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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · 1d

Also getting harder and harder to tell the difference 🤔

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HabsGirl 🇨🇦 @lmrg1122.bsky.social · 2d

The John Candy documentary “I Like Me “on Prime is a must watch for fans. He was so special ♥️

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty sure there should be one for planning takeovers of the evil empires of Greenland 🇬🇱 and up here in Canada 🇨🇦.

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · 7d

Working in the corporate world for many years, I have seen first hand how long it takes to undo the damage a bad leader makes. It takes at least 4x longer to to correct, sometimes much longer, and sometimes never recover. No idea how our southern neighbours reverse four years of what is going on.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9d

Elon Musk’s Twitter feed is the farthest-right, most hateful and disinformation-forward social media feed I’ve seen of any person who doesn’t openly identify as a member of a hate group. It’s toxic at a level that in any other era would have led to *anyone* in business ceasing all dealings with him.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16d

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16d

“This is what happens in Iran, this is what happens in Cuba, this happens in China and deeply repressive states in which, if you have the courage to stand up and speak truth to power, you are silenced.”

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It’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracy

Trump’s prosecution order to Bondi gives up the pretense. And the country is headed swiftly into unknown territory.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20d

A senior diplomat reacted with shock as President Donald Trump was delivering his speech to the United Nations.

'This man is stark, raving mad': Senior diplomat reacts in real-time to Trump UN speech

A senior diplomat reacted with shock as President Donald Trump was delivering his speech to the United Nations.While Trump was speaking to the General Assembly on Tuesday, Washington Post correspondent Ishaan Tharoor said he received a text message from a "senior foreign diplomat posted at the UN.""...

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · 22d

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · 22d

He knows this isn’t email right? 🤔

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24d

David Letterman and The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, sat down for an impromptu interview about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late-night TV.

Listen:

David Letterman on the Threats to Late-Night Hosts

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 28d

So Alberta is marking citizenship on its licenses

What the fuck are we doing?

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Alberta to become 1st province with mandatory 'citizenship markers' on driver's licences | CBC News

The government of Alberta announced Monday that driver's licences and identification cards will feature "Canadian citizenship markers." The mandatory change, which is the first of its kind in Canada, ...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25d

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · 24d

Same!!!!

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oh 🤔

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 2

Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves actor, dies aged 73

The trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor, who was nominated for an Academy Award, died in Toronto after a long illness Graham Greene, the prolific Oscar-nominated Canadian First Nations actor and Hollywood trailblazer, has died aged 73 in a Toronto hospital after a long illness. “He was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be eternally missed,” Greene’s agent, Michael Greene (no relation), told Deadline. “You are finally free.” Continue reading...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 1

Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nation’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...

A group of uniformed troops walk along the National Mall, with the Washington Monument and the Capitol in the background. A headline reads: "Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington." Photo by Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · Aug 30

#blueskycars
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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · Aug 25

He is the literal embodiment of the Dunning Kruger effect…

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 25

In an Oval Office meeting with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea on Monday, President Trump repeatedly mentioned having a good rapport with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. At one point Trump offered to arrange a meeting between Kim and Lee.

Trump Repeatedly Praises North Korea’s Dictator in Meeting With South’s President

In the Oval Office, President Trump met his South Korean counterpart as the relationship between their countries has been strained.

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · Aug 24

The dude

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · Aug 24

#caturday

Cat on pool chair, thinking he is all that.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · Aug 21

Since becoming Opposition leader, Poilievre has adopted many hallmarks of Trumpism — the reckless promotion of falsehoods & conspiracies, a dangerous demonization of political opponents & critics, & an unprecedented disregard for democratic accountability. #cdnpoli
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Six Policy Areas Where Poilievre Mirrors Trump | The Tyee

Taken together they would radically change Canada to reflect what’s being imposed in the US.

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · Aug 20

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