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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 2h

F is for fascism
Charlie Angus

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F Is for Fascism

CBC called the other day for an interview about the apparent rise in swearing in politics.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 2h

Authoritarianism wins when memory fails
History matters
Please read

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Canadian Returnee (@canadianreturnee)

Growing up, I was taught that history matters in the understanding that remembering the past could protect us from repeating the past. Teachers repeated it often: never forget what happens when author...

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 18h

More on the donOLD crime family.

Rachel Maddow Questions Trump's Hot Mic Moment, Reopens 2016 Election Payoff Speculation | Video

Rachel Maddow questioned President Donald Trump's hot mic moment in Egypt, stating that the conversation could mean corruption.

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Ron Sexsmith @ronsexsmith.bsky.social · 18h

Trump will never deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
But because he is such a "wanker" he's a shoe in
for the "Pull-it-Sir" prize RS

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Legend @fubarrockchick.bsky.social · Apr 24

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 18h

I love it.

Jimmy Kimmel Jokes RFK Jr. Was 'Screaming and Crying and Pounding on the Door' While Trump Got Flu and COVID Shots | Video

Jimmy Kimmel predicts that RFK Jr. was none too happy about the president getting his flu shot and COVID booster

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 18h

That long apparently

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Rhonda Wolfson @rhondawolfson.bsky.social · 19h

I renewed my passport last year (tip: do it quickly. it took a month to get it, vs a week in the past).

Amazon (.ca) is selling a UV light for $7.99, so I just may order one!

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harriedwife.bsky.social @harriedwife.bsky.social · 19h

Exactly!!! I agree!

Linda 🇨🇦🍁❤️🇺🇸 @doc4dad.bsky.social · 20h

Wow, I'm speaking in garble😜If Canada drops the EV tariff, China will drop the tariff on our canola.
The conservatives are complete morons🤡

BREAKING - China Offers Canada MAJOR DEAL

YouTube video by Claus Kellerman POV

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Jacqs @fooyoo2.bsky.social · 18h

If you still wonder what type of people R are…These are real statements from the halls of Congress.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent. More please

JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 1d

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

Extremely dangerous. And they know very well what they are doing.

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d

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Multiple airports have refused to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video, due to various laws and policies.

Full list of airports refusing to show Kristi Noem's shutdown video

Multiple airports have refused to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video, due to various laws and policies.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

Living under authoritarianism
Excellent read

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The Quiet Lessons of Living Under Authoritarianism

Authoritarianism hides in routine, apathy, and lost freedoms. History shows how citizens must respond.

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 1d

This directly out of the WH for a campaign contributor was an absolute embarrassment and a precursor of the open crypto bribing happening now.

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

Elections have consequences

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 1d

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Jack Sprat @jacksprat39.bsky.social · 1d

Naked Portland protests the fascist invasion...

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Naked bike riders demonstrate against federal troops in 'quintessentially Portland' protest

Naked bike riders demonstrate against federal troops in 'quintessentially Portland' protest

Protesters are pedaling through Portland's streets wearing nothing or close to it to rally against the Trump administration.

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Spicy Scorpio(Karen) 🏳️‍🌈🪶🧡🇨🇦 @nish57.bsky.social · 2d

We will definitely have our PM's back

Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 2d

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

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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...

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Carole Paré Payne @paros13.bsky.social · 1d

You are assuming he can read … giant leap

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The Ubiquitous J-Man @theubiquitousj-man.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @cnn.com
What kind of bullshit story is this?
It was YOUR President that decided to attack our countries industries, as well as those of every other nation on earth!
Do better!!
😡

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#USpoli
#CanadaStrong 🍁
#ElbowsUp 💪🏼
#FuckTrump🖕🏼
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