Elisabeth🇨🇦
@lisabeth23.bsky.social
Retired principal. Special needs educator. Dutch Canadian 🇨🇦 PNW, gardener, walker, life-long learner, wife, mother, sister, book-lover, SFi, fantasy, travel, dachshund lover. I grow pumpkins and sunflowers in the Fraser valley.
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This should get MAGA nervous #USpol #Trumpstein
Bondi’s appalling contempt for survivors makes crystal clear that her Justice Department isn't going to do shit.
So now, brave survivors are naming names.
The firewall is crumbling. The truth can't be contained much longer. After Bondi's dismissive arrogance, survivors are risking all to be heard.
So now, brave survivors are naming names.
The firewall is crumbling. The truth can't be contained much longer. After Bondi's dismissive arrogance, survivors are risking all to be heard.
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This should get MAGA nervous #USpol #Trumpstein
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Chantal Hébert on CUSMA negotiations: "I think it's pretty clear by now that the current Prime Minister has the backing of Canadians to not agree to turn Canada into basically a client state of the US administration."
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chantal Hébert on CUSMA negotiations: "I think it's pretty clear by now that the current Prime Minister has the backing of Canadians to not agree to turn Canada into basically a client state of the US administration."
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The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
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Canada mourns a school shooting.
Law enforcement was on scene within two minutes.
Mark Carney cancelled his trip to Europe.
Canada's flags will fly at half-mast for a week.
#Canada #SchoolShooting
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
Law enforcement was on scene within two minutes.
Mark Carney cancelled his trip to Europe.
Canada's flags will fly at half-mast for a week.
#Canada #SchoolShooting
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
Canada shooting latest: The nation mourns with you, PM Mark Carney tells victims' families
Mark Carney says it's a
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Canada mourns a school shooting.
Law enforcement was on scene within two minutes.
Mark Carney cancelled his trip to Europe.
Canada's flags will fly at half-mast for a week.
#Canada #SchoolShooting
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
Law enforcement was on scene within two minutes.
Mark Carney cancelled his trip to Europe.
Canada's flags will fly at half-mast for a week.
#Canada #SchoolShooting
www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
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Bad Bunny Didn’t Just Perform — He Told a History
The halftime show wasn’t about spectacle.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
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🎥 Al-Qahera News Channel reports the arrival of the first group of Palestinians returning from Egypt to the Gaza Strip at the border, while North Sinai hospitals prepare to receive injured and sick Palestinians transferred from Gaza as their initial destination for medical care.
February 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
🎥 Al-Qahera News Channel reports the arrival of the first group of Palestinians returning from Egypt to the Gaza Strip at the border, while North Sinai hospitals prepare to receive injured and sick Palestinians transferred from Gaza as their initial destination for medical care.
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Don’t let me explain this one . The president of this country asked for his resignation. And said that this was the most disturbing and most disgusting thing they have ever seen in that country
February 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Don’t let me explain this one . The president of this country asked for his resignation. And said that this was the most disturbing and most disgusting thing they have ever seen in that country
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Ok so another stat I would
like to see is the combined
IQ for those 2,500 voters!!! 😆
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Ok so another stat I would
like to see is the combined
IQ for those 2,500 voters!!! 😆
The CPC party has 600,000 members.
Only 2,500 voted.
This is not a landslide!
There are problems in the party!
Only 2,500 voted.
This is not a landslide!
There are problems in the party!
January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Ok so another stat I would
like to see is the combined
IQ for those 2,500 voters!!! 😆
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Ok so another stat I would
like to see is the combined
IQ for those 2,500 voters!!! 😆
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This Epstein shit is so insane, we're about to announce the US is going to wars with countries you've never heard of on Monday. Cue fire bombs in Minnesota to escalate the chaos. Anything to keep this out of the news cycle...
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This Epstein shit is so insane, we're about to announce the US is going to wars with countries you've never heard of on Monday. Cue fire bombs in Minnesota to escalate the chaos. Anything to keep this out of the news cycle...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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#Alberta #Justices, and #ChiefJustice sign a #publicstatement in Alberta after #PremierSmith suggested she would like to be able to direct courts.
Courts called for “respect. Justice works when all branches are independent. “
#abpoli #Cdnpoli #DanielleSmithTraitor
Courts called for “respect. Justice works when all branches are independent. “
#abpoli #Cdnpoli #DanielleSmithTraitor
Alberta judges urge respect, independence after Danielle Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them | Globalnews.ca
In a rare public statement, Alberta's three chief justices said democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other's role.
globalnews.ca
January 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
#Alberta #Justices, and #ChiefJustice sign a #publicstatement in Alberta after #PremierSmith suggested she would like to be able to direct courts.
Courts called for “respect. Justice works when all branches are independent. “
#abpoli #Cdnpoli #DanielleSmithTraitor
Courts called for “respect. Justice works when all branches are independent. “
#abpoli #Cdnpoli #DanielleSmithTraitor
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This woman needs to go. #cdnpoli
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
In a rare public statement, Alberta's three chief justices say democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other's role.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This woman needs to go. #cdnpoli
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UFCW 1518 has written to the Jim Pattison Group about the decision to sell a Pattison-owned warehouse for conversion into an ICE processing facility.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 AM
UFCW 1518 has written to the Jim Pattison Group about the decision to sell a Pattison-owned warehouse for conversion into an ICE processing facility.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
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I started contacting The Pattison Grp on Sunday and kept reaching out on Monday and I have to say
It's a little disappointing they didn't bother to respond.
I have included a response from Pattison Food Group to a complaint from Victoria resident @jstewgie.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
It's a little disappointing they didn't bother to respond.
I have included a response from Pattison Food Group to a complaint from Victoria resident @jstewgie.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
A Pattison Company’s Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | The Tyee
Trump’s immigration enforcement agency wants to buy a warehouse for a ‘processing centre’ in Virginia.
thetyee.ca
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I started contacting The Pattison Grp on Sunday and kept reaching out on Monday and I have to say
It's a little disappointing they didn't bother to respond.
I have included a response from Pattison Food Group to a complaint from Victoria resident @jstewgie.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
It's a little disappointing they didn't bother to respond.
I have included a response from Pattison Food Group to a complaint from Victoria resident @jstewgie.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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I spoke to a woman who lives near this warehouse. The concern is that the plans for this facility mean that ICE is getting ready to come to her city (Richmond, Virginia). Allie Carpenter asked BC residents to help pressure the company to not go through with this sale. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
A Pattison Company’s Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | The Tyee
Trump’s immigration enforcement agency wants to buy a warehouse for a ‘processing centre’ in Virginia.
thetyee.ca
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I spoke to a woman who lives near this warehouse. The concern is that the plans for this facility mean that ICE is getting ready to come to her city (Richmond, Virginia). Allie Carpenter asked BC residents to help pressure the company to not go through with this sale. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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#Canada only responsible for, their oil supply (63% annually), their natural gas (98%), their electricity (82%). But I mean, they don’t need ANYTHING from CANADA, right?
FAFO. His 100% #tariffs would DECIMATE the US economy
Time to REALLY drop the GLOVES!
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 #Cdnpoli #USpoli #FreeTrade
FAFO. His 100% #tariffs would DECIMATE the US economy
Time to REALLY drop the GLOVES!
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 #Cdnpoli #USpoli #FreeTrade
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
#Canada only responsible for, their oil supply (63% annually), their natural gas (98%), their electricity (82%). But I mean, they don’t need ANYTHING from CANADA, right?
FAFO. His 100% #tariffs would DECIMATE the US economy
Time to REALLY drop the GLOVES!
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 #Cdnpoli #USpoli #FreeTrade
FAFO. His 100% #tariffs would DECIMATE the US economy
Time to REALLY drop the GLOVES!
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 #Cdnpoli #USpoli #FreeTrade
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Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment ICE agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month. https://cnn.it/3NJAMre
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment ICE agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month. https://cnn.it/3NJAMre
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I have colleagues doing difficult, important work on the slow creep of Nazi, "Norse," and other white supremacist imagery into fast fashion...then this teacup despot shows up in Minnesota in full-on SS Nordland cosplay. This is from the Museum of Danish Resistance. Norway and Denmark remember.
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I have colleagues doing difficult, important work on the slow creep of Nazi, "Norse," and other white supremacist imagery into fast fashion...then this teacup despot shows up in Minnesota in full-on SS Nordland cosplay. This is from the Museum of Danish Resistance. Norway and Denmark remember.
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She's MAGA and we need to get her out of office before it's too late
Danielle declares loudly what she is. Believe her.
"Premier Danielle Smith says the hard-line Republican governors of Florida and South Dakota are models for making Alberta “a little bastion of freedom.”
“I look at the Americans. I look at Ron DeSantis in Florida and Kristi Noem in South Dakota,”"
"Premier Danielle Smith says the hard-line Republican governors of Florida and South Dakota are models for making Alberta “a little bastion of freedom.”
“I look at the Americans. I look at Ron DeSantis in Florida and Kristi Noem in South Dakota,”"
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 AM
She's MAGA and we need to get her out of office before it's too late
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All to please a wannabe king who is demented and thrives on violence.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
All to please a wannabe king who is demented and thrives on violence.
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Now that blood is on the street, we still won’t admit you’ve been right all decade long while we scolded and marginalized you. Instead, we’ll declare it’s just now become right to say such things.
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Now that blood is on the street, we still won’t admit you’ve been right all decade long while we scolded and marginalized you. Instead, we’ll declare it’s just now become right to say such things.