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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip
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🇨🇦 Alberta cat lady, gardener, fibre artist, writer & unapologetic left-winger who believes in science, education, human rights, zen and country life. I swear.
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luciecatnip.bsky.social
They are *always* making money on these official meetings. And Jared Kushner is not a "US official".

"This is not just about peace deals,” he added as the teams sat down at the Shell Bay Club, a golf and racket club developed by Witkoff in Hallandale Beach."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war
Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Kyiv delegation amid more deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
The first strike was illegal too.

They're all war criminals.

Release the full video.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?

Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Alberta prairie sunset...
Evening sky with strips of bright yellow, mauve and blue
November 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
'Working for tariffs': A small Christmas supply firm in Utah is struggling with big bills

Story: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

"An increase of at least 1,438%"

!!!
It's an issue plaguing the entire Christmas decor industry, which for decades has relied on goods imported from Asia. American small businesses importing holiday decor this year have already spent more than $400 million on tariff fees, according to an estimate from a coalition of small businesses called "We Pay the Tariffs," which counts Village Lighting among its members. Compared to the roughly $26 million these same companies paid in tariffs last year, that's an increase of at least 1,438%.
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Next up on the White House media offenders site: CBC and This Hour Has 22 Minutes

😂
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h
Canadian TV show mocks Donald Trump.
November 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
What a beautiful bird!

A Downy Woodpecker in my backyard today.
White and blue woodpecker on a seed bird bell on a lilac bush
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Hegseth threatening Mark Kelly with a court martial for simply telling the truth is yet another twisted example of projection from this administration. They know they're guilty but they point fingers at innocent people as a distraction.
cmewing.bsky.social Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 1d
"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Lock him up and throw away the key.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial | CBC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nati...
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Sunbathing.

#cats
Himalayan cat Binx sitting partially in the sun with his leg up cleaning his toes
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
(Okay, I'm going to say it.)

That looks as dry as Ben Shapiro's wife.

IYKYK

(Here's where you say, "Lucie!!")
jackiantonovich.bsky.social Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1d
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
A Thanksgiving spread of foods.
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Hegseth should have been gone after leaking classified info on Signal but Republicans have been providing cover for him every step of the way. What, exactly, can they do about this that there will be enough GOP support for?
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22h
UPDATE: I added in the congressional response to the boat-strike section once I saw we had bipartisan, matching statements from both House and Senate Armed Services Committees. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
By Saturday night, bipartisan leaders of both the Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee had issued strong statements. The Senate leaders, Sens. Roger Wicker and Jack Reed, referencing “recent news reports — and the Department of Defense’s initial response — regarding alleged follow-on strikes on suspected narcotics vessels in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,“ stated that their committee had “directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances.” The House leaders, Reps. Mike Rogers and Adam Smith, similarly stated that their committee is “committed to providing rigorous oversight of the Department of Defense’s military operations in the Caribbean,” adding that they “take seriously the reports of follow-on strikes on boats alleged to be ferrying narcotics in the SOUTHCOM region and are taking bipartisan action to gather a full accounting of the operation in question.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
CBC should be on there in no time flat.

#cdnpoli
chrisdornan.bsky.social Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 22h
I have scoured the list of news media organizations the Trump White House considers objectionable and there is not a single Canadian outlet on the roster. Please report harder, Canadian journalism.
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
This pretty much sums it up.

The question is, 'Now what?"

davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-have-de...
We Have Descended into Utter Madness
A new sense of urgency is needed. Our national crisis has grown much more acute.
davidrothkopf.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Oh. That's unfortunate.

😂

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea
Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign markets
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
@profanity.accountant

Have at it. It says right there in my bio that I swear.
November 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
This is so incredibly juvenile. The White House is being run by angry adolescents.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
So, any country can just order the closure of another country's airspace now?

Okay. Canada orders US airspace closed now.

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump orders the closure of Venezuelan airspace
The president's action comes amid a massive buildup of American military in the region.
www.politico.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Most important market purchase of the day: a slab of bannock.

😋😋😋
Oval-shaped flat loaf of bannock in a plastic bag
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Frosty horses on a cold Saturday...

#Alberta #nature
2 large caramel and biege coloured horses pulling a large wooden wagon on wheels
November 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
Cooperating with the Liberals for a pipeline got loud boos. Separation gets loud cheers.

#abpoli #cdnpoli

edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...
Alberta separation draws loud support during UCP AGM, Premier tries to subdue crowd
A man spearheading Alberta separation took the microphone during the UCP’s AGM in Edmonton. James Dunn has what he said and the reaction to it.
edmonton.citynews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
It's a thing...

#Caturday
Grey tabby cat George laying on a biege rug with his right paw stretched out in front of him
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
The Beaverton has won the internet tonight.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
I mean...this sounds like something he'd say. No wonder they thought it was real.

"Time quoted Hoekstra: "'A Canada that it would be very easy to target with 500% steel tariffs, or one patriot missile aimed at Parliament Hill,’ he added, rather incredulously.'"

#cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
The bottom line is that appeasement does not work.

#abpoli #cdnpoli
sarobertson.bsky.social Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 2d
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
luciecatnip.bsky.social
If Carney thought this MOU was going to win more votes for the Liberals in Alberta, I have news for him...

The UCP/separatists are much more comfortable living in a world where the Liberals are perpetual enemies.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
markusoff.bsky.social Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 2d
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
markusoff.bsky.social Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 2d
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.

This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM