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@barbclarkross.bsky.social
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Handweaver, spinner, knitter, gardener, bookbinder, dog-person, cat-person. Reader of cookbooks. Team Canada 🇨🇦 Vive le Canada! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🌻

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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
You need to check out your other brushes in case you have more Muppet lookalikes.
The photo is of Beaker, a character from the Muppets who looks like one of the paint brushes.
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'll be teaching twenty Gr 3 students this fall. This partial back-to-school order would cost $290.38 through my school board and $668.98 at Staples. #DougFord loves talking tough about protecting us from Tr*mp, but he's taking $60M out of public education and handing it to an 🇺🇸 company. #OntEd
A chart of school supplies showing the price difference between ordering through the school board or ordering from Staples.A chart of school supplies showing the price difference between ordering through the school board or ordering from Staples.

The total for the school board is $290.38.
The total for Staples is $668.98.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In our household, it depends on who has the account at the venue. If neither of us do, a cage fight ensues.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Denmark is one of the greenest countries in the world and they’ve been burning their garbage for decades. Ford would rather bury the garbage so it can leech into the water table or let raw sewage drain into our lakes and rivers. @zeeinmilton.bsky.social
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is really creepy.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Sometimes I have to do a double-take to see if this is really Poilievre or if it’s Roman Danylow. Parody vs reality = strange bedfellows.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Remember the ballroom at Windsor Castle where the State dinner was held. Jealousy and one-up-manship drives him.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
He’s a good boy.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This is good. Thanks for reposting.
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Sue Gowans @sueinnovates.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Remember when Ford said he wasn't going to touch the Greenbelt?
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Boy, this doesn’t sound good at all.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Someone needs to read out the cold hard facts of what separation entails instead of spinning the fairy tale dream of a few malcontent.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
#PostMoreRoses
A photo of beautiful apricot-coloured roses from my garden. I wish you could smell them as they are very fragrant.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Why not? It’s efficient and space-saving. And, as a knitter, I look forward to potential trade agreements for Icelandic wool. Win-win from my point-of-view.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Do you know how many Consul-Generals share office space around the world? It’s more common than you seem to believe or know about. Friendly Arctic nation cooperation is a good thing for all countries involved.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I don’t understand why they were bombing buildings if they were just supposed to be “executing an arrest warrant”.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
“Trump hinted at a future conflict with Mexico in particular in an interview with Fox News Saturday morning.” “Something is gonna have to be done with Mexico,” said the convicted felon: newrepublic.com/post/204884/...
newrepublic.com
After Venezuela Attack, Trump Says Something Must Be Done About Mexico
Donald Trump is hinting at a military conflict with Mexico next.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
U.S. Southern Command chief General Laura Richardson just said the truth out loud: The U.S. focus in Latin America isn’t “democracy” — it’s controlling oil, lithium, gold, and rare earth minerals. Venezuela, with the largest oil reserves and key strategic resources, is the main target. #cdnpoli
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Your welcome!
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Is it Emma Mitchell?
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I’ve been boycotting Esso since the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. I hold long grudges.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
We had Baltimore orioles at the feeder this morning. First sightings this year.
A Baltimore oriole feeds at the grape jelly dish in the orange feeder that hangs in a plum tree which is just showing it’s blossoms.A Baltimore oriole perched on a branch amongst the blossoms of a plum tree.
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Brian Platt @brianplatt.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Helpful list from the CBC on which ridings remain too close to call. Liberals would need to flip 4 of these without losing any other seats in order to get to a majority. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
"I'm not informed about the issues." Talk to people you trust. "Trump is joking." He's absolutely not. “The polls say...” The polls don't matter. "The parties are all the same." They're absolutely not. “It doesn’t matter who wins." It matters very much to someone you care about. #CanadaVotes
Eight hands each hold a piece of the Canadian flag that they are dropping into a slot which is supposed to be a ballot box? I don't know. It's weird. Please vote.
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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The NYT just dropped a bombshell: a foreign spa company with one location and no cash landed a 95-year sweetheart deal—based on misleading claims and a secretive, preferential process. This gov't was elected to protect Ontario. Do the right thing. Cancel the deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
nytimes.com
European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into Canada
A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 08/04/2025
in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.”

The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species.

The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation.

It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk.

Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation.

The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage.

Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential!

The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
‘Hard and fast from every direction’: inside the group plotting Poilievre’s blitzkrieg of cuts #PierrePoilievre #Canada breachmedia.ca/inside-the-g...
breachmedia.ca
‘Hard and fast from every direction’: inside the group plotting Poilievre’s blitzkrieg of cuts ⋆ The Breach
Pierre Poilievre’s first days in government would rely on ‘the Mike Harris playbook’
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The whole “going after charities” thing sounds like environmental groups are going to be in the firing line again. And perhaps reproductive rights groups.
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Peggy Boooooo!!!!! Blair @peggyjblair.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I've been predicting this one for a while. The good news is that all the books published and sold through reboundpress.com are completely manufactured in Canada and are tariff free!
reboundpress.com
Rebound Press // Shadow Play | Hungry Ghosts | Umbrella Man | Double Vision | Midnight in Havana | Capital Crimes
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
IMO, Mark Rutte isn’t off to a very impressive start as the NATO leader.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yes, that’s was I suspect. I just hope it doesn’t escalate to even worse behaviours.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
All young women. Is this coincidental or a policy?
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Absolutely perfect timing.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Very good, Aylmer Foods!
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Good Lord.
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 12/03/2025
Hey folks a lot of you are sharing big blocks of text on coloured backgrounds with all sorts of big claims/news and yet providing no link to any actual source. This is how propaganda & disinformation spreads. Provide sources. It's absolutely critical And alt text because almost none of you are.
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Brent Bellamy @brentbellamy.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
My column: A Montreal company is building greenhouses on unused building rooftops. They now grow 200,000 vegetables per week. Their newest greenhouse is on a Walmart. If this was done just to Walmarts, Canada would cut its annual vegetable imports by 15%. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
winnipegfreepress.com
Opinion: Finding food-security opportunity in growing tariff chaos
Donald Trump’s tariff roller coaster has been a stark wake-up call for Canadians, exposing an urgent need to diversify trade and reestablish local production and supply chains.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I thinks she’s going to have a very big role in the next government. You’re right, she is the future.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
You should live in a country that shares a border with his. It’s just a laugh riot every day.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Am I the only person who thinks the fellow doing the English-French translation on CPAC sounds like Pierre Trudeau?
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TinAstina 🇺🇦☮️ @tinastina.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
In Denmark 🇩🇰 we have a massive movement boycotting everything from USA. Some of our shop chains are with us and marking products so that we can avoid US origin ones. Also, Canadian made products are high in our purchase list. We got this. 🇩🇰🇨🇦
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Anita Vandenbeld @anitavandenbeld.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This handy website will help you to read labels to understand how to choose Canadian products. There is also a link to provincial websites to help you shop local. CHOOSE CANADA! inspection.canada.ca/en/food-labe...
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Peggy Boooooo!!!!! Blair @peggyjblair.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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Help ReBound Press, a small Canadian mystery publisher, scale up! #CrowdSourcing #CanLit
As many of you know, I helped fundraise for, and settle, 200 Ukrainian refugees after the war started. (This was me: exhausted. Sometimes I’d get a call at 3 a.m. from one of my placements st…
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Meowshell @meowshell.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Having trouble being verified for the Liberal Leadership race? Solution 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 #Canada #cdnpoli
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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I am going to get my act together and fully migrate to BlueSky. I want to use all social media to promote my book. There's no point doing this much work and let it be lost inall the noise. People need to know it exists, then make the choice of whether to buy and read it. I'm grateful for any shares.
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Bun Mom on Lake Ontario 🇨🇦😺 @bunmominontario.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
OMG, 25% only in Halton 😱
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Clothes don’t make the man has never been more true.
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barbclarkross.bsky.social @barbclarkross.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Exactly, that’s the way it should be handled. Ford and his cronies are so out of their depth.
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