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Deirdriú 🇨🇦
@deirdriu.bsky.social
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Cats and angst.

I don't answer DMs. Canadian forever.

🇨🇦 Science helps humanity, let's use all the tools.
A proper education that promotes curiosity + critical thought is essential to our future.
Love languages, good wine, gaming + having a laugh
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#resist
Flag with black ground, line art, grinning skull and bones with a yellow and red straw hat. (One Piece pirate flag)
October 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Found on Reddit:
#solidarity #union #resist #CDNpoli #AlbertaPoli #BCPoli
United we bargain divided we beg in big letters in green white and black
October 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Two of my favourite things. Sadly, this little cat is no longer here. But she was always with me and curious about what I was doing.

#CatsOfBluesky
A light coloured wooden desk with various books on the corner in a stack: some disc binders a small planner with a mint green leather cover, and a pink note block behind it on the edge of the desk. One white paw is visible to the left of the pink book, a tabby cat is peeking over the edge, only the top half of her face and head is visible. She looks very curiously across the books.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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FB is a cesspit of disinfo. I'd say some $$ is going into maple marketing.
On my feed: claiming a Texas company is, Canadian! Whooo!
Spoiler alert: it's not.
The notes are propaganda too - not even about detergent but the same fear and rage shit we see everywhere.
#MapleWashing
#BuyCanadian
#ABUS
Facebook post with a little poster that says "5 Best Laundry Detergents to ingredients that cause cancer" and a bunch of eco looking packages (green, simple design on labels, some boxes, bags and boxes of detergents.) It's resting against the screen of a MacBook Pro, and someone is holding a yellow sticky note next to it. It says, "SPOILER: The winner is Made in CANADA (NOT China)"
August 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Mexico has been doing it for 5 years.
Infographic showing the different food warning labels used on Mexican food products, the categories are Excessive Calories, Sodium, Trans-Fat, Sugar and Saturated Fats.
August 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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In the local flyer this morning. Notice anything potentially misleading? This has been their MO throughout the past 8 months.
Beware of maple-washing.
#BuyCanadian
#MapleWashing
#StandOnGuard
#CdnPoli
A snippet of a flyer showing weekly specials. The prices are displayed in red and white circles on some products, and red and white maple leaves on others. One of the maple-leafed products is Bubly, from PepsiCo.
August 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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This infographic really highlights the #aircanada problem. It's easy enough to understand, so we can pass it along to their execs, ‪@pattyhajdu.bsky.social‬ and @mark-carney.bsky.social‬. It's reprehensible to interfere with this negotiation, and unbelievably cruel to not compensate these folk.
Clipping of a Facebook post with a long windy timeline, showing a flight attendant's day. About 1/3 of the timeline is marked in green, and represents paid time. The rest of the timeline includes all required time. The day starts at about 5:00 am and ends at about 15:30. The text above the describes how delays, prep, and lounge duties are all unpaid. Even boarding, deplaning and cleaning.
August 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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I love this little old pup.
Black, smol dog with white stripe down the middle of its face, interrupted by a black nose and mouth. The white widens as it continues down the neck and chest. The dog also has white feet. It's ears perk up but flop at the tips, and it has a squishy face. It is looking directly into the camera. It has a short tail, positioned at half mast. This is a pug/Boston terrier cross. Some would find her expression sad, but it's hope for a treat.
August 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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The whole Etsy outrage of sellers getting angry with folk boycotting reminds me of an Ursula K. LeGuin story called The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. Anyone confused about why I would not support any profit to that platform would get a clear explanation of my point of view from that book.
#Antifa
The image is a light blue with layers of blue and green along the bottom to show waves. Three shadowy human figures appear to be walking toward a diffused point of light on the horizon. The author name is on top "Ursula K Le Guin" and the title beneath in smaller letters "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.
July 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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I'm sure it's "coincidental," but Leadnow has their social media buttons arranged in a very provocative way.
Social media tags for Leadnow, organized by Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. But the icons spell "FOX"
June 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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This is Touria
Touria Izri, a Global reporter. finished/
May 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Oh, hello, her name is Touria Izri, as said in the video. Except it wasn't Touria.
somenumber/ (hey, it's a lot to remember these little conventions.)
A lady in a deepfake video.
May 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Here's the account, looks pretty typical, but I didn't see that, as the video was posted in a community forum.
I found it amusing that Carney could really put the brakes on Poili coming back to the HOC. 2/
May 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Drama queens of blue sky.
#dogsky
A small black and white dog with a shocked look on its face sitting in the back of a truck on its mat
April 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Christ, the number of people who look like this are increasing exponentially on Facebook. And they're all abusive and pro Poilievre. I guess there's a credible chance they'll be running another leadership contest within the year. Oh well!
A rack of cellphones on chargers - 3 shelves of them with about 15 on each rack.
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Oh Hai!
April 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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These accounts are showing up on Facebook and Reddit right now, too. This is how it started on Twitter. Just block each one you encounter. They don't deserve our engagement (I'd contend they entity behind each of these accounts looks like this:)
Rack of cell phones used by sock puppet farms and scammers.
April 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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As I was making my tea today, I realized I already only buy Canadian tea. Local tea companies, Murchie's and Silk Road Tea Company, and Canadian chain David's all represented in this picture. My favorite is Earl's Gold from Murchie's, today.
#Canadasky
#CanadaFirst
#CdnPoli
An assortment of tea time, and a cup with a strainer.
April 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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CPC has dropped their most controversial candidates, but have they got rid of their most egregious and racist ones?
Time to drop Aaron Gunn.
#CadPoli
April 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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This morning I posted in a reply that the Dow doesn't seem too impacted by Trump. Looks like tariff day was interesting! Will this be a trend, or a blip?
#CdnPoli
#CanadaFirst
#OnlyCanada
March 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Only time will tell. It's not so dire for the Dow. He's stirred barely a blip, so far.
March 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Literally every Dodge Ram driver every day.
An angry man running a crosswalk with a child still crossing. He's shaking his fist at the surprised child.
February 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I went to a museum on the Maya in 2019, and this sculpture always has stuck in my mind. This is Lady Six Sky, trampling a captive below her feet. I alway thought it an apt metaphor for the uber-rich and literally anyone who isn't worth at least 10 million. How things never change.
#resist
Maya Queen, Lady Six Sky trampling a naked captive below her feet. An apt metaphor for all of us.
February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I will miss my beloved limeade from minute maid. I can honestly say I haven't bought any of these other brands in about 20 years.
#CanadaFirst
#SolidaridadConMexico
A list of companies owned by Coke. Among them are dasani minute maid Sprite Powerade etc.
February 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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I miss this cat. She got me through some tough times. She was a funny, clever little cat who was always by my side. We called her the forever kitten.
Tabby sitting in the classic tall cat pose, with her tail wrapped around her feet. She is looking slightly away from the camera in a window with a view of a fence and the top of a building next door.
February 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM