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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Jun 5

and also ICE

Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Jun 4

This CBC Understood podcast season was incredibly informative. Want to know how the internet got enshitified? Listen to this. Guaranteed you’ll learn something in all four episodes. Well done.

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Jun 4

I feel like this flew under the radar. Feel more people should be aware of this. More importantly, how terrifying that this violence is becoming more common.

RIP Jonathan Joss. Truly tragic loss.

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Actor Jonathan Joss, known for King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, fatally shot in Texas | CBC News

Jonathan Joss, an actor best known for his voice work on the animated series King of the Hill, as well as a role on NBC's Parks and Recreation, was fatally shot near his home in San Antonio, Texas, au...

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Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · May 19

YOU CAN FOLLOW:

@nba.com
@wnba.com

The NBA and WNBA are now actively posting on Bluesky and I can't emphasize enough how important it is that we do everything possible to support these accounts, because how many followers they acquire and how much positive engagement they get will 100%, unequivocally determine how committed they are to this place AND how likely it is that other leagues & sports personalities could then come here too. These accounts aren't just big accounts, they're bridges to entire communities and the ripple effect of them succeeding here would be MASSIVE. If you want to stick a stake through Twitter's heart, this is how you do it - but remember, the NBA and WNBA don't *have* to be here and it's not a foregone conclusion this isn't anything more than a trial run. So yes, don't just follow these accounts: help promote them and positively interact w them too. Let's show them this place is worth investing in.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · May 14

Canada’s new cabinet met for the first time this morning.

One of our first orders of business: a tax cut for the middle class. Starting July 1, hard-working Canadians will keep more of their paycheques.

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Washingtonian @washingtonian.com · May 12

It’s not safe to swim in DC’s Rock Creek, but that didn’t stop Health Secretary RFK Jr. who went for a dip in the bacterial waters over the weekend.

Rock Creek Isn’t Safe to Swim In. RFK Jr. Did It Anyway. - Washingtonian

The Health Secretary posted photos of himself swimming in the bacterial waters on Mother's Day.

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Peter Waldkirch @pwaldkirch.bsky.social · May 13

A lot of the discussion about Vancouver's housing crisis is shortsighted. The primary cause of today's crisis is the collapse in housing production in the 1970s. Gregor was just the one holding the hand grenade when the accumulated shortage reached catastrophic proportions.

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · May 11

Every. Vote. Counts. Just in case anyone had a doubt.

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Recount sees Liberals take Quebec riding of Terrebonne by single vote — The Canadian Press

The Liberals inched another seat closer to a majority government on Saturday,

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · May 2

This isn't hypothetical.

The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · Apr 29

You have to understand: most infectious disease specialists generally play down the urgency of their language, unless they are staring into the really, really bad stuff.

Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · Apr 29

Internationally we need to get our collective 💩together concerning surveillance, prevention and communication about highly pathogenic avian influenza.
If this sucker “goes viral” and becomes capable of sustained human to human spread, we are quite simply ****ed.

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Apr 28

I thought this too! really wanted a sticker.

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Richmond News @richmondnews.bsky.social · Apr 25

‘Bot-like’ network attacked Carney over ‘net zero agenda,’ says analysis

Social media bot network suspected of using climate change disinformation campaign against Liberal leader

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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · Apr 25

New from @woodsideful.bsky.social and I for @nationalobserver.com. The Conservative platform committed to doubling oil production and greenlighting a proposed LNG facility in NL. Meanwhile, 33 exploration licenses for the Atlantic offshore will be made available this year.

Poilievre pitches doubling offshore oil production and new East Coast LNG

The Conservatives' plans for the Atlantic coast not only threaten to upend the country's pursuit of emissions reductions, but may also be a bad deal financially as the world transitions away from foss...

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Arno Kopecky @arnokopecky.bsky.social · Apr 25

Poilievre just wrapped his final press conference of the campaign, in Saskatoon.
I went to more of these (13) than any other journalist in Canada, for @nationalobserver.com.
Didn’t get a single question.
Which meant not one person asked PP about climate policy outside of the debates.

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Democratic Hispanic Caucus Of Miami-Dade @dhcfmiami.bsky.social · Apr 25

Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and now the United States.

Autocrats always go after judges first because judges are the last line of defense for rule of law and due process.

We cannot let this stand.

Protect judges and constitutional judicial independence.

FBI director says arrested judge for obstructing immigration operation

FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said federal agents arrested a Wisconsin judge on obstruction charges in a message Patel posted on X and later deleted.

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Clio2 @clio2.bsky.social · Apr 25

Jesus.

Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · Apr 25

The FBI arrested Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee on charges of obstruction. Patel wrote on X, "We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse…”

Remember her name, Judge Hannah Dugan, hero.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse

Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · Apr 24

an entire people is being deliberately starved to death

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · Apr 24

In Gaza, World Central Kitchen @wck.org is among the last organizations still able to cook meals. The IDF has shut all crossings to shipments, including humanitarian relief. We are now nearing the end of our supplies—and the limits of what’s possible.

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GAZA UPDATE | WCK among last organizations still cooking

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Apr 23

The night of the English-language election debate in Montreal was not Canadian journalism’s finest night.

There were heated arguments in the press room, an attempt to crash a CBC broadcast, a line of police officers to ensure journalists could do their jobs and a cancelled post-debate scrum.

Sifting the Rubble After Rebel News Worked the Election Debate | The Tyee

What happened behind the scenes as an uproar cancelled the post-debate scrum.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Apr 23

The Art of the Deal

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Apr 22

also, Canadians should be listening to Canadaland anyway. Fantastic reporting about issues pertinent to Canadians.

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Apr 22

Every Canadian should listen to this. The media are the voice of the people. And politicians must be held accountable. Politicians that run and hide from media should not be trusted. Ever.

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Apr 20

I’ll let you know if I get some. I’m keen to try them for sure.

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Apr 20

Ya fair enough. That’s a factor. Hopefully they can get a few more fitting locations across Canada. I think their website lists a spot in Toronto. But I guess if you’re anywhere between Van and TO, you’re out of luck.

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Rob @robuncorked.bsky.social · Apr 20

I have not yet. Might be up for new irons next year and these will be first on my list to try.

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