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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Kudos to Belgian Deputy PM & FM Maxime Prevot for calling on the Israeli gov't to remove the ban on aid orgs. The ICJ asserted the Israeli gov't is obligated under international humanitarian law to ensure unhindered humanitarian relief to the civilian population. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo....

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‘Ruthless’: Israeli ban on aid groups to have ‘horrific’ outcomes in Gaza

Dozens of humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, are banned by Israel.

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Nice to see that Brits are getting fed up with Kier Starmer’s weak leadership where he locks up vicars & octogenarians for calling to end the murder of civilians. Recent poll results show a larger percentage think he is performing poorly than they did of Liz Truss! yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

yougov.co.uk

How well is Keir Starmer doing as Prime Minister?

Do you think that Keir Starmer is doing well or badly as Prime Minister?

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The City of Winnipeg needs to look at areas like those surrounding Sturgeon Creek for re-wilding. Returning to native trees, grasses and plants will increase pollinator activity and natural pest controls. A local petition created by a long term resident of the Sturgeon Creek area chng.it/RGDjsGfGVC

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Have you seen this petition yet?

Re-Wild Areas Around Sturgeon Creek between Hamilton & Saskatchewan

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

What wonderful press we have in Canada. A search of all news outlets reporting Israel's interception of the 'Handala' carrying aid to Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla turned up the @thestar.com and @citynewstoronto.bsky.social . This happened over 15 hours ago and is reported around the world.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

It's funny what we can and can't do when money is involved. The markets trump all, even life and death. And politicians wonder why they don't have moral legitimacy anymore.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Not so difficult that we have to stop sending arms to the perpetrators, that shit we can apparently handle just fine.

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

@mark-carney.bsky.social , Israel has again broken International Law and intercepted a foreign ship in international waters delivering needed aid to Gaza. When will this stop? Apparently your words carry no weight. Action might.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The “Chief Scientific Officer” from RFK Jr.’s fraudulent anti-vaccination organization contracted measles, traveled from Texas to California, and didn’t bother to tell anyone until much later. Anti-vaxxers are selfish and arrogant. They do not care about anyone but themselves and their grift.

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Prominent US anti-vaxxer says he caught measles and traveled back home

Brian Hooker seems to not have alerted authorities of his illness after leaving west Texas

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Jim Milne🇨🇦 @milneice.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

A quick look around "The West" shows us that democracies are far from entrenched. US goes all-in on Fascism UK puts those using paint to criticise genocide on terrorist lists Canada bans digital privacy and strips local environmental control Germany and France arrest peaceful protesters ...

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Jim Milne🇨🇦 @milneice.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Now that's leadership!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 21/06/2025

Here's an idea. Dem Governors & Mayors should be ordering their local law enforcement to arrest any & all unidentified and masked alleged ICE agents. If a random guy in a mask grabbed someone and threw them in a vehicle, we'd call that a kidnapping. Why not here? 1/2

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Jim Milne🇨🇦 @milneice.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

So true. For Canada, simply add "Protect" to the 1st line, change "Wall Street" to "Bay Street", and change "Dems" to "NDP".

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

It's pretty obvious that a lot of US mainstream media either doesn't recognise authoritarianism or doesn't want to call it out. Either way, it's an excellent way to destroy trust in your institution.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

And if you're too concerned about optics or whatever to call it out what's happening for what it is, then I hope you enjoy the boot on your neck.

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

In 1939 Canada refused to allow 907 refugees to land, despite being aware of their persecution and pending annihilation. Countries turned their backs & were complicit in the deaths of 254 of those souls. Inaction on the Gaza genocide is history repeated www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/m...

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MS St. Louis

On 7 June 1939, 907 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis were denied entry to Canada. The ship returned its passengers to safe harbour in four European co...

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Wow! Home of the Brave? Governed by laws? What law says it is legal to shoot an unarmed member if the press? How brave is this goon in shooting a female reporter?

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

What does "train in Ai" even mean?

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Let’s be clear: Israel, an occupier, has no authority under international law to board or divert the Madleen. This is a hijacking, plain and simple. A hijacking of a UK-registered ship, with multiple *European* citizens on board. Does the EU or UK government have anything to say? Anything??

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Millions of Palestinians are starving. Now a humanitarian ship en route to Gaza is being targeted by Israel. On board: food, medicine & 12 activists. The EU must act now to stop the aid blockade on Gaza! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-6-...

action.wemove.eu

Protect the Freedom Flotilla: End Israel’s aid blockade NOW!

Millions of Palestinians are starving. The EU must act now to stop the aid blockade on Gaza!

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Britain, please show that you are not as far gone as the US. You have to see that Farage is one more pea from the pod. Look for a leader not an angry man spouting slogans. Look at the slogans and promises and compare them to the messaging used by Trump, Orban, Poilievre, Dutton. Be wise

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Why would the UK want a US style healthcare system. In an oft-cited study, as many as 66.5% of people who file for bankruptcy blame medical bills as the primary cause. As many as 550,000 people file for bankruptcy each year for this reason.Oct 21, 2024 www.ilr.cornell.edu/scheinman-in....

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Healthcare Insights: How Medical Debt Is Crushing 100 Million Americans

Scheinman Institute Director of Healthcare and Partner Programs John August examines the causes and affects of medical debt on American families.

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Colin Frizzell @colinfrizzell.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Trudeau fell on his sword for country and party. Singh fell on his sword for country and party. The voters are always right. They trust in Canadians. PP had a MP fall on their sword for him because in his eyes Canadians are stupid and he wants to keep his taxpayer funded mansion and servants.

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

@davidebybc.bsky.social Where do you stand on the issue of ethical and humane treatment of animals? @strongcoast.bsky.social

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 27/04/2025

Canadians using Twitter/X are being bombarded by misleading right-wing posts designed to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish the reputation of Mark Carney. The FT’s analysis finds a growing volume of that misinformation is coming not from Russia or China, but the United States.

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Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election

FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney

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Jim Milne🇨🇦 @milneice.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

"As the leader of the master race, Trump is so self-confident, he is erasing black and brown people from the history books to prove that white supremacists are better." substack.com/app-link/pos...

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The free speech president is deporting everyone who disagrees with him

This is how free speech is supposed to work...

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Jim Milne🇨🇦 @milneice.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The strongman’s goal is always to make his collaborators descend to his level, and Trump realized that “giving permission” to Republicans to be their worse selves was key to his domestication of the party. lucid.substack.com/p/we-are-liv...

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We Are Living Through Moral Collapse. How Democrats Can Strike Back

Moral deregulation and moral collapse can inspire a new democratic politics that leads with values of justice, solidarity, equity, and accountability

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Chuck Schumer finally released a statement on Mahmoud Khalil, beginning with a condemnation not of his arrest, but of him

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Atlas Network funds the Canadian Taxpayers Federation & Fraser Institute. Our Canadian Media uses these two groups as "Experts" constantly. Call it out!

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The Pearson Project @projectpearson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

We are angry and sad that the Manitoba government did not take this search seriously until Mr Kinew came to power. We also honour Morgan Harris and are deeply moved that the family now has closure. No person left behind in our Canada.

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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Every municipality in Canada should make Xeriscaping mandatory. Reduces water use and increases habitat for pollinators, like butterflies and bees. It's also more beautiful than grass lawns. #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis #Pollinators #Butterflies

A garden of local and drought tolerant plants and flowers.

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Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The BC NDP govt's failures on old-growth logging. & forestry policy are pretty extreme. Here's a list compiled by "Save What's Left" 🧵 #bcpoli The BC NDP: 1. has shown measurable regression since its [much over-lauded] 2021 Old Growth Strategic Review, despite claiming marginal progress...

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Al Milne 🇨🇦 @almilne.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Look at this incredible lineup fit the 59th anniversary of the Winnipeg Folk Festival! Four days under the big sky surrounded by amazing artists and their music and tens of thousands of music lovers. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Canadian Veterans 'Anyone But Conservative' (ABC) @canadianvetsabc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

And Poilievre wants to kill the CBC. Let’s stop him

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It’s surreal that I have to go to a foreign leader to hear someone describe the full derangement and malignancy of my own president in plain language, because our own “free press” and opposition leaders won’t do it. Bravo Trudeau

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This would happen under Poilieve. Oil and gas policies are reckless now, but it can get worse. Much worse. Let Trump teach us that at least.

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Tim Abray, PhD 🇨🇦 @timabray.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This post continues to do business... and while more people are starting to see the clear outlines of the monster, many continue to double down on "It's fine" and pretend that this is all some version of business as usual. That level of denial requires some pharmaceutical grade magical thinking.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Dear US Media covering Combover Caligula's speech: if you can spell things like: "Disinformation" "Misinformation" "Fibs" "Untruths" "Fabrications" "Demonstrable falsehoods" “Plays loosely w/facts” "Mendacity" "Prevarications” Or "whoppers" Then you're probably able to spell the word “lies.”

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%. While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired. Let's learn more. 🧵1/10

The image is a black-and-white political cartoon depicting a man in a suit standing behind a counter labeled "Republican Platform." He is holding a bottle labeled "Untaxed Whiskey, 20¢ Gal." in one hand and a piece of cloth labeled "War-Taxed Common Cloth, Tariff 84%" in the other. Above the counter, a sign reads, "If you don’t see what you want, ask for it." The cartoon, signed by W.A. Rogers, appears to satirize the Republican Party's economic policies, highlighting the disparity in taxation between luxury items like whiskey and essential goods like cloth.

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Jim Milne🇨🇦 @milneice.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Smith and Poilievre have both consistently pretended that the Trump administration’s concerns about fentanyl were being made in good faith... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o...

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Conservative leaders are failing Trump's tariff test

Attempts to appease Donald Trump have clearly failed. When will the remaining holdouts finally realize it?

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

EveryDoctor has just completed our research into the financial links between all MPs and the private health sector. Thank you so much to everyone who has made this possible. We will start sharing examples soon (and the full report as soon as it’s written). Let’s hold politicians to account 🚨👍

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