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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 1h

SO GOOD

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1h

Over 2.3 million confirmed so far and the rural wave is real. We were tracking ~3,000 events, but small towns across the country are pouring in with numbers we hadn’t included. A submission portal for city + attendance is coming soon. All counts will be double-certified before the final release.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 2d

New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first 100 days after the federal election show oil and gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records. Environmental groups couldn’t get a word in. thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...

Carney welcomed industry lobby, ignored environmental groups: records | The Narwhal

Records show resource industry lobbyists had regular access to Prime Minister Mark Carney in his first 100 days, while environmental groups were shut out

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ACLU @aclu.org · 11h

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS
You don’t need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don’t need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you’re not obstructing traffic or access to buildings.
When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police.
If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries.
If you get stopped by the police, ask if you’re free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away.
If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don’t sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.
If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status."

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 9h

[Exit King.]

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

just go to the protests

take whatever precautions you personally feel comfortable with but these are massive, joyful events, go and have fun

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 13h

18-10-1935 CANADA: Farm labourer Nicholas Schaack, 51, dies in hospital following head injuries received on Market Square in Regina on Dominion Day, when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police brought the On to Ottawa Trek of unemployed workers to a violent end. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/schaa...

SCHAACK, NICHOLAS JOHN – Dictionary of Canadian Biography

SCHAACK, NICHOLAS JOHN, farm labourer and protester; b. 15 Nov. 1883 near Kranzburg (S. Dak.), son of John Schaack and Anna Schmidt, farmers; d. 18 Oct. 1935 in Regina.

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 5d

🇨🇦 The Trump admin is buying into Canadian critical mineral companies — giving Washington a stake in our clean-energy future.

CBC reports Ottawa can still block the deal under national security laws.

This is why we need a strong public broadcaster — facts, not spin.

🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 5d

It was basically a raspberry flavoured butter tart. Delicious but sweeeeeeet

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 5d

Latest blog, a few reflections on one of Hintonburg’s finest. miss-vickys-offhand-remarks.ghost.io/on-paulette/

On Paulette

Last week I attended the celebration of life of one of the best of us. Paulette Dozois, former archivist, indefatigable community volunteer, staunch New Democrat and Hintonburg champion, has left a ma...

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 7d

Hopefully the amount of cheese I consume will make up for it

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s have some of this leadership on this side of the border, please.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 7d

I’m not really a pork eater (even though some may call me a porkchopper)

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 7d

But there are these ones www.uc-cranberries.com

Upper Canada Cranberries - Cranberries in Ottawa Ontario

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 7d

At the IGA in Mont Laurier

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 7d

Thanksgiving shopping in Mont-Laurier - nary a turkey to be found. And forget about a gravy separator (tried both Cdn Tire and Home Hardware). However, local cranberries and a raspberry/sucre a la crème pie, as well as the fine local cheeses so it all balances out

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 7d

PHILIPPINES / CANADA: Filipino migrant workers in Canada call for livable wage, job security www.bulatlat.com/2025/10/11/f...

Filipino migrant workers in Canada call for livable wage, job security

“In an industry where precarious jobs, wage theft, unsafe conditions can be commonplace, where workers — especially migrants, women — face intimidation, fear of reprisal, for speaking up, it is not en...

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 11d

Gauri: We are not immune in Canada but we also have enjoyed for decades a commitment to the idea of Canada as a welcoming place & the values of social solidarity. We can and should demand better of our politicians and find ways to meet people where they are at and reminds people of common interests

Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 11d

We are pushed down this funnel where we are agreeing with the premise of a crisis around birth rates when we need to question how the conversation is framed. How can we counter? Doubling down on our commitments and resistance to divisive narratives

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 11d

Final question around the growth of the far right - fashioning policies around racist notions of purity etc. the movements driving anti gender attacks are the same ones driving anti BLM, anti-immigrant sentiments and more

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 11d

Claire from Dignity Network - we get caught in the trap of dog whistles like “the queer agenda”.

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Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social · 11d

There is so much that can unite us - to call for more robust public services, care systems, etc

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