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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Aug 31

But wasn't RFK adopted?

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Jul 4

The voice said "read for fun, no news" so I took two books off the shelf:
"A nation of Sheep by W J Lederer?"
"No, nothing to remind you of the passage of the BB Bill!"
"How about Lord Hornblower by C S Forester?" Sure!
"Really? He's fighting a madman trying to take over a continent..."

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · May 14

CBC, not a nice headline this morning: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Just remember, if Mark Carney had lost the election Pierre Poilievre would have been Prime Minister and he would have defunded the CBC -- all gone...
Now please, join Bluesky and stop supporting Musk and Twitter!

Carney shows 10 ministers from his first cabinet the door | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet has taken shape without 11 of the ministers he brought around the table barely two months ago. One lost re-election, and the other 10 were removed.

www.cbc.ca

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · May 8

Come to Canada --- although we can't do much about Wall Street....

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · May 8

A new book by Sarah Kendzior -- so exciting. Everything she writes is truly amazing. I hope she comes back to Calgary's Wordfest and signs another copy for us!

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · May 8

In Katie Underwood's insightful interview macleans.ca/the-intervie... Timothy Snyder says Canadians live 4 years more than Americans. Therefore the 40 million Canadians would lose almost 160 million years of life by becoming the 51st State. Becoming Canadian Americans gain almost 1.4 billion years.

Timothy Snyder Has Seen Tyrants Like Trump Before - Macleans.ca

The historian, On Tyranny author and recent Toronto transplant has studied dictators for decades. Even he doesn’t know what comes next.

macleans.ca

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · May 1

Pat Bondi says that Trump saved 75% of US lives (258 million) in his first 100 days by seizing 3.4K pounds of fentanyl www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...
In FY 2024 Joe Biden's DHS seized 27K pounds of fentanyl (8 times more) saving over 8 billion US Lives! www.dhs.gov/archive/news... Way to go Biden!

MSN

www.msn.com

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · May 1

Well it is just as horrible but nowhere near as effective as burning books since the Wayback Machine web.archive.org means that the original websites are there forever more....

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 21

Bluesky is an alternative to Musk's toxic X. But is there a similar alternative to Facebook that is not owned by a tech oligrarch that supports Trump?

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 21

Jeff Bezos' newspaper explains to everyone including Canadians why Trump wants to take Canada: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/... You can't read it because its behind a paywall. Much better to read Reddit's responses: www.reddit.com/r/CanadaPoli...

From the CanadaPolitics community on Reddit: With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?

Explore this post and more from the CanadaPolitics community

www.reddit.com

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 17

So, Connor McGregor is at the White House: www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...
Good that his anti-immigrant comments have been condemned by Micheál Martin, the Irish taoiseach, but why is the taoiseach doing this on X and not Bluesky?

Conor McGregor anti-immigration rant in White House condemned by Irish PM

Micheál Martin says MMA fighter’s comments before Trump meeting ‘do not reflect spirit of St Patrick’s Day’

www.theguardian.com

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 14

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, grins like a hyena as Trump discusses annexing Canada: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump goes for the jugular with his Canada threats — and does it with a smile

Trump’s insistence that Canada is not a real country bears a striking resemblance to Putin’s in the run-up to his invasion of Ukraine, Richard Hall writes.

www.independent.co.uk

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 13

Why stop at 100%?
Trump is already threatening 200% tariffs... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne

US president says levy on alcohol imports would be retaliation for ‘nasty’ 50% tariff imposed on bourbon whiskey

www.theguardian.com

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 13

So exciting, Trump threatens to multiply the EU tariffs on wine and champagne by 4, i.e. a 200% tariff: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... keep multiplying the tariff by 4 for 100 responses and you will make the Zimbabwe 100 billion banknote look very small: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperin... 😜

Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 3

Anora? That's one movie I can't wait to miss...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...

Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph

The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Mar 1

Tonight, Tom Nichols of The Atlantic has an excellent summary of one of the "Grimmest Days in American History".
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

It Was an Ambush

Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.

www.theatlantic.com

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 28

So King Charles III is inviting Trump to London: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc... He should also invite him to Ottawa since he is also King of Canada. If Canada`s King won`t stand up for Canada in our existential fight with Trump, Canada should quickly move to being a Republic.

Trump's letter from the King - BBC News

Key lines from the King's letter to the US president, with analysis from BBC royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.

www.bbc.co.uk

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 25

This Ottawa City Councillor wants the city to suspend all its X accounts: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I want all Canadians to leave X and come to Bluesky!

Citing Elon Musk, city councillor wants Ottawa to suspend its X accounts | CBC News

Ottawa Coun. Laura Dudas says Elon Musk and X no longer uphold the values of “transparency, impartiality, respect and accountability,” which she views as core values for the city.

www.cbc.ca

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 20

Trails of Tears: 1. Removal of Ohio Native Americans after War of 1812; 2. Indian Removal Act of 1830; 3. And now the Palestinians from Gaza? Is Trump adding to this shameful history of US ethnic cleansing? Cf The Other Trail of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians by Mary Stockwell.

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 16

I get my news each day from the news websites of CBC, BBC, and the Guardian. Somehow I never heard about the 50501 protests. Today my browser recommended this story from NPR: www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...
Thanks NPR, now I won't miss the one tomorrow and nor will you. 🙂

Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here is why

A series of protests against the Trump administration's actions is planned for Presidents Day.

www.npr.org

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 16

Remember your job today is to find someone you know who is on X and show them how to join Bluesky and be happy.
Remember your job tomorrow is..... :)

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 16

In a post on 2/2/25 J.D.Vance says "I love Canada and have many Canadian friends". Isn't this what racists say: "I love 'ethnic minority' and have many 'ethnic minority' friends"?

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 16

So true and so many Canadians are dying from the opioid crisis which originated in the US. Please read the account by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Revenge of the Tipping Point.

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 16

If you have friends who are still on X do them and the world a favour and help them close their accounts and move to Bluesky.

Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 16

When this story www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... first broke there was a "moral panic" with every media account referring to the closeness of the Canadian border. This new NBC story from Feb 8th, 2025, doesn't mention the border because it has nothing to do with it.

How did a German math genius get drawn into a 'cult' accused in coast-to-coast killings?

Ophelia Bauckholt was killed in a shootout with U.S. Border Patrol agents in northern Vermont — an unlikely end to a life that held so much promise.

www.nbcnews.com

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 14

In 2010 I played Tom Brokaw's video to my students at George Mason University. Brokaw, at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, was explaining to Americans the special relationship between Canada and the US: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrA4...
This is of a time gone by -- perhaps never to return.

Tom Brokaw Explains Canada To Americans

YouTube video by Fred Hodgins

www.youtube.com

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 14

JD Vance interferes in the upcoming German election
apnews.com/article/germ... by meeting with far right leader, Alice Weidel. In the US foreign interference in federal elections is illegal.

US Vice President JD Vance meets German far-right leader as he criticizes 'firewalls' in Europe

U.S. Vice President JD Vance's office says he met the leader of a German far-right party during a trip to Germany.

apnews.com

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 14

Don't waste your breath, Mr. Carney. Tell Pierre Poilievre to read your book: Value(s) Building a Better World for All. :)

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Nigel Waters @nigelwaters.bsky.social · Feb 14

Interesting comments from the brave Adam Kinzinger www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
but Adam, Canadians are not afraid -- we are damned angry.

Trump's 51st state threats are just performance, says former Republican congressman | CBC News

As Canadian leaders piece together just how serious U.S. President Donald Trump is over making Canada the 51st American state, a former Republican congressman says it's all a performance — and Canada ...

www.cbc.ca

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