Mark

Mark

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New Brunswick, Canada #Progressive #ResistanceUnited #DefendDemocracy #Feminist Secular #Humanist #BookWorm #ProChoice #BLM #LGBTQIA Ally. Proudly followed by Brooklyn Dad Defiant, Jon Cooper, Glenn Kirschner, Jack Hopkins, Heather Thomas.

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Hello! I am a friendly, progressive, secular Canadian. 😀👋✌️ My focus is Canadian/US politics, but humour and animal related posts are a welcome balance. I'm an avid reader, a fan of black & white movies, and a music lover. It's always a pleasure to meet like-minded folks! #DefendDemocracy

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It's wild how little trump's own followers care that he is calling them functionally illiterate like every damn day. They don't know what "incumbent" means. They don't know "dumb" ends with a "B."

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I returned from Italy. I have transitional asthma. I take Albuterol inhaler. I am on Medicare / Drug advantage plan. I pay $26 with prescription. Medicare pays $270 per/3! In Italy I asked a pharmacist. He said 4 Euro without prescription, FREE with a prescription! We're F..... UP here in The USA!

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A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cancer-drug-costs-daraxonrasib-9.7388727 #Canada #Health #Cancer #Vancouver #BritishColumbia

cbc.caThis pancreatic cancer drug may extend lives — if patients can afford it | CBC NewsVancouver's James Howard is paying $90,000 a month for a new pancreatic cancer treatment that may add a few more months to his life. But, he's far from the only Canadian who is faced with having to find the means to access new cancer medicines at high costs and it's an issue that front-line oncologists across the country say is pushing public health care past a breaking point.
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Video of man helping homeless couple should inspire compassion and change, building manager says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/video-of-man-helping-homeless-couple-should-inspire-compassion-and-change-building-manager-says-9.7393537 #Canada #Manitoba #Homelessness

cbc.caVideo of man helping homeless couple should inspire compassion and change, building manager says | CBC NewsA heartwarming video that shows a Londoner stopping to give warmth to a sleeping homeless couple offers an example of kindness and a stark reminder that institutions need to do better, a local man says.
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Reflections on the water: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/your-lens-oct-25-2026-9.7391436 #Canada #NewBrunswick #Photography #Nature

cbc.caReflections on the water: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick | CBC NewsIf you get any nice shots, be sure to send them to us at cbcnb@cbc.ca for a chance to be featured in next week's edition. Don't forget to include your name and the location where the photo was taken.
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Americans in Canada urge fellow expats to vote in high-stakes midterm elections https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/25/americans-in-canada-urge-fellow-expats-to-vote-in-high-stakes-midterm-elections #USA #Canada #USPolitics #CanadianPolitics #Elections

toronto.citynews.caAmericans in Canada urge fellow expats to vote in high-stakes midterm electionsAmerican Democrats living in Canada are prepared to shout their political choices from the rooftops ahead of next month's midterm elections
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Niagara artist paints 'love letter to Canada' on retired classic airplane in her Wainfleet, Ont., yard https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/artist-airplane-wainfleet-yard-canadiana-9.7388747 #Canada #Ontario

cbc.caOntario artist paints 'love letter to Canada' on retired classic airplane in her Wainfleet, Ont., yard | CBC NewsNiagara artist Paula Jane Marie has taken love for all things Canadian to another level with an unusual canvas in her yard in Ontario's Wainfleet township: an airplane featuring her paintings of a moose, loons and, of course, a beaver.
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Lilly’s leap: An American's gamble on a rural N.L. way of life https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lillys-leap-twillingate-american-9.7390928 #USA #Alaska #Maine

cbc.caShe had no ties to N.L. Then she bet on a future fishing here | CBC NewsAs northern cod makes its historic comeback, and a workforce ages, Lillian Saul, an American with no ties to Newfoundland and Labrador, bought a fishing enterprise, hired a crew and found a new home at just the right time.
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Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/catholic-bishops-regret-white-house-prayer-photo-trump-137557990 #Trump #USPolitics #Elections #Immigration #Religion

abcnews.comCatholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politicallyTwo Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump
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Egg freezing is becoming significantly more popular in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/egg-freezing-increasing-in-canada-9.7394690 #Canada #Health #Cancer #Economy #CostOfLiving

cbc.caMore Canadians are freezing their eggs, data shows, amid high cost of living and career ambitions | CBC NewsOver the last decade, egg freezing has become significantly more popular. According to data from the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS), there were 2,663 retrieval cycles for the purpose of freezing, or banking, eggs reported in 2025. Compare that number to 2013, when there were only 217 such procedures logged.
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53 Orangutans Rescued from Fires in Borneo, With Many Rewilded to Forest Preserves Across the Island https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/53-orangutans-rescued-from-fires-in-borneo #GoodNews #Animals #Orangutans #AnimalRescue #Wildlife

goodnewsnetwork.org53 Orangutans Rescued from Fires in Borneo, With Many Rewilded to Forest Preserves Across the IslandThe nonprofit YIARI has rescued 53 endangered orangutans from wildfires burning across the island of Borneo—and you can help.
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Putin Is meddling in the midterms to help Trump by spreading false sex abuse claims https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/10/is-meddling-in-the-midterms-to-help-by-spreading-false-claims #USA #Trump #Texas #SocialMedia #USPolitics

lgbtqnation.comPutin Is meddling in the midterms to help Trump by spreading false sex abuse claims - LGBTQ NationFor about a month, Russian operatives have been circulating fake videos on US social media platforms that hurl scurrilous allegations at Democrats.