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colin horgan

@cfhorgan.bsky.social
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writer. I write about technology, culture, politics, and NHL hockey for places like The Guardian, The Walrus, the Globe & Mail, and others. substack: modernhell.substack.com

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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For years, Alex Ovechkin tried to distance himself from his support for Putin. That's no longer an option. He has to take ownership of it now. (from me in @theguardian.com) www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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Alex Ovechkin claims he’s ‘not in politics’. His pro-Putin video says the opposite
After the NHL star appeared in an ad campaign for United Russia, it’s fair to start pressing about the impact of his stances – even if he doesn’t want to talk about it
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
new FBI director just dropped www.the-express.com/news/us-news...
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Mom grins after she's 'caught having sex with pet dog' by husband checking CCTV
Malia Nummerdor, 38, was charged with engaging in sexual contact with an animal after her husband allegedly discovered footage on home CCTV
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A dispatch from me from the Liberal convention last weekend – about the shift from romance to reality, the 'useful fictions' we eventually outlive, and the strange experience of seeing your own professional past audited in real-time. via @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/what-i-learn...
thewalrus.ca
What I Learned at the Liberal Convention as Carney Clinches His Majority | The Walrus
The party’s principles now depend on what the moment requires
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
AI is the autotune for writing
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
checking in on the NDP
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Ooh. @cfhorgan.bsky.social is very sharp in this piece.
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Carney’s Davos Speech Won’t Fix the World Canadians Actually Live In | The Walrus
He called the rules-based order rigged. But what about the economic system that keeps it running?
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In his Davos speech, Mark Carney called the rules-based order rigged. But what about the economic system that keeps it running? me in @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/the-carney-d...
thewalrus.ca
Carney’s Davos Speech Won’t Fix the World Canadians Actually Live In | The Walrus
He called the rules-based order rigged. But what about the economic system that keeps it running?
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I’m here to inform you that the six-seven meme was the best thing about 2025 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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The six-seven meme was the best thing to happen in 2025
In a year awash in AI slop, a basic meme reminds us of something important and true.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I’m here to inform you that the six-seven meme was the best thing about 2025 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
thestar.com
The six-seven meme was the best thing to happen in 2025
In a year awash in AI slop, a basic meme reminds us of something important and true.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
If Carney can prove the government can act with coherence and purpose, he might bring into existence a new electoral bloc organized around restored institutional competence. In a way, his entire project depends on it. (from me in @thewalrus.ca) thewalrus.ca/can-carney-b...
thewalrus.ca
Carney Thinks He Can Make Government Work Again. Good Luck with That | The Walrus
The rules are gone, institutions are broken, everyone's pissed off
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 03/11/2025
Canada’s working class is angry—and the right is speaking their language. As the NDP searches for its purpose in an age of grievance and self-interest, writer @cfhorgan.bsky.social examines the path forward: thewalrus.ca/how-poilievre-is...
On the left: an image of the New Democratic Party logo. The N is positioned like a door with Pierre Poilievre walking through it. On the right: text that reads “How Poilievre is stealing the working class from the NDP. A political realignment the left can’t seem to reverse”
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
two reads this am on Carter Hart joining the @goldenknight-s.bsky.social • me in the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o... and • @brucearthur.bsky.social at the Star archive.ph/o1nC3
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Carter Hart’s return shows hockey’s redemption machine never stops
The NHL’s reinstatement of Carter Hart underlines hockey’s enduring habit of rewarding silence over accountability
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 09/09/2025
Pierre Poilievre seems to be back exactly as he left. But as writer @cfhorgan.bsky.social notes, the rhetorical landscape he is walking into has changed, as has the context in which his messaging style will be deployed. thewalrus.ca/poilievres-hallu...
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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 08/09/2025
Poilievre’s Hallucinatory Politics. He conjures up castles and valleys of gold. But can his fevered imagination eclipse Mark Carney’s grounded reality? @cfhorgan.bsky.social writes thewalrus.ca/poilievres-h... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Poilievre’s Hallucinatory Politics | The Walrus
He conjures up castles and valleys of gold. But can his fevered imagination eclipse Mark Carney’s grounded reality?
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 06/07/2025
They finally made the milk from that hotel
a ½ gallon of neutral milk
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
wrote about the Stanley Cup Final, and the success of NHL expansion, despite all the fears about what it would do to hockey. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
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Florida is now the Stanley Cup’s semi-permanent home. What does that mean for Canada?
The NHL’s southern expansion was mocked in the 1990s. But it led to better hockey, more money and a long drought for the sport’s spiritual home
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
not to be that other guy but no, the Oilers don’t “famously choke”.
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Rohan Venkat @rohanvenkat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
On India Inside Out: This week's @politicalcycle.bsky.social pod in where we spoke to @cfhorgan.bsky.social about Canada and whether Mark Carney is now the 'model' for anti-Trump politics. Plus links to important pieces on caste census, Pahalgam & more. rohanvenkat.substack.com/p/the-politi...
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The Political Cycle: Is Mark Carney the model 'anti-Trump'?
Plus, links on the caste census, Pahalgam and more.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
that was an interesting night. here’s me in the @theguardian.com on Mark Carney’s win www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump’s chaotic threats won Mark Carney the Canadian election – but only just | Colin Horgan
This was a vote against delusions of a ‘51st state’ and economic warfare, rather than an endorsement of the Liberals’ policies, says Toronto writer Colin Horgan
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
don't let Pierre Poilievre watch The Last Of Us paulwells.substack.com/p/why-is-pie...
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Why is Pierre Poilievre covering up the coming US civil war?
Look, if we're going to treat scenario reports as gospel, let's go big
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 20/04/2025
"I want a death that the world will hear, an impact that will remain through time, and a timeless image that cannot be buried by time or place.” Killed just before her wedding with 10 members of her family, including her pregnant sister. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
a classic short read on the Stanley Cup, as the 2025 Finals begin www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
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The Mag: Chris Jones bring the Stanley Cup to Port Hope
Chris Jones didn't think anyone could be as excited as he was to spend time with the Stanley Cup. But in his town of Port Hope, eastern Canada, the Cup is a religious artifact. He writes about his tim...
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
does the NHL need to change its playoff format – or is its predictability the symptom of a deeper issue? www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
theguardian.com
Stuck on repeat: NHL’s playoff format keeps delivering déjà vu matchups
From Kings v Oilers to Leafs v Bruins, the league’s divisional structure has turned once-thrilling postseason clashes into stale reruns. Is it time for a change?
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
does the NHL need to change its playoff format – or is its predictability the symptom of a deeper issue? www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
theguardian.com
Stuck on repeat: NHL’s playoff format keeps delivering déjà vu matchups
From Kings v Oilers to Leafs v Bruins, the league’s divisional structure has turned once-thrilling postseason clashes into stale reruns. Is it time for a change?
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
this, by the way, was timeline-skewing — this is where we jumped to the alternate universe. thanks guys.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Walter Bloomberg was right all along.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Ovechkin is now the NHL’s all-time leading scorer — for better or worse www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
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Alex Ovechkin is now the NHL’s greatest goalscorer. It’s debatable what else he is
The Russian has broken a record some believed would never be passed. But, like the man whose mark he bettered, he has received scrutiny away from the rink
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
I wrote about the rise & fall of Justin Trudeau for @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/why-canada-f...
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Why Canada Fell Out of Love with Justin Trudeau | The Walrus
He promised sunny ways but left behind a divided country
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
I wrote about the rise & fall of Justin Trudeau for @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/why-canada-f...
thewalrus.ca
Why Canada Fell Out of Love with Justin Trudeau | The Walrus
He promised sunny ways but left behind a divided country
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
nobody on earth right now is more deserving of an atomic wedgie
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
jesus christ this is desperate
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
someone needs to jersey this loser
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Meta learned nothing from Barbara Streisand
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
a terribly sad, but somewhat astonishing, story www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
A visit with a family in mourning
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 12/03/2025
The way writer @cfhorgan.bsky.social sees it, humility will matter for newly minted Liberal Party leader Mark Carney—a healthy dose of it will not only help the public believe he rightfully earned his win but also set him apart from rival Pierre Poilievre. thewalrus.ca/carney-won-the-b...
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Screenshot of Seinfeld episode with Jerry saying "That's a shame."
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/03/2025
Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan
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Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan
The newly appointed Liberal leader is likely to call a federal election, but Canadians seem to see him as the best bet to counter US tariffs, says Colin Horgan, a former speechwriter for Justin Trudeau
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 10/03/2025
On Sunday, the Liberals declared Mark Carney the victor of the battle for party leadership. Now that he’s emerged from this bout on top, does he have what it takes to win the war? Writer @cfhorgan.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/carney-won-the-b...
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
hey, I wrote about Mark Carney's win for @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/carney-won-t...
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Carney Won the Battle. Can He Win the War? | The Walrus
Appealing to millions of voters is a lot different than getting a bunch of registered Liberals to like you
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
current price of a F*ck Trudeau flag on Amazon: $0.01.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
just hire a fucking person
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
exact same vibes as blaming Ukraine for the war. torontosun.com/opinion/edit...
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EDITORIAL: Tariff war? Thank the Liberals
In the fact-free world of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, their screw-ups are always someone else’s fault.
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I wrote about last night's Canada-USA 4 Nations final – and the power of soft power. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/f...
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Canada’s ice hockey win over Trump’s America was her soft power laid bare | Colin Horgan
Trump can try to co-opt hockey. But Thursday showed that wherever where you’re from, when you step onto the ice, something about you will always be Canadian
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Team Canada fans in Vancouver booing a Pierre Poilievre ad during last night's 4 Nations Face-off final imgur.com/a/ipO6c6P
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Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and ...
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
[me, answering emails like it’s my job] oh my god this is my job.
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
trump: we are going to conquer canada and make it a state canadian hockey fans: fine, we will boo your anthem at games media: these two actions are exactly the same level of bad
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