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@coopspeak.bsky.social

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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · Nov 15

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 10h

@theresisters.bsky.social called this kind of rhetoric out yrs ago - specifically the use of “pre-born” - and have been raising the alarm in our audio spaces ever since so the gen public sees that the movement to ban abortion (and possibly other rights by extension) is already here.

#BrutalTimes

The Pearson Project @projectpearson.bsky.social · Aug 3

The Honourable Arnold Viersen, Member of Parliament for Peace River - Westlock, here presenting a petition proposing legislation to "protect the pre born".

This is a tactic by the anti abortion lobby to make abortion illegal by declaring the fetus alive at heartbeat detection

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 11h

Even Marjorie Taylor Greene is fed up with Mike Johnson and the Republicans for refusing to do anything about healthcare insurance costs

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 12h

🥰 this!

In our early @theresisters.bsky.social audio spaces we interviewed several women politicians.

The harassment is real, but acceptance of it doesn’t have to be!

I hope many will support this initiative & adopt the pledge in their ridings!

electrespect.ca

#NegateTheHate
#WomenInPoli

Elect Respect — A Pledge to Restore Civility in the Public Square

electrespect.ca

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 22h

Ordinary Canadians like you and me can also have PM Carney’s back, because it’s a binary choice: the Liberals or the Conservatives.

#WeveGotThis

#Canada

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

PM Carney risks trouble without loyal ‘palace guard,’ say political players

Every new prime minister eventually faces turbulence, and that’s when a strong and trusted palace guard is ‘essential,’ says political historian and former Liberal MP John English. But at a critical t...

www.hilltimes.com

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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 20h

@mjnabuurs.bsky.social

Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 20h

“The Pope called for imprisoned journalists to be released and said the work of journalists must never be considered a crime. Rather, journalism is a right and a pillar upholding "the edifice of our societies" that must be protected and defended, he said.” #NoKings #factvsfiction #protectjournalism

Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 1d

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Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation - CBS Chicago

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 21h

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 1d

This precious boy who also loves Taylor Swift - needs more than 76 reposts if he’s going 2find his human! #Swifties #nycacc Will kill him! We can stop that! We have the power to help find him a foster ! Pls REPOST HIM! Let’s get him over 100 reposts so we can save his precious life!

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Diane Keaton made The Godfather, one of the greatest films ever made, work. And she did so much more over more than five decades. @sonnybunch.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/diane-keat...

Diane Keaton, 1946–2025

The leading lady of the 1970s.

www.thebulwark.com

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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve maintained that this was about creating forced cheap labour.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 2d

“It's kind of true, you do disappear off the planet if you are a middle-aged woman, but that has some advantages as well.”
#RIPDianeKeaton

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 2d

How do you Speak Truth to Power?.........

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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @seekingsanity33232.bsky.social the latest WNBA viewership numbers continues to outdraw some men's leagues in the US. Average viewership this season is nearly double that of the NHL's U.S. viewership last year. #WNBA

Riders#1 @seekingsanity33232.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently tsn thinks that we care about the WNBA final. I'd like to see a poll on that.

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Seeking Boston Marathon @seekingboston.bsky.social · 2d

Kindly download and share our new podcast Ep. On The Butterfly Pavilion Podcast, we talk about finding light in darkness along my stage IV cancer journey. Connecting with friends and laughs are part of that. #cancer podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @coopspeak.bsky.social @theresisters.bsky.social

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 3d

Release the Epstein Files.

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Seeking Boston Marathon @seekingboston.bsky.social · 3d

Clip from the latest episode of The Butterfly Pavilion Podcast. We were thrilled to have @theresisters.bsky.social join our pod. It's not just stage IV cancer, we try and find light in darkness. @coopspeak.bsky.social
#cancer #LongCovid 🇨🇦 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @cuanschutz.bsky.social

The ReSisters; No Ostriching Here

Podcast Episode · The Butterfly Pavilion Podcast · 10/03/2025 · 58m

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 4d

app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...

#WomensHistoryMonth2025
#WAGECanada

@mark-carney.bsky.social - Want to show you truly support women? Keep WAGE robust & well represented!

@coopspeak.bsky.social @theresisters.bsky.social

Celebrate Women’s History Month 2025

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 5d

On Friday @whigstandard.bsky.social, read my interview with @cathmckenna.bsky.social, former minister of environment & climate change. We discussed the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis on women. We also talked about misogyny, supporting women in politics, & toxic social media.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 5d

Yep.