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@daughterofagunn

Political staffer. Parent. Lake swimmer. Prairie-raised, BC-infused. She/her

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Karma!

02.11.2025 01:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lucky jersey No. 2? Vladdy dons game-worn hockey hero's jersey ahead of Game 7 TORONTO -- Another Game 7, another hockey jersey for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. This time, he’s repping Captain Clutch. Guerrero walked into Rogers Centre Saturday afternoon wearing the red Team Canada jer...

"Guerrero walked into Rogers Centre Saturday afternoon wearing the red Team Canada jersey of the great Marie-Philip Poulin, the Canadian hockey icon."

Feeling good about this choice πŸ‘ www.mlb.com/news/vladimi...

01.11.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT: O CANADA: MLB WORLD SERIES 2O25 GAME 5: TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT: O CANADA: MLB WORLD SERIES 2O25 GAME 5: TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS YouTube video by SPORTS VIDEO CHANNEL

Rufus Wainwright sings O Canada in English and French at World Series β€” and changes lyrics to β€œonly *us* command.”

That’s some #MontrΓ©al spirit, lΓ !

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYA4...

30.10.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 480 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 22
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Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors β€œWith fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

17.10.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 7769 πŸ” 3750 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 340

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

08.10.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 20234 πŸ” 5037 πŸ’¬ 795 πŸ“Œ 291

Fascinating. Also, this assessment of the first theft of the rare books cracked me up: β€œThe only criminal energy required was resisting the urge to return them.”

09.10.2025 04:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Danielle Smith announces plans to hold her breath until she gets what she wants EDMONTON – After meeting with Mark Carney to discuss pipeline construction, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has vowed to hold her breath until the Prime Minister gives her absolutely everything she ask...

Danielle Smith announces plans to hold her breath until she gets what she wants

08.10.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 696 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 17
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Take Back Your Images Have you had your intimate images shared without permission? Support is available.

If you or someone you know has had images shared or is being threatened with having images shared, you are not alone. Help is available. Visit takebackyourimages.gov.bc.ca to learn about your rights and options, or call VictimLinkBC for confidential support 24-7.

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/3286

06.10.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#bcpoli #canpoli

23.09.2025 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Robert Redford: the incandescently handsome star who changed Hollywood forever Robert Redford, who has died at the age of 89, began as a blond bombshell at a time when American cinema favoured grit, then turned into a supremely assured director and unlikely keeper of the indie f...

β€œincandescently handsome” is gonna be hard to beat πŸ˜‚
www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...

17.09.2025 02:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What To Do When Terrible People Die A Polite Guide to Emotional Freedom and Light Social Awkwardness

To be clear…

No one deserves to die for being a dick.

At the same time, no dick deserves to be lauded just because they’re dead.

www.brittlestar.com/p/what-to-do...

13.09.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 948 πŸ” 249 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 26
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Charlie Kirk's death was a tragedy.
But he built his name on provocation and white supremacy.
He said that gun deaths of innocents was "worth it."
On Mark Carney's first day as PM in Parliament Liberals gave Kirk a standing ovation.
Ceding ground to extremism won't make them nicer.

15.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1099 πŸ” 314 πŸ’¬ 214 πŸ“Œ 86
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Former Senator and Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament, Doug Roche, says our #ForeverCanadian petition comes at the most important moment in his lifetime and in Canadian history. He was proud to sign the petition to keep Alberta in Canada.

Thank you, Senator!
#cdnpoli

12.09.2025 18:19 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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We’re closing the digital divide. 7 communities will benefit from new internet infrastructure including Piers Island, Texada Island, Jordan River, Port Renfrew & parts of Pacheedaht First Nation. This will bring better access to healthcare, education & economic opportunities.

news.gov.bc.ca/32766

12.09.2025 22:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This made me laugh πŸ˜‚

21.08.2025 18:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#bcpoli

15.08.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great news for #bcpoli!

29.07.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly announced that he will cease all discussions with Canada over any new trade agreements, before immediately following that up stating that disc...

Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada

27.06.2025 22:27 πŸ‘ 801 πŸ” 243 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 19
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U.S. ambassador says Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern' | CBC News The U.S. ambassador to Canada is pushing back on Ottawa's travel advice, saying his country doesn't search phones at the border and arguing some Americans travelling here are having a tough time.

β€œU.S. ambassador says Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern'” Nope. It’s exactly the random arbitrariness of it that is so frightening. #cdnpoli #uspoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

07.06.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2
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Alberta gets head start on life as a U.S. state by banning books β€œNext we’ll get started on for-profit prisons!” Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, Ian MacIntyre and Nile Seguin) dive into the Throne Speech, including the absurdity of hearing a hereditary monarch...

Alberta gets head start on life as a U.S. state by banning books (Podcast)

29.05.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 494 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 10

Thinking of everyone in Manitoba facing the threat of wildfires.

My team is working to support the Manitoba government, and we will be deploying additional crews and resources from the #BCWildfireService to support their response and protect communities.

We’ve got your back.

#ManitobaFires

29.05.2025 01:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wish I’d come across this article before I read Richard Powers’ most recent novel β€œPlayground” - it’s less fictional than I realized…

28.05.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The Internet Sucks.’ Cory Doctorow Tells How to Fix It | The Tyee The digital savant on β€˜enshittification,’ how β€˜twiddlers’ secretly rip us off, powering down Big Tech and more. A Tyee interview.

'The Internet Sucks.' Cory Doctorow Tells How to Fix It via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

26.05.2025 14:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Calling out Conservatives

vm.tiktok.com/ZMSYSJLBC/

23.05.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 364 πŸ” 165 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 28

This says so much about where we are at: β€œIt’s very difficult to get into Canada if you have past criminal convictions,” immigration lawyer Len Saunders told CTVNews.ca. β€œBut I’m assuming he has a diplomatic passport, so that trumps his inadmissibility.”

24.05.2025 03:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Systems are crumbling - but daily life continues. The dissonance is real If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help

www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

23.05.2025 03:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, this is what is considered good news in The United States these days. Something awful that could have been even worse.

21.05.2025 01:17 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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US campaign entices Canada tourists: β€œCome visit America and also maybe El Salvador!” OTTAWA - Following months of declining Canadian travel to the USA, Americans have launched a tourism campaign inviting Canadians to visit locations like New York, Austin, and possibly even take an all...

US campaign entices Canada tourists: β€œCome visit America and also maybe El Salvador!”

20.05.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 495 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 10

I see once again I’m going to have to beg pundits who haven’t lived outside of Toronto in decades to stop opining on how useful Canada Post is.

I don’t care how little you personally get or send mail. A public postal service with a mandate to get mail to every address in Canada is a public good.

20.05.2025 10:23 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7
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Canada, U.K. and France threaten action against Israel over Gaza offensive In their joint statement, Carney, Starmer and Macron warned of consequences for the military operations and aid curbs

Encouraging to see Canada participating in this attempt by major democracies to restrain Netanyahu and compel a ceasefire and renewed peace process, in the absence of a constructive U.S. role in doing so. We'll see if this is backed with actions

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

20.05.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7