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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Wrong answers only. My bet: thanks for all the fish.

Newspaper headline: Queen Elizabeth’s Final Diary Entry Contained Only Five Words.

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, I discuss with Aditya Chakrabortty how powerbrokers co-opt elected officials, rendering our democracies demos-free zones. Also my assessment of Andy Burnham's plans to 'rewire' the UK economy www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ72...

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“There’s no such thing as democracy” – Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

YouTube video by Politics Weekly

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Froggles 🇨🇦 @froggles42.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yet another reason this MAGA-owned fascist propaganda rag needs to be banned.

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LL Janse 🇨🇦 @lljanse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Remind me to never fuck with Canada” Great read… especially if you’re Canadian 😉 ifloz.substack.com/p/remind-me-...

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REMIND ME TO NEVER FUCK WITH CANADA

He brought a sledgehammer. They brought a scalpel and a map of his own marginal seats. Guess who’s bleeding.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thanks to everyone from across Canada and the world who spoke up about changing the name of Trump Avenue in Ottawa. We don't name streets after gangsters and sexual predators. Good work people. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

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Trump Avenue in Ottawa’s Central Park neighbourhood to be renamed

A street in Canada’s capital bearing the name of the current U.S. president will be renamed.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2026

Artificial intelligence agents for OpenAI infiltrated a government-run public health care website in Australia in June and accessed nonpublic information, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday.

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Australia Says OpenAI ‘Infiltrated’ Public Health Care Portal

Australia is exploring potential legal action after an artificial intelligence agent accessed nonpublic information on the country’s universal health care system.

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OpenAI hacks the Australian Government this time. I don’t quite understand why these hacks don’t result in criminal charges every time. Hacking is illegal, and these systems are owned and run by companies with responsibility for their tools. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare

Follow the day’s news live

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 24/09/2026

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says he told Sam Altman he was disappointed it had taken OpenAI ‘way too long’ to inform government of breach

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Australia launches investigation after OpenAI agent hacked healthcare database

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sobeys, Loblaws, Metro: All caught by the CBC mislabelling American food as Canadian. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBaa...

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Sobeys, Loblaws, Metro: All caught by the CBC mislabelling American food as Canadian

YouTube video by Tod Maffin

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 17/09/2026

New research from Proton finds 87% of top Canadian companies depend on US tech companies. For governments, it’s even worse: 100% of federal, provincial, and territorial governments rely on US companies for email. As Canada turns away from the US, major institutions need to cut that reliance.

100% of Canadian governments and 87% of major Canadian companies depend on US companies for email services.

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Ed S. 🇨🇦 @blueskyknowledge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is getting so interesting, I'd love to see a Canadian TV political drama like Denmark's "Borgen"!

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Jane Luk @jluk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I just sent an email to Doug Ford to tell him: Defend our airports! Join me by sending your email now. share.nwmd.social/s/FTaZz8qb

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Hands Off Our Airports

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oh man, this story is big, and kinda wild. Too much to excerpt out but I think my favourite detail is that Trump's idiotic antagonism of Italy's Meloni has been to Canada's direct advantage.

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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here's what I think about Trump's pledge to give everyone $5,000 if he wins the midterms: It's as real as Trump's promise to lower costs on Day 1. Check the receipts from Groundwork for the 15 times Trump promised Americans $$$. Remember the DOGE dividend?

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

none of these words are in the institutional voice and the daily coverage still treats Trump like he’s sane, which is journalistically inexcusable and dangerous for our democracy. presswatchers.org/2026/08/norm...

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Normalizing Trump doesn't just fail readers — it jeopardizes our future | Press Watch

If voters aren’t sufficiently alarmed, they may not recognize the need for emergency action once he is gone. I have some suggestions.

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Flavio Volpe, C.M. @flaviovolpe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We’ve been over this before: Every Global 7500 that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 GE engines built in Indiana, 🇺🇸. Every Challenger that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 Honeywell engines built in Arizona. 🇺🇸. Bombardier employs 3,000+ 🇺🇸s & has 2,800 🇺🇸 suppliers. Not so smart.

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Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Apple 1997 – Think different Apple 2026 – Think compliant

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is scandal on top of scandal on top of scandal… Much of the $750/teacher isn’t new money & led to cuts elsewhere Teachers have to spend it at an American-owned store thru a separate portal Staples charges more in the teacher portal than its regular sites/stores www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

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Ontario teachers have to order school supplies from a Staples portal. They found cheaper prices on Staples’ regular website

Staples Canada said Tuesday night a dedicated phone line has been set up “to respond to any price differences” and they will price match.

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dawneelizabeth.bsky.social @dawneelizabeth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Was it only because Google couldn’t profit enough from China🧐

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 31/08/2026

Quitting Twitter and Facebook has to become an imparative for Canada. (and, obviously, everyone else.) www.thestar.com/opinion/star... Gift link: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

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Justin Ling: It’s time Canada logged out of tech platforms owned by Donald Trump toadies

If our institutions acted, they could hasten the ongoing exodus from services peddled by allies of the Trump administration.

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Team Costco 💥

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hope this helps, but there are more options

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 30/08/2026

Google has now renamed Lake Ontario for US users. They don’t even show the real name in brackets. I used a VPN to compare: Apple hasn’t renamed it (at least not yet), nor has Dutch service Here WeGo or OpenStreetMap. Yet another reason to ditch Google, and US tech more broadly.

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is a good example of what @ntusikov.bsky.social and I have been warning about for years: US tech companies are uniquely susceptible to extra-legal US government pressure (Google isn’t compelled to change Lake Ontario’s name.) Because of this, they represent a direct threat to Canadian autonomy.

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Oh, Canada… We love you💙

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

your move google and apple

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Pete Miles @petermiles.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

I've also taken a few of these steps, including Proton (mail, calendar, cloud storage, password management), Qobuz (music) and the Libre office suite.

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TechHelpKB.com 📚 @techhelpkb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A new ChatGPT Apple Messages plugin means that what happens on your iPhone stays there…unless you or a contact let an AI chatbot in on the conversation. Then, it's "total architecture abandonment and user trust betrayal on Apple's part." finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...

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ChatGPT's new plugin can read your Apple iMessages — critics call it 'spyware'

Apple built its brand on privacy. Now, a ChatGPT plugin that can access your personal messages is sparking fresh concerns over security, consent and access to private conversations.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Not exactly a war, but a trade war — which will impose huge costs on both American consumers and on Canada. As I said, Trump is now completely and utterly out of his mind. robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-de…

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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I stand with Canada because I am an American patriot. You should too. Subscribe to The Warning at steveschmidt.substack.com.

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Ilas🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇲🎵❤️ @ilasila.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

NO CUSMA NO BOOZEMA! Quote from Premier Wab Kinew 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🏒🏒🇨🇦🏒

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🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 @books-crochet.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My favourite Canadian politician. Wab Kinew #Canadianculture

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sarah Huckabeast: “I’ve had the privilege of sampling President Trump’s new affordable beef substitute, and it’s the best roadkill I’ve ever eaten.”

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CaptnCanada 🇨🇦 @captncanada.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This is war. The tanks just haven’t arrived…yet. The US is on a mission to destroy Canada and claim our resources just as Putin has dreamed of doing for years. So spare me the “Trump is crazy” trivializing. He and his administration are traitors and war criminals.

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Prairiesunshine @scottishox2.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#WabKinew said it best with his accurate prediction 🤷‍♂️ "You can't make a good deal with a bad person"

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KB Sez @kbsez.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

WHAT IF CANADA & OTHER COUNTRIES STOPPED UPHOLDING U.S. TECH COMPANIES’ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? They should hit the USA where it hurts instead of retaliating Trade agreements like #NAFTA include #IP protection agreements, since trump is ignoring these agrements with #tariffs why not ignore them?

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What if Canada stopped upholding U.S. tech companies’ intellectual property? - CCPA

The following article was originally published by Cory Doctorow on his blog. It is reprinted here with his permission and under the terms of its Creative Commons 4.0 licensing.

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CLJohnson @cjenergy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Libertarianism is an adolescent fantasy embraced by grown men who never achieved a certain level of political or adult maturity. I think the libertarian pose went away the moment that these guys saw that they could have access to the federal budget and to government contracts."

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Kyle Ruggles 🇨🇦 @kyleruggles.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Exactly. Manifest destiny is built into the majority of USians.

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

As someone so aptly wrote: “One is a soulless, foreign-made device, sold by one shady businessman to another. The other is a robot.”

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The Linux Foundation @linuxfoundation.org · 12/08/2026

Built by a community that never stops learning. 🐧 Celebrate 35 years of Linux and save 35% on certifications, training, and bundles with code TUX35 through August 18. 🔗 training.linuxfoundation.org/august…

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