Mark Laventure
@marklaventure.bsky.social
Lover of Red Wine and Red Sox. Always Snarky.
As a proud bald man, I just want to say to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, well played. Keep it up!
Gavin Newsom’s online trolling targets Stephen Miller with photo of Lord Voldemort
Gavin Newsom’s online trolling targets Stephen Miller with a photo of Lord Voldemort
www.independent.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
As a proud bald man, I just want to say to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, well played. Keep it up!
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They lie about everything
June 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
They lie about everything
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Poilievre rushed to safety after actual journalist question makes it past security
Poilievre rushed to safety after actual journalist question makes it past security
CALGARY - During an outdoor campaign rally, security rushed a shaken Pierre Poilievre to safety after he was tragically struck by a lone question from a journalist.
www.thebeaverton.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Poilievre rushed to safety after actual journalist question makes it past security
Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump are now finishing each other's sentences.
#cdnpoli #nspoli
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#cdnpoli #nspoli
shorturl.at/YR5vn
Pierre Poilievre says he’ll end ‘woke ideology’ — he isn’t saying what that means
Pierre Poilievre is vowing to eliminate “woke ideology” from the public service, federal funding for university research and military culture.
shorturl.at
April 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump are now finishing each other's sentences.
#cdnpoli #nspoli
shorturl.at/YR5vn
#cdnpoli #nspoli
shorturl.at/YR5vn
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Dark Pence is back.
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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YouTube’s play button doing the lord’s work
March 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
YouTube’s play button doing the lord’s work
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Alcohol is being taken off the shelves in Canada and sent back to American liquor companies.
It’s consignment. They don’t pay for it until it has been sold.
It’s consignment. They don’t pay for it until it has been sold.
March 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Alcohol is being taken off the shelves in Canada and sent back to American liquor companies.
It’s consignment. They don’t pay for it until it has been sold.
It’s consignment. They don’t pay for it until it has been sold.
I appreciate that a robust media presence can be a challenge for government.
But a free and independent media is as fundamental to a democratic society, as are voting rights and freedom of expression. This trend should concern us all.
#cdnpoli #Trump #MAGA
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But a free and independent media is as fundamental to a democratic society, as are voting rights and freedom of expression. This trend should concern us all.
#cdnpoli #Trump #MAGA
www.bbc.com/news/article...
White House takes control of press pool that covers Trump
It will determine which outlets participate in the rotating pool that reports from the Oval Office and Air Force One.
www.bbc.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I appreciate that a robust media presence can be a challenge for government.
But a free and independent media is as fundamental to a democratic society, as are voting rights and freedom of expression. This trend should concern us all.
#cdnpoli #Trump #MAGA
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But a free and independent media is as fundamental to a democratic society, as are voting rights and freedom of expression. This trend should concern us all.
#cdnpoli #Trump #MAGA
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Halifax Examiner is responding to Tim Houston’s bid to Dismantle Democracy
By @timbousquet.bsky.social
By @timbousquet.bsky.social
The Halifax Examiner is responding to Tim Houston's bid to Dismantle Democracy - Halifax Examiner
The first part of responding to a crisis is to properly name it.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Halifax Examiner is responding to Tim Houston’s bid to Dismantle Democracy
By @timbousquet.bsky.social
By @timbousquet.bsky.social
Unfortunately, Pierre Poilievre has embraced Trump's talking points and policies far too often.
If he wants to prove he can stand up to Trump, he first needs to stand up to the MAGA Maple crowd inside his own party.
#cndpoli #nspoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/harr...
If he wants to prove he can stand up to Trump, he first needs to stand up to the MAGA Maple crowd inside his own party.
#cndpoli #nspoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/harr...
Harry Rakowski: Poilievre is the bulldog Canada needs to fight Trump
Trump best handled by an experienced argumentative politician than a long-résuméd elite banker
nationalpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Unfortunately, Pierre Poilievre has embraced Trump's talking points and policies far too often.
If he wants to prove he can stand up to Trump, he first needs to stand up to the MAGA Maple crowd inside his own party.
#cndpoli #nspoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/harr...
If he wants to prove he can stand up to Trump, he first needs to stand up to the MAGA Maple crowd inside his own party.
#cndpoli #nspoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/harr...
The 10-year old version of myself is heartbroken by this.
I don't care about Gretzky's or Orr's politics. I just want them to state that Trump needs to treat Canada and Canadians with the respect we deserve.
I hope they do that soon.
#cdnpoli #nspoli
shorturl.at/7QOI7
I don't care about Gretzky's or Orr's politics. I just want them to state that Trump needs to treat Canada and Canadians with the respect we deserve.
I hope they do that soon.
#cdnpoli #nspoli
shorturl.at/7QOI7
BOBBY ORR: The Great One is a great Canadian who deserves our respect not criticism
The recent Four Nations Face-Off in hockey was, by any standard, an unbelievable success for the game of hockey.
shorturl.at
February 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The 10-year old version of myself is heartbroken by this.
I don't care about Gretzky's or Orr's politics. I just want them to state that Trump needs to treat Canada and Canadians with the respect we deserve.
I hope they do that soon.
#cdnpoli #nspoli
shorturl.at/7QOI7
I don't care about Gretzky's or Orr's politics. I just want them to state that Trump needs to treat Canada and Canadians with the respect we deserve.
I hope they do that soon.
#cdnpoli #nspoli
shorturl.at/7QOI7
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He's mad his lies about Ukraine were fact-checked by his own website so he wants to change the fact-checking system
February 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
He's mad his lies about Ukraine were fact-checked by his own website so he wants to change the fact-checking system
The Law Amendments Committee made Nova Scotia the most participatory democracy in Canada.
It let people speak directly to lawmakers at Province House. It also gave MLAs and the public a chance to filibuster bad legislation, as Tim Houston did in 2015 on behalf of film workers. #nspoli
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It let people speak directly to lawmakers at Province House. It also gave MLAs and the public a chance to filibuster bad legislation, as Tim Houston did in 2015 on behalf of film workers. #nspoli
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February 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Law Amendments Committee made Nova Scotia the most participatory democracy in Canada.
It let people speak directly to lawmakers at Province House. It also gave MLAs and the public a chance to filibuster bad legislation, as Tim Houston did in 2015 on behalf of film workers. #nspoli
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It let people speak directly to lawmakers at Province House. It also gave MLAs and the public a chance to filibuster bad legislation, as Tim Houston did in 2015 on behalf of film workers. #nspoli
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When you have the largest majority in Nova Scotia history, and you preemptively decide to erode government oversight and accountability. It suggests you don’t intend to utilize your political power appropriately.
#nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Nova Scotia government giving itself the power to fire the auditor general | CBC News
Premier Tim Houston’s government is using its supermajority in the legislature to give itself the power to fire the auditor general without cause and make reports from the office private.
www.cbc.ca
February 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
When you have the largest majority in Nova Scotia history, and you preemptively decide to erode government oversight and accountability. It suggests you don’t intend to utilize your political power appropriately.
#nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#nspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
He’s right. People shouldn’t drink American beer.
People don’t buy “domestic” cars or salute the “domestic” flag, so they shouldn’t drink “domestic” beer. At least, that’s what Anheuser-Busch’s CEO thinks.
Read more: cnn.it/4gt2fpJ
Read more: cnn.it/4gt2fpJ
February 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
He’s right. People shouldn’t drink American beer.
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JUST IN: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is canceling a $68 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet services in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
JUST IN: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is canceling a $68 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet services in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
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If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.
Or, here's another idea. Danielle Smith could stop vilifying the rest of Canada and start listening to us.
#cdnpoli #nspoli #abpoli
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Opinion: The rest of Canada should stop vilifying Danielle Smith, and start listening to her
She’s offering a win-win plan to the Americans. And she’s actually on the ground, making the case
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Or, here's another idea. Danielle Smith could stop vilifying the rest of Canada and start listening to us.
#cdnpoli #nspoli #abpoli
shorturl.at/f1agF
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“Judge Coughenour emphatically agreed with the states: ‘I’ve been on the bench for over four decades …. I can’t remember another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order. Where were the lawyers when this decision was being made?’”
Seattle Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president’s plan.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“Judge Coughenour emphatically agreed with the states: ‘I’ve been on the bench for over four decades …. I can’t remember another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order. Where were the lawyers when this decision was being made?’”
I expect that Elon Musk will pay for Sam Kuffel's legal bill when she sues CBS, right?
@samkuffelwx.bsky.social #ElonMusk
@samkuffelwx.bsky.social #ElonMusk
January 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I expect that Elon Musk will pay for Sam Kuffel's legal bill when she sues CBS, right?
@samkuffelwx.bsky.social #ElonMusk
@samkuffelwx.bsky.social #ElonMusk
He's supporting the AfD in Germany.
He's compulsively anti-immigrant.
He calls those who don't share his views diseased.
He's promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories.
He's spent billions of dollars to destroy the free press and protect hate speech.
It's not Aspergers.
#cdnpoli #ElonMusk
He's compulsively anti-immigrant.
He calls those who don't share his views diseased.
He's promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories.
He's spent billions of dollars to destroy the free press and protect hate speech.
It's not Aspergers.
#cdnpoli #ElonMusk
January 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM