RealMattHopkins
@realmatthopkins.bsky.social
Gay Canadian living in Calgary using his powers for good. Not from Alberta! Interested in legal news, fitness, Canadian politics, especially Ontario and Alberta, and trash TV. #BoycottAmerica #ElbowsUp #CDNpoli
Spending a lot of time today getting ready for my big move this week. Packing isn't the most fun activity but it's a necessary evil. Thankfully this time it's just within the city so that will make it a little easier on me.
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Spending a lot of time today getting ready for my big move this week. Packing isn't the most fun activity but it's a necessary evil. Thankfully this time it's just within the city so that will make it a little easier on me.
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The reason Pete Hegseth issued illegal orders to “kill them all” is because they don’t want anyone finding out they killed innocent fishermen instead of drug traffickers. They don’t care who they kill.
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The reason Pete Hegseth issued illegal orders to “kill them all” is because they don’t want anyone finding out they killed innocent fishermen instead of drug traffickers. They don’t care who they kill.
Criminal charges against Police Officers are rare. We will have to let the evidence tell the tale, but it is quite something to see this happening. This is one to watch very closely. #YYC #Calgary www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ62...
3 Calgary police officers accused of sexual misconduct involving 7 women | Hanomansing Tonight
YouTube video by CBC News
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November 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Criminal charges against Police Officers are rare. We will have to let the evidence tell the tale, but it is quite something to see this happening. This is one to watch very closely. #YYC #Calgary www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ62...
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Oh no 😱
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Oh no 😱
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
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Ethnic frauds stir up so many terrible feelings in Indigenous folks, and I don't think the general public really understands this.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ethnic frauds stir up so many terrible feelings in Indigenous folks, and I don't think the general public really understands this.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
The goal of the ongoing colonial project has been the erasure of Indigenous Peoples, meaning our identity and existence has been undermined from every direction.
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
"The longer visible signs of social decay are allowed to fester, the more inclined those with means will be to simply check out ... leaving those without the ability to relocate to deal with playgrounds littered with drug paraphernalia." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We have normalized delinquent, disorderly behaviour in our cities for too long
There is nothing normal about an encampment forcing toddlers in the daycare next door to stay inside
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
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The press secretary of Potus clarified that Potus does not want democratic members of Congress to be executed.
Oh the times we live in.
Oh the times we live in.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The press secretary of Potus clarified that Potus does not want democratic members of Congress to be executed.
Oh the times we live in.
Oh the times we live in.
Imagine the conversations that must have happened behind the scenes such that the Trump Administration felt the need to legitimize the usage of the swastika? They don't even pretend to be normal, anymore. This is a fascist government.
Kristi Noem's U.S. Coast Guard is okay with some displays of swastikas and nooses.
But if you're trans, you're out.
www.advocate.com/news/coast-g...
But if you're trans, you're out.
www.advocate.com/news/coast-g...
New U.S. Coast Guard policy OK with some swastikas & nooses, but not transgender service members
Hate symbols will now be recategorized as "potentially divisive.”
www.advocate.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Imagine the conversations that must have happened behind the scenes such that the Trump Administration felt the need to legitimize the usage of the swastika? They don't even pretend to be normal, anymore. This is a fascist government.
Michelle Rempel Garner has fallen so far. There was a time that she was presenting herself as a truly progressive conservative voice. After her disastrous association with Patrick Brown and aborted UCP Leadership run, she has been desperately trying to make herself relevant again. It's sad. #CDNpoli
Michelle Rempel Garner sounds like a republican. There is no data that I can see to prove her points
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Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner Holds a News Conference
Michelle Rempel Garner, the Conservative critic for immigration, speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill. (no interpretation)
www.cpac.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Michelle Rempel Garner has fallen so far. There was a time that she was presenting herself as a truly progressive conservative voice. After her disastrous association with Patrick Brown and aborted UCP Leadership run, she has been desperately trying to make herself relevant again. It's sad. #CDNpoli
I shouldn't have laughed at this. He's just such a horrible human being. I don't understand how anyone could possibly think he is anything more than an ignorant, hateful, ridiculous buffoon.
Host: The Syrian president came in, and Trump sprayed perfume all over him. Did he smell?
Leavitt: That happens all the time. Not just with the Syrian president, but I've seen it with other foreign leaders. I've seen it with cabinet members, myself.
Leavitt: That happens all the time. Not just with the Syrian president, but I've seen it with other foreign leaders. I've seen it with cabinet members, myself.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I shouldn't have laughed at this. He's just such a horrible human being. I don't understand how anyone could possibly think he is anything more than an ignorant, hateful, ridiculous buffoon.
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The 9.5 metre tall “Seated Bear With Friends” by artist Dean Drever, overlooking the new park and playground at the Crosstown development in Toronto.
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The 9.5 metre tall “Seated Bear With Friends” by artist Dean Drever, overlooking the new park and playground at the Crosstown development in Toronto.
Wow!!!
NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Wow!!!
If American Presidential politics were a Disney movie, it'd be The Lion King. Trump would be Scar, and the MAGA faithful would be the hyenas. Trump is now in the process of groggily waking up, and the hyenas are realizing their leader betrayed them. It's happening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ma...
The Lion King - Scar gets killed by hyenas
YouTube video by Zashiina
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November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If American Presidential politics were a Disney movie, it'd be The Lion King. Trump would be Scar, and the MAGA faithful would be the hyenas. Trump is now in the process of groggily waking up, and the hyenas are realizing their leader betrayed them. It's happening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ma...
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I used to think she was dumb. I think she just plays dumb on TV to get votes. She is just the first rat, one of the smarter rats, to notice the ship is sinking and get out while she can.
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I used to think she was dumb. I think she just plays dumb on TV to get votes. She is just the first rat, one of the smarter rats, to notice the ship is sinking and get out while she can.
This new incarnation of Marjorie Taylor Greene is quite interesting. It will be interesting to see what she does next and in the coming years. Personally, I think she is running for the Republican nomination. #USPolitics
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This new incarnation of Marjorie Taylor Greene is quite interesting. It will be interesting to see what she does next and in the coming years. Personally, I think she is running for the Republican nomination. #USPolitics
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WTF
Trump: I’m very proud of the job he’s done. What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights.
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
WTF
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Budgets passed! Next step, the Cons rid our country of Poilievre!
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Budgets passed! Next step, the Cons rid our country of Poilievre!
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Good god, they’ve *always* been like this 😡
The New York Times, January 19, 1859
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The New York Times, January 19, 1859
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November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Good god, they’ve *always* been like this 😡
The New York Times, January 19, 1859
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The New York Times, January 19, 1859
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MTG called Donald Trump a traitor. Live. This morning.
Marj just took off the gloves.
Shit is getting interesting.
Marj just took off the gloves.
Shit is getting interesting.
a man in a grey sweater is holding a piece of paper in front of a pop box
ALT: a man in a grey sweater is holding a piece of paper in front of a pop box
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November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
MTG called Donald Trump a traitor. Live. This morning.
Marj just took off the gloves.
Shit is getting interesting.
Marj just took off the gloves.
Shit is getting interesting.
Sad to learn that Bob Caudle passed away this week. I was not a kid who grew up watching NWA wrestling but I did get to see his work when online streaming became a thing. What a life he lived. May he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing. #wRESTLESKY slamwrestling.net/news/iconic-...
Iconic Announcer Bob Caudle Passes Away - Slam Wrestling
Bob Caudle's son has announced that his father "passed away peacefully in his sleep overnight." Caudle was 95-years-old.
slamwrestling.net
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sad to learn that Bob Caudle passed away this week. I was not a kid who grew up watching NWA wrestling but I did get to see his work when online streaming became a thing. What a life he lived. May he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing. #wRESTLESKY slamwrestling.net/news/iconic-...
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#Canada good morning & welcome to budget day. It’s going to be tense. NDP votes last, they’ll know how many abstentions it takes & they don’t want an election. Miscalculation and stupidity can occur- brace yourself for anything but hope those 7 have the sense not to destroy their party with election
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#Canada good morning & welcome to budget day. It’s going to be tense. NDP votes last, they’ll know how many abstentions it takes & they don’t want an election. Miscalculation and stupidity can occur- brace yourself for anything but hope those 7 have the sense not to destroy their party with election