Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17hLet’s not call this dragstatic.klipy.comRuPaul's Drag Race: RuPaul Says MehhhALT: RuPaul's Drag Race: RuPaul Says Mehhh 420859 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialKent Lind @camasonian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax is uncovering rampant tax fraud by the ultra-wealthy. Imagine that. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...wsj.comExclusive | Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Hits Wealthy Out-of-Towners With a Double WhammyNew York second-home owners, including Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, face scrutiny of abatement intended for local residents. 12610 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialCarlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 14/10/2026Beautiful black and white photography and use of slo-mo in new/old official NUFC rendition of historic Geordie song “Blaydon Races.” youtu.be/n31nB3LfT10?...youtu.beThe Blaydon Races (Official Music Video) | Newcastle United, Hector GannetYouTube video by Newcastle United 072 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialEmpowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Tom Nichols: #KimberlyGuilfoyle Broke Trump’s Most Important Rule. The president doesn’t seem to care about corruption; he cares about embarrassment.theatlantic.com 011 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialmany ruths @r-uthseugeneor.bsky.social · 15/10/2026repost from 10/13 events in Toronto, Ont. Canada 022 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialFT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 14/10/2026Despite recent shocks, the world economy remains a powerful growth machine. But can it last? We must prepare for the worst, argues Martin Wolf: strengthen the fundamentals and stop throwing money around. (It would help if the shocks stopped, too.) Read the column on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/oNEyaaS 1204 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialCanuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Krugman’s fears for the next 2 years #USpol #EconSky paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nerobefehl...paulkrugman.substack.comNerobefehl NationMy fears for the next two years 033 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 14/10/2026Canada’s former deputy prime minister is urging the country and its allies to stop taking Donald Trump’s bullying tactics. Read more in the Canada Daily newsletter.bloom.bgFreeland Flays ‘Quisling Behavior’ by Allies In Trade War With USPlus: Alberta’s fight over coal mining 35219 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialJeremy Mulder @jeremulder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Love these articles, on the same day our province is spending millions to destroy/ rip out vital infrastructure that fall under municipal jurisdiction. We never ask where the money is for those projects. Helping kids get a solid meal though.cbc.caANALYSIS | Olivia Chow pitches school food program expansion, critics question how she'll pay for it | CBC NewsOlivia Chow says she’ll create a citywide universal student nutrition program if re-elected mayor, a policy her chief rival says is well-meaning but unfunded and something experts say Toronto can’t do... 49628 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialbbeach.bsky.social @bbeach.bsky.social · 13/10/2026As always, Anne Applebaum nails it. He's too full of hubris and greed to even pretend anymore. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 011 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialC.S. Lang @cslpoetry.bsky.social · 13/10/2026www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comTrump’s October SurpriseJust ahead of the midterm elections, the president again helps Russia. 133 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialDon “Dr Mabuse” Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Even though the two superpowers back #Russia, #Ukraine is still showing the advantage in the adaptation and initiative war, and is arguably in a better position this year than last.” 1105 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialLisa 🇨🇦 @pinkmouse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026With Trump, all roads lead to Putin. But while the deal will not benefit US consumers, it has immense consequences for others. For Putin’s Russia, the deal is a potential lifesaver. For war-ravaged Ukraine, it is the most outrageous & heartless Trump betrayal to date. #Putin #Trump #Diesel #Bluestheatlantic.comTrump Is an Easy Mark for PutinThe president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans. 42917 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialCarynM @carynm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comPublic Execution Won’t Have the Effect Trump IntendsLivestreaming Nidal Hasan’s death would only credit the Fort Hood shooter’s argument that this country is barbarous. 021 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It’s hard enough for cities in Canada to do smarter things given how often bad city leaders hurt their own cities. But it’s extra infuriating watching awful provincial premiers sabotaging cities by ripping out good things they FINALLY managed to achieve. Premiers should not have that power, period. 8445122 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live. 3022051068 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...snyder.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 431340464 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialevin collis @evincollis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Latest for cartoon <Trump the Scrump> for @canadiandimension.bsky.social regarding the US interference in the upcoming elections in Brazil. #brazil #cartoon #satire #imperialism 075 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Paul Krugman on AI. 02211 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialDylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"The TTC has said the busway ... was completed early and under budget." Let's hype that as much as we hype delays and over-budget projects. This is the kind of competence in transit projects we're looking for. www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-f...thestar.comHere’s a first look at the Scarborough busway. For residents, it follows years of sluggish commutesThe new Scarborough busway will open this week and will run from Kennedy Station to Scarborough Centre, three years after the Scarborough RT was decommissioned. 24917 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialDave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comThe Art of Dealing With TrumpAs Canada’s international trade minister and foreign minister, I learned that the only thing that works with this president is strength. 012 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialDave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Great article by Chrystia Freeland about Canada dealing with Trump and aggressive trade tactics. I love this bit slipped in there, which says a lot! "Occasionally, I would take refuge in the ladies’ washroom—generally a safe space, because there were usually no women on the U.S. side of the table." 163 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.social🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026TЯ☭mp: “They [Canada] are gonna come in and they’re gonna say, ‘Sir, we are sorry.” Canadians: 🖕🏽😏😂😂😂🖕🏽 821297318 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialkvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🎁Gift Article The Art of Dealing With Trump As Canada’s international trade minister and foreign minister, I learned that the only thing that works with this president is strength. By Chrystia Freeland September 29, 2026, 7 AM ET www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comThe Art of Dealing With TrumpAs Canada’s international trade minister and foreign minister, I learned that the only thing that works with this president is strength. 011 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialMike 🇺🇦🕯️ @mike-teevee-1971.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“As Canada’s international trade minister and foreign minister, I learned that the only thing that works with this president is strength.” www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comThe Art of Dealing With TrumpAs Canada’s international trade minister and foreign minister, I learned that the only thing that works with this president is strength. 263 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 28/09/2026Hopeless Healey: my SKETCH of a Chancellor who's rather better at despair. thecritic.co.uk/the-... 15014 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/09/2026The whole idea of Belarusian potash replacing Canadian potash in our supply chains is Trump’s unique economic ignorance on full display.lnk.thebulwark.comWe’ll Tolerate Tyranny, But Not Rising Prices.The problem with our potash potentate. 18552132 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialJamie MacKinnon🇨🇦 @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Removing Toronto's key bike lanes will result in more cyclist deaths. That much is certain. It will also cost $48 Million for removal & $27 Million in "sunk" costs (losing the initial taxpayer investment) plus further "unaccounted costs." #ONpoli #cycling #cars globalnews.ca/news/1085115...globalnews.caToronto’s bike lanes cost millions to install. How much will it be to remove them? | Globalnews.caThe province has confirmed plans to remove bike lanes from Bloor Street, University Avenue and Yonge Street as part of new legislation. 1618673 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"There are two possibilities here. The big rich countries suffered a drop in the quality of leaders at around the same time. Or voters became harder to please. Neither suggestion is absurd but it should be clear which is more plausible." Great column (oh, and great illustration, too)ft.comThe west does not have a leadership problemIf Friedrich Merz and almost everyone else is unpopular, perhaps governments aren’t the issue 5167 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialAdam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026BREAKING: An Iowa state court dismisses President Donald Trump’s frivolous lawsuit against veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer (represented by @thefireorg.bsky.social) and the Des Moines Register newspaper, a victory for First Amendment rights. Opinion here: www.fire.org/research-lea... 141126266 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialBloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 23/09/2026Nothing comes for free, and the ramifications of a diesel ban would be pernicious and lasting, @liamdenning.bsky.social says. 🎥 042 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialAeliskandar @aeliskandar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There are too many people in this country that are batshit crazy. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the MidtermsTrump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult. 1115 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialvikkim11.bsky.social @vikkim11.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Makings of a Prewar World President Trump’s speech to the United Nations clarifies the vision he shares with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. www.theatlantic.com/internationa... Do we want a President who shares a vision with Putin and XI???😳🚨😬 #authoritarianismtheatlantic.comThe Makings of a Prewar WorldPresident Trump’s speech to the United Nations clarifies the vision he shares with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. 011 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialSam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New purchase 2445 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Refreshed free link on the Pete Hegseth of the Treasury as.ft.com/r/deebf56b-f...as.ft.comScott Bessent’s wobbly housePolitics seems to be messing with the US Treasury secretary’s head 26923 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialDon “Dr Mabuse” Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“The #americanage that followed World War II was bound to end eventually. What’s shocking is how suddenly that moment has arrived.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe American Age Is OverA period of global dominance has ended in plain sight. 031 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"So tell me Mr Farage, what was it about a system favoured by money launderers that allows donations to be totally untraceable that first attracted you to crypto?" 272190662 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialKarolina Sutton @karolinasutton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I have read many interviews with Margaret Atwood & this one, by Decca Aitkenhead, is my favourite of recent years. Really captures both Margaret Atwood & Peggy, her politics & her irrepressible sense of fun. You’ll chuckle. ‘God made the middle finger for a reason’ www.thetimes.com/article/631e... 151 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 12/09/2026Brazil’s Supreme Court is at the centre of an ugly, ever-expanding corruption scandal. Register for free to discover how democracy’s defenders have become a threatbit.lyWhen the defenders of democracy turn their backs on it insteadBrazil’s top court saved the country’s young democracy. Now it is strangling it through corruption 064 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"What’s left of [Trump's] influence — with voters, other countries, increasingly restive Republicans — depends on a cultivated image of dominance." @jimbostanford.bsky.social debunks some Trump lies. #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?... 067 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 12/09/2026adding this to my thread because it's an excellent bloot and I wish I'd thought of it first bsky.app/profile/exce... 35710 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialCorreio Braziliense @correiocb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026📰Canadá atrai pesquisadores decepcionados com Trump nos EUA A iniciativa conta com 1,7 bilhão de dólares canadenses (cerca de 6,2 bilhões de reais) ao longo de 12 anos.correiobraziliense.com.brCanadá atrai pesquisadores decepcionados com Trump nos EUAA iniciativa conta com 1,7 bilhão de dólares canadenses (cerca de 6,2 bilhões de reais) ao longo de 12 anos. 021 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 06/09/2026So in one week: 1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement 2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it 3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt 491821642 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialGeorge E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I rewatched The Big Short last night. This morning, I woke up to this from the FT in my inbox. We are 🧑🍳🧑🍳🧑🍳 185 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialScott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"Trump’s tariff fix leaves US trade policy in permanent flux" www.ft.com/content/46bf... 3245 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialJohn Williams @johnhuww.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Untrendy classics suddenly seem refreshing “In an age that is hostile to difficulty and ambiguity, the strangeness and difficulty of classic books is appealingly countercultural.” www.thetimes.com/article/22d5...thetimes.comUntrendy classics suddenly seem refreshingNotion of canonical books is against the egalitarian spirit of the age yet amid modern trivia they shine brighter than ever 011 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialKaren J Watson 🇨🇦 @watsonkaren.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🇨🇦 GIFT 'In a much-discussed speech in Davos in January, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, months before trade talks with the United States broke down, described the end of Pax Americana as the end of a “pleasant fiction.” ' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | A New World Order Is Coming. We Aren’t Ready. (Gift Article)We must be honest about the seriousness of the situation we’re in. 233 0
Reposted by @cjonescan46.bsky.socialDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Most 'western' governments right now won't take on Big Tech because of worries about growth, and China can because it has fewer concerns on that front. But the largest companies are also arguably constraining the economy as a whole. A huge political economy question. 47731 0