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Vanessa Sarges 🍁

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#CanadaSky 🍁 User 307,626 Spider loving hippie girl from Toronto, Canada who has zero tolerance for assholes. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Feb 17

Until the #Democrats, and #Liberals to only a slightly lesser extent, recognize and start admitting that they have played a VERY significant role in what is currently happening all across North America, we will never survive.
We do not have a hope of ever experiencing a decent quality of life again.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 23d

Truly so embarrassing AND dangerous of Canadian MPs to "mourn" ding dong's death in the House of Commons.

Y'all celebrated a literal Nazi in the House and were shamed within an inch of your lives for it (Justifiably!) and then mere months later, pull this stunt?

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · 23d

Absolutely fucking disgraceful.

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 24d

Hi

ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday

Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere

If you have any national platform at all

Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 24d

"I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of shit of a human being.

The pronouns? Was/were. Because if you talk shit, you will get banged! Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk, you piece of shit."

💅🏻 🥂 🎉 Absolutely incredible pure king shit

BREAKING NEWS: BOBBY VYLAN DEDICATES A SONG TO CHARLIE KIRK

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mental gymnastics.

Poilievre will axe Carbon Rebates!
Carney axes it.
Poilievre hates gays!

#Poilievre hates women!
#Carney axes gender equality cabinet.
Poilievre hates gays!

Poilievre will axe gay rights!
Carney has #Project2025 bigot speak at cabinet meeting.
He's playing chess, not checkers!

Imaginary Stories @imaginarystories.bsky.social · Sep 4

How much are you paying this fascist?

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting | CBC News

A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — will speak to Prim...

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 19

Explain to me how stealing wages, not paying a liveable wage, and keeping people living in poverty, helps our fragile economy?
Explain as if I was a five year old, because in my very first year of economics, we were taught that if people make more money then they spend more money.

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Justin Beach 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @justinbeach.ca · Aug 17

Air Canada specifically asked the government to do this. The union was against it. This was a favour for Air Canada, and that's all it was. It wasn't about fairness, or supporting workers.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · Aug 16

Conservative Carney wasting no time busting this strike.

Never let anyone tell you they give a shit about the little guy or wealth equality if they systematically attack and dismantle one of the only means of supporting both!

Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · Aug 16

Air Canada was waiting for this and it was given to them in a matter of hours. Canadians of all political stripes are behind the flight attendants. Disappointing. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Jobs minister orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work

Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu has ordered binding arbitration in the Air Canada flight attendant strike.

www.ctvnews.ca

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 17

Heronry, 2022, etching by Janis Goodman #WomensArt

Print in blue and white of a tree lined river bank with reflections in the still water and a large bird in flight in silhouette to the top right

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 17

Are you really reducing our federal government siding with predatory corporations, who’ve received billions in bailout money, over fair treatment of Canadian workers being exploited to this flippant response?

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 16

Trudeau gave #AirCanada billions in taxpayer dollars, then did nothing when Air Canada used it to give their execs millions in bonuses.
Now another #LiberalParty government is again siding with a #predatory employer who's stealing wages with impunity.
#Liberals are anti-worker, especially women.

Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 16

It's not by accident that unions protecting women dominated jobs are targeted FAR more than those protecting men.
#Capitalism will always view women working as a "hobby", instead of a means of support.
@mark-carney.bsky.social almost eliminating the budget for gender equality speaks volumes.

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 12

#WorldElephantday2025

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 12

#EmptyTheTanks

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 12

#EmptyTheCages

Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Aug 12

I would like to remind everyone, on this #WorldElephantDay that elephants should never, ever, EVER, be kept in captivity.
Please learn to recognize true conservation efforts and choose to support those if you don't want to see elephants extinct.

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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · Aug 1

Ontarians waiting for Captain Canada to follow through on his threat to cut off electricity to the U.S. in light of the news of a 35% tariff on Canadian goods.

#OnPoli

Left: Doug Ford poses in a hat that says Canada is not for sale.

Right: A skeleton stares at its phone.

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ABirdingNaturalist @abirdingnaturalist.bsky.social · Aug 1

This adult male House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) was fun to watch as he fed one of his begging fledglings. So cute!

#birds #nature #parenthood #photography

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our interns are Bonnie fans!

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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · Jul 17

One of my sisters is hiking through the French/Swiss/Italian Alps right now so I’m stealing her pictures as reminders of this beautiful world we get to live in that is worth fighting for.
❤️

Mountains. Flowers. A stone cottage. It’s heaven.

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Jul 19

My old iPhone finally died and this iPhone 15 is worlds different.
Love the portrait mode.
My old man, Nigel. ❤️
#Caturday

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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · Jul 13

Poilievre lost his seat because he couldn’t be bothered to visit the people of Carleton or listen to their concerns. Now he’s parachuting into Alberta to try to win a seat so he can keep telling us Canada is broken.

I donated to Bonnie Critchley’s campaign because the people of BR-C deserve better.

Bonnie Critchley - Independent @bonniecritchley.bsky.social · Jul 2

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!

My nomination as a Candidate on the ballot was confirmed by the the Returning Officer yesterday afternoon! We're in folks!

Let's Stand Up as a Community and demand our Voice in Parliament!

This is #OurHomeOurRiding in #BattleRiverCrowfoot

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rom comrade @savasavasava.myatproto.social · Jul 13

Toronto folks: anyone know someone who helps figure out how to do lawns and backyards in ways that are good for insects, birds, and animals? I will not mow (it is gross and violent) but there is a worry that neighbours will complain and we'll get hit with by-law shit. advice/recos welcome :)

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Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Jun 30

Today is Social Media Day! A
Know your way around Instagram, Facebook and Canva? Help us help more cats ... one post at a time!
Complete this form if you’re interested and think you'd be purrfect for the role:
annexcatrescue.ca/volunteer/volunteer-form

Vanessa Sarges 🍁 @vanessasarges.bsky.social · Jun 27

Just a reminder that you cannot budget yourself out of #poverty and, the poorer you are, the more expensive everything gets.
Lower income #Canadians are in serious trouble, many are not surviving, and #MarkCarney has no policies that will meaningfully address this crisis.