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His goal is to privatize healthcare & education. But Ontario voters don't want to pay attention to this.
A new report from Ontario's largest healthcare union shows Doug Ford is planning cuts that will eliminate over 10,000 healthcare workers from hospitals.

10,000 nurses, PSWs, and frontline staff – gone.
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Neil Young has escalated his way against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland. More:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free
Neil Young has escalated his way against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.
www.rollingstone.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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If the US media won’t report it—Canadian media will ⤵️🤬

ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say

U.S. immigration enforcement agency memes look familiar to far-right groups

www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...
ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say | CBC News
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
www.cbc.ca
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
You will see other clips of his brilliant speech today. But this part here, given the political climate recently. This is the part I want Americans to take to heart.
“When even one person stops performing… the illusion begins to crack. Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down.”

— Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opens Davos remarks with very clear shot at Trump
January 21, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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uh holy SHIT?
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Silicon Valley doesn't have to churn out awful tech bros. It is possible to bring light instead of darkness. Don't strive to be a Zuckerberg. Strive to be a Zita Cobb instead! youtu.be/2hS9bx7wH7o?...
Fogo Island: A far away comeback story
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
CBS won't do it, but PBS will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Oopsie - did we do that?

Sales down over 60%, mostly due to Canada boycott on US alcohol.

www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Shut

This

Shit

Down

🤬

Not in our country, don’t go bringing hate into Canada, these people are domestic terrorists! These groups are on the terror watch lists.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Chairman of Toyota wore MAGA merch at a NASCAR event in Japan.

He said: “I’m not here to argue whether tariffs are good or bad. Every national leader wants to protect their own industry.”
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Nestle dumps sugar in baby food across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to boost profits, while keeping European versions clean, endangering infants with lifelong obesity risks. #CorporateGreed
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ontario voters should not be distracted by the mess down south. We have our own "Donald" to deal with here at home! Doug Ford is always working hard for developers, not the hardworking people of Ontario. And always against the people of Toronto, in particular.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨

My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.

#ONpoli
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Angelina Jolie is a brave woman with a bold&kind heart

Often,famous people visit Lviv&Kyiv,but Angelina Jolie went to see children in Kherson

This is literally the front line,where Russians,using drones,are conducting human safaris on civilians

Ukraine truly has real and brave friends.
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Don't screw this up, NYC. Get out there and vote for the guy fascists hate!
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
You might want to get rid of your Ring cameras. Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments | American Civil Liberties Union share.google/4Fzp0FEnKgZp...
Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments | ACLU
The company’s default agreement with police departments grants the company license to share people’s license plate data
share.google
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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The Ford government is making changes to Ontario’s election rules that could keep Premier Ford in office until 2030. The PCs dropped the bombshell in the afternoon of an already busy news day. They’re also raising the limits for political donations from $3,400 to $5,000. #cdnpoli
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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ICE now has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world and has increased spending on weapons.

It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets.

Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Seeing a lot of Drake Blue Jays post and I just need to say that the Blue Jays belong to Geddy Lee. Not Drake.
October 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Block them, do not engage, they will soon get bored when there are no takers. Be secure in the knowledge that they are coming here because they’re having no fun anymore over there.
The reason they're coming after this place is because they can't control the people on it and it drives them nuts.
October 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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The final guest to arrive at Trump's peace summit is Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Oh wait no, it's actually... FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
October 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I realize the league may not have arranged this, and Roc Nation did. I find this to be a great choice, nonetheless. But I still won't forgive the league for what they did to Kaepernick.
September 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I’m not making this up.

Wednesday at the WH.
September 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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In nearly all of those 148: Tesla doors remained .. closed

Meanwhile: Nissan Leaf, on road since 2009 and best sold single EV model worldwide on 1-1-2020:

Zero fire deaths ..

Picture from Germany 12 days ago: Tesla driver + two 9-year olds burned alive. All doors closed, rescuers helpless ..
September 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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This is, essentially, the Klan.

Maybe wokeness isn't the problem, maybe anti-wokeness is.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Niagara rally by masked members of men's 'nationalist club' raises fears of growing extremism | CBC News
A Labour Day weekend rally in Ontario’s Niagara Region by the self-described “Canadian men's nationalist” group Second Sons is prompting concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment.
www.cbc.ca
September 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM