Sarah
@sarahdruce.bsky.social
English Teacher.📚 BAH BEd MES.🤓 OSSTF.🍎
Kawartha Lakes/Treaty 20. Ontario.🇨🇦🏴
Politics & world affairs. Leftist. NDP.🍊Labour.🌹
Environment & climate change.🌎 Ocean nerd.🪸
Blue Jays.🧢 Leafs.🍁 Stars.✨
Kawartha Lakes/Treaty 20. Ontario.🇨🇦🏴
Politics & world affairs. Leftist. NDP.🍊Labour.🌹
Environment & climate change.🌎 Ocean nerd.🪸
Blue Jays.🧢 Leafs.🍁 Stars.✨
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Sarah
@sarahdruce.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Hi! I’m Sarah, a lifelong leftist feminist, and a teacher with an MSc in sustainability. Obsessed with politics, books, the environment, justice, and hockey. Hopeful that the future will be better. Currently working to buy local/Canadian, consume less, and keep the Cons out. I block generously. ✌️
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That's like saying "it's not Russia's fault" for invading Ukraine and the worst possible thing a Canadian *leader* can say when our country is under attack.
If Poilievre is making excuses for America already he'll sell us out in a heartbeat if he wins.
#CanadaSky #Election
If Poilievre is making excuses for America already he'll sell us out in a heartbeat if he wins.
#CanadaSky #Election
Pierre Poilievre on Canada:
"It's not the Americans fault. It is our fault. We're stupid."
No Pierre. Canadians aren't stupid.
We see you.
#elbowsup
"It's not the Americans fault. It is our fault. We're stupid."
No Pierre. Canadians aren't stupid.
We see you.
#elbowsup
March 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
That's like saying "it's not Russia's fault" for invading Ukraine and the worst possible thing a Canadian *leader* can say when our country is under attack.
If Poilievre is making excuses for America already he'll sell us out in a heartbeat if he wins.
#CanadaSky #Election
If Poilievre is making excuses for America already he'll sell us out in a heartbeat if he wins.
#CanadaSky #Election
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As I just said on radio what is most alarming about Danielle Smith tape is not the attempted collusion with a foreign government to interfere in our election it's that she said Poilievre is "in sync" with "new direction" in America which is a brutal autocracy with a crashing economy 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky
March 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As I just said on radio what is most alarming about Danielle Smith tape is not the attempted collusion with a foreign government to interfere in our election it's that she said Poilievre is "in sync" with "new direction" in America which is a brutal autocracy with a crashing economy 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky
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“It just doesn’t make any sense to take these risks to go south of the border. Why would we do this?”
‘Breakdown of rule of law’: McGill professor cancels trips to U.S. amid immigration crackdown
A McGill University political science professor says he’s cancelling work-related trips to the United States amid recent reports of foreigners being arbitrarily detained by immigration officials.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“It just doesn’t make any sense to take these risks to go south of the border. Why would we do this?”
I still have a hard time believing we live in this timeline. Look at what we have wrought.
Second lady Usha Vance and one of her sons will travel to Greenland on Thursday with a United States delegation.
The trip comes amid President Donald Trump’s aggressive push and threats to acquire the island “one way or the other.”
The trip comes amid President Donald Trump’s aggressive push and threats to acquire the island “one way or the other.”
Second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland as Trump continues threats
The White House made no mention of Trump’s ambitions to take over the island, which is part of Denmark, in the announcement of the visit.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I still have a hard time believing we live in this timeline. Look at what we have wrought.
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I bought four books but wanted them all. Definitely take a look!
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I bought four books but wanted them all. Definitely take a look!
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CBC is so much more than news. It’s the storytelling of ALL Cdns, our cultures, our values & our communities:
“The CBC is the biggest commissioner of independent Canadian productions in the country, and conference delegates expressed concern
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
“The CBC is the biggest commissioner of independent Canadian productions in the country, and conference delegates expressed concern
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
New CBC chief says it would be a ‘tragedy’ to dissolve the public broadcaster, could devastate TV and film sector
Marie-Philippe Bouchard said that ‘change is coming’ at the CBC and she is currently touring the country to listen to a variety of voices
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
CBC is so much more than news. It’s the storytelling of ALL Cdns, our cultures, our values & our communities:
“The CBC is the biggest commissioner of independent Canadian productions in the country, and conference delegates expressed concern
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
“The CBC is the biggest commissioner of independent Canadian productions in the country, and conference delegates expressed concern
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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how many times did we say “sucking up won’t save you”
February 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
how many times did we say “sucking up won’t save you”
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➡️ 1/20: Trump sworn in
➡️ 1/20: FAA chief leaves after Musk demands he resign
➡️ 1/21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ 1/22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ 1/29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
➡️ 1/30 Trump blames DEI for crash
➡️ 1/20: FAA chief leaves after Musk demands he resign
➡️ 1/21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ 1/22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ 1/29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
➡️ 1/30 Trump blames DEI for crash
January 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
➡️ 1/20: Trump sworn in
➡️ 1/20: FAA chief leaves after Musk demands he resign
➡️ 1/21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ 1/22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ 1/29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
➡️ 1/30 Trump blames DEI for crash
➡️ 1/20: FAA chief leaves after Musk demands he resign
➡️ 1/21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ 1/22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ 1/29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
➡️ 1/30 Trump blames DEI for crash
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This is a very well done analysis and a gift to public education.
A methodical, careful dissection of what appears to be happening inside the Trump Justice Department.
Thanks to Sara Zdeb, former Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General
A methodical, careful dissection of what appears to be happening inside the Trump Justice Department.
Thanks to Sara Zdeb, former Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General
The Real Reason Trump’s Purge of Career DOJ Officials Should Alarm You
A more insidious potential threat: Trump will use the DOJ to hold onto power in future elections, as they tried and failed to do in 2020.
www.justsecurity.org
January 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is a very well done analysis and a gift to public education.
A methodical, careful dissection of what appears to be happening inside the Trump Justice Department.
Thanks to Sara Zdeb, former Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General
A methodical, careful dissection of what appears to be happening inside the Trump Justice Department.
Thanks to Sara Zdeb, former Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General
These people are trying to make cishet white men be the only acceptable hires for any kind of management or supervisory position and every well-paid position requiring expertise (eg. pilot). Cishet women can ofc remain nurses/teachers because we’re ‘natural caretakers’ and that’s beneath men.
Rep. Andy Ogles on the DCA plane crash: "Did DEI play a role in this type a thing?"
January 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
These people are trying to make cishet white men be the only acceptable hires for any kind of management or supervisory position and every well-paid position requiring expertise (eg. pilot). Cishet women can ofc remain nurses/teachers because we’re ‘natural caretakers’ and that’s beneath men.
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US & EU GDP data came in today, which means another update to my G7 growth chart!
Here's each country's cumulative increase in real GDP, since just before the pandemic
🇺🇸 +12.9%
🇨🇦 +7.6% (thru Q3)
🇮🇹 +5.2%
🇫🇷 +3.4%
🇬🇧 +2.9% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +.2% (thru Q3)
🇩🇪 -0.2%
Here's each country's cumulative increase in real GDP, since just before the pandemic
🇺🇸 +12.9%
🇨🇦 +7.6% (thru Q3)
🇮🇹 +5.2%
🇫🇷 +3.4%
🇬🇧 +2.9% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +.2% (thru Q3)
🇩🇪 -0.2%
January 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
US & EU GDP data came in today, which means another update to my G7 growth chart!
Here's each country's cumulative increase in real GDP, since just before the pandemic
🇺🇸 +12.9%
🇨🇦 +7.6% (thru Q3)
🇮🇹 +5.2%
🇫🇷 +3.4%
🇬🇧 +2.9% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +.2% (thru Q3)
🇩🇪 -0.2%
Here's each country's cumulative increase in real GDP, since just before the pandemic
🇺🇸 +12.9%
🇨🇦 +7.6% (thru Q3)
🇮🇹 +5.2%
🇫🇷 +3.4%
🇬🇧 +2.9% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +.2% (thru Q3)
🇩🇪 -0.2%
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Here's the official communication, if anyone wants a look - www.sos.ca.gov/administrati...
Proposed Initiative Enters Circulation: Requires Future Vote on Whether California Should Become Independent Country :: California Secretary of State
www.sos.ca.gov
January 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Here's the official communication, if anyone wants a look - www.sos.ca.gov/administrati...
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They are evil and that’s the word Democrats should use.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
They are evil and that’s the word Democrats should use.
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I laid the wreathe for Canadians murdered by Nazis in the Abbaye d'Ardennes.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
January 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I laid the wreathe for Canadians murdered by Nazis in the Abbaye d'Ardennes.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
Our young lie in fields all over Europe.
They fought to free others from evil.
For Elon Musk to give the fascist salute and say it's time to "get over nazi guilt" - Fuck him.
And fuck those who say Canada should bend.
Imagine if he’d added another $3B to that instead of sending everyone $200 cheques (which, by the way, covers one visit to a private nurse practitioner)?
January 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Imagine if he’d added another $3B to that instead of sending everyone $200 cheques (which, by the way, covers one visit to a private nurse practitioner)?
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To those interested in direct access to the words of survivors and witnesses: learn about the Fortunoff video testimony collection at Yale, and visit the physical exhibition (two more days).
fortunoff.library.yale.edu
fortunoff.library.yale.edu
Home - Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
fortunoff.library.yale.edu
January 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
To those interested in direct access to the words of survivors and witnesses: learn about the Fortunoff video testimony collection at Yale, and visit the physical exhibition (two more days).
fortunoff.library.yale.edu
fortunoff.library.yale.edu
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Alberta is well over the line, into the absurd. Not only are they suggesting it's free choice to get vaccinated (a reasonable public policy) they are actively recommending against it, which is sure to end public funding. Public policy by FB meme. #ableg #abpoli
calgaryherald.com/news/alberta...
calgaryherald.com/news/alberta...
Alberta's 'contrarian' COVID-19 review task force releases final report, including recommendation to halt vaccines
The "contrarian"-led task force that Premier Danielle Smith wanted to review Alberta's COVID-19 pandemic response has released its final report.
calgaryherald.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Alberta is well over the line, into the absurd. Not only are they suggesting it's free choice to get vaccinated (a reasonable public policy) they are actively recommending against it, which is sure to end public funding. Public policy by FB meme. #ableg #abpoli
calgaryherald.com/news/alberta...
calgaryherald.com/news/alberta...
Dior also made dresses for high-ranking Nazi wives. ☕️
Ivanka Trump couldn't even be bothered to wear an American designer to her dad's inauguration.
So much for AmeRicA fiRSt.
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So much for AmeRicA fiRSt.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dior also made dresses for high-ranking Nazi wives. ☕️
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I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
January 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵