Courtney Thompson
@ct-arcadia.bsky.social
Sometimes a spade is just a damn shovel. Lawyer, writer, sometimes singer. Proud mom, auntie, wife. Grateful cancer survivor. 🇨🇦
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Lake Superior sunset.
May 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lake Superior sunset.
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Fascinating time in Canadian politics where every bit of popular culture from the last 50 years is being repurposed to resist American aggression.
This is so Canadian. Body Break doing a special elbows up get out to vote segment.
April 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Fascinating time in Canadian politics where every bit of popular culture from the last 50 years is being repurposed to resist American aggression.
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Trump’s ICE deported 3 American kids.
One is 4 years old with stage four cancer. Another’s mom is pregnant.
No meds. No prenatal care. No due process.
This ain’t “tough on immigration”—it’s sick.
One is 4 years old with stage four cancer. Another’s mom is pregnant.
No meds. No prenatal care. No due process.
This ain’t “tough on immigration”—it’s sick.
3 children who are US citizens — including one with cancer — deported with their mothers to Honduras, lawyers and advocacy groups say | CNN
Three US citizen children were deported to Honduras with their mothers last week, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, according to the families’ attorneys and civil right...
www.cnn.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump’s ICE deported 3 American kids.
One is 4 years old with stage four cancer. Another’s mom is pregnant.
No meds. No prenatal care. No due process.
This ain’t “tough on immigration”—it’s sick.
One is 4 years old with stage four cancer. Another’s mom is pregnant.
No meds. No prenatal care. No due process.
This ain’t “tough on immigration”—it’s sick.
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
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Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
Who Is the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
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Our Ukrainian community has been through enough. Let’s double down and support them in any way possible.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Wildfire burns Ukrainian Cultural Village, shuts Highway at Elk Island National Park, evacuations underway
Wildfire burns Ukrainian Cultural Village, shuts highway at Elk Island National Park, evacuations underway.
edmontonjournal.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Our Ukrainian community has been through enough. Let’s double down and support them in any way possible.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
April 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
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If anything, cutting a deal with Trump instead of challenging his absurd executive orders gives the big law firms *less* leverage: now they're entangled with the administration in addition to being targeted by it.
Big Law’s Attempts to Appease Trump Won’t Work
Signals of weakness only invite more bullying.
www.thebulwark.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
If anything, cutting a deal with Trump instead of challenging his absurd executive orders gives the big law firms *less* leverage: now they're entangled with the administration in addition to being targeted by it.
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Taking the crew to the Maritimes this summer & #Mexico in the winter 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 #PEI #NewBrunswick #CapeBreton
#NovaScotia 🦞🐟🦀
We’re giving Uncle Sam the cold shoulder 🇺🇸👎 for now, and beyond.
#Canada 🍁 #NotForSale
#NovaScotia 🦞🐟🦀
We’re giving Uncle Sam the cold shoulder 🇺🇸👎 for now, and beyond.
#Canada 🍁 #NotForSale
April 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Taking the crew to the Maritimes this summer & #Mexico in the winter 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 #PEI #NewBrunswick #CapeBreton
#NovaScotia 🦞🐟🦀
We’re giving Uncle Sam the cold shoulder 🇺🇸👎 for now, and beyond.
#Canada 🍁 #NotForSale
#NovaScotia 🦞🐟🦀
We’re giving Uncle Sam the cold shoulder 🇺🇸👎 for now, and beyond.
#Canada 🍁 #NotForSale
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L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
April 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
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Yes, the captain intentionally piloted the ship into a huge iceberg, cracking the vessel like an egg.
But the officers insist we'll all greatly benefit from an invigorating midnight swim through Arctic waters.
But the officers insist we'll all greatly benefit from an invigorating midnight swim through Arctic waters.
April 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Yes, the captain intentionally piloted the ship into a huge iceberg, cracking the vessel like an egg.
But the officers insist we'll all greatly benefit from an invigorating midnight swim through Arctic waters.
But the officers insist we'll all greatly benefit from an invigorating midnight swim through Arctic waters.
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Aussies
Re my Post on whether you need to provide your Social Media details on your Tourist Visa App
I called the American Embassy in Sydney
Was told my mere QUESTION needed a higher Authority & then Asked for my Full Name, Address & Contact Details!
I said no wonder Tourists were frightened of USA
Re my Post on whether you need to provide your Social Media details on your Tourist Visa App
I called the American Embassy in Sydney
Was told my mere QUESTION needed a higher Authority & then Asked for my Full Name, Address & Contact Details!
I said no wonder Tourists were frightened of USA
April 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Aussies
Re my Post on whether you need to provide your Social Media details on your Tourist Visa App
I called the American Embassy in Sydney
Was told my mere QUESTION needed a higher Authority & then Asked for my Full Name, Address & Contact Details!
I said no wonder Tourists were frightened of USA
Re my Post on whether you need to provide your Social Media details on your Tourist Visa App
I called the American Embassy in Sydney
Was told my mere QUESTION needed a higher Authority & then Asked for my Full Name, Address & Contact Details!
I said no wonder Tourists were frightened of USA
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If you don’t think that at some point he’s going to show more interest in the 5,044 nuclear weapons he controls, you’re as deluded as the people who thought he’d never tank the stock market and the economy.
April 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If you don’t think that at some point he’s going to show more interest in the 5,044 nuclear weapons he controls, you’re as deluded as the people who thought he’d never tank the stock market and the economy.
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This is what the Israelis and their apologists call a targeted, anti-terror campaign.
This is Rafah today.
This is Rafah today.
April 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is what the Israelis and their apologists call a targeted, anti-terror campaign.
This is Rafah today.
This is Rafah today.
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
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When law firms as respected as Paul, Weiss choose silence over principle, it doesn’t just set a precedent—it sends a signal that the legal profession may be willing to trade its backbone for access.
My full take below. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
My full take below. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
When Law Firms Cave To Authoritarian Tactics
Just Security Article – BTH Vol. 3.3.c
open.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
When law firms as respected as Paul, Weiss choose silence over principle, it doesn’t just set a precedent—it sends a signal that the legal profession may be willing to trade its backbone for access.
My full take below. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
My full take below. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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URGENT WARNING: #Trump is Planning to Invade Canada & Greenland
Malcolm Nance reports:
~ @malcolmnance.bsky.social
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Malcolm Nance reports:
~ @malcolmnance.bsky.social
- discussed between two other sources -
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
URGENT WARNING: Trump is Planning to Invade Canada & Greenland
The Regime’s Big Talk Indicates that the Decision Has Been Made; They Just Don’t Know How or When.
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
URGENT WARNING: #Trump is Planning to Invade Canada & Greenland
Malcolm Nance reports:
~ @malcolmnance.bsky.social
- discussed between two other sources -
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
Malcolm Nance reports:
~ @malcolmnance.bsky.social
- discussed between two other sources -
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
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Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.
March 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.
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nuking USAID and asking for CIA resignations is Cold War dream list stuff and there are basically two powers who would be rooting for it
February 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
nuking USAID and asking for CIA resignations is Cold War dream list stuff and there are basically two powers who would be rooting for it
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Trump just announced the United States will be boots on the ground in Gaza, engaging in war crimes.
February 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Trump just announced the United States will be boots on the ground in Gaza, engaging in war crimes.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
February 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.