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T.RD

@diasrt.bsky.social
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Portuguese-former British Columbian; Now a supporter of B.C. secession; Reader, writer, among other things while living abroad in the E.U.

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Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is what crowd out looks like.
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Debra Messing ditches Democrat for Trump-backed Republican as she sounds alarm over New York
Debra Messing endorsed Republican Bruce Blakeman for New York governor, citing affordability, congestion pricing and the city's economic decline.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨🚨Brave, courageous and just wonderful artistry.
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Sally Rose @sallyrose.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Every country needs to ban them and have a massive bonfire of them.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
These bastards should have sold their American properties as soon as this shit started... ca.yahoo.com/news/florida...
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Florida weighs ditching property taxes and sticking Canadians with the bill
Florida voters are weighing whether to scrap residential property taxes and the state's governor has a solution to that potentially huge revenue loss: tax Canadians more.
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#booksky
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David Davidson @davidsquared.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Canada’s far right populism is milder because the billionaire class was focused on larger prizes. Now #carney put up the 4sale sign & his conservative policies will make affordability & the climate worse, setting the stage for version of Trump #cdnpoli thewalrusca.substack.com/p/canadas-mo...
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Canada’s Most Popular Conservative Is Mark Carney
His economic agenda has scrambled the political map. The question is how long it can last
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Helen Whatley MP spends every day bashing disabled people online and calling them scroungers. She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015. £300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. " via Harry Eccles
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Gord Johns @gordjohns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Airport by airport, port by port, public service by public service, a corporate agenda is taking hold under the Liberal government. The House of Commons is starting to look more like a corporate boardroom.1/9
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MP Johns: Where in the Liberal platform did it promise privatization of public assets and services?
YouTube video by Gord Johns
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing US officials. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Exclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms
The president is skeptical that Tehran will meet his demands.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Over $370K raised for 81-year-old delivery driver paying wife’s medical bills
Don Johnson works as an independent contractor delivering lost or delayed luggage to homes in order to pay his wife's medical bills.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Detroit automakers lack the hybrid electric vehicles that are in demand in the US (and elsewhere). Now, Hyundai is expected to outsell Ford in q3… by Mike Wayland @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/h...
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Hyundai expected to outsell Ford in third quarter as Detroit automakers lack hybrids
Cox analysts said Ford and General Motors are seeing sales lag because they don't have many hybrid vehicles.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every single one of these countries had a chance to take action against a war criminal and failed! ca.yahoo.com/news/netanya...
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Netanyahu crosses Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect
OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled through Canadian airspace on Thursday, despite facing an international arrest warrant.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Canada must consider even unlikely threats — including an American invasion
Preparation is rarely wasted. Even when the scenario never materializes, the process strengthens institutions, sharpens strategic thinking, and improves readiness.
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Plain speaking with a touch of humour (delivered straight faced) is sometimes the way to go Give that man a 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
She got what she voted for www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Mother of Renee Good says she voted for Trump, calls for ICE accountability
Donna Ganger, the mother of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this year, said Tuesday she voted for President Trump and thought that federal immi...
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/09/2026
This crisis moment is a chance to reimagine what kind of Canada we want to build – and Canadians are ready to build big things together.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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'Stay tuned': Canada's unions considering legal action to protect right to strike
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said after the introduction of Bill C-39 that any suggestion that the government is weakening the right to strike is 'incorrect'
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mickwoodydweller.bsky.social @mickwoodydweller.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great nit of gorilla activism
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As I’ve said before, they can’t afford to. Maybe we get eight years of normal government after this, but you can’t rely on long-term alliances with an electorate that’s demonstrated they’ll happily install a maniac the next time the economy hits a speedbump.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Change in Canada's citizenship law hitting U.S. archives
CBC News has learned that Canada's change to its citizenship law to recognize the citizenship by descent of 'lost Canadians' is having an unintended consequence south of the border — creating backlogs...
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NDP @ndp.ca · 21/09/2026
1/ BREAKING: NDP MP Heather McPherson's call for an emergency debate on Canada's airports being opened up to private, possibly American investors, has been rejected.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bad idea... www.agcc.co.uk/news-article...
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Burnham sends RAF to protect Saudi oil… while North Sea remains in limbo
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to deploy RAF support to Saudi Arabia to protect energy supplies from Houthi attacks, as his government continues to delay decisions on major oil and gas project...
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation
A federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🇬🇧 🗣️ @marinapurkiss.bsky.social: “His nice guy image has collapsed — It’s not that Ed Sheeran didn’t speak up on 🇵🇸, it’s that he allowed the silencing of someone who did… If you don’t have a position on this now you’re going to lose respect. He has F.U. money to take a stand.”
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How is this even a question? ca.yahoo.com/news/municip...
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Should municipalities ban smart glasses in pools and change rooms?
Some city councils are banning smart glasses in public change rooms to prevent people from being covertly recorded, but 10 Canadian municipalities contacted by CBC News say existing rules are sufficie...
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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 20/09/2026
Transport minister won’t guarantee prices won’t go up after airport privatization, promises fees will be ‘partially regulated’ www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Transport minister won’t guarantee prices won’t go up after airport privatization, promises fees will be ‘partially regulated’
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon won’t guarantee the cost to fly won’t go up for travellers if the federal government follows through on its plan to privatize Canada’s four largest airports but doe...
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW: One UCP riding association wants a leadership review for Danielle Smith. A similar move was the first domino that ultimately cut short Jason Kenney’s leadership in 2022. So watch if this becomes a trend. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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UCP riding group demands leadership review as separatist leader criticizes Danielle Smith's unity stance | CBC News
To force a party vote on the premier's leadership, 22 riding associations would need to make same request.
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GuyD @thenotoriousguy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 60m books sold, there must be quite the backstory to this action news.sky.com/share/13589446
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HarperCollins drops David Walliams' book back catalogue
David Walliams' back catalogue of books is being phased out by his publisher HarperCollins after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Walliams has previously denied wrongdoing. Sky's Katie Spencer ...
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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 19/09/2026
Yet another reason to shop locally owned, independent stores: we charge one price per product. We do not change prices to see how much we can get out of people in need, and we don't use personal information about you to decide how much you will spend.
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EmmaaAAHH! 👻 ArkHell 💀 @emmaarkell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This "significant labour legislation" could very likely end the right to strike for thousands of workers through expanding whose work is "essential," lengthening bargaining timelines or introducing US style laws. pressprogress.ca/mark-carneys...
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Mark Carney’s Government is Rushing Through Major Changes to Canada’s Labour Laws. Unions Say Workers Should Be Alarmed.
Unions are warning Carney is planning to place limits on the right to strike and deliver other items on 'Corporate Canada's wish list'
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Overly focusing on whether the attack on Minab school violated LOAC or amounted to a war crime risks distracting from a more self-evident legal conclusion: Trump’s entire war on Iran is illegal. But for Trump’s illegal war, those kids wouldn’t have been killed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
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U.S. Strike on Iranian School May Have Been War Crime, U.N. Report Says (Gift Article)
Mistakes that led to the deaths of more than a hundred children “went beyond negligence,” investigators said. They also cited a separate strike the same day that killed a reported 22 civilians.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Someone, thinking they were being rude, asked if I would ever grow up In response I used my Dad’s favourite saying ‘Since light travels faster than sound, people may appear bright until you hear them speak’ Never grow up, it’s a sign of surrender
A smiling red squirrel
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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AI caught telling future versions of itself to bypass human controls, OpenAI reveals
AI agents also sought to access secret information and covered up what they were doing
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well, it happened: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to open up Canada’s four largest airports to private investment. So....privatization. That's not the only thing he pledged to a room of obnoxiously rich people. I talked to economists and a top labour leader to break this down:
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 17/09/2026
The strongest point Lewis makes here is that Carney is “out on a limb here” No one asked voters if they wanted to privatize airports. No one was talking about this. It’s unclear Liberal MPs are even on board with this It feels like a random pet issue Carney is pushing on his own out of the blue
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16/09/2026
Doesn’t the federal government have rules preventing the appointment of family members to official positions, regardless of their CV?
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James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'd never advise anyone to follow my route in publishing. But I will say I think perseverance is key. A big part of that is how you weather failure and how you take responsibility for your missteps. In that, support is invaluable, if you're willing to listen and learn. I've had some amazing guides.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16/09/2026
I see this as win-win-win: • Canada reduces its dependency on the United States • Conservative MPs and right-wing influencers can finally live out their fantasy of staging their own Brexit • I don’t have to stand in line at customs for 45 mins at the Frankfurt airport
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Remains remarkable that the Trump administration refuses to tell Congress what it is doing with Venezuela oil funds.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Across 91 countries, study says AI may be making an 'entire generation less capable'
"The world's 15-year-olds are reading, calculating and reasoning at the weakest levels recorded since global testing began 25 years ago."
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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‘The Law Should Be Shutting Them Down’: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Others Speak at TIME100 AI Impact Dinner
“Today’s AI companies are operating in such a way that the law should be shutting them down,” the actor and advocate said at the third annual TIME100 AI Impact Dinner.
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Alberta - Kyle Campbell, the NDP candidate in Calgary-Shaw, has won the by-election. 🟠NDP FLIP
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Animated map shows spread of illegal Israeli settlements across Palestine
Some 750,000 settlers live across more than 500 illegal settlements and outposts, as Israeli pogroms hit record highs.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So looks like London and most of the U.k. may be off my travel list. I refuse to support businesses or cities that make it legal to refuse cash as payment.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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New York City leads lawsuit against Trump’s ‘public charge’ immigration rule
The city and other municipalities around the country, along with the New York attorney general, filed lawsuits in federal court.
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T.RD @diasrt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is why I hate the public school system now.. it isn"/ just in America either www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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California high school grads score 4.0 GPAs but can’t do basic math, professors say
The seeming rise of grade inflation comes as the University of California system debates whether to reinstate testing admission requirements.
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