Carolyn
@randommind.bsky.social
Instructional designer, dog lover, market goer, valley girl ... Annapolis Valley, that is.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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While America was conceding Europe to the Nazis, 17 and 18 year old Canadians were keeping the Atlantic free and fighting in spitfires.
Their spirit is with us now.
Trump can insult and try to provoke but he has no clue who he is messing with.
This is #elbowsup time.
True. North. Strong. Free.
Their spirit is with us now.
Trump can insult and try to provoke but he has no clue who he is messing with.
This is #elbowsup time.
True. North. Strong. Free.
March 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
While America was conceding Europe to the Nazis, 17 and 18 year old Canadians were keeping the Atlantic free and fighting in spitfires.
Their spirit is with us now.
Trump can insult and try to provoke but he has no clue who he is messing with.
This is #elbowsup time.
True. North. Strong. Free.
Their spirit is with us now.
Trump can insult and try to provoke but he has no clue who he is messing with.
This is #elbowsup time.
True. North. Strong. Free.
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Is Donald getting cold feet already?
Canada hasn't even begun to fight and we're not in a mood to be conciliatory.
Canadians see this grifter for who he is.
And we know that a tariff is a tariff is a tariff.
Back down Donnie.
All the way down.
globalnews.ca/news/1106596...
Canada hasn't even begun to fight and we're not in a mood to be conciliatory.
Canadians see this grifter for who he is.
And we know that a tariff is a tariff is a tariff.
Back down Donnie.
All the way down.
globalnews.ca/news/1106596...
Trump may meet Canada, Mexico ‘in the middle’ on tariffs Wednesday: Lutnick - National | Globalnews.ca
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News Trump will 'work something out with them' after imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
globalnews.ca
March 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Is Donald getting cold feet already?
Canada hasn't even begun to fight and we're not in a mood to be conciliatory.
Canadians see this grifter for who he is.
And we know that a tariff is a tariff is a tariff.
Back down Donnie.
All the way down.
globalnews.ca/news/1106596...
Canada hasn't even begun to fight and we're not in a mood to be conciliatory.
Canadians see this grifter for who he is.
And we know that a tariff is a tariff is a tariff.
Back down Donnie.
All the way down.
globalnews.ca/news/1106596...
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The acceleration of anti-trans attacks isn't what scares me most at the moment. What scares me most are non-trans people who believe the GOP will stop at the military ban and passports and gender-affirming care for youth.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Nothing could be further from the truth.
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February 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The acceleration of anti-trans attacks isn't what scares me most at the moment. What scares me most are non-trans people who believe the GOP will stop at the military ban and passports and gender-affirming care for youth.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Nothing could be further from the truth.
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The front in the war on democracy
Why would Putin & Trump want Zelenskyy to hold an election? Because they think they can fix it.
Conjecture: when Trump says he wants Canada to be the 51st state, does he mean he'll invade? No, he means he'll attack the elections and install a puppet, Putin-style.
Why would Putin & Trump want Zelenskyy to hold an election? Because they think they can fix it.
Conjecture: when Trump says he wants Canada to be the 51st state, does he mean he'll invade? No, he means he'll attack the elections and install a puppet, Putin-style.
February 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The front in the war on democracy
Why would Putin & Trump want Zelenskyy to hold an election? Because they think they can fix it.
Conjecture: when Trump says he wants Canada to be the 51st state, does he mean he'll invade? No, he means he'll attack the elections and install a puppet, Putin-style.
Why would Putin & Trump want Zelenskyy to hold an election? Because they think they can fix it.
Conjecture: when Trump says he wants Canada to be the 51st state, does he mean he'll invade? No, he means he'll attack the elections and install a puppet, Putin-style.
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Your good new story for the day.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
February 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Your good new story for the day.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
Big feelings in a small town in rural New Brunswick.
Happy Flag Day 🇨🇦
Happy Flag Day 🇨🇦
February 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Big feelings in a small town in rural New Brunswick.
Happy Flag Day 🇨🇦
Happy Flag Day 🇨🇦
“As I close my tablet and go to sleep, I am safer [in Ukraine] than every single one of you reading this in the United States, and indeed safer than I would be in the United States. My train will stop in five hours. But America will keep hurtling.”
Timothy Snyder
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Timothy Snyder
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Crossing a line
Borders between one kind of life and another
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“As I close my tablet and go to sleep, I am safer [in Ukraine] than every single one of you reading this in the United States, and indeed safer than I would be in the United States. My train will stop in five hours. But America will keep hurtling.”
Timothy Snyder
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Timothy Snyder
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Well that was fast. All the oranges at my local grocery store are now from South Africa & Spain, not Florida. 🍊
February 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Well that was fast. All the oranges at my local grocery store are now from South Africa & Spain, not Florida. 🍊
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A woman at the crowded grocery store I was at picked up an item, read the label, saw it was made in the U.S. and put it back. She said (kind of quietly) F*ck Trump’s America” to her companion. But one nearby shopper clapped, one said “Yeah!” and another said “Hear, hear!” People are not amused.
February 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A woman at the crowded grocery store I was at picked up an item, read the label, saw it was made in the U.S. and put it back. She said (kind of quietly) F*ck Trump’s America” to her companion. But one nearby shopper clapped, one said “Yeah!” and another said “Hear, hear!” People are not amused.
Reminder to my American friends: this is your government, not his.
February 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reminder to my American friends: this is your government, not his.
“Let us threaten to join the U.S.A.
and pull out at the last moment”
Leonard Cohen
The whole poem is pretty great.
youtu.be/WHiD7ZWGtDQ?...
and pull out at the last moment”
Leonard Cohen
The whole poem is pretty great.
youtu.be/WHiD7ZWGtDQ?...
The Only Tourist In Havana by Leonard Cohen. (Visualised)
YouTube video by fair.
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“Let us threaten to join the U.S.A.
and pull out at the last moment”
Leonard Cohen
The whole poem is pretty great.
youtu.be/WHiD7ZWGtDQ?...
and pull out at the last moment”
Leonard Cohen
The whole poem is pretty great.
youtu.be/WHiD7ZWGtDQ?...
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Sunnyvale’s finest
February 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Sunnyvale’s finest
A great take from the editor & publisher of the Halifax Examiner, Tim Bousquet.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
What to do in response to Trump's attempted coup - Halifax Examiner
First of all, don't discount or minimize the threat. This is a matter of life and death, not just for American democracy but for the future of the species.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A great take from the editor & publisher of the Halifax Examiner, Tim Bousquet.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
File this under “Nice until we’re not”:
During WWI, Canadians would throw cans of corned beef across the trenches to German soldiers. When the Germans yelled for more, the Canadians threw grenades.
I mentioned this to my partner who is a former Lt Col. His response? “War is war”
🇨🇦
During WWI, Canadians would throw cans of corned beef across the trenches to German soldiers. When the Germans yelled for more, the Canadians threw grenades.
I mentioned this to my partner who is a former Lt Col. His response? “War is war”
🇨🇦
February 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
File this under “Nice until we’re not”:
During WWI, Canadians would throw cans of corned beef across the trenches to German soldiers. When the Germans yelled for more, the Canadians threw grenades.
I mentioned this to my partner who is a former Lt Col. His response? “War is war”
🇨🇦
During WWI, Canadians would throw cans of corned beef across the trenches to German soldiers. When the Germans yelled for more, the Canadians threw grenades.
I mentioned this to my partner who is a former Lt Col. His response? “War is war”
🇨🇦
Headline: “Worlds Richest Man Takes Over US Treasury”
Meanwhile, on Truth Social: “Did you know that Canadians traffic children across the border?!”
#TheBigHeist
Meanwhile, on Truth Social: “Did you know that Canadians traffic children across the border?!”
#TheBigHeist
February 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Headline: “Worlds Richest Man Takes Over US Treasury”
Meanwhile, on Truth Social: “Did you know that Canadians traffic children across the border?!”
#TheBigHeist
Meanwhile, on Truth Social: “Did you know that Canadians traffic children across the border?!”
#TheBigHeist
Madeinca.ca has a grocery store guide to help us figure out what’s made in Canada. Toothpaste is a difficult one to swap! This site shows you the alternatives. 🇨🇦 #NotGoingBack
Made in CA | Canadians, spend your money wisely.
The made in Canada resource to quickly find Canadian products, services and retailers, so you can use your dollars to support the Canadian economy.
Madeinca.ca
February 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Madeinca.ca has a grocery store guide to help us figure out what’s made in Canada. Toothpaste is a difficult one to swap! This site shows you the alternatives. 🇨🇦 #NotGoingBack
Wellmadeincanada.com is a site designed to help us shop Canadian. I’m amazed with what they’ve created. This was started on FRIDAY! Way to go, Jacquelyn!! 🇨🇦 #NotGoingBack
Love Canadian Made? Discover the Best Made In Canada Brands.
This site is created by Canadian brand owners for Canadian consumers to find made in Canada brands. 🇨🇦 This is not an affiliate site. This is a collective action.
Wellmadeincanada.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Wellmadeincanada.com is a site designed to help us shop Canadian. I’m amazed with what they’ve created. This was started on FRIDAY! Way to go, Jacquelyn!! 🇨🇦 #NotGoingBack
Looking at my feed, it’s like nothing’s changed. Still talk of checking labels. Still talking about boycotts or shutting off the electricity. Still shouts of “Elbows up!” Still much love from Blue America and the rest of the world. It’s like the delay with tariffs hasn’t changed a thing. 🇨🇦
February 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Looking at my feed, it’s like nothing’s changed. Still talk of checking labels. Still talking about boycotts or shutting off the electricity. Still shouts of “Elbows up!” Still much love from Blue America and the rest of the world. It’s like the delay with tariffs hasn’t changed a thing. 🇨🇦
Gad I seem to get followed by a lot of hunky middle-aged guys who ride horses and have zero posts. 😜 the algos know my type. 😂😂
February 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Gad I seem to get followed by a lot of hunky middle-aged guys who ride horses and have zero posts. 😜 the algos know my type. 😂😂
In the fight for Canada, do you get the feeling that Poilievre is on the other side?
February 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In the fight for Canada, do you get the feeling that Poilievre is on the other side?
So now it’s about banks.
Canadian banks are ranked among the safest in the world. The highest ranking for a US bank is 44th.
Not for nothing, the top contender to replace Trudeau used to head the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.
I think we’re good with banks. 🇨🇦
Canadian banks are ranked among the safest in the world. The highest ranking for a US bank is 44th.
Not for nothing, the top contender to replace Trudeau used to head the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.
I think we’re good with banks. 🇨🇦
February 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So now it’s about banks.
Canadian banks are ranked among the safest in the world. The highest ranking for a US bank is 44th.
Not for nothing, the top contender to replace Trudeau used to head the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.
I think we’re good with banks. 🇨🇦
Canadian banks are ranked among the safest in the world. The highest ranking for a US bank is 44th.
Not for nothing, the top contender to replace Trudeau used to head the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.
I think we’re good with banks. 🇨🇦