Irene Walkz
@irenewalkz.bsky.social
Memoir-dabbler, Alto, first-generation Canadian. Unrelentingly philosophical but also annoyingly cheerful. Cats over dogs (sorry, doggos) Elbows up!
Wanton cruelty.
Trump decided to burn $10 million worth of birth control and medical devices – – costing the US $160,000 for the burning – – rather than donating the medication and devices to countries that are desperate for it. It’s about the cruelty.
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US-funded contraceptives being burned in France: Birth control pills, implants worth $10 million to be destroyed; Trump rejects offer to give supply to poor nations - Times of India
A stockpile of US-funded contraceptives, valued at nearly $10 million and intended for developing countries, is set to be destroyed in France. The decision follows the US government's rejection of off...
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July 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Wanton cruelty.
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Without opining on the value and wisdom of the bombing, this is right on point.
June 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Without opining on the value and wisdom of the bombing, this is right on point.
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EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
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The ad was obviously in motion before Trump bombed Iran—without congressional oversight.
@bencollins.bsky.social: “The Onion is known for its oracular ability to predict the next great American horror, but the timing on this might be the most prescient bit of The Onion’s reporting yet.”
@bencollins.bsky.social: “The Onion is known for its oracular ability to predict the next great American horror, but the timing on this might be the most prescient bit of The Onion’s reporting yet.”
EXCLUSIVE: The Onion calls out ‘cowardice’ of Congress in full-page NYT ad
The ad features a scathing editorial, a physical copy of which was sent to all House and Senate members.
www.thehandbasket.co
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The ad was obviously in motion before Trump bombed Iran—without congressional oversight.
@bencollins.bsky.social: “The Onion is known for its oracular ability to predict the next great American horror, but the timing on this might be the most prescient bit of The Onion’s reporting yet.”
@bencollins.bsky.social: “The Onion is known for its oracular ability to predict the next great American horror, but the timing on this might be the most prescient bit of The Onion’s reporting yet.”
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Well, threatening to unleash the US military against peaceful Americans in a dystopian flouting of law *has* gotten everyone to stop talking about Donald being on Jeffrey Epstein's list.
June 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, threatening to unleash the US military against peaceful Americans in a dystopian flouting of law *has* gotten everyone to stop talking about Donald being on Jeffrey Epstein's list.
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Wow. What a bombshell. Watch this new video of Peterson with Rogan aligning himself and Poilievre with Trump and their side, and how powerful of an enemy Carney is to them. This should be used as a Liberal ad ASAP.
If you ever had any doubt what side Poilievre is on, let it be crystal clear now.
If you ever had any doubt what side Poilievre is on, let it be crystal clear now.
April 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Wow. What a bombshell. Watch this new video of Peterson with Rogan aligning himself and Poilievre with Trump and their side, and how powerful of an enemy Carney is to them. This should be used as a Liberal ad ASAP.
If you ever had any doubt what side Poilievre is on, let it be crystal clear now.
If you ever had any doubt what side Poilievre is on, let it be crystal clear now.
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Doesn’t Pollievre claim to be Christian? His dehumanizing attitude towards unhoused Canadians less fortunate than him (while he lives in a taxpayer-funded mansion) is monstrous! VOTE HIM OUT!
Poilievre's actual announcement today:
he'd amend the Criminal Code to give police power to charge people for living in a homeless encampment or a tent city
He said these are places where "half-dead, contorted bodies lie on the ground on the verge of overdose from fentanyl"
Compassionate!! /s
he'd amend the Criminal Code to give police power to charge people for living in a homeless encampment or a tent city
He said these are places where "half-dead, contorted bodies lie on the ground on the verge of overdose from fentanyl"
Compassionate!! /s
Watching Pierre Poilievre’s press conference in Hamilton right now, and his speech has devoted extended amounts of time to repeating two debunked claims:
1) that the Liberal platform was written for Trudeau (it wasn’t, Janyce McGregor already fact checked this)
1) that the Liberal platform was written for Trudeau (it wasn’t, Janyce McGregor already fact checked this)
April 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Doesn’t Pollievre claim to be Christian? His dehumanizing attitude towards unhoused Canadians less fortunate than him (while he lives in a taxpayer-funded mansion) is monstrous! VOTE HIM OUT!
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🇨🇦Go Bruce Go 🇨🇦❣️
Carleton deserves better
Canada deserves better
🇨🇦Vote for Bruce❣️🇨🇦
Carleton deserves better
Canada deserves better
🇨🇦Vote for Bruce❣️🇨🇦
Thanks @mflalonde.bsky.social for joining us for some door knocking. This is the most important election of our lifetimes — Carleton, make sure you have a plan to vote!
#FanjoyVsPoilievre #CarletonDeservesBetter #TogetherWeCan #CanadaStrong #WheresPierre
#FanjoyVsPoilievre #CarletonDeservesBetter #TogetherWeCan #CanadaStrong #WheresPierre
April 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🇨🇦Go Bruce Go 🇨🇦❣️
Carleton deserves better
Canada deserves better
🇨🇦Vote for Bruce❣️🇨🇦
Carleton deserves better
Canada deserves better
🇨🇦Vote for Bruce❣️🇨🇦
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I don't always rage farm, but when I do, it's because that's all I've got to offer.
April 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I don't always rage farm, but when I do, it's because that's all I've got to offer.
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To put more emphasis on this: Hundreds of thousands of Americans in at least 1400 cities and towns across the country, including in heavily Republican areas that never protest, protested Trump and Musk and their 401Ks being wiped out yesterday, and it’s NOT a main front page story in the Times.
And the only mention of it on the actual print front page is just an image with a caption telling people they need to turn to page 18 to read about it. Not worthy of a front page story, apparently.
April 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
To put more emphasis on this: Hundreds of thousands of Americans in at least 1400 cities and towns across the country, including in heavily Republican areas that never protest, protested Trump and Musk and their 401Ks being wiped out yesterday, and it’s NOT a main front page story in the Times.
Shame on you, @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social for cancelling fact-checking on political news and bowing to conservative pressure. This is cowardice, not independent journalism. You are letting your profession, and worse, the Canadian people down.
April 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Shame on you, @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social for cancelling fact-checking on political news and bowing to conservative pressure. This is cowardice, not independent journalism. You are letting your profession, and worse, the Canadian people down.
Cracker? Isn't that what they call people this ignorant and just plain rude?
It's impossible to parody this because you simply can't get funnier (and dumber) than what Comer did in this hearing.
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Cracker? Isn't that what they call people this ignorant and just plain rude?
To summarize: the premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, has asked a foreign government to interfere in Canadian politics.
She is a traitor.
She should resign.
She is a traitor.
She should resign.
Danielle Smith could not have made it any plainer: she admits she told the Trump administration to pause the tariff dispute until after the election because the dispute helps the Liberals and hurts Poilievre.
#cdnpoli #elbowsup #canadastrong
#cdnpoli #elbowsup #canadastrong
March 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
To summarize: the premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, has asked a foreign government to interfere in Canadian politics.
She is a traitor.
She should resign.
She is a traitor.
She should resign.
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CBC reported that Danielle Smith spoke to Trump insiders asking them to have Trump tone down the rhetoric on Canada because it could be helping the Liberals win the election. That amounts to Smith asking another country to interfere in our election. DANIELLE SMITH is a TRAITOR!
March 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
CBC reported that Danielle Smith spoke to Trump insiders asking them to have Trump tone down the rhetoric on Canada because it could be helping the Liberals win the election. That amounts to Smith asking another country to interfere in our election. DANIELLE SMITH is a TRAITOR!
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Couldn’t go to the First Ministers meeting, but can sit down with Breitbart and do a fundraiser with Ben Shapiro. But at least we now know whose side she’s on and it’s not Canada’s
www.breitbart.com/politics/202...
www.breitbart.com/politics/202...
Exclusive--Canadian Premier Danielle Smith: Trudeau Blew Tariff Negotiations in First Mar-a-Lago Meeting
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of the United Conseravtive Party told Breitbart News Saturday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set Canada back in tariff negotiations with America during a meeting wit...
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March 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Couldn’t go to the First Ministers meeting, but can sit down with Breitbart and do a fundraiser with Ben Shapiro. But at least we now know whose side she’s on and it’s not Canada’s
www.breitbart.com/politics/202...
www.breitbart.com/politics/202...
Don't feel sorry for Chandra Arya, "forced" to give up his seat for Marc Carney.
I've seen some people criticizing the LPC executive for rejecting Chandra Arya's candidacy.
Here is an excerpt from the party bylaws. Note the highlighted section. If Arya claims that he was rejected for no good reason, then the exec can release the reasons.
I don't expect he would want that.
Here is an excerpt from the party bylaws. Note the highlighted section. If Arya claims that he was rejected for no good reason, then the exec can release the reasons.
I don't expect he would want that.
March 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Don't feel sorry for Chandra Arya, "forced" to give up his seat for Marc Carney.
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Elbows Up podcast examines what Canadians can do, individually and as a country, to emerge from this chaos strong & free. It’s not about picking a fight, it’s about being ready for one.
🇨🇦Canada Strong🇨🇦
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🇨🇦Canada Strong🇨🇦
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March 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Elbows Up podcast examines what Canadians can do, individually and as a country, to emerge from this chaos strong & free. It’s not about picking a fight, it’s about being ready for one.
🇨🇦Canada Strong🇨🇦
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🇨🇦Canada Strong🇨🇦
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"Leave it to a billionaire to promise you a better price for a dozen eggs. The fact that this billionaire was also a convicted felon should have raised some alarm bells."
The conman from Mar-a-Lago promised to lower the price of eggs. Now he is going door to door in Europe begging for eggs.
In Canada egg prices remain stable. Here's my piece on Trump's disastrous handling of the crisis as avian flu threatens an even bigger disaster.
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In Canada egg prices remain stable. Here's my piece on Trump's disastrous handling of the crisis as avian flu threatens an even bigger disaster.
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THE PRICE OF EGGS
The Price of Trump's Lies
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March 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Leave it to a billionaire to promise you a better price for a dozen eggs. The fact that this billionaire was also a convicted felon should have raised some alarm bells."
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Ban X in Canada during our election because it is a source of foreign interference in elections.
Better yet, ban X in Canada forever to remove the echo chamber of hate and misogyny.
Better yet, ban X in Canada forever to remove the echo chamber of hate and misogyny.
March 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Ban X in Canada during our election because it is a source of foreign interference in elections.
Better yet, ban X in Canada forever to remove the echo chamber of hate and misogyny.
Better yet, ban X in Canada forever to remove the echo chamber of hate and misogyny.
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Love this ⬇️🇨🇦❣️
March 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Love this ⬇️🇨🇦❣️
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Canadians buying Canadian products …
Canadians buying anything but 🇺🇸…
Canadians choosing to vacation in Canada…
Canadians vacationing anywhere but 🇺🇸…
We Canadians are part of a global movement to defeat 🍑 regime
🇨🇦Elbows Up🇨🇦
🇨🇦Canada Strong 🇨🇦
Canadians buying anything but 🇺🇸…
Canadians choosing to vacation in Canada…
Canadians vacationing anywhere but 🇺🇸…
We Canadians are part of a global movement to defeat 🍑 regime
🇨🇦Elbows Up🇨🇦
🇨🇦Canada Strong 🇨🇦
How our global friends can help us in the fight against Trump's regime: robertreich.substack.com/p/how-our-gl...
How our global friends can help us
Don’t come here
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March 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Canadians buying Canadian products …
Canadians buying anything but 🇺🇸…
Canadians choosing to vacation in Canada…
Canadians vacationing anywhere but 🇺🇸…
We Canadians are part of a global movement to defeat 🍑 regime
🇨🇦Elbows Up🇨🇦
🇨🇦Canada Strong 🇨🇦
Canadians buying anything but 🇺🇸…
Canadians choosing to vacation in Canada…
Canadians vacationing anywhere but 🇺🇸…
We Canadians are part of a global movement to defeat 🍑 regime
🇨🇦Elbows Up🇨🇦
🇨🇦Canada Strong 🇨🇦