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"Allowing unidentified and unverified actors to engage in forceful detentions is not only reckless -- it is dangerous and corrosive to the rule of law."

can ppl stop screaming about WW3 the thing about world wars is to start one you need countries to go to war that have friends who also want to go to war for their buddy, not 2 countries led by guys whose own wives refuse to talk to them

Open defiance of the courts continues Federal judges need to start holding officials in contempt or it will only get worse

In the 2023 election, Danielle Smith declared that "under no circumstances will any Albertan ever have to pay out of pocket for access to their family doctor or to get the medical treatment that they need." Starting soon, Albertans will have to pay for COVID shots. pressprogress.ca/alberta-will...

Did you know that reading to children helps them build empathy? It’s true. And right now there’s so many reports and studies about how people read less, and read less to kids, and it seems like a time we need more empathy. So please read to the children in your life!

~43 years!!! ago, while I was working in Japan, New England fishers regulary were flying sea urchins to Tokyo's Narita airport and Tsukijii fish market in 55 gallon drums _ layers of saw dust and urchins _ from Boston's Logan airport. Well, better late than never, I s'pose. ntv.ca/newfoundland...

Alberta is a study in contrasts

Oh, great. Now where can I park? Oh. Wait. We don't have a car, and the #3 Metrobus will drop us off right near. www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...

Apparently mint plants can jump from a pot and still spread everywhere so now I gotta segregate this damn plant from all the other plants like it's Jim Crow. I'm watering it from a separate hose. It's getting less attention than my other herbs because it should pull itself up by its bootstraps 🌱

Well then... It seems that you're unfamiliar with the ratio of votes per unit weight of cod. Once you get that, it's clear as a bell. You're welcome. www.stalbertgazette.com/atlantic-new...

Seen on FB and I can't stop laughing, lol! Too bad the person who put this together didn't include her eye roll as the last scene. #G7 #NeverPoilievre #Poilievre #CdnPoli

There wasn't a whole lot left to erode, either.

ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out (unmasked/in unmarked cars) protesters are dumping pounds of glitter on them. So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward. Time to buy glitter . . .

Emergency room wait times are bad. But they are going to get worse. The recent Ontario budget falls far short of the funding needed to maintain even the current level of hospital services, by @drgorfinkel.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com

“That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.” — Noam Chomsky #ONpoli #NeverVoteConservative

💥BOOM💥 "...that's pretty ironic, given that despite not getting re-elected, Pierre Poilievre continues to live in taxpayer-funded government housing." vm.tiktok.com/ZMSaXwSUw/

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Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that thebeaverton.com/2025/06/cana...

"This is saying if you want to prevent yourself from getting a serious illness and the serious consequences that go with it, if you have money you're fine. If you're a member of the working poor or a single-parent family, you're out of luck." –Former chief medical officer of health Dr. James Talbot

This is exactly the right tone when privileged people suffer minor or temporary consequences standing up for powerless people. It’s still about the powerless people. ICE is Gestapo trash.

We watched this on Tubi tonight. It's nice. And what an ending! www.imdb.com/title/tt2395...

There's nothing specific that I can point to to explain the feeling that this is coming soon to a country near us, probably in the healthcare field. www.wired.com/story/megan-...

Putin is a murderous dictator

Pretty epic #TeaByTheSea: Francois edition. Beautiful #nlwx for it. The south coast is stunning!

Looks like it's time to post @clareblackwood.bsky.social's masterpiece again. Because American governors' crocodile tears are just not cutting it. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/dro...

PUTIN WAS KICKED OUT OF G8 in 2014 WHEN HE ANNEXED CRIMEA. TRUDEAU WAS ELECTED IN 2015. THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying

No One Sure Why Kristi Noem Wearing Firefighter Helmet, Night-Vision Goggles, High Heels, Wet Suit theonion.com/no-one-...

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Orwellian www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Catch of the day for June 16th 2025