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Persister @persister.bsky.social · May 10
*TW: DV*
Please help if you can. She tragically lost her young son & is disabled by severe Long COVID. 💔 She is in legit need. Any amount, no matter how small would be appreciated. 🙏🏻 #IPV #StopIPV #DV
#Covid #LongCovid
#CovidIsntOver #WomenInCrisis
#Filicide

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Donate to Support Kate in Memory of Charlie, organized by Karen Hyckenberg
This fundraiser is in support of Kate Osburn (of Guelph), the mother of 8 year o… Karen Hyckenberg needs your support for Support Kate in Memory of Charlie
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 6h
It's estimated that there will be tens of thousands attendees at the No Kings Protest on Saturday around Southern California, and it's important to protect your community by reviewing your rights and being prepared in case violence breaks out.

Full guide: lataco.com/protest-prep

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Daily Grail @dailygrail.com · 10d
Just want to point out that part of the overall plan of the Dark Enlightenment/Network State oligarchs is to create a parallel media which they control, as I noted in this article last year (Bari Weiss is a long-time fixture in the Thielverse):

www.dailygrail.com/2024/10/the-...
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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 8h
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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 14h
The Carney government's revealed preference is for deeper US integration. Literally everything Carney has done is consistent with this position.
If any other politician at any other time was doing what Carney is doing, this wouldn't even be up for debate.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 15h
Natural Resources Minister brushes off national security concerns over U.S. stakes in Canadian critical mineral companies
Ottawa is not immediately concerned about the positions, considering the U.S. is an ally, Hodgson says
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 10h
"the current protest movement has already reached deeper into Trump country than at almost any point during the first Trump administration"

read the whole thing...then show up on Saturday
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 10h
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
The resistance reaches into Trump country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 8h
All of these protests should be called No Fascists
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h
Lol that the London No Kings event is called No Tyrants because…you know…

www.nokings.org#map
A box overlaid on a map showing southern England, with London prominently marked. The box features bold black text reading: "NO TYRANTS INDIVISIBLE LONDON UK" Below this heading, the event details are listed: Date: Sat, Oct 18 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT Location: US EMBASSY LONDON (UK) The time and date information is accompanied by red calendar and map pin icons. At the bottom of the flyer is a large red button labeled “RSVP” in white text.
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Stephanie Mencimer @smencimer.bsky.social · 16h
No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"
We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.
www.motherjones.com
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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 15h
Persister @persister.bsky.social · 15h
I know but weirdly I can’t find my saved posts (iPhone).
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12thburkey @12thburkey.bsky.social · 15h
Americans spend roughly double per person compared to Canadians, yet outcomes are worse on nearly every measurable, life expectancy, maternal health, chronic disease, and mental health, etc. Privatisation is not the answer and all you need to do is look at the grift going on in the US.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h
Imagine lying as easily as @RepTimBurchett does. Nobody is paying the millions of people who will be out there.

Wanting better for your country isn’t hating it, Tim. Quite the opposite. It’s real patriotism. 🇺🇸

Throwing out the constitution to cling to power is the real hating your country.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18h
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e

Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 16h
Brought to you by the network that tried to kill the Weinstein story, allowed Matt Lauer to fester and turned a blind eye to Trump’s use of the ‘n-word’ on set of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ not to mention his sexual predation, grifting & drug addiction.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d
A friend kept getting sick. I said it might be repeated COVID infections.
He laughed — “You think everything is COVID”
Then added, “Everyone’s been sick lately — it’s normal now”

That’s not normal. That’s what years of COVID denial have done.

#LongCOVID #COVIDIsNotOver #CleanAir #Masks
a man says he 's in denial in a movie
Alt: a man says he 's in denial in a movie
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GrinTo @grinto.bsky.social · 19h
Sue the Stellantis bastards and turn the plant over to #BYD to make their #autos here in #Canada. No more kissing the ass of #USA companies #CanadaStrong
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19h
Ottawa threatens Stellantis with legal action over Brampton plant reversal #Canada #Stellantis

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly warned automaker's chief executive in letter--Stellantis entered into a $15 B agreement in 2023 with Canada

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Ottawa threatens legal action against Stellantis | CBC News
The federal government is threatening automaker Stellantis with legal action if the company doesn't "respect its obligations" to Canadians, according to a letter obtained by CBC News, years after the ...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 19h
When euphemisms enable the transition to authoritarianism. (As they always do.)
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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 19h
"Diorama of power dynamics." Beyond euphemism, that is glib glorification of dictatorship. The #BrokenTimes would rather show off its turn of phrase than call fascism what it is.
Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals
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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d
ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 1d
They didn’t learn from other Conservative run provinces that they take money out of your pocketbook to feed corporate profits? They’re about to.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 1d
1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d
Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

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.
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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 1d
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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 2d
Which part of wanting to minimize the number of COVID infections in one's lifetime baffles you? Seems like basic common sense. Get boosted to reduce acute severity & odds of organ damage and Long COVID. Mask up to reduce COVID in 1st place. Not rocket science.

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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 2d
‘While SARS-CoV-2 does not cause HIV/AIDS, its ability to induce immune dysfunction—including T cell depletion & dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infection incl opportunistic, accelerated bio aging, neurological, & systemic damage provide parallels... .’
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...
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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 1d
And a majority govt no less. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Canadians are getting stupider. Don’t forget the only reason Liberals won federally is because of Quebec. Only Quebeckers switched from BQ to Liberal. PC support rose in the rest of Canada. That’s why PP was allowed to stay in the party. We’re not far from the US
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Persister @persister.bsky.social · 1d
Men. It’s all for men.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 1d
Republicans: We’re not Nazis.

Also Republicans: I love Hitler.

www.thedailybeast.com/appallingly-...
Appallingly Racist GOP Group Chat With 251 Slurs Is Leaked
One Republican operative reportedly wrote, “I love Hitler,” and referred to Black Americans as “the watermelon people.”
www.thedailybeast.com
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