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Laura S

@pickersnext.bsky.social

Film lover, avid reader, recovered baker, your permanent "phone a friend" for trivia

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Post image 08.11.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Ask him why so many air traffic controllers are retiring at once. Ask him if it has anything to do with Reagan firing 11K union strikers in 1981 and having to replace them all at once. Ask him how the mass firings this year will impact us the same way 40 years from now. Ask him, Jake.

09.11.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13753    πŸ” 4190    πŸ’¬ 918    πŸ“Œ 213
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HOW WAS BASEBALL ONE WEEK AGO WHAT THE HELL

09.11.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 276    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 0
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Once again millions of Canadians literally forget how to drive after first snowfall OTTAWA – Ministry of Transportation offices across Canada are once again finding themselves overrun with what has become a familiar sight each winter, as hundreds of thousands of Canadians must restar...

Once again millions of Canadians literally forget how to drive after first snowfall

09.11.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 511    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 19
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Angelina Jolie used her Instagram platform to shed light on Russia’s so-called β€˜human safari’ in Kherson. It is a deeply important and much-appreciated gesture.

09.11.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 858    πŸ” 281    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
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Globe and Mail exposes collusion with Australian coal grubbers by Alberta Energy Regulator CEO Rob Morgan AER chief executive plotted by email with Valory Resources executives to suppress public hearing over Grand Cache coal mine

Globe and Mail exposes collusion with Australian coal grubbers by Alberta Energy Regulator CEO Rob Morgan
AER chief executive plotted by email with Valory Resources executives to suppress public hearing over Grand Cache coal mine. #cdnpoli www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca/p/globe-and-...

09.11.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 7
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Toronto children’s charity wins big following Jays-Dodgers rivalry Los Angeles Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win β€” picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run.

#Toronto children’s charity wins big following #Jays-Dodgers rivalry

Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win β€” picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run w/Mariners. πŸ₯°

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

09.11.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2446    πŸ” 450    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 39
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Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.

Listen in ⬇️

09.11.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3230    πŸ” 1263    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 127

An U.S. citizen of Indian descent being questioned about Zohran Mamdani (as if there is something wrong with knowing who the mayor-elect of NYC is) by masked men.

08.11.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7
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β€˜Pushed to their breaking point’: Paramedics working thousands of hours of overtime every month across Alberta Alberta paramedics are working tens of thousands of hours of overtime every month.

β€œEMS in Alberta now relies on exhausted professionals who are routinely working long stretches, sometimes mandatory and without rest, to give everything they can without the support they need,”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

08.11.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 14
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The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.

07.11.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9495    πŸ” 3799    πŸ’¬ 557    πŸ“Œ 224
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Russian FSB uses propaganda and hate speech to justify its terror against Crimean Tatar women The FSB’s press service is complicit, as are other main players, in fabricating absurd charges carrying monstrous sentences

russian FSB falsely accused four Crimean #Tatar womenβ€”Esma Nimetulayeva (mother of five), Fevziye Osmanova, Elviza Alieva, and Nasiba Saidova of terrorism, using baseless claims and propaganda.

khpg.org/en/1608815240

08.11.2025 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I have a dream that one day MSM will do a story on Stephen Harper's International Democracy Union and how they've helped some of the worst anti-democratic parties get elected throughout the western world

It doesn't have to be Canadian media, it could be any large outlet

I have a dream

07.11.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 8
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Stuff The British Stole | Shows | CBC Gem The British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Those objects are housed in museums and galleries across the world. We peel back the true histories behind those objects - and meet those who want them back.

This is such a well made and interesting show, and available on CBC Gem. Stuff The British Stole gem.cbc.ca/stuff-the-br...

08.11.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 6
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Olivia Chow joins Toronto’s Jamaican community for hurricane relief concert. #HurricaneMelissa #Toronto

07.11.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

When Canada is in the midst of the worst doctor shortage in its history, this doesn’t address this.

So unfortunate.

#cdnpoli

08.11.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

!!!! This is a DISGRACE and so deeply disturbing.

Support Luke! Support Press Progress! Support journalism!!!

08.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Prince Harry apologizes to Canadians after being spotted in an L.A. Dodgers hat during the World Series, and insists he’s still a Toronto Blue Jays fan. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦βšΎ #WorldSeries #BlueJays #PrinceHarry

07.11.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 7
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Hate preacher says GOP can only save the country by denying women the right to vote - LGBTQ Nation We're sure his idea will be popular amongst female voters.

He looks like he's been secretly trying to be the next "Sweet Transvestite from Transylvania!! www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/hate...

07.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 8
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The world's largest Pentecostal denomination has been covering up the sexual abuse of children for at least 50 years.

Where is the national outrage?

08.11.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 738    πŸ” 340    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 41

I have one of those too. I did refrain from hurling my phone across the room, but only barely

08.11.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a Facebook post by Variety announcing: β€œGrammy Nominations 2026 Full List: Kendra Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny Lead the Pack.” The caption misspells Kendrick Lamar’s name as β€œKendra.”

"Grammy Nominations 2026 Full List: Kendra Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny Lead the Pack"

Screenshot of a Facebook post by Variety announcing: β€œGrammy Nominations 2026 Full List: Kendra Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny Lead the Pack.” The caption misspells Kendrick Lamar’s name as β€œKendra.” "Grammy Nominations 2026 Full List: Kendra Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny Lead the Pack"

Who’s "Kendra Lamar?"

Variety has made a powerful enemy this day.

07.11.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Takeaways From Election 2025 Keep Fighting

There are cracks in Trump’s power. We have to lean in.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

08.11.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 741    πŸ” 174    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10
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Hollywood Star, 54, Accused of Vile β€˜ICE’ Threat Against Female Moviemaker, 34 The Marvel actor has been accused of threatening to involve ICE after a collaborator confronted him over alleged misconduct.

UHHHHHHHH www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hol...

07.11.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Lenape people were the first to inhabit Manhattan, which they called ManahΓ‘htaan. They lived in the region for centuries before European arrival, relying on farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering for sustenance. Apparently, they voted for Mamdani.

07.11.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2822    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 13

On the one hand, I already miss baseball

On the other, I am getting SO much more work done

08.11.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

07.11.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16401    πŸ” 5188    πŸ’¬ 798    πŸ“Œ 607

🚨 BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a lower court order requiring full SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown, allowing Trump to continue with partial payments instead.

08.11.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1312    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 345    πŸ“Œ 161
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Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed β€œOvertly Antisemitic” β€” World of Reel It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.

New Hollywood blacklist just dropped www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/11...

07.11.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 20

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