Frances-speakupok
@frances-speakupok.bsky.social
🇨🇦🍁English/French Canadian.🍁
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” If you have something intelligent to say, I’m reading; otherwise, move on.
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” If you have something intelligent to say, I’m reading; otherwise, move on.
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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Yeah, this was planned months ago.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Yeah, this was planned months ago.
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It’s too late, I have already portrayed myself as Chortling Bernie and you as Seething Eric Adams
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
It’s too late, I have already portrayed myself as Chortling Bernie and you as Seething Eric Adams
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I saw a little wren in my garden today. First #sketch of 2026
#wren #birdoftheday #blueskyart #sketchbook #drawing #art #watercolour
#wren #birdoftheday #blueskyart #sketchbook #drawing #art #watercolour
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I saw a little wren in my garden today. First #sketch of 2026
#wren #birdoftheday #blueskyart #sketchbook #drawing #art #watercolour
#wren #birdoftheday #blueskyart #sketchbook #drawing #art #watercolour
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Exposure = Normalization
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief
New research shows that while sensational words make headlines seem less credible instantly, readers are more likely to believe the information weeks later due to a psychological phenomenon called the...
www.psypost.org
December 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Exposure = Normalization
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
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Political identity drives embrace of BS.
Linking personal identity to political issues predicts a preference for extreme candidates www.psypost.org/linking-pers... via @psypost.bsky.social
From study: "...as attitudes become more identity relevant, they become more extreme..."
Linking personal identity to political issues predicts a preference for extreme candidates www.psypost.org/linking-pers... via @psypost.bsky.social
From study: "...as attitudes become more identity relevant, they become more extreme..."
Linking personal identity to political issues predicts a preference for extreme candidates
Evidence from the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology suggests that connecting identity to political stances promotes extremity. This suggests that voters choose radical candidates because extre...
www.psypost.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Political identity drives embrace of BS.
Linking personal identity to political issues predicts a preference for extreme candidates www.psypost.org/linking-pers... via @psypost.bsky.social
From study: "...as attitudes become more identity relevant, they become more extreme..."
Linking personal identity to political issues predicts a preference for extreme candidates www.psypost.org/linking-pers... via @psypost.bsky.social
From study: "...as attitudes become more identity relevant, they become more extreme..."
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Signatures won’t get themselves #alberta #recall #mla #ucp #canvass #politics
YouTube video by Lisab0923
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December 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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The News: Dec now ICE's deadliest month EVER after 4 immigrants died, 4 days in a row, in 4 separate for profit ICE detention facilities run by CoreCivic & GEO Group-- 2 of the largest contributors to Trump youtu.be/cej5aRFhOPE?...
The Trump-Backed Companies Running America's Deadliest Detention Centers
YouTube video by David Feldman
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The News: Dec now ICE's deadliest month EVER after 4 immigrants died, 4 days in a row, in 4 separate for profit ICE detention facilities run by CoreCivic & GEO Group-- 2 of the largest contributors to Trump youtu.be/cej5aRFhOPE?...
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youtu.be/Lku5h9xjrqc
A good replacement for 60 Minutes
A good replacement for 60 Minutes
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
youtu.be/Lku5h9xjrqc
A good replacement for 60 Minutes
A good replacement for 60 Minutes
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Santana - Smooth (Official Video) ft. Rob Thomas
YouTube video by SantanaVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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🤣😂😅😂🤣😂😅😂🤣😂😅😂🤣
December 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
🤣😂😅😂🤣😂😅😂🤣😂😅😂🤣
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Fascists don't want to stop mass shooting. It helps them to get rid of people. Cruelty is their purpose.
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Fascists don't want to stop mass shooting. It helps them to get rid of people. Cruelty is their purpose.
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Another #Groups pic for #Birdoftheday. This is one I've shared before, but this is a different crop. Canada geese goslings being overlooked by a parent, from back in May of this year.
#birds #photography
#birds #photography
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Another #Groups pic for #Birdoftheday. This is one I've shared before, but this is a different crop. Canada geese goslings being overlooked by a parent, from back in May of this year.
#birds #photography
#birds #photography
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"The notion that all elected officials have are their thoughts and prayers, regardless of by whom it is uttered, is a direct attack on the purpose of government itself."
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
What a terrible thing it is
Mass shootings as regime change
snyder.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"The notion that all elected officials have are their thoughts and prayers, regardless of by whom it is uttered, is a direct attack on the purpose of government itself."
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...
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“During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the federal government provided $432 million to Quebec for air quality improvements in schools. Yet not one dollar of that money reached its intended purpose, Ortona said.”
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
Proposed Quebec constitution called another CAQ 'attack' on English schools
Elected anglophone school boards warn Bill 1 would hand control to Quebec and strip the anglophone community of say over schools.
montrealgazette.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the federal government provided $432 million to Quebec for air quality improvements in schools. Yet not one dollar of that money reached its intended purpose, Ortona said.”
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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A child is running the world.
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A child is running the world.
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Trumpism bombards us daily with new indecencies and illegalities. This inspirational country song offers hope if you’re feeling overwhelmed. youtu.be/iy43T6Di4hE?...
Be David to your own Goliath
YouTube video by Jerry Goebel
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trumpism bombards us daily with new indecencies and illegalities. This inspirational country song offers hope if you’re feeling overwhelmed. youtu.be/iy43T6Di4hE?...
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