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The Canadian Border 🇨🇦 @canadianborder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A gentle reminder... the country trying to aggressively annex us isn't all that.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I want to strengthen my last statement—this *is* an election-rigging scheme. And the fact that there was a conspiracy in the executive branch to hide it makes it likely this constitutes a Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Election Fraud headed by Donald Trump.

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Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower says

An anonymous federal official warns that a rushed USPS portal tied to Trump’s mail-voting order could reject large batches of ballots before the midterms.

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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

You know that Prime Minister Carney who delivered that speech this morning is the same guy who is doing this? Why can’t Canadians see the forrest tor the trees 🌲? eawaz.com/local-news/t...

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International tribunal: Canada committing ongoing genocide

International tribunal: Canada committing ongoing genocide. International tribunal: Canada committing ongoing genocide.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’ve said from the beginning of Trump’s second term that waiting for the mid-terms is the wrong strategy, mostly because I think the Republicans will use legal, shady, and possibly illegal means to rig the elections. Yet waiting for the mid-terms is the strategy Dems chose. Let’s hope it works

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s clear from the failed trade negotiations that Trump is still intent on annexing Canada, in some form or another #canpol #cdnpoli

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Cara Ramsey @cairenntairisu.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is how you know conservatives don't really care about women's sports.

If you really care about female athletes, you'd go after cisgender male coaches and physicians who prey on them. Transgender women are not a threat.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The air is so bad in Kamloops that the smoke is very clearly inside now, too, despite several purifiers running constantly… it’s a failure of our political leadership, yet we keep choosing politicians (cough, cough Carney) who double down on fossil fuels #canpol #cdnpoli

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels

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🏳️‍⚧️ Helix @helix.midwestspeedfest.com · 31/07/2026

remember when the NBA moved the 2017 all-star game out of north carolina due to an anti-LGBT state bill? yeah. we have backslid so far. anyway i genuinely might write to the WNBA about this because this is some bullshit and i want to enjoy women's sports.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"While it can feel depressing to confront ourselves with how right-wing our politics have become, it’s also essential that Canadians acknowledge reality 'as it is — not as we wish it to be,' to quote our current prime minister." Grateful to @thetyee.ca for sharing my piece with a broader audience!

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 23/07/2026

Canada arguably has a Red Tory party — it just so happens to still be called “the Liberal Party of Canada.” Rachel Gilmore writes. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

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Mark Carney, Red Tory | The Tyee

The prime minister is causing a major realignment in Canadian politics. More proof came Wednesday.

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FranklyMyDear @frank-lee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Exactly; overall crime rates remain far below historical early 90's peaks. Canadians frequently PERCEIVE crime rates as rising (when they actually aren't) because of the bullshit spewed by the National Piss Post, Fraser Institute, the Conservative Party, never corrected by shoddy lamestream media.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I don't think Canadians realize that, according to some estimates, Carney's cuts to public service jobs in Canada amount to a higher % of the public service workforce than the DOGE cuts in the U.S. This is going to have a huge, lasting impact on the govt's ability to provide services #canpol

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My review of Susan Grunewald's excellent book about German POWs in the Soviet Union is now available: brill.com/view/journal...

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Matt Hodler @mhodler.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I just want to say, while we’re on the subject: ALL of our youth sports, in one way or another, are too expensive & have too high of a barriers of entry - not just soccer. + we should reform our youth sports not with the goal to win a mWC, but with the goal to provide opps to play for all kids

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🎃Lady A Pumpkins💀 @tiredderit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

things are going great. went and got us all breakfast and let dogs out. took about 5 minutes. my chest is literally aching and i've had to use my inhaler. the fire is not in our city. This is climate change in action.

View from our home. Roughly 7pm at night yesterday. The light is red/orange, no sky can be seen, just smoke. The streetlights are on.

IQ air rating: 1020 Hazardous. The person in the picture has a gas mask on.
Main pollutant: PM2.5, 586.3 ug/m³

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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Pipelines for everyone.

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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I feel ashamed of Canada 🇨🇦.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

You know the wildfire smoke is bad in Kamloops when it’s practically snowing ash and it’s dark like 11pm, not 8… good thing our political leaders are addressing climate change and environmental issues haha

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 04/07/2026

A grim reminder this 4th of July: The US has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration. Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”

Graph showing that the U.S. incarcerates people at a rate of 614 per 100,000. This is at least 4x higher than any other founding NATO countries.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/07/2026

Today’s announcement shows what this federal government will protect above all else: the profits of Big Oil. Read my full statement on the oil pipeline proposal from the Prime Minister and Premier Smith: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-rea...

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NDP Reaction to West Coast Pipeline Announcement

NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to the oil pipeline proposal from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith:

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

On sabbatical! 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027!

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

First SCOTUS opinion is as bad as it gets: West Virginia law banning trans kids from playing sports consistent with their gender identity is constitutional, according to the fucking fascist six. All three liberal justices dissent.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Democratic voters prefer politicians who are ready, willing and able to fight. Where incumbents fail that test, voters will look to replace them with politicians who will actually fight. That's it. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What an absolute disgrace. A FIFA-certified referee being denied entry to the United States purely because he is Somali. The World Cup is meant to bring people together. This is racism, plain and simple. Shameful. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US

Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

If Poilievre wants to know what has stoked Alberta separatism, it seems to me he could look at: a) U.S. interference; b) the type of grievance politics his own party actively promotes; and c) Danielle Smith's leadership in Alberta itself #cdnpoli

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Amazon will spend $200B this year on AI infrastructure — including data centers — while forging ahead with over 30,000 layoffs. And don't forget: the company paid nearly $8B less in taxes last year thanks to Trump's big ugly bill. This is what corporate greed looks like.

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Joanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Carney’s growing subsidies to and investments in the Merchants of Death Collective (oil and gas multinationals, arms makers and dealers, surveillance tech) have to come from somewhere, time to start asking where and at what cost. www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/03/i...

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It’s the economic anxiety, stupid - The Hill Times

As the economy weakens, the Liberals are doubling down on ripping the safety net into tatters. These realities will usher in more civil discontent, which will lead to political turmoil.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Recession or no, Carney’s economic policies have been largely conservative (cutting the carbon tax, general tax cuts, subsidies for corporations, promised investments in oil/gas)… I wonder what Poilievre would have done differently? And also if a truly progressive agenda would have worked better?

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Joel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I don’t think that some Albertans realize how much this separatism tantrum is going to make their province reviled by the rest of Canada. Canadians not from Quebec, who knew our country’s history, could understand Quebec nationalism, but we sure as hell do not understand Alberta’s grievance fantasy

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

TRU partnering with Bell to build an AI data centre is not the win the university admin thinks it is, imo. Kamloops is a semi-arid climate with increasing water issues; the site of the proposed data centre is close to student residences; and AI itself is hardly a guaranteed positive for society

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

If Poilievre had been PM and done exactly what Carney is doing, most Conservatives would cheer and most Liberals would protest. Carney has run a Conservative agenda on the environment, military, civil liberties, pipeline expansion, the postal service, taxes, cuts to public service, and so on

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/05/2026

Bill C-22 would expand surveillance powers in Canada while lowering protections around subscriber information. Privacy advocates say the reforms could also align Canadian law with US demands for cross-border data access. Writer Kate Robertson explores: ow.ly/LQF950Z45mN

On the left: a photo illustration shows a giant eye in the sky looking over Canada's Parliament against a solid red background. On the right: text that reads “Trump wants to tap your phone. Ottawa might let him. Bill C-22 will lay the legal groundwork for giving the US warrantless access to our data.”

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/05/2026

Developers are trying to buy whole suburban communities as sites for data centers, promising to bring jobs, infrastructure, and municipal revenue. Here’s the gag, though: The jobs are temporary, the infrastructure is useless, and the revenue is diminishing and offset by monster tax breaks.

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A hallowed monument to US history may be assailed by whooshing, whirring data centers

The proposed AI project next to Manassas National Battlefield Park would be the size of 61 Pentagons.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Excellent article; worth a read.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It’s raining in Kamloops! So wonderful! We really needed this

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

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On Superpower Suicide

And the recovery of justice

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Whatever else we think about how Prime Minister Mark Carney is doing — and I’ve had no problem at all applauding him on a number of things — it’s undeniable that he’s been terrible so far on the #ClimateAction file, one of the most important leadership responsibilities of ANY national leader. #truth

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This is serial murder by your government with your tax dollars.

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I've said this many times since Trump took office, but I will be shocked if the mid-term elections are anything close to free and fair. Yet the Dems' only strategy at this point appears to be a decisive victory in the polls

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Just received an email about a new "Centre for Engaged Learning" at my institution, and I initially read it as the "Centre for Enraged Learning" and now I wonder if the latter might be more suitable for our times? #highered #enragedlearning

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Conservatives have complained for years about (non-existent) censorship at universities. Now that they've seized so many levers of power, what are they doing? Blatantly censoring course materials at universities. Just check out what's happening at Texas Tech. It's mind-boggling #highered

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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What’s going on with Pharmacare? Carney had better not roll it back or stall it. No profits before people #cdnpoli #canpol

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