Reposted by Barb SohnMark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That’s populist politics. 23227105
Reposted by Barb SohnAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026Their punishment was to write essays. 27433281710
Reposted by Barb SohnEdge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 26/09/2026Yet another reason to not buy American. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caWhistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC NewsA whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri... 12113
Reposted by Barb SohnTrish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Canada, do NOT shop at Uline.ca Co-founders Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein are major financial backers of Donald Trump and conservative political groupsuline.caUline.ca - Shipping Boxes, Shipping Supplies, Packaging Materials, Packing SuppliesUline stocks over 45,000 shipping boxes, packing materials, warehouse supplies, material handling and more. Same day shipping for cardboard boxes, plastic bags, janitorial, retail and shipping supplie... 711256
Reposted by Barb SohnLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedlemonde.frAmnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedIn a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States. 388198386365
Reposted by Barb SohnMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's your stupid president's constant threats to our sovereignty and attacks on our country that did this, not our decision to respond to them. www.latimes.com/business/sto...latimes.comCanada's boycott forces the sale of a California wineryAs California's wine industry struggles, a family-owned vineyard spanning 3,500 acres is for sale after its exports to Canada dropped 35% in a year. 2683122919
Reposted by Barb SohnGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 23/09/2026"If a resurgent movement demands action, we finally have the tools to make that demand matter – a working planet that runs mostly on sun and wind is in tantalizing reach," writes @billmckibben.bsky.social. "At the last possible moment, with backs to the wall, we still have our face to the sun."theguardian.comThe climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibbenThere is hope in solar power. As the UN meets, we are urging leaders to pursue a clear goal: clean energy for all by 2030 111440
Reposted by Barb SohnAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026Weinstein gets 15 years for something he did 20 years ago. apnews.com/article/harv...apnews.comHarvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New YorkHarvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in New York in 2006. 3264379808
Reposted by Barb SohnMAinNC @martyd409.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The GOP needs to get serious. His family needs to get serious. This is not something that a stable mind puts out. 110372481696
Reposted by Barb SohnConor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"travelling and hearing directly from people who had lost their homes... One woman in our caravan said she was talking to her grandchild, saying something like, “Oh, you’ll understand that when you’re my age.” And her grandchild said, “Well, I’m never going to get to be your age.”" Interview below:halifaxexaminer.caSeniors will 'risk arrest' to deliver climate-impact photos to MPs and Mark Carney - Halifax Examiner"We will be persistent, we will not be violent, but we aren't going to turn around and go home easily." 110337
Reposted by Barb SohnBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Were they honking too loud? 2724656
Reposted by Barb SohnCNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026A police officer was shot outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, as members of the Jewish community gathered to mark Yom Kippur, officials said. cnn.it/3Tg5xqL 26823
Reposted by Barb SohnExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026They all knew ahead of time who he is... 6281639210357
Reposted by Barb SohnGerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Every word on Trump in this is bang on the money. Wake up Democrats & fight for truth, decency & standing for the working classes against the billionaire gangster class. And don't get obsessed with rules & procedures as a replacement for what you stand for as you have done. @walshfreedom.bsky.social 54806255
Reposted by Barb SohnBrigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026@evanhpotter.bsky.social and I were thrilled to see folks come out to Irene’s last night to talk municipal politics. We’ll do this again. I already got a request from Keith Egli to do it in Nepean. We also need a suggestion in the east end and one to the south. Who wants to help me pick pubs? 031
Reposted by Barb SohnShefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...19thnews.orgTierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken PaxtonThe case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.” 731277168069
Barb Sohn @barbsohn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Another Icon - My hero when I was in my 20's. I wanted t live her life. 010
Reposted by Barb SohnMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026BREAKING: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become the bloc’s first associate member. She told Prime Minister Mark Carney she wants to deepen their economic and security ties as Canada faces mounting trade tensions with Trump 922460598
Reposted by Barb SohnSimon Enoch @simonenoch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026In the end, privatizing Canada’s airports doesn’t solve any of the problems we face. Instead it risks making air travel even more expensive and less pleasant. And Canadians would be giving up democratic control over a critical public asset for generations. www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...thespec.comDon’t fall for Ottawa’s airport privatization trapPrivatizing Canada’s airports could mean higher costs for travellers and less control over a critical public asset. 28533
Reposted by Barb SohnCNN @cnn.com · 15/09/2026Heavy rainfall over the weekend left runners splashing through floodwater during a half marathon in Bergen County, New Jersey. After the area got slammed with more than 4 inches of rain, competitors unexpectedly raced through water that nearly reached waist-level. 65411
Reposted by Barb SohnAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/09/2026Tickets are going to be available for our live election night watch party this week. Our events sell out pretty fast. Become a sustaining member to get an invite and come watch election results with us :) Food and drinks are on me! 621759418
Reposted by Barb SohnBrigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It would be awful if everyone reposted this. 053
Reposted by Barb SohnFuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is an excellent explanation. youtu.be/9OixPlkyrhc?...youtu.beI’ve tracked El Niño for years. I’ve never seen this beforeYouTube video by CBC News 02511
Reposted by Barb SohnCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Omg 😆🔥🔥 #AlymerSoup #Canada 29421144
Reposted by Barb SohnEdge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 10/09/2026Kick Pete Hoekstra out of Canada! Sorry, Lisa Raitt; a shit leopard doesn't change its spots. Petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...ourcommons.caPetition e-7531 - Petitions 52110
Reposted by Barb SohnMartha O'Neill @marthamon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Weird how history repeats, eventually. 011
Barb Sohn @barbsohn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026USA - Use the 25th to get rid of your demented toddler president. How can you stand this? This is INSANE. 010
Reposted by Barb SohnRose @buetter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I don’t believe Trump’s Truth posts should be shared, but this is so appalling I think Canadians should see that it’s an animation - not the still image that’s been shared on the news. 001
Reposted by Barb SohnNoel Henderson 🇨🇦 @noelinmiocene.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Nobody is stopping him because the people who could are profiting from what he is doing. 031
Reposted by Barb SohnBob Rae @bobbyrae48.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Will be on CBC “The Current” this morning at 7:35 with Matt Galloway and Lisa Raitt. Talking about The Rupture and what we can all do about it. Listen up. 2427
Barb Sohn @barbsohn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026What is the matter with the people of the United States? Your president is demented and insane! 031
Reposted by Barb SohnBob Rae @bobbyrae48.bsky.social · 05/09/2026From today’s Toronto Star - “Read His Lips” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comAs a former UN ambassador, I know one way we could tell Donald Trump what Canada stands forMark Carney has called the current crisis a point of rupture, and he is right. Someone completely new has moved in next door. 13818
Reposted by Barb SohnCanadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Can Geo Story of the Day: The love story behind Canada’s largest private collection of original canoe art 🛶 What started as a birthday gift grew into a 20-year collection of original canoe art. Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/4cvUb8Bcanadiangeographic.caThe (love) story behind Canada’s largest private collection of original canoe artScott and Grit McCreath reflect on the birthday gift that sparked a 20-year collecting journey and why they’re sharing its works with visitors to The Canadian Canoe Museum 072
Reposted by Barb SohnLevi Stahl @levistahl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026RIP Cassandra Wilson. Her version of Son House’s “Death Letter” is flat-out chilling. The year it came out, we played the album this came from, New Moon Daughter, enough to just about melt it at the CD store where I worked. And just about every time we had it on, we sold it.youtu.beCassandra Wilson - Death LetterYouTube video by Time Warp (Distorsion Temporelle) 36518
Reposted by Barb SohnJ'aime Paris @jaimeparis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I am sad to see that poet Wendell Berry has departed this life. This poem by him is one of my favorite poems by anyone. #WendellBerry #Poetry 095
Barb Sohn @barbsohn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026COME ONNNNNN, AMERICA. GET RID OF HIM. HE IS LOONEY TUNES CRAZY. 010
Reposted by Barb SohnRon Evans 🇨🇦 @punicatthebyrsa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026(Aug. 29/26) Hi - If you’ll be up early Saturday & could do with some ace vintage tunes to guide the day’s first light, my radio programme Zero To Fifty will be streaming on canoefm.com from 7-8 a.m. EDT. Zero To Fifty - tunes from 1900-1950 - be a sport & tune in, y’know! 052
Reposted by Barb SohnFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Yes. It isn’t JUST Trump… We now know a lot more about America, its Media, its CEOs it’s political class…and its voters. 13813
Reposted by Barb SohnMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Are we ever going to find out what happened to mitch McConnell 2434256375144
Reposted by Barb SohnLeslie-Anne 🇨🇦🇫🇷😷☮️**I AM CANADIAN!** Bird Nerd🪶!! @leslie-anne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026youtube.com/shorts/mOdwZ... @mark-carney.bsky.social @brucefanjoy.bsky.socialyoutube.comDonald Trump has no idea what country he’s messing withYouTube video by Tod Maffin 0137
Reposted by Barb SohnChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/08/2026The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷 381272906277
Reposted by Barb SohnCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea) 293121254196