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β€œMostly retired” writer, former CP journo and press secretary to Premier Bob Rae, mother of two awesome kids, living the best life in Meaford with her partner and doggos.πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸŒ»πŸŒˆ

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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

This is unbelievable. Cut money from programs people really need to blow it on crap like this! 😑

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab | The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.
newrepublic.com/post/207555/...

10.03.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8

So Lindsey wants to make a new NATO with the guys who attacked us on 9/11?

10.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 5238 πŸ” 1412 πŸ’¬ 508 πŸ“Œ 67

Congress:
Term limit -12 years
(doesn’t need to be consecutive)

Presidents/SCOTUS:
-0- convictions
& adhere to the US Constitution

All:
No PAC funding
No Stock trading

pretty simple…

& it would almost force leaders to move toward our forefathers’ intent - representing
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We the People

10.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 758 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 10

Our head is state is not a corrupt, war-mongering pedophile who is doing his best to prevent mid-term elections from happening. But sure. You do you. πŸ™„.

10.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exhibit A on why polling is irrelevant. How many of those polled actually understand what a constitutional monarchy is? Or its alternatives? Sigh.

10.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump refers to Prime Minster Mark Carney as "the future Governor of Canada"

And some Americans are still dumb founded on why Canadians are so f**€king mad at the United States.

At least our Prime Minister isn’t a p€dophile who takes pleasure in killing innocent children.

10.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 9
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Unhappy ex-CBC employee Travis Dhanraj says he will β€œname names” and β€œpresent facts” β€œunder parliamentary privilege”.
If applicable, that privilege prevents a person from being sued for slander.
But if what he wants to say is true, why does he need privilege? Truth is a complete defence to slander.πŸ€”

10.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Netanyahu has tried for years to get a US president to go along with his desire for a war with Iran. He finally found one. Then he used chemical weapons on Lebanon. This man is committing war crimes and igniting hatred that will start more killings and destruction everywhere.

10.03.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 1029 πŸ” 565 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 33
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As usual, the dean of πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Canadian health journalists, Mr. Picard, has the correct answers on MAID.
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10.03.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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Schlossberg: If this becomes the new normal and the president is able to trademark America’s birthday and issue his own currency while weakening the dollar, having gold skyrocket, and increasing prices on every commodity and input cost in our economy, we’re getting screwed and he’s getting rich.

09.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 8171 πŸ” 2743 πŸ’¬ 229 πŸ“Œ 113
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So he’s surrendering without accomplishing any of his stated objectives while declaring victory. Exactly what we said would happen.

09.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 10551 πŸ” 2875 πŸ’¬ 1444 πŸ“Œ 298
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09.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 9457 πŸ” 2967 πŸ’¬ 661 πŸ“Œ 254
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www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/t...

09.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 3857 πŸ” 1563 πŸ’¬ 237 πŸ“Œ 93
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 15515 πŸ” 3890 πŸ’¬ 526 πŸ“Œ 181
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The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime America has blood on its hands.

New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime

"American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."

09.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 7816 πŸ” 2833 πŸ’¬ 326 πŸ“Œ 136

that the Trump administration is trying to shut down a leading AI company because it’s unwilling to develop autonomous murder systems is terrifying, and should be of grave concern to everyone in the world

08.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 5750 πŸ” 1675 πŸ’¬ 121 πŸ“Œ 69

I’m pretty sure that’s not what he’s saying. πŸ™„

09.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, how pithy of you.

09.03.2026 11:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

09.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 25543 πŸ” 7597 πŸ’¬ 2500 πŸ“Œ 680

Chris Murphy is spot on.

08.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 3330 πŸ” 784 πŸ’¬ 159 πŸ“Œ 29

Fuck Face drops bombs on schools because raping and torturing children isn't enough for him. #Epstein

08.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 8306 πŸ” 1884 πŸ’¬ 234 πŸ“Œ 62

The real problem is that we have a president who is being blackmailed by Netanyahu and Putin.

Whatever it is, it must be pretty bad.

Why on earth would a GOP Congress go along with this?

The ultimate answer is money.

08.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 7307 πŸ” 1470 πŸ’¬ 594 πŸ“Œ 88
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Just throwing anything at the wall at this point

08.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 8442 πŸ” 1886 πŸ’¬ 739 πŸ“Œ 198
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Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

08.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 7740 πŸ” 3290 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 164
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Page One in Miami:

@miamiherald.com

08.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 6255 πŸ” 2124 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 90
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Rep. Lieu calls for a new investigation into Epstein’s death after released documents show a prison guard responsible for checking on him deposited $5000 into her account 10 days before his death and googled him right before he was found.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...

08.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 4000 πŸ” 1767 πŸ’¬ 172 πŸ“Œ 100

It must be so so so so bad for the Rupert Murdoch owned WSJ to run this

08.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 3810 πŸ” 1155 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 23
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08.03.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 20745 πŸ” 7242 πŸ’¬ 1190 πŸ“Œ 473

Excellent point.

08.03.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.

07.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 5698 πŸ” 1674 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 100