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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁

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Product expert, tech strategist, legendary bass face, competent musician. Grandpa, dad & husband. Nordic pole walking newbie. Astrophotography enthusiast. about.me/john.hawkins58

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 1h
Jack Smith is awesome 👇
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h
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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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 9h
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 9h
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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 12h
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Spot on! 🎯
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When the DonnyDummy shit stain finally departs this mortal coil I hope that he first languishes long and hard - subhuman www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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Trump says 'very bad' Canada is being 'taught a little lesson' as trade action escalates | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's war of words with Canada continued Wednesday as he veered off a prepared script at an event marking Hispanic Heritage Month in the States to chastise Canadian leaders for...
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The only time Donald Trump was ever recorded telling the truth.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fuck these losers! Keep them away from my family. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A white nationalist group visiting Canadian locations is trying to normalize extremism, says a former neo-Nazi | CBC News
White nationalist groups often raise local issues in an effort to gain legitimacy, promoting extremist ideas and trying to recruit new members in the process, says a former neo-Nazi. Now a Vancouver-b...
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jamil Jivani and the Very Masculine™ Jacob Mantle think that acknowledging homosexuality in schools is "a threat" as they spout debunked "gender ideology" bullshit, while calling people traitors. Yeah, the Conservative Party is headed down a really healthy path, guys. Yikes. #canqueer
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ADAMS: Inside the Restore the North event at Liberty Church
Inside a church in his own riding, the fury Jamil Jivani has spent a year channeling finally turned on a constituent who asked the wrong question
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Looking forward to it 👇
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Half of Americans say "gee sorry for this administration, it's not our fault - we still love you Canada". Truth - most Americans don't really think about Canada, would eagerly deploy, lock-and-load and occupy Canada, right down to all border services personnel. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canadian citizen and U.S. permanent resident detained at border crossing, questioned about voting for hours | CBC News
Paige Adamson was on her way home from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Sept. 15 when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing and questioned about voting for hours. Lawyers are r...
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh hell no. www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
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U.S. government goes to bat for Elon Musk's X, in another potential flashpoint with EU | CBC News
The European Union's executive arm said Friday it's prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million US) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind ...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Truth 👇
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who else is way past impeachment and wants REAL accountability? 🙋‍♀️ I do. Who’s with me? #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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Zee207702🇨🇦🍁🍃🎃🐈‍⬛ @zee207702.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just stay out of it assholes! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette warns of risk of U.S. interference in Quebec election | CBC News
Quebec's incumbent premier says she is "very concerned" about possible interference in the provincial election by the United States.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh thank heavens - because we are committed to moving on and gaining traction with other partners. The trick for us will be to stay out of the way of any stray demolition debris. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump's top trade envoy says U.S. 'comfortable' with state of relationship with Canada | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is "comfortable" with where things stand with Canada — his country's once closest ally — and is in no rush to reach a new trade deal, according to his top trade envoy.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Joe Walsh Is Right......
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I haven't use Apple or Google Maps since they bowed to the tyrant. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
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MapQuest knew its ‘Lake America’ stance would make it an outlier. The move paid off.
When MapQuest’s general manager woke up in Toronto on Thursday morning, the Texan visiting for a conference knew he couldn’t leave without visiting one place.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Follow the money - where does ATC really get it's funding? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta separation group releases report touting affordable transition to independence | CBC News
An independence organization is the latest group to try to price out what it might cost should Alberta decide to become a sovereign nation, although critics say the new report omits major expenses suc...
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. Photo: AP News
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
PM Carney: "I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Leader of the Opposition on his 20th anniversary of the HOC. We will build Canada strong ... they will have an opportunity to join us, and he will have an opportunity to do something for the first time in two decades." 🔥😂
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 24/09/2026
This belongs in the Smithsonian.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canada and the EU launched OceanEye at the UN to strengthen ocean monitoring, maritime security and weather forecasting. Another Canada-Europe partnership moving from plans to action. 🇨🇦🤝🇪🇺 🔗 Source: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/... ❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🇪🇺❤️ ❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🇪🇺
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OceanEye International Alliance: Stronger Together for Ocean Observation
On 23 September 2026, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO...
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We will thank Spraytan47 when we look back, for forcing Canada to decouple and realign. It is in Canada's best interest in the long run. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump says Canada is 'destroying itself' with immigration. Ministers say that's bogus | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canadian immigration policies on Wednesday, saying the country is "destroying itself" by allowing "millions" of people into the country without proper securit...
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Kim A. Wagner @kimatiwagner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with." I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yay! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hey Rosetta! reuniting after near decade-long hiatus with 4 St. John's shows, other dates | CBC News
Hey Rosetta! has been asleep for a long, long time — but the St. John's band is ending a near decade-long hiatus.
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We should all be disgusted of the White House Press Corp. No one walked out No one told Trumpy to go fuck himself. No one said mean things to Trumpy after he chopped down another pillar of American Democracy. No one asked for proof any of them published 'fake news'. No one did anything. Sad.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump is scared shitless of a free press. He knows his abysmal record is indefensible.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Why will the divisive issue of Alberta separation continue after a referendum? Follow the money - it is not in the best interest of Albertans to continue. Who is funding the campaign?
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There are much more important issues than a separation vote. How about focusing on fixing the problems which the separatists perceive as wrong? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | The tangled what-ifs of Alberta separation — from trade and treaties to currency and disaster costs | CBC News
Here's some of what to expect when you're extracting the province from Canada.
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cowards! www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
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U.S. House Speaker sends lawmakers home, avoids impeachment vote for war secretary | CBC News
U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson closed up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most productive Congress in decades.
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MinimumWageMan @minimumwageman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I can not argue with this.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It is clearly not in Canada's best interest to go back to "the way it used to be". Team USA has signalled that they will be unstable and untrustworthy well beyond this administration. Then there is the $40T debt. Canada needs to distance itself. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Republican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC News
A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just because we have the technology for something does not mean that it should be developed. The arc of technology toward things that benefit all humans must be considered. Things which are harmful or push against humanity should be abandoned.
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It is my strong recommendation that anyone developing SAI must demonstrate appropriate humanity. Altman, Amodei, Musk and all of their developers need to take techstewardship.com seriously
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Tech Stewardship - Bending the Arc of Tech Towards Good
As tech stewards, we continuously discuss, refine and imagine new ways to shape technology for the benefit of all.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“We believe that power does not belong to the strongest, the richest or the loudest, but to all of us. That democracies have the freedom to choose with whom to work.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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European Union opens door for Canada to become first associate member
Commission president says partnership will create ‘common prosperity’ based on shared democratic values
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🇨🇦 leads the way for other middle power countries to build trade options away from only 🇺🇸
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John Hawkins 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @jhawkinsbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Seatbelts and bike helmets take all the fun out of it - until you wake up from an induced coma on the Nero ward. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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'Fearmongering' could harm Canada’s rare opportunity in AI, says top CEO | CBC News
The CEO of one of Canada's leading artificial intelligence firms is urging the public not to buy into "fearmongering" — citing the recent uproar over an Anthropic researcher giving more than a 10 per...
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“We have what the world wants: the energy, the resources, the talent, the technology and the capital” ~ PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
STOP BLAMING HIS DEMENTIA
HE WAS A PIECE OF SHIT WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER TOO!
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted,” Irish President Catherine Connolly said, referencing her meeting with Trump.
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Cheers as Irish president tells Trump off to his face: ‘She read him out!’
Irish President Catherine Connolly revealed the stern message she issued to President Donald Trump during their recent private meeting, sparking a chorus of cheers Sunday from critics.Connolly met wit...
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Putin may fear the end of the war. But according to Russian opposition figure Olga Kurnosova, the greater threat may be continuing it: growing public exhaustion, suppressed dissent and the risk of a violent upheaval inside Russia. Source: war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/prodovzh...
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A losing loser.
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