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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve been thinking about it all day and I still haven’t figured out how the Trump family saved God. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

9/9
The dispute has become a dangerous flashpoint where a science-based public health order is being met with anti-government rage, intimidation, and real-world violence, putting public servants and private citizens at serious risk.

Jen St. Denis, The Tyee
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How the Ostrich Farm Cull Has Unleashed Threats of Violence | The Tyee

The CFIA union head says members and their families are being threatened.

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

8/9
The union head says his members are just doing their jobs to protect Canada's food supply & public health, & they shouldn't have to face harassment and threats.

"We’re doing a service for the country," Dyck said. "It’s quite shocking that we’re being attacked for trying to do our job."
#cdnlab

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

7/9
The CFIA's cull order is based on sound science. Though the surviving ostriches appear healthy, they can still be carriers of the virus.

Allowing the flock to live is "playing with fire," says a veterinary professor, because avian flu has an "amazing ability to keep on reassorting & #mutating."

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

6/9
While the farm's owners have urged supporters to remain peaceful, the rhetoric has been inflammatory.

The union pointed to one video where a supporter warns of "consequences" and promises to "fight back" if police intervene in their protests, saying "we are legally allowed to defend ourselves."

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

5/9
The situation has turned shockingly violent on the ground.

On Sept. 22, the farm's 72-year-old neighbour, Lois Wood, was allegedly assaulted. A man associated with the farm's supporters is accused of punching her in the face and pouring gasoline on her and her home.
#Violence

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

4/9
The farm rallied a passionate group of supporters, many of whom are part of the #Convoy protest movement that opposed COVID-19 measures.

Multiple businesses suspected of working with the CFIA have received threats, including one in Metro Vancouver threatened with having their offices "shot up."

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

3/9
The dispute centres on #UniversalOstrichFarms in #Edgewood, #B.C., where 15 per cent of the 400-bird flock died of #H5N1 avian flu.

The #CFIA has a "stamping out" policy that requires the culling of entire infected flocks to prevent the virus from spreading and potentially mutating.
#AvianFlu

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

2/9
The head of the Agriculture Union says CFIA employees have been getting disturbing phone calls and texts.

"The biggest problem is that some of our members are then having their partners tracked down, their children tracked down. It’s very, very concerning," said national president Milton Dyck.

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13h

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🇨🇦 B.C. OSTRICH FARM CULL AMIDST THREATS OF VIOLENCE 🇨🇦

The union for #CanadianFoodInspectionAgency ( #CFIA) employees says its members face disturbing threats as tensions escalate over a cull order at a #B.C. #ostrich #farm infected with #H5N1.

Jen St. Denis, The Tyee.
#BCpoli #PublicHealth

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A Simard 🇨🇦 @adadcoaching.bsky.social · 16h

Canadians 🇨🇦
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Edge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 16h

"Razor’s edge of survival': Eby decries increasing softwood tariffs.
- BC Premier David Eby says increasing U.S. tariffs on 🇨🇦 softwood lumber has left anyone with jobs dependent on the forest industry under imminent threat."

Who else stands with BC against Trump/MAGA?

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'Razor’s edge of survival': Eby decries increasing softwood tariffs

BURNABY — British Columbia Premier David Eby says increasing U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber has left anyone with jobs dependent on the forest industry under imminent threat.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 16h

“We're going to build homes at speeds not seen in generations — using Canadian technology and Canadian materials.”

— Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada

❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️

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CaliBlue @caliblue.bsky.social · 20h

Elbows Up! 🍁🇨🇦
A discussion with Ben Meiselas about Trump's plan to put a Qatari airbase near the Canadian border: some of this interview was previously posted on our sister network MeidasTouch.
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TRUMP'S MILITARY MADNESS ON OUR BORDER

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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Shadowmac Photography 📸 @shadowmacphotos.bsky.social · 20h

Reflected Lightning Lake Calm - Manning Park, British Columbia 🇨🇦

#reflection #lake #water #nature #calm #fog #mountains #clouds #forest #tranquility #autumn #bluesky #scape #stunday #panorama #pano #outdoors #camping #landscapephotography #travel #manningpark #britishcolumbia #explorebc #canada

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 20h

#CanadianNews #PersonalDataSecurity - Canadian Tire says a recent data breach involved customer information.
- via The Torontonian Magazine 🇨🇦 🍁 Toronto's own - #TorontoTalk #Tobuzz share.google/8Ij6W7JUe7ux...

Canadian Tire says recent breach of e-commerce database involved customer info

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has identified a data breach involving personal information belonging to customers, which was stored in an e-commerce database.

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Water’s Edge 🇨🇦 @westcoastcdn.bsky.social · 20h

1. The poultry industry would get shut down. Who wants to buy/eat iffy meat?
2. Meat exports = shut down. This is big business. Other countries have already blocked 🇨🇦 meat exports.
3. Possible source of infection with new versions of the virus.
Conclusion: these jumbo chickens must be culled.

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Water’s Edge 🇨🇦 @westcoastcdn.bsky.social · 20h

All about the birds, not as much background about these farm con artists on rented land who invited the #kkkonvoy #lowlifes.
Whenever things quiet down, #Pasitney tries a new angle. She is not innocent about the violence. She riles them up then claims she disapproves.
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How the Ostrich Farm Cull Has Unleashed Threats of Violence | The Tyee

The CFIA union head says members and their families are being threatened.

thetyee.ca

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Cheryl C 🇨🇦 @carleysue.bsky.social · 1d

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“Maybe he, like, underestimated me a little bit,” said Zhang, 12, after holding Nakamura at bay for 65 moves in a first-round match at the Maritime Open Chess Championship in Summerside, P.E.I.

12-year-old Halifax girl competes against world No. 2 chess player at P.E.I. tourney | CBC News

Michelle Zhang isn’t even a teenager yet, but that didn’t stop her from putting up a strong fight against Hikaru Nakamura after he made a surprise appearance at a Prince Edward Island tournament over ...

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Water’s Edge 🇨🇦 @westcoastcdn.bsky.social · 22h

/2 At the time, in 1979, even in deepest Florida, people knew the real story and expressed their gratitude to visiting Canadians.

Argo is a very disappointing treatment of the events. I am sorry that younger Americans think it represents what actually happened.

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Kenneth D. Taylor - Wikipedia

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Water’s Edge 🇨🇦 @westcoastcdn.bsky.social · 22h

That movie is the Hollywood treatment/distortion of a true story of bravery on the part of Ken Taylor and the 🇨🇦 embassy staff, who hid 🇺🇸 diplomats and snuck them out of Iran, saving their lives. I am old enough to remember that episode./1

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A Simard 🇨🇦 @adadcoaching.bsky.social · 23h

Canadians 🇨🇦
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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 1d

Here is the Canadian artwork Mark Carney chose since he took office ca.news.yahoo.com/canadian-art...

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Here is the Canadian artwork Mark Carney chose since he took office

The art enthusiast has been busy picking nearly 50 pieces by Canadian artists for his office, his official residence and Parliament

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Salty Dog Fella @saltydogfella.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h

Canadian Snowbirds take over as San Francisco Fleet Week headliner

https://www.kcra.com/article/canadian-snowbirds-fleet-week-headliner/69003739

⚓️ Thank you Canada 🇨🇦 ✈️

Canadian Snowbirds take over as San Francisco Fleet Week headliner

With the famous Blue Angels grounded due to the government shutdown, the picturesque San Francisco airspace now solely belongs to the Snowbirds.

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vp2024 @vp2024.bsky.social · 22h

@mark-carney.bsky.social
PM Carney,U.S. bill HR-5518, an “insidious bill”, article below. Is a Huge National Security Risk To Our Sovereignty.Canadians r outraged.It is no secret that U.S. wants to subjugate Canada under U.S. Rule either Subtlety or Overtly. ⚡️Plse Ensure Security Of Our Nation⚡️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

🇨🇦Truth Matters with Tom from Canada🇨🇦 @daddo21.bsky.social · 6d

Absolutely not! That's just asking for trouble.

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U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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