Laura S
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Laura S
@pickersnext.bsky.social
· Dec 5
For all Canadians #cdnpoli
Know your civics & volunteer!
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Know your civics & volunteer!
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Goldman: You said references to ICE as secret police encourages threats. The problem is you have it backwards sir. People are making valid observations about your tactics which are outright fascist. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime, stop acting like one.
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Goldman: You said references to ICE as secret police encourages threats. The problem is you have it backwards sir. People are making valid observations about your tactics which are outright fascist. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime, stop acting like one.
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My take on Trump ordering the removal of the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in NYC is that he's a pedophile and rapist who is actively covering up his role in a massive sex trafficking operation that targeted children and doing everything he can to distract from that cover-up.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
My take on Trump ordering the removal of the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in NYC is that he's a pedophile and rapist who is actively covering up his role in a massive sex trafficking operation that targeted children and doing everything he can to distract from that cover-up.
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Sweden’s experience with midwives providing abortion care offers lessons for other countries. Swedism midwives have long led care for healthy women during pregnancy and birth, with doctors supporting when complications arise. Applying the same model to abortion care is both logical and effective.
What Happens When Midwives Lead Abortion Care: Lessons from Sweden | International Confederation of Midwives
In Sweden, abortion is recognised as essential healthcare—built on decades of research and early innovation. More recently, reforms have enabled midwives to play a central role, making care safer, tim...
internationalmidwives.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Sweden’s experience with midwives providing abortion care offers lessons for other countries. Swedism midwives have long led care for healthy women during pregnancy and birth, with doctors supporting when complications arise. Applying the same model to abortion care is both logical and effective.
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Robert Jenrick is lying.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Robert Jenrick is lying.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
Reform UK have spent, to date, almost £1.5 MILLION with Harding Print Solutions.
They are NOT a local Manchester printer.
They are Reform's go-to print company and have been for a long time.
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Ex-LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor was indicted for murder.
Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
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Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Ex-cop wanted on murder charge flew overseas, lived in L.A. for a year without arrest
Former LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor was indicted for murder by an L.A. County grand jury in September 2024. He was able to leave the U.S. four times and live in Carson for more than a year before bei...
www.latimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Ex-LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor was indicted for murder.
Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Every jobs report is like look, we wrecked the economy, but we swear that’s a good thing
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Every jobs report is like look, we wrecked the economy, but we swear that’s a good thing
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Always and forever 💙 Wishing a very happy birthday to the singular Laura Dern.
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Always and forever 💙 Wishing a very happy birthday to the singular Laura Dern.
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Most Canadians agree that Alberta separatists asking U.S. for help is treasonous. #cdnpoli
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Most Canadians agree that Alberta separatists asking U.S. for help is treasonous: poll
'Canadians treat appeals to foreign governments for help in breaking up the country as beyond the pale,' said the pollster
ca.news.yahoo.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Most Canadians agree that Alberta separatists asking U.S. for help is treasonous. #cdnpoli
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Gun Owners of America is lobbying Congress to pass the SAVE Act, which would require a majority of Americans to show a passport to register to vote.
But GOA opposes any law that requires showing a drivers license to buy a gun.
These are not serious people.
But GOA opposes any law that requires showing a drivers license to buy a gun.
These are not serious people.
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Gun Owners of America is lobbying Congress to pass the SAVE Act, which would require a majority of Americans to show a passport to register to vote.
But GOA opposes any law that requires showing a drivers license to buy a gun.
These are not serious people.
But GOA opposes any law that requires showing a drivers license to buy a gun.
These are not serious people.
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Marie-Philip Poulin will not start against the US this afternoon, Canada's Olympic Committee said in a statement hours before puck drop.
Poulin, who's appearing in her fifth Olympics, was injured Monday in a prelim game against Czechia.
The Feb 26 #PWHL MTL-NY should be interesting
Poulin, who's appearing in her fifth Olympics, was injured Monday in a prelim game against Czechia.
The Feb 26 #PWHL MTL-NY should be interesting
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Marie-Philip Poulin will not start against the US this afternoon, Canada's Olympic Committee said in a statement hours before puck drop.
Poulin, who's appearing in her fifth Olympics, was injured Monday in a prelim game against Czechia.
The Feb 26 #PWHL MTL-NY should be interesting
Poulin, who's appearing in her fifth Olympics, was injured Monday in a prelim game against Czechia.
The Feb 26 #PWHL MTL-NY should be interesting
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Drip Drip Drop Little Epstein Files
And Poland starts investigating Epstein’s ties to Russia.
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/drip-drip-...
And Poland starts investigating Epstein’s ties to Russia.
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/drip-drip-...
Drip Drip Drop Little Epstein Files
And Poland starts investigating Epstein’s ties to Russia.
www.wonkette.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Drip Drip Drop Little Epstein Files
And Poland starts investigating Epstein’s ties to Russia.
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/drip-drip-...
And Poland starts investigating Epstein’s ties to Russia.
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/drip-drip-...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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see what had happened was
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
see what had happened was
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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These age verification initiatives is a privacy nightmare. Terrible policies hastily put out without a second thought to wider implications is endangering safety while offering no real protection in the way it is intended. This will drive people deeper into the darker pits of the net.
Discord to roll out age verification next month for full access to its platform | TechCrunch
All users will be put into a "teen-appropriate experience" by default unless they prove that they are adults.
techcrunch.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
These age verification initiatives is a privacy nightmare. Terrible policies hastily put out without a second thought to wider implications is endangering safety while offering no real protection in the way it is intended. This will drive people deeper into the darker pits of the net.
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Ghislaine Maxwell says she will not provide testimony unless he is pardoned.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell says she will not provide testimony unless he is pardoned.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
She is now posturing herself as a victim of Epstein.
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I know how the Congolese militant group m23 can very suddenly make themselves real popular
kigalidailynews.rw/reports-emer...
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Reports Emerge Claiming M23 Detained Blackwater Founder Erik Prince in Eastern DRC
kigalidailynews.rw
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I know how the Congolese militant group m23 can very suddenly make themselves real popular
kigalidailynews.rw/reports-emer...
kigalidailynews.rw/reports-emer...
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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I can't say that when I joined the Beaverton podcast I expected to utter the phrase "It's gotta be bomb in the butt," but to be honest I probably should have
A 24-year-old French man was recently admitted to a hospital with an unexploded bomb inside of him. But don't worry, it was for sex stuff. Luke, Ian, @clareblackwood.bsky.social and @mmmegan.bsky.social get to the bottom of this.
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I can't say that when I joined the Beaverton podcast I expected to utter the phrase "It's gotta be bomb in the butt," but to be honest I probably should have
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President Mandela said, "there can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
President Mandela said, "there can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."
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For an attorney to resort to extortion to clear his client isn't ideal.
For an attorney to undertake that extortion expressly and in a public is incredibly stupid.
For an attorney to undertake that extortion expressly and in a public is incredibly stupid.
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
For an attorney to resort to extortion to clear his client isn't ideal.
For an attorney to undertake that extortion expressly and in a public is incredibly stupid.
For an attorney to undertake that extortion expressly and in a public is incredibly stupid.
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A 24-year-old French man was recently admitted to a hospital with an unexploded bomb inside of him. But don't worry, it was for sex stuff. Luke, Ian, @clareblackwood.bsky.social and @mmmegan.bsky.social get to the bottom of this.
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
A 24-year-old French man was recently admitted to a hospital with an unexploded bomb inside of him. But don't worry, it was for sex stuff. Luke, Ian, @clareblackwood.bsky.social and @mmmegan.bsky.social get to the bottom of this.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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It has been 20 hours since James Pearce Jr stalked and attacked Rickea Jackson, crashing his car into hers multiple times as she tried to escape and report him to the nearest police station and it's only now that news outlets are addressing concerns for her health and safety.
WNBA Fans Plead for Rickea Jackson Update After James Pearce Jr. Arrest
Women's basketball fans are saying the same thing after a scary story involving Rickcea Jackson.
www.si.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
It has been 20 hours since James Pearce Jr stalked and attacked Rickea Jackson, crashing his car into hers multiple times as she tried to escape and report him to the nearest police station and it's only now that news outlets are addressing concerns for her health and safety.
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For half-term, next Tuesday I’m doing a fun kids’ event at @southbankcentre.bsky.social in London — I’ll be doing a funny talk on the history of Roman Britain, and my ace illustrator @rikinparekh.bsky.social will do a live draw-along tutorial
Tix cheap!
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Tix cheap!
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
For half-term, next Tuesday I’m doing a fun kids’ event at @southbankcentre.bsky.social in London — I’ll be doing a funny talk on the history of Roman Britain, and my ace illustrator @rikinparekh.bsky.social will do a live draw-along tutorial
Tix cheap!
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
Tix cheap!
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...