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Darryl A Palmer

@canadapalmer.bsky.social
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Jazz Singer, Senior Singing DJ, southeast Toronto dweller, husband, father, Harmony singer, Justice seeker

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My column leans on reporting done by @nationalobserver.com @rorywh.bsky.social & Mahdis Habibinia. Well done, everyone. 👏🏼
Toronto needs a Blade Runner to help us figure out what's real and what's artificial. In the film series, Blade Runners hunt androids disguised as humans. In Toronto, we need them to root out our AI generated politics.
Brad Bradford's mayoral campaign has come under fire for using an app called Victory that, as an investigation by Canada's National Observer found, "gamifies" political campaigns by awarding participants points for uploading their contacts with possibly-lax privacy standards around voter data. Further, the app also awards points for posting AI-generated messages to social media.
The Star's Mahdis Habibinia asked Bradford himself about using the app and he said the reporting was false and that there's no rewards. In response, the National Observer released audio of a Bradford campaign Zoom meeting where a presenter said a points system would be used and that there will be rewards.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In @thestar.com I write about agitslop seeping into Toronto’s election & politics. AstroTurf campaigns to AI-driven apps, we need a Blade Runner to help us understand what’s real & what’s fake, but it may inspire a renaissance of showing up in public space for protest or just conversation.
thestar.com
Shawn Micallef: AI slop is turning Toronto politics into a sci-fi dystopia, but it’s not too late to change course
The line between real and fake is blurring and it should be a cautionary tale for voters and candidates
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 05/10/2026
The decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings.
nationalobserver.com
Energy regulator hands oil giants discount worth billions to use Trans-Mountain pipeline
The decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings. After...
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 05/10/2026
It’s been more than a decade since the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority proposed a second terminal at Roberts Bank south of Vancouver, but the project has been tied up in regulatory reviews. Now, a new law allows major projects to bypass environmental permits like the one holding up Terminal 2.
nationalobserver.com
Fast-tracked pipeline adds pressure for Vancouver port expansion
Government and independent sources alike conclude that Southern Resident killer whales are in no position to tolerate further loss of habitat or hunting grounds. A few changes in the omnibus Bill C-39...
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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Front page of today's Toronto Sun is their response our investigation into Bradford's Victory App. They claim that Olivia Chow, while not using AI, is feeding supporters pre-written messages. An example: "Hey Toronto, I just signed up to volunteer with Team Olivia Chow."
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Rachel Maria😎🗽🇺🇸 @rachelmaria55.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#VoteBlue 😎🗽🇺🇸
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Good trouble Sam @flywrangler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump has 60 years of experience undermining the credibility of anyone and anything he does not like. Why anyone believes him is a complete mystery to me, but it seems to work for him. And some people want permission to believe the unbelievable, which he gives them.
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Mincepies @mincepies8888.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
USA Vote: URGENT Registration ends: Today - AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, OH, TX 6th - NM 7th - MO 9th - OK 13th - DC, MD, NJ, OR, WV 14th - WI Help Desk: www.votefromabroad.org Citizens abroad request ballot by e mail. Please copy/paste everywhere to remind other Americans. Vote Vote Vote
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Helping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US | VoteFromAbroad.org
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Andréa Ros @apocalypsecarousel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think one of the funniest bits is how he keeps talking about election fraud and he and the Republicans WON last go round ?! 🤔
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b1newtrail.bsky.social @b1newtrail.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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JustSayin @justsayin-fromx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TRUMP IS A HACKED IN FRAUD - ELON MUSK HACKED HIM INTO OUR HOUSE WHEN KAMALA HARRIS WAS HEADING INTO THE HOME STRETCH & WINNING. TRUMP IS NOT OUR PRESIDENT- THEY ARE BOTH CRIMINALS AND THIS MUST BE INVESTIGATED. KAMALA HARRIS WON AND ALL OF TRUMPS BLACK MARKER ORDERS & PARDONS ARE NULL & VOID.
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David W Baty @davidwbaty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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sharks44 @sharks44.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sadly, the smug bastards don't even care that we know.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
See the difference? 👀
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Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
it's so cool that we have to pretend a chatbot is a person it's so cool to see it be treated with more personhood than basically any minority
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Apparently more than one outlet has been doing the bizarre "interview AI generated actor Tilly Norwood" thing and on Piers Morgan it glitches out and starts speaking Chinese. I promise its much, much funnier than it sounds.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As regular readers will know I am a seasoned Norwood-hater and think nobody should give it free PR but this is hilariously shit
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Even without any Black Americans working on the project to catch this, I'm surprised no one on staff found the image generically creepy and unsettling.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
Can’t say I’m a fan of the converse lynch 7s
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/09/2026
oh...this is bad
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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Caroline @northernck.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
An unserious doofus makes a mockery of leadership & the US military. Thats what happens when you put an extremist TV host in charge of the military. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
theglobeandmail.com
Pentagon moves ahead with mandatory testosterone testing for most male U.S. troops
Policy requires hormone testing for all male service members 30 and older
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official warned federal prosecutors that they could be fired if they refused to pursue voter fraud cases brought to them by the FBI or Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to an MS NOW report. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Report: Top DOJ official threatens to fire prosecutors who refuse to pursue voter fraud cases
The reported threat comes as federal agencies devote increasing resources to investigations of possible noncitizen voting, which is exceptionally rare.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
VOTE.
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Bearasaurus Rex @bearosaurus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This Greenland thing is likely just an extension to what was already in place. Im interested to see the factual document from Denmark
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am setting a very ambitious goal this weekend of 1000 new Democracy Docket subscribers. No spam, or unwanted emails. Just information and analysis about what is happening to voting and elections. Link: demdock.com/4w6emld
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
👇👇👇👇
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Peggy Shinners @pshinkicker61.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Americans taking to the streets to stand up to the malignantly narcissistic megalomaniac. #HandsOffTheKennedyCenter #VoteBlueNoMatterWho
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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Protester at the "Hands Around the Kennedy Center" rally holds up sign that reads: “WAR CRIMES CANNOT HIDE S£X CRIMES”
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Bearasaurus Rex @bearosaurus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Does anyone else remember all the signs on the white house lawn with pictures of a random immigrant and some crime they say they commited and each one was more heinous than the last? I cant imagine that was free in the time of DOGE.
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
See you in Orillia tonight. The @meidascanada.ca townhalls are on the road.
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Caroline @northernck.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Alta is where it’s at, thanks to cowardly leadership from Pr Smith - blaming migrants/immigrants for her own personal failures. Now resembling the MAGA world of US, moreso than the rest of Canada. One physiologically messed up province. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Alberta’s shameless attempt to scapegoat immigrants
Opponents of secession have been vocal, but where are the people standing up for newcomers to the province?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The funniest joke ever. 😂
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brooklyngal-ny.bsky.social @brooklyngal-ny.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I love how Hollywood executives scream antisemitism on actors who call them out on being greedy bastards but nobody has a problem with assholes saying Mamdani shouldn’t attend 9-11 ceremonies because he’s Muslim?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: Missouri’s congressional redistricting fight escalated again Tuesday night as opponents of the GOP gerrymander asked a federal judge to pause his order requiring the map to be used in November — while also taking the fight to a federal appeals court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Missouri redistricting fight erupts again as referendum backers ask judge to pause order, appeal to 8th Circuit
Their emergency filing argues that Clark’s order has put Missouri election officials in an “impossible position” because it directly conflicts with the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling last week that H...
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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“40,000 🇨🇦 Canadian Soldiers, 153 of whom died, fought with us after 911. They weren’t attacked. WE were attacked, but they sent their troops to go fight with us.” The way the Felon has treated our Canadian friends, we are not worthy of their friendship. His actions are disgusting and disgraceful.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We're back! The latest/newest episode of Power Lines with @shastingssimon.bsky.social is out. #cdnpoli Pod: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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The energy transition isn’t slowing down. Is Canada? with Sara Hastings-Simon
Podcast Episode · Power Lines · September 8 · 36m
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA Burnham is signing off gas-guzzling datacentres without even knowing what they are for. He is hitting the top of the Incompetence and Gullibility scale at tge same time.
The Guardian
Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 14.44 BST
UK GOVERNMENT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT DATACENTRES ARE BEING USED FOR, FOI REQUEST SHOWS.
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LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY
"The government plans to steamroller over local opposition so private companies can build these facilities - yet they can't even explain what the benefits are and who is benefiting."
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales c/o PO Box
Green Party London SE1P 6YL
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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank in stance toughening The United Kingdom has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians #Gaza abcnews.com/Business/wir...
abcnews.com
UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank in stance toughening
The United Kingdom has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians
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The Gallaecian @gallaecian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Zero right now.
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LesnielBC 🇨🇦🇩🇰 @lesnielbc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Are there any government organizations that are trustworthy with this information? Trump is a cancer that has corrupted everything
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Darryl A Palmer @canadapalmer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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boomer1953.bsky.social @boomer1953.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I certainly hope so.
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Diaspora2022 @diaspora2022.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The repooblicunt cong? The pedo pardie-majority clusterfuck that never “comes to the orafice”? That is going to change.
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boomer1953.bsky.social @boomer1953.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Congress is becoming a big thorn in the citizens' side.
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