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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 08/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS The 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Interesting read and very plausible explanation for the visit: Why did CIA Director Ratcliffe travel to Moscow malcontentnews.substack.com/p/why-did-ci...

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Why did CIA Director Ratcliffe travel to Moscow

The last time a CIA Director traveled to Russia, the Russia-Ukraine War expanded 3 months later.

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Augur Infinity @augurinfinity.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🇺🇸🇨🇦 The US imports more goods from Canada than from China.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Trump just imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods because they couldn't come to a trade agreement.⁣ ⁣ You can't expect someone to keep crawling back to their lying spouse. And you can't expect Canada to keep crawling back to the U.S.

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Daniel Alexander @dannya43.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The Tragically Hip wrote the soundtrack for Canada for a generation. It's our little secret. youtu.be/ttY766CIOik?...

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The Tragically Hip's impact south of the border

YouTube video by CityNews

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 22/08/2026

Watching Prime Minister Carney discussing the breakdown of the Canada-US trade deal at a press conference and just really appreciating living in a country where the leader can speak coherently and knowledgeably about what is actually happening.

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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In Canadian culture telling someone "you're my little pissbaby and I get to abuse you whenever I feel like it" is considered a grave insult. bsky.app/profile/kikk...

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 07/08/2026

Bloomberg Editor-In Chief, Matt Winkler: “Canada since Mark Carney became PM in March, 2025, has outperformed everyone in America, the Eurozone and anywhere else in the world.”

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Jeremy @floregonian.com · 18/07/2026

There are people on TikTok spending their precious time rating your profile pic if you send them a cowboy hat and then there are people on TikTok doing this

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

jokes on them, now they're just remains

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Joy Division Central @jd-central.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

OTD 1976: Hooky, Barney & Terry Mason attended “The Gig That Changed the World”; The Sex Pistols Live at Lesser Free Trade Hall. Admission 50p.

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Marcus Kolga @marcuskolga.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A warning to Canadians that foreign adversaries, petty hucksters and MAGAsphere influencers are seeking to exploit the Alberta separatist and 51st state issues. We must prepare for an intensification of this threat. disinfowatch.org/foreign-inte...

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Decision Making and National Unity Under Threat - DisinfoWatch

Download the PDF version of the report HERE. Marcus Kolga, Jennie Phillips, Brian McQuinn, Bartel Van de Walle EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Foreign adversaries are exploiting the Alberta separatist debate...

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

More views of that brand new sculpture by the mysterious street artist Banksy. It is attracting a lot of attention and drawing crowds since the eye-catching sculpture popped up in central London. #art #sculpture #banksy #london #travels

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/11/2025

This is brilliant

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Daniel Alexander @dannya43.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The previous US-Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), took roughly 20 to 22 months of formal, intensive negotiations to reach a final agreement. That won't be too long for economists to look through these oil prices. Also yay peace!

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OSINT Intuit™ @urikikaski.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗞𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 | 𝟭𝟵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 CENTCOM has released footage of U.S. Marines boarding and seizing the Iranian-flagged container ship TOUSKA (IMO: 9328900) in the Gulf of Oman while attempted to breach the U.S. naval blockade. #OSINT

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

🇺🇸👀 The U.S. Navy Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them warning to stop.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Trump is running an interesting experiment in how many self-identified Christian Americans have actual religious commitments and how many are just into it because it provides a means for the socially defensible expression of bigotry bsky.app/profile/bria...

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Joe Brusuelas @joebrusuelas.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

It’s good that we all have something to cheer for that involves a positive aspirational vision of humanity.

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

My dog had a very expressive ear moment earlier today.

Close up of a gleeful black and brown dog face with her left ear fully extended and her right ear ticket behind her head.

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Artemis 2 crew name a new crater on the moon after Reid Wiseman's wife Carroll. One of the most beautiful videos you’ll ever see 🥹

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

“We don't need 5th generation to defend our borders. These capabilities are better used abroad, where their stealth, air-to-ground weapons, and penetration capabilities are needed," #NORAD commander says. #Carney says this statement doesn’t contradict information used in consideration. #F35 #CAF

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PM says F-35 review ongoing after Norad chief says they’re not critical

Prime Minister Mark Carney sidestepped questions on Tuesday about his government’s drawn-out review of the F-35 procurement plan, after the head of Norad suggest advanced aircraft like the F-35 are no...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The US President casually announcing his intention to commit war crimes on social media. That's where you're at, America.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Like telling ICE agents you aren't mad?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I wonder what percentage of Americans knows that the CIA helped overthrow a democracy in Iran in 1953, installing a brutal dictator who tortured and murdered people. Republicans keep citing the 1979 Islamic Revolution as if that was the start of U.S.-Iran hostilities. Go back 26 years earlier.

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In first, CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed to overthrow leader of Iran was undemocratic

While other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, the acknowledgment by the CIA in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup still rema...

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NEP-MON: Monetary Economics @repec-nep-mon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Stablecoin Disintermediation: Donny Tou

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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 28/02/2026

After WWII, the Allied powers installed democracies in Germany, Italy, and Japan. All three stable 80+ years later. We tried the same formula in Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003). Hundreds of thousands died. The Taliban rules Afghanistan today. Why? 1/

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Marcus Kolga @marcuskolga.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Proud to be part of a Canadian team developing an AI tool to detect and counter online disinformation. We need scalable AI to detect and counter information warfare in real time. Builds on years work at DisinfoWatch to strengthen our ability to expose + respond fast. www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

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Canadian researchers develop AI tool to fight online disinformation

Researchers say artificial intelligence has helped them ramp up the fight against online disinformation meant to divide Canadians and distort perceptions of reality.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

CNN's Kristen Holmes reports that Trump blew up during a meeting after learning of the SCOTUS ruling on tariffs. "He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts and at one point saying these effing courts, but using the actual language there"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2026

Neal Katyal: "In America, the chief justice said only Congress can impose taxes on the American people, and that's what tariffs are. Tariffs are taxes."

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Brian Platt @brianplatt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Canada put up the money for this international bridge because the US wouldn’t do it. The cost is to be repaid over time by tolls. Now that it’s close to opening, Trump says he wants half ownership

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Mark Carney hit a home run. We are now seeing an avalanche of truth-telling about Donald Trump's demented quests deanbaker22.substack.com/p/mark-carne...

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Mark Carney: World Hero

It's always good to hear a politician telling the truth

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.

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The Carney doctrine

Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Canadians are so lucky to have Carney in charge at this very moment, and the wild twist is that they only have Trump to thank for that...

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Tony Stark @tonystark.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

You know, as someone who did grad school work on Arctic warfare, reformed DoD policy and readiness on the Arctic on the hill, and even advised OSD on Arctic policy matters….the Arctic is supposed to be the place where all of NATO is in firmest agreement. To call this insanity is to undersell it.

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Nirupama Rao @nirupama.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Thrilled that my paper "The Cost of Curbing Externalities with Market Power: Alcohol Regulations and Tax Alternatives" with @cconlon.bsky.social was accepted by the Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social !

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Since LLM's lack teleological thinking, attempting to outsource your own makes yours worse. Your tasks and subtasks no longer have any correlation with your goal.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 16/09/2025

GROYPER EXPLAINER: Part 1 🧵👇🏼 Fabulous intro into the worldviews of the state-driven Christian Nationalism of Charlie Kirk vs the base Nick Fuentes taps into: incel forums, gamer chat, crypto cynicism, & edgelord memes. Otherwise known as Black Pill Accelerationists. A Cy Canterel explainer.

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Bradley Busch @bradleybusch.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays. Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn. arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...

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Daniel Alexander @dannya43.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What do you even say to someone who thinks AI is doing real work?

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