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Luke Edwards

@edwardsluke.bsky.social
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Community journalist. Editor for Niagara Farms newspaper, contributor to Simcoe Advocate and Fort Erie Radio. Fan of baseball, history, and learning new things.

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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 10h
Hey ChatGPT, how often does the letter d appear in United States?
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the second or third worst bracket I could imagine. But it's all mine.
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blue Jays
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Jim Carrey: So You're Telling Me There's A Chance
ALT: Jim Carrey: So You're Telling Me There's A Chance
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Pitcher List Stats @pitcherlistplv.pitcherlist.com · 27/09/2026
Max Scherzer (TOR), in possibly his final big league start, allowed one earned run over seven innings against the Reds with seven strikeouts!
Max Scherzer (TOR), in possibly his final big league start, allowed one earned run over seven innings against the Reds with seven strikeouts!
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Google has started updating satellite images of Gaza. Holocaust. (📸 Barry Andrews MEP, European Parliament)
A single building is left standing amidst utter carnage. Every single building has been levelled across a few square miles pictures. Google maps identified one pile of rubble as a school.
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In case you needed another reason to buy Canadian www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Terry Fox in the Vancouver Sun on March 18, 1980. Twenty-five days later on April 12, 1980, he dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and began the Marathon of Hope.
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This has long been one of the problems: a complete inability by so many Americans to think beyond their own borders. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor at the University of New Haven in Connecticut and a former instructor at the U.S. Army War College, said many Americans, including himself, are unaware of how Trump's words affect people in other nations.

"I don't think I have a visceral sense of what Canadians are feeling about the United States," Schmidt said. "We really don't have a sense of the impact of what the president is saying has on other places."
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oh thank god the billionaires have a way to fight back now
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Both teams could eliminate each other today" - Dan Shulman today ahead of the Jays doubleheader with the Orioles. That would seem like the appropriate way to put a bow on this crap season. #BlueJays #Orioles
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Donald Trump's "deal" with Belarus on potash was an obvious (and empty) bluff. And yet, Pierre Poilievre's MPs were more than willing to believe it -- and blame the federal government and a non-existent carbon tax instead. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/23/o...
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Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives can’t wait to buy Trump’s bullshit
Donald Trump's latest economic threat involves replacing Canada's potash with imports from Belarus. The official opposition decided to blame ... the carbon tax?
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Kevin Glew @coopincanada.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
28 years ago today, Roy Halladay made his MLB debut with the Blue Jays. He allowed three runs in five innings to the Rays in the Blue Jays' 7-5 win at Tropicana Field. Rich Butler (East York, Ont.) became the first MLBer to homer off Halladay when he went deep in the fourth.
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
That's a great way to describe how I felt, and I was never even a hockey player.
I assume many Canadians experienced something like the weird cocktail of emotions that buzzed through me that weekend. There was dread, to be sure, because whatever came next would not be good. But there was also a strange relief that bordered on elation: Someone was about to punch me in the face, and I was grinning at them with savage glee in my eyes.
Brightest, on top of it all, was the same feeling that had made me tear up every time I’d heard O Canada over the past 18 months: a patriotic pride so quietly fierce that it sneaked up on me with an almost physical presence.
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
cbc.ca
UN fact-finding mission finds grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in 2 strikes on Iran | CBC News
A United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school ‌and sports facility in Iran in Februa...
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
K
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It’s so frustrating to see story after story of “Trump says so and so deal could happen soon” without any context of the fact he says this shit all the time for things that don’t happen
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The story doesn't really answer the question the headline poses, but may I offer a suggestion: Because the U.S. President is a fucking idiot.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Danielle Smith’s refusal to entertain an export tax on oil betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of Trumpism, oil markets, and the leverage Canada has right now. If she wants to fight for Canada, she can stop tying our strongest hand behind our back. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/11/o...
nationalobserver.com
Danielle Smith still doesn't get it
Alberta's premier might be the most Trump-friendly politician in Canada, but she still hasn't figured out what makes him tick — or why he's a far bigger threat to her province's oil and gas industry t...
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/business/can...
stcatharinesstandard.ca
Donald Trump’s ban on Canadian spirits will mean lost jobs — but many will be in the U.S.
Many of the Canadian brands affected are now owned by international conglomerates, so they will feel the pain, experts say.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I’m an immigrant to Canada. Moved from East Coast of U.S. (Go Pats!) The number of times an immigration fear-mongerer has said “well, I don’t mean you”… Exactly.
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Probably the best approach for Canada.
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JJ Cooper @jjcoop36.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thomas Pannone has just thrown the fifth nine-inning CG perfect game in International League history. The 32-year-old Nashville lefty (Brewers org) dominated, needing only 93 pitches to do it. The final batter got to a 3-0 count, the first 3-ball count Pannone had since the 2nd.
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I guess I always thought if we had an Administration full of Nazis who support traditionally Nazi shit it would at least be a pretty big story
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James G @orth.ca · 06/09/2026
Daily Jays postseason probability graphic.
Dark infographic, "Blue Jays Playoff Watch", Sun Sep 6 2026. TOR 72-71, 19 games left.

STAND: 56.9% to reach the postseason, all wild card (AL East 0.0%). Tied with CLE at 72-71 but holding the tiebreaker on a 4-2 season series with no meetings left, so identical records give TOR 56.9% to CLE's 36.1%. Almost certainly the 3rd wild card (52.2%), so a road series.

TODAY at KC 2:10 PM ET, Spencer Arrighetti vs Randy Dobnak, KC 63-80. Lose 49.8%, now 56.9%, win 63.1%.

SEASON TREND: bottomed at 3.4% on Jul 26 at 48-58, gone 24-13 since. CLE has fallen the other way to 37.2%.

BY WINS in the final 19: 8 wins 7.8%, 9 wins 26.8%, 10 wins 53.6%, 11 wins 76.9%, 12 wins 91.2%, 13 wins 97.4%.

AL WILD CARD: NYY 81-61, 100.0%. BOS 78-65, 99.2%. TOR 72-71, 56.9%. CLE 72-71, 36.1%. TEX 70-73, 19.9%. BAL 69-74, 4.5%. MIN 68-74, 6.0%. SEA 66-77, 4.7%. TOR's remaining opponents average 0.464 to CLE's 0.477, and CLE plays 12 of its last 19 on the road.

LAST 19: at KC x1, at ATH x3, vs BAL x3, vs DET x3, at TEX x3, at BAL x3, vs CIN x3. 9 against live rivals. Not one remaining opponent is over .500. Biggest series this week is BAL v TOR at 46 points.

ROOT FOR TODAY (100,000 paired sims, swing in points): DET at CLE, cheer DET, +5.85. TB at TEX, cheer TB, +1.58. BOS at BAL, cheer BOS, +0.94. AZ at HOU, cheer AZ, +0.71. MIN at CWS, cheer CWS, +0.35. ATH at SEA, cheer ATH, +0.06.

METHOD: every game simulated, clubs rated from run differential, strength of schedule and record, plus per-sim strength uncertainty. No player projections. boxscore.online/playoffs
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So fucking cool
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I've seen everyone sharing that US Dialect Quiz so I decided to make my own, much crappier, CANADIAN DIALECT QUIZ to guess where in Canada you're from
A flow chart I have created with multiple questions and the answers determine where you're from.

Question 1 is do you call it a hydro bill (which then branches down to ON, QC, BC, MB) or an electric bill (which then branches down to SK, AB, NS, NB, PEI, NL)

Question 2 is do you call it a cabin (BC, MB, AB, SK) cottage (ON and atlantic) camp (northern Ontario) chalet (QC) or bungalow (Cape Breton)

To delineate BC from MB: do you call it dinner or supper

To delineate southern Ontario rural or big city: have you heard of a stag & doe

To delineate SK from AB: do you call a hoodie a bunnyhug

And finally to delineate NL from the other atlantic provinces: whaddayat? (Correct answer: dis is it b'y)
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s the time of the year where bees become that drunk college kid at a bar who can’t handle his booze and is just looking to get knocked out
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St. Catharines Standard @stcatstandard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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In a surprising reversal, Trump’s tariffs forced this U.S. company to move Canada. And it’s not the only one
Faced with Trump tariffs, some U.S. manufacturers are moving production to Ontario and Quebec to cut costs by almost 30 per cent.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 01/09/2026
What can economic theory tell us about winning a trade war? It tells us that solidarity means more than GDP. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/the-game-t...
bugeyedandshameless.com
The Game Theory of a Trade War
How do you win a trade war? Let’s find out
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/politics/fed...
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I’m a former foreign minister. This is how Canada can disentangle itself from the U.S.
Undoing decades of dependence will require steps like electoral reform and fighting separatism.
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Weird they call it the Roman telescope when it's named after a woman, but never call it the Webb telescope when it's named after a guy. www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
cbc.ca
NASA launches $4B Roman Space Telescope | CBC News
NASA began a new mission to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology with the launch on Sunday of the U.S. space agency's new flagship astronomical observatory, a repurposed s...
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada has leverage in this trade fight, but economists warn it comes with a cost | CBC News
With the Trump administration's promise to impose more tariffs on us in January, many Canadians are asking: What leverage should we use to get them to change course?
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Shona Cook @shonacookto.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
While the other one is shitposting AI slop, our man is out here using the word "hydronyms." #CdnPoli
Screenshot of Twitter post from PM Mark Carney which reads: 
The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms. 

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
As bad as America's democratic backsliding is, at least we didn't get smarter fascists. Strategic move was throw money at the economy, especially supporters, while consolidating institutional power. Not what Trump did: foreign aggression that hurts the economy right before legislative elections.
liberalcurrents.com
The Trump Trainwreck
The president’s choices at home and abroad are boosting Democrats’ chances in November.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Damnit, I don't know how we come back from that. I'll be writing my local MP today to demand our government give Trump everything he wants.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"From ‘Fortress North America’ to All-Out Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Talks Collapsed" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w... "the United States maintained that it would retain all power to change tariff policy against Canada at any time, irrespective of the agreement" Then what's the point?
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
How this didn't elicit a follow up question is beyond me.
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The Hungover Pundit @hungoverpundit.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A good analysis and worth the read. Also, the Australian-isms are just fantastic; I had to google a couple of them. ... All joking aside, I don't often voice my support for centre-right politicians like Carney, but he made the right call. Trump's "deal" is worthless. Elbows up, gloves off.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 22/08/2026
Donald Trump overplayed his hand. The cost of this trade war is going to be brutal — and he can't count on the solidarity needed to get through it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Justin Ling: Donald Trump’s war on Canada will fail — just like last time
The clarity around Donald Trump’s true intentions is a strategic asset for Canada, Justin Ling writes. We know now, with no ambiguity, that he wants our capitulation.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This isn't the first time the USA has placed 50% tariffs on Canada. In 1890, the USA's Tariff Act was touted as a way to build up American industry, but the true goal was forcing the annexation of Canada. It backfired and made Canada stronger. This is the story. 📸 LoC 🧵1/10
Political cartoon criticizing the Republican platform for favoring untaxed whiskey (jug labeled "Untaxed Whiskey 20¢ Gal.") while presenting war‑taxed common cloth with an 89% tariff, highlighting perceived hypocrisy.
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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
So, what should we do? 1) Start with understanding this is not a 'trade war'. 2) Identify tactics that hurt the US in ways that will be noticed and felt. (Throw your GDP calculator away.) 3) Demonstrate impenetrable Canadian resolve. 4) Negotiate, but don't make concessions for pencil signature.
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Chrononaut @chrononaut.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Europe must support Canada in standing up to Trump's bullying. United we stand!
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Carney unleashed
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Same as the first curler I think of when I pass by a Beer Store.
Photo of Glenn Howard smiling after a shot
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I wonder if letting the US president continue to raise prices on American consumers and businesses while simultaneously hurting the US booze industry would help or hinder things for his midterm chances 🤔
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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 19/08/2026
Most Americans have no idea how pissed off Canadians are about all this economic coercion. www.338canada.ca/p/leger-enou...
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Congrats to @yeahiroy.bsky.social on the win. Fun season!
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Luke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I wonder how many of the respondents could define either.
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