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Quilter, knitter, gardener, tennis player and fan. Retired librarian. Wife/Mom/Grandma living on beautiful Vancouver Island. Happily married for 58 years. Liberal federally; NDP provincially

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Once again, Trump has put Putin before the west By lifting sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers, the US president has brought Moscow back from the brink of economic ruin, says Sean O’Grady

Dear Donald,
Canada wants no part of the chaos you created in Iran. You may have the authority to send your red,white,blue youth to die but leave us out out it.
We see you helping Putin while he helps your enemies target Americans.
We aren't suckers Donald.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/russi...

13.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 598 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 10

Live your life so no one ever hates you to the extent that Cult MTL hates Poilievre.

13.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s military excursion, into an abyss The evident fact is that the president is nuts.

β€œThere’s no reason to expect that Trump’s Iranian debacle will prevent him from lighting yet another match of chaos or conflict. In fact, experience teaches that Trump bristling from a failure makes him more, not less, likely to do something equally stupid, and to do so soon.”

12.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1804 πŸ” 521 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 34

Simple check...which I did as well when I got this.

12.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this the email supposedly from Adobe about one's company account for Lightroom - in my case a non-existent company account with 1 of the people listed who never uses the email they showed. It looks very authentic but there are mistakes if you are paying attention...as one should always do online!

12.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Biill C-12: An Alberta senator, on dangers of two-tier citizenship in a time of rising xenophobia.
Biill C-12: An Alberta senator, on dangers of two-tier citizenship in a time of rising xenophobia. YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons

Please don’t scroll past. Senator @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social points out the dangers of Danielle Smith’s nine racist referendum questions.

#Canada #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg

youtu.be/7U4evGu-jks

11.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Dammit CBC News - There is no Secretary of War in the US. He is Secretary of Defense. Just because he wants it to be called war doesn't mean you have to oblige. It is LEGALLY the Dept of Defense!!!

10.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada Is at War ... With the United States Pete Hegseth took time out from the chaos of the Iran war to make an announcement that Donald Trump has renamed the region from Mexico to Greenland as β€œGreater North America.”

Trump is once again denigrating our PM and ignoring the sovereignty of our border. This isn't "Trump being Trump" it is Trump being Putin.
We are subject to constant psyops and economic pressure to attack our right to exist.
Please check out my latest piece.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-is-...

10.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 363 πŸ” 140 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 16

Trump causes gas and food prices to rise. Trump insults Canada repeatedly resulting in a year long and continuing boycott of US products & tourist destinations. Trump is destroying the world. Why are Americans not out in the streets protesting all the time? Waiting for the midterms? May be too late!

10.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

While Trump is unleashing a war in the Middle East, do not lose sight of the cruelty being inflicted at home by this regime.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/at-largest-ice-detention-camp-staff-bet-on-detainee-suicides-ap-reports/

09.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 1212 πŸ” 540 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 32

At tennis today, someone commented that there was snow at 9 or 9:30 in James Bay, but again nothing here in CSV! the Geraniums that lasted over from last year and are now blooming and my beginning to leaf out roses are not sad!

10.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where are the mass demonstrations against ICE? Where are the mass demonstrations against the illegal war in Iran? Against SAFE and the attempt to disenfranchise citizens? What has happened to Americans? Why are the Democratic Party leaders in Congress not obstructing everything?

09.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How is it you are getting snow in James Bay and Cook St Village is not?! Very weird weather!!!

09.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am 81. My mom worked from the time I was 9. My grandma didn’t work for wages but she kept chickens for eggs and meat, a couple of goats for milk and grew lots of fruit and vegetables on their little patch of land in a close in suburb of Boston.

09.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What is scary is that they probably DO! They sit in their strange churches listening to their preachers go on about armageddon and the rapture and believe what they hear.

09.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Country Joe McDonald - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
Country Joe McDonald - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag YouTube video by PatchouliHaze

RIP Country Joe...Your song is as relevant now as it was way back then.
youtu.be/3W7-ngmO_p8?...

09.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

While it is a lengthy piece, Canadians may want to read this too. The language, the references...all so similar to Canada's Christian nationalists. If you aren't up to a long read, just scroll down a bit to the US Dept of Labor ad campaign-the similarity to Poilievre's Bring it Home ads is striking.

08.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This will be our last time! I am so happy!

08.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

07.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 21116 πŸ” 7012 πŸ’¬ 559 πŸ“Œ 253

Looks delicious! But your meals usually do!

08.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Poor Kristi Noem got Mar a Lago face for nothing.

05.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another one of his attempts to do an end run around existing organizations. Apparently this is a committee of South American leaders who are pro-Trump.

05.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27 This year’s estimates include $1.38-billion in funding for the CBC, representing a marked decrease from the $1.58-billion allotted to the public broadcaster during the 2025-26 fiscal year.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

FFS. When we see what is happening around the globe with media consolidation into the hands of the wealthy, we need to ensure that our public media organizations are supported.

05.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 16
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05.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures.

Congress must step up, reassert its power, and represent the American people.

We do not want another forever war.

04.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 3553 πŸ” 966 πŸ’¬ 210 πŸ“Œ 41

Someone please tell CBC News that there is no Department of War in the USA. Trump and Hegseth may call it that but it IS still legally the Dept of Defense. By law, Congress must change the name. They haven't. So don't use it anymore. Call it by its legal name. Don't help the Trump Admin. break laws

05.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sign in front of a house which says The Monroe Doctrine is bad actually. Some letters are in red. They spell morally.

Sign in front of a house which says The Monroe Doctrine is bad actually. Some letters are in red. They spell morally.

Sign seen while I was running errands today.

04.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And time is a construct anyway. Time used to differ from place to place until it was standardized. So, we are getting a new standard here in BC.

04.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, 8 months. Gloria Macarenko, on CBC radio yesterday is from Prince Rupert and she said it was dark already in the winter months for a really long time so it wouldn't make a difference. And Peace River in NE BC has been on(Mountain ST) all yr round since 1974.

04.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If only he had left out the 5th paragraph. Sadly, most people have read that as Canada supports the US and not, as written, Canada supports the US acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.

04.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0