Karen J Watson 🇨🇦
@watsonkaren.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Writer Artist Volunteer #ViveLeCanada #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #UnCanadaFort #SlavaUkraïni - swimmer, cloud watcher, retired Canadian Gov mktg/comms, Advocate for Universal Basic Income (UBI) #DefendCanada #IStandWithCARNEY #BuyCanadian #Canadasky
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Dear new followers, Thank you for following me. If you have no bio, have made no posts or replies, I will not follow back for now. And I am taking my time to get to know who people are. This is the brave new positive world and I like it the moderating and vetting, but most of all the energy.
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Bluesky just passed 40 million users... and you probably didn't hear a thing.
Why?
Because this isn’t just another social network.
It's something bigger.
Click the image, then check the alt text to find why it's different and why you should care.
Why?
Because this isn’t just another social network.
It's something bigger.
Click the image, then check the alt text to find why it's different and why you should care.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Bluesky just passed 40 million users... and you probably didn't hear a thing.
Why?
Because this isn’t just another social network.
It's something bigger.
Click the image, then check the alt text to find why it's different and why you should care.
Why?
Because this isn’t just another social network.
It's something bigger.
Click the image, then check the alt text to find why it's different and why you should care.
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Side note I forgot to add:
Bluesky is one of the only places where strangers actually reply thoughtfully.
Not bots... not bait... just people.
Have you noticed that too? :)
Bluesky is one of the only places where strangers actually reply thoughtfully.
Not bots... not bait... just people.
Have you noticed that too? :)
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Side note I forgot to add:
Bluesky is one of the only places where strangers actually reply thoughtfully.
Not bots... not bait... just people.
Have you noticed that too? :)
Bluesky is one of the only places where strangers actually reply thoughtfully.
Not bots... not bait... just people.
Have you noticed that too? :)
Musician Olivia dean is a strong woman to fight for fairness against big ticket re-sellers like #TicketMaster www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Fans win partial Ticketmaster refund after singer Olivia Dean slammed 'vile' reselling | CBC News
'The prices at which you’re allowing tickets to be re-sold is vile and completely against our wishes,' U.K. musician and breakout star Olivia Dean said of Ticketmaster on Instagram last week. Ticketma...
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Musician Olivia dean is a strong woman to fight for fairness against big ticket re-sellers like #TicketMaster www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
#Shame - WashPost Put Dr. Heather Cox Richardson’s Face On It, Then Erased Her Name - First comment on this WaPo article: Historian “Heather Cox Richardson’s picture, but nothing about her.” open.substack.com/pub/xplisset...
WashPost Put Dr. Heather Cox Richardson’s Face On It, Then Erased Her Name
You don’t erase a woman this visible by mistake; you do it because her clarity costs you something.
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
#Shame - WashPost Put Dr. Heather Cox Richardson’s Face On It, Then Erased Her Name - First comment on this WaPo article: Historian “Heather Cox Richardson’s picture, but nothing about her.” open.substack.com/pub/xplisset...
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Carlene Variyan: "I think that what you saw reflected in [Carney's] comments about not needing to be talking to Trump at this specific moment is actually a leader who is pragmatically dealing with the reality of going and having conversations with people who want to come to the table right now."
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Carlene Variyan: "I think that what you saw reflected in [Carney's] comments about not needing to be talking to Trump at this specific moment is actually a leader who is pragmatically dealing with the reality of going and having conversations with people who want to come to the table right now."
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Like so many members of our military, serving this country changed my life. The Navy gave me opportunities I wouldn't dream of and taught me lessons I'll never forget. I'm grateful for everything our nation has given me, and I'll always do everything I can to give back to it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Like so many members of our military, serving this country changed my life. The Navy gave me opportunities I wouldn't dream of and taught me lessons I'll never forget. I'm grateful for everything our nation has given me, and I'll always do everything I can to give back to it.
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"Three bills recently presented at Quebec’s National Assembly, including one that was quickly adopted, show signs of an authoritarian drift that threatens the rule of law, according to the head of the organization that regulates lawyers in the province."
#PolQC
#assnat
#BarreauDeQuébec
#QCPol
#PolQC
#assnat
#BarreauDeQuébec
#QCPol
There is a 'drift towards authoritarianism' in the province, Quebec bar warns
Legal experts have criticized the Quebec constitution and recent CAQ bills that target doctors, school boards and unions.
montrealgazette.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Three bills recently presented at Quebec’s National Assembly, including one that was quickly adopted, show signs of an authoritarian drift that threatens the rule of law, according to the head of the organization that regulates lawyers in the province."
#PolQC
#assnat
#BarreauDeQuébec
#QCPol
#PolQC
#assnat
#BarreauDeQuébec
#QCPol
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God I love the goofy way a ferret hops around instead of running when they’re really happy or excited
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
God I love the goofy way a ferret hops around instead of running when they’re really happy or excited
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One person asked what this has to do with being Indigenous. Seriously?
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
One person asked what this has to do with being Indigenous. Seriously?
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Trump is pressuring Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to accept a harsh peace deal that overwhelmingly favors Russia. The US-Russia arrangement, negotiated covertly without NATO, which demands Ukraine surrender territory, limit its military, and grant amnesty for war crimes.
youtu.be/gKO-uwcpakA?...
youtu.be/gKO-uwcpakA?...
Trump DISASTER STUNT on Ukraine BLOWS UP in His Face
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Trump is pressuring Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to accept a harsh peace deal that overwhelmingly favors Russia. The US-Russia arrangement, negotiated covertly without NATO, which demands Ukraine surrender territory, limit its military, and grant amnesty for war crimes.
youtu.be/gKO-uwcpakA?...
youtu.be/gKO-uwcpakA?...
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Have you noticed that Trump is trying to lay claim to any areas that have a coastline that comes along with exclusive economic zones? When I say it's about Russia wanting access to the world's resources, I'm not joking. Saudi Arabia has already said they plan to own all the energy.
January 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Have you noticed that Trump is trying to lay claim to any areas that have a coastline that comes along with exclusive economic zones? When I say it's about Russia wanting access to the world's resources, I'm not joking. Saudi Arabia has already said they plan to own all the energy.
TOPEKA: U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican: “Lasting peace will be achieved when the costs of continuing the war in Ukraine are unsustainable for Russia, not by acceding to Vladimir Putin’s demands,” Moran said.
U.S. senator from Kansas urges U.S. to resist acceding to Putin in Russia-Ukraine negotiations | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
U.S. senator from Kansas urges U.S. to resist acceding to Putin in Russia-Ukraine negotiations • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, renews call for firm, fair negotiations to bring an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
kansasreflector.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
TOPEKA: U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican: “Lasting peace will be achieved when the costs of continuing the war in Ukraine are unsustainable for Russia, not by acceding to Vladimir Putin’s demands,” Moran said.
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🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 POKROVSK IS UNDER UKRAINIAN CONTROL
The SKALA 425 regiment tells us about it in Spanish ⬇️
The SKALA 425 regiment tells us about it in Spanish ⬇️
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 POKROVSK IS UNDER UKRAINIAN CONTROL
The SKALA 425 regiment tells us about it in Spanish ⬇️
The SKALA 425 regiment tells us about it in Spanish ⬇️
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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26 November 1937 | French Jewish boy, Samek Erlich, was born in Paris.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 16 August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 16 August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
26 November 1937 | French Jewish boy, Samek Erlich, was born in Paris.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 16 August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 16 August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
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This is actually exquisite.
Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
September 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is actually exquisite.
"Keep believing in fairness" 🇨🇦 Canada in 3rd place, Massive survey across world, Anholt Nations Brand Index #CanadaStrong #UnCanadaFort #AnholtNationsBrandIndex
Some countries yell their way through the world. This year, the world leaned toward the one that did not.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Keep believing in fairness" 🇨🇦 Canada in 3rd place, Massive survey across world, Anholt Nations Brand Index #CanadaStrong #UnCanadaFort #AnholtNationsBrandIndex
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I think the Greenbelt thing was one thing - Doug allowing his buddies to profit using inside help - but this Skills Development thing is something else entirely: Doug giving our money to buddies to enrich them - and to help get Doug re-elected.
Opposition asks integrity commissioner to investigate Ford’s embattled labour minister | Globalnews.ca
The Ontario NDP is calling on the province's integrity commissioner to investigate the labour minister over a $2.5-billion skills program that favoured certain applicants.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I think the Greenbelt thing was one thing - Doug allowing his buddies to profit using inside help - but this Skills Development thing is something else entirely: Doug giving our money to buddies to enrich them - and to help get Doug re-elected.
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Hey, computer - yes, I’m looking straight at you- stop trying to change what I write.
No, I don’t want your suggestions on what to write - you’re a frickin computer; stick to your lane.
I have your replacement - she and I worked well together for years…
No, I don’t want your suggestions on what to write - you’re a frickin computer; stick to your lane.
I have your replacement - she and I worked well together for years…
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hey, computer - yes, I’m looking straight at you- stop trying to change what I write.
No, I don’t want your suggestions on what to write - you’re a frickin computer; stick to your lane.
I have your replacement - she and I worked well together for years…
No, I don’t want your suggestions on what to write - you’re a frickin computer; stick to your lane.
I have your replacement - she and I worked well together for years…
#BuyCanadian 🇨🇦#ViveLeCanada #BuyLocal
Most Canadians partaking in Black Friday sales this year plan to purchase from Canadian or locally-owned businesses
Most Canadians shopping Black Friday sales plan to ignore American businesses - Toronto Life
According to a new survey, 62 per cent of respondents will shop locally, even if it costs more
torontolife.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#BuyCanadian 🇨🇦#ViveLeCanada #BuyLocal
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Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
🇩🇪🇺🇦 Merz: I want to say very clearly: the end of this war is only possible with the full consent of Ukraine.
Wars cannot be ended in a way that great powers decide over the heads of those directly affected by the aggression.
This war can only be stopped with the consent of Ukraine and Europe.
Wars cannot be ended in a way that great powers decide over the heads of those directly affected by the aggression.
This war can only be stopped with the consent of Ukraine and Europe.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM