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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦

@naomir71.bsky.social
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ELBOWS UP! Old lady 🇨🇦 with 🇺🇸🇨🇦 family. Social liberal. Retired CFA, but historian by avocation. Classical music lover. Vive le Canada libre! CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Southeast Asia is a rapidly growing, $5 trillion economy. Canada is working to finalise a new Canada-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement — a partnership that would create huge opportunities for workers and businesses on both sides of the Pacific.
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Trump says all Canada trade talks ‘terminated’ over ad criticising tariffs
US president accuses Canada of ‘egregious behaviour’ after release of ad featuring Ronald Reagan criticising tariffs
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Trump terminates U.S trade negotiations with Canada over Reagan tariffs TV ad
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Black Panther🍁💪🦫🇨🇦 @blackpanther25.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🇩🇰Denmark PM: Drone incident at Copenhagen Airport an 'attack' #FightFascism www.dw.com/en/denmark-p...
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Denmark PM: Drone incident at Copenhagen Airport an 'attack' – DW – 09/23/2025
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the incident was "the most serious attack" on Denmark's critical infrastructure. A number of flights were diverted from Denmark's main airport after drones disrup...
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The U.S. Is Quietly Pausing Some Arms Sales to Europe
As part of the “America First” agenda, the Department of Defense is stockpiling weapons.
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This is another 25th Amendment interview. Dangerous, batshit crazy, encouraging political violence and law breaking. Old man, in declining health, just shitting all over the country.....
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Read this and weep www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
www.ft.com/content/0157...
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US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia
Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence
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Exhausted in QC 🇨🇦 @ninjazz636.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Boycotts are working. 💪
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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
RIP Graham Greene A trailblazing indigenous actor from the Oneida of Haudenosaunee Confederacy, he featured in both film and television. His greatest career achievement was a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Dances with Wolves. #Canada #GrahamGreene
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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This is great! They are opening a new factory in Ontario. This is in addition to their existing factory in Quebec. They cold called companies like Sprague Foods during the planning stage. Sprague was happy to make a deal for Canadian made cans.
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Karl Schamotta @karl-schamotta.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Apropos of nothing, a reminder that German stock markets kept climbing in an almost uninterrupted fashion in the run-up to WW2. Investors are really, really bad at pricing serious institutional and political risks.
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
So, @deadder.bsky.social chronicles our times better than just about anyone. Centuries from now, his art will illustrate the history books, and not just in 🇨🇦Canada.
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Hachi 8🐾🐝🐾🐝Proficient cusser.🐾🐝🐾🐝🐾🐝🤍🐾🖤🐝💜🐾🤎🐝💚🐾💙🐝💛🐸🧡🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸🇺🇸(?) @democracydefenderd.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Aleksi Roinila @aleroi.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
It's beyond shameful that so many EU countries have still not stopped these exports to Russia after more than 3 years of war.
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Neon Nomad 🇨🇦 @neonnomad.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
I am so proud of my Prime Minister! I’ve shaken hands with someone who has shaken hands with Zelenskyy! #SlavaUkraini 💪🇨🇦🇺🇦
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 24/08/2025
The Pentagon is blocking Ukraine from using long-range missiles to hit Russian military targets. No wonder Putin still thinks he can win the war www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Pentagon Has Quietly Blocked Ukraine’s Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia
The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
According to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol data, Northern Border Crossings are down 39.27% from July 2024 to 2025 and down 36.13% in Northern New York (including Champlain Rouses Point Crossing and Trout River Crossing). #Boycott #ViveLeCanada #Canada 💪🏻🍁 www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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With Canadian tourism on the decline, Vermont leaders work to repair cross-border relations
Lindsay Kurrle, Vermont’s Secretary of Commerce and Anson Tebbetts, Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, said they have recently returned from a trip north to meet with a member of the Canadian Parliam...
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.
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Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
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Spicy Scorpio🪶🧡🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇪🇺 @nish57.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Excellent!
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Nancy Basi 🇨🇦💙 @nancy-basi.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Senator from Maine asks Canadian representatives to commit treason?!? open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
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A Message to the State Senator from Maine
It's not just Donald Trump.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Scrutinize everything being sent to Israel. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canadian company pauses shipments to Israeli defence firm after sending GPS antennas last weekend | CBC News
Ottawa-based Calian GNSS is pausing shipments of GPS antennas destined for Elbit, an Israeli defence firm, after shipping some last weekend, the company told CBC News in a statement.
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
“Meanwhile, according to a recent survey by Nanos, Mark Carney enjoys a 28-point advantage when Canadians are asked who their preferred prime minister is — with 51.7 per cent saying Carney and just 23.7 saying Poilievre” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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ANALYSIS | Pierre Poilievre's (brief) exile is over. Now what? | CBC News
That Poilievre won on Monday night with 80.4 per cent of the vote is merely in line with what should have been expected. But it also means Battle River-Crowfoot did not add to what has been a difficul...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
‘Ukrainians alone' must decide their country's future, Canada’s foreign affairs minister Anand says #Canada #Ukraine www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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'Ukrainians alone' must decide their country's future, foreign affairs minister says
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said 'we need to enable Ukraine to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty,' when asked if she had received any assurances from the U.S. that Ukraine’s te...
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Anita Anand @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
In an increasingly divided world, it is more important than ever that Canada is working with allies to secure the Arctic. Today I joined the Nordic 5 to discuss how we can work together to improve transatlantic security, strengthen the multilateral system and support Ukraine.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
"THE ART OF THE KNEEL" TRUMP: "You have to agree to a ceasefire or there will be sanctions." PUTIN: "No ceasefire." TRUMP: "OK." PUTIN: "And no sanctions." TRUMP: "OK." PUTIN: "We're done. Thanks for the red carpet and photo ops."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
I'll never forget how a longtime friend of mine—a Trump-supporting member of the Republican National Committee!!—called me up after seeing Donald Trump's beaten-dog-like demeanor and posture at Helsinki. My friend asked, "Do you think Putin really has something on Trump?"
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KitKatMollyDolly 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @kitkatmollydolly.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Cartoon: Lost in translation
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related |� The real reason Trump chose Alaska for meeting with ...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 16/08/2025
Poilievre promises Battle River-Crowfoot if elected they will never see him again
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Poilievre promises Battle River-Crowfoot if elected they will never see him again
CAMROSE, AB - Speaking to a rally in the closing days of this summer's by-election, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre assured voters that electing him would ensure that they would never risk runnin...
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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The Make Russia Great Again "Summit"
A spectacle to legitimize Kremlin geopolitical aspirations in Europe and beyond
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Putin has summoned his subordinate Trump to Russian America (Alaska). Don't discount the possibility the pair will assert aggressor Russia's claim against Canada to the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean. This goes with Trump's "51st state" annexationist threats against Canada.
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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An American sent to Canada was shocked by how furious Canadians are at the U.S.
Simon van Zuylen-Wood arrived to a wall of anti-American sentiment, buy-Canadian mantras and no U.S. booze on liquor store shelves.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
My statement on Canada-U.S. trade:
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade.
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ButtigiegDem 🇨🇦 📎 @buttigiegdem.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
This is devastating for Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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Trump says he plans to double steel and aluminum tariffs | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent next Wednesday.
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
A “diplomat” totally worthy of his master. I can remember when an invitation to the July 4 garden party at the ambassador’s residence was something to be coveted. A badge of shame now! www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats
U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the future.
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/05/2025
Here is an auto industry that—after substantial government support, it must be reiterated—is booming like no other. And, most worryingly of all, it’s an industry no longer content with serving its own enormous market. Full analysis:
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Auto Shanghai 2025 Wasn’t Just a Car Show. It Was a Warning to the West
After poaching some of the best Western auto talent, China’s car industry is about to dominate globally with charging rates, ranges, luxury design, technology, and sheer volumes.
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Good formCarney! www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Carney criticizes Starmer’s invitation to Trump for a second state visit
The Prime Minister said the invitation undermines his government’s effort to project a united front against Trump’s talk of annexing Canada
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Disgraceful move
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 05/05/2025
Translation: Any agreement made by US trade representatives is not credible because Trump may just rip it up. Good luck negotiating everyone!
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Darlene 🇨🇦 @wildinterrupted.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Love this. Canadian humour. 🇨🇦❤️
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 04/05/2025
Spoke with Mark Carney to congratulate him on his election. It was the perfect opportunity to reaffirm the strength of the 🇪🇺🇨🇦 bond and the many opportunities that lie ahead. We discussed how to build on the success of CETA and agreed to explore deeper cooperation on defence and economic security.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Not the most important thing, of course, but why is the <Treasury Secretary> negotiating trade agreements, & why are we normalizing that? Where is the USTR? The total disregard for institutions & offices & rules/laws about how the government works is disqualifying for all involved.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 28/04/2025
Trump post about Canada No I don't understand any of it
Good luck to the Great people of Canada. Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st. State of the United States of America. No more artificially drawn line from many years ago. Look how beautiful this land mass would be. Free access with NO BORDER. ALL POSITIVES WITH NO NEGATIVES. IT WAS MEANT TO BE! America can no longer subsidize Canada with the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year that we have been spending in the past. It makes no sense unless Canada is a State!
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Naomi Ridout 🇨🇦 @naomir71.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Marco Rubio forced to explain why Donald Trump wants Canada to be a state
Rubio says State Department has not taken action on the president’s push to annex Canada and Greenland
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martindvz.bsky.social @martindvz.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Good luck to Mark Carney and Canada 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦. Don’t be conned into voting for the Canadian equivalent of Trump, who is destroying the United States on behalf of billionaires and Putin.
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