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W. Canadian last boomer. Travel, politics, hope

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐚-𝐆𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐳 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦.🚨 Edgar is yet another 28 year old victim of ICE along with Wilber Rafael Garces Perez who was shot on Sunday. Here's a thread of #ICELawlessness, actions you can take to push back & some good news as well.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Even US citizens are being attacked by #ICE. Trump's ICE thugs bloodied, brutalized & put their knee in the back of a US citizen on Sunday in Chicago. No one is safe from tyranny under autocratic regimes. So VOTE BLUE & VOLUNTEER, too at mobilize.us www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There's been a lot of talk about the DA's prosecutorial failure in the Cornell rape case but I haven't seen much about this. Cornell police edited out key info when they passed on Jane Doe's statement, omitting her use of the word "rape." The head of Cornell PD is now top brass at Ithica PD.
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 24/09/2026
Chinese communist state media gets through the gate. American journalists get punished for reporting. A federal court gets ignored. That is a fascist assault on the free press, in broad daylight. Don’t let them bury this. The press needs backup & silence is exactly what this regime is counting on
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h
I really hope whatever is happening in Russia stays in Russia, because the Trump admin isn’t equipped for a public health emergency. 📌 A worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia died after developing pneumonia of unknown origin. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Would be true on the lichen planet.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23h
Really cool tool from @popular.info to crowdsource who is paying for what campaign ads. paidforby.info
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Who paid for this?
Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h
We're continuing to report on sports betting apps, and we need your help. ProPublica is looking for at least 250 people who use DraftKings and FanDuel to share their data with us and help us understand how the apps respond to user behavior. ➡️ How to help: projects.propublica.org/sports-betti...
A neon green tracker shows that ProPublica has received 28 people's sports betting data, just over 10% of the way towards its goal of 250. Text below reads: If you’re one of millions of Americans who have placed an online bet on a sporting event, you know how quickly you can go from celebrating your wins to feeling like the odds are stacked against you.

ProPublica is trying to understand how sports betting apps incentivize users to keep playing and when they warn users to pump the brakes. To do that, we need your help: We’re aiming for at least 250 people to upload their gambling history from apps like FanDuel and DraftKings. We’re not quite there yet, so if you’ve used these apps, you can help our journalists. If you’ve worked in the industry, you can also help us by answering a few questions. (You can also reach us on Signal.)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h
“The day after I lost $1,800 on basketball in one night … an email popped into my inbox. ‘Welcome to the DraftKings VIP Showcase,’ the subject line read. I couldn’t believe it. My night of loss chasing was being rewarded.”
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and…
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 23/09/2026
Mary Peltola shows the fuel prices in an Alaska town: $5.25 for gas and $6.75 for diesel. Opponent Dan Sullivan has voted for the Iran War 12 times, which has jacked up fuel prices exponentially across Alaska.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 22h
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22h
Will Bunch: The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it. And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head. www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...
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For a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will Bunch
A nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college.
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🦋🇨🇦Sarrah🇨🇦🦋 @savingdemocracy101.bsky.social · 18h
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You can give $1 million to Donald Trump and host JD Vance at your mansion, but can’t answer one constituent question on the sidewalk without running away like a coward. Shout out to the guy driving by who yelled "TRUMP LOVER" at MAGA Mike as he ran away from the question! 🤣
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Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · 20h
I’m going to be 60 in a few weeks, so I assumed the pain I’d been feeling in my foot was some old man malady like a bunion or gout, so imagine my joy when I figured out today that I’ve been walking around for 3 weeks with a shard of glass in the ball of my foot
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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 18h
Wouldn’t have been my first choice, but a worthy winner! If you have never listened to the tragically hip or know them only as that (allegedly) mediocre band that Canadians love, please listen to it at least 3 times, really loud. Then go ahead and apologize to me and all Canadians in the comments
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“We the People” was never meant to mean “whatever one powerful man wants.” October 17, vote early & find a No Kings event near you. Our votes are not decorations for someone else’s coronation. They are how we tell every would-be ruler: hands off our votes #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Danielle Smith is a weak leader for the province and within her own separatist party. A proud Canadian would never allow a separatist to remain in their party.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Paul Lander @paullander.bsky.social · 22h
Federal Judge Says Police Can't Use Flock Cameras To Go 'Snooping Through Our Personal Lives'. Thank God, I was beginning to feel way too much pressure to be more interesting.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23h
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
NEWS: After losing a major court fight, Trump and Todd Blanche’s DOJ is now begging a federal judge to kill Katie Phang’s Epstein files lawsuit altogether.
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Trump’s DOJ Begs Judge To Kill Epstein Files Case After Court Loss in Phang Lawsuit
The Justice Department now argues that journalist Katie Phang cannot use federal administrative law to force further disclosure.
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✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 21h
Eh. Chris Rock has always been garbage and tbh Will Smith shoulda slapped him harder, twice.
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 22h
Ukraine peace talks are now tied to a multibillion-dollar Russian oil deal benefiting allies of Trump negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. This arrangement undermines Western sanctions leverage, rewarding the Kremlin with economic relief before it makes any territorial concessions.
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Tina - Release the #EpsteinFiles|Resistbot Text RESIST to 50409 @porpentina2017.bsky.social · 21h
Michael Tracy wants to identify the woman who was brutally raped/assaulted for seven hours at Cornell in 2024. Well, look no further, #IAmJaneDoe because we are ALL Jane Doe.
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 02/10/2026
Jason Stephan and Danielle Smith didn’t have the courage to campaign as separatists in the last election. But as long as she keeps him in the party, the whole UCP will have to next time. Good luck!
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KayDee1968 @kaydee1968.bsky.social · 21h
Plague is endemic in both USA and Russia. In the US, the reservoir is rodents in the desert southwest, Russia in marmot colonies in the Steppes. Mostly, so long as nobody bothers their habitat, no problem. Definitely, keep RFK away he’ll be cooking roadkill on car manifolds 😱
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cool, cool. Lots of reporting that theres a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia, and several hospitals are under forced quarantine. Obviously, it’s Russia, so accurate information is scarce.
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Cycoriot 🫟 @cycoriot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jane Doe does NOT need to identify herself and be put at risk, anyone digging for her info to do harm should be ashamed (at least) As a survivor, I stand with Jane and I’m happy to help flood the hashtag. #iamjanedoe
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 21h
We will pass this right after we mail you that $5,000 check.
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Tina - Release the #EpsteinFiles|Resistbot Text RESIST to 50409 @porpentina2017.bsky.social · 21h
#IAmJaneDoe
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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Trump Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms from Intel to US Steel Trump admin is trading taxpayers billions for company ownership stakes—& this unusual, strategy-free & lawless practice is increasing www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u... so is our monster rapist felon potus rebranding communism as extortion?
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$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t... the mobster felon rapist potus doctrine can be summed up one word: extortion.
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U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China
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Allen @rockyhi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ouch. Republican hypocrisy. Hello Susan. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on Trump's Xi Summit & Jordan Klepper on Hegseth's Anti-Weirdo Crusade
Podcast Episode · The Daily Show: Ears Edition · October 3 · 58m
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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@lastweektonight.com -- John Oliver -- This voucher business really needs your special treatment. Start a private school with taxpayer dollars and earn $7000 per kid in Arkansas. Cost $45 to start (saying that they weren't teachers)...🙈 @propublica.org
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Billionaires want you to think taxing their wealth "doesn't do anything." Massachusetts passed a millionaire tax and raised $3.1 BILLION. That money is funding bridges, buses, teachers, and free community college. Wealth taxes WORK. That's why the rich hate them. Tax the rich.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As I note here, everything that happened in 2016 has come to pass. www.youtube.com/shorts/8piSZ...
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How Putin grabbed Trump by his balls
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 03/10/2026
Mark Zuckerberg tells investors that his AI push is a huge success. But when it files its taxes, Meta tells the IRS its giant data centers are an experiment that might fail. Why? Because calling them an experiment lets Meta claim a tax credit meant for real research.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
All the apocalyptic AI talk is just a smokescreen for how the AI bubble is about to burst and deflate the economy.
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The job of a good AI critic, journalist and author Cory Doctorow recently told Brooke, is to help pop the bubble as quickly as possible. Not only do six of the top seven stocks in the S&P 500 lose mon...
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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.”
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And so it continues... Our economic debates seem utterly disconnected from the reality. That reality: This is an economy mostly creating healthcare jobs, and it does so month after month, and everything else is just noise.
Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" showing change in non-farm payrolls since January 2025 through September 2026. Healthcare and social assistance added 998,000 jobs with consistent growth throughout the period, while the rest of the economy lost 222,000 jobs, meaning all net job creation came from healthcare. The rest of the economy showed particular weakness from May through August 2025 when losses reached 218,000 jobs. This striking divergence reveals an unusual concentration where one sector's growth of roughly 48,000 jobs per month has offset persistent contraction across all other industries combined.
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This was only a matter of time. In a very real way, the net effect of networked license plate readers is more like putting a GPS device on a car than it is like driving past individual security cameras. And if police wanted to track you over time w/ GPS device or your phone---they'd need a warrant.
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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 03/10/2026
So the Canadaland subreddit found my little rant about Jesse Clown. I'm very entertained by this jokey comment about me losing my medical license. If only people understood how much misconduct has to happen before a doctor is even *disciplined* by their college, let alone suspended.
Very well written article. How long before she loses her license?
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watchlady.bsky.social @watchlady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Jared Kushner is *more* crooked than his father. And that's saying a lot. Check this out #sheshed
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Czech leaders are now openly preparing for the possibility of a Russian attack on NATO’s eastern flank. PM Andrej Babiš and President Petr Pavel discussed the scenario “very specifically” and confirmed Czechia would fulfil its Article 5 obligations if a Baltic state were attacked.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
i guess this is the downside of plastering your ugly mug ten stories high on every building that will let you
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 am. I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish they would fund healthcare like they fund forever wars in the Middle East.  Quotes from James Talarico.
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I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 am. I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish they...
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Darline Graham says she supports Trump 100%. That means she supports his corruption.
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