Kat R-G

Kat R-G

@katrg.bsky.social

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦Kyoshi in JiuJitsu with W.E.B.B.S, 45yrs still practicing. Happily Retired, Proud ABC, Grandkids are the best. Horses are a lifelong passion. Married 45 yrs.Small town Ontario. NO DM's

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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦
@todmaffin.com

Canada vs. USA: The Trade War America Always Loses (History Proves It)

youtube.comCanada vs. USA: The Trade War America Always Loses (History Proves It)Trade talks between Canada and the United States just collapsed again. But here's what nobody in Washington seems to remember: America has tried this exact playbook before, and it has never once worked. From Smoot-Hawley in 1930, to Nixon's 1971 import surcharge, to five separate softwood lumber disputes since the 1980s, the pattern is always the same: the US imposes tariffs, Canada retaliates, and the US backs down after its own economy takes the bigger hit. In this video, I break down the real history of US-Canada trade wars, what actually happened the last five times America tried to bully Canada with tariffs, and why this round is likely to end the same way. What you'll learn: Why the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act backfired so badly on the US How Canada beat Nixon's 1971 tariffs in under four months The decades-long softwood lumber dispute and what international trade bodies ruled Why Canada holds more leverage over US energy than most people realize What's actually different (and not different) about the current Canada-US trade war If you're trying to understand the Canada tariffs situation, the US-Canada trade war news, or just want the historical context nobody's giving you, this one's for you. 🇨🇦 Follow along for more no-nonsense Canadian commentary on politics, trade, and identity. #CanadaUSTradeWar #Tariffs #CanadaNews #USCanadaRelations #TradeWar #CanadianPolitics #SoftwoodLumber #TrumpTariffs #CanadaEconomy #TradeWarHistory -- 🏆 Get exclusive weekly Behind the Scenes videos and more by joining this channel! https://www.youtube.com/todmaffinvideo/join 📰 NEWSLETTER https://newsletter.todmaffin.com ✅ MY LINKTREE: https://links.todmaffin.com ☕ Like my stuff? — Buy me a coffee https://support.todmaffin.com 🦋 Follow me on Bluesky — https://bsky.app/profile/todmaffin.com 🔗 Contact my team — https://contact.todmaffin.com

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 26%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Captain Mark Kelly
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social

My mom was one of New Jersey's first female cops. She taught me about hard work and determination and never giving up. Moms don't quit. They push us to be better. To all the moms out there, thank you for everything you do. Happy Mother's Day.

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MinnMax
@minnmax.com

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

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Leon Simons
@leonsimons.com

🚨🌍🌡📈 Using a 15-year trend, we have now officially passed 1.5°C of global warming. All recent La Niña months are above the trendline. Extrapolating this linear trend, we'll hit +1.75°C by 2031 and +2.0°C by 2037. ⬇️

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Charlie Angus
@charlieangus104.bsky.social

Alberta First Nations have issued a "cease and desist" order to Danielle Smith's attempt to break up our country. "If you or any Canadians are not happy living on treaty lands, they are free to seek citizenship elsewhere." Let Danielle Smith know what you think about breaking up the country.

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Arcas De Disco
@puckarks.bsky.social

Alex Jones’s appeal was DENIED by the Connecticut Supreme Court, upholding our $1 billion+ verdict against him and Infowars on behalf of Sandy Hook families and a first responder. Good day for justice. Bad day for Alex Jones.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

‘Gamechanging’ breast cancer pill to be offered on NHS in England and Wales

theguardian.com‘Gamechanging’ breast cancer pill to be offered on NHS in England and WalesU-turn by medicines watchdog means about 3,000 women with advanced forms of disease could benefit each year Thousands of women with advanced breast cancer in England and Wales are to be offered a “gamechanging” twice-a-day pill on the NHS after a U-turn by the medicines watchdog. Experts hailed the decision as a “landmark moment”. As many as 3,000 women every year could benefit from capivasertib for hormone receptor (HR)-positive HER2-negative breast cancer that has certain genetic mutations and has spread. Continue reading...

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Reuters
@reuters.com

Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27

reut.rsSouth Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity saysEight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.

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JeffTrnka
@jefftrnka.bsky.social

Remember this ? One of the unconstitutional powers Canada’s Conservative Party introduced in Bill C-51, during the Harper years, was the right to effectively punish people for theoretical crimes that haven't even been committed yet with preventive arrest and detention.

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Mark Cuban
@mcuban.bsky.social

This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites. Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.

Mediagazer@mediagazer.com

Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its "go" subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Last night,Russia launched a very deliberate&demonstrative massive strike on Odesa: that's the ceasefire you get. This is very usual for prison culture:to beat up& kill demonstratively. I will repeat the facts once more: Russia is a terrorist state. Putin is a war criminal

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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦
@deonandan.bsky.social

In general, I don't put a lot of weight on performative ceremonial political etiquette. But it is curious that Pierre Pollievre sent congratulations to Donald Trump on becoming President, but not to Mark Carney on becoming Prime Minister. Surely, such a clumsy misstep must be a greater message.

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Mika McKinnon
@mikamckinnon.bsky.social

Apparently this needs to be very, very clear: Canadians are polite, not stupid. Tesla reported 8,600 sales in 3 days, claiming $43 million in rebates. A single Toronto dealership listed 1,200 sales in a DAY. 🙄 www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0... The lies aren’t even plausible.

ctvnews.caCTV National News: A suspicious spike in Tesla sales in CanadaThere was a suspicious spike in Tesla sales in Canada ahead of the deadline for a federal rebate program for EVs. Adrian Ghobrial investigates.

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Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
@scottinmontreal.ca

Charlie Angus is so good, he might be included in that list of Canadian rare precious resources of ours that Trump has his eyes on.

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social

Sorry J.D. My concern is for Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russians or bombed and mutilated by Putin. As for you claim that your kids were scared by Ukrainian protesters you should be more worried about them being ashamed of their Dad. You are a liar. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

independent.co.ukPro-Ukraine protesters dispute JD Vance’s account of confrontationDemonstrators who questioned the vice president say he fabricated his account of the latest confrontation following a widely condemned Oval Office meeting with Zelensky

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Charlie Angus
@charlieangus104.bsky.social

Canadian artists are boycotting the important @sxsw.com musical festival in Texas.This is an unprecedented show of force by Canadian artists. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Canada was going to be taught a lesson. Greg consider this a teaching moment: your state is an enemy of democracy and arts.

Kat R-G
@katrg.bsky.social

He is a detriment to Ontario, Vote him out

Neil Before Zod@waytowichneil.bsky.social

This video should be playing on loop in advertising right now for the Ontario election. Doug Ford showing full support for Donald Trump and Republican Party. This is the choice, Ontario. (h/t to TDotResident for video)