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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 30/09/2026

I thought about this a lot when writing Father Francis Loyola, aka The Pope's Hitman. Loyola is a compulsive planner when given the luxury, running through multiple scenarios including many that don't come to pass but almost always inform the chaos when strategy encounters the enemy.

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Brian Wilde @bwildemtl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

83 to go. The Canadiens open their season with a mature effort. It wasn’t spectacular but it was an intelligent road game. The win in Toronto in the season opener of the Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal globalnews.ca/news/1207663...

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Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens start the season with a tight victory over the Maple Leafs in Toronto - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

The Montreal Canadiens drew the Maple Leafs in Toronto and it was a match-up that Montreal has struggled with, but not this time. The Canadiens posted a tight 3-2 win.

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026

This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.

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Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.

Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@brigittepellerin.bsky.social Is there an unannounced political party thing happening in Ottawa? @jleiper.bsky.social and Joanne Chianello have very similar colour schemes for their campaign signs.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is what 2.5% gets you: patched patches on top of patched asphalt. Ottawa deserves better.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@brigittepellerin.bsky.social The Ottawa mayor race, as I understand it: The incumbent is running against the incumbent. There's the insider policy wonk. There's the outsider policy wonk. And there's the war on cars guy. Sigh.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Dear @gailsimone.bsky.social , as I am Canadian, can you please explain this to me?

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Jordan Moffatt @jordanmoffatt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Work or run a business from home in Ottawa? You have Rose Fletcher to thank. She fought to make it legal in the 1970s after a zoning bylaw banned it. Read the story in my latest newsletter post. threespeed.substack.com/p/the-woman-...

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The woman who legalized working from home in Ottawa

Rose Fletcher fought City Hall for years before her WFH victory in late 1974

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Clearly the problem is not enough parking. Closing a street obviously hurts vendors. @toondreessen.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

JD Vance wants to take child care money away from low-income parents and giving it to married women who stay home to raise their kids. Welcome to Gilead. brigittepellerin.substack.com/p/the-handma...

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The Handmaid’s Tax Credit

Subsidizing married parents to stay home by taking childcare money away from low-income parents is not giving women more choice.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

On this day in 2025, Ken Dryden died. Born in 1947 in Hamilton, he won six Stanley Cups, five Vezinas, the Calder and the Conn Smythe in his Hall of Fame career. A best-selling author, he served in Parliament from 2004 to 2011. 📸 Bruce Bennett

Ken Dryden in his jersey standing on the ice with vintage pads, blocker, glove and stick, looking focused.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem, Researcher Who Discovered Existence Of Women, Dead At 92

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

On this day in 1814, the Brits marched on Washington D.C. and burned the White House.

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Occasionally Spooky Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

On this day in 1814, the Brits marched on Washington D.C. and burned the White House. Pass it on 😁

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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today in 1814, Robert Ross burned attacked Washington, and burned the White House. Ross is buried at the old burying grounds.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm sure I've posted "Rocket Robin Hood" here in the past, but if you don't know it... It's new to you! At least stick around for the full opening credits theme. It's a bop. #OCanada

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Rocket Robin Hood : S01 E01 - Prince of Plotters

YouTube video by Ubitoons

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

funny-not-really-funny how similar the US approaches to negotiating with Canada and Iran are.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Are these worthy of the attention of the Kaiju Preservation Society, @scalzi.com ?

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Rugged Broad @ruggedbroad.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

You’ll have to excuse me

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Guardian once asked me 'what one change would you make to achieve Black equality in Britain?' and it feels appropriate to share my answer again

Athena Kugblenu: Allow Black people to be mediocre too!
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I would like to replace #blackexcellence with #blackmediocrity. True equality is when our talent:recognition ratio is allowed to be as broad as white people’s. Lewis Hamilton had to win two Formula One titles before he bagged BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2014; Greg Rusedski only had to get battered by Pat Rafter to win his. Kwasi Kwarteng steered the economy towards an iceberg and got sacked. Jeremy Hunt drove the NHS over a cliff, now he’s chancellor. Don’t get me started on how many football clubs get ruined by freshly retired white footballers while very qualified Black managers are overlooked. When the arc of the moral universe bends towards Black people failing upwards as their peers do, we will be in the promised land.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Top three reasons for @scalzi.com to attend #WorldCon2027 in #Montreal: 1. French Fries 2. Cheese Curds 3. Gravy #TeamPoutine

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Lee Whiteside @mrsftv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I was the top M. U. L. E. Skinner in the country for a while on the game M. U. L. E. on the 8-bit Atari Computer. I only found that out when Ozark Softscape sent a letter out saying that I had been dethroned.

A M. U. L. E. Skinner certificate from Ozark Softscape for getting a top score on the game M. U. L. E. It reads "Having Mastered The Leap of a Leggite, the speed of a spheroid, the brute of a bonzoid, the guts of a gollumer and having exhibited extra territorial excellence, Lee Whiteside is hereby elected into the intergalactic order of confederated mule skinners. Such honor is dubiously recorded in Federation records in Little Rock, Arkansas Attested with appreciation (signatures of creators of the game). It includes a gold seal.

A letter from Ozark Softscape that reads in part "Greetings~ Since so many of you have requested information on you score compared to other MULE Skinners, I am sending our list to all of you. There are now 50 certificate winners, Lee Whiteside held the top score until last week when Richard Citrino sent in the amazing score of 138,435."

A picture of the packaging for the Ozark Sofscape game M. U. L. E. on 8-bit floppy disk.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

When your friends give you a bookstore gift card and you're behind on your @scalzi.com ...

Three books on a table top: When the Moon Hits Your Eye, Starter Villain, and The Kaiju Preservation Society

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This is what decades of insufficient tax funding gives #Ottawa: patches upon patches on the streets. (Photo: Kenwood ave looking east from Broadview) @toondreessen.bsky.social

A street with asphalt patches over older asphalt patches.

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

21 years ago today, Canada became the 4th country in the world, and 1st outside of Europe, to legalize same-sex marriage. The sky didn’t fall. Hell didn’t break loose. Only Canada’s capacity for love and acceptance increased. Now over 30+ countries have followed Canada’s lead.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hello Fawkes (aka @wilwheaton.net ); this has not yet appeared on your feed. Typical evil behaviour ;)

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Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hegseth wants the US military to be more Spartan, which does unfortunately involve being beaten up by the Persians

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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

RIP to the incomparable Sam Neill

How long has it been since you've seen the original "Jurassic Park"?

SAM NEILL The last time I watched it in its totality was sitting beside Princess Di at Leicester Square at the London opening.
On the other side of me was my son Tim - he was 11 and completely swept away by it, but about the time the T-Rex turns up, Tim started to fart. And the draft was drifting across me to royalty! I spent the whole film in a muck sweat, thinking, "Princess Di is being exposed to the horrors of a little boy's fart, but she's going to think it's me. I am going to be subliminally blamed for my son's crimes, and I don't think she'll talk to me afterwards." But she was well brought up and never mentioned it.
JEFF GOLDBLUM I love that story, Sam.
I've heard him tell that a couple of times, and it's just amazing the lengths that he will go to still blame the boy.

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david--p.bsky.social @david--p.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Would a Mandalorian cheese maker say "This is the whey"?

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

If someone chooses to live in a smaller home in the inner city in part to avoid a long commute, they generally don’t pressure society to build them a bigger house with more stuff. So if you choose a bigger stuff-filled house in the suburbs, don’t expect society to build you a fast car commute.

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