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Richard Levangie

@richardlevangie.bsky.social

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#Author. Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally. Survivor. Warrior. Settler. Climate activist. Woke AF. MFA. Secrets of the Hotel Maisonnueve, 2020. Red Tiger, Spring, 2026 (Galleon). Kjipuktuk. Halifax, Nova Scotia. He/him. Be kind, be cool. 🇨🇦 315ppm

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · Jan 25

I’m an #author. At 32, I developed chronic fatigue, daily migraines & lost 25 years to misery. Misdiagnosed brain tumor. Neurosurgery took my senses of smell & taste, & hormone function. I did an MFA, published a middle-grade mystery at 61 to kind reviews. Red Tiger, a #fantasy, is coming in 2025

Author Richard Levangie about to drive home during Hurricane Fiona.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 1d

Added today. 🌻

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused 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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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

We can’t out-Republican Republicans, nor should we want to.

Democrats need to say what they believe — and actually believe in something.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 3d

Okay @resistanceschool.bsky.social fans and students!

Last last last chance to register for my Race, media and international affairs 101 course!

Only a few hours left!

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Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 4d

News i can use! Thanks!

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Mark Heyck 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @markheyck.bsky.social · Feb 27

Awesome to see all the new northern arrivals to Bluesky, including NWT MLAs @carolinewawzonek.bsky.social, @katereidnwt.bsky.social, @shaunamorgan.bsky.social and @julianmorse.bsky.social! Updated Northern Canada Starter Pack available here: go.bsky.app/HocZATu

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 8d

It’s not often that someone famous passes, and I’m moved to tears. I don’t cry easily.

But Jane Goodall’s death has me wiping away fresh tears every few minutes.

What a life she lived. She taught me more about religion and decency and honour than any priest, or cardinal or minister ever could.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8d

Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 8d

Keep fighting 🌎DrJane inspired me & countless others. Her legacy will live on if we continue to fight for sustainable economies; slow growth instead of take & make waste economies that don’t serve the people or the planet.
Inspiring hope through #action
Rest in peace Jane Goodall 🍃

janegoodall.ca

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Join the Jane Goodall Institute in protecting wildlife and promoting environmental action. Explore conservation projects and help build a sustainable future

janegoodall.ca

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 8d

Exactly so. We’ve lost a leading light, so we have to fight that much harder for a clean world where nature can flourish and humanity shows true compassion for all.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 8d

One of the planet’s best humans has passed. I’m so sorry that we let you down.

Godspeed Jane Goodall.

#RIP
#JaneGoodall

Photo of a newspaper headline mourning Jane Goodall. Photo shows her looking intently at a chimpanzee who is looking intently at her.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 10d

Please help if you can, and please share. Read the story. It’s just sickening.

#NovaScotia
#Canada

#HaliSky — let’s do this.

gofund.me/b1cb25bbe

Donate to Help Mark and David Recover After Serious Assault, organized by Monica Grantham

Mark Grantham is a well-known professional artist living and working… Monica Grantham needs your support for Help Mark and David Recover After Serious Assault

gofund.me

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10d

My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 25 states. I expect that we will add another 5-6 this week. Please pay attention to what is happening to see and fair elections and democracy in court!

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 10d

According to Forbes, Donald Trump has increased his net worth by more than $3 billion (all crypto and other extortion deals) in the first nine months of his presidency.

Nothing to see here.

#Trump
#Corruption

ancient looking grifter donald trump photo

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 11d

So proud of Canada’s women’s rugby team. Such adversity and still you kept pushing.

I want to be just like you when I grow up. ❤️🤍❤️

#Rugby
#Canada 🇨🇦

Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 12d

So someone took potshots at ICE facilities in #Dallas, #Texas this week, so President Trump is deploying the US military in #Portland, Oregon to teach them a lesson.

#Republican #Logic
#fascism

Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 13d

Quietly Canadian too.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 13d

I have two gift certificates to The Canteen in #Dartmouth, but they seem to have given up on vegetarians.

I see re-gifting in my future.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 13d

#BREAKING: Over the dissents of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, #SCOTUS grants (yet another) stay to President Trump—this one allowing him to cease obligating $4 billion in foreign aid funding appropriated by Congress.

I’ll post the link when it’s up.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13d

I really, really love this.

🜲 James @jamesskeets.blacksky.app · 13d

Through her creative platform, Saint Heron, Solange has launched The Saint Heron Library, a digital archive dedicated to making rare and out-of-print works by Black authors, poets, and artists accessible to all.

🔗 library.saintheron.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Ossoff: "We have a president who's completely out of control, a crook engaged in unprecedented corruption, who's passing one of the most unpopular agendas in history. The public is turning against him. The opposition is motivated. We can win & we have to win, but we don't have the luxury of despair"

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 13d

I’ll add you.

Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you! After a long hiatus, I’m back to doing the writing I love.

I work as a technical writer by day, and I’m grateful for a good job in today’s economy. But I could do with a little more balance.

Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 13d

My pleasure!

Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 13d

I just added @carolanneshawbooks.bsky.social and @alexicon.bsky.social to this v2 of the Canadian author starter pack.

Anyone else?

go.bsky.app/8Bkg9yy