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@chrisstait.bsky.social
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Classicist, guitar plucker, poetaster, elbow thrower (🇨🇦).

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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey, #latimes, fixed it for you. #tariffs
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This guy meeting with any major world leader is like watching a fading beast in its death throes being picked at by hyenas and vultures.
bbc.com
Trump-Xi: What’s at stake when leaders meet in Washington
The BBC’s China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
He needs to call an election and campaign on this. Being the brightest guy in the room rarely makes you the rightest. Put it to the people, Mr. Prime Minister, so that we can put our money, which is what PUBLIC assets are, where our mouths are. #carney #liberalparty
thestar.com
Carney government will allow private investments in Canadian airports
Ottawa will allow private investments in four major airports in a move to "unlock" billions of dollars for infrastructure spending, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and incessantly quacks like a duck, then it’s a fucking traitor. #Daniellesmith #vendue
thestar.com
Gillian Steward: Why would Danielle Smith vacation in the U.S., as we fight a trade war with the U.S.?
Smith is out of sync with most Albertans, not to mention Canadians.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Yep. Just what I have come to suspect over the past decade: a maddening number of Ontarians are simple-minded fools, unworthy of the franchise, willingly dazzled by a large, loud, shiny-haired object, and happy for their pockets to be picked bare.
338canada.ca
Ford Rebounds as Ontario’s Appetite for a U.S. Fight Grows
New Liaison polling shows the PCs back near 40%, while Ontario voters overwhelmingly support retaliatory measures against the United States.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Marit for the win! 👏👏👏 #maritstiles #ontario #lakeontario
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ooo. Ooooo. Pick me. I know this one. 🙋‍♂️ #aisucks
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: How Canada can overcome the backlash against AI data centres
If governments want to get data centre projects off the ground, they need to mitigate potential harms and invest in benefits to residents and businesses
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Typical Guardian/UK slop commentary on Canada, farmed out to an equally ignorant American, dripping with condescension while begrudgingly praising our PM. Is there any wonder those two countries are in the sorry state they are with this level of understanding and this lack of humility. #theguardian
theguardian.com
How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“We’re not going to tolerate anyone attempting to protect themselves from our bad behaviour.” It’s cute when children imitate the words of adults without any understanding of their meaning.
cbc.ca
Trump trade rep says Washington 'not going to tolerate' retaliation as tariff deadline looms | CBC News
Donald Trump's trade envoy says the administration will not accept any form of retaliation from Canada if the U.S. president follows through on his latest tariff threat.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Aside from dumb and corrupt, Doug and the PC party are just gross. Conservatives everywhere in the world are cut from the same sleazy money-grubbing cloth.
cbc.ca
'Stuff happens': Ford says he was unaware party allegedly followed former Liberal leader to Jamaica | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was unaware until yesterday of the Progressive Conservative Party spending money to allegedly surveil former Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie in Jamaica in 2023.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Finally, somebody in government with some sense and willing to put their powers to good use. Now, Feds, let’s flex your legal muscle in service of the environment and the Canada Health Act.
cbc.ca
Federal government says it won't support Ontario's Billy Bishop Airport expansion plans | CBC News
The federal government says it won't support Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to expand Billy Bishop Airport to allow jets to take off and land there.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Rubio is a punk. Miller, a worm. Drumpf, what you get when you cross breed the two and step on the result. Our collective shoe-scraping will be an overly dignified end for all three.
theguardian.com
Three speeches on a single day signaled a dying American democracy | Robert Shpiner
Stephen Miller warned of a leftwing ‘cancer’ threatening civilization. As a critical care doctor, I have a response to his diagnosis
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Traitor, traitor, world’s on fire. F$&k Danielle Smith and the petrochemical-lubed slip-and-slide she slithered in on.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Another day, another tantrum. I knew that Carney getting a hug from the Spanish goal keeper after the latter had snubbed the world’s most famous, perpetually weird and unpopular, spoiled rich kid from Queens was going to cause problems. So tiresome. The kid and his country can just fuck right off.
cbc.ca
Trump threatens Canada with new 50% tariffs in latest ramp-up of trade war | CBC
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hey, #harrykane, ask #waynegretzky how this goes down with the home crowd. Go #norway!
bbc.com
World Cup 2026: Harry Kane says playing golf with US President Donald Trump was surreal
England captain Harry Kane says he once played golf with United States President Donald Trump, describing the experience as "surreal".
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Until he shuffles off, save yourself the effort, news orgs, and us the bother of pretending care, and just write “Baby continues to spit dummy” as the top headline. #wgaf #cbc
cbc.ca
U.S. declines to extend CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration officially announced that it's opting not to extend its trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, triggering what are expected to be tough negotiations on am...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This dude gives off the hardest cosplay vibes. He is just constantly play acting at being a leader, an adult, a real boy. #poilievre
cbc.ca
Poilievre set to shuffle Conservative Opposition critics: sources | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to announce a shuffling of his critic roles and front bench, according to Conservative sources, as he looks to adapt his messaging to Prime Minister Mark Ca...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Are these Homer English commentators on #tsn going to mention how unbelievably garbage #England’s defence is? That was a shameful backfield performance in the first half.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Whoever forms government after we excise the malignant #dougford PCs needs to repeal and legislatively repair everything they can, investigate, and, when malfeasance is inevitably found, ensure that justice is pursued swiftly to its full extent. Let’s learn from the US’s mistakes.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Homeland of wage slavery, seen here burdened by lack of self-awareness and unable to lift arms, points finger at other countries.
cbc.ca
What to know about Trump's plans to hit Canada, dozens of other countries with 'forced labour' tariffs | CBC News
The Trump administration plans to impose new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including Canada, over allegations the countries are allowing goods produced by forced labour into their supply chai...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I understand the appeal of a redemption arc for #jeffhoffman but Toronto is not the place for it. He is a broken toy in a traumatized city. He needs to heal elsewhere. He needs to go. What a dispiriting loss for the entire team. #bluejays
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Somebody give this man one of his boss’ “giraffe, tiger, whale” tests stat.
cbc.ca
Trump's man in Ottawa doesn't understand why Canadians are so frustrated right now | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra sat down with Radio-Canada earlier this week to talk tariffs, booze bans, military spending and more.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
For those whom we once called our American “cousins”, further distant to us by the day, in honour of the impending semiquincentennial of your rebellion, may the poet’s words wake, warn, and inspire you.
poetryfoundation.org
England in 1819
An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King; Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow Through public scorn,—mud from a muddy spring; Rulers who…
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The inspiring story of a man who dropped out of community college after two months, inherited a family business, embarrassed a city, grifted his way into top political office, deliberately set about destroying his province’s education system, and is now allowed to masquerade in academic robes.
cbc.ca
Ford receives honorary doctorate degree, quotes Reagan in U.S. university grad speech | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford received an honorary doctorate degree and delivered a commencement speech at a U.S. university Saturday, touching on the close ties between Canadians and Americans, as well a...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Evil is not just banal but also risible, absurd, ridiculous, and pathetic. In the words of the poet, “What did you expect?”
theguardian.com
Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik
Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This product is made with “patented technology”, so you know it’s good.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
This line jumped out at me during today’s matinee: “On vient encore de trouver un paysan mort de faim, le long de la mer. On dirait qu'ils tiennent tous à mourir sous nos yeux.” The cruel insouciance seems emblematic of our times, our “leaders”. #conservatism #ontariopcparty
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
To buy a jet was terrible not just because it was a decision to buy a private jet for the premier but for a premier who along with his compliant and quisling cabinet destroy our beautiful province as they treat the public trust as a private portfolio to sell to the highest bidder buddy.
cbc.ca
Ford, province to sell $28.9M private jet 'as quickly as possible' | CBC News
Ontario is looking to sell the $28.9 million private jet that was purchased for Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Presumably the model is called the “Albatross”. Ontario, shouldn’t this finally be the end of this bloated bag of grift, venality, and lethal stupidity which masquerades in our public life as a human being in two suits worth of blue fabric? #dougford #ontariopcparty
thestar.com
Ontario buys used $28.9M private jet for Doug Ford: sources
A senior official confirmed that the province this week took possession of a 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 executive jet.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
⚠️ Doug Ford is changing the Freedom of Information laws. Is this what innocent people do? I think not. Wake tf up Ontario. Ford and the PCs are the same as Trump and the Republicans. A lamer, paler imitation to be sure, but the same in intent and, if we don’t smarten up fast, the same in effect.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
As an English major, I have only one response to this. 🤦‍♂️ #illinformed
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
He has a movie/tv-addled, dementia-riddled brain. He thinks he’s in that Godfather 2 scene where they use Frank Pentangeli’s brother as a witness-threatening prop in Senate hearings. Unbeknownst to Trump, his presence smacks less of courtroom grim reaper and more tedious court jester.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This unscrupulous buffoon has to go. Yes, the U.S. is the shit show it has always been but judging yourselves better against the worst in category is no victory. It often just makes you second worst. Congratulations Ontario (looking at you 905) for your silver medalist populist dipshit. 👏👏👏
cbc.ca
Ford calls privacy commissioner's criticism of proposed FOI changes 'politically driven' | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he believes the information and privacy commissioner, who is speaking out about changes he is making to freedom-of-information laws, is "politically driven."
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Just reading #DuneMessiah in preparation for the December release of #Dune3. In the uneven melange of rich sci-fi world building and messianic mumbo-jumbo, there is this gem, which, for no particular reason, struck me: “There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply…
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Christine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I came across this website dedicated to Doug Ford’s government. It’s a one stop spot for a compilation on Doug’s tenure as Ontario’s Premier. It’s worth a bookmark. And that slide bar graphic, wow. www.dougfordclownshow.ca
dougfordclownshow.ca
The Ford Files | Documenting the Pattern
$39.3B+ in documented fiscal impact — contract awards, cost overruns, and developer connections identified by Ontario's oversight bodies.
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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Don’t let Doug Ford’s Captain Canada act fool you; he’s as Trumpian as they come.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
#Dougford is no different from Trump. He knows what he is and what he has done. He sees the writing on the wall and knows the law is coming for him and his cabinet when Ontario voters finally wake up and realise the extent of their venality and assault on the public trust.
cbc.ca
Ford government proposes FOI law change that would keep premier's records secret | CBC News
Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the politica...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
As a phrase, “The Great Satan” has a real ring to it, which has curiously grown on me over the years.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
“Private Citizen Takes Trip to City Where Former College Classmate Works”. See #cbc, fixed it for you. Would somebody please properly fund our public broadcaster so that they can focus on reporting news and not selling widgets to earn a buck. #cbcnews #fundthecbc
cbc.ca
Conservative MP Jivani heads to Washington after Liberals snub offer to collaborate | CBC News
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, a longtime friend of U.S Vice-President JD Vance, is travelling to Washington to advocate for better Canada-U.S. relations after multiple unsuccessful emails to members o...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Can I get a slow hand clap for the saddest creature in existence, the human embodiment of the rage-baiting algorithm, the sorry spectacle for what passes for thought in conservative land these days: #jennibyrne, the “brain” or rather pant-suited spleen behind Pierre Poilievre. 👏 👏 👏
cbc.ca
Former campaign manager says Conservatives should link U.S. relations to cost of living | CBC News
Former Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says her party's messaging on the relationship between Canada and the United States is evolving, and should continue evolving as the situation shifts.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
What absolute twaddle (again) from the #CBC, which increasingly believes its mandate is to demonstrate to the Canadian people that responsible journalism cannot be conducted in a structure dedicated primarily to ad revenue and the sensationalist pursuit of eyeballs, clicks, and dopamine fixes.
cbc.ca
ANALYSIS | Was Mark Carney's Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump? | CBC News
It's not unreasonable to think about how any action by a Canadian government might impact relations with Canada's largest trading partner. At the same time, allowing the American president's potential...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“Dear Leader” numbers for an unfit fool (at a stacked delegated convention in the diehard heartland in the middle of a bad travelling winter for the rest of the country) should tell any remaining conservatives of good conscience where they belong in their former party and what they now need to do.
cbc.ca
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wins leadership review with 87.4% approval | CBC
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The PM needs to summon the U.S. ambassador and drag his ass back and forth over the coals until he gets a satisfactorily contrite response (unlikely) and, if/when he doesn’t, send that same charred ass back over the border from whence it originated. #carney #canada
cbc.ca
Carney says he expects U.S. to 'respect Canadian sovereignty' after Alberta separatists meet with Trump team | CBC
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
There are many bad things about #daniellesmith. She was a shock jock and a lobbyist, she courts favour with Trump, Noem, and Kevin O’Leary, all objectively horrible human beings, she is deliberately destroying her province’s healthcare system, she is fiscally irresponsible and incompetent,…
theglobeandmail.com
Smith defends Alberta separatists after Eby’s ‘treason’ remarks
Alberta Premier says she doesn’t want to demonize or marginalize people when they have legitimate grievances
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
🥱 #dipshit #djt #elbowsup
cbc.ca
Trump threatens to tariff and 'decertify' Canadian aircraft in latest trade war move | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian aircraft and says his administration will "decertify" those planes, mentioning a series of jets by aerospace company...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Well, that settles it. I’m cancelling my subscription.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Looks a lot like perfidy, cowardice, post-imperial diffidence, or, if I continue to read the “special relationship” correctly, battered spouse syndrome, which, I guess, could all be classified as types of “pragmatism”. #uk #kierstarmer
independent.co.uk
‘Pragmatist’ Sir Keir Starmer distances himself from Mark Carney’s Davos speech
Mr Carney spoke of a ‘rupture in the world order’.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🥱 God, these mfs are tedious. They just won’t/can’t/don’t know how to stfu. #bessent #trump #stfu
cbc.ca
Scott Bessent warns Carney to stop 'virtue signalling' amid looming trade talks | CBC News
The Trump administration is once again ramping up its rhetorical pressure on Canada, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issuing a fresh warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney over looming trade...
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
They (the U.S. administration) lie, and lie incompetently, as a matter of practice. Has there ever been a more hopelessly inept looking, acting, and sounding secretary than Scott Bessent? No word, no thought, no gesture of the man is to be believed.
bbc.com
Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with Trump
The Canadian prime minister confirmed that he and the US president spoke by phone after Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canada.
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Hagnostos @chrisstait.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
No! Raise the PST, use the funds provided by the Feds for their proper purpose, stop funnelling funds to your unworthy corporate backscratchers, abide by CHA i.e. the law of the land, do what the people of Ontario want. Do what is right and your goddamn job for once. #dougford #ontario #pcparty
cbc.ca
Ontario hospitals are cutting costs amid deficits, but say 'there are no easy choices left' | CBC News
Ontario hospitals have already started making some "lower risk" cuts in the face of rising deficits, but those alone won't alleviate hospitals' financial strain, said the association head.
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