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John Brisbane🇨🇦

@johnb13.bsky.social

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Husband, father, grandfather. Progressive. Concerned about the environment, our impact on it & my grandchildren’s future. I have lived in ONT, AB, & BC. Retired strategic planner/project manager with Fish & Wildlife Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you, @jessicatarlov.bsky.social for saying what no one else will

“The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no proof they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had evidence, they’d face a court, not a drone.”

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Laurie W 🇨🇦 @lauriedw.bsky.social · 2d

Maintain Alberta's current license plate design.
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Have you seen this petition yet?

Maintain Alberta's current license plate design

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 2d

It has been said before, but it bears repeating: the elderly who’ve worked their entire lives to get $800 a month on Social Security aren’t bankrupting America. It’s tax-evading billionaires like Trump who are bleeding this country dry.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6d

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · 5d

Once again Max Fawcett’s artical in the National Observer nails it!
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/o...

Pierre Poilievre channels his inner JD Vance

Owning the libs is no way to actually govern a country, as Americans keep finding out with each passing day. That's not about to stop Pierre Poilievre from constantly trying to do it.

www.nationalobserver.com

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 8d

"I hear very few people are gonna be there" -Donald Trump, 10/15/25 #cdnpoli

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John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · 8d

I cant believe any Canadians are going to vacation in the USA. There are LOTS of great spots in the world to spend the winter without having to be photographed and finger printed! www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement | CBC News

Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told C...

www.cbc.ca

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John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · 12d

This speaks for its self!

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

John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · 13d

Chatted on messenger a few days ago with USA friend who lives in a nice Chicago suburb. She shared this with me: “

“Hi John - History will record this as a very dark time for our country. I have faith and hope. I’m praying that democracy and our country’s value system survive. 🙏🏼❤️”

Sad situation!

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Sheila @shelearn.bsky.social · 29d

Its been 4 years since an MP representing #Ptbo walked in our local Pride Parade. Thank you @emmaharrisonptbo.bsky.social!

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Martyn Obbard @martynobbard.bsky.social · 19d

Ask him for his data showing speed cameras don't work

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 19d

Richard Southern -
WATCH - I ask Premier Ford why he saying “No” to 21 Ontario mayors who are calling for a compromise on speed cameras. They are asking for them to remain in school zones, but to only operate during school hours, and to only ticket drivers going well over the limit. #cdnpoli

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John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · 14d

This cartoonist got it right!

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15d

Trump’s fraud stunt with the tariffs on China, cost the US economy $1.65 trillion, which was wiped out in seconds.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 17d

Can’t get any more delicious than Trump losing the #NobelPeacePrize to an anti-fascist Venezuelan woman that’s fighting against people just like him….great choice by the committee!

Congratulations María Corina Machado 💪

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X Solitude ∞ 🍁🇨🇦 EH! @solitudex.bsky.social · 20d

💯👇 BINGO!!! 👇🎯

Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 20d

Watching the inevitable critics of Carney's performance with Trump today, I am reminded of the two bits of advice I used to give clients: Don't antagonize people who can inflict serious harm on you. Don't start fights with crazy people. There are other routes to success than confrontation. #cdnpoli

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John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · 21d

Iif u care at all about the world we are leaving our grandchildren please read this!
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/06/o...

Jane Goodall’s gaze is still on us

In some deep sense, seeing is why she’s famous. She looked at chimpanzees and didn’t see objects or specimens. She gave the chimps in Gombe names instead of numbers, to outraged howls from the scienti...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Margaret Benham @ganstapup.bsky.social · 22d

Beautiful message from Dr.Jane Goodall

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 22d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · 27d

About time!!!!
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

‘Full-throated assault on the First Amendment’: Judge rips into Trump over attempts to deport pro-Palestinian academics | CNN Politics

A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university profe...

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Mimi @mimibbee.bsky.social · 29d

The world is watching

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Nash Is Here For It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 29d

There has been TWO mass shootings today and this is what he’s thinking about…

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Maple Mama @maplemama20.bsky.social · Sep 27

Exactly

Laura Dailey @ichetuckneeyogi914.bsky.social · Sep 27

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · Sep 27

The same guy telling you Portland is war-ravaged, told you Mexico was going to pay for the wall and people were eating your pets in Ohio.

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John Brisbane🇨🇦 @johnb13.bsky.social · Sep 27

To all my USA friends and contacts. Please get a copy of this executive order from Sept 25 2025. Read it, digest it. I think u will find it is the sort of thing we have come to expect from a despot led third country.

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