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Franca (Ph.D.) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @francaqc.bsky.social

If he's an US citizen, he can't ask for asylum in Canada since US is still considered a safe country. He'd have to go through immigration process or wait until US goes full Gilead.

aug 21, 2025, 2:10 pm β€’ 32 2

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Gwenda @goonda13.bsky.social

Full Gilead isn't far off.

aug 22, 2025, 2:27 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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phorbin @phorbin.bsky.social

Full Gilead's been going on for decades and began over a century ago. Pretty sure I heard Atwood say something like 'The Handmaid's Tale' was a reflection of reality. IMO the stage dressing and costumes (so to speak) in the novels made them seem like fiction. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_a...

aug 23, 2025, 3:12 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Franca (Ph.D.) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @francaqc.bsky.social

Margaret Atwood made extensive research for "The Handmaid's Tale", which is a conglomerate of events & incidents documented in various countries spinned into 1 book. So, yes, a reflection of reality, but not USA specific.

aug 23, 2025, 7:05 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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N.J.C. 🍁 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ 🍁 @njcallaghan.bsky.social

The "consideration" of which they speak is evaporating on a daily basis.

aug 21, 2025, 10:50 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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Franca (Ph.D.) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @francaqc.bsky.social

USA's status may need to be revised, soon.

aug 21, 2025, 10:53 pm β€’ 5 1 β€’ view
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LSAClassOf2000 @lsaclassof2000.bsky.social

I mean, if you guys will take a guy in his late 40s who has 20+ years designing electric distribution for a major public utility.....but with a wife and two adult children and a menagerie of pets in tow. LOL. I think I have skills. I think. Just thinking out loud here, just in case.

aug 21, 2025, 10:57 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸπŸ @minibubbly.bsky.social

Check out the Canada immigration page

aug 21, 2025, 11:00 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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LSAClassOf2000 @lsaclassof2000.bsky.social

I actually have been gathering documents over the course of the summer. The worse it gets, the more I open my mouth in some corners of life, the more problems I foresee, if that makes sense. I thought about the story of the balloon escape from East Germany in 1979, but hot air balloons unease me.

aug 21, 2025, 11:05 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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🐟 @laserbread.bsky.social

SCTA actually does state the US citizens are among the people exempt from the agreement. It's unlikely Canada would accept the asylum claim, but he can claim asylum.

aug 21, 2025, 11:33 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Franca (Ph.D.) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @francaqc.bsky.social

He can claim, but it won't be accepted. Canada doesn't grant refugee status to every applicant.

aug 22, 2025, 11:59 am β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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🐟 @laserbread.bsky.social

Source:

aug 21, 2025, 11:37 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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🍁SamFibonacci πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ @samfibonaci.bsky.social

Doesn’t really matter the process can take a couple of years, by then he will probably have a good case.

aug 21, 2025, 4:09 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Mel Malton @melmalton.bsky.social

Full Gilead. Nice one.

aug 21, 2025, 4:13 pm β€’ 4 0 β€’ view
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Franca (Ph.D.) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @francaqc.bsky.social

Margaret Atwood would be proud. πŸ˜‚

aug 21, 2025, 5:55 pm β€’ 6 0 β€’ view
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Mel Malton @melmalton.bsky.social

I suspect that Full Gilead is not that far away, in some states, anyway.

aug 21, 2025, 8:05 pm β€’ 9 0 β€’ view
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Gwenda @goonda13.bsky.social

I think the same.

aug 22, 2025, 2:28 am β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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Rich @freezing1.bsky.social

Won't be long.

aug 21, 2025, 3:36 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view