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Atheist, bleeding heart leftie, recovering local politician. Out & proud in the 70’s, survived AIDS, because science! Posting politics & home-baking for my sanity. Guilt-ridden about the mess we’re leaving our kids.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We need more of this
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 02/10/2026
The federal government's latest omnibus bill dismantles environmental regulation, steamrolls Indigenous rights, and attacks workers. #cdnpoli #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Bill C-39 is a massive corporate giveaway | CCPA
The feds’ latest omnibus bill dismantles environmental regulation, steamrolls Indigenous rights, and attacks workers
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Linda McQuaig @lindamcquaig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the Mark Carney era: what Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #cdnpoli #climate
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Linda McQuaig: Mark Carney’s massive hidden fossil-fuel subsidy shows us where the prime minister stands
As the country recovers from scorching wildfires, our prime minister has introduced a massive new subsidy for the fossil fuel industry. And its middle class Canadians who will end up
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Knowing you're killing the habitability of the planet and doing it anyway is far, far more evil than killing the habitability of the planet because you're too stupid to understand what you're doing.
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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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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 30/09/2026
Local woman wakes up, wishes Canadians a contemplative National Day of Truth and Reconciliation full of learning and not being a jerk, makes oatmeal.
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Haida Princess (Lori) @haidaprincess.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here's a list of #MentalHealth 📞resources in 🇨🇦 #Canada Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8 Crisis Services 🇨🇦 #Canada 1-833-456-4566 Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 First Nations - Hope for Wellness 1‑855‑242-3310 National IRS 1-866-925-4419 LGBTQ National Hotline 1-888-843-4564
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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧡 Nearly 38,000 residential school survivor records are scheduled for destruction in 2027 unless individual survivors request preservation. CBC News speaks with survivors on both sides of a painful question: how do we preserve history while honouring survivors’ control over their own stories?
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Jamie Dyer @jamiedcville.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"They are killing the witnesses, the evidence, the observers, and the court."
If you are wondering why they kill—and continue to kill—journalists, healthcare workers, aid workers, and UN staff, it’s because they are the people who will testify in court as to what war crimes were committed.

If you are wondering why they are removing the rubble and bodies before UN and ICC inspections, it’s because this constitutes evidence of war crimes.

If you are wondering why they are calling to dismantle the International Criminal Court and sanction ICC judges, it’s because it’s the court that will prosecute them for the war crimes they have committed.

If you are wondering why they are calling to dissolve the United Nations, sanction UN officials, and threatening UN representatives, it’s because we are the ones who documented all the war crimes they committed and demanded accountability.

They are killing the witnesses, the evidence, the observers, and the court.
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Everything Carney says he needs private equity to build and finance has been done in the past by government. Instead of taxing wealth to finance these projects he is instead selling our infrastructure to the wealthy. In the end we own nothing while paying more for it.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My question about the disconnect between Carney’s rhetoric and his actual policies is this: If he stands by his agenda and thinks Canadians will accept what he’s doing, why does he feel the need to try to mislead us about the actual impacts of his policies?
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Workers are losing their right to strike and Canada is being sold for parts so naturally Canada’s columnist class is focused on what really matters: Why the only prominent progressive voice in politics right now is Evil for criticizing a literal genocide
Robyn Urback, sharing her Globe op-ed, writes: “Avi Lewis' foolish statement should be disqualifying for the leader of a major political party.
However, because he is leader of the NDP, and because his target was Jews, it very well could boost his internal support by five points.”Gary Mason, another prominent Globe and Mail columnist, shares Robyn’s post and writes: “This is the best and most important piece I have read today. My colleague nails it. I hope Avi Lewis reads it and responds appropriately.”Stephen Maher, sharing Robyn’s op-Ed (which is titled ‘Opinion: Avi Lewis's foolish statement on 'Jewish people' should be disqualifying’) writes: “I think Lewis is in many ways impressive, and Carney is creating conditions for an NDP revival, but I must agree with this.”
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 22/09/2026
None of the reasons cited by Prime Minister Mark Carney for airport privatization hold up. So why is he doing it? DT Cochrane writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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There’s No Good Reason for Carney to Privatize Canada’s Airports | The Tyee
The plan would worsen labour conditions and make flying more expensive.
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 19/09/2026
The feds will roll out the “special mediator” and then say it’s not them doing the dirty work. This bill will be an attack on the fundamental right to strike and bargain collectively. Don’t trust Hajdu.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 17/09/2026
ed sheeran 🤝 starbucks and their union-busters
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com
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Jim Patterson 🇨🇦 @sheamuspatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A key difference between the current airport authorities and what Carney is proposing is that at present, they are non-profits. Once the profit motive kicks in, airport fees will increase and airport workers will be squeezed for wages to boost profits. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater... #cdnpoli
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Greater Toronto Airports Authority - Wikipedia
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16/09/2026
New petition sponsored by Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga calls for a new criminal offence banning recording / publishing video of vulnerable people in public, including those who are homeless, experiencing mental health crises or impaired due to substance use www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition to the Government of Canada 

Whereas: 

• Houseless individuals and those that struggle with mental health are especially vulnerable to exploitation given their circumstances; • The law currently allows these vulnerable people to be filmed and posted on social media without their knowledge and consent often while experiencing crisis; 

• This practice puts at risk the safety of this community by allowing those that may mean them harm, a tool to find them. This is especially relevant considering that this population that has a high number of domestic violence survivors and is at higher risk for sexual exploitation; • This act can increase stigmatization and of these groups by showing only snapshots of people suffering or in crisis, with no additional context or education; and 

• This community is unlikely to have the resources to seek out civil remedies and criminal remedies against harassment and thus should be afforded extra protection. 

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to create a new provision in the Criminal Code that would make it an offence to knowingly record in public, a person the recorder knows is experiencing "prescribed circumstance of significant vulnerability" for the purposes of publishing or distributing that recording to the public. "Prescribed circumstance of significant vulnerability" include: 

(a) experiencing homelessness; (

b) experiencing a mental-health crisis or other acute psychological crisis; 

(c) experiencing significant impairment resulting from alcohol, drugs, or another substance; and 

(d) experiencing another prescribed circumstance that substantially increases the person's vulnerability to exploitation or serious harm from public exposure.
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🇨🇦Canada has an 🇺🇸ally in Mr. Reich, and lots more like him. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦 robertreich.substack.com/p/message-to...
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Message to Canada: Continue to Fight Trump
Most of us in the U.S. are with you
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Erika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'A privatized airport authority wouldn’t balance revenues and expenditures, instead it would attempt to drive up revenues and/or drive down expenditures to create a profit that it could pay to shareholders.' @policyalternatives.ca @davidmaccdn.bsky.social
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Air travel in Canada is about to get more expensive | CCPA
The impacts of airport privatization on travellers and workers
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 10/09/2026
"The federal government is also exploring new models of infrastructure ownership and investment to unlock additional sources of capital, including the intention to maximize the full value and economic potential of Canada’s airports by modernizing governance and increasing capacity.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 10/09/2026
Together with the focus on export and trade diversification, the Canadian transportation sector is creating opportunities for long-term investment, modernization and asset growth." That's a lot of words to say "airports could still be up for sale."
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Jeff Bolichowski @jeffbmedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Part of how we respond to American aggression should be reconsidering foreign ownership of Canadian mass media. It's untenable in today's day and age that so many of our daily newspapers are owned by Postmedia, which is two-thirds owned by a MAGA hedge fund based in New Jersey.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Shut them down! #Pinks #Resist
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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If we can spend over $1B rescuing elite US researchers, surely Canada could offer safe haven to a bunch of likely bilingual Haitians being cruelly targeted in US? @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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Delicately defiant🇨🇦 @tracydaniel17.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I won’t buy any US goods. Especially produce. The US no longer has any control systems in place to inspect any foods for diseases. So who in the hell would buy anything out of the US unless you like diarrhea and puking
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Of course it is.
A photo of a fortune from a fortune cookie: “Love is the key to your success.”
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Haida Princess (Lori) @haidaprincess.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Here's a list of #MentalHealth 📞resources in 🇨🇦 #Canada Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8 Crisis Services 🇨🇦 #Canada 1-833-456-4566 Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 First Nations - Hope for Wellness 1‑855‑242-3310 National IRS 1-866-925-4419 LGBTQ National Hotline 1-888-843-4564
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Snufflewort @snufflewort.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
After my cancer diagnosis & chemo brain fog, I didn’t know if I’d ever write another murder mystery. Well I did it my friends! ♥️ Writing for months, from 6 to 7am, I penned the novella “Murder at the Otter Cove Market”! It will be out for Christmas !🎄 📕 FUCK YOU CANCER!!! #fuckcancer #yyj
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Maybe I’m more productive because I have 5 husbands to help out at home?
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Update: this weekend, my one-and-only OG actual really-truly husband and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. He remains an international man of mystery, whose identity continues to baffle AI. 😉
A devilishly handsome young man in a black tux kisses a young bride in an absurdly large Elizabethan style wedding dress and a pearl drop tiara, in front of a jack pine. Photo in black and white.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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Sinja | Minx 🇨🇦⚕🍁🍮♍🔮🌌🏴‍☠️⛸➕🛹🏞🥮🍁🏺 @chillax-empath.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Taisa Verbitchi was last seen just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22 after she was dropped off at the end of West Woss Road near Woss, B.C.
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Saanich police seek missing 32-year-old woman last seen going camping in Woss area
Police in Saanich are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 32-year-old woman last seen on her way to go camping more than two weeks ago.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Got upset and made this so hopefully people will actually listen. What the fuck are we doing here folks?
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Canada is burning. Why won’t CBC tell us why? Reports on wildfires, heat, and extreme weather don't consistently connect the dots to fossil fuels, leaving Canadians without the context they need to understand the unfolding crisis. @sfu.ca's Tara Mahoney explains: ricochet.media/media/canada...
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Canada is burning. Why won’t CBC tell us why?
When the public broadcaster reports on wildfires, heat, and extreme weather without connecting the dots to fossil fuels, it leaves Canadians without the context they need to understand the crisis unfo...
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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"What I learned in the Civil Rights Movement" 📺 Watch legendary Jewish organizer and activist Heather Booth share her story of organizing for the right to vote in Mississippi in 1964. Today, on the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, our fight continues. 🧵
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing climate fires across Europe and North America. Meanwhile the planet burners are making record profits. And they are hitting up the Canadian taxpayers for $100 billion for another pipeline. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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SassyMetisChick @sassymetischick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
MMIW Pls Share!!! Stephanie St. Clair last seen on June 6 in the 800 block of 2 Ave N in Moorhead. She is 5′3″, 145 pounds, brown eyes/brown hair Sheila St. Clair, Stephanie’s Mom, last seen on Aug 15th, 2015, at Cascade Apt. She planned to visit family on the White Earth Rez but never arrived
Poster of missing Indigenous woman Sheila St. Clair. Please repost. 
Posted of missing Indigenous woman, Stephanie St Clair who is Sheila’s daughter. Please repost
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Canadian Labour @canadianlabour.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Anti-scab law exists to protect workers’ right to strike and ensure fair collective bargaining. The Bank must stop using scab labour, comply with the rulings and return to the bargaining table. Full statement and letter: canadianlabour.ca/statement-fr... #canlab
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🏳️‍🌈@oldtimeygay🇨🇦 @oldtimeygay.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I think RFK's lack of will to properly intervene with mass diarrhea is endorsed by his famously odorous & incontinent leader. 47 (aka Shitler) probably has a desire to normalize people smelling like poop, providing him cover when he's in public. Like blaming the dog but but on a grander scale.
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Friday roundup is here, with links to the podcast! I also wrote about why, if you're feeling constant, paralyzing dread, it might be because the movie we're trapped in isn't a disaster flick. It's a horror film.
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For Our Own Good
With links to the podcast! Also, a different kind of horror story.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A Bagful of Reasons to Create Public Grocers via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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A Bagful of Reasons to Create Public Grocers | The Tyee
Shoppers would save, local food would flourish and more, say advocates.
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm just learning today that Carney's new consul general to New York City is the former President of Shell Canada, and y'all, if this were more on the nose it would be lodged up there like a toddler's crayon
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 14/07/2026
This is Joan Sebastian Guerrero, the 26-year-old Colombian father and husband murdered by ICE fascists in broad daylight in front of his 3-year-old daughter. He was NOT the target of the ICE warrant. He was documented. He did everything right. ICE murdered him anyway. And yet… 1/2
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Reminder that carbon capture is bullshit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Agreement reached on multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project | CBC News
Alberta's government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture project, a condition for a new West ...
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🏳️‍🌈@oldtimeygay🇨🇦 @oldtimeygay.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social listening to your convo with Clint Smith. FYI Based on annual averages, 🇨🇦 accepts proportionately 4x as many legal permanent residents as 🇺🇸 does! Immigrants are nearly 23% of 🇨🇦’s pop. highest prop. of the G8, 80% from racialized groups, primarily from Asia & the Middle East.
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🏳️‍🌈@oldtimeygay🇨🇦 @oldtimeygay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
As notorious as Canadian mining companies are for environmental & human rights violations I am hopeful that actually hiring people who qualify as war criminals is a step too far.
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