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Ckingpeace

@ckingpeace.bsky.social
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Canadian-American. Loves peace, justice, nature. Common sense government for the people, by the people.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026
With Europe and South America being taken over by far right authoritarian parties and China cracking down in its own LGBTQ population, we need to figure out an international response in how to get LGBTQ people to safety. It's going to get so bad while every potential safe harbor is taken away.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
Last year, just 21% of students from an Austin charter school using an AI learning platform passed state-mandated tests. Texas education leaders helped get the technology in front of public school leaders.
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How Texas Helped a Private School Chain’s AI Tool Get Into Public School Classrooms
Just three months after the Texas State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School’s AI learning platform, Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in talks about using the tool in public sch...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We just caught the companies that cage people for ICE writing checks to nine Republicans who want to run the Senate. Nine. Not one of them will say a word about it. Good. We'll say it for them, in all nine states, every day until November. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
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Trump Fills The ICE Prisons. The Prison Companies Fund Nine GOP Senate Candidates.
Every name, from the filings nobody added up. Also: Georgia’s voters, Jerome Powell, and 30,000 prison workers all beat Trump this week.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A senator voted to hand the private prison industry $45 billion. Nine weeks later the industry's biggest CEO maxed out to him. Ohio, it's yours. All the proof: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can't stop thinking about this. American farmers have lost $30 billion since Trump took over. Thirty. Billion. Thirty thousand millions. Holy shit.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fiji is experiencing an alarming HIV outbreak at a time when we have more tools than ever to diagnose, treat and prevent HIV. It is a warning that progress against HIV is not self-sustaining and to end the epidemic we cannot become complacent bktitanji.substack.com/p/hiv-is-not...
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HIV Is Not Done With Us
Fiji’s rapidly growing epidemic is a warning about what happens when complacency, vulnerability and retreating resources give the virus an opening
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Way to go, California! Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill yesterday banning law enforcement (ICE) from using electric shock gloves.
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 30/09/2026
An IRS proposal to add a citizenship and work authorization question to a crucial tax form coincides with Census Bureau efforts that would use tax information to exclude most immigrants from the 10-year population count.
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New IRS Citizenship Question Could Make It Easier for Census Bureau to Shift Political Power
A proposed change to a key tax form could help the Trump...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Didn't anyone look under the hood before cutting a $24.5 million cheque to Draganfly Drones? Donald Jr is just part of the MAGA mess. They have top Trump military advisors on their board. Their media comes from Tampa, Florida. We got hosed. youtube.com/shorts/ipXd-...
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MAGA INSIDERS ON DRONE DEAL
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 28/09/2026
Trump is now responsible for 29% of our national debt. That's more than any President in American history. What happened to DOGE?
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
37 more wounded troops. Added quietly. No explanation. Here's the No B.S. truth: when anyone (a vendor, a CEO, a government) revises the numbers without telling you why, the silence IS the message. 861 wounded. Their families deserve the full story.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We must “recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name and fight it…We must recognize that in abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.” — Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
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On Pope Leo’s World Day of Migrants, Cardinal McElroy Indicts Trump’s War on Immigrants
Preaching on the Good Samaritan for World Day of Migrants, Washington’s archbishop named Minneapolis, a five-year-old used as bait, and a nation that “passed on by.” He told Catholics to fight every d...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE is removing detainees with final deportation orders from its online tracking system. This makes it nearly impossible for their lawyers and families to contact them, which could prevent them from using all their constitutionally protected legal options. Trump’s cruelty is endless.
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Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/09/2026
Man shot by ICE agents in Texas says he is in detention with bullet in back reut.rs/4xzejhX
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Man shot by ICE agents in Texas says he is in detention with bullet in back
A man identified as the Venezuelan who was shot and wounded by a federal immigration agent in Texas said on Monday that he was in pain and being held at an ICE ​detention center with a bullet lodged in his back.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sure wouldn’t! 🤷🏼
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11/09/2026
The current wave of AI slop is generated directly by the models and is detectable. The next wave of slop won't be. Frontier models can now utilize animation and design software directly to design and create images, videos, CAD, and game engine renders.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: Longtime Jeffrey Epstein Friend Donald Trump Taps Longtime Jeffrey Epstein Neighbor Howard Lutnick to Advance National Emergency Plan Aimed at Obstructing Midterms—Which Epstein Pals Worry Could Elect a House That Would Force the Release of 3+ Million More Epstein Files
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every Christmas, the Nashville Zoo hosts a glorious event called "Zoolumination," which uses Chinese lantern traditions to light up the zoo ground with stunning light displays. Not this year. The Trump administration denied visas to the artisans who put it all together. #WarOnChristmas
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Nation’s largest lantern festival canceled due to visa issues, Nashville Zoo says
The largest lantern festival in the United States has been canceled for 2026.
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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 10/09/2026
Our nation has a gun suicide rate nearly 12 times that of other high income countries. These tragedies can be prevented, and one of the most effective life-saving interventions for someone in crisis is disrupting their access to a gun.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
These people are bad people.👇
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Corporate America’s playbook: 1) Exploit workers to maximize profits 2) Use profits to buy Congress 3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws 4) Use these laws to further exploit workers 5) Repeat Let's break the cycle and keep building back a powerful labor movement.
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How Corporations Crush the Working Class | Robert Reich
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down how power has shifted from labor unions to corporate giants over the
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
See this chart? Workers’ share of the nation’s income is at the lowest it’s been since records began in 1947. Corporate profits’ share, on the other hand, is the highest it’s been since 1950. This is why we must build back worker power.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In case facts still matter
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Cuban migrants who were deported from the United States to Central Africa (Central African Republic/Bangui) under third-country deportation policies. In the footage, the men are seen performing hard manual labor, shoveling dirt and sand on a roadside construction or excavation site.
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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 02/09/2026
Pierre Damas Bel was a devoted son, talented soccer player, and gifted student. He meant so much to so many people. His loss is a direct, devastating consequence of the cruelty of the Trump administration's policies. Our thoughts and our condolences are with Pierre's loved ones.
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Haitian Student, Despondent Over Ankle Monitor, Dies in Apparent Suicide
The 20-year-old was fitted with a tracking device under a Trump administrative initiative targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We had the opportunity to limit catastrophic damage to a 1.5 degree increase but that meant calling on the oil giants to do their part. Canada is now predicting a 3.5 to 5 degrees increase. That will spell the end of civilization. And we are still going all in on a $100 billion pipeline?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026
Google's rule seems simple: whatever Trump wants, redraw the map.
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Google’s obedience to Trump’s “Lake America” order follows a depressing pattern
The tech giant renamed Lake Ontario for American eyes only—and hedged everywhere else.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 am. I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish they would fund healthcare like they fund forever wars in the Middle East.
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Raffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
rename Apple. ORANGE. #LakeOntario
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A reminder for Corporate Democrats: New research from Yale found that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. It's no surprise why the majority of Americans — including 90% of Democratic voters — support it.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa www.tampabay.com/news/2026/08...
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Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
ICE sent them away under a controversial policy without knowing where they were going or what would happen next.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
* CARNEY SAYS U.S. TERMS IN TRADE TALKS MEANT CANADIAN INDUSTRIES EITHER WOULD BECOME U.S. SUBSIDIARIES OR BE WOUND DOWN * CANADA SAYS WE CAN START HAVING TRADE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE U.S. WHEN "AMERICANS STOP DOING MEMES, STOP THROWING SHADE, STOP TRYING TO BE TOUGH AND START BEING SERIOUS"
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This stuff is so silly. Construction crane shows limits of human strength! Boat shows limits of human swimming! Airplane shows limits of human ability to fly! www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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China’s record robotic strides show the limits of human speed
A made-in-China humanoid shattered Usain Bolt’s world record time in the 100-metre sprint this week, a milestone in the development of robots that can match, and even surpass, human achievements.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
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Ckingpeace @ckingpeace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 28/08/2026
Measles-linked deaths since RFK Jr became HHS Secretary now surpass those recorded in the previous 20 years combined.
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Ckingpeace @ckingpeace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In the headlines daily here destroying families, hurting our workforce and schools. Wasting our tax dollars on evil acts.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law.
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Ckingpeace @ckingpeace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Stolen from his mother
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This is not right.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/08/2026
The 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. 🩷
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Vanelle 🦋🇨🇦 🎹🎤 & Buy Canadian Warrior @vanellemusic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
LET'S FIX THIS! 40 million Canadians buying $334 billion of American product is roughly $8,300 per Canadian a year. 340 million Americans buying $382 billion of Canadian gear is $1,100 per. We are the best customers America has on this planet, seven times over. Let's change that. #BoycottUSA
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton supported so many important causes, among them donating a million dollars to COVID vaccine research early in the pandemic, which saved millions of lives. She will always be remembered as a champion of the people.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"GEO donated $1 million to Trump's PAC on July 16, three days after the company announced it had signed an $85m contract with ICE. "On July 29, GEO announced it had received another $80m ICE contract; two days later, GEO gave Trump's PAC an additional $413,000..." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts
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Ckingpeace @ckingpeace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So what is really going on here? Embassy closing?
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Message to the world: the Strait of YerBooze is now closed. Perhaps permanently. I have been writing about the growing threat for the last 18 months. The war is here. Here's some thoughts on what must do as the rhetoric and menace ramps up. We've got this. charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-has-begun
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It Has Begun
We are at war. As Canadians, we will do our part and we will do our best.
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