Michele Mends
@michelem1.bsky.social
Grateful to call Canada 🇨🇦 home. Married to best friend. Mom to remarkable daughter. Dog 🐕x2 parent. Retired/Foodie/News junkie/garden nerd.Early early bird.
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Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
YouTube video by PettyYou007
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Meanwhile in (most of) Canada, we’re pro-public health, preparing to give Covid-19 boosters. The K.P.2 COVID-19 vaccine has been withdrawn from market prior to the new updated vaccine for autumn 2025 (made in Canada!). In our clinic, we’ve booked flu & Covid-19 jabapalooza early Nov. Sleeves up! 🇨🇦💉
August 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Meanwhile in (most of) Canada, we’re pro-public health, preparing to give Covid-19 boosters. The K.P.2 COVID-19 vaccine has been withdrawn from market prior to the new updated vaccine for autumn 2025 (made in Canada!). In our clinic, we’ve booked flu & Covid-19 jabapalooza early Nov. Sleeves up! 🇨🇦💉
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My grandmother was a nurse who came of age in the nightmare years of whooping cough, measles, polio.
She understood the power of vaccines to save children's lives.
Now the anti-vaxx right wing conspiracy mob have laid out the welcome mat to these killers.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
She understood the power of vaccines to save children's lives.
Now the anti-vaxx right wing conspiracy mob have laid out the welcome mat to these killers.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Baby dies of whooping cough as vaccination rates hit historic low
Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam, UKHSA deputy director, says the death reminds everyone how ‘severe’ whooping cough can be for young babies
www.independent.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My grandmother was a nurse who came of age in the nightmare years of whooping cough, measles, polio.
She understood the power of vaccines to save children's lives.
Now the anti-vaxx right wing conspiracy mob have laid out the welcome mat to these killers.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
She understood the power of vaccines to save children's lives.
Now the anti-vaxx right wing conspiracy mob have laid out the welcome mat to these killers.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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I didn’t know it but now I need a baby donkey 😂💗
August 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I didn’t know it but now I need a baby donkey 😂💗
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Amazing!! What an athlete!
The third gold for Summer! ❤️
6 medals so far for Canada.
Hopefully she can break the record held by Phelps.
www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...
6 medals so far for Canada.
Hopefully she can break the record held by Phelps.
www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...
Canada’s Summer McIntosh wins third gold at swimming world championship
Canada’s Summer McIntosh has claimed her third gold medal of the world swimming championships.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Amazing!! What an athlete!
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It surely does. 🐻 ✅
July 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It surely does. 🐻 ✅
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Wow! 100K views of @bonniecritchley.bsky.social
OShow clip just on X in less than 24 hours. Poilievre should take the hint. #cndpoli 🇨🇦 🔗 youtu.be/Xuk_zIVax8g?...
OShow clip just on X in less than 24 hours. Poilievre should take the hint. #cndpoli 🇨🇦 🔗 youtu.be/Xuk_zIVax8g?...
July 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wow! 100K views of @bonniecritchley.bsky.social
OShow clip just on X in less than 24 hours. Poilievre should take the hint. #cndpoli 🇨🇦 🔗 youtu.be/Xuk_zIVax8g?...
OShow clip just on X in less than 24 hours. Poilievre should take the hint. #cndpoli 🇨🇦 🔗 youtu.be/Xuk_zIVax8g?...
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I love how David Suzuki has reached the age of not holding anything back. www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics
"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've go...
www.ipolitics.ca
July 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I love how David Suzuki has reached the age of not holding anything back. www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
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The lowdown on MAGA's ambassador to Canada.
This guy is bad news. There is a reason Trump put him on the Canada file.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-mag...
This guy is bad news. There is a reason Trump put him on the Canada file.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-mag...
Trump's MAGA Ambassador: The Lowdown on Pete Hoekstra
This past week has been interesting in terms of the messaging coming out of Washington.
charlieangus.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The lowdown on MAGA's ambassador to Canada.
This guy is bad news. There is a reason Trump put him on the Canada file.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-mag...
This guy is bad news. There is a reason Trump put him on the Canada file.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-mag...
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Thinking of Shannen Koostachin.
She was 13 when she stood up to the government's discrimination against Indigenous kids.
She launched the largest youth rights movement in CDN history.
We lost her at 15 on this night.
I still cry when I talk about Shannen.She came from the angels and went home.
She was 13 when she stood up to the government's discrimination against Indigenous kids.
She launched the largest youth rights movement in CDN history.
We lost her at 15 on this night.
I still cry when I talk about Shannen.She came from the angels and went home.
June 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Thinking of Shannen Koostachin.
She was 13 when she stood up to the government's discrimination against Indigenous kids.
She launched the largest youth rights movement in CDN history.
We lost her at 15 on this night.
I still cry when I talk about Shannen.She came from the angels and went home.
She was 13 when she stood up to the government's discrimination against Indigenous kids.
She launched the largest youth rights movement in CDN history.
We lost her at 15 on this night.
I still cry when I talk about Shannen.She came from the angels and went home.
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This! MAGA won’t stop and neither can democracy loving people!
Can’t wait to have the mighty @charlieangus104.bsky.social leader of the Canadian resistance back on The OShow Thursday 👀
#CanadaSky #ElbowsUp #Canada 🇨🇦💪🏻
Can’t wait to have the mighty @charlieangus104.bsky.social leader of the Canadian resistance back on The OShow Thursday 👀
#CanadaSky #ElbowsUp #Canada 🇨🇦💪🏻
Donald Trump says "never say never" when it comes to taking over our country.
That ain't ever going to happen.
The beautiful town of Kingston faced down Yankee gunships with local militias.
We will never kiss the gangster ring.
True. North. Strong. Free.
www.youtube.com/shorts/2aimk...
That ain't ever going to happen.
The beautiful town of Kingston faced down Yankee gunships with local militias.
We will never kiss the gangster ring.
True. North. Strong. Free.
www.youtube.com/shorts/2aimk...
Charlie Angus: Kingston the front line of the resistance since 1812
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This! MAGA won’t stop and neither can democracy loving people!
Can’t wait to have the mighty @charlieangus104.bsky.social leader of the Canadian resistance back on The OShow Thursday 👀
#CanadaSky #ElbowsUp #Canada 🇨🇦💪🏻
Can’t wait to have the mighty @charlieangus104.bsky.social leader of the Canadian resistance back on The OShow Thursday 👀
#CanadaSky #ElbowsUp #Canada 🇨🇦💪🏻
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Boycott EVERYTHING American!!!!
The fascist rising is happening before our eyes - arresting judges, public officials.
Canadians must keep the boycott strong.
America is a nation of menace.
Canadians must keep the boycott strong.
America is a nation of menace.
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Boycott EVERYTHING American!!!!
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Another excellent piece of writing from @charlieangus104.bsky.social on his #Resistance substack 👍
➡️ charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
"In the MAGA world, it is unacceptable that Canada is seen as a symbol of the resilience of liberal democracy."
#MapleMAGA #MAGA #Fascism
➡️ charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
"In the MAGA world, it is unacceptable that Canada is seen as a symbol of the resilience of liberal democracy."
#MapleMAGA #MAGA #Fascism
May 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Another excellent piece of writing from @charlieangus104.bsky.social on his #Resistance substack 👍
➡️ charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
"In the MAGA world, it is unacceptable that Canada is seen as a symbol of the resilience of liberal democracy."
#MapleMAGA #MAGA #Fascism
➡️ charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
"In the MAGA world, it is unacceptable that Canada is seen as a symbol of the resilience of liberal democracy."
#MapleMAGA #MAGA #Fascism
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I saw this FB message from one of my fearsome daughters. She was a baby went I left home for politics. I missed every school play, every graduation.
Tomorrow I start at 8AM drywalling an upstairs room to support her fantastic tea shop business.
So glad to be home and be still welcome.
Tomorrow I start at 8AM drywalling an upstairs room to support her fantastic tea shop business.
So glad to be home and be still welcome.
April 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I saw this FB message from one of my fearsome daughters. She was a baby went I left home for politics. I missed every school play, every graduation.
Tomorrow I start at 8AM drywalling an upstairs room to support her fantastic tea shop business.
So glad to be home and be still welcome.
Tomorrow I start at 8AM drywalling an upstairs room to support her fantastic tea shop business.
So glad to be home and be still welcome.
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Oh Charlie boy…😊
It might be your last night as a politician but tomorrow is your first official day as a champion for Canada 🇨🇦.
We’re not letting you go that easily and I can’t wait to see what’s cookin’.
Elbows up!
🙏🏻😊
It might be your last night as a politician but tomorrow is your first official day as a champion for Canada 🇨🇦.
We’re not letting you go that easily and I can’t wait to see what’s cookin’.
Elbows up!
🙏🏻😊
On my last night as MP, I thank Jack Layton for inspiring me to run for public office.
Jack made me believe it was possible to do politics with integrity. He loved our country and he loved people.
He said politics was about getting your hands dirty and taking chances to make life better for people
Jack made me believe it was possible to do politics with integrity. He loved our country and he loved people.
He said politics was about getting your hands dirty and taking chances to make life better for people
April 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Oh Charlie boy…😊
It might be your last night as a politician but tomorrow is your first official day as a champion for Canada 🇨🇦.
We’re not letting you go that easily and I can’t wait to see what’s cookin’.
Elbows up!
🙏🏻😊
It might be your last night as a politician but tomorrow is your first official day as a champion for Canada 🇨🇦.
We’re not letting you go that easily and I can’t wait to see what’s cookin’.
Elbows up!
🙏🏻😊
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April 28th is the day we remember workers injured and killed on the job. They don't teach us the monumental stories of resistance and organizing to make workplaces safer.
This is my reflection on the origins of April 28th and the miners of the north who made history.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
This is my reflection on the origins of April 28th and the miners of the north who made history.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
April 28: Remembering the True Cost of Work
Can't you feel the rock dust in your lungs?
substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
April 28th is the day we remember workers injured and killed on the job. They don't teach us the monumental stories of resistance and organizing to make workplaces safer.
This is my reflection on the origins of April 28th and the miners of the north who made history.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
This is my reflection on the origins of April 28th and the miners of the north who made history.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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As you vote today, hold true to Jack’s final message to Canada:
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.”
And, Charlie, thank you for your tireless, inspiring service.
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.”
And, Charlie, thank you for your tireless, inspiring service.
On my last night as MP, I thank Jack Layton for inspiring me to run for public office.
Jack made me believe it was possible to do politics with integrity. He loved our country and he loved people.
He said politics was about getting your hands dirty and taking chances to make life better for people
Jack made me believe it was possible to do politics with integrity. He loved our country and he loved people.
He said politics was about getting your hands dirty and taking chances to make life better for people
April 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
As you vote today, hold true to Jack’s final message to Canada:
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.”
And, Charlie, thank you for your tireless, inspiring service.
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.”
And, Charlie, thank you for your tireless, inspiring service.
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Oh wow et tu Brutus
Election Day 2025: leave it to Doug Ford Doug Ford to blow one final hole in Pierre Poilievre's sinking boat of slogans.
No PP it's not about "change" or "woke" or "carbon tax Carney" - it's about standing up to Trump.
And you ain't the guy.
I love when Conservatives scrap in public.
No PP it's not about "change" or "woke" or "carbon tax Carney" - it's about standing up to Trump.
And you ain't the guy.
I love when Conservatives scrap in public.
April 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Oh wow et tu Brutus
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Thank you for your outsized service to the cause of freedom.
Elbows up, good neighbors. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Elbows up, good neighbors. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
On my last night as MP, I thank Jack Layton for inspiring me to run for public office.
Jack made me believe it was possible to do politics with integrity. He loved our country and he loved people.
He said politics was about getting your hands dirty and taking chances to make life better for people
Jack made me believe it was possible to do politics with integrity. He loved our country and he loved people.
He said politics was about getting your hands dirty and taking chances to make life better for people
April 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Thank you for your outsized service to the cause of freedom.
Elbows up, good neighbors. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Elbows up, good neighbors. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
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The Resistance is going back on the road.
Picton Monday 12 May in Picton (details soon)
May 15 Kingston.
Picton Monday 12 May in Picton (details soon)
May 15 Kingston.
April 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Resistance is going back on the road.
Picton Monday 12 May in Picton (details soon)
May 15 Kingston.
Picton Monday 12 May in Picton (details soon)
May 15 Kingston.
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Sorry Donald but Canada has standards.
We don't elect men who are criminals and convicted perverts.
Canada has this.
Now piss off.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
We don't elect men who are criminals and convicted perverts.
Canada has this.
Now piss off.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump suggests Canadians should elect him, making the country the 51st state
In a social media post on the day of Canada's election, President Donald Trump suggested that Canadians should vote for him in order for Canada to become the 51st state.
abcnews.go.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Sorry Donald but Canada has standards.
We don't elect men who are criminals and convicted perverts.
Canada has this.
Now piss off.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
We don't elect men who are criminals and convicted perverts.
Canada has this.
Now piss off.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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Love Charlie Angus
Sorry Donald but Canada has standards.
We don't elect men who are criminals and convicted perverts.
Canada has this.
Now piss off.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
We don't elect men who are criminals and convicted perverts.
Canada has this.
Now piss off.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump suggests Canadians should elect him, making the country the 51st state
In a social media post on the day of Canada's election, President Donald Trump suggested that Canadians should vote for him in order for Canada to become the 51st state.
abcnews.go.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Love Charlie Angus
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Doctor here:
Canadians, PP would form a government as harmful to public health and rights of children, women, seniors, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ, Indigenous people, and minorities as the dumpster fire in the US.
Polls don’t count, your votes count.
Monday is election day.
#CanadaStrong
Canadians, PP would form a government as harmful to public health and rights of children, women, seniors, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ, Indigenous people, and minorities as the dumpster fire in the US.
Polls don’t count, your votes count.
Monday is election day.
#CanadaStrong
April 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Doctor here:
Canadians, PP would form a government as harmful to public health and rights of children, women, seniors, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ, Indigenous people, and minorities as the dumpster fire in the US.
Polls don’t count, your votes count.
Monday is election day.
#CanadaStrong
Canadians, PP would form a government as harmful to public health and rights of children, women, seniors, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ, Indigenous people, and minorities as the dumpster fire in the US.
Polls don’t count, your votes count.
Monday is election day.
#CanadaStrong