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Jean (J.A.)

@gibbensauthor.bsky.social
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Metamorphosis incomplete: artist, sci educ, business-owner, financial advisor, writer, … truth-seeker. Social liberal, travel enthusiast, & reluctant learner of interwebby thingies. No DMs. #writingcommunity #cdnpoli #neverpoilievre

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This protest signs sums it up nicely, my feelings about Traitor Trump and his MAGA morons.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Only 12 Died" @piperformissouri.bsky.social / @reichard4rep.bsky.social @wellmanformo.bsky.social @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social @tonyhq1985.bsky.social @papillonjaune77.bsky.social @jbminatra.bsky.social @docsociology.bsky.social @naelairone.bsky.social @harttandsoul.bsky.social @morgfair.bsky.social
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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Teddy is spot on 💥💯
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Lenticulus @lenticulus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“24 vehicles, 19 motorcycles, and Natalie Harp were flown to Ireland for a 48 hour trip… All so Trump could attend a golf tournament at his own golf club.” “Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm.” www.reddit.com/r/MarchAgain...
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From the MarchAgainstNazis community on Reddit: 24 vehicles, 19 motorcycles, and Natalie Harp were flown to Ireland for a 48 hour trip
Explore this post and more from the MarchAgainstNazis community
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fun with Numbers: It is a 70-30 split. If you add Carney's approval rating with Trump's, you would get 100%!
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Charlie does it again, providing much-appreciated insight. charlieangus.substack.com/p/pony-fur-a...
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PONY FUR AND DRONE WAR – CANADA STARES DOWN THE THREAT
We are in a dangerous moment that goes way beyond the taunts and threats coming from MAGA Republicans.
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I know little of naval history, so I found this both interesting and educational. www.juancole.com/2026/09/isra...
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Have the US, Israel and Saudis lost the Battle of the Narrows?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The 19th century American naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan stressed that a great maritime empire needn't control the seas but rather must establish dominance over w...
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Cheat like hell” is a step change even for him and an even brighter flashing red alert than we’ve had so far
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Earlier this week, Judd reported on a new Elon Musk scam. Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine. Judd joins us tonight to explain: joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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Five Questions with Judd Legum
American journalist, lawyer, and political writer
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Found this on Facebook:
Cartoon depicting Xi Jinping, holding a document reading: China imposes 125% counter-tariffs,  pushing his hand into Donald Trump's face and holding him there as the smaller Trump character tries to punch the Chinese leader.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"We've arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science and technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces." - Carl Sagan ....and here we are 🙄😒
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Buffalodavid aka Stargeezer✨⭐️🌟✨ @buffalodavid.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Pay attention.
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Yeah, no potential for problems at all, just ask Elon. /s
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And the USA was the sole country to vote AGAINST this corrective measure. Perhaps they decided it was too D.E.I.??? /s
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
J.D.Vance, as reported in USA Today: "While I wouldn't be shocked if we are living in the end time, what I'm trying to focus on is doing as much of God's work as possible right now... And if that leads to the end times, okay, ... that's great too."
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“I’m not manipulated” But that’s the kicker, Israel didn’t have to force anyone to vote for Trump, only keep them voting for collaborators: Democrats and Republicans, that can’t even stand upright and admit there is a genocide happening and that it’s fully funded by the US. Inaction and corruption.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Conflating Jews with Israel Is Dangerous – Whether by Antisemites, U.S. Politicians, or the Israeli State
Amid the outrage over Hasan Piker’s remarks, a Jewish professor of Israel studies at UCLA argues that it’s important to acknowledge how Israel’s actions fuel a lot of the anger directed at Jews.
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Jenifer Bartman🌻🇨🇦 @jeniferbartman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Canada’s #economy grew by 3.3% in Q2 2026; let’s keep it going, #Canada 🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Canada's economy grew by 3.3% in the second quarter, showing sharp recovery | CBC News
Canada's economy rebounded sharply in the second quarter after ‌six months of virtually no growth, aided by strong jump in exports and solid domestic demand, data showed on Friday.
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Gail Waldby ❌👑 @gailwaldby.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Canada's economy grew by 3.3% annualized in the second quarter, showing sharp recovery First-quarter growth was also revised up #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Canada's economy grew by 3.3% annualized in the second quarter, showing sharp recovery | CBC News
Canada's economy rebounded sharply in the second quarter after ‌six months of virtually no growth, aided by strong jump in exports and solid domestic demand, data showed on Friday.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Indivisible Upstate SC @iusc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This story is true and can be fact-checked in the additional court filing on August 21st under Case No. 4:25-cv-02847-AMO, There was no attorney because the government let the contract with Acacia Center for Justice lapse in July.
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Meanwhile, at #FoxNews, the propaganda arm of Trump’s regime & a key tool in its information warfare, the lies & misrepresentations are so thick, I don’t even know where to start. Weapons-grade falsehoods & hypocrisy. Fox is also laying a predicate for further acts of aggression. #TradeWar #cdnpoli
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Wants to be seen as a sane & effective alternative to Tump, but he displays a controlled desperation as he promotes Jivani & tries to disparage Carney. He is rather melodramatic. Our PM does not need to pump himself up to deal with Trump, he merely walks into the room. www.cbc.ca/news/world/v...
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Vance tells audience at private event that Carney tried to 'out-tough' Trump on trade | CBC News
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance weighed in on the latest trade deal with Canada at a fundraising event Wednesday, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney tried to "out-tough" U.S. President Donald Trump while ...
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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May-lee Chai (she/her) @mayleechai.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
SF police dragged an innocent man from his car due to a typo, bashed his head into the ground, peppersprayed him, realized their mistake and charged him anyway. Now he’s dead. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
hood of his sweatshirt, pinning him to the ground and bashing his head into the pavement.
Before being forced into handcuffs, Mr.
Ludwig can be heard on the video shouting, "I wasn't doing nothing, bre" An officer then sprayed him at very close ange, directly into his eyes. A short time later, Mr. Ludwig can be heard wheezing and telling the officers repeatedly that he cannot breathe.
"This case shows how easily police can wrongfully target someone," Mr. Cox said.
According to the complaint, the officers realized only after Mr. Ludwig was handcuffed that they had entered the license plate number incorrectly. But they proceeded to arrest him anyway.
The public defender's office said that Mr.
Ludwig could not afford the impound fee necessary to recover his car and that the city had sold it at auction. Prosecutors then charged him with reckless driving and resisting arrest.
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Dittie @dittie.sheshed.rocks · 05/08/2026
The military accidentally killed a medevac crew this year, and hardly anyone is talking about it. New Wired reporting says a medevac plane lost GPS during an Army jamming exercise near White Sands. In low visibility, it struck a mountain, killing all four aboard. #SheShed 🧵
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
For israelis to drop a bomb such as this on a residential camp in Al-Maghazi, where children shelter, is abominable backward barbarism
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
i do not understand what the non-nefarious use case for this even is
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Jim Oleske @jimoleske.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This ... doesn't sound good. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...
The growing consensus is that these kinds of numbers add up to a bubble. The more salient question may be how big a bubble, and also what will happen if it bursts. One macroeconomic research firm, MacroStrategy Partnership, has estimated that the A.I. bubble is 17 times as large as the dot-com bubble and four times as large as the 2008 housing bubble. The housing crash may be especially instructive. It rippled across the entire economy like a contagion because the housing market had itself drawn investments from across the entire economy. This is even more true of the A.I. boom, which has been driving America’s growth across the spectrum — real estate companies, banks, even energy wholesalers have all been riding the A.I. wave.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 31/07/2026
Infections caused by vibrio vulnificus are contracted through eating raw seafood or swimming in contaminated water.
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First flesh-eating bacteria death of 2026 recorded in this state
Infections caused by vibrio vulnificus are contracted through eating raw seafood or swimming in contaminated water.
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the pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I always forget boycott is an eponym
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Hart @hart-frentz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Laut Pariser Klimaabkommen ist es dringend geboten den Temperaturanstieg von 1,5 Grad bis 2030 nicht zu überschreiten...we are f******
Grafik,Stripes aufgeteilt, erste Dekade betitelt mit, this where hot summers, zur Zeit betitelt mit this is climatechange rote Balken
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is who this POS was. A soulless swine with a penchant for unmitigated violence. That’s my eulogy. I REFUSE to glorify this Hedge-creeper. #Pinks apple.news/Ak2t1sA43RPG...
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Unreleased Footage Shows Lindsey Graham Cheering U.S. Strikes on Iran | Video — The Wall Street Journal
Unreleased documentary footage obtained by WSJ shows Sen. Lindsey Graham laughing loudly and cheering the U.S. strikes on Iran in February. In the clip, Graham says President Trump 'loves blowing stuf...
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Vegan and unvaccinated ... is THAT becoming the new standard for health? If so, this generation is in for a very bumpy ride. open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
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CDC Waves the White Flag
50-plus years of medical science to protect our kids from childhood diseases has been trashed.
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Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Gila Monster able to survive without food for long periods of time led to Ozempic @piperformissouri.bsky.social @abbarsha.bsky.social @labarnitz.bsky.social @lyndapole.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social / www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiHH...
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Ozempic: How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard paved way for popular diabetes drug
YouTube video by Global News
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν
ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν
ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ.
It’s impossible
to really know a man, to know his soul,
his mind and will, before one witnesses
his skill in governing and making laws.
—Sophocles (Σοφοκλῆς), Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη), l. 175ff (441 BCE)
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Well, duh. Obviously true of Captain Morgan, here.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Jewish Voice Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro: Muslims are not enemies of Jews. For years, Muslims and Jews lived in peace. The problem is Zionism and Israel. The biggest enemies of the Jews are Zionism and Israel. Zionists want to destroy Judaism and replace it with a new religion.
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I think the younger group polled are the ones making greatest use of A.I. as recreation. Further, I assume that many of the older ones polled assume that the data centres will provide new types of jobs, appropriate to the skills of the younger elements of the workforce. substack.com/@canadianpol...
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AI's Canadian Expansion Faces a Skeptical Public
Canadians remain unconvinced that the benefits of AI data centres outweigh the potential costs to households and the environment
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli
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Suzanne McCain @mccainsuzanne.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We had Million people at the last NO Kings protest. Normal people standing against the administration and Trump. And none of them were violent. Hatred? That's how he feels about our immigrant neighbors.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Shocked to learn this effort to police women’s crotches turned out to be an effort to police women’s crotches
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I wonder what the critical difference might be between the response of the Trump administration and appointees, and some fictitious President who was most definitely engaged in criminal or at least definitively unacceptable behaviour with regard to Epstein.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 12/07/2026
Lindsey Graham, Who 'Never Met a War He Didn't Want to Send Your Kids to,' Dies at 71
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Lindsey Graham, Who 'Never Met a War He Didn't Want to Send Your Kids to,' Dies at 71
Sen. Lindsey Graham, known for advocating military force, has passed away at 71. Critics reflect on his legacy of war mongering and enabling destructive regimes.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Lindsey Graham on Gaza: "Just flatten it, like we flattened Tokyo and Berlin." Lindsey Graham on the Iran War: "We are going to make tons of money." Lindsey Graham on Renée Nicole Good: "She deserved what happened. She provoked ICE." As grandma used to say: GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH.
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Jean (J.A.) @gibbensauthor.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Trump's Threat to Canada is Deadly Serious
A new report in the Daily Beast reveals just how far the White House is willing to go to upend international law and to attack allies.
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