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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 10h

I often call Trump a moron. I don't feel I'm insulting him. I'm being descriptive. Morons are more intelligent than idiots and imbeciles, with a mental age of 7-10. They're troublesome - they're not self-aware of their shortcomings and sometimes pass as normal. Especially among idiots and imbeciles.

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Canadaforever @beckiesch.bsky.social · 9h

Nice ratio

Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 21h

Elbows up!
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"Four in five Canadians surveyed believe boycotting U.S.-made goods or avoiding travel to the United States could help strengthen Canada’s bargaining position with its southern neighbour, according to a new Nanos Research survey commissioned by CTV News"

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/nan...

Most Canadians think boycotting U.S. goods or travel is helpful: Nanos

Four in five Canadians believe boycotting U.S.-made goods or avoiding travel to the United States could help strengthen Canada’s bargaining position with its southern neighbour.

www.ctvnews.ca

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 8h

🤯 If only the Nobel committee gave an award for delusion.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9h

give me a prize for how peaceful i am or i'm going to fucking destroy you

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 12h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 14h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 19h

Danielle Smith keeps saying she wants a new pipeline. But her actions suggest what she's really after is a renewed fight with Canada -- even if it ends up costing her the pipeline she claims to care so much about.

#cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/o...

Danielle Smith wants a fight with Canada, not a new pipeline

Alberta's premier has opened the door in her party and province to separatists. Now, she's claiming that other people are the ones threatening Canada's future.

www.nationalobserver.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 10h

Albertans simply deserve better.

Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 16h

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16h

The Alberta Medicial Association is raising the alarm on the disintegration of healthcare into silos that will only create barriers for patients.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 20h

(Podcast) Ottawa residents plan 12 month ‘fireworks and honking’ festival outside Freedom Convoy Leaders’ homes

Ottawa residents plan 12 month 'fireworks and honking' festival outside Freedom Convoy Leaders' homes

“The fact that our festival runs the exact same length of time as their house arrest sentence is mere coincidence, we assure you.” Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Megan MacKay and Nile Seguin) brea...

thebeaverton.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 10h

Intervention may be required.

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 19h

Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series

WASHINGTON D.C. - Following last night's elimination of the New York Yankees, the United States Department of War has advised the White House that the Toronto Blue Jays are "perilously close" to acqui...

www.thebeaverton.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 11h

How to suppress knowledge:

newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 19h

'The rule’s sweeping scope mirrors how Washington has used export controls to control chip production anywhere in the world that uses American software or machinery.'

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 19h

“China is playing hardball,” said Jimmy Goodrich, a senior fellow at the University of California Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation. The move “could position Beijing to have complete control of the global A.I. and modern electronics supply chain,” he added.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...

China Clamps Down Even Harder on Rare Earths

www.nytimes.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 20h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The government’s own data rebuts Trump’s claims about wind and solar prices

The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

www.politico.com

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 21h

Just cool science.

(Though I once knew a scientist who studied mould... and wouldn't put cheese in his mouth as a result. Don't recall if he was OK with Velveeta.)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...

Why the Green Cheese Turned White

www.nytimes.com

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 21h

They can be silenced, but it takes work.

mindi @flawdbizkit.bsky.social · 1d

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Underrated truth: The voices in your head aren't yours.
They're recordings. Your parents. Your teachers. Your bullies. Your exes. You've been replaying other people's opinions so long you think they're your thoughts.
They're not. Turn off the tape. Find your actual voice.
@scottdclary

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

Yankees fans still booing in vain hopes of overturning Jays victory

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Sea_side Sea_witch @seasideseawitch.bsky.social · 1d

#antifa

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 21h

Christians! God save us from them.

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 21h

🙄

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 22h

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 21h

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 21h

Should have listened to more perceptive critics back when y'all might have avoided it....

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 21h

None of that matters as long as he has minders and spokesmouths to prop him up and turn his senile fantasies into realities.

And he has the totality of the United States government, Congress and the Republican Party in every state and county ready to do that.

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Intellectuals, scientists, writers, academics, and artists had to flee Nazi Germany in the same way and for the same reason.

America is a fascist state now.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 1d

So?

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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