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Suzanne

@soozsan111.bsky.social

Very detailed thread on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance. Really interesting!

Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · 4d

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

February 9, 2026 at 5:27 AM

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Kimiko Shibata

@eslfairy.bsky.social

No Canadian support for ICE:

Please consider signing this petition by MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-7146 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

February 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM

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Ruth Kapelus

@ruthkapelus.bsky.social

Sign the petition to tell the Canadian government no more armoured vehicles to ICE

act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/no-mor...

No more armoured vehicles for ICE!

Sign the petition to demand Canada stop exporting military equipment fuelling human rights abuses.

act.greenpeace.ca

January 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM

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Max Berger

@maxberger.bsky.social

It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.

January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM

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Aaron Sojourner

@aaronsojourner.org

Real talk from Minnesota: "I feel like we're performing CPR on what may already be a corpse: the Constitution"

Prove this wrong, fellow Americans, please. MN can stand up, protect each other, witness & alert you.

But we alone can't control the feds. This is a USA issue.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 19d

The whole interview is worth it

January 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM

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The Smiling Goat

@thesmilinggoat.bsky.social

"Board of Peace."

a group of men in suits and ties are standing next to each other .

Alt: Dr. Evil and his henchmen laughing at their evil plans for the world.

media.tenor.com

January 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM

Suzanne

@soozsan111.bsky.social

This is important journalism.

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 21d

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM

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Dave Jorgenson

@davejorgenson.bsky.social

This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America

January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM

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Dmitry Grozoubinski

@explaintrade.com

-laughs nervously in Ukrainian-

So er, I don't want to be alarmist my Canadian friends but it's not a GREAT sign when the superpower next door starts talking about how the people of a resource rich region of yours yearn for the freedom to join them and suggesting referendums...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."

January 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM

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🏳️‍⚧️ The Milkmaid of Human Kindness

@josie.zone

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

archive.is/ur35j

First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people
who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family.
This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her.
Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine,
Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.
Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever.
We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine
On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.
Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.
We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM

Suzanne

@soozsan111.bsky.social

2026 is the year that I gently harp on why these things are terrible: 1) recreational travel to the US 2) using AI 3) using X 4) buying from Amazon. (Of course, there are legitimate accessibility, work and/ or financial reasons why some cannot be avoided.)

January 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM

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Ink Radio

@inkradio.bsky.social

Made a new playlist

January 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM

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Lizet Kruyff

@lizetkruyff.bsky.social

Daily painting of #sunflowers in support of #Ukraine. We shouldn't let them carry the full burden alone!

Kathleen Kalinowski - Sunflowers

#art #flowers

December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Suzanne

@soozsan111.bsky.social

Just when I thought I couldn’t hate the US government more, they drag our beloved Canadian turtle into their war crimes / oil greed — while pardoning the Honduras ex-president and convicted drug lord 🙄

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Dec 1

Updated title: Franklin commits war crimes.

December 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM

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Canadian Paintings

@canadianpaintings.bsky.social

Red Sleigh Leaving Brown Bridge
Maud Lewis
1956

December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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Andy

@rallycap.bsky.social

I don't know about the world series but the Blue Jays are going to have unbelievable moustaches in 2026.

November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦

@tabathasouthey.bsky.social

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?”
The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy.

‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly.

You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM

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Dave Jorgenson

@davejorgenson.bsky.social

There’s one news story that affects everyone on Earth.

November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost

@chaoskat.bsky.social

This is how I found out Dick Cheney died

Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.bsky.social · Nov 4

Woke up today to the news

Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake from the SNL short “dick in a box”

November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM

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Alyshah Hasham

@alyshah.bsky.social

Everyone who talks about bail reform should also have to read Brendan Kennedy’s investigation of the abuse “akin to torture” of people awaiting trial, and the cover-up at Maplehurst jail.

www.thestar.com/news/investi...