Denise O’Connor 🇨🇦 Co-owner 🇨🇦
@deniseocdundas.bsky.social
A progressive, highly engaged Canadian from Hamilton, ON. I love to travel (Europe), socialize with friends and family, eat good food and drink good wine.
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I’m happy to find so many Hamilton peeps here! I’ve missed you since t**ter imploded.
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CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
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Dear Democratic Party
There are real expectations going forward.
Holding them accountable.
Not tippy toeing around it.
But real full on accountability.
No weak scared AG.
Hague like type accountability.
This is the messaging we want to see from you.
There are real expectations going forward.
Holding them accountable.
Not tippy toeing around it.
But real full on accountability.
No weak scared AG.
Hague like type accountability.
This is the messaging we want to see from you.
a poster that says hold them accountable in white on a black background
ALT: a poster that says hold them accountable in white on a black background
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Dear Democratic Party
There are real expectations going forward.
Holding them accountable.
Not tippy toeing around it.
But real full on accountability.
No weak scared AG.
Hague like type accountability.
This is the messaging we want to see from you.
There are real expectations going forward.
Holding them accountable.
Not tippy toeing around it.
But real full on accountability.
No weak scared AG.
Hague like type accountability.
This is the messaging we want to see from you.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
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"Canadians no longer own Canada’s largest newspaper chain. Postmedia Network, which controls over 130 newspapers across the country...is now 66% owned by Chatham Asset Management, an American hedge fund based in New Jersey."
The Quiet Takeover: How Canadian Media Shifted Right
Something has fundamentally changed in Canadian media. Walk into any Tim Hortons or coffee shop, scroll through your Facebook feed, or pick…
raybwilliams.medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Canadians no longer own Canada’s largest newspaper chain. Postmedia Network, which controls over 130 newspapers across the country...is now 66% owned by Chatham Asset Management, an American hedge fund based in New Jersey."
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Ford has been on a conservation authority hunt for six years. It’s wonky enough that Ontario won’t care (because they seem to care about … not much when it comes to this govt) but profound negative impact. On and on.
The Doug Ford government is setting its sites on conservation authorities for the fifth time, merging the watershed protection agencies. Staff tell @fatimabsyed.bsky.social it may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ — not to mention it's leaving them with ‘whiplash.’ thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
thenarwhal.ca
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ford has been on a conservation authority hunt for six years. It’s wonky enough that Ontario won’t care (because they seem to care about … not much when it comes to this govt) but profound negative impact. On and on.
What she said!
Yeah, we did. We ruined it for misogynists and sexual predators and office lotharios and drunks and lazy loafers who had their secretaries and assistants do their actual work.
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What she said!
I’m a big fan of @pmcarney.bsky.social but also of @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social I’m disappointed to hear that the budget fell short on housing.
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I’m a big fan of @pmcarney.bsky.social but also of @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social I’m disappointed to hear that the budget fell short on housing.
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This is an exceptional piece of reporting. Boggles the mind that large American news outlets can't produce work like this.
I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
A Guide To Donald Trump's Kleptocracy
Donald Trump is getting richer. That's a threat to democracy.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is an exceptional piece of reporting. Boggles the mind that large American news outlets can't produce work like this.
This is the guy making decisions when Trump says “they told me to…”
Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
www.propublica.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is the guy making decisions when Trump says “they told me to…”
I think this is highly likely
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I think this is highly likely
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LATEST | Trump trolls ‘No Kings’ protests with obscene AI video and mulls invoking Insurrection Act
Trump posts obscene AI video after ‘No Kings’ protests: Live updates
www.independent.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
LATEST | Trump trolls ‘No Kings’ protests with obscene AI video and mulls invoking Insurrection Act
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Friendly reminder: if you ever feel imposter syndrome creeping in, just watch a few clips of RFK Jr. explaining “science.”
Confidence is not the same as competence, and somehow, that’s both terrifying and reassuring.
Confidence is not the same as competence, and somehow, that’s both terrifying and reassuring.
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Friendly reminder: if you ever feel imposter syndrome creeping in, just watch a few clips of RFK Jr. explaining “science.”
Confidence is not the same as competence, and somehow, that’s both terrifying and reassuring.
Confidence is not the same as competence, and somehow, that’s both terrifying and reassuring.
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Best signs and costumes from ‘No Kings’ protests condemning the Trump administration
Best signs and costumes from ‘No Kings’ protests condemning the Trump administration
www.independent.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Best signs and costumes from ‘No Kings’ protests condemning the Trump administration
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Show up. Stand up 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@stgael.bsky.social
@stgael.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Show up. Stand up 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@stgael.bsky.social
@stgael.bsky.social
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One of the smartest people on Canadian immigration, this @dougsaunders.bsky.social post with four major reforms to immigration, should be a template for other countries too www.dougsaunders.net/2025/09/four...
Four Steps to Fix Canada's Immigration System
These proposals are adapted from my Globe and Mail essay Borderlines: Canada's Border is Broken, but Not the Way Trump Thinks. Canada's immigration,
www.dougsaunders.net
October 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
One of the smartest people on Canadian immigration, this @dougsaunders.bsky.social post with four major reforms to immigration, should be a template for other countries too www.dougsaunders.net/2025/09/four...
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Babies laughing is just the best 🤣
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Babies laughing is just the best 🤣
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Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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October 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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This is what ice is doing
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.
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.
"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
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is what ice is doing
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Latest projection suggests that more than 505,000 adults and kids have died due to USAID's illegal dismantling by Musk, Rubio, and Lewin
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Latest projection suggests that more than 505,000 adults and kids have died due to USAID's illegal dismantling by Musk, Rubio, and Lewin
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
This is a great opportunity for Canada and our research community
Producing, and packaging, the new COVID vaccine in Canada is the immediate benefit.
This is just the beginning.
Moderna is/will work with Canadian research universities etc to develop other mRNA treatments for other diseases and possibly cancer.
This factory can
1/2
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
This is just the beginning.
Moderna is/will work with Canadian research universities etc to develop other mRNA treatments for other diseases and possibly cancer.
This factory can
1/2
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Biomanufacturing: Federal Ministers Make an Announcement – September 19, 2025
At a news conference in Laval, Que., Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and Health Minister Marjorie Michel make an announcement concerning Canada’s biomanufacturing sector. They are joined by Stéphane Ba...
www.cpac.ca
September 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is a great opportunity for Canada and our research community
I’m not happy about this at all - signed a long-time Liberal
I think I just has to say, out loud, how deeply I object to this. Hell ass kings.
Jesus Christ.
A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons.
You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.
A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons.
You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.
September 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I’m not happy about this at all - signed a long-time Liberal
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Pay attention. Something dark might be coming.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
Stephen Miller: "The last message that Charlie Kirk gave to me before he joined his creator in heaven was he said that we have to dismantle and take on the radical left organizations in this country that are fomenting violence. That was the last message that he sent me ... we are gonna do that."
September 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Pay attention. Something dark might be coming.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.