Merri🇨🇦
@merri-meant-it.bsky.social
🇨🇦History-loving, village-living, sci-fi addicted, politically-attentive, Canadian-proud, contradiction-in-terms Allenfordian.🇨🇦
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An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled
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I'm not religious, but this Pope seems like a really good dude.
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Le...
ground.news
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I'm not religious, but this Pope seems like a really good dude.
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
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NOT DISCUSSED NEARLY ENOUGH THIS WEEK:
Trump’s all over the Epstein files so he’s having Venezuelans killed as a distraction. Because of these crimes against humanity, a 4-star Admiral resigned and the British, the Dutch, and the Colombians are no longer sharing intel with the USA.
Trump’s all over the Epstein files so he’s having Venezuelans killed as a distraction. Because of these crimes against humanity, a 4-star Admiral resigned and the British, the Dutch, and the Colombians are no longer sharing intel with the USA.
November 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
NOT DISCUSSED NEARLY ENOUGH THIS WEEK:
Trump’s all over the Epstein files so he’s having Venezuelans killed as a distraction. Because of these crimes against humanity, a 4-star Admiral resigned and the British, the Dutch, and the Colombians are no longer sharing intel with the USA.
Trump’s all over the Epstein files so he’s having Venezuelans killed as a distraction. Because of these crimes against humanity, a 4-star Admiral resigned and the British, the Dutch, and the Colombians are no longer sharing intel with the USA.
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Mosquitos have been found for the first time in Iceland
R.i.p nords
R.i.p nords
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Mosquitos have been found for the first time in Iceland
R.i.p nords
R.i.p nords
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Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has apologised for saying that people who are experiencing homelessness and mental illnesses should be executed – remarks that led to calls for him to be fired
Fox News host apologizes for ‘extremely callous’ remarks on unhoused people
Calls rose for Brian Kilmeade to be fired after saying people facing homelessness and mental illness should be executed
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has apologised for saying that people who are experiencing homelessness and mental illnesses should be executed – remarks that led to calls for him to be fired
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Infant deaths are rising in states with new abortion restrictions — up 7.2% since Roe was overturned.
theconversation.com/infant-morta...
theconversation.com/infant-morta...
Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research
A new study found that, on average, infant deaths increased by more than 7% in states with laws that limited abortions.
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Infant deaths are rising in states with new abortion restrictions — up 7.2% since Roe was overturned.
theconversation.com/infant-morta...
theconversation.com/infant-morta...
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President Trump told European leaders after his meeting with President Putin of Russia on Friday that he supported a plan to end the war in Ukraine by ceding territory to the Russian invaders, rather than try for a cease-fire. It's a reversal of what Trump seemed to agree to with European allies.
After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine
The U.S. president’s latest statements are a reversal of much of what he seemed to have agreed to with European allies this past week.
nyti.ms
August 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
President Trump told European leaders after his meeting with President Putin of Russia on Friday that he supported a plan to end the war in Ukraine by ceding territory to the Russian invaders, rather than try for a cease-fire. It's a reversal of what Trump seemed to agree to with European allies.
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Hotel guests in Alaska found potentially sensitive documents detailing plans for the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, apparently left behind by bungling officials.
Sensitive papers on Trump and Putin summit found in printer by hotel guests
www.mirror.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hotel guests in Alaska found potentially sensitive documents detailing plans for the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, apparently left behind by bungling officials.
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An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said, while families of hostages called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in Israel to express growing frustration over 22 months of war.
Israeli airstrike kills baby in Gaza as families of hostages urge mass protest over war
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said, while families of hostages called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in…
buff.ly
August 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said, while families of hostages called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in Israel to express growing frustration over 22 months of war.
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About a month after announcing that it would stop sharing data that hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on, the Navy now says it will continue distributing it.
In reversal, Defense Department will continue providing crucial satellite weather data
About a month after announcing that it would stop sharing data that hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on, the Navy now says it will continue distributing it.
alaskapublic.org
August 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
About a month after announcing that it would stop sharing data that hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on, the Navy now says it will continue distributing it.
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Breaking news: In a pair of executive orders, President Trump increased tariffs on merchandise from about 70 countries and raised the rate on products made in one of the United States’ largest trading partners, Canada, to a punitive 35 percent.
Trump announces sharper tariffs take effect in a week, including 35% for Canada
The Trump administration changed its tariff regime late Thursday night. Canada will face 35 percent tariffs but Mexico got a 90-day reprieve from higher rates.
wapo.st
August 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Breaking news: In a pair of executive orders, President Trump increased tariffs on merchandise from about 70 countries and raised the rate on products made in one of the United States’ largest trading partners, Canada, to a punitive 35 percent.
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🤬 Ukrainian Air Force comments on reports of first-ever Russian "guided bomb attack" on Dnipro
Ukrainian Air Force comments on reports of first-ever Russian “guided bomb attack” on Dnipro
The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that a Russian tactical aircraft launched an aerial asset from the territory of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The asset travelled over 100 km before be...
www.pravda.com.ua
June 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🤬 Ukrainian Air Force comments on reports of first-ever Russian "guided bomb attack" on Dnipro
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Ukrainian drones struck four Su-34 fighter jets in Russia's Volgograd Oblast, according to Kyiv.
Ukraine destroys Russian fighter-bombers in precision air base attack
www.newsweek.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Ukrainian drones struck four Su-34 fighter jets in Russia's Volgograd Oblast, according to Kyiv.
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BREAKING - The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Trump administration the green light to restart deportations of migrants to nations other than their home countries. The ruling suspends a lower court's mandate that had required more time for immigrants to contest their removal orders.
June 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
BREAKING - The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Trump administration the green light to restart deportations of migrants to nations other than their home countries. The ruling suspends a lower court's mandate that had required more time for immigrants to contest their removal orders.
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The arrest of journalist Mario Guevara while filming protests in Atlanta on June 12 and the subsequent detention by ICE are extremely alarming.
The Trump admin needs to release him without delay and drop charges against him immediately.
Read our letter with 8 other orgs: cpj.org/wp-content/u...
The Trump admin needs to release him without delay and drop charges against him immediately.
Read our letter with 8 other orgs: cpj.org/wp-content/u...
June 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The arrest of journalist Mario Guevara while filming protests in Atlanta on June 12 and the subsequent detention by ICE are extremely alarming.
The Trump admin needs to release him without delay and drop charges against him immediately.
Read our letter with 8 other orgs: cpj.org/wp-content/u...
The Trump admin needs to release him without delay and drop charges against him immediately.
Read our letter with 8 other orgs: cpj.org/wp-content/u...
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Here's a link to the government of Canada website for the proposed changes: www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
This is Bill C-2.
This is Bill C-2.
June 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Here's a link to the government of Canada website for the proposed changes: www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
This is Bill C-2.
This is Bill C-2.
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As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks.
As measles spreads across the Americas, outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly | CNN
As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks – all of which have been linked to at least one death.
cnn.it
June 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks.
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Explosions caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western #Russia overnight, officials said on Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts. In one of the incidents, seven people were killed and dozens were injured.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
Explosions caused 2 bridges in western Russia to collapse, officials say, 7 people were killed
Explosions cause bridge collapses and train derailments in western Russia, sparking fears of terrorism and sabotage.
www.thehindu.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Explosions caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western #Russia overnight, officials said on Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts. In one of the incidents, seven people were killed and dozens were injured.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
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Residents of Russia’s Irkutsk region, in Siberia, have reported the first drone attack there since the start of the full-scale war. Ukrainian media report that the strike was part of a major SBU operation targeting Russian military aircraft.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Drones strike Siberia for first time in what Ukrainian media say is an SBU operation targeting Russian military aircraft — Meduza
Residents of Russia’s Irkutsk region, in Siberia, have reported the first drone attack there since the start of the full-scale war, with drones spotted in the region’s Usolsky District, according to…
meduza.io
June 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Residents of Russia’s Irkutsk region, in Siberia, have reported the first drone attack there since the start of the full-scale war. Ukrainian media report that the strike was part of a major SBU operation targeting Russian military aircraft.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Alberta will be the only province to do clawbacks.
Ontario won’t claw back social assistance from new Canada #Disability Benefit recipients. Federal program, due to start in July, will provide up to $200 monthly to low-income, working-age people with disabilities, by Erica Alini www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... @theglobeandmail.com #poverty
Ontario won’t claw back social assistance from new Canada Disability Benefit recipients
The federal program, due to start in July, will provide up to $200 a month to low-income, working-age people with disabilities
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Alberta will be the only province to do clawbacks.
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This is extremely significant. Former 🇮🇱 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (2006-9) wrote in a May 22 Haaretz op-ed that Israel is:
🔴 intentionally waging a war of annihilation
🔴 premeditatedly adopting a policy of starvation
🔴 massacring civilians
🔴 making declarations of genocide
A thread:
🔴 intentionally waging a war of annihilation
🔴 premeditatedly adopting a policy of starvation
🔴 massacring civilians
🔴 making declarations of genocide
A thread:
May 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is extremely significant. Former 🇮🇱 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (2006-9) wrote in a May 22 Haaretz op-ed that Israel is:
🔴 intentionally waging a war of annihilation
🔴 premeditatedly adopting a policy of starvation
🔴 massacring civilians
🔴 making declarations of genocide
A thread:
🔴 intentionally waging a war of annihilation
🔴 premeditatedly adopting a policy of starvation
🔴 massacring civilians
🔴 making declarations of genocide
A thread: