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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

You know it’s cold when your cat becomes a blanket Happy belated #caturday.

Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

These are averages of published living-wage estimates across each province. They can mask much larger gaps in high-cost cities: Toronto, Vancouver or Halifax may require a significantly higher living wage, meaning minimum wage covers a smaller share of actual local living costs.

Infographic comparing provincial minimum wages with average living wages in Canada.” Minimum wage covers about 67% of the average living wage in British Columbia, 72% in Alberta, 73% in Manitoba, 75% in Saskatchewan, 77% in Newfoundland and Labrador, 78% in Nova Scotia, 80% in Prince Edward Island, and 83% in Ontario. The hourly shortfalls range from 3 dollars 70 in Ontario to 8 dollars 95 in British Columbia. New Brunswick and Quebec are marked not available because a comparable provincial living wage figure wasn’t available.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My cats would starve ha.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sticking to Canadians :) On side note: my dad sang “I’ll love you for always” at my wedding. 🥹

Mordecai Richler, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. The first image is the 1975 edition, illustrated by Fritz Wegner, so that’s the one most likely to resemble the copy you remember from childhood.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That actually happened between my brother and our brother-in-laws sister. My brother asked where she found the stats about crime being higher than ever. She yells, stamps her foot and walks out.

Black serif text on an off-white background. A bold heading reads "The replacement problem." The text continues: "Someone who rejects all sources still has to believe something. They usually end up trusting whoever is loudest, most confident, or most tribally aligned, which is a worse epistemic standard than the one they rejected."

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ontario Canada: Keep the coffee hot!

Three smiling cyclists pose on fat bikes on a snowy forest trail while snow falls.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

They’re store flufffffy! Happy #Caturday!

Two cats asleep, curled head to head. A white cat on the left and a calico with black and orange patches on the right, resting against each other on a cream cushion.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Netanyahu's opening campaign pitch: an Eisenkot win might mean a Palestinian state and pulling out of "security zones." Don't threaten us with a good time. (Eisenkot's a security hawk, not a peacenik but whatever)

Reddit r/worldnews post citing jpost.com, 8 hours old, 1,636 upvotes and 285 comments. Photo of Netanyahu at a podium gesturing mid-speech, blue backdrop with Star of David graphic. Headline: Netanyahu opens his campaign, declaring the election a direct struggle between Left and Right, claiming an Eisenkot government would 'cancel all our achievements,' lead to a Palestinian state, and withdrawal from security zones.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

irreversibility is about the emissions already in the atmosphere, not a verdict on future action. Confusing the two is exactly the kind of framing that fuels both doomerism and denial #ClimateChange

Alt text: “News app summary screen for the article ‘Changes to Canada’s Climate Now Irreversible, Federal Report Says,’ showing a thumbnail of a forested area with smoke or fog, and five bullet points summarizing the report: the federal government released Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2026 on Thursday, stating climate impacts are now largely irreversible with average temperatures projected to rise at least 3.5°C by century’s end; fossil-fuel emissions drive the changes, with human influence identified as the only explanation for effects like floods, wildfires, and vanishing permafrost; Western Canada’s glaciers may lose over 75% of their mass by 2100, and wildfire burn areas could increase nearly 50% even under net-zero emissions; Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute warns

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎶… I wanna hold your hand…🎶 Find your peace ✌️ Happy #Caturday ❤️ from Cali and Luna

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Am I reading it the article wrong? Or is the title misleading?

The Justice Department called the report false in an emailed statement to Reuters, saying the "alleged direction was never given to anyone."
The division was asked to "temporarily hold off on a scheduled meeting on a specific investigation until the DOJ's antitrust team had more time to prepare," the department said.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

❤️ from Canada A social democracy “It’s a country where people vote for their leaders, but the government also runs the big stuff everyone needs, like hospitals, schools, and trains, so it works for people, not profit.

Alt text: Yellow poster titled “GUESS WHAT? YOU’RE A SOCIALIST!” — a satirical meme styled as a “newly-discovered Dr. Seuss song,” featuring an illustration of the Cat in the Hat character on the right. The text, in red, purple, green, and blue lettering, lists public goods (clean water, green forests, parks, safe medicine and food, functioning car brakes, schools, roads, fire trucks and police) with the refrain “GUESS WHAT? YOU’RE A SOCIALIST!!” repeated after each set, ending with “GUESS WHAT? WE’RE ALL SOCIALISTS!!!”

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m just going to leave this here before I finish moving all my services from Google

Lake Ontario. Screenshot of a post by Jonathan H. Adler (@jadler1969): “So it appears Lake Ontario is named as such in the Treaty of Canandaigua, signed by President George Washington and ratified by Congress in 1795.” Below it, a reply from mjaxs23: “Probably gonna take more than an executive order to override this…”

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Either baseball players or children…

A young girl with reddish hair in braids stands in a cornfield at night, lit in cool blue-green light. She wears a dusty pink dress with a lace collar and cuffs, holding up a small yellow flower between her fingers, gazing upward with a curious expression.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

2 reason I haven’t made the bed yet. Happy #Caturday!

Cat curled up on a bed under a blanket, looking directly at the camera with black-and-white and ginger patches on its fur. A second, mostly black-and-white cat lies pressed against it, eyes closed and asleep.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

thecanadalist.ca This will help!

Screenshot of “The Canada List” (thecanadalist.ca), a directory site rating products on Canadian ownership and manufacturing. Visible is a dog food table with columns for Product Name, Category, Owned, Made In, and CANADA Score.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

At text: ( sorry I forgot )

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The absolute equivalent to a toddler stamping his foot. I am embarrassed for the American people.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This poster didn’t allow reposts or comments so here is my 2 cents anyway… Political Satire. The fact that is has happened in the past with similar context is the message.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The U.S. depends on Canada for energy, critical minerals, nuclear fuel, electricity, fertilizer, lumber, agricultural products, industrial inputs, vehicles, components and Canadian investors hold roughly $460 billion in U.S. Treasury securities The🇺🇸 imported $381.9 billion in Canadian goods in 2025

Screenshot of a text graphic quoting U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Duffy says Canada gets more from trade with the United States than the U.S. gets from trade with Canada, calls it foolish for Canada to think it could go to war with the U.S. and win, and predicts that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon return to negotiations because the situation will be “devastating” for Canada.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

9 in 10 Canadians would vote no if asked to join the US. Trump is a liar. Keep the tariffs. We’ll keep our money. Ottawa’s to-do list: ☑️ pharmacare finished, ☑️ pipelines built, ☑️ sovereignty secured. Independence is the plan. Thanks for bringing us together. #Cdnpoli

Screenshot of a Ground News app article summary. Headline: “Trump says Canada wants ‘benefits’ of being US state as Carney says countries in trade war.” Bullet points: Trump criticized Canada on Truth Social, saying it wants the benefits of statehood without being a state; trade talks between Ottawa and Washington collapsed Friday, with Carney calling US terms unfair; Carney called new 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods an economic attack and vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation starting September 8; US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Canada walked away from a near-complete deal; Carney earlier accused the US of using tariffs to “hurt and divide.”

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Vance took time out of a donor fundraiser to rank Canadian Conservatives by usefulness. Jivani made the cut. (Traitor) Poilievre got “this guy… or something.” (Embarrassing) Even the guy funding tariffs against us can’t be bothered to remember his name.

Ground News AI summary headlined ‘Vance Weighs in on Jivani Trade Advocacy and How Carney Tried to Out-Tough Trump,’ with a photo of JD Vance at a podium in front of a U.S. flag. Bullet points summarize: Minister Dominic LeBlanc returning to Washington for trade talks with USTR Jamieson Greer ahead of a Saturday deadline; Trump’s three-day tariff delay after a call with Carney; Vance telling fundraiser donors that Carney tries to ‘out-tough’ Trump while calling him a ‘very sweet guy’; Vance praising Jamil Jivani as an effective trade advocate while calling Pierre Poilievre a ‘non-entity’; and Trump claiming the deal would zero out tariffs on American farmers.”

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“Can we help you? “ Happy Caturday from Cali and Luna 💕

Two black-and-white-and-orange cats sit pressed together in a doorway, staring dead into the camera with the flat, unimpressed expression of two bouncers checking your ID.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Here’s the thing: the job isn’t “survive as an MP.” It’s represent your riding. If you think your leader can’t govern, working with government IS representing your riding. Unless your constituents voted 100% conservative… stop trying to derail.

Screenshot of a “Ground Summary” news card. Headline: “Conservative MPs worried about losing their seats privately question Poilievre’s leadership, ability to defeat PM Carney.” Photo of Pierre Poilievre speaking into a microphone in front of a Canadian flag backdrop. Summary text: several Conservative MPs are privately expressing deep concerns about Poilievre’s leadership, with some telling CTV News they don’t believe he’ll still be leading the party when the next federal election is called

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I got fooled by AI Critical thinking should have caught this slip right away because EVERYONE knows conservatives don’t give a crap about reducing harm. And just between you and me… the harm reduction give away would have been better received. Who wouldn’t want a conservative branded crack pipe?

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Here he is applying for a job making pizzas

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Generally speaking any poll at any given time is pre-mature. Bottom line, Canada has no other leader qualified or statesman enough to do the job our current situation needs. Carney is our Tariff “wartime” Prime Minister.

Bar chart titled “Preferred PM” from a Nanos Research federal poll, July 24, 2026, via 338Canada.com. Carney leads at 54% (up 2 points), followed by Poilievre and “Don’t know” tied at 18% (Poilievre down 4, Don’t know up 5), Lewis at 4% (down 2), Blanchet at 3%, and May at 2%. A fire emoji is overlaid near the Poilievre bar.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Even after the Burnham allows the US to continue using their bases to launch attacks on Iran? Way to make friends and influence people…

Alt text: Screenshot of a Daily Record news card. Tagged “Left,” “International,” “Factuality” (locked), and “Ownership” (locked). Headline: “Trump slaps UK with 10% tariff in risk to economic uptick.” Preview text: “Things had started to look up for the UK economy, but now Donald Trump has turned to … Full Article.” Footer shows a UK flag icon, “Glasgow, UK,” and “2h ago.”

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Found this in my travels Just a projection of an election we’re held tomorrow. Makes me smile 😊

Bar chart titled “Bowmanville—Oshawa North,” showing odds of winning as of July 12, 2026. Liberal: 63% (red bar). Conservative: 37% (blue bar). NDP: less than 1% (orange text, no visible bar).

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Cali’s calico curls, tucked snug and small, Luna’s white chin, flopped over it all. Two cats in a heap, no place left to be, Just a Sunday morning, and coffee, and thee. No plans, no rush, no place to run, Just cats on your leg and a slow morning sun.

Calico cat and white cat curled up asleep together on a person’s leg, resting on a blue-and-white patterned blanket, in a bright room with white wainscoting.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is why I fact check Facebook. Poilievre blames Liberal immigration law for the Bishnoi gang, but Cdn listed it as a terrorist entity in Sept 2025, under the liberal gov. Deporting non-citizens for serious crimes has been legal under IRPA for years. Real crisis, wrong target - always #cdnpoli

Screenshot of Pierre Poilievre’s Facebook post blaming Liberal immigration laws for the Bishnoi gang, linking a National Post story with a bullet-hole photo.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

e-7395 on the House of Commons petitions site: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Screenshot of a Facebook post from “Keep Positive And Vote Liberal” sharing a House of Commons petition (e-5000-ish style) calling to stop funding Stornoway as the Official Opposition leader’s residence. Petition sponsored by Elizabeth May, 14,995 signatures shown, open May 1 to July 30, 2026.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“Please sign and spread the word: Commons petition urges to scrap funding for Official Opposition leader’s residence.” e-7395 on the House of Commons petitions site: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I don’t want to end this discussion this way. Here is what I said reworded so you can understand why I had no clue why you would try to edify me in the subject And it is done - I don’t believe you are non partisan nor are you interested in debate you just want to be right.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Ford’s “jobs and protection” post skips $11M spent already, no total cost, no environmental review, no Indigenous consent, and public money not ruled out. Manitoba said no over that exact gap. He is Ontarios lying dictator. #onpoli

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Made me think of this one

Bright yellow meme with red and blue text featuring the Cat in the Hat from Dr. Seuss on the right side. The text reads: “GUESS WHAT? YOU’RE A SOCIALIST! a newly-discovered Dr. Seuss song:” followed by three stanzas. Each stanza asks if you like something (clean water, forests, parks; safe medicine, safe food, working brakes; schools, roads, fire trucks and police). After the first two stanzas it says “GUESS WHAT? YOU’RE A SOCIALIST!!” and after the third it says “GUESS WHAT? WE’RE ALL SOCIALISTS!!!” The meme argues that basic public services are collectively funded and therefore socialist in nature.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada Day. Thank you, PM Carney and the Liberal team, for doing the hard things holding the line on trade, national unity, and sovereignty when it would’ve been easier to duck. Keeping this country free isn’t automatic. It takes work. Grateful for it. 🇨🇦

Carney's doing adult things: weighing pros, cons, and urgencies most of Bluesky doesn't have to hold — an Alberta referendum threat, a live trade war, and a decades-long energy transition, all at once. 'No pipelines, period' is a slogan.
Governing is trade-offs in real time.
That's the job.

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

PP can suck it! His rage and ability to make mountains out of molehills is getting pathetic!

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Street policing = WRPS. Policing policy = Ford’s Queen’s Park. If public safety matters, maybe she should skip the pro-gun rallies with PP. and write to her MPP. Asking for an actual Kitchener Centre resident since she isn’t one. #cdnpoli #onpoli

Screenshot of a Facebook post by Kelly DeRidder MP Kitchener Centre, reading: “Another targeted shooting. Another investigation. Another neighbourhood waking up to bullets hitting homes while suspects walk free. Families shouldn’t have to wonder if their neighbourhood is next. Public safety isn’t optional!” The post links to a CityNews article headlined “Kitchener residence shot at, suspects at large” with a photo of a Waterloo Regional

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Laura @lauraba.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Lived experience of addiction → became a politician → opposes safe supply, opposes safe injection sites, wants rehab mandatory through sentencing. Her path out was exceptional. Her policy assumes everyone else’s will be too. #cdnpoli

CityNews article screenshot. Headline reads: ‘Local MP’s bill on court-ordered rehabilitation passes second reading.’ Below, a photo of Kitchener Centre MP Kelly DeRidder, a white woman with blonde hair, standing to speak in the House of Commons chamber, wearing a dark blazer. Caption reads: ‘Kitchener Centre MP, Kelly DeRidder standing to speak in the House of Commons. (Via Kelly DeRidder website)’”

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