-Man @theubiquitousj-man.bsky.social · 1d

Listening to Trump right now in Egypt, I am so happy that I am a Canadian.
The man is a national embarrassment, and 50% of Americans don't even realize it.
He is a laughingstock.
Unbelievable!
🙄

#USpoli
#Trump
#TrumpIsANationalEmbarassment
#TrumpIsNotFitForOffice

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

Good Lord…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "We have approached the relationship with China with great respect. The Chinese are very big on symbolism, and I can tell you it was highly inappropriate for them to announce these export controls on the day the peace deal was announced and overshadow that."

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

@whitfdh.bsky.social thanks for the follow