Douggie the Pug's Dad
@douggiewales.bsky.social
Left X a long time ago. Trying this out in hopes it's informative and less toxic.
Extraordinarily disappointed that Canada is not leading, nor even contributing, to these efforts. Yes there would be consequences but doing the right thing is often hard. And hard things are hard.
@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social please a little less strategy and a bit more courage.
@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social please a little less strategy and a bit more courage.
January 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Extraordinarily disappointed that Canada is not leading, nor even contributing, to these efforts. Yes there would be consequences but doing the right thing is often hard. And hard things are hard.
@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social please a little less strategy and a bit more courage.
@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social please a little less strategy and a bit more courage.
It's probably a good idea to have people with first hand knowledge of the corrections system involved in the administration of justice. This is good.
New Jersey had permanently banned 25 percent of Black residents from serving on a jury. “All of us have been denied the promise of being judged by a jury that truly reflects our communities,” Governor Phil Murphy said on Sunday.
In a Final Act, New Jersey Governor Opens Jury Service to Thousands with Convictions
New Jersey has been one of the harshest states in banning people with records from juries. Murphy’s order restores eligibility to over 300,000, but stops short of permanent change.
boltsmag.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
It's probably a good idea to have people with first hand knowledge of the corrections system involved in the administration of justice. This is good.
I wonder how many American families are ashamed of their relative who works for ICE. Is this like having a registered sex offender as a cousin?
January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I wonder how many American families are ashamed of their relative who works for ICE. Is this like having a registered sex offender as a cousin?
Despicable
A deleted tweet by a Toronto Sun national politics reporter.
January 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Despicable
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In case @mark-carney.bsky.social is trying to figure out how to respond to Maduro, I'm going on record as being willing to pay economic price for being on the right side of history when it comes to Trump.
The man enabled and financed genocide in Palestine and now is kidnapping foreign leaders.
The man enabled and financed genocide in Palestine and now is kidnapping foreign leaders.
January 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
In case @mark-carney.bsky.social is trying to figure out how to respond to Maduro, I'm going on record as being willing to pay economic price for being on the right side of history when it comes to Trump.
The man enabled and financed genocide in Palestine and now is kidnapping foreign leaders.
The man enabled and financed genocide in Palestine and now is kidnapping foreign leaders.
Sadly the level of self-interest of American allies far outweighs any moral courage they may have. Including here in Canada.
We will all continue to let Trump make up his own rules as he goes and just hope we can weather the storm until he is gone.
It's shameful.
We will all continue to let Trump make up his own rules as he goes and just hope we can weather the storm until he is gone.
It's shameful.
The United States is a rogue actor throwing the world into disarray. It hosts war criminal Netanyahu, sanctions ICC and European officials, launches strikes around the world, and now kidnaps foreign leaders.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Sadly the level of self-interest of American allies far outweighs any moral courage they may have. Including here in Canada.
We will all continue to let Trump make up his own rules as he goes and just hope we can weather the storm until he is gone.
It's shameful.
We will all continue to let Trump make up his own rules as he goes and just hope we can weather the storm until he is gone.
It's shameful.
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Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
We need to pay attention to this in Canada. The right wing here pays close attention to tactics employed south of the border.
We always make the mistake of assuming we're different.
We always make the mistake of assuming we're different.
With Republicans active in 59 separate voting cases and the DOJ litigating another 30, the picture becomes clear: voter suppression is now a defining feature of the MAGA takeover. It will be the leading GOP strategy in 2026, and it’s our job to prevent it, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/3KCHVZj
https://bit.ly/3KCHVZj
The Greatest Threat to Democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
We need to pay attention to this in Canada. The right wing here pays close attention to tactics employed south of the border.
We always make the mistake of assuming we're different.
We always make the mistake of assuming we're different.
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Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
December 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
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“We have been asking them and insist that they invest in measuring the air quality in those spaces, schools and school buses, and not leaving it as something for which school boards have to pull from an already overstretched budget,” @mjnabuurs.bsky.social says.
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
Schools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don't have to be: Ontario School Safety
The volunteer organization Ontario School Safety is calling on the provincial government to improve air quality in schools as flu spreads.
ottawa.citynews.ca
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
“We have been asking them and insist that they invest in measuring the air quality in those spaces, schools and school buses, and not leaving it as something for which school boards have to pull from an already overstretched budget,” @mjnabuurs.bsky.social says.
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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I’d personally be far less concerned about this if I hadn’t been nearly hit by a reckless distracted driver in the 10% of my morning commute that isn’t bike lane or trail yesterday morning.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
Brutal news for cyclists
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’d personally be far less concerned about this if I hadn’t been nearly hit by a reckless distracted driver in the 10% of my morning commute that isn’t bike lane or trail yesterday morning.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
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A military actively engaged in perpetrating war crimes should not have its soldiers welcomed into Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
IDF soldiers are doing speaking events in Canada. Some say they shouldn't be here | CBC News
A violent incident at a Toronto speaking event has sparked calls for more scrutiny on Israeli soldiers entering Canada, with some saying they should be barred entry or investigated for potential parti...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A military actively engaged in perpetrating war crimes should not have its soldiers welcomed into Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Did Sportsnet just go down?
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Did Sportsnet just go down?
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Jamaica is a country of 3 million people, and they're not among the highest emitters, to put it mildly.
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Jamaica is a country of 3 million people, and they're not among the highest emitters, to put it mildly.
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
People of Jamaica, and after that Cuba, I hope you will be safe in this terrible storm.
And for us in the rest of the world: Let's reduce emissions to (net) zero asap; stop making matters worse!
Jays have to score in this half inning with Ohtani and top of lineup coming. Don't think they make it through unscathed again.
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Jays have to score in this half inning with Ohtani and top of lineup coming. Don't think they make it through unscathed again.
I'm so tired. Please just end this drama Jays.
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I'm so tired. Please just end this drama Jays.
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Two weeks ago the PBO came out with the Economic and Fiscal update and release the graph on the left. What happens if you set the axis to 0 (as one should) and how it is historical context. That is the graph on the right (reproducing only the dark blue line because that is the numbers they gave).
October 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Two weeks ago the PBO came out with the Economic and Fiscal update and release the graph on the left. What happens if you set the axis to 0 (as one should) and how it is historical context. That is the graph on the right (reproducing only the dark blue line because that is the numbers they gave).
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America is under threat but it isn’t dead yet.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
America is under threat but it isn’t dead yet.
It's past time that we realized that prioritizing corporate interests above all others leads only to grief.
This philosophy is what has given us climate change, wealth inequality and all of the social ills associated with poverty.
This philosophy is what has given us climate change, wealth inequality and all of the social ills associated with poverty.
Mi’kmaw chiefs lash out at Houston government, threaten legal action, and demand immediate meeting with N.S. premier
reported by @joanbaxter.bsky.social with files from @dartjenhen.bsky.social
reported by @joanbaxter.bsky.social with files from @dartjenhen.bsky.social
Mi’kmaw chiefs lash out at Houston government, threaten legal action, and demand immediate meeting with N.S. premier - Halifax Examiner
The Chiefs concluded with a warning that while they continue to push to meet with Houston, they will “also be looking into all possible legal remedies and mechanisms that can be taken to ensure they c...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It's past time that we realized that prioritizing corporate interests above all others leads only to grief.
This philosophy is what has given us climate change, wealth inequality and all of the social ills associated with poverty.
This philosophy is what has given us climate change, wealth inequality and all of the social ills associated with poverty.