Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If we’re talking historically, Canada Post is still up by billions. If we’re talking today, it still applies. The union and CCPA have outlined about 10 different changes, all ignored by gov, that would make the corporation profitable. 164
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Sanchez does it AGAIN www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comWill Pedro Sánchez’s gamble to call snap general election in Spain pay off?Spanish PM is hoping to shore up his fragile mandate by tapping into public anger over country’s housing crisis 000
Reposted by GeordieRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One of Canada’s largest newspapers published what read a whole lot like an incitement to violence against NDP Leader Avi Lewis, prompting widespread condemnation. Yet for some reason, there appears to be all but radio silence from mainstream Canadian media. Here's what I found: 921881
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Every now and then you have to tip your hat to the propaganda power of capital, who has, somehow, prevented this from being a massive front page story on every outlet. 100
Reposted by GeordieDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 05/10/2026We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind the global buildup of artificial intelligence.democracynow.orgThe Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit GebruWe speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind... 315855
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026:( www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdk8...youtube.comSass Jordan - Pissin' DownYouTube video by SassJordanVEVO 000
Reposted by GeordieThe Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 02/10/2026In the Globe today: an argument you're unlikely to see in any Albertan newspaper.theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Is it really a good idea for the government to subsidize a pipeline?Designating the West Coast pipeline as a project of national interest exposes a global reality: Fossil fuels haven’t just lost to clean energy – they’ve already lost 2167
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026At the Tenant Federation I always said that the best interviews always ended with landlords sending me death threats. Same reason. 1133
Reposted by GeordieArmine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Holy cow "government’s huge subsidization of this project – up to 90 per cent of a $40-billion pipeline with ownership split evenly between Ottawa and Edmonton – ....." What kind of a deal is that? esp cuz we're subsidizing the past world of energy markets www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Is it really a good idea for the government to subsidize a pipeline?Designating the West Coast pipeline as a project of national interest exposes a global reality: Fossil fuels haven’t just lost to clean energy – they’ve already lost 149749
Reposted by GeordieLes Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This hurt me right in the Saskatchewan, from the day I moved here 20 years ago right until now. 261
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026!!! "Those who were there can confirm: the hype is deserved. You Can See Everything is, somehow, more shocking, twistier, thornier and revealing than billed – a stupefying and gloriously destabilizing hall of psychological mirrors" www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...theguardian.comYou Can See Everything review – Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes doc is a modern masterpiece of deceitNo spoilers here – TV’s grand illusionist meets his match when he moves in with Theranos founder and her family 000
Reposted by GeordieRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fascinating to me that the folks on threads are capable of hating Danielle Smith for doing, largely, exactly the same thing they praise Mark Carney for doing on the climate crisis lol 1113521
Reposted by GeordieGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 01/10/2026with the death penalty in the discourse I'll recommend another brilliant Errol Morris doc, Mr. Death, which concerns the death penalty but is really about the evolutionary path of a certain type of guy all of us online are only too familiar with 📽️letterboxd.comA ★★★★★ review of Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)the cinematic Rosetta Stone of the modern age, an acute examination of the psychological path a regular guy travels to end up as a Holocaust denying pariah. 4395
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One of the hardest thing to deal with in housing is clear data that these programs save money. I always have to explain to them: 'Those in power know and they don't care. Because all the money you save the public ends up reducing profit and therefore it won't happen.' www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caToronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits | CBC NewsA Toronto hospital network is set to greatly expand its unique permanent housing program that largely serves homeless people who visit hospital emergency departments an inordinate amount of time. 021
Reposted by GeordieDr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the same place in November 2023. 212979
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As I’ve said a few times now, don’t think I’ve seen a NA outlet give this treatment to Gretzky 001
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On repeat #2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6_m...youtube.comGENER8ION - STORM starring Yung LeanYouTube video by GENER8ION 000
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026on repeat x1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RAJ...youtube.comSerge Gainsbourg - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vaisYouTube video by SANDRINE SUNSET 000
Reposted by GeordieZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. 30725301399
Reposted by GeordieCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Study for mâtinawêwin (Offering Food) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026 112438
Reposted by GeordieKim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It has been over 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 93 calls to action. Since then, 14 of them have been completed. That is just 15%. In over a decade. www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2026/09/01/t...indigenouswatchdog.orgTRC Calls To Action Status: September 1, 2026 - Indigenous Watchdog 39785
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026TRC day today. Everyday I live on stolen land, treatied with fraud and never followed by colonial government anyways. A legal house of cards, built on sinking quicksand. May I one day, live in a place governed by the, Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat. 000
Reposted by GeordieCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571692054
Reposted by GeordieDavid Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 30/09/2026The case against billionaires — a corrosive, anti-democratic force. You can have billionaires or you can have democracy. But you can’t have both. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-case-a...davidmoscrop.comThe Case Against BillionairesYou can have an ultra-wealthy class or you can have democracy. You can’t have both. Choose...wisely. 57925
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This kinda of shit happened all the time in Scandinavia. The service levels are insane. I knew a woman who bought a pair of shoes. After A YEAR she goes back to the seller and says they are wearing to quickly. So they give her another pair. Even more wild? She did it again a year later. 010
Reposted by GeordieThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026It shouldn’t take the eviction of an 87-year-old to get Spain’s housing crisis fixed | María Ramíreztheguardian.comIt shouldn’t take the eviction of an 87-year-old to get Spain’s housing crisis fixed | María RamírezPédro Sanchez is an admirer of Zohran Mamdani. It’s time Spanish politicians emulated the New York mayor’s relentless focus on affordable homes, says María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of Spanish news outlet elDiario.es 37015
Reposted by GeordieJames McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 30/09/2026As the article notes, it's pretty wild that the U.S. tourism numbers are crashing like this in a year when they literally hosted the World Cup. www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 714554
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As a number of people have pointed out, this might qualify as hate speech under the criminal code. 000
Reposted by GeordieThe Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 30/09/2026NDP MP Gazan: The most important project of ‘national interest’ is upholding First Nations’ human right to clean water www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/30/t...hilltimes.comThe most important project of ‘national interest’ is upholding First Nations’ human right to clean water - The Hill TimesWhen generations of colonial violence and rights violations have created an infrastructure gap of roughly $376.1-billion, building a ‘Canada Strong’ would start by building adequate infrastructure… 1116
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The one that I never understood wasn’t a bigger scandal was Neo Nazi Faith Goldy. Not only did the paper run her op Ed’s saying people should be barred based on religion, but warmington called her a “good kid “ after appearing on a Neo Nazi podcast. Anyone ever forced them to apologize or explain? 000
Reposted by GeordieArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social 178124572669
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One of the interesting fundamental elements of the historical roll out of capitalism is brazen law-breaking. You see it all the time: crimes, theft, rule-breaking, etc. All ignored while it's happening (as here) and then usually also backed up by being legalized after the fact. 120
Reposted by Geordiefreegrassy.bsky.social @freegrassy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At #RiverRun2026, thousands sat in silence outside Indigenous Services Canada to honour #GrassyNarrows loved ones who died early from mercury poisoning #FreeGrassy #ShutDownDrydenMill 063
Reposted by GeordieJim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is an outstanding refutation of PM Carney's double-speak on proposed Canada Labour Code amendments, from Colleen Bauman and Mark Rowlinson: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont.... Previous misuse of Section 107 would be codified & routinized, even though it's still facing court challenges. #canlabthestar.comMark Carney says he’s protecting Canadian workers. It’s Orwellian doublespeakSubject to ministerial review, the right to strike is likely to be much weakened by Bill C-39. 35934
Reposted by GeordieMichelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 26/09/2026It's been a rough week, and ranting is my therapy. I wrote about the seemingly COVID conspiracist-inspired shooting at my local synagogue and the simultaneous promoting of COVID conspiracism by Jesse Brown. medium.com/@michelle.co...medium.comGuns, Threats, and the Clown King of Jewish SafetyIt’s been a bad week. It’s been a weird week. I awoke Monday to photos of bullet holes in the beautiful stained-glass windows of my local… 716856
Reposted by GeordieMatt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 29/09/2026My @thestar.com column: Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander talk about Toronto's budget like it's some mystery we need outside experts to solve. But the mayor's spending record is all public, and tells a simple story of priorities. No mystery. Just math. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comMatt Elliott: There’s no mystery behind Mayor Olivia Chow’s budget record — there’s just mathLately, the leading candidates taking on Mayor Olivia Chow in the race for mayor have taken to referring to the city’s budget like it’s some great cosmic mystery. A riddle 47226
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Checking back in to thank progressive voters in Hungary. The left parties pulled all their candidates in the hope of turning the Conservative (other party) win into a supermajority. It worked. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comTwo ex-ministers from Orbán era held over suspected bribery and misuse of public fundsMinisters from former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunity 100
Reposted by GeordieGarth Mullins @garthmullins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I never heard a court room break into applause before. Plus the sound of crying 1694
Geordie @geordiedent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh man. I've had nightmares about fucking up bad on national TV and it wasn't this bad 010
Reposted by Geordiedustin @godfrey.work · 29/09/2026BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost." 5261114
Reposted by GeordieLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 29/09/2026A Turkish media outlet is reporting the fake AI journalist “Daniel Robson,” who was published by the Ottawa Citizen, Policy Options, Western Standard and The Hub, was targeting a “critic of the Moroccan ruling elite” The dissident suspects “Daniel Robson” may have links to “Moroccan intelligence”turkiyetoday.comExclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman' - Türkiye TodayThe phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter 35323
