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@gidget89.bsky.social
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It just reinforced why I’ll never vote Conservative. Thanks for clarifying Doug.
Doug Ford’s ”hot mic” gaffe about wanting Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidency may not have damaged the Progressive Conservatives, but it has exposed potential risks for their campaign, a new poll suggests.

An Abacus Data poll for the Star found Ford’s Tories with 46 per cent support.
Ontario election: ‘Hot mic’ gaffe carries risks but Doug Ford’s Tories still lead, poll suggests
An Abacus Data poll for the Star found Ford's Tories with 46 per cent support, well ahead of Bonnie Crombie's Liberals at 24 per cent, Marit Stiles's New Democrats at
www.thestar.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Let’s try to curb our unctuous behaviour for the Super Bowl this weekend. Not our country, not our game -at least not the way they play it.
Donald Trump has us all proudly waving the Canadian flag. So now what are we going to do?

Nothing like an aggressive bully forcing an existential crisis to make you re-evaluate how lucky you have been, and how much you value what you have. #Opinion
Edward Keenan: Donald Trump has us all proudly waving the Canadian flag. So now what are we going to do?
It’s one thing to unite against an external threat, but it’s quite another to use that unity to renew our collective societal project.
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February 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@kalianebradley5.bsky.social just finished MoT. Great! Reading your notes at the back I expected some reference to Erabus and Terror having been found.
January 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Lord of the Ring Kissing
Weeks before his inauguration, Trump is pushing the federal government toward a shutdown, corporate titans are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to gain his favor and a major media company has capitulated to Trump’s legal strategy of suing those who cross him.

Watch or listen to our political round table.
Ring-Kissing, Lawsuits and a Looming Shutdown
Watch or listen to our political round table about the aftermath of the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Try moving to Ukraine or even the United States and see how much greener the grass is.
How proud are you to be Canadian?

Canadians’ pride in our country has taken a dramatic dive in recent years, a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests, accompanying a loss of emotional attachment to this country.
From Oh Canada to No, Canada: National pride has taken a steep decline in recent years, new poll suggests
Canadians’ pride and attachment in their country have taken a dive, a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests. What’s going on?
www.thestar.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:55 PM
80 million Americans voted for this and it’s just the tip of the iceberg. A titanic fall begins for a once great country☹️
The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:01 PM
A schoolyard bully
Trump mocks ‘Governor Trudeau’ of ‘Great State of Canada’: President-elect posts joke on Truth Social platform following Mar-a-Lago dinner, in which he suggested Canada should be the ‘51st state’
Trump mocks ‘Governor Trudeau’ of ‘Great State of Canada’
President-elect posts joke on Truth Social platform following Mar-a-Lago dinner, in which he suggested Canada should be the ‘51st state’
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM
This is what I ask myself whenever someone feels abused by social
media. Just Stop Reading It!
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, said that he avoided reading news coverage about himself whenever possible, part of his reflections on the information ecosystem amid his privacy battles with the British press. nyti.ms/4fVc2Wn
December 4, 2024 at 10:24 PM