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Rev Barb
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Chocolate and coffee lover. Retired Anglican priest. Prairie girl.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian, British and European officials are close to finalising a streamlined alternative to the US peace proposal to end Russia’s war that includes security guarantees for the country.

www.ft.com/content/2351...
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and my town is flooded with cocaine now that Trump pardoned all the traffickers. But at least the State Department is using Times New Roman again.
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Israel has officially come out in support of Russia. Netanyahu brags about being in daily communication and coordination with Putin. Israel is also invested in attacking the EU due to Europe still upholding international law and the ICC.
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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jekeep.bsky.social
Newfoundland and Labrador joins the list of provinces that are selling off their old stock of American liquor, donating the proceeds to charity, and refusing to purchase more.

Our local food banks are expecting to receive over a million dollars from this.
N.L. government promises donation to local food banks with sale of U.S. alcohol | CBC News
The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation will begin selling off its inventory of American liquor, and the net profit will be donated to the Community Food Sharing Association.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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julieslalonde.bsky.social
Guess what Bill C-16 includes?

Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Man oh man, I'm in absolute shock right now, frankly.
Criminal harassment The criminal harassment offence requires the prosecutor to show that the victim feared for their safety, which often requires victim testimony. Amend the criminal harassment offence to: replace the requirement that the victim feared for their safety with a requirement that a reasonable person in the victim’s circumstances would fear for their safety. ensure the offence captures harassing conduct committed through modern technology (e.g., electronic monitoring).
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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julieslalonde.bsky.social
Last fall, I testified to the Parliamentary Committee and explained why the current legal threshold needs to change.

Stalking is a gendered crime and how justices measure "fear" is often through sexist tropes of cowering, self-silencing, etc which means our resilience is used against us.
January 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

Nor should he cede any land, it was an illegal invasion

www.cp24.com/news/world/2...
Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."

"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit December 9, 2025 The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial. During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting. Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well. Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is … It is in fact highly ironic to blame TikTok for the dissemination of content laying bare the realities of Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Like many other social media conglomerates, TikTok has been accused of systematic censorship of pro-Palestinian content. In July of this year, TikTok appointed an ex-IDF instructor as its new manager of hate speech. This person can hardly be accused of pro-Palestinian views given her background and stated opinions. It appears that what Secretary Clinton really means to say is that TikTok is not being effective enough at censoring the truth. What truly seems to unsettle Secretary Clinton is not “misinformation,” but rather the fact that younger generations are no longer consuming a single, state-controlled narrative. They are accessing unfiltered images and testimonies that challenge decades of political messaging. This helps explain why TikTok has become a target, not because it is misleading students, but precisely because the content uploaded by its users allow them to see beyond official propaganda. When former Secretary Clinton calls this “a serious problem for democracy,” it sounds less like a defense of democratic values and more like concern for the weakening of a long-standing political and ideological agenda, one that, it must be stated, is highly undemocratic. Secretary Clinton did get one thing right, although quite inadvertently: When you do not have the truth on your side, all you left with is indeed optics and “the narrative.” But she is wrong to think that any amount of PR – even really great and expensive PR – is going to hide this genocide. Israel would be better served by advice to end the genocide, engage in a transformational process that brings the perpetrators to justice, and build a future with Palestinians. That is the only way to change its image. America’s young people are no longer fooled by genocide denial – whether it is being presented by Israel, the United States, Sudan, Myanmar, Russia, or Secre…
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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bassisjeremy.bsky.social
Heat pumps are a terrific technology, but I wish more people understood that there are regions where heat pumps don’t make economic sense and this has to change if we are going to electrify and decarbonize.
December 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Quebec man accused of Regina grandparent scams now charged with Saskatoon frauds
The victims, usually seniors, said the caller claimed to be a grandson who had been in a crash and needed money to get out of jail.
thestarphoenix.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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supriya.bsky.social
Here's my latest for @nationalobserver.com on how dumb the entire debate on Bill C-9 (hate speech legislation) has been www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/09/o...
Conservatives choose rage-bait over real debate on hate speech
The party's criticisms of an agreement between the Liberals and Bloc Québécois on Bill C-9 could have been legitimate and substantive. Instead, they chose to rile up their supporters by lying to them.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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markhamhislop.bsky.social
BC LNG is High Cost, Uncompetitive Against Cheap New US, Qatar Supply

If Dave Eby, Adrian Dix, Mark Carney, or Tim Hodgson disagree, let them post their math.

Until then, no BC or Canada subsidies for a sunset industry.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
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BC LNG is High Cost, Uncompetitive Against Cheap New US, Qatar Supply
YouTube video by Energi Media
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December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
OTTAWA — Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. #Canada #cdnpoli

www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
Ottawa inks partnership with Canadian firms on military’s Arctic satellite project
Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic.
www.cp24.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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globalnews.ca
In a statement, Fertilizer Canada said increasing fertilizer production “cannot happen overnight and can take 10 to 15 years to increase.”

globalnews.ca/news/1156988...
If Trump tariffs fertilizer, U.S. lacks reserves ‘to meet domestic demand’ | Globalnews.ca
In a statement, Fertilizer Canada said increasing fertilizer production 'cannot happen overnight and can take 10 to 15 years to increase.'
globalnews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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honestcanadian.bsky.social
Minister Joly travelled to Sault Ste. Marie and talked to Algoma Steel and the USW.
Now they are working out a plan to save up to 500 jobs.
"the plans involve expanded capacity at Algoma through a government loan".
Minister Joly is 100% dedicated to building Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Plan in works to save some jobs slated to be cut at Algoma Steel: union
Plans are in the works to save hundreds of the roughly 1,000 jobs slated to be lost at Algoma Steel Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Masks again mandatory in #Outaouais hospitals, care homes

CISSSO cites the early start of flu season, respiratory load on ERs

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Masks again mandatory in Outaouais hospitals, care homes | CBC News
Western Quebec's health authority says face masks are again mandatory in hospitals, long-term care facilities and seniors' homes as an early flu outbreak strains the region's emergency rooms.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Meet the man keeping #Saskatoon’s 80-year-old Christmas magic alive

www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/ar...
Meet the man keeping Saskatoon’s 80-year-old Christmas magic alive
Randall Simpson is the volunteer who keeps the Once Upon a Christmas display running at Saskatoon’s Western Development Museum (WDM).
www.ctvnews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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brucearthur.bsky.social
There are lots of worse people in this golden age of monsters and freaks and lunatics, but there few better examples of the empty, vapid, soulless nihilism of the moment than Jimmy Fallon bsky.app/profile/more...
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Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"

Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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"The display, outside St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Mass., includes the traditional shepherds, sheep and wise men gathered around a hay-filled manger. But Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus are missing, replaced by a sign reading ICE WAS HERE in bold blue letters." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Massachusetts Church Keeps Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Defying Diocese Leaders
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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davemeredith.bsky.social
A Richardson's Ground Squirrel recently emerged from hibernation near Punnichy, Saskatchewan for the #SensoryArt theme #Monochromatic

#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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jefferystraker.bsky.social
Saskatchewan! If you ever find yourself in the Nipawin area, go have a meal at Mabel Hill. You won’t regret it. I’d heard about it for ages and finally got there this past weekend. All the thumbs up. Bison carpaccio starter, 7oz chuck burger (perfect medium juicy pink!) #eat #saskatchewan
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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colleenchanel.bsky.social
Trump threatens severe tariffs on Saskatchewan Potash. Launches investigation to identify "Food Security Threats to the USA" to justify punitive tariffs. USMCA may be scrapped. Analysis here.
youtu.be/13D0pDsAFL4?...
USA Threatens Saskatchewan Canada - Very Severe Tariffs Planed
YouTube video by Claus Kellerman POV
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December 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead.

There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.

This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
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Sask. woman considers MAID because she can't get needed surgery for rare disease | CBC News
For the past eight years Jolene Van Alstine has suffered from a rare form of parathyroid disease, normocalcemic primary hyperparathryroidism (nPHPT). It causes extreme bone pain.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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carmelleviolin.bsky.social
So proud of my workplace and its art collection! A lot of our artworks are on display at the Saskatchewan legislature. CJME did a great story on it last week. #skarts
www.cjme.com/2025/12/05/i...
‘It’s a privilege’: the art on the walls of the most powerful place in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan legislative building is likely most closely associated with rules and regulations for most people, but among the marble and velvet inside are bursts of colour and creativity from arti...
www.cjme.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM