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Richard Levangie

@richardlevangie.bsky.social

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#Author. Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally. Survivor. Warrior. Settler. Climate activist. Woke AF. MFA. Secrets of the Hotel Maisonnueve, 2020. Red Tiger, Spring, 2026 (Galleon). Kjipuktuk. Halifax, Nova Scotia. He/him. Be kind, be cool. 🇨🇦 315ppm

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · Jan 25

I’m an #author. At 32, I developed chronic fatigue, daily migraines & lost 25 years to misery. Misdiagnosed brain tumor. Neurosurgery took my senses of smell & taste, & hormone function. I did an MFA, published a middle-grade mystery at 61 to kind reviews. Red Tiger, a #fantasy, is coming in 2025

Author Richard Levangie about to drive home during Hurricane Fiona.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 1d

#Republicans — they’re just like us.

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, my heart.

My hero remembered at the Forum in Montreal.

#KenDryden
#MontrealCanadiens
#Hockey

Ken Dryden’s goalie mask resting on the net at the Montreal Forum to mark his passing. We spent a few hours together once, and it was everything I could have hoped for.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3d

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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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

The Seventh Circuit has handed Trump yet another kick in the wingnuts.

Appeals court: Trump can't deploy National Guard on Chicago's streets

A ruling Saturday forbids the White House from actively using troops in Illinois.

www.motherjones.com

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 7d

Added today. 🌻

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9d

We can’t out-Republican Republicans, nor should we want to.

Democrats need to say what they believe — and actually believe in something.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 9d

Okay @resistanceschool.bsky.social fans and students!

Last last last chance to register for my Race, media and international affairs 101 course!

Only a few hours left!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

www.resistancesummerschool.com

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 11d

News i can use! Thanks!

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Mark Heyck 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @markheyck.bsky.social · Feb 27

Awesome to see all the new northern arrivals to Bluesky, including NWT MLAs @carolinewawzonek.bsky.social, @katereidnwt.bsky.social, @shaunamorgan.bsky.social and @julianmorse.bsky.social! Updated Northern Canada Starter Pack available here: go.bsky.app/HocZATu

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 14d

It’s not often that someone famous passes, and I’m moved to tears. I don’t cry easily.

But Jane Goodall’s death has me wiping away fresh tears every few minutes.

What a life she lived. She taught me more about religion and decency and honour than any priest, or cardinal or minister ever could.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d

Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 14d

Keep fighting 🌎DrJane inspired me & countless others. Her legacy will live on if we continue to fight for sustainable economies; slow growth instead of take & make waste economies that don’t serve the people or the planet.
Inspiring hope through #action
Rest in peace Jane Goodall 🍃

janegoodall.ca

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Join the Jane Goodall Institute in protecting wildlife and promoting environmental action. Explore conservation projects and help build a sustainable future

janegoodall.ca

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 14d

Exactly so. We’ve lost a leading light, so we have to fight that much harder for a clean world where nature can flourish and humanity shows true compassion for all.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 14d

One of the planet’s best humans has passed. I’m so sorry that we let you down.

Godspeed Jane Goodall.

#RIP
#JaneGoodall

Photo of a newspaper headline mourning Jane Goodall. Photo shows her looking intently at a chimpanzee who is looking intently at her.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 16d

Please help if you can, and please share. Read the story. It’s just sickening.

#NovaScotia
#Canada

#HaliSky — let’s do this.

gofund.me/b1cb25bbe

Donate to Help Mark and David Recover After Serious Assault, organized by Monica Grantham

Mark Grantham is a well-known professional artist living and working… Monica Grantham needs your support for Help Mark and David Recover After Serious Assault

gofund.me

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16d

My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 25 states. I expect that we will add another 5-6 this week. Please pay attention to what is happening to see and fair elections and democracy in court!

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 16d

According to Forbes, Donald Trump has increased his net worth by more than $3 billion (all crypto and other extortion deals) in the first nine months of his presidency.

Nothing to see here.

#Trump
#Corruption

ancient looking grifter donald trump photo

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 17d

So proud of Canada’s women’s rugby team. Such adversity and still you kept pushing.

I want to be just like you when I grow up. ❤️🤍❤️

#Rugby
#Canada 🇨🇦

Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 18d

So someone took potshots at ICE facilities in #Dallas, #Texas this week, so President Trump is deploying the US military in #Portland, Oregon to teach them a lesson.

#Republican #Logic
#fascism

Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 19d

Quietly Canadian too.

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Richard Levangie @richardlevangie.bsky.social · 19d

I have two gift certificates to The Canteen in #Dartmouth, but they seem to have given up on vegetarians.

I see re-gifting in my future.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 19d

#BREAKING: Over the dissents of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, #SCOTUS grants (yet another) stay to President Trump—this one allowing him to cease obligating $4 billion in foreign aid funding appropriated by Congress.

I’ll post the link when it’s up.

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