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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 1h

Official US government accounts are posting white supremacist messaging calling for the ethnic cleansing of non-whites in America.

MAGA is working their way up to concentration camps and mass murder.

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Kara Fagan 🇨🇦 Liberal @fagankara.bsky.social · 1h

It’s ominous. Everywhere is preparing for war

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3h

An American woman of Russian descent was fired after a photo of her Tesla with “Z CRIMEA” plates went viral, sparking outrage. A fundraiser claiming her dismissal was “unfair” has already raised nearly $4,000.

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Rhodium Group @rhg.com · 4h

Back in March, we wrote about how the US was on an unspoken mission to claw back strategic assets from China.

As we anticipated, Beijing is now aware of the playbook and is responding where it has leverage, including with rare earths:

The Clawback: Reclaiming Strategic Assets from China

The United States is on an unspoken mission to claw back strategic assets from China. This is not a policy that began with the current US administration, nor has it been articulated in a speech or pol...

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 4h

David Herle, Scott Reid, Jordan Leichnitz, and Kory Teneycke talk turkey (and Canadian politics).

*contains colourful language

Air Quotes Media @airquotesmedia.bsky.social · 4h

🤬🗳️ Weak But True. #CurseOfPolitics

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karenatsharon.bsky.social @karenatsharon.bsky.social · 5h

Have they all gone crazy down there? (Rhetorical question) Just don't visit the US anymore! #uspoli #cdnpoli www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 5h

🇵🇸 Palestinians struggle as they have ‘no food, no housing’ in Gaza City - video

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Palestinians struggle as they have 'no food, no housing' in Gaza City | REUTERS

YouTube video by Reuters

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 5h

Congratulations to Osaka and everyone involved.

The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 6h

The 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka, which concluded on Monday, attracted a total of 25,578,986 visitors during its 184-day run.

Osaka Expo drew 25.57 million visitors over 184 days

A total of 207,889 people visited the site on Monday, the last day of the event.

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 5h

Cabela, another US-owned company, axing more Canadian jobs.

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 6h

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is axing 54 Winnipeg office jobs, marking the second round of layoffs in five months.

Bass Pro Shops cuts second round of Winnipeg workers in 5 months

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is axing 54 Winnipeg office jobs, marking the second round of layoffs in five months.

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 5h

But the price of eggs is the same as before, right?

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 6h

Released 🇵🇸 Palestinians describe harsh conditions in israeli prisons

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Released Palestinians describe harsh conditions in Israeli prisons

YouTube video by The Canadian Press

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 6h

The 🇨🇦 Canadian housing market could find “balance” in the fall, home prices could plateau by year’s end

#housing

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Royal LePage: The Canadian housing market could find “balance” in the fall – Canada Letter

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7h

The UK and Canada will join the EU in a plan to use part of the nearly $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets held by G7 nations to boost financial support for Ukraine. The mechanism would allow issuing loans without formally seizing the assets, securing long-term financing for Ukraine.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 7h

⚡️ A UK spy plane circled Russia’s Kaliningrad in a bold NATO intelligence mission.

The RC-135W Rivet Joint’s visible flight path signaled the Alliance’s resolve to monitor Moscow’s moves in the Baltic.

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 7h

What happens when a celebrated scientist is accused of fabricating results to promote his patented product? We’ve obtained a leaked investigation report into misconduct at UBC, and we’re making the findings public for the first time.

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#bcpoli #science #CBC

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 7h

Andrew Weissmann (NYU) has a conversation with Jack Smith

#democracy #law

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The State of the United States: A Conversation with Jack Smith

YouTube video by UCL Laws

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 8h

Canada’s role in building F-35 fighter jets

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Canada’s role in building American F-35 fighter jets

YouTube video by CBC News: The National

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 8h

🇸🇪 Sweden speeds up renovation of civilian shelters as it prepares for possibility of #war

#civildefence

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Sweden speeds up renovation of civilian shelters as it prepares for possibility of war

YouTube video by The Canadian Press

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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 9h

‼️REACTION: “Let us bring in our humanitarian supplies.”

Oxfam’s Regional Humanitarian Coordinator, Ruth James, tells
@skynewsrss.bsky.social’s @markaustintv.bsky.social that aid agencies must be allowed to reach people in desperate need in Gaza.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 15h

With migrant crossings at the Mexico border at their lowest level in decades, U.S. Border Patrol agents are being sent deep inside the country — sometimes with military-style tactics that lead to violent confrontations.

Military tactics by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago fuel backlash

Agents trained to spot illegal border crossings, who normally police the frontier, are being sent into densely populated neighborhoods deep inside the country.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Terrell Jermaine Starr @terrelljstarr.bsky.social · 1d

I interviewed a Ukrainian soldier who shared what it was like to endure torture in Russian occupation.

Interestingly enough, he also taught his fellow POWs English. Listen to him share his experience here👇🏾

Ukrainian Soldier Recalls Day He was Captured By Russians

YouTube video by Terrell Starr

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
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The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

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McGill University @handle.invalid · 22h

McGill ranks #1 in Canada in Maclean’s medical-doctoral category for the 21st year in a row. ⭐ Top 3 in 8 of 12 indicators — and the only medical doctoral university to place in the top 10 in all of them.

🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/iD6

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Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 17h

China holds a virtual monopoly over a product needed to produce the only thing holding up our economy right now. And it’s preparing to use that leverage.

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Why China Can Collapse the U.S. With One Decree

China holds a virtual monopoly over a product needed to produce the only thing holding up our economy right now. And it’s preparing to use that leverage.

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