Jackie Brown
@jlbrown.bsky.social
Writer, animal rescue fan, enthusiastic Canadian, Covid-cautious
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Jackie Brown
@jlbrown.bsky.social
· Mar 14
Psychiatrists & mental health professionals have been clear that Donald Trump is a sociopath capable of starting WW3. Cdn leader Fareed Kahn outlines Felon47's very obvious mental health issues and his threat to democracy and decency. #DumpTrump
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Americans really outdid themselves when they chose to elect one of the worst humans on the planet to their highest office. Trump reminds me every day how fortunate I am to live in Canada. I just hope the sickness down south doesn't spread north.
Trump posted a blatantly racist meme depicting the Obamas as apes www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Americans really outdid themselves when they chose to elect one of the worst humans on the planet to their highest office. Trump reminds me every day how fortunate I am to live in Canada. I just hope the sickness down south doesn't spread north.
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With respect, Premier, we are not talking about what flavour of ice cream your colleagues prefer.
There's not much more fundamental to governing than the issue of separatism. To be indifferent to caucus positions on this is a dereliction of duty. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
There's not much more fundamental to governing than the issue of separatism. To be indifferent to caucus positions on this is a dereliction of duty. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Smith says caucus members can sign any petition they want to, including on separation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says members of her caucus can sign whatever petitions they want to, including one pushing for a referendum on the province’s independence from Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
With respect, Premier, we are not talking about what flavour of ice cream your colleagues prefer.
There's not much more fundamental to governing than the issue of separatism. To be indifferent to caucus positions on this is a dereliction of duty. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
There's not much more fundamental to governing than the issue of separatism. To be indifferent to caucus positions on this is a dereliction of duty. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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Sick of American gaslighting in Canadian news? Take a few minutes to sign 2 parliamentary petitions designed to regulate foreign influence in Cdn media & prevent the biased, garbage content coming from USA-owned outlets like Postmedia.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Sick of American gaslighting in Canadian news? Take a few minutes to sign 2 parliamentary petitions designed to regulate foreign influence in Cdn media & prevent the biased, garbage content coming from USA-owned outlets like Postmedia.
bit.ly/3MdVHCl
bit.ly/4rekjty
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Sick of American gaslighting in Canadian news? Take a few minutes to sign 2 parliamentary petitions designed to regulate foreign influence in Cdn media & prevent the biased, garbage content coming from USA-owned outlets like Postmedia.
bit.ly/3MdVHCl
bit.ly/4rekjty
bit.ly/3MdVHCl
bit.ly/4rekjty
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Sick of American gaslighting in Canadian news? Take a few minutes to sign 2 parliamentary petitions designed to regulate foreign influence in Cdn media & prevent the biased, garbage content coming from USA-owned outlets like Postmedia.
bit.ly/3MdVHCl
bit.ly/4rekjty
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Semi-annual reminder that other doctors threw a doctor into a mental health ward (prison) for suggesting that they wash their hands before surgery.
FYI, contacting someone's doctor without their consent about their
"COVID anxiety" crosses some serious boundaries. It also assumes doctors are well informed on this - when history shows medical consensus often lags evidence. Just remember all the doctors who used to smoke
"COVID anxiety" crosses some serious boundaries. It also assumes doctors are well informed on this - when history shows medical consensus often lags evidence. Just remember all the doctors who used to smoke
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Semi-annual reminder that other doctors threw a doctor into a mental health ward (prison) for suggesting that they wash their hands before surgery.
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One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc
Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
gizmodo.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc
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Thank you, Paula!!! Well said.
“We need to raise our voices to denounce the dark fantasy of a landlocked, petulant petrostate dedicated to hoarding wealth, denouncing immigrants, denying climate change, spurning vaccines, protecting patriarchy and endangering queer kids.”
“We need to raise our voices to denounce the dark fantasy of a landlocked, petulant petrostate dedicated to hoarding wealth, denouncing immigrants, denying climate change, spurning vaccines, protecting patriarchy and endangering queer kids.”
Why should Alberta stay in Canada? The reasons aren’t just economic or legal. I hope you will read and share my robust rebuttal to those trying to break up our country. And I hope you’ll respond. #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #Canada #SenateofCanada
The Case for Sticking Around - Alberta Views
Let’s not quit Canada. Let’s make it better for everyone—including Albertans
albertaviews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Thank you, Paula!!! Well said.
“We need to raise our voices to denounce the dark fantasy of a landlocked, petulant petrostate dedicated to hoarding wealth, denouncing immigrants, denying climate change, spurning vaccines, protecting patriarchy and endangering queer kids.”
“We need to raise our voices to denounce the dark fantasy of a landlocked, petulant petrostate dedicated to hoarding wealth, denouncing immigrants, denying climate change, spurning vaccines, protecting patriarchy and endangering queer kids.”
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My greatest 2025 achievement was surviving another year in a dystopian hellscape. My 2026 resolution is surviving another year in a dystopian hellscape.
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My greatest 2025 achievement was surviving another year in a dystopian hellscape. My 2026 resolution is surviving another year in a dystopian hellscape.
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Anybody who reads about this tragic case and thinks this has to do with a HCW not recognizing the severity at triage has simply NOT been paying attention.
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Thread by @PfParks on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App
@PfParks: This is a tragic event, and my heart goes out to the pt's family. 1/14globalnews.ca/news/11590698/… I cannot speak to any specific details of this tragic event, but I do feel it is very important to state:...…
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December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Anybody who reads about this tragic case and thinks this has to do with a HCW not recognizing the severity at triage has simply NOT been paying attention.
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Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious
news.griffith.edu.au
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
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America, It's Not You, It's...
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
America, It's Not You, It's...
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Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls
Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls
Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Saves us having to burn it down again if he starts 1812 2.0.
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Saves us having to burn it down again if he starts 1812 2.0.
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Canada must learn from this rapid decline, our free press is a cornerstone of our democracy and key to our fight to fend off disinformation and propaganda.
October 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Canada must learn from this rapid decline, our free press is a cornerstone of our democracy and key to our fight to fend off disinformation and propaganda.
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The LA Times' 40+ Pulitzer Prizes, WAPO's Woodward and Bernstein, CBS News' 60 Minutes. They were all part of what made America "Great" and more importantly, respected. Now they are the walking dead, trophies for Trump's gilded bookcase.
October 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The LA Times' 40+ Pulitzer Prizes, WAPO's Woodward and Bernstein, CBS News' 60 Minutes. They were all part of what made America "Great" and more importantly, respected. Now they are the walking dead, trophies for Trump's gilded bookcase.
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I remember a time when the LA Times, The Washington Post, and CBS News stood for journalistic integrity and were independent from government pressure. Now they are just sad proof of how easily America's "Freedom of the Press" bends to the corrupt power of Trump and his billionaire bros.
October 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I remember a time when the LA Times, The Washington Post, and CBS News stood for journalistic integrity and were independent from government pressure. Now they are just sad proof of how easily America's "Freedom of the Press" bends to the corrupt power of Trump and his billionaire bros.
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This is an unbelievable loss to Alberta. Dr. Markland was a powerful voice of compassion and integrity and he was loved and respected by so many.
My deepest condolences to his family and friends. 💔
www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...
My deepest condolences to his family and friends. 💔
www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...
Edmonton mountain biker who died in crash near Nordegg mourned
Dr. Darren Markland was well respected ICU physician and health care advocate
www.reddeeradvocate.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This is an unbelievable loss to Alberta. Dr. Markland was a powerful voice of compassion and integrity and he was loved and respected by so many.
My deepest condolences to his family and friends. 💔
www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...
My deepest condolences to his family and friends. 💔
www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...
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It's truly pitiful that the United States couldn't uphold the law like Brazil did.
September 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It's truly pitiful that the United States couldn't uphold the law like Brazil did.
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