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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Having a stroke is getting a fingertip on your shoulder by Death. "No, I haven't forgotten about you," it says. "Your turn will come, just like it has for everybody else."

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Book titles nobody will understand anymore due to technology: "The Glass Teat" and "The Other Glass Teat." Two collections of columns about television by Harlan Ellison, written in the 1960s, back when televisions had cathode ray tubes instead of flat panel LCDs.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Books that I have read purely because of the title: "The Sexual Politics of Meat." Won a prize at a book fair for that title. Apparently, women were considered to be too refined & too fragile to be allowed to eat too much meat in Victorian times. Author was vegetarian.

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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#cdnpoli I've been in hospital for a while. Canada is a bilingual country. I find myself instinctively recoiling from the pepper packets when the French side is up. the French word for pepper is "poivre," which looks an awful lot like "Poilievre."

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Charlie Kirk = Horst Wessel Read some history.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A couple of decades ago I worked with a woman who was a stenographer. She worked as a court reporter until the government found a way to replace her with a computer. You don't see a lot of working stenographers anymore, unless they're working for the media, especially Conservative media.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

A Christian commentator wrote that people seem to consider God to be their own personal "make a wish foundation" when they prayed. Americans who voted for Trump and who get upset with something he does or has done seem to be of the same mindset when they say, "I didn't vote for that."

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Please, why won't the rest of the world come visit America and spend its money on our tourist attractions.

Picture of someone dressed in riot gear; the face is not visible due to a gas mask. The caption above the picture says, "America is the freest country in the world." The caption below the picture says, "Now get into the fucking van."

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I watched a clip of Kevin Hassett, a Trump official, trying to justify a 50% tariff on Brazil. Throughout the interview, Hassett kept saying it was all part of Trump's efforts to bring in a "golden age" for America. He smiled the whole time. I remember now why I distrust people who smile too much.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

American politicians have written to the government of Canada, asking if we can do something about wildfire smoke drifting South. Won't be long before Canada can complain to the US about the smoke coming from mass cremation of detainees.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

When the best smile you can manage is one that says, "I really have pee but I'm stuck here with you."

Pierre Poilievre trying yet again to make a warm, human smile, and failing.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I regret to say that, in my last post, I used "it's" when I should have used "its." Fortunately, I haven't yet used "less" when I should have used "fewer." The war against illiteracy requires eternal vigilance.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The Americans are asking Canada to please stop letting it's wildfire smoke from drifting South.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

The term "moral injury" refers to being forced to witness or participate in actions that are morally offensive to you. Any Americans experiencing this or are you good with what's happening? I suspect that a majority, 69%, are just fine with what's going on. I'm not so sure about the rest.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

#murderclowns The tragedy in Texas is your government in action, America. I'm waiting to see how Joe Biden was responsible. Perhaps Jake Tapper can get another book out of it.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

An independent journalist who covers Canadian politics named Dale Smith coined the term "murder clowns" to describe provincial premiers whose inadequate handling of Covid led to deaths. I can't think of a better term to describe the Trump administration and all its enablers: murder clowns.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

A few unpleasant truths about Evangelical Christianity. Trigger warning for Americans: This woman appears to be a brown person and speaks with a Spanish accent. /s

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The ugly truth about evangelical Christians

YouTube video by Nicole Jenes Entertainment

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Breaking news: Nazis say that they're not too sure if that Hitler guy is up to any good.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I'm kind of agnostic about whether there is an Afterlife. Nonetheless, I try to be kind (to non-MAGAts) and a decent person. The idea of spending eternity in Hell scares me, mainly because I would be spending it with Republicans and Conservatives from all over the world.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

This is my 4th of July message to American resisters. We are in very dark times and it is going to get darker. But we must take back democracy and the rule of law at the grassroots and in the streets. We need to support each other across the border. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS2G...

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Fourth of July Message - Charlie Angus

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I'm a Canadian who works in healthcare. I'm not a doctor, nurse, or lab tech, but I do have access to people's health records, something I check before dealing with a crisis in Emergency. It hit me today that, no matter how marginalized a person is, they get healthcare. We don't want to lose this.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Charlie Kirk appears to have worms in his anus and RFK Jr has a worm in his brain. America! What a country!

A post by right-wing culture warrior, Charlie Kirk, stating:

I have so many thoughts on this that it literally keeps me up at night. Zohran Mamdani eating rice with his HANDS during an interview. I very sincerely doubt he has to scratch his anus any less than the rest of us which makes that whole display unbelievably disgusting.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I'm imagining an increasingly plausible scenario: Smoke from forest fires in Canada will compete with smoke from the cremation of those killed by ICE for our attention. The cause of both? Unrestrained capitalism.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

To all Americans celebrating the 4th of July, I'd just like to say: "Happy National Day of Mourning for your country."

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" sung in Cree. It's ironic that they are singing about the Vikings coming to North America. They are literally singing about immigrants.

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Immigrant Song (Sung in Cree!)

YouTube video by Bebe Buckskin

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

If 17 million people get cut off from Medicare, a significant proportion of them will die from preventable causes. It's hard to guess what percentage will die prematurely, but even one third—5 million+ — will put Trump and the Republicans up there with Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I miss Canada before Donald Trump arrived on the political scene. He gave every racist, misogynist shithead permission to say the quiet part out loud. Donald Trump led to the Convoy in Ottawa and inspired Pierre Poilievre to be a mini-Trump. It's nice to not have to listen to Poilievre, at least.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Hey, America, just remember that the Nazis also made certain figures "honourary" SS officers.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Americans whining about the victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York and how it might lead to sharia law are ignoring the fact that the Christian Nationalists behind the Trump administration are putting in their own version of sharia law into effect all across the U.S.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Charlie Kirk, noted culture warrior who "live[s] like a capitalist every day," has a complaint about his phone. It seems to promote the gay agenda with the colours it uses to graph his storage use. Note that the app "Grindr" seems to take up a lot of storage space.

Charlie Kirk complains about his iPhone using colours from the "gay agenda" to graph his storage use. Note that the app "Grindr" takes up 1407 GB of storage on his phone. Then laugh.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

#cdnpoli Pierre Poilievre wants you to marvel at the size of his…parade?

Picture of Pierre Poilievre in a parade in Wainright for Stampede Days. The parade is smaller than the lineup at the drive through for Tim Hortons.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

#cdnpoli People on the left are complaining about what they consider to be PM Carney's lacklustre response to the Israel/Iran war. Here's a thought for you: Canada specifically voted for a party and a leader who won't go off "half-cocked" every time an event happens. That's why we didn't vote CPC.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

American governors are trying to convince Canadians to travel to their states. "We love you," the governors have said. Here are some of the welcoming ambassadors Canadians will face travelling down there:

Picture of masked and armed ICE officials, or perhaps Proud Boys, cosplaying as ICE officials.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Advice for any Iranian sleeper cells lying dormant in the U.S.: You can dress up in combat gear, wear a mask, and claim that you are working for ICE and you will be able to terrorize people with impunity. America, fuck yeah! /s

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

It's time for Jake Tapper to explain why Joe Biden bombed Iran like he just did. Maybe he might get a book out of it. /s

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

A reminder to all Americans to keep your heads down lest you be hit by incoming strongly worded letters from the Democrats to the Republicans. Paper cuts can be so annoying.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

It's okay, America. You will be greeted as liberators in Iran, just like you were in Iraq. People will shower your troops with roses. /s

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Here's a tip for Americans who are struggling to live in the post-apocalyptic world that Trump has led them into: copies of Jake Tapper's book on Biden make excellent kindling if you need to start a fire. You don't need to worry about competition from MAGAts; they don't read.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Hi there, Prime Minister Carney. Remember when Jean Chretien didn't want to get involved in the Iraq war? This would be another good time to say "no" to the Americans. The entire United States is not worth the bones of even one Canadian infantry man or woman, to paraphrase Bismarck.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

So, what's the next tallest building in New York after the World Trade Centre? Just curious. Asking because a nation of 92 million people probably has developed an interest in this question also.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Could we all fast-forward to the end of the movie, where Donald Trump, trapped in an underground bunker amidst the rubble of Washington, DC, does the inevitable…

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Cheer up, everybody. We're going to get the inside scoop on World War III from Pete Hegseth on Signal. We'll be so damned informed, it may literally kill us.

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I'm so excited! I get to witness the Rapture! I get to live in a real-life "Left Behind" scenario. Thank you, Donald, for making it happen! /s

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Rene Lafayette - Elbows Up! @azawalli.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Remember, God, however disappointed you are in the human race, Donald Trump said he loves you.

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