Melanie Wildman 🇨🇦
@melaniewildman.bsky.social
Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, Speaker, Fmr Mrs. Canada, unapologetically Progressive. We’ve lost what our Grandmothers knew. She/her.
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The F35s are a threat to our sovereignty!
Please sign the petition to cancel the $70 billion we are spending on US jets they can’t remotely ground, leaving our skies unprotected:
Please sign the petition to cancel the $70 billion we are spending on US jets they can’t remotely ground, leaving our skies unprotected:
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Critics of renewable energy often claim that these technologies are making the world’s electricity grids more vulnerable to power outages.
Hard data suggests otherwise.
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Hard data suggests otherwise.
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Fact check: Do renewables really make electricity grids less reliable?
In Germany, power availability to homes and businesses has increased over the years – even as the share of renewables has climbed.
theprogressplaybook.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Critics of renewable energy often claim that these technologies are making the world’s electricity grids more vulnerable to power outages.
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Love this!!!!
"Canada opening new consulate in Greenland this week, in a bid for closer relations."
Canada, Greenland, Denmark, and all the Nordic must increase cooperation, trade, security/defence, and intelligence sharing .
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Canada, Greenland, Denmark, and all the Nordic must increase cooperation, trade, security/defence, and intelligence sharing .
ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-openi...
Canada opening new consulate in Greenland this week, in a bid for closer relations - Yahoo News Canada
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will travel to Greenland's capital, Nuuk, this week to open a new Canadian consulate as both allies seek to strengthen ties amid turbulent relations with the Unite...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Love this!!!!
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Games industry forces RTOs (often involving moving cities for a job that may not exist in a few months) because being in office together on zoom is just ~*so heckin valuable*~
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Games industry forces RTOs (often involving moving cities for a job that may not exist in a few months) because being in office together on zoom is just ~*so heckin valuable*~
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
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Canadian University McMaster University researchers have discovered a new treatment that could bring relief to millions of people worldwide living with peanut allergy.
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McMaster researchers pioneer new peanut allergy therapy
McMaster University researchers have discovered a new treatment that could bring relief to millions of people worldwide living with peanut allergy. [...]Read More...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Canadian University McMaster University researchers have discovered a new treatment that could bring relief to millions of people worldwide living with peanut allergy.
news.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-res...
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Thing is, the very wealthy would have no problem paying taxes, their wealth would continue to accumulate. Once you’ve amassed a certain large wealth, it starts to grow exponentially, like a virus.
An oligarchy virus.
A greed virus.
#TaxTheRich
An oligarchy virus.
A greed virus.
#TaxTheRich
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Thing is, the very wealthy would have no problem paying taxes, their wealth would continue to accumulate. Once you’ve amassed a certain large wealth, it starts to grow exponentially, like a virus.
An oligarchy virus.
A greed virus.
#TaxTheRich
An oligarchy virus.
A greed virus.
#TaxTheRich
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Well, here’s a good idea!
Well, here’s a good idea!
Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels
Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia
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November 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Well, here’s a good idea!
Well, here’s a good idea!
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“Permanent Standard Time (not springing ahead in March) could prevent 300,000 cases of stroke per year and lower nationwide prevalence of obesity by 2.6 million.” #DitchDST
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Permanent Standard Time (not springing ahead in March) could prevent 300,000 cases of stroke per year and lower nationwide prevalence of obesity by 2.6 million.” #DitchDST
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Economists Say Ottawa Should Rethink Tariffs on Chinese EVs www.theenergymix.com/economists-s...
Economists Say Ottawa Should Rethink Tariffs on Chinese EVs
Partnerships between Canadian and Chinese car companies could improve Canada’s electric vehicle ecosystem, a new TD report suggests.
www.theenergymix.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Economists Say Ottawa Should Rethink Tariffs on Chinese EVs www.theenergymix.com/economists-s...
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The far right & their propagandists are selling young people a story that they’re powerless, futureless victims, everything is broken, that they should be angry, while making Trumpian promises that ‘they alone can fix it’, while having no plan
It’s despicable #NeverPP
The far right & their propagandists are selling young people a story that they’re powerless, futureless victims, everything is broken, that they should be angry, while making Trumpian promises that ‘they alone can fix it’, while having no plan
It’s despicable #NeverPP
Young Canadians have ‘already sacrificed enough,’ Poilievre says in counter-speech to Carney
Pierre Poilievre says Canada’s youth have 'sacrificed enough,' telling them that he thinks ahead of next week’s budget, Mark Carney is trying to 'lull' them 'into accepting a worse quality of life.'
www.ctvnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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The far right & their propagandists are selling young people a story that they’re powerless, futureless victims, everything is broken, that they should be angry, while making Trumpian promises that ‘they alone can fix it’, while having no plan
It’s despicable #NeverPP
The far right & their propagandists are selling young people a story that they’re powerless, futureless victims, everything is broken, that they should be angry, while making Trumpian promises that ‘they alone can fix it’, while having no plan
It’s despicable #NeverPP
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team of Canadian engineers on October 28 unveiled a fully electrified home
The project combines a system that eliminates fossil fuel use and dramatically reduces energy costs and emissions.
Canada’s self-powered solar home cuts energy use, emissions by half share.google/uDA643ogROMR...
The project combines a system that eliminates fossil fuel use and dramatically reduces energy costs and emissions.
Canada’s self-powered solar home cuts energy use, emissions by half share.google/uDA643ogROMR...
Canada’s self-powered solar home cuts energy use, emissions by half
Engineers in Canada have built a fully electrified solar-powered home that cuts electricity bills by 45% and carbon emissions by 55%.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
team of Canadian engineers on October 28 unveiled a fully electrified home
The project combines a system that eliminates fossil fuel use and dramatically reduces energy costs and emissions.
Canada’s self-powered solar home cuts energy use, emissions by half share.google/uDA643ogROMR...
The project combines a system that eliminates fossil fuel use and dramatically reduces energy costs and emissions.
Canada’s self-powered solar home cuts energy use, emissions by half share.google/uDA643ogROMR...
Congratulations Alberta!! And a HUGE thank you to the incredible leadership of @lukaszukab.bsky.social
whose passion and patriotism is contagious!!!
We are all proud Canadians from sea to sea to sea!! 🇨🇦💪
#alberta #canada #ForeverCanadian
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whose passion and patriotism is contagious!!!
We are all proud Canadians from sea to sea to sea!! 🇨🇦💪
#alberta #canada #ForeverCanadian
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7szM...
Full news conference: Forever Canadian petition collects 456,000 signatures
YouTube video by CTV News
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October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Congratulations Alberta!! And a HUGE thank you to the incredible leadership of @lukaszukab.bsky.social
whose passion and patriotism is contagious!!!
We are all proud Canadians from sea to sea to sea!! 🇨🇦💪
#alberta #canada #ForeverCanadian
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7szM...
whose passion and patriotism is contagious!!!
We are all proud Canadians from sea to sea to sea!! 🇨🇦💪
#alberta #canada #ForeverCanadian
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7szM...
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty"
~ Hannah Arendt
~ Hannah Arendt
After the Pentagon forced a mass exit of journalists who understood military finance, tactics and technology, their replacements have arrived: cranks, conspiracy theorists and both foreign and domestic propagandists
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The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty"
~ Hannah Arendt
~ Hannah Arendt
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Far too many Canadians think the federal government controls everything. All while ignoring the decades-long sabotage of 🇨🇦 by powerful provincial gov’ts that control healthcare, education, minimum wage, rent controls, infrastructure & so many other aspects of gov’t that impact daily life. #cdnpoli
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Far too many Canadians think the federal government controls everything. All while ignoring the decades-long sabotage of 🇨🇦 by powerful provincial gov’ts that control healthcare, education, minimum wage, rent controls, infrastructure & so many other aspects of gov’t that impact daily life. #cdnpoli
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CANADIANS 🇨🇦
Watch this video to understand what our Prime Minister Carney is selling to the world
It’s short, funny, and informative
Share it with others so they know his role in the world
#CDNpoli
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Watch this video to understand what our Prime Minister Carney is selling to the world
It’s short, funny, and informative
Share it with others so they know his role in the world
#CDNpoli
youtu.be/0_ttwhdd6BU?...
PM Carney meets with business leaders at ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur – October 26, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
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October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
CANADIANS 🇨🇦
Watch this video to understand what our Prime Minister Carney is selling to the world
It’s short, funny, and informative
Share it with others so they know his role in the world
#CDNpoli
youtu.be/0_ttwhdd6BU?...
Watch this video to understand what our Prime Minister Carney is selling to the world
It’s short, funny, and informative
Share it with others so they know his role in the world
#CDNpoli
youtu.be/0_ttwhdd6BU?...
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If you are worried about the US - and you watch anything today - let it be this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=74gd...
If you are worried about the US - and you watch anything today - let it be this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=74gd...
Why Bannon's Third Term Talk Isn't Bluster: A Historian's Warning About Constitutional Fragility
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
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October 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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If you are worried about the US - and you watch anything today - let it be this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=74gd...
If you are worried about the US - and you watch anything today - let it be this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=74gd...
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‘presidential remarks [are] in the public domain, meaning no one must seek permission from presidential foundations or libraries to redistribute them.
So how can the Reagan Foundation "review legal options"? Did Trump tell them to say that? Shame on them.
#BoycottUSA
‘presidential remarks [are] in the public domain, meaning no one must seek permission from presidential foundations or libraries to redistribute them.
So how can the Reagan Foundation "review legal options"? Did Trump tell them to say that? Shame on them.
#BoycottUSA
Reagan Foundation becomes the latest US institution drawn into Donald Trump's controversies
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is drawing a volatile mix of blowback and praise for arguing that a Canadian government advertisement playing in U.S.
www.nsnews.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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‘presidential remarks [are] in the public domain, meaning no one must seek permission from presidential foundations or libraries to redistribute them.
So how can the Reagan Foundation "review legal options"? Did Trump tell them to say that? Shame on them.
#BoycottUSA
‘presidential remarks [are] in the public domain, meaning no one must seek permission from presidential foundations or libraries to redistribute them.
So how can the Reagan Foundation "review legal options"? Did Trump tell them to say that? Shame on them.
#BoycottUSA
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Angus: Canada is reconsidering that relationship with China. Why? Because we can no longer trust the US.
The fact that we’re now willing to entertain relations with the authoritarian government in Beijing shows that we can no longer maintain those relationships with the United States. #cdnpoli
The fact that we’re now willing to entertain relations with the authoritarian government in Beijing shows that we can no longer maintain those relationships with the United States. #cdnpoli
October 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Angus: Canada is reconsidering that relationship with China. Why? Because we can no longer trust the US.
The fact that we’re now willing to entertain relations with the authoritarian government in Beijing shows that we can no longer maintain those relationships with the United States. #cdnpoli
The fact that we’re now willing to entertain relations with the authoritarian government in Beijing shows that we can no longer maintain those relationships with the United States. #cdnpoli
WTF!! Only 40% of Americans strongly disagree with demolishing the East Wing.
This is truly shocking to me.
today.yougov.com/topics/trave...
This is truly shocking to me.
today.yougov.com/topics/trave...
Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to demolish part of the East Wing of the White House as part of the renovation? | Daily Question
Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to demolish part of the East Wing of the White House as part of the renovation?
today.yougov.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
WTF!! Only 40% of Americans strongly disagree with demolishing the East Wing.
This is truly shocking to me.
today.yougov.com/topics/trave...
This is truly shocking to me.
today.yougov.com/topics/trave...
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Canada will not allow unfair U.S. access to its markets if talks on various trade deals with Washington ultimately fail, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Thursday.
Canada will not allow unfair U.S. access to markets share.google/NOXqliIAZvqX...
Canada will not allow unfair U.S. access to markets share.google/NOXqliIAZvqX...
Canada will not allow unfair U.S. access to markets if trade talks fail, says Carney
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October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Canada will not allow unfair U.S. access to its markets if talks on various trade deals with Washington ultimately fail, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Thursday.
Canada will not allow unfair U.S. access to markets share.google/NOXqliIAZvqX...
Canada will not allow unfair U.S. access to markets share.google/NOXqliIAZvqX...
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Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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The local No Kings rally greatly exceeded my expectations, here in the mostly Republican suburbs. Many protesters, lots of positive honking and thumbs up. No counter protest. I'm feeling a little more hopeful. Perhaps Congress will take note.
October 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The local No Kings rally greatly exceeded my expectations, here in the mostly Republican suburbs. Many protesters, lots of positive honking and thumbs up. No counter protest. I'm feeling a little more hopeful. Perhaps Congress will take note.
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Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Rachida Dati announces robbery had taken place at world’s most-visited museum
The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, has suddenly closed for the day after the French culture minister said there had a been a robbery.
“A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Rachida Dati wrote on social media. She used the French word braquage, which can mean robbery or hold-up. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says