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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

In Vancouver and Whistler we welcome Invictus Games 2025 competitors from 23 nations, with a special shout out to Team America. Our soldiers have served side by side for decades, and whenever you need us, we will be there. And we know that you also have our back.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

No they don’t. Canada and Mexico want none of this. They want the president of the United States to respect and abide by the trade treaty he negotiated with them - and not make up bogus pretexts for plunging us all into a gratuitous no win economic debacle.

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you

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Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🧪 If I were Canadian PM I would immediately: 1. Create a new $15B science fund 2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada 3. Immediate permanent residency 4. Citizenship after 2 years Overnight a science superpower

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

As ICE targets undocumented people in and around my city, I am proud of Chicago organizers and community members who are working to protect our neighbors. If you are discouraged in these times, remember that people of conscience are taking action and that there are many ways you can join them.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.

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Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That

YouTube video by CBC News

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Fabulous photos! Banteay Srei is another great site

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Gemma Correll @gemmacorrell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Wishing you all a 2025 of free of f*ckery as possible.

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Good morning from Vancouver. Thank you for the #AlphabetChallenge — it’s a bright spot in my week

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Happy 5th birthday White Sands National Park 😎

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Springtime flowers, esp cherry blossoms #VancouverLove

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Since pardons are on topic right now, here is a brief bit of info about Canadian pardons. The Prime Minister of Canada cannot pardon someone. They can only recommend pardons to the Parole Board of Canada or Governor General. 🧵1/5

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The Vibrant Vine poster of their 3-D wine label. Kelowna, BC. Okanagan Valley #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVibrant

3D glasses in front of multi coloured poster with words, The Vibrant Vine

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Corey Ranger @nurseranger.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is day 3,148 of B.C.’s declared public health emergency. That’s 104 months and 4 weeks. Nearly 9 years now. At least 15,602 people have died from the toxic unregulated supply in that time. At least 6 more will die today. The carnage has become the norm. We must find our outrage. #bcpoli

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“15,602 British Columbians have died from accidental drug poisoning since April 2016”

Below the text reads “every overdose death is a policy failure”

There is a map of British Columbia overlayed in the background.

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Love seeing all the #SixGenerations genealogy charts

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Nel blu dipinto di blu 🎶

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Newbies — despite an insane month, I took time a couple weeks back to write a simple guide to getting started here. YOU NEED TO FOLLOW A LOT OF PEOPLE OR YOU WILL BE BORED HERE. So here’s how to get hopping.

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Bluesky for Beginners

Very Basic Tips on Getting Going

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

My partner is a very distant cousin to you — we enjoy following your work

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Great research. Really enjoyed it

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now.

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Ghostbusters at the New York Public Library (This is the last one)

A drawing of the Ghostbusters held up at the New York Public Library

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Can they get that Columbia River Treaty signed before January…

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

This is a proposed law targeting exactly one person: Incoming trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride of Delaware. Nancy Mace is a transphobic, hateful troll who voted with teen rapist Matt Gaetz to depose her own party’s speaker, but the bathrooms. That’s where she’s focused.

Article from The Hill:

Nancy Mace introduces bill to bar trans women from Capitol restrooms

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

It was a good night for castagne #chestnuts

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 18/11/2024

“There was a time when I believed that here, in my home of B.C., I could live my truth without fear. The past two weeks have shattered that belief.” From October. #TransAwarenessMonth

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Is There Hope for Trans People in BC? | The Tyee

I believed I could live my truth without fear. This election is changing my mind.

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Deb L @jdcasa.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Lots of Blue Bomber fans brunching on The Drive today #greycup #vancouver

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