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James Howe

@kitchenerguy.bsky.social
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An advocate for action on climate change and universal basic Income. Believes in making Waterloo Region better for all. Loves spending time in Kenya.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Carney tells Canadians “we have to do this” (??) because there’s an energy crisis on three fronts. One of those fronts, he says, is climate change. Which is why we need………a new crude oil pipeline???????
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As @jameswsthomson.com noted already, the sheer audacity of Carney to begin his oil pipeline announcement by mentioning a wildfire that almost levelled the town. WHAT IS EXACERBATING THE WILDFIRES MARK???? MARK???
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Having a cat means hearing things crash in the middle of the night and deciding it's a problem for tomorrow.
Jinx the green eyed bobtail cat looking snarkily at the camera.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don’t assume anything, Alberta. Vote against the Russian and American-fuelled separation self-sabotage. Send a strong message to the rest of Canada that we’re in this together. Foreign actors want you to vote for your own Brexit or Trump… or to help them win by just staying home.
bbc.com
US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says
Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our Kennedy Centre
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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well, #WRPS, in my ideal world, the police budget wouldn't be almost a third of the entire Regional budget. #WRcouncil
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Ryan Flanagan @ryanflanagan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
KW followers who like music: I've created a website that lists upcoming concerts in Waterloo Region! Check it out at unwrapped.online
Screengrab of the homepage of https://unwrapped.online
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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Scott Davey should be worried. #KitWard1
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 01/09/2026
How about some climate policy and high-speed rail instead?
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today's #ClassicCartoon
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Chet Scoville @chesterscoville.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Expel. Him.
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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Renaming" Lake Ontario looks like Trump's jump the shark moment. Seems that more people are laughing at him than with him. Especially internationally
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s Lake Ontario.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Swear to God, Google, if you change the maps for this
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 26/08/2026
Trump threatens to inflict as much economic damage on Iran as he has on America
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Trump threatens to inflict as much economic damage on Iran as he has on America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After six months of military humiliation in his war with Iran Donald Trump has declared a new plan to damage the Iranian economy as viciously as he has the American economy. “For 47...
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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#FordFailedOntario #WilmotLandGrab
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 24/08/2026
Good morning. Here's the front page of The Globe and Mail for Monday, August 24, 2026. 📰
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026
Mark Carney: "It's not a surprise that the US would take some form of reprisal to our response to their unjustified tariffs, which was on top of other unjustified tariffs. But what message does that send to the workers in Michigan and Ohio and Kentucky and Alabama who rely on Canadian demand?"
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 23/08/2026
As a Canadian, THIS is the strength I want to see from our Prime Minister🇨🇦❤️ We will not be bullied, broken or owned. Our resources, our economy, our future are ours to protect & build. “We are masters in our own home” We set our own course. Canada belongs to Canadians❤️🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong #SheShed
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The war is on. This is the test of our nation and our generation. We call on allies from around the world to show solidarity and boycott the USA. Buy nothing from the tyrant regime. Canadians - push your grocery store to support the boycott. @laura-babcock.bsky.social youtu.be/yuzXL3VhoMY?...
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CANADA VS USA - DROPPING THE GLOVES !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We are stronger now than when the United States started this trade war. More unified, more determined and more ambitious.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
In his speech yesterday, Canada PM Mark Carney seemed to try to explain to the President what a “trade deficit” is. You’re not just giving another country 100s of millions of dollars… You’re buying things from them! That you want!
Another prominent justification for U.S. tariffs has been their claim that, since the United States runs a trade deficit with Canada, we were "ripping them off"
But the United States' narrow merchandise trade deficit only exists because the U.S. buys so much of its energy from us.
Canada fuels American growth: supplying 99% of their natural gas imports, 85% of electricity imports, and 60% of crude oil imports. I don't think they want us to stop sending it.
And the comprehensive U.S.-Canada trade balance, which includes the many services - from finance to entertainment - that we buy from the U.S. shows a persistent American trade surplus.
Most fundamentally, trade is about building mutual strength - creating a relationship that benefits both countries.
For example, Canada is the largest customer for U.S. cars - in fact, we buy more American-built cars than the United Kingdom, Japan, and China combined.
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Word of warning: There seem to be some purported lists of US demands floating around the Internet that may not be entirely accurate. As always, look for an original source.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026
i wrote this last year but there is literally no publicly available evidence that donald trump knows what a tariff actually is
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Carney now suggesting the U.S. was making demands that threatened the French language in Canada. Mes dudes, vous n’avez aucune idée à qui vous avez affaire. ⚜️🇨🇦
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 22/08/2026
Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet
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Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet
WASHINGTON D.C. - President Trump, a man who was elected based on his self-proclaimed "deal-making genius", has failed to secure a trade deal with Canada, a nation most known for maple syrup and neigh...
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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Municipal election campaigns also run on $. Consider donating to candidates especially those running against incumbents.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
After announcing a big clean energy deal earlier this week, Carney took a victory lap. “We're living through the consequences of a world that collectively hasn't taken climate change seriously enough,” he said. It's part of his latest effort to greenwash his climate record:
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If only there were an obvious alternative like "concede nothing until after the midterms you goofs"
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Pollara Strategic Insights @pollara.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Pollara Trump Tracker shows record negative sentiment towards President Trump in Canada: How do you feel about Donald Trump? Excited 2% Comfortable 7% Frustrated 28% Angry 52% www.pollara.com/80-of-canadi...
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Lucy definitely won't pull the football this time" —the Canadian business class
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The fletcher/ndp-anointed replacement. Politics is mean. Waiting till the last minute to drop out is kinda shitty as is a surprise star candidate running elsewhere when other fine people have put their lives on hold to run for months. Alls fair in politics but there are no high horses.
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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Keeping people divided is useful for some political interests, but it doesn’t help us get around any quicker or reduce traffic. We should resist being forced into a specific identity: we’re all just commuters, in it together, but using different kinds of transportation." buff.ly/v7dLcL2
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Shawn Micallef: I’m a cyclist, I’m a driver, I’m a TTC rider. Stop making me pick sides, just make it easier to get around
Cyclists, drivers, TTC riders and pedestrians can unite in service of a better commute
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It astonishes me that industry and business in Canada still thinks anything about Trump 2.0 can be predictable.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Apologies for all that swearing in this video, but, well, it pretty much captures where we are: youtu.be/1FqXTCvDLeo?...
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Honest Government Ad | Net Zero (feat. Greta Thunberg)
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
As a strong supporter of 4 units on a property as a right, I was surprised to learn from my neighbours that could mean a 4-plex being built next door where people on a balcony could practically be sitting on the patio next door. And apparently there's nothing in place to prevent this problem.
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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I just got an EV. The dealer tried to suggest a used Tesla. My response: Absolutely not!
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Sharon Schmidt @skaysmall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm still so mad at Karen Redman and the Region of Waterloo councilors for this #WilmotLandGrab Elections are coming soon.
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ceej @ceej.online · 13/08/2026
shouting into the void here, I know, but you are literally living in the thought experiment "Would you use an app owned by Adolf Hitler?"
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Cuba is a threat to U.S. national security," says Rubio. Cuba is no threat to anyone. It has no drones, missiles or atomic bombs. Another lie to manufacture unilateral consent for an invasion. The world must put these terrorists in jail. #cdnpoli
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Babe, you can't spend more money on creating a problem than solving it. $34million for fixing climate change when you're spending significantly more to build pipelines, sell off green space, etc. is not only dogshit economic policy, it's downright offensive. Do not applaud for these crumbs.
ctvnews.ca
Federal government announces $34M to help communities cope with climate change
The federal government is spending $34 million on projects to make Canadian communities more resilient to the effects of climate change.
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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"The group that represents all 444 of Ontario’s municipalities says Doug Ford’s push to appoint regional chairs is undemocratic and needs to be reversed." #ONpoli #DeclineOfDemocracy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Text: "We are very concerned that Bill 100 is the latest in a series of decisions that continues to remove authority from local officials and the voters they serve in favour of concentrating decision making at Queen’s Park," Jones writes.

"These changes weaken accountability to voters and erode the trust underpinning our democracy."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is how you know we need a wealth tax
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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I love that Cambridge has an organization that is encouraging people to vote in the municipal election including by organizing all candidate meetings Check out Cambridge Elects: Cambridge Elects share.google/bmt4Roaq6IoN...
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Cambridge Elects
Get Informed. Get Involved. Learn about the candidates, attend a town hall, and help decide which issues they'll discuss.
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 10/08/2026
Called my dad, told him I had shared this DAD: Glad you approved. I’m never sure about—I tried to hit all the points… ME: You did great. Lotta people said they wish they had a dad like you. DAD: Well, Stel, you weren’t born into money, but you were born to people who give a shit about you. Forever.
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James Howe @kitchenerguy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
How did we go from you can own every movie that ever existed to you can't own any movie that ever existed?
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