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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 1d

"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit

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Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 3h

Carney has quietly put his elbows down.

David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 4h

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Canada flying in lockstep with the United States

Promises of Canadian independence from US influence are unravelling as the Carney government moves forward with the costly F-35 fighter jet purchase. Amid rising global tensions and domestic crises, O...

canadiandimension.com

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 2h

Carney is proposing Canadian peacekeepers in Gaza.
We've had troops Mounties CBSA and other Canadian officials under US command helping Israel maintain its occupation of the West Bank for years.
Any 'peacekeeping' mission in Gaza would likely be an extension of this model

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 19h

Just a reminder the word remigrate is open Nazi language and should be seen as a threat of violence.

When the neo Nazis use this term their is another two words they use after it which are :or die

It’s important to understand the context that the word Remigrate is a threat to leave or be murdered.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 14h

'You Cease, I Fire': Israel Kills at Least 9 in Gaza, Says It Will Break Truce Aid Terms www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...

'You Cease, I Fire': Israel Kills at Least 9 in Gaza, Says It Will Break Truce Aid Terms | Common Dreams

"Israel is working extremely hard to blow up this ceasefire," said one observer after IDF troops shot dead Palestinians trying to return to their homes in the largely flattened strip.

www.commondreams.org

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16h

The official government account for DHS appears to be run by far-right trolls deliberately trying to provoke a response by using a term openly associated with ethnic cleansing. They will attack anyone who points this out and express faux outrage at the suggestion. They know what they are doing.

Remigration Wikipedia Page.

Not to be confused with Return migration.
Remigration is an originally European far-right proposal of ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants, sometimes including those born in Europe, to their place of racial ancestry.
It is popular especially within the Identitarian movement. Some proponents of remigration suggest excluding some persons with non-European background from such a mass deportation, based on a varyingly defined degree of assimilation into European culture.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 20h

needs to have every shoe in the room thrown at him

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 20h

why aren't they pelting him with their shoes

Zackary @haligowan.com · 20h

golly gee

what a surprise

Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 21h

Consumer Reports finds that some protein shakes and powders contain extremely high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

Zackary @haligowan.com · 20h

ah yes

clearly the master race

to the bottom

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 21h

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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💀 🎃 ThemBOO! 🎃 💀 @thembo.bsky.social · 21h

Democratic Party Leadership reading this article and immediately redoubling their efforts to try and win these guys votes while scolding socialists for being Too Extreme.

Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 23h

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

take back the planet

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

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Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 2d

This is why those banking on the Israeli "opposition" convince very few...

Yair Lapid, head of Israel's opposition:

"Those who demonstrated against Israel in London, Rome, Paris... were deceived by propaganda... The truth is, there was no genocide, no intentional starvation."

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

Turkeys aren't the only cooked birds in Toronto today.

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

As someone with family members constantly on deployments in these areas....

Nope

Empty posturing

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

Our media needs to be held accountable for the bias that is so ingrained.

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1d

All of the Israelis held by Hamas are called “hostages,” including the IDF soliders.

All the Palestinians released, though, are “prisoners,” including the many victims of Israel’s widespread arbitrary detention - meaning they are legally innocent, detained without charge or conviction.

Disgusting.

CBC headline reads: All living Israeli hostages freed, nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released

Trump in Egypt for world leaders' meeting following an address to Israel's parliament

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

Have we considered not allying ourselves with the worst monsters on the planet?

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 1d

OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says deteriorating stability worldwide is causing a massive expansion in the work required to protect Canadians abroad, with the department warning Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand that Canadians might need to pay more and expect less.

Death row, detainment and dire geopolitics cause onslaught of Canadian consular cases

OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says deteriorating stability worldwide is causing a massive expansion in the work required to protect Canadians abroad, with the department warning Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand that Canadians might need to pay more and expect less.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

You spelled genocide wrong

Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

Captain Kirk!

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Zackary @haligowan.com · 1d

Hold on now. They might make things interesting.

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Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... He spent the day sifting through shattered concrete and twisted metal for any sign of them. All he managed to find were some shards of their skulls and parts of their hands.

‘My heart is broken’: Palestinians begin searching the Gaza rubble for their dead

Using manual tools and their bare hands, people start the immense task of trying to find their loved ones’ remains

www.theguardian.com

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Rowanne @agirlintheshed.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re looking for some Monday motivation, you could do worse than following my friend Afnan’s warmup routine for her students in Gaza! If it helps get you moving this morning you can donate to support her at tinyurl.com/HelpAfnan

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