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Rick Ivanoff

@ricksongs.bsky.social
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www.rickivanoff.com And rickivanoff.bandcamp.com Canadian Singer/Songwriter and composer of instrumentals for media production. Storm spotter, nature and animal lover, and political junkie. We also rescue neglected guinea pigs!

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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just found a new guide to #BelongingInNature—seasonal ideas for getting to know, caring for, and loving the land right where you live. 🌱 From balconies to community gardens, there’s so much to discover right in our backyards. @greenpeaceca.bsky.social Download it: act.gp/4rdHNjA
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Download: How to Connect With Nature in Your Backyard
Whether your “backyard” is a park, balcony, neighbourhood tree, windowsill, or patch of forest—you can take steps to meet, get to know, and love nature. Download our Backyard Belonging Guide to start ...
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Nature is our home—not an economic zone. The federal government is proposing to steamroll ahead with major projects by weakening environmental protections. Tell them to protect nature, not treat it as red tape. 🌿 @greenpeaceca.bsky.social act.gp/3UGBqcn
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Stop Federal Environmental Rollbacks in Canada
Nature is our home—not an economic zone. The federal government wants to streamroll ahead with major projects by weakening environmental protections. Tell them to protect the nature that sustains us, ...
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 22/08/2026
I’m still trying to process how the president of the United States somehow talks tougher about Canada than North Korea.
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I am a proud Canadian! Please listen to my song titled "My Canada" here: youtu.be/f9Ojpl0fKh8?...
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#CanadianCulture I am a proud Canadian! Please listen to my song titled "My Canada" here: youtu.be/f9Ojpl0fKh8?...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Inciting a coup against your own country is the very definition of TREASON, full stop. There should be a law that prevents traitors from running for office.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
No One's To Blame youtu.be/dGoF7nXQTHo?... via @YouTube My new ballad, "No One's to Blame," is about choosing reconciliation over winning the argument and realizing it’s easier to just let it go. #NewMusic #RickIvanoff #NoOnesToBlame #SingerSongwriter
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Boy ain't that the truth. Regrets are horrible, aren't they?
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Canada has an obligation under global law to stop unilateral deep sea mining by Canadian companies. Yet Canada-based The Metals Company is working with Trump to bypass global processes and mine the seabed. Tell Canada to #StopDeepSeaMining ✍️ 🔗 act.gp/4i95CGL @greenpeaceca.bsky.social
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Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In collaboration with the Munk School, I am sharing a ten-lecture course I taught at @utoronto.ca this past year. The course is called “Hitler and Stalin Today.” Watch the first lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/new-lectur...
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The official lyric video for my new single "I Propose" is OUT NOW! It’s fast, it’s fun, and it’s a country love story you won’t want to miss. Tap the link in bio to watch the full video! youtu.be/JIyUAAiMDbI #IPropose #NewCountryMusic #CountryMusicVideo #ModernCountry #LoveAndMarriage #RickIvanoff
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Is Donald Trump a Russian Asset? - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/75218
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Opinion: Is Donald Trump a Russian Asset?
In order to answer it, all we need to do is to look at what Trump does; it’s not imperative (though it would be nice) to know why he is doing it.
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Kevin Glew @coopincanada.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"I owe more to Canadians than they'll ever know. In my baseball career, they were the first to make me feel my natural self." -- Jackie Robinson #JackieRobinsonDay
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Tony Michaels @thetonymichaels.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
He said the quiet part out loud
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/0TO9mSE8
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Creativity isn’t a dataset. Stop unlicensed AI training.
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Despondency @velvetllama.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We need to keep posting these file execerpts to wake up a few of the latte liberals here. Thanks Cheri
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.ms.now/news/federal...
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Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July.
After each shooting, federal agencies claimed the drivers tried to ram agents with their vehicles. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Trump claims ICE's Minnesota raids — which have already killed two Americans — are justified to root out "fraud." Meanwhile, he's pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC. The "law and order" president.
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I've never been more proud to be a Canadian!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE. We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/01/2026
I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.
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Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking
Photos of Alex Pretti with Sara’s caption:

On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm
I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care.
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𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
"When I was a boy, and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers.”—Fred Rogers Alex Pretti was a helper, and ICE assassinated him for helping a woman who was being battered by them. #AlexPretti #Resist #FuckICE #Pinks
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Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Oralè Resisters General Strike How many Americans Must die for rights! General Strike Now! Shut her down! #GeneralStrike #USDemocracy #NoKings
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Bernice King has it absolutely right. We are facing a moral crisis in this country. And we must all act together to end it.
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Ethan 🦋Proud Blue🦋 @grand-pa-etan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti is not an accident, but a deliberate spectacle. Trump and his henchmen watch their masked agents target Renee Good and decide to politicize the terror. A homemade Gestapo, to remind everyone that opposing means signing your own death warrant. #ProudBlue #DV1
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CoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks · 25/01/2026
And let’s read his heartbroken parents statement 💔💔💔💔
"We are heartbroken but also very angry.
Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an
ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.
I do not throw around the 'hero term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.
Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
You need to call and write your Representatives and Senators regardless of party and tell them it's time for either the 25th Amendment or Impeachment. And this has to be done in the millions! What are you waiting for?
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
You guys need to rise up all over the country in a massive way!
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Trump just announced a 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, Finland, and the Netherlands starting in February over Greenland.
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ERegan💙 @regan11218lane.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I hope you are OK now.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
It’s the weekend. Treat yourself, America. Your luxurious $3 meal comes with one whole M&M tonight.
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
We'd love to have you!
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
How do you feel about universal health care that won't bankrupt you when you get sick? Or no ICE agents terrorizing you? If you agree with the above, then we'd love to have you!
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
You guys have become such an unreliable trading partner that you left us no choice.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Fuck ICE…and then fuck ICE again.
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
As a proud Canadian, I refuse to travel to the US until a new pro-democracy government is in power.
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
This is Trump's amerika.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
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Edwin Roman @edwinromanart.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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Rick Ivanoff @ricksongs.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
This: www.irishstar.com/news/politic...
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Chicago priest calls for 'bloody revolution' against Trump amid ICE crackdown
EXCLUSIVE: A Chicago-based priest and social activist with years of experience working to address gang-related gun violence dispelled myths about the Trump administration's demonization of the Democra...
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I Stand With Senator Mark Kelly Hegseth and Trump threaten him ....court martial Senator Kelly is not intimidated
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