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@marmstr.bsky.social

Canadian, history professor, early modern Mediterranean and religion; anti-Fascism, pro-democracy. No DMs please.

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And add CanadΓ‘ here, we do not understand why Americans think that healthcare and education are for the privileged few. They are necessary for quality of life, but also economic growth. For Americans to go bankrupt over healthcare, to me that is criminal.

21.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We should do everything we can to help Democratic politicians leave Twitter behind. Help the AG out!

21.02.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2269    πŸ” 564    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 10
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A tariff β€œrefund” mostly goes to whoever wrote the tariff check: the importer of record. That’s not the same person who paid more at the register. So refunds -- if they're offered -- might sound like consumer relief, but in reality, they're corporate windfalls.

21.02.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11675    πŸ” 4757    πŸ’¬ 739    πŸ“Œ 447
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Canada's Rachel Homan beats U.S. to win bronze in Olympic women's curling | CBC Sports Canada's Rachel Homan won an Olympic bronze medal after defeating Tabitha Peterson of U.S. 10-7 on Saturday at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Canada's Rachel Homan beats U.S. to win bronze in Olympic women's curling πŸ₯‰

Marks 1st medal win for skip in her 3 Winter Games appearances

www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

21.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 587    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 12
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β€œThe U.S is harming themselves with these tariffs. It takes some time for that to filter through. I’ve seen this movie before. I know exactly what is gonna happen. This is what’s gonna happen to them”

β€” Mark Carney
Canada’s Prime Minister πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

β€οΈπŸπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦TEAM CANADA FOREVERπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸβ€οΈ
β€οΈπŸπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦VIVE LE CANADA πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸβ€οΈ

21.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 366    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 16
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This dude @rokhanna.bsky.social is out here making sense

21.02.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7355    πŸ” 2129    πŸ’¬ 295    πŸ“Œ 135
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Why are folks not asking more questions about this FBI complaint in the Epstein Files?

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

21.02.2026 07:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7367    πŸ” 3456    πŸ’¬ 523    πŸ“Œ 295
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21.02.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 28890    πŸ” 8575    πŸ’¬ 733    πŸ“Œ 474
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WATCH β€” Rep. @yassaminansari.bsky.social: β€œThe Department of Justice never even questioned Les Wexner, the person who financed Jeffrey Epstein. That is a 5-alarm fireπŸ”₯to me.”

(H/T @couriernewsroom.bsky.social )

20.02.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3301    πŸ” 1259    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 37
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NEW: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sent Trump a letter and an invoice demanding the return of $8.6 billion taken from Illinois families after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs are illegal.

20.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6617    πŸ” 1756    πŸ’¬ 255    πŸ“Œ 176
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'God does not need papers': Cardinals spend Ash Wednesday with ICE detainees, their families Cardinal Blase Cupich led a Mass in Chicago, which was attended by relatives of those who have been detained or deported. Cardinal Joseph Tobin celebrated Masses inside an ICE detention center in Newa...

"More than 3,000 people attended the Mass and walked in the procession.

"Families affected by immigration enforcement were among the first to receive ashes from Cupich, in a highly symbolic reversal of the marking and tracking many say defines their daily lives."

www.ncronline.org/news/god-doe...

20.02.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5507    πŸ” 1515    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 45
Screenshot of an X post by Eric Lee which reads I can confirm that ICE/Core Civic fed my client Habiba Soliman a DIRTY NAIL in her breakfast this morning at Dilley.
The nail was about the length of a fingernail, covered in black material. Detaining children at Dilley is a threat to their lives.
10:01 PM β€’ 2026-02-19 β€’ 19K Views

Screenshot of an X post by Eric Lee which reads I can confirm that ICE/Core Civic fed my client Habiba Soliman a DIRTY NAIL in her breakfast this morning at Dilley. The nail was about the length of a fingernail, covered in black material. Detaining children at Dilley is a threat to their lives. 10:01 PM β€’ 2026-02-19 β€’ 19K Views

A 13 year old girl tried to kill herself to escape the Dilley Camp.

They’re feeding children dirty nails.

They’re allowing measles to spread.

They’re detaining babies as young as two months old.

These kids are writing letters & drawing pictures begging to be released

20.02.2026 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 657    πŸ” 364    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 27

Canadian Women's Hockey Team

Canada is proud of you ! 🫢🏻🫢🏻🫢🏻

Congratulations on winning the Silver for our Country.

Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

#WinterOlympics

19.02.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2900    πŸ” 283    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 20

After a very very very hard fight from the Canadians, who led for most of the game. Happy for the USA women, very proud of #TeamCanada

19.02.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters as he returns to his office at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters as he returns to his office at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Chris Murphy on Trump’s State of the Union address: β€œThese aren’t normal times and showing up for this speech puts a veneer of legitimacy on the corruption and lawlessness that has defined his second term”

19.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4691    πŸ” 1050    πŸ’¬ 188    πŸ“Œ 78

Congratulations ladies #TeamCanada you are still winners in my eyes, you worked hard. πŸ’πŸ₯…πŸπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ₯ˆ

Canadians are proud of you. ❀️

19.02.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 536    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 9

It was a terrific game

19.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#TeamCanada, so proud of you. You played brilliantly against the USA. Happy for the US and their victory, that was a hard fought game. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

19.02.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trump PANICS as Meidas LEADS BOYCOTT of STATE OF UNION!!
YouTube video by MeidasTouch Trump PANICS as Meidas LEADS BOYCOTT of STATE OF UNION!!

MeidasTouch is leading a boycott of the State of Union by hosting the 'People's State of Union' which will have House & Senate Democrats who won't attend the Convicted FElon's speech.
youtu.be/qA5hZwPfqYs?...

19.02.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 754    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 11
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Dog chases police car with arrested owner inside, goes viral; SAPD investigates The San Antonio Police Department is investigating whether officers violated policy by leaving behind a dog after arresting its owner.

I am posting this with tears streaming down my face. ITS TOO MUCH. I just can’t…

The San Antonio Police Department is investigating whether officers violated policy by leaving behind a dog after arresting its owner. bit.ly/4rUTnPP

18.02.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 452    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 12
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Look who is #outtathestinkinshelter & loving his new life?
Coast/Ghost. This guy at just 1 1/2 years old, life was in danger when his family surrendered. He had a glowing resume: Lived w/children, friendly & outgoing w/dogs.
We are so happy to report he's doing fabulous and is settling in so well.

19.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 730    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 5

bsky.app/profile/jonc...

18.02.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1019    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 9
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Holy shit.

A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.

18.02.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 18545    πŸ” 6967    πŸ’¬ 1309    πŸ“Œ 564
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Any Republican or Democrat who continues to support Palantir, takes money from them, or refuses to hold them accountable is not your friend and should not be supported.

18.02.2026 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4637    πŸ” 1522    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 111
A manatee looking directly into the camera to say hello with its whiskers glimmering in the sunlight

A manatee looking directly into the camera to say hello with its whiskers glimmering in the sunlight

Manatee Monday!

Some people call them sea-cows but they’re actually related to elephants!

They’re super important to the ecosystem system bc their grazing controls vegetation & helps maintain open water channels.

They’re endangered even tho they have no natural predators. So save the manatees!

17.02.2026 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 212    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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We are off the cliff, folks. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

17.02.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4539    πŸ” 2379    πŸ’¬ 199    πŸ“Œ 181
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It's the mainstream media's faut!
They wanted trump in office partly on behalf of their owners and partly so they had a daily disaster to report on.
Now their job is simply to repeat everything he says like a gossip spreading rumours.

16.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1268    πŸ” 388    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 22
Mia Valentina Paz Faria
A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas 
Detained for 70 days

β€œI don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

Mia Valentina Paz Faria A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas Detained for 70 days β€œI don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by 
@micarosenberg
 et al for ProPublica:

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by @micarosenberg et al for ProPublica:

β€œI don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

17.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 12130    πŸ” 6987    πŸ’¬ 325    πŸ“Œ 831

History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.

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