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Nova Scotian now living in Ontario. Database application developer; installer & voicer of digital church organs; organist; amateur radio enthusiast (VA3BHO; formerly VE1BHO) Profile: Head-shot of me DMs okay, except randoms may be blocked

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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 1h
If you are still worried about ICE trying to intimidate you at your polling station, please read this article. It lays everything out very clearly. KYR_Voter-Intimidation_English.docx.pdf share.google/viOSCWC9Ca9g...
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump is declining international election monitors in the United States for first time in over two decades, aligning the country with Russia. Trump will instead deploy his own election monitors to polling sites across the country. www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Micah @rincewind.run · 3h
since apparently the original article failed to upload:
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 2h
"Helping people change their lives." Canada is struggling with addiction, and #yeg is trying something different. People in crisis are getting immediate health supports and a pathway toward treatment... 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/100626DRC 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/100626 DRC: yegdowntown.ca #yegdt #RealTalkRJ
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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LC Laughland @lclaughland.bsky.social · 9h
Doug Ford is ruining Healthcare in Ontario, Canada. We need to stop voting this incompetent money hoarder into office. He has failed Ontario and uses the federal government as a scapegoat.
Toronto Star: How Ontario's private clinics are ruining healthcare
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Wendy_Bayne CA 🍁 @wendybayne.bsky.social · 8h
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDEI... Please follow the directions #ballots #referendum #daniellesmith #politics #alberta #canada
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Please follow the directions #ballots #referendum #daniellesmith #politics #alberta #canada
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 13h
Facts 💥😡
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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 8h
Once again, Danielle Smith's government instituted a destructive policy without thinking it through, received massive pushback, and reversed course. This is no way to run a government. They're wholly incompetent. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta government adjusts some AISH and ADAP measures after community feedback | CBC News
The province says it’s walking back some measures, after several Albertans with disabilities were transitioned to a new benefits program in the summer.
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Fast Fingers Audit @fastfingersaudit.bsky.social · 8h
In 2009/2010 Fox News allowed Donald Trump on its programming to spread flat out lies that then president Barack Obama is a Kenyan born Muslim bent on destroying the US. In 2016 and 2024 the American people elected that man knowing full well he lied to them and he knew he was lying to them.
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My column on this week’s unpleasantly familiar reminder that not all foreign investment is good foreign investment, and a fundamental tension with Carney’s current pitch. www.thestar.com/business/opi...
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Why laying off 500 workers at Hamilton's Stelco is an unpleasantly familiar warning for Mark Carney
From Stelco to Stellantis to shuttered factories, a pattern keeps repeating — and Carney's summit buzz won't fix it.
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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A new red sails photo from this summer in Greenland ⛵️🧊 #photography #nature #art
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WellWornVet 🇨🇦 @wellwornvet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
WellWornVet 🇨🇦 @nelsonstreetlad When will the Canadian govt and RCMP act to stop Quebec and Alberta separatists conspiring with members of the US govt and Republican Party about financial and other support for separation. Here is the law of Canada. It needs to be applied rigorously.
The image is an excerpt from Canada's Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act concerning proscribed acts by Canadians such as conspiring with foreign powers to influence the political process of governance of Canada.
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MB Sweetzer 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 @mbsweetzer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We don't need to protest--if the election isn't legal and validated, then we need to move into a general strike immediately. There is no way the Republicans can rig the election if we let the economy grind to a halt in response.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION, YET?! 👇 SURE HOPE SO. 😎🇺🇸✨
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hwspoon.bsky.social @hwspoon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Understand but he is not dealing with honest brokers down south so I am giving him grace space and time to do what he needs to do for us. I lived in the states for 30 years till recently; watched the wrecking ball since 2015. Scary.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
People forget that J6 was successful. Everyone who participated was let out of jail and the guy who perpetrated it is President again. There were no consequences. They have plenty of incentive to do a much bigger and worse version.
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📎 🧷 Hertz Toopee 🇨🇦 Will Not Obey In Advance @duncandixoncoffee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That is a good point - until we have a totally Canadian cloud, we are stuck with AWS. We would have hoped that a word or two from PMMC would have described that 🇨🇦 is working on ‘reshoring’ these services and we are stuck with 🇺🇸 services in the meantime. Carney’s team is not great at ‘domestic’ comms
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 06/10/2026
Good to see LibreOffice leaning into "no AI" as a software feature. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20261006...
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LibreOffice says 'no AI' is now a software feature | TechCrunch
The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The world significantly underestimates how morally grotesque Megyn Kelly is
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Megyn Kelly on Cornell's Jane Doe: "I'm just going to be honest, she's not the most attractive gal. She's extremely beefy in her arms and her legs."
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✨🌟 ⭐️ LoveKat ⭐️🌟✨🟦♿️🧬🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎☮️🕊️🟪 @lovekat41.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I just learned that 3 of these men are trying to flip the script and say that the victim did not have their consent, and that they were the true victims. And I just can't, anymore. Our culture and society is so completely fractured and poisoned with toxic masculinity. I just want to scream.
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💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁 REAL AMERICANS KNOW CANADAS MANY SACRIFICES AS OUR FRIEND AND ALLY‼️ EVEN IF THE TRUMP CRIME SYNDICATE REGIME IGNORES IT‼️ ‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military | Donald Trump | The Guardian share.google/FtY8tma11wZ9...
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‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military
Military families say Trump officials ‘owe us an apology’ after disparaging remarks by JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and others
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CoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks · 01/10/2026
My SIL bought this for our grand-baby 6 years ago. In light of what a young woman reported happened at #Cornell these words hit even harder. Raise boys to respect women, understand consent, speak up, & NEVER stand by while a woman is abused. It starts young. Boys will be good humans♥️ #SheShed
Boys will be good humans
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
C'mon hazard a guess OpenAI exec guy‼️ Could the lack of trust of AI be cos Big Tech allows their tools to be used to create and serve AI-made child sexual abuse material❓
theguardian.com
Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total
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Andrew 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @andrewbarss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
National Defence Has Doubled New Contracts With U.S. Tech Giants www.readthemaple.com/national-def...
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National Defence Has Doubled New Contracts With U.S. Tech Giants
DND has signed new contracts worth a total of $67.7 million with Microsoft, Amazon, Google and their Canadian subsidiaries.
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NCMEC @ncmec.org · 06/10/2026
'Child Pornography' shifts the blame onto the child and minimizes the abuse they experienced. CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) makes it clear that these are crime-scene pictures of the sexual abuse of a child. Learn why language matters: ncmec.org/theissues/csam
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh so a fundamental section of a necessary discovery was recognized by the woman interacting most with it .. not the credentialed “scientists” And it’s being shown that the person with privilege kept lying This isn’t common at all
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Wendy Peter Pan: Internally Screaming
ALT: Wendy Peter Pan: Internally Screaming
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not that I am bitter, but the 'environmental' content in piece below went from 153 words in an early filing to 25 words in final version - 9 fewer words than the reporting on the change in share prices of major oil sands companies. But I'm not bitter... www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Ottawa designates West Coast pipeline a project of national interest
Consultations with Indigenous communities along the route are likely to be intense and contentious, with some First Nations leaders already voicing concerns
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Dizzy ★ @tindizzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah. I don’t know about that. ‘… it suggests Elections Alberta is no longer serving the public, but has rather been captured by the far right UCP government and is doing its bidding regardless of the rules.’ bsky.app/profile/theb...
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 05/10/2026
Canadians are getting a bad deal and collectively overpaying for medicines by billions of dollars each year, Nav Persaud writes. Read this article at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada Healthwatch | Health News, Policy & Analysis
Canada’s independent briefing on health policy, science, and systems change.
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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
RCMP drops spy software allegedly developed in Russia as Montreal police stays mum montrealgazette.com/news/rcmp-dr...
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CTV News Montreal @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Quebec’s Court of Appeal on Monday denied the government’s request to appeal a judgment ordering Élections Québec to send bilingual voter reminder cards in English and French ahead of the general election.
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Quebec government denied appeal over bilingual voter reminder cards
Quebec’s Court of Appeal on Monday denied the government’s request to appeal a judgment ordering Élections Québec to send bilingual voter reminder cards in English and French ahead of the general election.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Navarro: ‘Canada should get the hell out of the United States’ Also - will be blamed if the GOP loses and lay the price. #canada
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BA295 to Chicago ORD declaring an emergency over Ireland. airlive.net/emergency/2026/10...
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British Airways transatlantic flight BA295 to Chicago ORD is declaring an emergency over Ireland
A transatlantic British Airways flight heading to Chicago has declared an emergency mid-flight following a sudden and steep descent while flying over Ireland.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Translation: Sociopath elitist tech fascists who think they’re creating God and believe democracy is the enemy want us to finance our own demise to let them take over the world. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Nagual @nagual4444.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
His focus from now until midteowill be solely to undermine faith in the vote count. Mark my words and watch as his posts bear more on election integrity than anything else for the next month. His intention is to declare the midterm outcome illegitimate…
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sanneru.bsky.social @sanneru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As a German, I am standing here, thinking about the history of my country, that I have thought, would be a constant reminder for "Never ever again", but is now used by dump people to live their mad dreams. Unfortunately, they have nukes and a lot of military. Vote them out. Now.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 05/10/2026
For years the Kremlin and its American parrots screamed about secret biolabs in Ukraine. Now a worker at a Russian plague lab is dead, five hospitals are reportedly quarantined, the FSB showed up, and Russian TV is deleting stories. Every accusation was a confession.
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Russian ‘Plague’ Scare Sends Social Media Into a Frenzy: ‘Another Wuhan’
A suspected plague outbreak in Russia sent the internet into overdrive, prompting comparisons to the early days of Covid and demands for travel restrictions.
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CTV News Montreal @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s election day in Quebec, after a 39-day-long campaign that saw party leaders battle over sovereignty, the cost of living and more.
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What you need to know on election day in Quebec
It’s election day in Quebec, after a 39-day-long campaign that saw party leaders battle over sovereignty, the cost of living and more.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Being a wildlife photographer: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Antagoniste 🏴 @antagonisteqc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
espagne une femme de 87 évincée de son logement parce que le propriétaire veut tripler le loyer manifestations monstres partout en espagne le gouvernement déclenche des élections anticipées sur ce thème
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(Debbie)🐕🐈🐘🐼☕️🎶⚖️🌊 @felicianmitzi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Some of us were barely t women Some of us told someone Some of us were quiet Some were told we were lying Some were told to forget about it and smile. I'm Jane Doe I'm the woman you don’t know I'm the girl who froze I'm the girl who said no I'm the one who spoke I'm every woman We're All Jane Doe
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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 05/10/2026
PM Mark Carney pledged to ‘Buy Canadian.’ Since then, $7.8 billion in contracts went to American corporations, @fxplante.bsky.social reports www.thestar.com/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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PM Mark Carney pledged to ‘Buy Canadian.’ Since then, $7.8 billion in contracts went to American corporations
A Star analysis reveals U.S. firms dominated federal contracts despite PM Mark Carney’s ‘Buy Canadian’ promise.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The threat is real. Alberta separatists are working hand in hand with US Republicans to break our country apart. Not voting is not an option. Canada needs your vote. #ForeverCanadian #ableg #cdnpoli
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026
If the Democrats win, they have to be ready to bring generational change. Reform the courts, eliminate the filibuster, expand the house, admit DC and Puerto Rico as states, pass a new voting rights act, and prosecute every single corrupt member of the Trump admin.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026
If Democrats think winning back congress this year and the presidency in 2028 is enough, they are sorely mistaken. We'll be right back where we're at in 2032 with an even more fascist and white supremacist Republican party. It's not enough to win power.
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