Lynn Abernethy

CAPS & CMS Certified Sommelier and WSET 3 grad splitting my time between bucolic PEC and downtown Toronto. One day at a time.

[J.M. Hamilton @jmhamiltonblog]

I’d like to visit…

But not until Donnie & his evil Brownshirts are off the streets.

Until then, I’m very happy to spend my money in fabulous, gorgeous, breathtaking CANADA!!!

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

REPOST If you agree! ✋🏽

[LGBTQ Shrink @DrRonHolt]

Kindness matters.

[moore🇨🇦 (Part Owner Of Canada) @kwcmoore]

Retweet if you agree 👍

[Jennifer from YWG 🇨🇦🇺🇦🍁🏳️‍🌈 @Jenniferl554563]

Fitting. ##PoilievreIsPathetic

[Chinook Crew Chick @chinnychick]

Saw this on Linked In…powerful….

We will never forget.

"Dear 77,301,997 Americans who voted for Trump,

Being Canadian has never been about shouting the loudest. We don’t pound our chests or demand attention. We are sometimes like the quiet kid on the playground, just wanting to get along with others. We hold doors, say sorry even when it’s not our fault, and shovel our neighbour’s driveway just because it’s the right thing to do. We believe in fairness, decency, and looking out for one another.

We are the world’s greatest neighbour… and yes, our spelling is the correct one. We show up. In the words of our Prime Minister on Saturday night, “from the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, from the fields of Flanders to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. During the summer of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina ravaged your great city of New Orleans, or mere weeks ago, when we sent water bombers to tackle the wildfires in California, and during the day the world stood still — Sept. 11, 2001 — when we provided refuge to stranded passengers and planes, we were always there, standing with you”.

And yet, here we are – watching your president, a man who built his legacy on bullying, turn his sights on us. He mocks us, belittles us, and treats us like some inconvenience rather than the ally who has stood by you through thick and thin.

It’s easy to mistake our politeness for passivity, or our kindness for weakness. But here’s the thing about the quiet kid on the playground: push that kid far enough, and that kid pushes back.

Canada has never needed to boast about its strength. We just prove it. On battlefields. In boardrooms. On the ice. So, if you think you can push us around and take us for granted – think again. You think we will become your “cherished 51st state” – think again. Underestimate us… that will be fun. Because the quiet kid? The quiet kid remembers. And when the quiet kid finally stands up, the whole playground takes notice.

Now we are pissed.

Sincerely,
Canada"

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp suffers a crushing defeat as a New York court rejects their request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by voting systems company Smartmatic against Fox News.

And it gets even better...

Smartmatic is suing Fox for over $2 billion after the right-wing news network allegedly knowingly broadcast false, damaging information about the company's software after the 2020 election.

Fox has absurdly insisted that the lies — which helped boost the network's ratings — were fair game and "newsworthy" because Donald Trump and his minions were pushing them at the time.

"We will be ready to defend this case surrounding extremely newsworthy events when it goes to trial,” Fox told The Hill. "As a report prepared by our financial expert shows, Smartmatic’s damages claims are implausible, disconnected from reality, and on their face intended to chill First Amendment freedoms."

What's more, Smartmatic has issued subpoenas to key members of Fox Corporation's board of directors.

Fox has had poor legal luck fighting back, as just last month they lost a bid to acquire information about federal charges against Smartmatic stemming from alleged bribery in the Philippines.

So far, this legal war is decidedly tilting in Smartmatic's favor.

Given the fact that Fox agreed in 2023 to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787 million to settle a different defamation lawsuit, the odds of this ending poorly for Fox seem high.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you hope that Smartmatic wins its lawsuit against Fox — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Cheri DiNovo @CheriDiNovo]

About 500 to 1 ratio of those standing with #transrightsarehumanrights as against Love not Hate #LGBTQ

[Olivia Chow @oliviachow]

Remembering Jack. Let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

🤣😂

[Lynn Abernethy @CountyPourer]

Special thank you to organizations like @mec and @MACcosmetics for allowing me to opt out of #MothersDay2023 and #FathersDay2023 email promotions. More of this please!

[George Stroumboulopoulos 🐺 @strombo]

Tina Turner was everything.

Here she is performing ‘Acid Queen’ in 1978.

[Lynn Abernethy @CountyPourer]

@TheBlackHoof Agreed. I had one company ask me if I wanted to opt out of their promotions. I was truly grateful.

[Ian Hanomansing @ianhanomansing]

It was one of the great privileges of my professional life to interview Gordon Lightfoot. There are a lot of great Canadian musicians but his music made me proud to be Canadian. To be in his home, to hear his stories, I'll never forget. So sad to hear of his passing.

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

Absolutely. I will. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[craig ferguson @craig_ferguson]

Here’s your reminder that millions of Canadian children grew up watching and loving a gender fluid puppet for decades.

[Brent Butt @BrentButt]

If there's one thing history has shown us over and over and over...
Be VERY WARY of any politician trying to turn the public against journalism.

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

Right on Dolly, as usual!!!:)