Irene Laurie
@irenelaurie.bsky.social
Love social justice, ethics, learning, grandkids, Canada, dogs/horses.
Dislike for-profit basic needs: healthcare, food, water, shelter, education, clean air.
Dislike for-profit basic needs: healthcare, food, water, shelter, education, clean air.
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There are “political people” here who tell our elected leaders they shouldn’t talk about safe, protected bike infrastructure, because it’s “not popular.”
Every poll shows that investing in bike infrastructure IS popular here.
And even if it wasn’t, ITS SMART PUBLIC POLICY.
Stop letting them win.
Every poll shows that investing in bike infrastructure IS popular here.
And even if it wasn’t, ITS SMART PUBLIC POLICY.
Stop letting them win.
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There are “political people” here who tell our elected leaders they shouldn’t talk about safe, protected bike infrastructure, because it’s “not popular.”
Every poll shows that investing in bike infrastructure IS popular here.
And even if it wasn’t, ITS SMART PUBLIC POLICY.
Stop letting them win.
Every poll shows that investing in bike infrastructure IS popular here.
And even if it wasn’t, ITS SMART PUBLIC POLICY.
Stop letting them win.
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Doug Ford hates facts & judges because they interfere with his MAGA style politics.
Sorry, not sorry Ford, the courts are independent for a reason: to stop politicians from violating people's RIGHTS.
@cycletoronto.bsky.social Press Release >> www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront... #ONpoli #TOpoli #BikeTO
Sorry, not sorry Ford, the courts are independent for a reason: to stop politicians from violating people's RIGHTS.
@cycletoronto.bsky.social Press Release >> www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront... #ONpoli #TOpoli #BikeTO
August 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Doug Ford hates facts & judges because they interfere with his MAGA style politics.
Sorry, not sorry Ford, the courts are independent for a reason: to stop politicians from violating people's RIGHTS.
@cycletoronto.bsky.social Press Release >> www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront... #ONpoli #TOpoli #BikeTO
Sorry, not sorry Ford, the courts are independent for a reason: to stop politicians from violating people's RIGHTS.
@cycletoronto.bsky.social Press Release >> www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront... #ONpoli #TOpoli #BikeTO
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July 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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We have to reset our priorities from top to bottom.
July 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We have to reset our priorities from top to bottom.
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Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.
July 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.
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ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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NEW ANGLE
Watch and decide, but I was never fully convinced he was shot in the first place. Never mind that his ear should’ve been blown off—now completely healed. Or that the Secret Service took their time getting him offstage.
But from this angle: you see the photographers guided into place…
Watch and decide, but I was never fully convinced he was shot in the first place. Never mind that his ear should’ve been blown off—now completely healed. Or that the Secret Service took their time getting him offstage.
But from this angle: you see the photographers guided into place…
July 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NEW ANGLE
Watch and decide, but I was never fully convinced he was shot in the first place. Never mind that his ear should’ve been blown off—now completely healed. Or that the Secret Service took their time getting him offstage.
But from this angle: you see the photographers guided into place…
Watch and decide, but I was never fully convinced he was shot in the first place. Never mind that his ear should’ve been blown off—now completely healed. Or that the Secret Service took their time getting him offstage.
But from this angle: you see the photographers guided into place…
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This should definitely play into women’s rights right to choose!
July 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This should definitely play into women’s rights right to choose!
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Yep, you heard that right... Republican lawmakers are complaining that Canada is ruining their summer.
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Yep, you heard that right... Republican lawmakers are complaining that Canada is ruining their summer.
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
Instead of blaming arson and poor forest management, let's address the elephant in the room: the FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
Let's hold them accountable >> act.gp/4lZqEGQ
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Next up: sue this administration!
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
July 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Next up: sue this administration!
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
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KEEP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN!!!!!!
July 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
KEEP TALKING ABOUT EPSTEIN!!!!!!
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@lataco.bsky.social is doing heroic work in this crisis. Started with tacos, moved on to human rights and democracy, by providing some of the best coverage of what's happening and what to do about it. lataco.com/what-to-do-i...
What To Do If A Loved One Has Been Detained By ICE ~ L.A. TACO
In the heartbreaking event that someone you know has been detained by a federal immigration agent, you'll need to know what steps to take to locate them and hopefully, get some money on their books an...
lataco.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@lataco.bsky.social is doing heroic work in this crisis. Started with tacos, moved on to human rights and democracy, by providing some of the best coverage of what's happening and what to do about it. lataco.com/what-to-do-i...
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" How does the president get out of this mess?" It's completely bizarre and amoral that this is the question the Washington Post talking heads are asking. Are they his lawyers? His press team?
July 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
" How does the president get out of this mess?" It's completely bizarre and amoral that this is the question the Washington Post talking heads are asking. Are they his lawyers? His press team?
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Battery electric cars "emit nearly 4 times less greenhouse gases over their lifetime than gasoline cars.” Yet another study confirms that EVs are better for the environment, including building them and their batteries #cdnpoli #uspoli #ElectricVehicles cleantechnica.com/2025/07/12/e...
Electric Cars Are 73% Cleaner, ICCT Study Shows - CleanTechnica
The latest ICCT study reveals that total life cycle carbon emissions from electric cars are about a quarter of those from conventional cars.
cleantechnica.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Battery electric cars "emit nearly 4 times less greenhouse gases over their lifetime than gasoline cars.” Yet another study confirms that EVs are better for the environment, including building them and their batteries #cdnpoli #uspoli #ElectricVehicles cleantechnica.com/2025/07/12/e...
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“I was a lifelong born and bred Republican. I didn’t believe fact-checkers… then I found out I was wrong. Republicans lie a whole lot more, and a whole lot bigger.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMA5x88...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMA5x88...
July 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“I was a lifelong born and bred Republican. I didn’t believe fact-checkers… then I found out I was wrong. Republicans lie a whole lot more, and a whole lot bigger.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMA5x88...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMA5x88...
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If Russia India and the United States were building solar at the same rate as China the renewable energy transition would be over in no time. Unfortunately three of these countries are easily controlled by the interests of fossil fuel capitalists
July 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If Russia India and the United States were building solar at the same rate as China the renewable energy transition would be over in no time. Unfortunately three of these countries are easily controlled by the interests of fossil fuel capitalists
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Shout this!
July 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Shout this!
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It's when you assemble the whole picture that you have to raise the question if the intention is to destroy this country and whether this country is in fact being destroyed.
Please Shout Fire. This Theater Is Burning
The United States is being destroyed from within, and mainstream journalism isn't making that clear. When I was a kid, there was a popular phrase--"what if they had a war and no one came?" What if we ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's when you assemble the whole picture that you have to raise the question if the intention is to destroy this country and whether this country is in fact being destroyed.
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PM Trudeau was right!
#ResistanceEarth
#BlueEarth
It works! Areas with total bans on plastic shopping bags along with taxes or fees have reduced plastic bag waste by up to 47%. The bans and fees have also reduced the number of animals entangled in plastic bags by up to 37%.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
#BlueEarth
It works! Areas with total bans on plastic shopping bags along with taxes or fees have reduced plastic bag waste by up to 47%. The bans and fees have also reduced the number of animals entangled in plastic bags by up to 37%.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Researchers make surprising discovery about states that ban plastic shopping bags: 'May be even more effective'
Over the past decade, many cities and states across the country have passed plastic bag bans and taxes in an effort to curb plastic pollution.
www.thecooldown.com
July 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
PM Trudeau was right!
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📦 Prime Day Reminders:
Amazon is anti-union
Amazon Essentials are based on data from their sellers
Amazon manipulates prices for Prime Day
When Amazon pays less than a living wage, taxpayers are forced to subsidize their employees
Skip #PrimeDay
Amazon is anti-union
Amazon Essentials are based on data from their sellers
Amazon manipulates prices for Prime Day
When Amazon pays less than a living wage, taxpayers are forced to subsidize their employees
Skip #PrimeDay
Prime Day is a scam
Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.
popular.info
July 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
📦 Prime Day Reminders:
Amazon is anti-union
Amazon Essentials are based on data from their sellers
Amazon manipulates prices for Prime Day
When Amazon pays less than a living wage, taxpayers are forced to subsidize their employees
Skip #PrimeDay
Amazon is anti-union
Amazon Essentials are based on data from their sellers
Amazon manipulates prices for Prime Day
When Amazon pays less than a living wage, taxpayers are forced to subsidize their employees
Skip #PrimeDay
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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