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Krista Elliott

@kristaelliott.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 Not famous, just opinionated. Serial dabbler in hobbies and music genres. Will eat all your potato chips. Carried a Nobel Peace Prize medallion in my purse for a month. Writes about quantum. Personal account, not at ALL representative of my employer.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 12h
When was the last time the press ran a story about republicans making intemperate remarks about democrats? Fretting about whether republicans are doing enough to be bipartisan, to reach out to the forgotten voters who favor the democrats?
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 19h
Seriously, they just go wherever the vibes and food are good, all while daring *anybody* to cross them. Pure chaotic neutral. They don't necessarily want to see the world burn, but they don't give a shit if it does, as long as they get to fuck up several tourists along the way.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 19h
Peter Navarro can shut his criminal mouth when it comes to election interference.
A globe and mail investigation finds tbat Republicans have been fostering separatist sentiments in Alberta.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 19h
All other things notwithstanding, those heels *do* seem to be impressive workhorses.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trying to Blame Canada for what he caused will backfire spectacularly #FAFO 🤣 Eric Ham: Why Trump is turning Canada into a political scapegoat www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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Eric Ham: Why Trump is turning Canada into a political scapegoat
Eric Ham argues that as the Republican party implodes ahead of a likely historic midterm defeat, the Trump administration is actively positioning Canada as a convenient scapegoat for its failures.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It might make him mad enough to pop a blood vessel or two
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Barry Owen @barryo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Holy shit this is fierce
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One of the very best Canadians (and forever a cutie-patootie).
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Dustin Johnson 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸 @warandcoffee.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
It certainly sounds like this pro-Trump American CEO of a company that owns a Canadian steel plant is intentionally idling production and laying off Canadian workers in order to support the trade war www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Stelco's U.S. owner touts right to idle operations at Hamilton steel plant as PM vows legal action | CBC News
The chief executive officer of Stelco’s American parent company says he has every legal right to idle production at a steel mill in Hamilton, Ont., as Prime Minister Mark Carney threatens legal action...
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I appreciate Time not sanewashing any of this -- the man *really* needs to be in a care facility, not the White House.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The redcoats??? Does this doughhead think he's Jamie Fricking Fraser?
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh for crissakes, Joyce. Way to reinforce stereotypes about female-dominated genres.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So, it would appear the U.S. military is lead by a drunken religious zealot who wants an army of crusaders. Cool.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Absolutely this -- the industry went from creating solutions to trying to mold society itself.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah ... the U.S. is just too stupid and venal to be trusted, no matter which side holds power.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An excellent analysis. This really IS about our sovereignty -- and we're not treating it as "trolling" or a joke.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The fundamental pact that the tech bros struck with Trump when they lined up to elect him in 2024 was this: we won't be regulated anymore, and we won't pay any taxes. This is how that works for Zuckerberg and Meta. The wealthiest 0.001% of Americans are effectively looting the federal treasury.
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 29/09/2026
I recently increased the rate for pitches to The Stacks. If you or someone you know would like to write for my site, please get in touch. I focus on obscure games history, sex, gender, and art history but am open to other topics thestacks.ca/submissions
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• Rates may vary depending on research involved, interviews, etc
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An excellent one to send to any of the annoying contrarian/sea lion types in your life.
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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 29/09/2026
So, fun fact: ever since 1994, and Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" campaign stunt, Congress has had a SERIOUS problem with subject-matter expertise and institutional memory. It's why Congress has such a deep and complicated relationship with lobbyists. 1/
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Captain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Excellent thread! There *are* rewards for being A Good Guy Who Speaks Up even if they are not immediately obvious or publicly bestowed. First, integrity is its own reward. Maybe you didn’t save the world or change hearts & minds. But if you held the line on not making it worse, that’s something.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do you cope with adversity without flailing your arms to Kermit?
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My 8-year-old, Fashion-Plates-loving inner child is VERY excited about this game.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.
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Alex Dickson @adicksondc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is not the kind of power one country should have.
Canadians know how it feels to be hit by U.S. tariffs. But Canada hasn't been subjected to Washington's more aggressive tactics such as trade sanctions and asset freezes.

Or rather, most Canadians haven't.

Judge Kimberly Prost, a Canadian jurist who serves on the International Criminal Court, is the exception. She found her credit cards cancelled, her Google accounts closed and was effectively "de-banked" after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared the court "an instrument for lawfare against the United States and our close ally Israel."The most drastic tool a U.S. president could use might amount to a "kill switch" on a large part of Canadian commerce, says Vass Bednar, managing director of the Canadian Shield Institute think-tank.

"If Visa or Mastercard were to be compelled by the Trump administration to turn off our access or geographically restrict service so that the province of Ontario just can't process transactions anymore, it would effectively halt a huge part of our economy," Bednar said.vVisa and Mastercard are central to the U.S. government's ability to shut down other countries' economies, handling about $32 trillion US of transactions annually — 90 per cent of all card transactions outside China.

In Britain, where Visa and Mastercard control about 95 per cent of card transactions, banks are co-operating with the government to create DeliveryCo, a system that can handle payments if the credit card companies ever hit the kill switch.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm in a pub in Cape Breton and complimented a woman in her 60s on her cute jeans in the bathroom. She smiled a huge smile and said, "I got them at Giant Tiger! They were only $20!" Goddamn, I just love girlhood.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh, that is *seriously* gross --
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bless him -- not too bright, is he?
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The parking garage elevator in the Halifax library reminds me forcibly of the Super Mario theme.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seriously, moose are enormous animals. I had one walk next to my car once as I was driving out of a wooded lane, and had to look *up* to see his belly.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excellent news.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A politician going after wage theft?
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Wallace Shawn's Inconceivable Moment from Princess Bride
Alt: Wallace Shawn's Inconceivable Moment from Princess Bride
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Looks like Saskatchewan is holding a pretty big stick right now.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I know bigger problems abound, but I have a tiny little crack/cut at the entrance to my right nostril and *boy howdy* does it hurt.
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Lukashenka: Even if we wanted to supply potash to the West, there's nothing to supply
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ouch
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They should have done this ages ago over the way he treats female reporters, but I'm glad they finally found *some* semblance of a spine.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Looks like Zelenskyy has some cards after all.
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"There's a Hole in the Bucket" is one of the earliest folk music examples of weaponized incompetence. In this essay, I shall ..."
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Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
*snicker*
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Muppets have to put on a show to save the Kennedy Center. There you go, Disney, that's your premise.
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Charlotte @fireantprincess.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“no one wants to date you, the women who pretend to like you actually also hate you” haha
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Canada's top general is up for a senior NATO post. Will Trump get in her way? Alliance holding secret ballot on Saturday to choose Military Committee chair www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada's top general is up for a senior NATO post. Will Trump get in her way? | CBC News
Canada's Gen. Jennie Carignan faces Germany's Gen. Carsten Breuer on Saturday in a secret-ballot contest to chair NATO's Military Committee. A victory would make Carignan the first woman to hold the p...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 18/09/2026
Trump says Canada having more friends is bullying
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Trump says Canada having more friends is bullying
WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States President Donald Trump has blasted Canada’s recent cozying up to the European Union, going as far as to say that forging the new partnership is tantamount to picking o...
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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I saw this at the Dr office #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
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