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Carole Paré Payne

@paros13.bsky.social
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Proud Canadian. Elbows up. Never 51st. Traveller. Politically engaged. Wine lover. Fitness enthusiast. Science is my friend. Attitude counts. Stand tall. Be kind. Slava Ukraini.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 10h
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh... Excellent read Jack Hopkins
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I Ranked Eight of Trump’s Weaknesses the Way a KGB Recruiter Would. One Scored a Perfect 10.
How I built a scale for Trump’s weaknesses–and why the one at the top should keep you up at night. (And, I had a personal conversation with a former KGB agent about this)
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🌊 DudeTheyreOnToMe 24:7🌊 @dancinginthestreet.bsky.social · 12h
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 10h
24 days US. 24 days. Up to you
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Jinia-PTr @jinia-ptr.bsky.social · 11h
"We’re still here. We still love what you were. The door isn’t locked. But you have to walk back through it, and you’ll have to show us how committed you are to ending this fascist nightmare, for generations. 24 days, America. 24 days."
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10h
🧵 Pool notes from today’s rally On Canada trade: “They're not entitled. We don't need their cars. We don't need anything that they have. (…) They sell us. We don't need it. So we'll see how it all turns out."
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 11h
thedemocracydefender.substack.com/p/the-disman... Be very wary USers
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The Dismantling of The US Electoral System - Part 2
Shut Down. Gutted. Paralyzed & Corrupted.
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 11h
substack.com/@thespyanaly... The wall Russia cannot cross
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The Spy Analyst (@thespyanalyst)
🛡️ THE WALL RUSSIA CANNOT CROSS Europe has a protective alliance: NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Its most famous rule is Article 5: An attack on any one NATO member will be treated...
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 11h
open.substack.com/pub/shankarn... The side effects of associate membership
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Two Years to Kick MAGALand out of NATO and NORAD
The Side Effect of Associate Membership
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 11h
marsenault.substack.com/p/should-can... Should nationalize the company that negotiated in bad faith.
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Should Canada Own Its Own Steel Company? Stelco Could Be the Beginning of a Bigger Conversation.
Canada is preparing to build.
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 11h
deanblundell.substack.com/p/toxic-brok... It’s very over.
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Toxic, Broken and Never Trusted Again: The Incredibly Sad Data Behind Canada’s Breakup With Trump’s America. It’s Very Over.
We grieved. Then we built new friendships. If America wants us back, it starts November 3 and ends in a courtroom.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
this is my first exposure to new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia and let's just say she certainly didn't get the job because of her eloquence 😬
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The Zeppo 🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 @z-zeppo.bsky.social · 14h
Donald Trump threatening Zelensky in order to save Russian refining capacity is just despicable.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 13h
This is so sick. So a Russian blood diesel vessel is on its way to NC set to arrive tomorrow. It left St Petersburg on Sept 22nd. This Trump-Putin plan has been in the works for weeks can’t picture what allies America will have left after this
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 12h
EXPLAINING CANADIAN THANKSGIVING TO AMERICANS
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 12h
I agree, some tinkering is necessary if a democracy—as in representing the majority—is the goal. What just happened in QC is a good example of what's wrong: Less than 1/3 of voters, but now with the power to gum things up for an entire country.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h
Ben Meiselas: Donald Trump promised he would end the war in 24 hours after the election in 2024. Of course, he didn't do that. So now he's blaming Zelenskyy for all of his own failures.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Robert Garcia tells MeidasTouch that he and Jamie Raskin are already planning their first investigations and hearings if Democrats take control of the House. He revealed four major targets of their planned investigations, and hinted at how quickly things could move:
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Trump’s Mohamed Al Fayed Remarks Renew Scrutiny of Epstein Files
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · October 10 · 21m
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WellWornVet 🇨🇦 @wellwornvet.bsky.social · 12h
Anyone need more proof that Trump is Putin's toy, that Putin has horrible incriminating evidence of disgusting crimes by Trump? www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel pri...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 15h
The cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs idiot is again blaming others for what he caused
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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 15h
Trump wanted eight Nobel Prizes. Putin got sanctions relief. Americans got another goodie bag of promises. My latest on the diesel deal, the attack on a war-crimes court, and who pays when an announcement is sold as an accomplishment. #uspolitics open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Trump Wanted a Prize. Putin Got a Deal.
As Trump demanded recognition for making peace, Moscow received sanctions relief and Ukraine faced fresh pressure. Promised benefits to Americans are always a future tense.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 15h
Just like Insulin but companies abuse the system and make it difficult for people to get either! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 15h
The Bluenose Ghosts Festival was created to share our local history through the works of Dr. Helen Creighton (one of Canada's most notable historians) by creating new works with professional artists. Link www.bluenoseghostsfestival.ca
Bluenose Ghosts Festival every weekend in October
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 14h
I totally agree. Alberta separatists are just basically the convoy people with a slightly different goal, and the radicalism and delusion of those people isn’t going anywhere.
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Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social · 14h
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Loneliness may steal nearly 6 years of good health
A large study suggests loneliness and social isolation can cost people years of healthy life, especially when it comes to mental health. Men experiencing both lost about 5.8 years free from depression...
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 13h
The man is demented.
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Sammy Hamburger 🇨🇦 @sammyhamburger.bsky.social · 14h
And it *is a pro-Russian administration. Fortunately, there are other sources of intelligence. The u.s. isn't the be all and end all.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14h
Yesterday folks were fighting me on this. It’s a logical step for pro-Russian administration. militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-...
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USA Threatens to Stop Sharing Intelligence With Ukraine Over Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries — Axios
The U.S. has threatened to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine if it continues to attack Russian oil refineries.
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 13h
Is anyone surprised?
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 14h
Yep! That is how it is.
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 19h
Carney should call his bluff, and say before resuming negotiations, Trump has demanded that Poilievre resign, move to Mar-A-Lardo, and become a pool boy.
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 19h
Maybe if people would expose themselves to more international news they'd realize that Canada's problems aren't unique. (It's easy: It's called "NEWS" and it's available online, and is not to be confused with Facebook.) People all over the world are struggling with high costs and shortages.
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 14h
This. All of it.
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 19h
It's a a slippery slope that goes back to last summer's brawl on the White House lawn. I shudder to think what's next.
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 18h
As a populist politician, Brad Bradford appeals to feelings, not facts or reason. #topoli
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18h
"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇
Collage of 12 Republican posts on X opposing Russian oil purchases, 2022–2026. Senate GOP, 7/28/26: "Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." Senate GOP, 7/14/26: backing Graham's bill to hold "major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable." House GOP, 3/8/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil. Biden is fueling Putin's war on Ukraine." Rep. Garret Graves, 3/8/22: calling on the administration "to ban Russian oil." House GOP, 3/7/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/4/22: "Stop buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/3/22: "sanction the oil and gas industry in Russia." House GOP, 3/2/22: "Instead of buying Russian oil..." Rep. Steve Scalise, 3/1/22: "stop financing Putin's war with Russian oil." Marco Rubio: "Stop importing Russian oil... That's the plan." Rubio, 3/9/22, on Russian oil imports. Peter Navarro, 6/24/23: India "buying up bargain-basement Russian oil."
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 14h
Guilty!
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 14h
Amen.
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Poppet 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 "a sharing of choice, not coincidence". @northernpoppet.bsky.social · 20h
Difficult times for Canada but the reward is so much greater. Stand tall Canadians Support your family members and neighbours who are suffering We are on the right path
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds
Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 23h
🇺🇸Nazi man baby Trump is sulking because the Nobel Prize Committee doesn’t like him. 🤷🏼😉🤭😋🤷🏼 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway
President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 23h
Is this guy on something? He reminds me of the toxic, mansplaining assholes I avoid! 🤮
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 23h
Very excellent. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canada backs International Criminal Court after U.S. imposes sanctions
Canada joined Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in issuing the statement, which says they strongly disagree with the sanctions.
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 23h
One’s always tended to disagree strenuously with Mr. MacDougall, but this, in today’s @thestar.com, is correct. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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An important political lesson for Carney: Nothing respects a border
Nation states are still nation states, but the policy challenges they face are, if not global, at least affected by global forces.
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 23h
Toronto City Council badly needs fresh voices. At present it’s a binder full of longtime incumbents. That’s why in one’s own Ward 11 (University-Rosedale) one’s voted for independent community activist Terri Hawkes. www.thestar.com/news/gta/lon...
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 20h
And I am driving right across the province this week end!
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 23h
Good on the Nobel Committee for sticking up for the International Criminal Court and sticking it (again) to 🇺🇸Nazi Trump. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 23h
From the outside (Canada) looking in, it sure looks like he works for Putin
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 22h
The Hidden Injury: Brain Trauma, Menopause, and the Fight to Protect Women's Minds. Q+A w/ Dr. Jenny Rabin of Sunnybrook; Karen Mason and Dr. Paul van Donkelaar of SOAR on the Fifth Wave podcast. www.spreaker.com/episode/the-... via @avisfavaro.bsky.social
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The Hidden Injury: Brain Trauma, Menopause, and the Fight to Protect Women's Minds - The Fifth Wave
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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 20h
Facts and perspective. They matter.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 21h
Et si l’on devenait les champions mondiaux… de la ménopause ? Il n’est tout simplement pas normal que la ménopause demeure aussi négligée par le système de santé public, par Marie-Ève Fournier www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c... via @lapresse.ca
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