Rick Barnes
@queerthoughts
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Progressive #onpoli #bcpoli #Toronto #Lanark #canlab #lgbtq Co-op Housing #cdnpoli #refugees #GoHabsGo #ElbowsUp #Hockey #Canada
Toronto, McDonald's Corners,
Joined September 2008
I will be leaving Twitter by December 15. You can find me on Blue Sky! My handle there QueerThoughts. Come join me!
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60,000 fewer Ontario jobs in February than December, housing starts at historic lows Because Ford’s priority isn’t creating jobs or building homes It’s covering up his corrupt deals with his backroom buddies
#BREAKING - The Ford government says it intends to change privacy laws to exclude the records of the Premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their offices form freedom of information requests.
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This exchange just happened on the Senate floor. Cornyn: “I don’t understand how the SAVE Act disenfranchises voters.” Durbin: “Happy to explain. Driver’s licenses don’t qualify under the bill. 50% of Americans don’t have passports.” Cornyn: “Why not just amend it?” Durbin:
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A $5 shortfall shouldn’t mean a $50 penalty. We’re capping NSF fees at $10 and making banking work better for Canadians.
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Insane that my wife got fired because this loser thought that her job was too “DEI”. Her job, btw, at USAID was determining if companies we traded with overseas were using slave labor or abusing workers.
One of Musk's DOGE bros explains how he flagged "DEI" grants for termination
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Good nations of the world must consider a boycott of this World Cup. To be associated with an event that Trump - ruthless, horrible, deranged human that he is - takes credit for is unacceptable. Completely.
BREAKING: United States president Donald Trump says it would not be appropriate for Iran's squad to be at this summer's World Cup "for their own life and safety".
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This cartoon was drawn about the Vietnam war in 1975. Nothing changed.
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An absolutely incredible statistic; Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee has actually lost the U.S. government $19.5 million in application fees.
85 people have paid the $100,000 H-1B fee so far, totaling $8.5 million in revenue. But fee revenue from H-1B apps abroad is down $28 million. So the fee — justified by a paper claiming the revenue-maximizing fee was >$100,000! — appears to have lost the government $20 million.
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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., makes its official: Paul is endorsing Thomas Massie in his re-election bid for #ky04, not Trump endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein. https://t.co/hglqmXo6yi
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let me get this straight a team will not be playing in the FIFA World Cup because they are currently being bombed by the FIFA Peace Prize winner
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NEW: Judge orders Architect of Capitol to respond by next week in federal civil case over the January 6th plaque Police officers are continuing their lawsuit, arguing the plaque has been mounted in a "hidden" location, away from visitors, in violation of the law
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CANADA 🇨🇦 FOR THE WIN PARALYMPIC HISTORY The Canadian wheelchair curling team defeats USA 7-3, becoming the first-ever team in Paralympic history to go through the round robin without a loss. What a team. What an achievement. Outstanding.
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@Mylovanov Yes, we will remain friends with the Ukrainians because they are a people who have been attacked in their homeland, just like us. (God does not love aggressors) [Quran 14:31]. We sympathized with the Ukrainian people and offered them assistance. 🇸🇦💚🇺🇦
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On this day in 1971, Phil Esposito scored his 59th goal of the season, establishing a new NHL record for most goals in a single season. He went on to finish the campaign with 76 #Bruins365 #NHLBruins
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We need another look here 😵💫
We're going to show you the whole sequence leading to this Texier goal because it was CRAZY 😳 📺: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/4KjbdjVctF
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Congratulations to team Canada, who secured top spot in pool A here in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are off to Houston and a spot in the WBC quarterfinal. One final cap tip to the Canadian fans here at Hiram Bithorn Stadium #WorldBaseballClassic
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