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Patrick M

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📍Canadian in Calgary, AB 🏔️ • Aviation enthusiast • Pro-democracy • Equal rights • Universal Public Healthcare • Pro-Earth 🌎 • Believer in science • Typo King 👑 #BetterIsPossible #ABResistance #ElbowsUp

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · Mar 28

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Why Did Norwegian Teachers Wear Paper Clips During World War II?

Educators Endured Torture to Keep Nazism Out of Classrooms

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 13h

These automobile companies need an ultimatum: if you don't build your vehicles in Canada, you won't be able to sell them in Canada.

Don’t buy a Jeep:

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#BoycottUSA
#BoycottStellantis

Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario, rai...

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 4d

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From the Airdrie community on Reddit: Paul's Pizza. Conservatives only I guess?

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 9d

Agree. 👇👇👇

"There has to be more human rights oversight…. We are seeing Canadian weapons being misused," said Kelsey Gallagher, a senior researcher with Project Ploughshares.

consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 9d

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Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report | CBC News

Canadian technology was used by the U.S. military in operations that blew up at least two alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean in September, according to a report by Project Ploughshares.

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 9d

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Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report | CBC News

Canadian technology was used by the U.S. military in operations that blew up at least two alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean in September, according to a report by Project Ploughshares.

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BCredeurLMT @bcredeurlmt.bsky.social · 9d

There were 8 separate mass shooting events in the United States this past week, where 11 people were killed & 33 were injured.

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 14d

Have you driven a Honda/Toyota lately?

#BoycottGM
#BoycottUSA

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'Not very level': GM increases production in Indiana, as it cuts jobs north of the border | CBC News

General Motors has added 250 temporary jobs at its plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., which builds the Chevy Silverado — work that has also been happening in Oshawa, Ont., but is being scaled back.

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 19d

“…Robinson’s family told local affiliate WTMJ-TV they are devastated and looking for answers. They say Robinson was a new father and was visiting the area from Canada for a golf trip”

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Canadian man shot, killed on U.S. golf trip while walking to hotel | Globalnews.ca

Local police found the victim, Giovanni Michael 'Mike' Robinson, 32, suffering from a gunshot wound on Wednesday in Sheboygan Falls, Wis.

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 19d

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From the PublicFreakout community on Reddit: US border officer road rages on Canadian

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 20d

I really only knew Dr. Darren Markland via social media. But his front line reports from the ER during Covid moved me to tears. His bravery, his compassion, his commitment to patient care, and to the truth, were unparalleled. In the worst of the pandemic, he was the hero we needed. #yeg

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20d

The human heart is

The size of a

Fist

Clenched.

Indefatigable, and infallible

On pain of death.

And yet it skips

At the most curious

Times,

To remind us of its finite

Beats.

And perhaps to attend us

To use them both wisely

And with abandon.

— Darren Markland, August 2025

Darren Markland Obituary | Edmonton Journal Remembering

View Darren Markland's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 8 tribute posts from the community.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21d

The polio immunisation program started in the USA in 1955.

Look what happened next.

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 19d

Is that supposed to make it okay? Why does it matter where he was residing?

Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 19d

Why take the chance? Stop travelling to USA, it’s not safe.

#boycottUSA

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Canadian man shot dead in small Wisconsin city, police say | CBC News

A Canadian man was shot and killed in what is believed to be a drive-by shooting in a small city in Wisconsin this week, police say.

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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 21d

Wrapped up two days with our UCP caucus in Lacombe.

Our team is divisive, confrontational, and ready to screw over Albertans. Affordability, safe streets, quality healthcare, strong education, and real jobs are a thing of the past because you elected self-serving conservatives!

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Patrick M @f23b58.bsky.social · 21d

Canada would welcome you and any other students targeted by trump. 🇨🇦

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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 21d

That escalator just gave up.

#DonaldTrump #Escalator

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Matt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 25d

The shame of America is realizing that the ICE Gestapo is torturing the people they place into custody. South Korea has opened a human RIghts investigation into the United States.

We will have to apologize to a lot of people when this nightmare is over. www.scmp.com/week-asia/pe...

‘Rocket man’? South Korean detainee says ICE agents mocked nationality

One worker says US agents failed to inform detainees of their rights, placed them in crowded, unsanitary cells and mocked their nationality.

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TheGentYYC 🇨🇦 ELBOWS UP @thegentyyc.bsky.social · 26d

ALTERNATIVELY:

"Not Breaking News: Old, White, Super Privileged Man Blames Victim"

#ElbowsUp
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U.S. ambassador 'disappointed' with anti-American sentiment in Canada | CBC News

The U.S. ambassador to Canada is expressing frustration over the anti-American sentiment he sees in this country, including from politicians, after U.S. President Donald Trump hit most of the world wi...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26d

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 26d

"...after a heated confrontation with Canadians and a surprising exchange with a local taxi driver during her vacation in the Dominican Republic earlier this year that the American tourist from upstate New York resorted to lying about her nationality for the first time."
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Some American travelers are ‘flag jacking’ and Canadians are livid | CNN

As Trump’s second term sparks global reactions, some Americans are posing as Canadians abroad — infuriating real Canadians, who say it’s cultural identity theft.

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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 27d

Andor, a Disney+ show about resisting fascism, just won 5 Emmys. Three days later, the network caved to it.

This is the Rebellion manifesto written by the character Nemik from the series Andor. It offers a guideline for hope while under threat from tyranny and inspiration for those brave enough to stand up and fight.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 27d

MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · Sep 11

My final though on this topic...

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Sep 10

Before knowing all the facts, voices on the right are now exploiting the tragic death of Charlie Kirk & calling for all-out war on the left. This is sad, but not surprising, at a time when we should all be denouncing political violence. They were not so upset when Minn. Democrats were assassinated.

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Euan Tombstone @drugdatadecoded.ca · Sep 10

NEW
The Alberta government confirmed it is ending My Recovery Plan, the app that ostensibly tracked recovery progress & facility wait lists.

However, the app is hosted by Amazon, placing users' personal health data at the mercy of the American Cloud Act.
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Personal health data of My Recovery Plan users are vulnerable to US Cloud Act

The Alberta government has publicly confirmed it is ending My Recovery Plan, but has yet to explain its reasoning. However, the app is hosted on an Amazon server, so the Alberta government has made t...

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Larry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Sorry about Charlie Kirk… and all the gun homicide victims this year, and their families who didn’t get national attention.

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