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Canadian, now retired from a lifetime career at a Canadian University. It's lovely to see you here.
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Okay, I'm a newb - obvs. Read that poem from the bottom up. *headdesk*

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Pity the nation whose breath is money and sleeps the sleep of the too well fed. Pity the nation — oh, pity the people who allow their rights to erode and their freedoms to be washed away. My country, tears of thee, sweet land of liberty. --Lawrence Ferlinghetti (2007)

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Pity the nation that raises not its voice, except to praise conquerors and acclaim the bully as hero and aims to rule the world with force and by torture. Pity the nation that knows no other language but its own and no other culture but its own. ...

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Pity The Nation Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and whose bigots haunt the airwaves. ...

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It seems that those very same students are now 'running' things in the USA.

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Always stand up to bullies. #slavaukraini

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So what I want to know is this: When will the good people of the USA put an end to this Doge and Phony show?

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A historic percentage (56%) of eligible voters in Ontario did NOT vote in the provincial elections. Why? What the hell was on TV last night that was so good as to prevent people from doing their civic duty?

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Why can't we have oyster season last all yearrrrrrr???

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Americans are allowing a facist and nationalist dictator destroy their country, their freedom, and their backbone. We should knit you a blanket, America because you're all lying down anyway.

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So this Project 2025 is the first step in creating a one-party state? Where have we seen this happen before? 🇩🇪

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#WankPanzer , #Swasticar I'm sensing a trend that maybe #Elon's #Nazi gesture was recognized for what everyone said it looked like.

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Who was it that voted Elon into power again? At least in Canada if we had ourselves an Elon infestation it would have been self-inflicted.

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It seems as though there's either wayyyy more terrorism in the States or it's become the portemanteau for any act of violence - school shootings notwithstanding. Well, happy new year regardless.

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I never thought much about Premier Doug Ford until I heard how he responded to Trumps 25% tariffs. Say goodbye to Canadian electricity, Chucklehead.

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To the “high road” Democratic leaders who say Biden should pardon Trump, knock it off. What the hell kind of a message do you think that would send? We need to fight autocracy, not flirt with it.

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So they CAN catch people afterall. This should be of interest to all those cold-case file victims. Unless... unless they weren't CEO's...

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Peter Beinart speaks about American Fear. open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...

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And yet we persist because there's money to be made despite the danger and warnings of Nobel winning AI inventors. #skynet vulcanpost.com/843379/team-...

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Welllll... If THIS is the America the the MAGA nuts want to bring back... I could be swayed. #MAGA

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Tho have a flight of 10,000 Snow Geese flying overhead, their white wings sparkling against a grey scudding sky is a sight to behold. The sheer majesty of Nature. Too bad I didn't have a camera.

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So how exactly would one buy a flight to the UK for #Netanyahu? Asking for a friend... #ICC

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Also, it's hard not to imagine you're someone special when the universe seems to be gazing right at YOU.

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