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Persister @persister.bsky.social · May 10

*TW: DV*
Please help if you can. She tragically lost her young son & is disabled by severe Long COVID. 💔 She is in legit need. Any amount, no matter how small would be appreciated. 🙏🏻 #IPV #StopIPV #DV
#Covid #LongCovid
#CovidIsntOver #WomenInCrisis
#Filicide

www.gofundme.com/f/pk5y2t-sup...

Donate to Support Kate in Memory of Charlie, organized by Karen Hyckenberg

This fundraiser is in support of Kate Osburn (of Guelph), the mother of 8 year o… Karen Hyckenberg needs your support for Support Kate in Memory of Charlie

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 3h

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 4h

This is incredibly important:

we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself

and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats

we must be relentless, we must not shut up

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DrDeencha @drdeencha.bsky.social · 18d

They’ll give a million to candidates who won’t raise their taxes…instead of just paying a million in taxes

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 3h

Two thirds of young men backed Mandani. Which challenges the media narrative of the past year that you have to be a white supremacist asshole to get the young guy vote.

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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 3h

She’s a Conservative hack

Persister @persister.bsky.social · 7h

Rosie hardly makes it worthwhile tho

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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 8h

This👇

Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1d

Canada is showing global leadership in preventing airborne virus transmission with the CSA's new draft standard for respirator use (especially in healthcare) 🎉

theconversation.com/the-csas-rev...

The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier

New draft standards for respirator use recognize the importance of protecting workers and patients in health-care settings, where there is a higher risk of pathogen exposure

theconversation.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 8h

REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.

Nick Pettigrew
@Nick_Pettigrew
Polio was eradicated because Jonas Salk chose not to patent the vaccine, if you want a perfect example of a socialist act.
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Garry Kasparov
@Kasparov63
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Jun 24
Socialism is like polio, it comes back when people forget about the horrible damage it did last time.

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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 7h

We need provinces to spend more on operating the hospitals they already have, not building new ones that sit half empty. My surgeon only gets enough funding for *one* day of surgery per week. ORs are sitting empty because Doug Ford won’t give hospitals sufficient operating budget.

Persister @persister.bsky.social · 7h

The fed govt does provide HC funding. They need to get more involved. Furthermore I think HC should be nationalized so standards and funding are universal across provinces & controlled by the federal govt.

Persister @persister.bsky.social · 7h

I know that. My post was directed at the feds to hold provinces accountable.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Multiple senior Trump officials are moving onto military bases.

That’s not normal behavior. So ask yourself, is it really about their safety, or is the stage being set for something bigger?

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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 18h

Can’t do any of that without health care.

Hold the provinces accountable for HC funding. Stop the privatization of health care services. Fund public LTC facilities and seniors’ homes. Everyone needs health care.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Ben Shapiro was just ratioed by Nick Fuentes on X after Shapiro called out Tucker Carlson and Fuentes for their antisemitism.

The neo nazi right is fully taking over the republican party.

Screenshot of an X post by Nicholas J. Fuentes replying to Ben Shapiro.
Fuentes’s post lists a series of rejections: “No to Ben Shapiro, No to the neocons, No to dual citizens, No to Benjamin Netanyahu, No to cancel culture, No to genocide and ethnic cleansing, No to the Christ-hating Talmud, No to Greater Israel, No to our Jewish oligarchy,” followed by “AMERICA FIRST. AMERICA FOREVER 🇺🇸.”
Below, it shows Ben Shapiro’s earlier post saying, “No to the groypers. No to cowards like Tucker Carlson, who normalize their trash. No to those who champion them. No to demoralization…,” along with an image of Shapiro speaking into a microphone on his show “The Ben Shapiro Show.”

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 1d

Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 1d

This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers

Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Aug 7

We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v

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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 1d

Head on over to their page @teenvogue.com and drop a comment on their pinned post about recognition for freedom of speech.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Jameson Higgins @enoch6211.bsky.social · 1d

Head on over to their page @teenvogue.com and drop a comment on their pinned post about recognition for freedom of speech.

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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 1d

Shame on you. You deserved this award but now you’ve taken a massive dump on it by getting rid of your politics journalists. It needs to be returned.

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nufcnuf @nufcnuf.bsky.social · 2d

Many people in my circle want to take direct action to support our democracy, but they aren't sure what to do. They make calls and attend protests, but they aren't sure it's enough. A few friends and I created a flyer to help reach people inside the rightwing bubble. (1/4)

The image shows the outside/cover of a double-sided flyer called, Messengers, Neighbors Sharing News Across The Nation. This is the November 2025 issue. The image includes excerpts from recent Fox News and YouGov poll results showing negative views about The One Big Beautiful Bill and President Trump's tanking job approval among respondents under age 30. One flap shows a small crossword puzzle called Simple Sam's Crossword. For more information, contact FreedomFlyerUSA at gmail dot c o m.

The inside page of the Messengers November 2025 flyer shows excerpts from three recent stories - one in each column of the tri-fold. One from The Economist highlights Border Patrol violence against US citizens in Chicago. An excerpt from Politico concerns racist text threads written by leaders of Young Republican groups. A story from Reuters raises questions about the legality of the President's missile strikes on Venezuelan boats. The story titles and dates are shown along the top of the page and large logos from the news organizations are shown at the bottom, to reinforce that these are real, reliable stories.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 2d

When fascism arrived it will never say “I am fascism.” It will say: ‘anti-fascism is terrorism.’

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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 2d

The PCs made gains everywhere last election. Quebec saved Canada’s 🍑 by switching from BQ to Lib. Doesn’t mean it’ll happen again. That’s why PP is still front & centre. He grew the base & is capable of lying with impunity. The party knows propaganda works. I remain fearful for our country.

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Brooke Fairplay aka Diane M🍁🌻🎗🏳‍🌈 @brookefairplay.bsky.social · 2d

Listened to Poilievre interviewed by Rosie today
Its unbelievable how he lies and twists time lines.

Also, to tell Canadians he will use the Not Withstanding clause to change sentencing should SCARE everyone.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3d

They better not go and shake that man’s hand while he’s kidnapping folks from the community that made them

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, Toronto Blue Jays, for uniting & lifting the spirits of Canadians in these difficult times. You made us proud to be Canadian.

a logo for the toronto blue jays with a bird and a maple leaf

Alt: a logo for the toronto blue jays with a bird and a maple leaf

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