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Longest Ballot Committee @longestballot.bsky.social · 20h

MP Michael "I saw a youtube video" Cooper, being reminded of the reality of the situation by the CEO of Elections Canada...
A disturbing example of a politician taking clickbait election misinformation seriously.

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 7h

Ethnic cleansing for NATO

(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 8h

After refusing to learn the Latvian language, Latvia has ordered 841 Russians to leave the country by October 13, 2025. They also did not pass security and background checks.

Around 30,000 Russian citizens are affected by the new rules. While most managed to comply

Source: Politico

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 7h

Yay! Now Ontario please.

Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 1d

Canada should do the same

Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 1d

"The source close to the negotiators said “Trusting [Trump’s] word is the gamble they are taking. If it works, they will be considered geniuses. If it fails, they will be considered fools. It’s as simple as that.”"

www.dropsitenews.com/p/breaking-h...

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 2d

In the medieval world, a court jester had to be careful in case they crossed the line between amusing the monarch and offending them. It was a well paid job, but could be dangerous. Did I say the medieval world? I meant the Riyadh Comedy Festival. So yes, the medieval world.

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 1d

Do they believe the baloney?

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 1d

The main question in my mind is what this means and how willing western countries will be to enforce it

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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 1d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 2d

Hearing on @longestballot.bsky.social at Canadian Parliament standing committee: not only is there little evidence long ballots cause problems, it actually helped voters!

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 3d

Report on welfare fraud was fraud itself thanks to AI with "...fabricated quotes attributed to a federal court judge and references to nonexistent reports attributed to law and software engineering experts."

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

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Longest Ballot Committee @longestballot.bsky.social · 4d

Full stream of today's PROC meeting about the Longest Ballot, featuring Tomas❤️
parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/P...

PROC Meeting No. 5

Meeting No. 5 PROC - Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs

parlvu.parl.gc.ca

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Longest Ballot Committee @longestballot.bsky.social · 3d

"This protest has been successful beyond anything I honestly could have ever imagined" - Tomas

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Yz...

Longest Ballot Committee speaks to MPs (opening statement)

YouTube video by Longest Ballot Committee

www.youtube.com

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Longest Ballot Committee @longestballot.bsky.social · 3d

"The Longest Ballot Committee advocates that you MPs recuse yourself from writing the rules of your own elections,"-Tomas Szuchewycz
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

MPs grill long ballot organizer during tense committee meeting | CBC News

MPs with the House procedures committee on Tuesday scrutinized a representative from a group of long ballot protesters for his role in helping to flood some ridings with dozens of candidates in recent...

www.cbc.ca

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 3d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 5d

One is definitely not she got mildly famous for heckling Trudeau

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 6d

Complaint by @teamsabrinastc.bsky.social against #Niagara Police going to Human Rights Tribunal.

"I would feel attacked if somebody asked me that and I would definitely refuse to provide that." (Colleen McTeague, Trans Niagara)

Not a one-off but pattern of misgendering.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 6d

#Niagara police crackdown on public substance use is only to give perception of safety to wealthy and privileged but is more dangerous for everyone, and de-humanizes marginalized as not counting as part of the community.

www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/will-ni...

via @matthewpbarker.bsky.social

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 7d

If you love them you can feed them, or better yet set them free,

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Longest Ballot Committee @longestballot.bsky.social · 8d

Today at PROC, Liberal MP Maloney (appearing via zoom) says he's determined to stop long ballots and presents his very own homespun candidate requirement ideas: Candidates must name 3 streets or 2 restaurants in the riding to qualify🙄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYKB...

MP Maloney calls longest ballot "outrageous" proposes silly candidacy requirements

YouTube video by Longest Ballot Committee

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 8d

Letter in #StCatharines Standard: it was never about protecting children but about pushing bias and stigma i.e. hate

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 8d

Birthright citizenship in the US was part of the victory against the Confedaracy in the civil war over slavery. It was a condition of re-admission to the union.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBFX...

Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 10d

It's not supporters of Palestine who people should be worried about but the pro-Zionist counter-protesters who the #Niagara Police give a free hand to, while going all the way to Toronto to support the annual "Walk With Israel" rallies.

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Saleh Waziruddin صالح وزيرالدين @salehw.bsky.social · 10d

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