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Patrick Shanks

@shocktheshanker.bsky.social

We’re all out today flying Blue Jays colours and smiling encouragingly at each other. It’s nice. Like a civilized/sober Canada Day for now. An old lady stopped me in the grocery store, pointed to my hat and said, “We’re gonna get em! Go Jays!” We high fived and I teared up a little bit. 🩵💙

October 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM Everybody can reply

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David

@dezzer.bsky.social

Sounds like Canada is with the resistance too let’s join as many people as many countries as we can band together & stomp this pandemic of hate and division out now!!!!✊🏻👊🏻🇺🇸✌🏻❤️

Canada send out donation information to fund your ads I know 70 something million people who will help with what they can✊🏻🇺🇸💙👊🏻

October 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM Everybody can reply

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@1_seagal.bsky.social 📎

@seagal1.bsky.social

I saw it first in game 7 between the Mariners & Blue Jays (my congrats to Toronto👍, but I am a Ms gal 🙃) and I caught it again, yesterday and today just during regular TV shows.
Canada is kickin' it!
Love to my neighbours to the North from Montana 💙🇨🇦💙🇺🇸💙

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

UPDATE: Trump is freaking out about the (very effective) anti-tariffs ad Canada 🇨🇦 is running in 🇺🇸 (during baseball playoffs), saying trade negotiations are now “terminated” — so here it is again 👇🏽

Reagan’s audio is, of course, VERY REAL. He is lying: www.youtube.com/shorts/Mj6N-...

October 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM Everybody can reply

ladynorma

@normasisland.bsky.social

I don't blame you. I have relatives with dual citizenship moving back to Canada and dropping their USA Citizenship. 🇨🇦💙

October 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM Everybody can reply

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K.M.F.0990

@kmf0990.bsky.social

This is Amazing beautiful God bless Canada I really dream that my country USA be the same like it was 10 months ago we only have to pray 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 love the old America 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 2d

How to take the piss.. brilliant 👏

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 2d

When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦

❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️

October 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM Everybody can reply

AngelAngie🇨🇦

@angelangie.bsky.social

@governor.ca.gov
🍁💙💙💙 🇨🇦🇨🇦GO JAYS GO!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦💙💙🍁
You are definitely my favourite Governor! I'm looking forward to calling you President GCN, Canada's favourite President. But I BLEED BLUE (Leaf fan too boot) 💙🇨🇦💙🇨🇦💙🇨🇦💙🇨🇦💙
From Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 with ❤️

October 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM Everybody can reply

Blue House Books

@bluehousebooks.bsky.social

It’s #NewReleaseTuesday everyone!
Another week, another stack of amazing new books hitting the shelves, and trust us, this lineup does not disappoint. 😍
Which new release are you picking up first?

#booksky💙📚

A photo of a hand holding the book, "The Day Leap Soared" by Blair Braverman in front of a bookshelf.
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Come to the event and meet Leap! https://blue-house-books.com/events/2976120251022 TOMORROW!
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Leap is a sweet, snow-loving sled dog puppy who can’t wait until she’s big enough to join the team. Each of the other sled dogs is special in their own way. Boo is fast. Donut is brave. Jenga is smart. And Leap wonders: Is she special, too?

This empowering story reminds us that anything is possible when teamwork, individuality, and friendship grow in leaps and bounds.

Includes an author’s note with photos of the real-life Leap and her teammates!

https://www.blue-house-books.com/item/Vus7kAU5V3X1eKsb_XW99Q

A photo of a hand holding the book, "The Isle in the Silver Sea" by Tasha Suri in front of a book display.
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https://www.blue-house-books.com/item/2-gUryvjjJ-Pw4l7MYPGnw

In an England fuelled by stories, the knight and the witch are fated to fall in love and doom each other over and over, the same tale retold over hundreds of lifetimes.

Simran is a witch of the woods. Vina is a knight of the Queen’s court. When the two women begin to fall for each other, how can they surrender to their desires, when to give in is to destroy each other?

As they seek a way to break the cycle, a mysterious assassin begins targeting tales like theirs. To survive, the two will need to write a story stronger than the one that fate has given to them.

But what tale is stronger than The Knight and the Witch?

A photo of the book, "The Things Gods Break" by Abigail Owen sitting on the floor of the bookstore.
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https://www.blue-house-books.com/item/mqz1tIp0zJu7glb_absZbQ

Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.

The gods want her dead...Hades will bury them.

You’d think I’d have learned by now:
Don’t mouth off to deities.
Don’t fall for the King of the Underworld.
And definitely don’t get dragged into a divine death match where I’m the cursed mortal prize.

But here I am—trapped in Tartarus, humanity’s worst pit stop, squaring off against monsters who make the gods look merciful. Titans, twisted by centuries of rage and ruin, are sealed behind seven ancient locks.

And guess what?

I'm the key.

To escape, I’ll have to survive every horrifying trial they throw at me.

To win, I might have to become something the gods never saw coming.

Oh, and Hades?

He's about to break every rule the gods ever wrote.

Because to save me...the god of death will burn the world.

But if I break free? So do the Titans.

And the world won’t just suffer—it'll beg for the end.

The Crucible series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 The Games Gods Play
Book #2 The Things Gods Break

A photo of a hand holding the book, "Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice" by Virginia Roberts Giuffre in front of a bookshelf.
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https://www.blue-house-books.com/item/ymASTSSKIbZPyKoklQqvtA

The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison, whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. But her story has never been told in full, in her own words—until now.

In April 2025, Giuffre took her own life. She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published. Nobody’s Girl is the riveting and powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront extraordinary adversity.

Here, Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men. She also details the molestation she suffered as a child, as well as her daring escape from Epstein and Maxwell’s grasp at nineteen. Giuffre remade her life from scratch and summoned the courage to not only hold her abusers to account but also advocate for other victims. The pages of Nobody’s Girl preserve her voice—and her legacy—forever.

Nobody’s Girl is an astonishing affirmation of Giuffre’s unshakable will—first, to claw her way out of victimhood, and then to shine light on wrongdoing and fight for a safer, fairer world. Equal parts intimate and fierce, it is a remarkable narrative of fortitude in the face of depravity and despair

October 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM Everybody can reply

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hope-post.bsky.social

@hope-post.bsky.social

🤣🤣🤣 I love Canada, I worked for Canadian’s for 20 years, I would never, ever make that comparison. Alberta however is a bit too MAGA, I hope you’re able to stomp them down firmly bc it’s a f’ing nightmare here😔😡💔
Ps. A big Thank you to Canada and to Carney for being a true statesman; we’re jealous💙

October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM Everybody can reply

Ruth M

@rmano.bsky.social

Heartbroken for my M's but I wish the best for the Blue Jays. 💙They out played us, overcame adversity and now they have to win this for Canada. Plus, it will piss off trump!

October 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM Everybody can reply

Dr. Anadel Barbour, LMFT

@dranadel.bsky.social

I hope this WS is safe and fun and not used as a tool to see who’s country is better than the other!

It is not USA vs. Canada. It is baseball and it is NL Champs vs. AL Champs.
😉💙⚾️

October 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM Everybody can reply

🅱🅻🅴🆄 🏳️‍🌈🎃👻🍂

@okbleu.bsky.social

Seriously, I feel like I drank 150 Red Bulls. 🙄 Goodnight, Team Canada! 😄💙⚾🇨🇦🍁

October 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM Everybody can reply

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Gaby Wright

@gaby16wright.bsky.social

So Los Angeles #Dodgers 💙 will go against the Blue Jays, the American League Champs of Canada 🇨🇦. I am so here for this #LetsGoDodgers 💙🫶🏼🙏🏽@gavinnewsom.bsky.social

October 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM Everybody can reply

Cat Alyst 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦

@catalystmeow.bsky.social

My family and I here in Canada love Kamala Harris! 💙

October 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM Everybody can reply

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Mark 🇨🇦 🐸

@markrf400.bsky.social

You're always welcome Randy 💙 💙 I appreciate you bud!! Even here in Canada it was well attended. Amazing what can happen when people unite for a good cause!!

October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM Everybody can reply

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Darwinsaves HATES MAGATS

@darwinsaves.bsky.social

I'm absolutely blue blood die hard DODGERS fan of 45 years🇺🇸. They went to the white house this year🤮

Sold my tickets and didn't watch a game this year

I cannot watch the Dodgers go visit a Nazi white house again. RIP my childhood!

I hope they lose to CANADA🇨🇦

Some things are bigger than sports💙

October 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM Everybody can reply

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Marla Waltman 🍁⚾️

@marlawd.bsky.social

I wish those of us at home could have seen/heard and sung along to O Canada. 🇨🇦 Glad it was so spectacular. Was thrilled to see Bautista throw the first pitch. 💙 Jose brought me back to full-out baseball fandom when he joined the #BlueJays in 2008.

October 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM Everybody can reply

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Felixia le Fay 🧚

@felixialefay.bsky.social

Happy to have been able to join a local No Kings protest yesterday. I’m reading that nearly 7 million participated in the United States. I think Canada and parts of Europe also participated. Thank you! 💙

#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge

Signs at the No Kings rally: Land of the free . . . if we are brave

Signs at the No Kings rally: “Good monarch” title over illustration of a monarch butterfly; / “Bad monarch” title over illustration of the president dressed up as a king

Signs at the No Kings rally: Fight truth decay

Signs at the No Kings rally: Not a paid protester. I hate Trump for free.

October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM Everybody can reply

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Marfy ❌👑 📎 2547

@mojobaby.bsky.social

Wasn’t just us, either

Over 18 countries have now planned No Kings demonstrations showing solidarity with the American people.
The following countries participating:
• Portugal
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Sweden
• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Ireland
• United Kingdom
• Canada
• Mexico
• Costa Rica
• Japan

Isn’t that wonderful?

A handsome man is holding a NO KINGS sign and his post states
“Today I participated in the "No Kings" protest, here in Tallinn, even though I was all alone. I stood for an hour in front of the US embassy. I cannot accept what is happening in the US. This is not the country I grew up in.”

💙💙💙Thanks, Stewart! 💙💙💙

October 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM Everybody can reply

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#TennesseeTruthWarrior

@tennesseemama.bsky.social

GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸
AND ALL THE
OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE: CANADA
GERMANY
GREAT BRITAIN
BELGIUM
LONDON
AND ANYONE ELSE I MISSED 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💙🕊💙🕊💙🕊💙🕊

Southern Belle 101 🖤✊🏾🖤✊🏾 @zenobiam.bsky.social · 5d

🌞✨ Southern Belle Morning Delight ✨🌞

Well bless it all, y’all — the Most High is surely smiling on us today! 🥰 The air feels lighter, the sky’s clear as crystal, and that sunshine is kissing the earth just right. 💋💐

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾(comment section)

October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM Everybody can reply

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Victoria

@victoriaglod190.bsky.social

I will be so happy to receive a rose 🌹 from a fan that loves me from USA 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Spain 🇪🇸, Australia 🇦🇺, Uk 🇬🇧 Finland 🇫🇮 greece 🇬🇷 Norway 🇳🇴 Switzerland 🇨🇭 and all the remaining beautiful countries I love you all 💙💙💙❤️💕💗💗💗

October 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM Everybody can reply

RadicalRon a Pragmatic Patriot.

@radicalron.bsky.social

The whole world is smarter than maga republicans.
Thank you earthlings.
I 💙Canada

HaiYaDa @haiyada1.bsky.social · 5d

Canada too!
Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver...

October 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM Everybody can reply

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Wiselatina626 🌱🐬🌊💜🐾😻💃🎶🥑

@wiselatina626.bsky.social

I was hoping for Toronto Blue Jays because Canada rocks!! And I love birds 💙

October 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM Everybody can reply

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loose forma

@luceforma.bsky.social

crab him by the epsteins 🤣🤣🤣🤣

he will grab himself by his neck...

well done, peeps! i am watching this from Canada and i am so proud of y'all.

also, hurry up. i've been holding off for your 'sunny' wines and your gorgeous parks... i had a plan last fall and now, i am sitting cold in Montreal.💙

a fan with the words " im still your biggest fan " written on it

ALT: a fan with the words " im still your biggest fan " written on it

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October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM Everybody can reply

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Mark 🇨🇦 🐸

@markrf400.bsky.social

So.... no kings day, it's even happening here in Canada!! I am unable to attend the one here today as I'm stuck at work . Just want to wish everyone attending, a great peaceful day and I ask all of you to please stay safe, and avoid anything or anybody who seeks to make it not peaceful!! 👊💙✌️

October 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM Everybody can reply

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Sapphire Blue

@sapphirebluecali.bsky.social

Hi Canada ROCKS - thank you so much for letting me know💙 Hoping it was the large format so will try again here.
I noticed you were raised in the Canadian Praire as was my dad. Best to you and we'll be protesting how trump treats our beloved allies also. Elbows up neighbor🍁and thanks again!

October 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM Everybody can reply

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