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Joan McKenzie 🍁

@joanmckenzie.bsky.social
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Home is Little Portugal in Toronto 🍁 Never vote Conservative! Feminist. Atheist. Dog(s) person. Pro-Choice. LGBTQ+ ally. Neurodivergent ally. Vaccinated, round earther, because ... science.

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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A soggy Canadian Thanksgiving in Toronto, but the roses are just thriving in this mild, lush weekend weather. Dog-walking ensures I never miss a visual bouquet. Best to you and yours.
A yellow rose with raindrops A pink rose with raindrops.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In other words, the US doesn't need Russian diesel. Indeed, the US never needed Russian diesel.
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Tristan Bouchard @tristanbouchard.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm enjoying the cooler weather and the colors here in New England 🍁 Here's a TV theme from the 90's, arranged by me. Happy Sunday! Twin Peaks Theme - Angelo Badalamenti
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
David Frum: “This makes plain the implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning. Trump and his family are very easy marks for Putin and the Kremlin." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
theatlantic.com
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As a Ukrainian, this hurts more than I can explain. We never expected the US to fight our war. But we certainly never expected its president to make deals with the aggressor country trying to erase us. Ukraine is fighting for survival. And watching this happen feels like a terrible betrayal.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 10/10/2026
Canada should be building up massive greenhouse capacity, relying on geothermal energy, across the country to grow our own food. Sovereignty means getting things right, and getting the hell away from reliance on the US for ALL THINGS.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Igor reflects a lot of the commentary from inside Russia, in which this "deal" is basically viewed as a huge case of Putin pulling the wool over Trump's eyes for a massive tactical win over a man who is an easily swayed idiot (but "our" idiot).
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
City Takes to the Streets to Stop ‘Completely Outrageous’ Move to Rip Out Bike Lanes. momentummag.com/city-takes-t...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nailed it. 🔨
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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Jayzus
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sam Altman said people are just gonna have to die in order to implement AI. In the very same week, Anthropic claimed it’s a human rights violation to be mean to the computer. These people need to be held accountable. They think lines of code are a person with rights but living people are debris.
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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Once all the bike lanes are gone, and congestion hasn't improved, we will look back on this as a foolish act of self-sabotage by a government more interested in its own personal vendettas than in making Ontarians' lives better and more affordable.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tuesday will be a sad day for Ontario. Ford's government is taking us backwards, spending millions taking away bike lanes in Toronto when people across Ontario desperately need money for hospitals, housing, schools and infrastructure.
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Local government spends millions on advertising telling taxpayers why they shouldn’t be bothered by 17-hour wait times in their local ER - if their local ER hasn’t already been shut down by local government’s cost cutting on healthcare.
thetrillium.ca
Ontario Health Ministry spent $13.3M on advertising last year
Newly released records bring advertising spending identified by The Trillium to more than $90M across five ministries
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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sunset maple.
Maple tree with vivid red leaves on a city block in Little Portugal Toronto.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Trump talks about Canada just like he talks about Iran: "Canada has been very difficult to deal with. Canada would like to make a deal, but we're not satisfied."
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Psycho. He’s an absolute psycho.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump talking gibberish at the White House: “Canada charged us a lot of tariffs that nobody knew about, except me.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is psychosis. The president of the United States is psychotic. Is the media going to start talking about this, or continue to normalize it?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s hard to grasp how badly Trump has screwed the entire world.
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G-7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Diesel and Crude — The Wall Street Journal
Move was made to help bring down the soaring price of diesel and other fuels
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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
😏
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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Holy hell.
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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ruthie was just the best!
Black pug/brussels griffon cross, glistening in the evening sunset.
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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I reported it earlier, but I didn't want to mention. Your friends know you.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
To stand-up claims of massive manufacturing investment in the US, Trump, Lutnick and top Alaskan officials announced a roughly $50bn investment by the South Korean government into an Alaska liquefied-natural-gas pipeline. When approached to confirm, the South Koreans said these claims were pure
wsj.com
South Korea Contests U.S. Claims of New $50 Billion Alaska Investment
The Trump administration asserted this week that South Korea will fund an LNG pipeline, but Seoul is disputing the status of negotiations.
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Colleen @collburns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nothing to see here but more threats
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Niagara’s MRI machines go dark every night — while Ontario spends billions on private clinics #onpoli www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara...
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Niagara's MRI machines go dark every night — while Ontario spends billions on private clinics
Three MRI machines at Niagara Health sit unused overnight and run only partially on weekends — not because of equipment shortages, but lack of staff and funding. A new report asks: why is Ontario spen...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Peter Navarro launches incendiary attack against Canada and Canadians, accusing them of "election interference" for daring to talk about the trade war Trump is waging against them. This man is a psychopath. And he has an office in the West Wing.
politico.com
Navarro warns Canada against election interference
Trump's trade adviser also told Canadians lobbying on K Street to "get the hell out of our country" during an event in Washington on Tuesday morning.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seriously 💥 😡🙄
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PM Carney chuckles when asked about TЯ☭mp saying Canada will apologize. 😂 This is like asking a grown up to explain the nonsense coming out of a kid’s mouth. 😂😂😂
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers... and then vilify the officers. " - Jack Smith
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Peggy Boooooo!!!!! Blair @peggyjblair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another great post from Down Under: ifloz.substack.com/p/remind-me-...
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REMIND ME TO NEVER FUCK WITH CANADA
He brought a sledgehammer. They brought a scalpel and a map of his own marginal seats. Guess who’s bleeding.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Trump told reporters in the White House today that “Canada are going to come in and say, ‘Sir, we are sorry’…” Trump is managed to do something I didn’t think was possible — guarantee that Canadians will never say “sorry.”
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Local health minister says wait times for wealthy people way down since her government started focussing on bringing down wait times for wealthy people.
cbc.ca
Wait times for most priority surgeries in Ontario have increased since 2017, study says | CBC News
Wait times for most of the province’s publicly funded priority surgeries and procedures have increased between 2017 and 2025, according to a study released Monday.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No matter what happens in the 2026 midterms -- or even the 2028 presidential election -- Canadians will never trust the United States the way it used to. The north remembers. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...
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America still doesn't understand how deep the rift goes
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
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Amateur Renaissance Man @amrenaissanceman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Art of Dealing With Trump Trump wants to dominate our trading partners - not a partnership as much as a master/slave relationship. The organizing principle is that countries must pay for the right to sell to the United States. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
theatlantic.com
The Art of Dealing With Trump
As Canada’s international trade minister and foreign minister, I learned that the only thing that works with this president is strength.
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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On Friday night nearly 1000 people on bikes rode west to the site of Ford's first incoming bike lane removals, Bloor just east of Islington. Strength in numbers. #criticalmass
1000 bikes take up an entire road lane in defence of bike lanes in toronto
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Ontario government is aggressively privatizing surgeries and medical imaging—core hospital services My new @policyalternatives.ca research study evaluates whether this policy direction reduces wait times and serves the public interest www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #onpoli
policyalternatives.ca
Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario | CCPA
The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn't good health policy
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
defeat of white Christian nationalism at the hands of a diverse political electorate that includes millions of faithful Christians would be transformative for Democrats, democracy, and American Christianity. What a fitting rebuke to white Christian nationalism that would be.
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A Defining Moment of Religious Pluralism
🚨 36 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I read the entire interview transcript. His ability to discuss these topics effortlessly and articulately is on another level. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/w...
nytimes.com
A Transcript From The Times Interview with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada (Gift Article)
New York Times journalists pressed the Canadian prime minister about a range of topics in an hourlong interview last week. Here’s a transcript of their conversation.
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Liberal Party • Parti libéral @liberalca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🔥🔥🔥
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Joan McKenzie 🍁 @joanmckenzie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's the old "Ontario Science Centre is dangerous" move - right out of Doug Ford's playbook. These conservatives man.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Must read @patricklennox.bsky.social @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...
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Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The Walrus
Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis
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