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RhinestoneCanuck

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Love is love. No one is illegal on stolen land. Emphatic supporter of the 2SLGTBTQIA+ community. Free Palestine. Governments should work directly for the people. Fuck racism. Fuck facism. Feminist as fuck. Planet over profits. Read more books.

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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Local health minister says wait times for wealthy people way down since her government started focussing on bringing down wait times for wealthy people.
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Wait times for most priority surgeries in Ontario have increased since 2017, study says | CBC News
Wait times for most of the province’s publicly funded priority surgeries and procedures have increased between 2017 and 2025, according to a study released Monday.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 6h
Take a moment today and every day to reflect on the pain and ongoing impacts of the residential school system. EVERY child matters. #Reconciliation #EveryChildMatters
An image to mark the national day for truth and reconciliation. It is a bright orange background with a large headline across the top and then an indigenous graphic of 8 hands forming a flower shape. In the middle are the words every child matters.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 6h
Unfortunately, doug ford doesn’t give a single shit about healthcare. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario health-care coalition denounces province's plan to remove bike lanes across Toronto | CBC News
A coalition of Ontario health-care workers gathered in downtown Toronto on Tuesday to denounce the provincial government’s plan to remove bike lanes on three major roadways across the city.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 20h
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 17h
There is NOWHERE women can go to escape creepy men. www.bbc.com/sport/athlet...
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European Athletics Championships: New guidelines for more respectful TV camera coverage of female athletes used for first time
New guidelines advising broadcasters on more respectful camera angles at live athletics events are used at the European Athletics Championships for the first time
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21h
This bold faced lie is actually appalling in its audacity. What he’s saying is NOT true if a project is deemed in the national interest!! Which he applied for the whale-killing port expansion to be!! And if C-39 passes, even the conditions won’t necessarily apply!!!!
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 22h
Shitty boyfriends, dads of the kids we babysat, drunk guys at a party, the predator down the street everyone knew about, that creepy uncle, the colleague who implied that your career was on the line, your dad’s friend that hugged you just a little too long. Women face abusers every step of the way.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh look, more corporate fuckery. Depending on where you live, mcdonald’s will charge you more. www.reuters.com/business/ins...
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Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Mac
McDonald’s is increasingly using artificial intelligence to guide menu prices across the U.S. and some global markets, a plan that aims to boost headquarters’ profit but risks alienating customers and...
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
douggie ford and sylvia jones keep hammering at our public healthcare. Surgeries outsourced to private clinics is now up 10x the surgeries performed in the public system. They are fastracking our dissent into bankruptcy medicine. Call/email your mpp. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario | CCPA
The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn't good health policy
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The cornell rapists were taught a valuable lesson. If your daddy is rich enough, you can get away with absolutely anything…and maybe even grow up to be president one day.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.
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Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.
Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Unfathomable that everyday americans will end up paying millions of dollars to armed thugs. Who at the behest of a loser tyrant, pillaged government buildings, terrorized capital police and gave democracy the metaphorical middle finger.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WTF? How is it possible for rando people to disclose your contact information (and political affiliations??) to a nefarious technology company without permissions?? Can’t wait for lawsuits - you would trust this guy as your mayor?? Also…who owns the app and more concerning, the data??
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Technology invention idea: an app that allows you to hang up someone’s call remotely if they are talking on speaker in public.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete? 7 Frat boys at Cornell University.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don’t think another giant rally will do much in the way of big change. Put the effort into local voter engagement and registration. Get folks to volunteer to go door to door informing people and helping them register to vote - it is quite literally the only chance you all have to end this horror.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can’t help but think there are a LOT of talented, qualified people you could give this job to - other than your wife. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Diana Fox Carney appointed Canada's 1st ocean envoy, chair of Our Ocean Conference | CBC News
Diana Fox Carney — Prime Minister Mark Carney's wife — is stepping into a new, unpaid role focused on ocean conservation, including chairing an international conference set to take place in Halifax ne...
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I mean, there’s no way this was on purpose right? At this point, buying food from the states is russian roulette. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ah yes, out here “regulating themselves”.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why billionaire media ownership matters.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Her Dad is pushing her empty wheelchair across Canada to raise money for her lifesaving surgery…which OHIP denied. doug ford and sylvia jones’ Ontario folks. Getting closer to the american version of “healthcare” every single day. Consider donating. 🙏 www.miles4amiracle.com
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There’s a special place in hell for a woman who votes for a regime that does this. Fuck the misogynists who continue to keep a boot on our necks. healthpolicy-watch.news/us-isolated-...
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Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy Watch
President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He DEFINITELY knew about this and okayed this delegate staying in his seat. SHAME on carney for continuing to support a genocidal tyrant. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls | CBC News
Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he voted against the government and supported an NDP private me...
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do not allow democrat leaders to blame losses on people who stay home for the midterms. For YEARS progressive voters have screamed from the rafters that they will not stand for lack of bold action to enshrine human rights for women & the trans community & take bold action on climate & Palestine.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’ve noticed there seems to be a disconnect between what people understand Carney to be doing and what his policies actually do in practice. And I think I know why. Rather than telling you, I’m going to show you:
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Even in today’s political climate, I am still shocked by how politicians can so easily be bought. Money and power are a helluva drug combo and apparently make it real easy to throw people and the planet under the bus.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DO NOT gasp when millions of americans stay home for the midterms when the choice is worst and even worse. Fucking stand up for all people or expect nothing at the polls. Spineless, centrist bigots.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fraternity students drugged and gang raped a woman for 7 hours. One also sent out a text to a snapchat group claiming “free pussy”. Two were held ‘accountable’ and the rest had to write a report about how sorry they were. Yes, for real. ivy league’s best and brightest. www.wbng.com/2026/09/22/c...
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Cornell University, fraternity sued by former student after alleged gang rape and drugging in 2024
The lawsuit was filed nearly two years after the alleged assault
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
carney fans would do well to pay attention to these massive red flags. You think this wasn’t discussed ahead of time? You think he didn’t know? 🚩
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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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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The countries that stuck around to here the genocidal maniac ‘netanyahoo’ address the UN. No surprises here.
A screen grab from a website. It is black text on a white background. There’s a larger headline across the top and then a list of four numbered items below.
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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Beware of ‘maple-washing’ at the liquor store. #BuyCanadian (Video: @pauldoroshenko.com)
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m just not sure I trust that his wife will protect our oceans while her husband is building yet another crude oil pipeline towards those same oceans and expanding ports that will result in the extinction of our resident orcas! The whole thing feels a bit icky. I mean this clip….
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The days of referring to the united states as the “most powerful country in the world” are well over. It is a cesspool of racism, bigotry, anti-vaxxers, grifters & warmongers. They kill their own people in the streets, are pedo protectors, are locking people up in cages & human trafficking migrants.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We have GOT to start putting in guardrails around this shit.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🤡 “Family First Credit Union says Jane Smith is no longer employed by the company, effective immediately.” yourhalifaxnow.ca/lake-america...
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‘Lake America’ sweatshirt controversy costs Michigan credit union CEO her job - Your Halifax Now
The woman at the centre of the “Lake America” sweatshirt controversy is learning the fallout was no joke.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
IMO, absolutely nothing should be done by the supreme court in secret. Nothing.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Idea: no corporate welfare, subsidies, or government contracts for corporations whose employees need to rely on government assistance because of low wages.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sodamn Insane out here threatening war crimes on live TV. And yet somehow, still president. Fucking baffling.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is simply to get the administrative infrastructure in place for a mass rollout across the province. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta premier floats charging temporary residents $1,900 to access public health care | CBC News
The figure comes as Albertans will vote in the Oct. 19 referendum on charging certain non-permanent residents a "reasonable fee or premium" for access to Alberta's health care and education systems.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Let them eat cake. www.huffpost.com/entry/brooke...
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Trump Official Has A Blunt Suggestion For Americans Who Can’t Afford Beef
“if it is too expensive — unlike fuel, Benny — you can eat chicken, pork, salmon, eggs,” said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
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Judy Trinh @judytrinh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The changes to the Canada Labour Code in this new bill are “without precedent in Canadian law and they’re without precedent even amongst our trading partners in the G7.” “It provides the complete and unlimited discretion to the federal minister to decide who gets to go on strike and who does not.”
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
These seniors, with photos of their grandchildren around their necks are now being arrested on parliament hill. Too bad they aren’t american with substantial investment funds - then they would have had the red carpet rolled out for them. www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
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These Canadian seniors are driving EVs to Parliament Hill. Here’s why
A caravan of EV-driving seniors is on its way to Ottawa to push the federal government to enact greener policies.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Probably the best campaign ad for the @ndp.ca tbh. Someone needs to be there to represent the interests of the people of Canada.
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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bradford's team told us that it is "leading the way in bringing innovation to Canadian campaigns." The technology is fully legal, and is being described by a high profile campaign as completely normal. Perhaps this is the future of Canadian local elections? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/21/i...
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh look, another politician bought and paid for. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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RhinestoneCanuck @rhinestonecanuck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lest we forget. www.cbc.ca/sports/footb...
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with solicitation of prostitution | CBC Sports
Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanour solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage ...
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