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Translator, language enthusiast, Gàidhlig, activist, human rights, climate crisis, music, cooking, science

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Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional! Canadians are tired of our broken voting system. After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...

Please sign and share to tell Carney to keep the Liberals' repeated promises to end the outdated, inefficient and unfair first-past-the-post electoral system: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...

12.05.2025 14:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

More than a dozen of the top donors to Trump's inauguration were rewarded with jobs in the new administration.

Feels like we shouldn't have to say it but: White House jobs should not be up for sale.

24.04.2025 15:37 — 👍 55    🔁 22    💬 4    📌 1
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RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.

Debunked, half-true, and deeply ableist. RFK Jr. knows shockingly little about autism.

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The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.

17.04.2025 16:47 — 👍 39449    🔁 9683    💬 1984    📌 624

Naming and shaming ICE agents would do a lot right now, methinks.

Give them a taste of the fear they're creating.

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Can Canada’s voting system change?
YouTube video by CBC News Can Canada’s voting system change?

CBC just aired a great explainer on electoral reform—and it’s everything we’ve been working for.

Proportional representation, real experts, real solutions.

Watch and share!

#cdnpoli #Election2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4daI...

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I believe this is the first elected Dem member of congress in the country to make this call. We get the party we demand.

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Our grandparent's generation had to literally fight Nazis and Fascists in a war. Today's congress can just vote to impeach and remove them from office, but they won't, because they're scared.

15.03.2025 02:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Schumer needs to go. He can cross the floor and be a Republican . The Dems need a leader people can trust.

15.03.2025 02:07 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The tale of Crassus, richest man in Rome.

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Big oil spent $445m in last election cycle to influence Trump and Congress, report says Investments ‘likely to pay dividends’, analysis says, as Trump unleashes dozens of pro-fossil fuel executive actions

The 3rd member of the #Trump - #Musk triumvirate is the #fossil industry. They donated over $400M to Trump and allies last cycle. To stand up to Trump, you must also stand up to Musk and the fossil industry. #TimHouston #NovaScotia #Canada #Fracking #Pipeline

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

08.03.2025 02:29 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Any specifics on the reclaim? Like demanding the disbandment of the 2 major parties, and new elections under proportional representation for the house, and ranked ballot for president? Spending limits? Etc.

06.03.2025 02:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Great rally for democracy today at province house. Over 500 came out to send a strong message that #NovaScotians want to keep their #democracy. #TimHouston needs to stick to what he ran on: improving health care, housing, and affordability.
Best sign from the rally:

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The Strike Card — The General Strike By Signing a Strike Card is one of most important steps you can take in ensuring the success of The General Strike. By doing so you will receive important emails and SMS updates. The Strike card is ...

If you're in the #US sign up here to commit to joining a #GeneralStrike. Once it reaches 11 million signed up, the strike will be called. Demands include social and environmental justice and political reform to end corruption.
generalstrikeus.com/strikecard

28.02.2025 19:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#NovaScotia! If you're sick of Tim Houston's galling attacks on our democracy, Province House is the place to be next Wednesday, March 5th, starting at noon!

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Meanwhile in #NovaScotia #TimHouston insists this isn't possible, that we have to go backwards to harmful industries like #fracking to create jobs.
Nova Scotians deserve good, clean jobs that help others and provide value to society.

24.02.2025 17:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Apparently the name 'Edward' was only rehabilitated because Henry III was a big fan of Edward the Confessor, for some odd reason, and named his son that (Edward the long shanks, the bad guy in Braveheart).
At the time, it was like naming your kid Egbert.

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Terrible news for the climate. A single luxury flight spews more carbon into the air than the average person does in an entire year. If we all just boycott these psychopathic airlines, they'll have to get their act together and stop killing us.

18.02.2025 10:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@mark-carney.bsky.social - will you honour the #Liberal promise to end first-past-the-post elections?
Forcing us into yet another unfair election would risk a #Con majority. That could spell the end of #Canada, given PP's unabashed MAGA allegiance. Will you commit to a fair, #pro-rep election?

15.02.2025 22:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm curious to know: will you honour the Liberal promise to end first-past-the-post elections?
Forcing us into yet another unfair election would risk a Con majority. That could spell the end of Canada, given PP's unabashed MAGA allegiance. Will you commit to a fair, pro-rep election?

15.02.2025 22:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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