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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆWife, Mom, animal lover ๐Ÿพ Enjoys life outdoors hiking, kayaking, swimming with a wee bit of crocheting in between๐Ÿงถ CONs โŒ I try to be kind but can get a wee bit bitchy
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump's wasteful and authoritarian birthday military parade actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Trump caught in major corruption scheme plus.briantylercohen.com/p/trump-caug...

Itโ€™s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan โ€” involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government โ€” raises substantial ethical issues.

The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents. What the fuck are we doing here?

The owner of a Pittsburgh pet mortuary faces charges after allegedly victimizing thousands of grieving customers by carelessly dumping their deceased four-legged loved ones into landfills and giving them ashes of other animals, authorities say.

Been writing about hospital parking for many years -- probably the topic I get the most mail about. Hospital parking fees are just another cost of sickness, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social (2011) www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-... via @theglobeandmail.com

Screwworms are coming โ€” and theyโ€™re as horrifying as they sound arstechnica.com/health/2025/... @arstechnica.com ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

Toronto Public Health warning of potential measles exposure at Ripley's Aquarium www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ontario/toro... @cdnpress.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

Thousands of kidsโ€™ jewelry items recalled over lead in Canada globalnews.ca/news/1115891... @udayrana.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

RFK Jr. wants placebo testing for โ€˜newโ€™ vaccines. Itโ€™s unethical globalnews.ca/news/1116091... @globalnews.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

Why are young adults getting colorectal cancer? E. coli may be a clue globalnews.ca/news/1114713... @kdangerfield.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

Ontario sees sharpest rise in measles yet www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/sharp... @cdnpress.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

LifeLabs strike highlights risks of foreign ownership in Canadian health care healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi... @maddidellplain.bsky.social @healthydebate.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

1/ People sometimes need a jarring reminder of how far down the path Trump administration is going toward authoritarian assertions of power A sign: John Yoo, architect of torture memos and maximal presidential powers, sharply rebukes President Trump and DOJ actions on 4 grounds @npr.org interview

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Now imagine the Prime Minister you just help get elected, chauffeurs him back to power, immediately. While the media advocates Poilievre be able to break the law, and stay in the official residence. It makes people stop believing in democracy . #cdnpoli

After being manipulated by Russia into leaving the European Union through the infamous "Brexit" catastrophe, the UK and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to โ€œfree and open trade."

When does the winning start?

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Burn ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Martha and the Muffins call for #Poilievre to stop using โ€˜Echo Beachโ€™ at rallies #Canada www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...

Whoopsie! ๐Ÿคท

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

The cruelty and the stupidity is the point

This is a huge important story that has flown under the radar. More contempt, more lawlessness. More outrageousness.

Donald Trump has issued a full and unconditional pardon for ex-Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore โ€” widely known as โ€œLady Trump.โ€ Fiore, also a one-time gubernatorial candidate, was convicted of wire fraud charges last year. โ€œLady Trumpโ€ stole $70,000 from a charity โ€” fundsโ€ฆ

Sitting next to the Norwegian Prime Minister today, President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. has spent $350 billion to help Ukraine. This is inaccurate. That's nearly double the amount that Congress has approved since the war began. buff.ly/MIHrUI5

Man who insists he is not like Trump, continues to put forward plans that are exactly like Trump's.

Advance voting has now closed, but you can still vote at Elections Canada offices tomorrow until 6 p.m. using the special ballot process. Find your nearest location here: www.elections.ca/content2.asp...

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: โ€”Pioneering cancer researcher; โ€”*Arrested* at airport in Boston; โ€”Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; โ€”"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

โ€œThe FDA this month also suspended existing and developing programs that ensured accurate testing for bird flu in milk and cheese and pathogens like the parasite Cyclospora in other food products.โ€

Hegseth shared Yemen war plans with wife, brother and lawyer in group chat: NYT - USA TODAY This man is a liar and a threat to national security!! #USDemocracy

These incompetent cabinet secretaries never learn. This 2nd Signal chat is in addition to the one already under investigation by the Defense Dept. Similar to the first chat, military plans about strikes against the Houthis were also discussed by Hegseth in this one. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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The day after the election, I rewatched every policy promise Trump made on videos he posted on his campaign website. There were 93 total. Here is my Day 90 scorecard on those he has kept and broken. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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BREAKING: Pete Hegseth disclosed sensitive details about upcoming strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother, and personal attorney, The New York Times reports. No more excuses โ€” Trump must fire him immediately!

Folks, we did our due diligence on the Therme deal. They told us they had six spas already. They even showed me that on their website they sent me in PowerPoint. So I'm just as surprised as the next guy to hear they might of scammed me. If it's true, one of my junior staffers will be fired, pronto.

After the assassination attempt on Trump, Josh Shapiro quickly condemned it and worked closely with GOP lawmakers and the Trump campaign. Days after an attack on Shapiro's home, Trump has yet to significantly condemn it or contact him www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... w/ @allansmith.bsky.social

NEW: A gay couple said the Sheraton Buganvilias Resort in Puerto Vallarta quoted them more than $80,000 for their wedding ceremony and guest rooms, requiring a $36,000 deposit, while two straight friends were quoted less than $10,000. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

More than 1.4 million customers in Puerto Rico lost electricity on Wednesday when all of the islandโ€™s power plants were knocked out of service, the latest frustrating blackout for residents who have suffered years of them. nyti.ms/3Rn4dhp

Still fuming about that press conference. The way RFK Jr. talks about autism is not just scientifically wrongโ€”itโ€™s deeply offensive. Calling autistic kids "damaged" or implying theyโ€™ve been "lost" or "stolen" doesnโ€™t just spread misinformationโ€”it dehumanizes real people.