John Espley πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ’‰πŸš€πŸ”­πŸ“š's Avatar

John Espley πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ’‰πŸš€πŸ”­πŸ“š

@johnespley.bsky.social

Progressive. Never Conservative. Science, climate change, wealth inequality. Woke. Proud Canadian born in Yellowknife now happily vaxxed in Toronto. Need more nice. Like science esp. astronomy, news, reading everything but mostly SFF, horror, mystery.

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US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable.

Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice.

The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.

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"Children are being killed in American and Israeli attacks on Egypt and Iran. Between past and present, the same policy of killing persists by the same killer."
~ Quds News Network

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Funny thing: one didn’t see this in the @nytimes.com but in @TheGuardian.com.
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01.03.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump take gas - Lawyers, Guns & Money One of the upshots of the Donald the Dove’s Iran folly is that oil prices will be driven up in a midterm election year: Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil tra...

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/03/trum...

01.03.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CALLING ALL STARGAZERS: it's Parade of Planets night!

Six planets will be visible low on the western horizon, about 30-60 mins after sunset. You can see Jupiter, Saturn, Venus & Mercury with the naked eye, but you'll need binoculars/telescope to see Neptune and Uranus! @kpixtv.bsky.social

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Trust Betrayed... A separatist leader was found to have misappropriated over $1.2 million from family members suffering from dementia

Just one of the β€œcredibleβ€œ leaders of the Alberta separatist
movement.
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...

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Could China's EVs be the Real Winner of Trump's Oil War in Iran and the Gulf? Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The illegal Israeli-US attack on Iran on February 28, 2026, set off a regional conflagration. The Israelis and the US hit targets in 24 Iranian provinces, likely conc...

www.juancole.com/2026/03/chin...

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In today’s @TheGlobeandMail.com Mr. Bozikovic nails Big Dumb Doug Ford’s Ontario Science Centre fraud.

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In today’s @theglobeandmail.com Mr. Coyne nails petulant peewee piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre and Alberta Queen of Stupid Danielle Smith on their cynical pandering to anti-immigrant bigotry.
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Scenes leaking from Tel Aviv even though massive censorship is underway. #cdnpoli

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Air Campaign as Regime Change - Lawyers, Guns & Money Still upset but decided to go a bit more analytical for my follow up thoughts on Iran. With respect to the prospects for regime change, I have my doubts. Airpower has aΒ limited capacity to destroyΒ a p...

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/03/air-...

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Death toll from Iran school bombing reportedly rises to almost 150 Strike on girls’ elementary school in south of Iran has killed 148 people and injured 95 others, according to Iran state media

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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No word on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Craig Berube.

01.03.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

While bombs are falling on Iran, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are arguing about process instead of clearly saying this war shouldn’t be happening, and that’s not leadership.

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Ted Cruz: "I have no indication they were anywhere close to getting nuclear weapons"

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Khamenei was 87 years old. Do you think the Iranian regime hasn't had successors in place for years? By the way, how did that counting on the Arab Spring popular uprising work out?

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Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

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I’ll believe petulant peewee piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre has sincerely turned over a new leaf when he condemns his KuKluxKonvoy, 🍁gun cult, anti-vaxx, anti-immigrant and anti-abortion supporters and admits that that’s what the vast majority of πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Canadians have already done.
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01.03.2026 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0
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First Nations chiefs unanimously pass non-confidence vote in Alberta government | CBC News First Nations chiefs across Alberta unanimously passed a vote of non-confidence in the Alberta government this week, citing concerns around the separatist movement and a failure to meet their treaty r...

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ First Nations Chiefs unanimously pass non-confidence vote in Alberta government.

Chiefs cite rising separatist movement, failure to meet treaty promises as reasons for vote.

#Cdnpoli🍁
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

01.03.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

This is still worth saying for the record.

No one who is opposed to the US bombing of Iran is actually SUPPORTIVE of the repressive regime currently in Iran.

This is not a case of choosing one evil over another. Rather, it's choosing a universal principle, that unprovoked murder is always wrong.

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BREAKING: The Pentagon says three U.S. service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in hostilities with Iran

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Nigel Farage Paid Β£27,000 to Speak at Pro-Trump U.S. Think Tank NigelΒ Farage is preparing to fly more thanΒ 3,000 miles from his UK constituency to address an anti-climate U.S. think tankΒ with close ties toΒ Donald Trump, DeSmog can report. For an estimated 12 hours...

www.desmog.com/2026/02/26/n...

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TRUMP, IRAN & CARNEY - WORLD AT WAR!!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus TRUMP, IRAN & CARNEY - WORLD AT WAR!!!

Targeting schools and murdering children?
Par for the course for Israel.
Bombing cities to change the channel on Epstein? Such are the crimes of Trump.
But Carney?
He failed the world by giving these monsters the thumbs up.
He has repudiated Canada's stance at Davos.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yAa...

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What a classless moron. Who has a party after killing children.

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Canada Feeds the Crocodile This morning, I keep thinking about Winston Churchill, and the powerful allegory he used to warn that the appeaser is the man who feeds others to the crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

PM Carney has forgotten the story of the crocodile.
The appeaser supports feeding others to the crocodile in the hope that the crocodile will eat them last.
We are watching horrific violence in the Middle East.
Canada cannot stand with the crocodiles.

charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-fee...

01.03.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 545    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 10

It is absolutely the case that Iran interfered in 2020 election--by pretending to be Proud Boys, & threatening voters of color.

It is absolutely the case that Iran hacked Trump (starting w/Roger Stone) in 2024.

It is ALSO the case that in 2016, 2020, & 2024, Russia provided Trump far more support

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Labour must cease taking progressive voters for granted, says Sadiq Khan London mayor criticises PM for calling Greens β€˜extreme’ after Gorton and Denton loss, saying it is a β€˜flawed strategy’

Sadiq Khan spitting facts, unlike the PM: "The vast majority of those who are thinking of voting Green are not extreme. Many share our values and hopes for the country but are disappointed with the government. Calling them extreme will only turn more people away."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Cartoon by Jack Ohman | Tribune Content Agency
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And, in a rare moment of national unity, the U.S. men’s hockey team won Olympic gold, earning themselves the traditional reward: a triumphant invitation to the White House, ...

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