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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Only 26 MPs voted against the Bill at this first vote. From what I saw, it was entirely NDP, Bloc and Green who opposed it. Conservatives and Liberals all appeared to vote for it. Those 14 Liberals who claimed to care about the environment……very curious where your spine is?

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Quebec politics right now is like “haha, the right wing party is projected to win no seats 😀 But also the right wing party is projected to win☹️ The centre right wing party is in second 😐 the unhinged right wing party is in third 🤔” Is Quebec 17 right wing parties in a trench coat⁉️

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Canada's white nationalists are parroting racist, anti-Indigenous talking points that right-wing politicians and media have been normalizing. Second Sons Canada, the fascist fight club, demonstrated on Tk̓emlúps lands over the weekend with a banner that read “got bones?” Here’s how we got here:

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026

An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.

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The media has the AI threat all wrong

Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.

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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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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s an Israeli app claiming to turn a politician’s supporters into “digital fighters” by feeding them AI-generated replies for “rewards.” It was just used for the first time in Canadian politics — that we know of. I'm teaming up with @nationalobserver.com to share @rorywh.bsky.social's scoop!!

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's not flooding the zone, it's seizing a crisis in order to ram through a slew of rapid fire changes that are a gift to multinational corporations and are the opposite of what we ran on. What do you call that again?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“But prime minister Mark Carney is using our fear and disorientation around the trade war to push through a series of unpopular measures that he did not run on, has no mandate for, and would never get away with under normal circumstances.” 2/2

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Carney’s government is “flooding the zone.” “We are in a crisis moment. We’re under economic attack from the United States and we need a crisis response,” Lewis said. 1/2

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is actually a great point that the Bloc Quebecois leader (yes, really) made today. I'm paraphrasing from memory, but he basically said Carney is undoing stuff in minutes that took years to fight for.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet accuses Carney of breaking Canada’s proverbial window and telling foreign companies to help themselves. He says Carney is weakening laws protecting workers and the environment and using —“instrumentalizing” — the Trump threat as an excuse.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Elbows up baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bloomberg headline reads: “Morgan Stanley, CIBC Win Mandate for Sale of Canada Airport Concessions”

Wikipedia page for Morgan Stanley opens: “Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment bank and financial…”

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Privatization wasn’t on the ballot when Canadians voted for Mark Carney. Really foul the way he’s using the blind trust so many continue to have in him to make massive, fundamental changes to Canada (hurting normal Canadians) so big companies can profit. Please pay attention.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/09/2026

I don't recall increasing costs for travellers and making airports even more unpleasant places to spend time in as something Carney campaigned on during the last election

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026

These photos of FNs community members fleeing their homes by boat are genuinely apocalyptic (Photo via Wayne Wastaken of Collins, Ontario, who says his “hometown is gone”) www.facebook.com/share/r/1ArN...

Photo via Wayne Wastaken

Fire clouds over Collins, Ontario as community members flee their homes by boat

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Canada Day extreme weather brought to you by climate change, which Carney announced yesterday we can’t afford to properly fight 🤗

CBC headline reads: Canada Day activities in Ottawa cancelled due to
'extreme weather,' including fireworks

Torrential rain falls on the capital

By: Gabrielle Huston

Published July 1 at 3:21pmET

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

He says it would be too expensive to meet our climate targets…so who is saving money when we don’t? The people whose houses burn down in forest fires? Those who lose homes to flooding? The people who die in heat domes?

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Treaty Chiefs are calling for RCMP to investigate Danielle Smith and UCP for possible treason in regards to the sovereignty referendum.

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Elena Kononenko @kononenko.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hello, today is my Birthday! ✨And the best gift for an artist is a retweet of their artworks 🍃🌿

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I’m travelling for work and I wasn’t planning to film a video today. Then I saw something I couldn’t ignore. An Israeli cabinet minister posted a video to social media revelling in the abuse of detained flotilla activists, including Canadians. And our government is hardly doing anything about it:

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 18/05/2026

NEW: Alberta separatist group’s controversial voter ID app has links to US Ambassador, MAGA influencers and wealthy Michigan Republicans US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told @pressprogress.ca he was ‘not aware’ an American-made app he previously promoted was used to help an Alberta separatist group

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Alberta Separatist Group’s Controversial Voter ID App Has Links to US Ambassador, MAGA Influencers and Wealthy Michigan Republicans

US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says he was ‘not aware’ American-made app he previously promoted was used to help Alberta separatist group

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 18/05/2026

I did a deep-dive into US ambassador Pete Hoekstra's links to the Alberta separatists' voter ID app Hoekstra repeatedly promoted the app at 2024 Trump rallies Hoekstra helped them organize presentations, is connected with the app's founder and the founder's wealthy step-father was a past donor 👇

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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 30/04/2026

SCOOP: I attended the launch of David Parker’s Centurion Project last night. I happened to step outside when an Elections Alberta investigator and the cops arrived. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

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SCOOP: Elections Alberta investigating separatists for accessing electors list

An elections watchdog investigator showed up with police to the April 29 launch of David Parker's Centurion Project to follow up on a cease-and-desist letter.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Canada’s wealth gap is the widest it’s been in StatCan’s recorded history. You’d think Carney would focus on that -- not privatization. In fact, “Carney’s policies will only make inequality even worse," @dtcochrane.bsky.social, a senior economist with the Canadian Labour Congress, told me. Uh oh:

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia— AOC: Wah wah wah. We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/04/2026

The fact that "being taxed on a wealth that would take most people dozens of generations to gather" is "the scariest thing she's ever seen" means the world isn't scaring millionaires and billionaires nearly enough yet.

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 07/04/2026

Reposting this for obvious reasons. I have much more in common with any Iranian than I do with the American and Israeli pieces of shit trying to annihilate them. Any single Iranian life lost is an entire universe gone; more, a tragedy at a level I cannot personally fathom. This is all I can do.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/04/2026

Today is a good day to remember that Carl Sagan was as outspoken about the dangers of war and nuclear weapons as he was an advocate of space exploration.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The world not screeching to a halt when the US killed more than 100 little school girls on the very first day of this "liberating war" led us exactly to this moment

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 07/04/2026

I hate having to do the "look, they're normal just like us" post, but sometimes you have to do that when American propaganda tries to convince everyone Iranians are "animals".

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

How will Avi Lewis pay for his big ideas? Taxing billionaires and corporations. “Banks made $70 billion in profits last year…Grocery baron Galen Weston alone is worth $20 billion,” Avi says. “The money is there my friends. We need a government with the courage to go and get it for all of us.”

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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

witches 🌸💜 (drawn by a trans woman, if you wanna support an other world of witches & wizards than a certain one)

Colored piece, drawing of a woman in modern clothes, jean shorts,t shirt, barefoot, with a crown of thorns on her head, wielding magic, giant flowers with an eye at their center in the dark background

Color piece, drawing of a witch floating in the night sky, surrounded by glowing purple/pink swords she just summoned, a real giant rapier hovering next to her, her long curly hair almost wrapped around its blade
She has roses and thorns tattooed on her right upper arm, glowing magical patterns on the left one, a white tank top, skirt, tight with floral patterns, no shoes, and a fierce expression on her face
Pink moon and purple clouds in the background

color piece, drawing of a young, curvy witch sitting on the floor on a glowing green pentagram or magic sygil of some sort, she's surrounded by plants and flowers and darkness, and skulls with their ribcage and spines are floating next to her, a green flame on their forehead
the witch wears a pink/orange/salmon crop top, a transparent fluid skirt with plant patterns on it, glasses, necklaces and earrings
her hair is tied in a loose bun
she has flowers and eyes tattooed on both shoulders/arms, also more plants on her left upper thigh and hip

Drawing of me as a witch floating in the night sky, wielding necromancer magic, holding a skull, wearing a witch hat, spiderweb pattern tights, a jean jacket, fishnet top, big goth shoes

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Megan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Logging in to provide further proof, so all the conservative influencers and “journalists” stop downplaying this. Shawn Beauvais-MacDonald (who showed up to intimidate me) is a SELF-DESCRIBED Nazi. Alex Vriend, who Western Standard platformed, is a SELF-DESCRIBED white nationalist. Receipts.

Image of Twitter user “friendlyfash,” which is Shawn Beauvais-MacDonald, saying in response to a video of me: “To be fair, I am a nazi, but I'm all about nice guy national socialism.”

Telegram screenshot from the Telegram of The Ferrman’s Toll, which is Alex Vriend of the active club second sons canada, stating: “How does me being a White
Nationalist change the fact you admitted that you received intelligence from the government to write your article?”

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 06/03/2026

The Tyee is proud to have published this important investigation by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social. We condemn this egregious harassment of a journalist for doing her job, and have offered support as she deals with this disturbing situation.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist. He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Tonight, two of the white nationalists I reported on in this piece showed up to attempt to intimidate me on a private night out at a small music venue. I’ll have more to say tomorrow. I’m safe. They also didn’t pay cover 🖕

Image of the white nationalists I reported on, Shawn Beauvais-MacDonald and Giulio Zardo, attempting to intimidate me at a small local music venue.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I’ve unmasked a white nationalist fight club in my city: Montreal. After weeks of work (with help!), I can reveal an Olympian as a member of the Frontenac Active Club — one who, unbeknownst to the owners, brought them to a local gym for training and propaganda photos. Here’s my investigation:

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Mythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads:

The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same...

- Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The story that Elon Musk committed voter fraud has gotten next to no coverage -- one of those things you can't make come up on a Google search. But I think it's time for Dems to go on offensive abt right wing coddling of this immigrant interfering in our elections. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

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Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk

The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.

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philiasfrog.bsky.social @philiasfrog.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

So sorry you're going through a tough time. It's never easy to end a relationship especially with an abusive partner who makes you go through hell. Take care of yourself and please contact your family and friends to receive help. You're not alone.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Rep. Ro Khanna just read on the House floor the names of the six 'wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted in the Epstein files: Leslie Wexner Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem Salvatore Nuara Zurab Mikeladze Leonic Leonov Nicola Caputo www.politico.com/live-updates...

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House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files

Rep. Ro Khanna read out the names of the six individuals on the House floor, where they will now be entered into the Congressional Record.

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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

bloody knight

Black and white sketch drawing of a woman knight in armor, her sword on her right shoulder, cuts and blood on her face
This was done as a study of a pic, for the pose and armor

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 09/02/2026

Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy from the Ottawa-area riding or Carleton is breaking ranks with the Carney government on its Return to Office policy for public servants: “There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”

Bruce Fanjoy:

Statement Regarding the Return to Office Policy
February 9*, 2026
On February 5th, 2026, the federal government announced an updated Return-to-Office
(RTO) policy for federal public servants. Today, I am calling upon the government to reconsider this policy for the following reasons:
1. The new RTO policy makes it harder to achieve the government's priorities of reducing the operating cost of government, improving affordability, and respecting the environment. Instead, it will cost both the government and citizens more and increase pollution.
2. There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians.
3. The RTO policy makes it harder for public servants to balance work with other responsibilities.
I believe Canada is better served by a hybrid model that balances a mix of in-office and remote work. The right balance is flexible and depends on circumstances. Done well, a hybrid model reduces the cost of government and benefits workers and all Canadians.
To my constituents in Carleton, I hear you. I will continue to press for solutions that work for you and all Canadians.
Sincerely,
Bruce Fanjoy
Member of Parliament for Carleton

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Take 2 minutes of your time and watch "The Hyrule Fantasy", a lovely Zelda fan film by french animator Ousmane Cissé. www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...

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