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🇨🇦 Retired library professional, politically awake, travel-obsessed.
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Currently, there are 150 US firefighters fighting the Canadian forest fires. Canada, with a 10th of the US population, sent 227 firefighters to California. Thank you
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Conversely, Sen. Rand Paul/Kentucky gets behind the other GOP nut jobs. **Lifetime Boycott Of Kentucky Bourbon
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Charlie Angus
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Is King Canute in the White House going to impose tariffs on the oceans or punish the skies for the climate crisis? He should be tariffing the massive emitters but that's not going to happen. He is just looking for an excuse to attack his neighbours in Canada.
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New Yorkers, after days of heavy smoke and torrid temperatures, are met with thunderstorms and flash flooding | CNN
Following days of smoky skies and soaring temperatures, the Big Apple and surrounding areas were pummeled Saturday with heavy thunderstorms, downpours and flash floods.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/18/weather/new-york-flash-flooding
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dduf.bsky.social🇨🇦🇺🇦
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Unfortunately for Americans, history doesn’t clear as quickly as smoke.
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
https://youtube.com/shorts/tn3WQSwe0FI?si=9f3RAd0ocBqmgImU
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Pierre Polyester
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When California was on fire, Canada didn’t bitch and complain. Instead we sent a fleet of Super Scoopers. And we are always ready to help when called upon — that’s just what Canadians do.
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Amy K
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Imagine watching your neighbour's house burn down and, instead of helping, complaining about the smell of the smoke.
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Mark Hamill
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Just be grateful for Donarrhea's astonishing incompetence.
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ProPublica
1 day ago
11/ Even from jail, Morrison appears to have run the school. We obtained more than 500 recordings of her calls from jail, which showed that she continued to speak to employees and board members about things like school finances.
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Ed Kwok
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The size of the Boreal Forest in Canada.... it can't be raked....hot dry weather and changing winds from climate change have screwed everything up
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'Just stop burning fossil fuel...
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We humans - the authors of our own demise. Will we make the changes needed to stop killing the environment we need to live? Nope. Too inconvenient.
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'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wildfire-climate-emissions-smoke-9.7274862
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SHAME. SHAME. SHAME.
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Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/israel-plan-new-illegal-settlements-gaza-west-bank-occupied-palestine
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁
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Canada has approx. 369 million hectares of forests — only 30% are accessible by roads US has approx. 304 million hectares of forests — 70% are accessible by roads When we have wildfires in Canada in areas not accessible it makes it harder to put them out. Facts matter, don’t lecture us.🖕
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Edouard Machery
3 days ago
I am shocked by how passively the American public and media are accepting the war against Iran. Today the USA have started bombing civilian infrastructures- a war crime. Where are the demonstrations demanding the end of this illegal war?
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Oh for crying out loud. This just stinks so badly. WAKE UP ONTARIO! Until we boot
#fordnation
to the curb, these backroom deals won't stop!
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Metrolinx won't disclose ‘air rights’ settlement it paid premier’s friend’s company
Agency cited solicitor-client privilege, ‘litigation contemplation’ and need to protect Ontario’s ‘economic and other interests’
https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/metrolinx-wont-disclose-air-rights-settlement-it-paid-premiers-friends-company-12557130
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2 days ago
Current forest fires in the US 🤔 And, yes, Canadian firefighters are there helping. In fact, a Canadian pilot from BC that was fighting fires in Colorado was killed two days ago. Someone once said, “Canadians are like elephants, they have long memories”. We won’t forget.
#Canada
#Michigan
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Appeasement never works with bullies, ask anyone who went through it in high school.
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Canada doesn't 'get credit' for rolling back trade irritants, U.S. envoy says | CBC News
Weeks after the American administration declined to extend the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, U.S. trade envoy signalled there's been little progress in negotiations between the two countries.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cusma-trade-negotiations-netflix-tax-dst-9.7273212
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Kimiko Shibata
3 days ago
“For years, Ontario's firefighters warned that our wildland fire program was understaffed and under-resourced. Those warnings were ignored. And now people have lost everything.” Powerful message from our next Premier
@maritstilesndp.bsky.social
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Northern Ontario is burning
YouTube video by Marit Stiles
https://youtu.be/ltwvWKD8Bwk?si=CjDRQ2e-Z_sXmk9S
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APTN News
3 days ago
‘Had the community waited for the actual provincial responsibility of activating the emergency response and mandating evacuations, this would have been a recovery mission,’ says Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige | Story by Leanne Sanders.
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AFN passes resolution on wildfires in northern Ontario
Chiefs at the AFN assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling on Canada to support First Nations caught in northern Ontario wildfires.
https://www.aptnnews.ca?p=291579
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Bloody hell. Will this nonsense never end? When will you learn, science is what SAVES your ass!
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So it's interesting that
#jilldunlop
, Ontario's Minister of Emergency Preparedness is now asking the Feds for help with firefighting- after her government CUT FIREFIGHTING FUNDING!!!
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
4 days ago
“Every child, whether born into wealth or poverty, peace or conflict, deserves the lifegiving protection that vaccines provide. Immunization is one of the most cost-effective, most equitable, and most reliable interventions for protecting children”
@drtedros.who.int
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Global childhood immunization coverage inches forward despite conflict and hesitancy – UNICEF, WHO
In 2025, 90% of infants globally – or nearly 116 million – received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% – or 110 million – completed the full three-dose ser...
https://www.who.int/news/item/15-07-2026-global-childhood-immunization-coverage-inches-forward-despite-conflict-and-hesitancy---unicef--who
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦
4 days ago
FFS! Since 2019 Ford has cut 184 million from forest fire budget while spending 452 million on advertising?! Don’t buy his bullshit that he’ll ‘spare no expense’ fighting these fires his track record shows where his true priorities are! More on tonight’s OShow Scandal Panel.
#ON
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Pierre Polyester
4 days ago
CN locomotive crew in Armstrong Ontario....Wow. They got out ok.
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Rebecca 🦋
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Abes
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Every data center should be required to have solar panels cover their rooftops.
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Woohoo! Not a good look, Mr Premier! 57% of your OWN party members think you're hiding your backroom deals! Gettin' hot in the kitchen jib. Maybe it's time to set your sights on Pierre's job.
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Transparency law changes block release of Ford government speed cameras studies | Globalnews.ca
As Premier Doug Ford railed against automated speed cameras and called them a 'cash grab,' Global News sought to understand what information the government had considered.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11961771/ontario-speed-camera-foi/
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
5 days ago
Tuberculosis testing gets a massive boost My new photo essay
@nature.com
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Tuberculosis testing gets a massive boost
At a recent Global Implementation Workshop on Near Point of Care (NPOC) TB Diagnostics in Bangkok, several country leaders presented impressive plans for implementing these new, affordable and decentr...
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/tuberculosis-testing-gets-a-massive-boost
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
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#ClaudiaTenney
, did it ever occur to you to wonder WHY your closest ally has gone
#elbowsup
on you??? Ask your stabile genius President.
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Republican lawmaker takes aim at provincial booze bans | CBC News
A Republican lawmaker in Washington is firing back at Canadian provinces for retaliating against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs by banning sales of U.S. alcohol.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/provincial-restrictions-us-alcohol-bill-republican-tenney-9.7260027
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WHOA!!! Talk about damning! A Who's Who of global criminality cruelty and barbarism.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦
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Now fast forward to the
#Alberta
separatism referendum. There is strong evidence that the X algorithms were abruptly tilted to Trump in the summer before the US 2024 election. The Super Bowl traffic data reported here is the proverbial canary in a coal mine.
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The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests
These numbers are legitimately shocking.
https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-elon-musk-bots-fake-traffic
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Charlie Angus
6 days ago
This is the guy who would break up our nation. Danielle Smith has gone out of her way to let this fringe drive the agenda in our country.
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Prominent Alberta separatist’s assets frozen as First Nation alleges he diverted funds
The injunction is a response to an application by the Tallcree First Nation, who wish to remove Jeffrey Rath and his corporation from overseeing the band’s trust
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alta-judge-temporarily-freezes-more-than-85-million-in-assets/
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Larry Mitchell
6 days ago
The two ICE agents who murdered a civilian in Biddeford, Maine today. Let's make them famous.
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Toronto Boris
6 days ago
Today on the WTF highlight of the day. You truly cannot wrap your mind around the thought processes of drivers in Toronto. Here's a cabbie driving into a protected bike lane head on with 2 ppl on bikes waiting at a red light. He couldnt use loading dock 50m behind me
#cycleTO
#bikeTO
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Oh what a surprise! Hobbling the implementation of INTERNATIONAL law is the mark of fascism. Intolerable.
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Trump administration vows to ‘disable’ International Criminal Court
US State Department ups pressure campaign on international tribunal, threatening allies who support investigations.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/7/13/trump-administration-vows-to-disable-international-criminal-court
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Grifols - a private blood-collection company - ignored FOUR warnings as Winnipeg woman died. Where was the quality control? Where were the standards of practice? Grifols needs to be censured and their license revoked.
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Staff didn't stop plasma collection despite machine alert before Winnipeg woman died: documents | CBC News
Before the death of a 22-year-old Winnipeg woman, the machine being used to collect her plasma issued an alert that meant staff should terminate the procedure, however documents show this step was not...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/grifols-alerts-plasma-death-winnipeg-9.7230724
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉
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Nope nope nope. Keep that garbage out of Canada. 🇨🇦
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡
7 days ago
#Canadian
#liquor
sales increase as much as 90% for some with
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liquor boycott in response to USA
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Canadian and foreign alcohol sales are up after U.S. booze pulled off shelves
The LCBO's latest sales numbers are out, and they show an increase in sales of both Canadian and non-American foreign alcohol. CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp has more on those numbers, and why they might not...
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#elbowsup
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ProPublica
7 days ago
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81x more likely to develop a type of uncontrollable bleeding than those who do. But no federal or state agencies track refusal rates or subsequent bleeding. Following ProPublica’s report, two lawmakers are demanding CDC action.
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Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
https://propub.li/3RwnDE8
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Such a sad loss for his family, but we - the grateful recipients of his work - just say "thank you good sir". A life TRULY well lived!
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Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill dies aged 78
His family described his death as "sudden and unexpected" adding that he died in Sydney surrounded by family.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy06e5e1lygo
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Listening,
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Mueller, She Wrote
7 days ago
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: In a stunning admission, the FBI just confirmed to me the existence of training videos instructing FBI analysts on what to redact in the Epstein Files. I’ll show you the letter and discuss the massive implications in one hour. Link below:
www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: FBI Admits it has Epstein Files Training Videos
In a letter sent to me in response to my Freedom of Information Act Request, the FBI admits to having training videos that it failed to release under the Epstein Files Transparency Act
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-exclusive-fbi-admits-it
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