Reposted by Kevin BatemanMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9hI keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true. 447180816076
Reposted by Kevin BatemanMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Previously private family film of 70yr old CHARLIE CHAPLIN returning to London in 1959 to revisit the streets and encounter the ghosts of his poverty stricken childhood & upbringing. Extraordinary. 9592100
Reposted by Kevin BatemanCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On Jan. 1, 1870, public executions in Canada were banned. The last public execution in Canadian history was on Dec. 7, 1869 when Nicholas Melady was put to death at the Huron District Gaol in Goderich, Ontario for the murder of his father and stepmother. 27927
Reposted by Kevin BatemanRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is why, when Republicans use the word socialism to tag Democrats, it has no relationship with the actual definition of the word. bsky.app/profile/atru... 3272736673
Reposted by Kevin BatemanEric R Fairhurst 📚 🦋 🎷🎨 @efairhurst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yes…exactly 6287103
Reposted by Kevin Batemankɛbɹah zmɪeʒd @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A local dog walker is taking a group photo at the dog fountain in Berczy Park 2302
Kevin Bateman @kgbateman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...nationalobserver.comAmerica still doesn't understand how deep the rift goesMemo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you 010
Reposted by Kevin BatemanNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026National security decision-making has a longer time horizon. It would be stupid for Canada, Europe, South Korea, etc. to act now based on assuming the US will be a reliable in a decade. We have shown that we are not. Many Americans still don’t appreciate how profound of a change that is. 211349230
Reposted by Kevin BatemanMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump. 2923703928
Reposted by Kevin BatemanEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 17/09/2026This absolute horseshit from the Washington Post is more proof the problem isn't just Trump, but a society of Trump enablers, one Canada indeed should be 'decoupling' with a helluva lot faster than it is. 16316109
Reposted by Kevin BatemanPer Ahlberg @perahlberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Watching Mark Carney live, addressing the European Parliament, outlining the new Canada-EU alliance. The breadth and depth of vision is jaw-dropping. The world order is shifting on its axis. 88523
Reposted by Kevin BatemanUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space. 39072951981
Reposted by Kevin BatemanDale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Democrats keep trying to guilt-trip Canadians into backing down. Fuck off. Deal with your own mess. This is your problem to solve, not ours. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... 44456160
Reposted by Kevin BatemanHeather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This section of Jim Stanford’s recent article is particularly important for Canadians to keep in mind. #CanadaStrong #Never51 #cdnpoli #CdnEcon 28250
Reposted by Kevin BatemanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“.. The 92-year-old former leader, who was prime minister at the time of the [9/11] attacks, drew a standing ovation after telling his ‘American friends’ that Canadians may be tolerant and kind but ‘we bow to no one.’” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/sept... 873681816
Reposted by Kevin BatemanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Trump's attacks on our civil liberties didn't come out of nowhere. The groundwork for his Orwellian surveillance state was laid by the post-9/11 PATRIOT Act. Only one Senator at the time had the foresight to see what it would unleash. 521829582
Reposted by Kevin BatemanMr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 11/09/2026This is so Golden Retriever-ish. 451427164
Reposted by Kevin BatemanFuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026OK kiddies, let's get a few things straight. Piano: pee-AH-no, right? Therefore pee-AH-nist, not PEE-ah-nist Kilometre: KILL-oh-mee-tur. Not kill-AW-mih-tur. Why? Consistency! We say MILL-oh-mee-tur, not mill-AW-mih-tur. Centimetre is SEN-ti-mee-tur, not sen-TAW-mih-tur Thus endeth the lesson. 12263
Reposted by Kevin BatemanBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Labour Day weekend is the Sunday evening of the calendar year. 823431
Reposted by Kevin BatemanShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Oh my friend got a vid. Chug Chug Chug. Those engines. Iggy Pop raw power. 5559
Reposted by Kevin BatemanMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026These snivelling cowards. Canadians will not forget that America treated Putin's Russia like its best friend and us like an enemy. Ever. 921199427
Reposted by Kevin Bateman🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 The Air Cadet League of Canada announced today the appointment of Canadian Astronaut Colonel Jeremy Hansen as their Honorary National President. Colonel Hansen, and fellow astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield were both Canadian Air Cadets. 🫡 ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️ 11526146
Reposted by Kevin BatemanStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026 Canadian mood going into September 1285
Reposted by Kevin Bateman🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade, stop trying to be tough and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those discussions. It’s not constructive but that’s their democracy.” 🎤 💥 Always the adult in the room. 31411137
Reposted by Kevin BatemanThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.” 369197764808
Reposted by Kevin BatemanMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid. 352117282246
Reposted by Kevin BatemanArmine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026One more time, for the folks at the back. 12516
Reposted by Kevin BatemanPatrick Leblond (he/il) @prleblond.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My uOttawa colleague, Wolfgang Alschner, was quick out of the starting blocks. I encourage you to read his excellent analysis of Canada’s response to the new Trump tariffs. economicsecurity101.substack.com/p/canadas-co...economicsecurity101.substack.comCanada’s counter-tariffs are more defence than offence — and that mattersKey objectives are import substitution and trade diversification, not changing trade policy in Washington 52923
Reposted by Kevin BatemanOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 07/08/2026Bloomberg Editor-In Chief, Matt Winkler: “Canada since Mark Carney became PM in March, 2025, has outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.” 551127345
Reposted by Kevin BatemanBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I've mentioned this before, but one reason Navarro, a talentless hack and liar, hates the Canadians is because they are extremely skilled and technically orientated trade negotiators and he keeps getting outplayed by them in any actual detail-orientated agreement. 612490432
Reposted by Kevin BatemanTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The world's first trillionaire did this 13363032318
Reposted by Kevin BatemanDavid Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 17/05/2026What the @nytimes.com (and most 🇺🇸media) fail to get is that there’s a huge difference between “Christianity” and Christianity. As big a difference as between Trump on the one hand and decency, honesty and loving kindness on the other. 🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Founding at Rally 53011
Reposted by Kevin BatemanTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star 215154873985
Reposted by Kevin Batemandumbcat @dumbcat.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Strait of Hormuz is closed, you know what that means! 212737
Reposted by Kevin BatemanLydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 24/02/2026If I changed my name as often as my mortgage company does they would not let me borrow money 514314
Reposted by Kevin BatemanDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Inspiring, dramatic, USA Hockey victories for both the men and the women this year. Congratulations to all. But let's be careful of the 1980 comparisons. Back then, we were the good guys, the champions of democracy against a totalitarian USSR. Today, it is, sadly, a very different story. 3139969
Reposted by Kevin BatemanArlene Dickinson 🇨🇦🐉 @arlenedickinson.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Dear Team 🇨🇦. You played with everything you had. We love you,appreciate you and feel for you. Thx for a great game and for being stand up players who fist bump kids and always leave it all on the ice. Dear world. Thx for cheering with us. From Australia to Norway to Japan we felt the love. ❤️ 🇨🇦 1431465
Reposted by Kevin Batemanfinrodsauronvorecommissionfolderabsurdres @yungdreyfusard.bsky.social · 08/02/2026i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol 3555061296
Reposted by Kevin Batemanashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 27/01/2026my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek 7579571916
Reposted by Kevin BatemanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/01/2026CARNEY: “.. I meant what I said in Davos.” 🇨🇦 @apnews.com apnews.com/article/carn... 23629129
Reposted by Kevin BatemanRev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 25/01/2026My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking 9393783160
Reposted by Kevin BatemanDamien Owens @damienowens.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians: ‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’ 683561734
Reposted by Kevin BatemanJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026It can happen to your family. It will happen to thousands and thousands of families. Unless we stop them. 16978404
