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@queerthoughts.bsky.social

Happily retired, Grandpa, live off grid, love puppies, hockey fan, Beer or Negroni, I fit in.

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"Julio" is harvesting mandarins in Reedley CA. "First we pick the larger mandarins. Then go back to pick the smaller ones. We earn min wage and work 8 hrs/day. The shears we need to harvest aren't provided. We have to buy our own which cost $15-$20." #WeFeedYou

12.02.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

"The vast majority of assistant U.S. attorneys will go their entire careers without being rejected by a grand jury like this."

<slow clap>

11.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NDP Calls for Protection of Canada Health Act – February 10, 2026 Gord Johns (NDP critic for health) speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill about the need to protect the Canada Health Act. He is joined by national health advocates Jason MacLean (Canadian Health C...

Watch our whole press conference @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social, @canadianlabour.bsky.social, @cfnu.bsky.social & MP Gord Johns: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

11.02.2026 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two cat broadcasters are sitting in a booth watching a Winter Olympics event. One is saying "The biathlon, which combines Zoomies with precision barfing, is extremely difficult and---Ooh, Oscar missed the carpet!" The other broadcaster is saying, "That might cost him the gold." Below them, a cat has just thrown up and it didn't hit the patch of carpet in front of him. There are other cats running in the background.

Two cat broadcasters are sitting in a booth watching a Winter Olympics event. One is saying "The biathlon, which combines Zoomies with precision barfing, is extremely difficult and---Ooh, Oscar missed the carpet!" The other broadcaster is saying, "That might cost him the gold." Below them, a cat has just thrown up and it didn't hit the patch of carpet in front of him. There are other cats running in the background.

Cat Biathlon

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10.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge,B.C.
Flags on federal buildings will be at half mast for the next 7 days

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11.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5
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Rob Shaw: Unity must come before politics in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting With families grieving and a province in shock, a day of mourning should precede legislative ceremony

Rob Shaw: Unity must come before politics in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

11.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEWS: A federal grand jury has rejected the Trump regime’s attempt to indict six Democratic members of Congress for posting a video reminding service members of their oath and their duty to refuse illegal orders.

11.02.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6321    πŸ” 1396    πŸ’¬ 220    πŸ“Œ 72
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@deadder.bsky.social has so many great cartoons:

10.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 12585    πŸ” 3431    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 100

Just now from Carney’s PMO:

Please note: In light of Tuesday’s tragic events in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, the Prime Minister’s previously announced schedule has been suspended. Details to follow.

11.02.2026 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 343    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5
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All of BC is wrapping the families of Tumbler Ridge with love.

Supports are available:

BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789

Kids Help Phone: Text β€œCONNECT” to 686868

Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.

11.02.2026 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 189    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 13
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Watters: I was walking in my street, a car drives by and I give him a wave. He rolls down the window and says, β€œF U fascist.” He doesn’t know I’m a fascist!

Jessica: Yes, he does. You’re on TV.

10.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15543    πŸ” 3061    πŸ’¬ 896    πŸ“Œ 558
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SILVER FOR CANADA πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

The Canadians win mixed relay short track Olympic silver.

It’s Canada’s first silver medal at the Olympics thanks to the brilliant performance by Courtney Sarault, Kim Boutin, Felix Roussel and William Dandjinou.

10.02.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 9

Leslie Wexner is one of the 10 co-conspirators named by the FBI during the 2019 arrest of Epstein.

He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.

Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.

Both men are alive.

How come they've never been asked to testify?

10.02.2026 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12444    πŸ” 3963    πŸ’¬ 324    πŸ“Œ 157
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Picking today to try to shield another person in the Epstein files from prosecution is about as tone deaf as you can get

10.02.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7467    πŸ” 2321    πŸ’¬ 479    πŸ“Œ 122
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Nick Suzuki says he saw Juraj Slafkovsky in the Olympic Village today

08.02.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation

09.02.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6554    πŸ” 2796    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 126
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Canadian airlines issue travel advisories as Cuban airport warns it will out of jet fuel | CBC News Several Canadian airlines have issued Β travel advisories for CubaΒ as the Caribbean island's major airport warns it will run out of jet fuel by Tuesday.

I figured this would happen. I cancelled my visit 3 weeks ago. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

We’re one month into Minnesota’s nation-leading paid leave program, and families are already seeing the benefit.

In Minnesota, we stand by the workers who drive our economy - whether you’re welcoming a new baby or taking care of a sick family member.

09.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3734    πŸ” 530    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 17
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The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden

Why did the American audience apparently hear different audio of JD Vance's appearance at the Olympics than the audio heard by the rest of the world?

NBC denies muting. But it's part of overall disturbing developments in the US corporate media world.

08.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4919    πŸ” 1628    πŸ’¬ 333    πŸ“Œ 146
A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.

A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling).

Will you join me?

Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

09.02.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent. You might find better air connections through Prince George to Whitehorse.

09.02.2026 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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16 million viewers in Canada tune in for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony | CBC Media Centre Sixteen million viewers&nbsp;in Canada tuned in to CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the&nbsp;Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony on CBC and Radio-Canada networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet a...

Canadians tuned into the Opening Ceremony in staggering numbers

16 million viewersΒ in Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ watched on CBC and Radio-Canada networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS

It was most-watched Winter Opening Ceremony in Canada since Sochi 2014

mediacentre.cbc.ca/announcement...

08.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
Bad Bunny holds a football that says Together, we are America.

Bad Bunny holds a football that says Together, we are America.

Unidos somos AmΓ©rica.

09.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 26142    πŸ” 4115    πŸ’¬ 223    πŸ“Œ 136
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Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

β€œThe only thing more powerful than hate is love”
β€œTogether, we are America”

09.02.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 40915    πŸ” 9721    πŸ’¬ 685    πŸ“Œ 416
A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.

A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling).

Will you join me?

Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

08.02.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MAGA: β€œI ain’t watching the halftime show!!!! I’m watching the pro-family TPUSA one headlined by KID ROCK MAGAAA!!!!”

Kid Rock song:

β€œladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage, see. Some say that's statutory (but I say that's mandatory)”

08.02.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4546    πŸ” 1276    πŸ’¬ 281    πŸ“Œ 65
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) β€” Alberto CastaΓ±eda MondragΓ³n says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance.

But the violence he endured last month in Minnesota while being detained is seared into his battered brain.

He remembers Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulling him from a friend’s car on Jan. 8 outside a St. Paul shopping center and throwing him to the ground, handcuffing him, then punching him and striking his head with a steel baton. He remembers being dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he said he was beaten again.

He also remembers the emergency room and the intense pain from eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) β€” Alberto CastaΓ±eda MondragΓ³n says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured last month in Minnesota while being detained is seared into his battered brain. He remembers Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulling him from a friend’s car on Jan. 8 outside a St. Paul shopping center and throwing him to the ground, handcuffing him, then punching him and striking his head with a steel baton. He remembers being dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he said he was beaten again. He also remembers the emergency room and the intense pain from eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages.

ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man β€œpurposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”

What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.

07.02.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 17900    πŸ” 9177    πŸ’¬ 495    πŸ“Œ 705
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Team USA skier: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.

06.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4166    πŸ” 941    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 84

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