Karen Millard 🍁
@klmillard.bsky.social
Canadian reader, writer, small "L" liberal, and cat Mom who would sleep better at night if I could ignore the news from the south, but alas ...
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Is this anything like the Ministry of Peace in "1984"?
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Is this anything like the Ministry of Peace in "1984"?
I don't like the new weather warning system. A "yellow snow warning" sounds like a dog peed on the stuff.
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I don't like the new weather warning system. A "yellow snow warning" sounds like a dog peed on the stuff.
Counting down to my hip replacement. Spent much of yesterday at pre-op appointments (long day), but all is good to go Feb. 2.
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Counting down to my hip replacement. Spent much of yesterday at pre-op appointments (long day), but all is good to go Feb. 2.
So sad when this has to be the case.
January 11, 2026 at 11:38 PM
So sad when this has to be the case.
Greenland ... Then Canada?
Where Does Trump Go From Here?
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January 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
So far, 41 people have been killed in the violence around the demonstrations, while more than 2,270 others have been detained
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Internet access and telephone lines cut out after protests erupt in Iran | CBC News
People in Iran's capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after the country's exiled crown prince called for a mass demonstration, witnesses said, a new escalation in ...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
So far, 41 people have been killed in the violence around the demonstrations, while more than 2,270 others have been detained
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Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty | Donald Trump | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty
President’s order suspends support for UNFCCC climate framework, UN population agency and other entities
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January 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty | Donald Trump | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Okay, Trump didn't mention it, but I just watched some US news, and they are calmly discussing "rehemisphering". They have a new word for the US taking over the continent. 😡
January 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Okay, Trump didn't mention it, but I just watched some US news, and they are calmly discussing "rehemisphering". They have a new word for the US taking over the continent. 😡
A Canadian view of the US invasion of Venezuela.
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The Invasion of Venezuela
A Canadian Viewpoint
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January 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A Canadian view of the US invasion of Venezuela.
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Has anyone bothered to point out that, as a foreign leader, Maduro has diplomatic immunity and can't legally be tried in the US?
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Has anyone bothered to point out that, as a foreign leader, Maduro has diplomatic immunity and can't legally be tried in the US?
That pretty much covers it.
January 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
That pretty much covers it.
So the US is going to run Venezuela and take their oil. We already know he wants Canada. I am feeling sick right now.
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
So the US is going to run Venezuela and take their oil. We already know he wants Canada. I am feeling sick right now.
So the US has gone ahead with invading Venezuela. Presumably that means Greenland is next, then Canada. Is anyone going to do anything?
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
So the US has gone ahead with invading Venezuela. Presumably that means Greenland is next, then Canada. Is anyone going to do anything?
I have updated my image from the "Elbows Up". Not because I don't still believe it, but because I like to see faces when I chat with people. And anyone paying attention knows how I feel by now. Elbows up!
December 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I have updated my image from the "Elbows Up". Not because I don't still believe it, but because I like to see faces when I chat with people. And anyone paying attention knows how I feel by now. Elbows up!
The insanity is mind-blowing.
December 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The insanity is mind-blowing.
My Christmas wish: I don't want to hear *anything* about Donald Trump on Christmas Day.
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My Christmas wish: I don't want to hear *anything* about Donald Trump on Christmas Day.
Venezuela and Greenland
Where Do We Go From Here?
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December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"The significance of this appointment is both the US presumption that Greenland is separate to Denmark and the new appointee's assertion that he will help the island become part of the US." www.bbc.com/news/article...
New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of US
Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"The significance of this appointment is both the US presumption that Greenland is separate to Denmark and the new appointee's assertion that he will help the island become part of the US." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump is waiting for an American to be killed, then he will say Venezuela declared war on the US. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
It would be the second such operation this weekend and the third in less than a week.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trump is waiting for an American to be killed, then he will say Venezuela declared war on the US. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Why do people care so much about the Epstein files? You have the word of multiple victims. Do you trust a dead man more than living (and dead) women?
December 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Why do people care so much about the Epstein files? You have the word of multiple victims. Do you trust a dead man more than living (and dead) women?
Happy Winter Solstice. From now on the days get longer!
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy Winter Solstice. From now on the days get longer!
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December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The eBook copy of my first novel, Emergency Broadcast System, is free for the next 5 days on Amazon if you are looking for a read:
US
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4FFT4Z...
Canada
www.amazon.ca/Emergency-Br...
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Amnesty International has looked into torture in the US. Worth a read.
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Torture State USA
It’s called “the box.” A tiny 2x2 enclosure where people are forced to spend hours exposed to the elements.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Amnesty International has looked into torture in the US. Worth a read.
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Trump can take his demands and go f*** himself. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Free the beer and dairy: Trump administration lays out must-do conditions for CUSMA review | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's point-person on trade laid out a series of conditions Wednesday that Canada must meet in order to extend the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement (CUSMA) when it comes up for a r...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Trump can take his demands and go f*** himself. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...