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Karen J Watson 🇨🇦

@watsonkaren.bsky.social

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🇨🇦 Writer Artist Volunteer #ViveLeCanada #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #UnCanadaFort #SlavaUkraïni - swimmer, cloud watcher, retired Canadian Gov mktg/comms, Advocate for Universal Basic Income (UBI) #DefendCanada #IStandWithCARNEY #BuyCanadian #Canadasky

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Karen J Watson 🇨🇦 @watsonkaren.bsky.social · Nov 20

Dear new followers, Thank you for following me. If you have no bio, have made no posts or replies, I will not follow back for now. And I am taking my time to get to know who people are. This is the brave new positive world and I like it the moderating and vetting, but most of all the energy.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 1d

PM Carney: "A few days ago, I launched with my good friend, Premier Ford.Did I say good friend, Premier Ford? I meant the always entertaining—no,the always interesting, the always unpredictable Presi—God, sorry. I don't know why I mixed the two up, president and Premier Ford. Is that on,by the way?"

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10d

The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.

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🇨🇦 @dramatime.bsky.social · 10d

Spread the word. #nokings

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10d

The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.

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🇨🇦 @dramatime.bsky.social · 8d

It's serious friends. Please stay informed and aware of your subscriptions, and, who they support. Power to the people! #cancelspotify #nokings #cdnpoli

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 9d

Spotify’s founder, Daniel Ek, is another techno-fascist billionaire.

He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.

If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.

Spotify boycott: Artists leave 'garbage hole' platform after CEO invests in AI weapons

Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal."

www.latimes.com

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 4d

I am in Langley BC to give a key note address to BC teachers on resistance and hope in dark times.
I will tell the story of Shannen Koostachin the Cree youth leader who inspired the largest youth driven children's rights movement in CDN history.
#shannensdream
@meidascanada.ca
@meidastouch.com

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🇨🇦 @dramatime.bsky.social · 4d

You know what to do. #nokings #cdnpoli

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

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🇨🇦 @dramatime.bsky.social · 1d

#cdnpoli

Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 1d

Your right to speak, to worship, to live free — all protected by the Charter. But the Notwithstanding Clause is now being used in Alberta to make illegal laws “legal.”

This is a test of how far the government can go before Albertans and all Canadians push back.

Learn more at: savethecharter.ca

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ravenswyng.bsky.social @ravenswyng.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, with Kinew it it definitely is.

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🇨🇦 @dramatime.bsky.social · 7d

Yes. That is an obvious error on this map. Manitoba is in good hands.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"

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Patz_Van 🍁 @patzvan.bsky.social · 3d

Just got back from drive thru flu vaccine clinic (last week was covid booster...all set until spring now) Many thanks to family Dr. Amanda Lepp & her staff for organizing beautifully...was great to see so many there. Thanks also to Health Canada & @ontariohealth.bsky.social 🍁💉🇨🇦
Happy weekend all!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

We have never needed fearlessly pro-democracy media more than we do right now. The 21 person team at Democracy Docket works around the clock to keep you informed. No corporate overlords. No compromises. Never bows down.

Support its mission by signing up now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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Patz_Van 🍁 @patzvan.bsky.social · 3d

Tie this together with their reporting and @maddow.msnbc.com breakdown on Mr Mellon ( July 29 2024)...remember we were surprised that President Trump declassified the Earhart files last month? Eventually everything makes sense...ish x.com/cwebbonline/...

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Jeremy Hsu @jeremyhsu.bsky.social · 1d

NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.

The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.

A map image from the Flight Radar 24 service shows the flight track of a NOAA P-3 Orion aircraft flying over the Caribbean Sea, where Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic rain and flooding to Jamaica and Haiti. Most other aircraft appear to be steering clear of the area.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 2d

Canadians care about the world and we care about each other. So we’re going to fight climate change and build a stronger, more competitive economy – together.

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Karen J Watson 🇨🇦 @watsonkaren.bsky.social · 4h

You had me, BrittleStar, when you called me Shirley! And told me things might get better. You brighten Canada.

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 1d

🎵Things Might Get Better🎵

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

Wow. Based on the comments, a lot of people saw me on Maddow tonight!

To everyone asking me how they can help Democracy Docket fulfill its critical pro-democracy mission while receiving critical information ands analysis, it's easy. Sign-up now! hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16h

This can’t quite dismissed as a one-off

As US Ambassador to the Netherlands, Pete Hoekstra caused a national controversy hosting a private event for the Dutch far-right party FvD (this is a party that is even more extreme than Geert Wilders’ PVV)

www.politico.eu/article/pete...

US ambassador under fire for hosting Dutch far-right bash

Embassy and MP Thierry Baudet deny claims that event was a fundraiser.

www.politico.eu

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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 7d

Until people stop electing Conservatives at the provincial and municipal levels, the picture won’t improve to the degree that it can. The provinces have enormous power.

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Ben Holt 🇨🇦 @beanjammin.bsky.social · 7d

In a more perfect world CERB would have evolved into a guaranteed livable income. It's still possible and among the most efficient ways to support people.

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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 16h

The Charter of Rights is foundational to 🇨🇦's democracy & national vision of fairness & due process. Decades of cases have confirmed its value to labour rights. Danielle Smith takes a big step toward authoritarianism, tossing it aside for fiscal & political convenience. #canlab

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Karen J Watson 🇨🇦 @watsonkaren.bsky.social · 4h

Hear hear! 🇨🇦#ILoveCanada #BuyCanadian #CanadianStaycation

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MeUncensored, 🇨🇦co-owner & ♀︎💙💛🏳️‍🌈📎 @meuncensored.bsky.social · 5h

We were 'buying Canadian' and 'avoiding the USa& China' where possible loooong before these recent events, and that won't change even if the political climate changes.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10h

“President Donald Trump seemed to refer to a dementia assessment when telling reporters about his perfect score on an "IQ test" he said he'd undergone at Walter Reed Medical Center.”

Not hard to guess why they feel the need to give him dementia screening tests…

Donald Trump Confuses Dementia Screening for 'Very Hard' IQ Test as He Brags About Results

Donald Trump appeared to describe a dementia screening he underwent at Walter Reed Medical Center as a 'very hard' IQ test while speaking with reporters inside Air Force One

people.com

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