Rick Habgood
@richardhhabgood.bsky.social
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Advocate for a better way of life, building coalitions that create unity not divisions. Voting systems matter, support proportional voting where your vote's in the game not out of it.
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Very harrowing article by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

'Bannon advances a vision of the United States as a bunker in its own right, one in which Ice agents stalk the streets, workplaces and campuses, disappearing those deemed enemies of US policy and interests.'

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:
New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

No one should be surprised that Donald Trump is employing fascist tactics—prosecuting his opponents, weaponizing the federal government, and attacking the very fabric of our democracy. And Trump should not be surprised when millions of Americans stand up to his authoritarianism and his greed.

If Trump wants to leverage baseless charges to visit political retribution on New York’s Attorney General, he’ll have to go through New Yorkers first. The Attorney General has had our back, time and again. We have hers.
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fairvotevictoria.bsky.social
Waterloo rocks!!!
eslfairy.bsky.social
An excellent afternoon with folks from across Waterloo Region who want electoral reform and some form of proportional representation. Every person should feel like their vote matters. @fairvote.ca @kitchenercenndp.bsky.social
Fox the system not the symptoms Kimiko, Jeff, and Ken John and Jeff Ken and Jeff holding a labour council banner
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fairvotevictoria.bsky.social
Our voting system creates polarization, and in time, it leads to what we're seeing in the US. The fix? Proportional Representation!!
fairvote.ca
1/18 “This is what a two-party system looks like.”
— Chantal Hebert, CBC Election Night 2025

First-past-the-post is failing voters. It fuels division, strategic voting, and regional shutouts—while pushing Canada closer to U.S.-style hyperpolarization.

#election2025 #cdnpoli

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Black and white side-by-side image of Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre speaking at separate political events. Carney is on the left at a podium, mid-sentence with one hand raised. Poilievre is on the right, speaking passionately with fists clenched and “Canada First” signs in the background.
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cajunblue.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨 This country has quickly lost control; states rights are no more. PLEASE listen to Governor Pritzker and know that what is happening in CA, IL, NY, OR, etc., will be in your city/state sooner than you think. 1/2
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richardhhabgood.bsky.social
The problem with Democrats, many are elites, Obama looks pretty relaxed for a 5 alarm emergency!!
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globalabortionnews.bsky.social
The world’s only museum dedicated to contraception and abortion is marking 22 years since its opening in Vienna. Founded by Austrian gynecologist Christian Fiala, the Museum of Contraception and Abortion highlights the struggle for fertility control and the importance of safe access to abortion.
World’s only abortion museum marks 22 years defending reproductive freedom - EFE
By Núria Morchón Vienna, Sep. 28 (EFE).— The world’s only museum dedicated to contraception and abortion is marking 22 years since its opening in Vienna, continuing to educate new generations on repro...
efe.com
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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Creepy and deranged things sound even more creepy and deranged when they’re said by Stephen Miller. In a Trump Cult filled with the most thoroughly horrible people imaginable, he somehow takes being utterly reprehensible to a whole other level.
democracyactionnet.bsky.social
Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America … As we close the Dept of Education and provide funding to states, we're going to make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
When you let autocrats and dictators achieve any level of control, they use it to take more control. And more. And more. We knew that.
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chrisjmcclure.bsky.social
Canada should institute laws not allowing media companies to own more than 25% of the market in a given medium.
#cdnpoli #cdnmedia
soundskugle.bsky.social
Eyes Wide Open 🇨🇦

#cdnmedia 📢
#ElbowsUp 🇨🇦
A compilation of all the Postmedia 🇨🇦ian newspapers owned by an 🇺🇸n Hedge Fund
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brittlestar.com
IS CANADA MORE FREE THAN THE USA?
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charlieangus104.bsky.social
Let's cheer the Canadian women dominating world rugby. They had to crowd source to raise the money to even get into the tournament. Nobody took them seriously. They crushed the New Zealand giants. They are going into the finals.
Come on fellow Canucks - is the real miracle team.
So proud.
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sethabramson.bsky.social
I have never seen a festival of hate like what is happening in Arizona today

Every speaker sounds like they want to genocide more than half of America
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anniegirl.bsky.social
If "experience" is the ability to play games with serious things, he is very good. But what Canada needs areelected officials who want to do the work. Poilievre is the laziest when it comes to work. He lost his own riding in April because he's allergic to working hard.
brenttoderian.bsky.social
Heard many times tonight on CBC that Pierre Poilievre was clearly the most experienced politician among the party leaders as the House of Commons started up again today. I don’t think I heard them mention that it’s because he’s the one who’s never had ANY other job.

And still no security clearance.
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acyn.bsky.social
Angus: Trump, says lumber from Canadian mills represents a national security threat.

You’d use that language about buddy going down to the Home Depot in Arkansas to buy some 2x4s?
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ashevillepictures.bsky.social
Sunflowers and sunset at the Biltmore tonight
richardhhabgood.bsky.social
The scale is stunning..
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Not sure how this is going to post on Bsky, but here we go.

The Milky Way really put on a show a couple of nights ago at Brown Co St Park, IN. Not bad for a Bortle 4 area.

3 image vertical pano with 8 stacked images in each spot. (click for the full image)

#photographersUnited
#astrophotography
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imnotmerida.com
It’s almost spooky season 🎃
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charluv.bsky.social
"When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent."

— Issac Asimov