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Andrew Bolter

@lifestar57.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 Canadian Social Justice Lawyer/ Writer. My opinions are not necessarily those of my legal clinic.

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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 12h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military
Military families say Trump officials ‘owe us an apology’ after disparaging remarks by JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and others
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Trump’s recent statements on the economy are even more bonkers than usual | Steven Greenhouse
Our ‘genius’ president is revealing his ignorance of economics, fueling concerns about the threat he poses to the world
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran has now cost the world $3 Trillion. For what? So corrupt old white men can stay in power and deflect from their crimes.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Denmark has built so much wind power that its grid now regularly produces more than the country can consume, and on the windiest days the wholesale price of electricity falls below zero." via Amazing Maps
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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'New world disorder': Does America realize what it's become? | The Current
YouTube video by CBC News
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Medias 🇨🇦 @mediasca.skyfleet.blue · 05/10/2026
Kids and young adults are addicted to screens. New research argues it may be a public health concern
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Kids and young adults are addicted to screens. New research argues it may be a public health concern | CBC News
The physical and mental well-being of millions of kids around the world may be at risk because of excess screen time, according to global data analyzed for a new series of research papers published Sunday by medical journal The Lancet. But researchers say they need to see tech companies' own user data to determine just how severe an issue it may be.
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Don’t look up
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fascist State
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The US-owned National Post is urging Canadian Jews to take matters into their own hands to punish Avi Lewis for speaking up against the genocide in Gaza. They reference the Bible to bury alive and consume by fire. This is extremist hate. It needs to get called out. nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...
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Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis
His Yom Kippur message was indefensible
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Draganfly Drones is promoted as a Saskatoon success story. They are run out of Tampa, Florida with top Trump military appointees on the board. Don Jr is an investor. The PM committed to building a Canadian supply chain for our defence. This stinks. charlieangus.substack.com/p/stop-don-j...
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STOP DON JR FROM GETTING A CUT OF CANADA’S MILITARY BUDGET
Don Jr. has his fingers in a Canadian military contract obtained through Saskatoon-based Dragonfly Technologies.
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Map shows the U.S. states hit hardest by Trump's trade war with #Canada #EconSky #USpol nationalpost.com/news/map-sho...
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Map shows the U.S. states hit hardest by Trump's trade war with Canada
U.S. states including North Dakota, Montana, Maine and Vermont are being hit hardest by President Trump's escalating trade war with Canada.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PM Carney announced a strategy to create a Canadian-based military procurement system. Why would we cut Don Jr. buy in on the action? Would we let Putin buy in? Contact Defence Minister David McGuinty. Tell him to shut this scheme down @largemanabroad.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/G8dK4...
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DON JR'S DRONE SCHEME FOR CANADA
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
"A failing, 80-year-old sociopath, surrounded by loyalists and bitter-enders, facing the end of his rule, while the world burns. The period of maximum danger may still lie ahead of us."
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The Forces of Trumpism Are in Disarray
This is what it looks like when a movement begins to come apart.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Department of National Defence (DND) is looking to purchase anti-drone defences for military installations within #Canada, federal procurement documents show. /1 thread globalnews.ca/news/1207767...
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Canada’s military seeking anti-drone defences for bases, facilities - National | Globalnews.ca
The Department of National Defence says they need anti-drone defences to protect personnel, equipment and facilities across Canada.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Grandiose delusions of narcissism so severe they're implausible. He thinks his name change of a Great Lake gives him power over 🇨🇦. 
Trump’s executive functioning, which was never great, has now deteriorated to the point where we get unchecked narcissistic/grandiose absurdity.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The US media is describing the Draganfly drone deal as a "TAMPA-BASED" company getting US investors (Don Jr. & a secret company) to expand US capabilities while feeding on a contract with the Canadian military. Why are we using taxpayers money to support US interests? tbbwmag.com/2026/09/28/t...
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Tampa Drone Company Lands $10 Million Investment as Defense Business Grows
Tampa drone developer Draganfly is raising $10 million as it expands its defense business following a Canadian military contract.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump has just stated that Canada is "one of the worst countries in the world." He continues to threaten to destroy our economy. Meanwhile the Canadian boycott is crushing key industries. The latest losses in the California wine industry are staggering. youtu.be/8Jm5ExLdDTI?...
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CANADIAN BOYCOTT DEVASTATES US INDUSTRY
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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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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests
Food and Agriculture Organization urges governments to make forest restoration a national priority
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you watch one video today please watch this. The story of how the people of Orillia put the run on the Nazis is a model for putting the run on hate. Please watch and please share. @meidascanada.ca youtu.be/rf6Aw3CdIcg?...
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HOW TO PUT THE RUN ON FASCISTS IN YOUR TOWN
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Diane @losarcos59.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Canadians Face Phone Searches without Suspicion at U.S. Border
A recent U.S. court ruling has affirmed that border officers can conduct searches of travellers’ cellphones without warrant or suspicion.
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Suffolk Detectorist @sdetectorist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With a few very rare exceptions the only coin minted from around the 760's to 1279 was the silver penny. Fractions would be achieved by cutting the coin, in half for a halfpenny, and quarters for a farthing (aka fourthing) From 1279 under Edward I round fractions were produced.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Any government plans which fail to take into account the coming climate disasters are pure fantasy ...
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Catherine 🇨🇦 🌎 @capeacadia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
WooHoo!! Trump’s name coming down in Canada! 🍁
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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The west is in freefall – and the worst part is that we were warned, but chose not to listen | Owen Jones
Endless pursuit of wealth and power by western leaders led us here. What strikes me most is how many saw what was coming, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN expert says
Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So damn wrong on so many levels 😡
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Join the rallies against Doug Ford being held across Ontario. September 26. Find your community listed below.
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Fuck it. Just announce it. We own the Government and news media plus the NFL just started so no one's paying attention. Now let's hit the links."
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 08/09/2026
Politics isn’t just politicians & elections. It’s our rights, our freedoms & how we treat one another. Saying “I don’t do politics” doesn’t make you unaffected by it. When people’s rights are on the line, silence is a choice too❤️‍🔥 #SheShed #HumanRights
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Donna Hopkins Ⓥ @vegandreamer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: POLICE MUTINY AND MASS CIVIL REBELLION ROCK IRELAND AS DONALD TRUMP ARRIVES SECURITY APPARATUS COLLAPSES WHILE ACTIVISTS UNVEIL HIGH-VISIBILITY AIRBORNE PROTESTS ACROSS THE NATION Ireland IS ROLLING OUT the least welcoming welcome mat imaginable, and UNLEASHING utter chaos across the
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ford remains awful too.
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
O.K. Decent US folks - take back your country from the lunatic maga thugs.
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New lows seemingly hourly now from Bruce McAllister. He seems to be attempting to intimidate and silence credible critics of the UCP's overtly anti-immigrant referendum questions by engaging in demeaning and disrespectful attacks. It's Trumpian thug politics.
Disappointed but not surprised to see Duane waddling in here. It’s an easy one for him - cherry pick the ugliest possible reading of an issue and huff and puff some laurentian talking points as if he just discovered them. He’s entitled to his opinion, of course, but labelling these referendum questions “anti-immigrant” is lazy even by his standards.
Albertans have every right to weigh in on whether we want more control over the numbers, economic migrants first, and a wait before temporary residents tap the same health, education and social programs as citizens and permanent residents. You know, the generations of people who have built the province, and yes, the many respectful, hardworking, and thoughtful immigrants who came here the right way - before his idol Justin opened the borders to mass uncontrolled immigration. That’s not hate. That’s how you keep a welfare state from buckling.
If the big bad professor doesn’t support them, he’s free to say so. But calling them “anti-immigrant”? Sorry big guy - that’s not analysis. That’s just the slogan you brought from the rally.
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RGBAtlantica 🇨🇦 @ratlantica.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
No, thanks Trump. Canadians do not wish to become part of West Russia. #CanadaForever 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 😀
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Seriously Alberta. What fresh hell is this cult sh!t going on in your province? 🤦🏽‍♂️😡
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Zohran Mamdani has MORE of a right to be at the 9/11 ceremony than Rudy Giuliani, and more than trump. Reject this Islamophobia, America. PLEASE. 🙏
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Vanelle 🦋🇨🇦 🎹🎤 & Buy Canadian Warrior @vanellemusic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Started in Feb 2025 with nobody organising it. ➡️ US alcohol exports collapsed ➡️ American vehicle exports fell 22% ➡️ Travel down 25% in 2025, and the US Travel Assoc. says more than $5.7B ➡️ Loblaw reported U.S. produce down 15-20%, with some items -50% That is the boycott. All that $ stayed in 🇨🇦 🇨🇦💪🏻
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026
Just gonna share this again.
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Unhinged lies and no concept of trade reciprocity.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And if you think this is wrong and needs to be addressed they call you a communist
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Andrew Bolter @lifestar57.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I would not want to spend one moment with any of them.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We all know Witkoff & Kushner’s goal in Russia was to use US policy to make business deals to benefit themselves and their families, which is what they have done full-time since Jan 2025. They have no interest in what’s best for Ukraine or what’s just. Their greed is insatiable.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We had the opportunity to limit catastrophic damage to a 1.5 degree increase but that meant calling on the oil giants to do their part. Canada is now predicting a 3.5 to 5 degrees increase. That will spell the end of civilization. And we are still going all in on a $100 billion pipeline?
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