Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sorry but not quite. The balance of power is in the PCQ, the Conservative party aka the right wing nut jobs. Between them and the PQ they will have the votes to do plenty of harm. 110
Reposted by Gerg LeGergDon “Dr Mabuse” Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“The #referendum on October 19 will consume much of the country’s political oxygen. This manufactured event carries with it the guarantee of continued, concentrated, and multifaceted foreign interference and influence operations.” #Alberta #Canada #CanadaSky thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...thewalrus.caAlberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The WalrusDanielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis 086
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“when Canada negotiated the original NAFTA agreement, we lost 340,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs…If we were willing to sacrifice 340,000 jobs to win market dependency in the USA, are we willing to give up 100,000 jobs to regain our independence?” charlieangus.substack.com/p/there-is-n...charlieangus.substack.comNo Deal To Be HadThe deadline for the latest round of trade negotiations is two days away. 100
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Shoutout as well to @gandersocial.ca - already live, functioning platform and a really good community of folks. 072
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I suppose I’d be OK if the SAQ put some small token selection of American booze back on the shelves, as long as they were on a display with lots of 🇺🇸 flags and a picture of Trump with his red MAGA hat. The customers just won’t buy it 🤣 000
Reposted by Gerg LeGergAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/04/2026Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caWashington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources | CBC NewsThe Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told R... 16327118
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 11/04/2026The bot activity is a by-product of the profit motive. Advertisers want views, and platforms with bots inflate the impressions/impact that advertisers are paying for. Platforms have little incentive to crack down on bot activity. 151
Reposted by Gerg LeGergLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 11/04/2026The biggest difference between 1990s Internet and 2020s Internet is that the bulk of our online activity has been corralled onto unregulated for-profit digital platforms The profit motive driving the way these platforms are designed and run is the root cause of everything that goes wrong on them 36989194
Reposted by Gerg LeGergDavid Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Excellent, thoughtful take on a sovereign 🇨🇦Canadian strategy vis a vis 🇨🇺Cuba, from people who actually know something. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comMark Carney should take his own advice and not sit on the sidelines of the Cuba crisisIn his Davos speech Canada’s prime minister spoke of the tools middle powers have to effect change. This is the time to use them 25517
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026For an example of middle powers working together: I hope we are working closely with Mexico to support Cuba’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. 3251
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026NY Post is such a trash source. The whole thing is written like it’s entertainment rather than a tragedy. 120
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Series 19 of Taskmaster, she had me laughing out loud every episode :-) 030
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Why do the Canadian winter olympians have a red baseball cap for their uniform? Why not a tuque? Or nothing at all? Is it because Chip Wilson, owner of Lululemon, is MAGA? 020
Reposted by Gerg LeGergBenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 24/01/2026Here's why Minneapolis reminds me of what I once saw in Ukraine When the government asserts authority in ways that a growing share of the public experiences as arbitrary or vindictive, it begins to lose legitimacy.kyivindependent.comHere's why Minneapolis reminds me of what I once saw in Ukraine 23610
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Maybe not trump himself - he’s too stupid and self-interested to want anything aside from enriching himself - but the smarter people pulling the strings behind him want this. Plus, if we think USA is acting crazy now, how do we think they’ll act when their economy is ruined by bond sell-off. 000
Reposted by Gerg LeGergSeva @seva.bsky.social · 21/01/2026“The strong do what they can" is what Athens said right before destroying itself. New piece on the Carney Doctrine, Vaclav’s grocer, and American hubris. hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong...hegemon.substack.comThe Strong Will Suffer What They MustVaclav's Grocer and American Hubris 18461163
Reposted by Gerg LeGergMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/01/2026Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland 847282507231
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026“If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem” J Paul Getty. The world owns lots of 🇺🇸 debt right now. We are the bank, being held hostage. 000
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Thanks once again for a clear and thought-provoking article. I was curious about this quote: “Shortcuts taken today can become justifications tomorrow…The erosion of precedent rarely remains contained.” Are there concrete historical examples of this - it would help me understand it better. 021
Reposted by Gerg LeGergThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 16/01/2026pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things 322241434866
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Not to mention the well known massive quantity of bots and fake accounts on twitter. How much do we even know if the views and engagement is authentic on that platform? 061
Reposted by Gerg LeGergLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 12/01/2026Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X? I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets 34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs 3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement 34676249
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Apparently it’s snowing in Paris. Here’s a song for that! Source: YouTube share.google/wqf2uqIx8szw...share.googleParis - MontréalEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 000
Reposted by Gerg LeGergCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 02/01/2026It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.nationalobserver.comCanadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c... 441331484
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Hey Mr. Carney, speaking of having fun - many people are wondering if you’ve watched Heated Rivalry. The Canadian people deserve to know :-). Happy New Year. 131
Reposted by Gerg LeGergGander Social @gandersocial.ca · 31/12/2025In the time honoured tradition of year-end posts, here is a hodgepodge list of garbage-social-media-and-social-media-adjacent stories that came across our desks in 2025. In no particular order. (Feel free to add yours to the list.) 2246
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Canada Proud, an advertising company with links to the Conservative Party, launches attack ads on Facebook with old and misleading photos insinuating a link between Mark Carney and Epstein: pressprogress.ca/canada-proud...pressprogress.caCanada Proud Launches Attack Ads Linking Mark Carney to ‘Notorious Pedophile’ Jeffrey EpsteinPierre Poilievre’s office won’t say if it condones conservative group’s ads juxtaposing prime minister with a “global child sex trafficking ring” 020
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Great news! Hopefully next out the door is the president of Sante Quebec, Genevieve Biron (yes, of the same Biron private group of health clinics set to profit from this planned destruction of our health care system) 000
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I’m worried that 🇨🇦 will be getting to experience the 🇺🇸 imperialism that Latin America has suffered from for many decades. Pieces falling into place: new Monroe Doctrine, USA seizing Venezuelan oil tanker today, gearing up for war / regime change there, new potash tariff threats. 010
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Loi 2 is forcing clinics (“GMF”) to close, with private companies Biron and Telus Health already offering to buy them. Legault is a businessman first and he’s making our healthcare system into a business, where his wealthy friends will profit and working class Quebeckers will suffer. 020
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Just cancelled Spotify. Easy switch to Apple Music and it already seems better. 000
Reposted by Gerg LeGergGander Social @gandersocial.ca · 03/11/2025Exgoose me? You’re funding Gander how? We're inviting Canadians to become co-owners. Over 1.5k Canadians have invested from $255 to $10K or more, totalling $1.2M so far! Become an owner! Tell friends, family, frenemies... anyone who wants better socials in Canada 🇨🇦 frontfundr.com/gandersocial 911457
Reposted by Gerg LeGergGander Social @gandersocial.ca · 30/10/2025Ahem. We give you Gander. The app. On a phone. Not public yet… but it’s real, in our hands, and soon in beta. The timing is a bit nuts… given we just opened investment to all Canadians (at frontfundr.com/gandersocial) but we’re over the moon. Amazing what can get done with community. 918562
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 25/10/2025“…In conversation with him, one virtually feels that one is dealing not at all with him as a person, but with slogans, catchwords, and the like that have taken possession of him. He is under a spell, blinded…” It does seem familiar. 000
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 25/10/2025“The fact that the stupid person is often stubborn must not blind us to the fact that he is not independent….” 110
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 25/10/2025On Stupidity, written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran minister executed by Hitler’s regime: fee.org/articles/die...fee.orgDietrich Bonhoeffer on the "Stupidity" That Led to Hitler’s Third ReichWhile awaiting execution, Bonhoeffer recorded a number of his thoughts in a work we now know as 'Letters and Papers from Prison.' One of these essays, entitled 'On Stupidity,' records some of the prob... 122
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Personally wait times for the Groupe de Medecine de famille are not too bad, but the problem is they push private ($$) clinics very hard. Even calling the GAP to make an appt for something that is covered by RAMQ, I was told not to bother because the GMF will only refer me to private clinics. 010
Reposted by Gerg LeGergCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 04/05/2025A Canadian Social Media platform is getting ready for Beta testing, if you want to be a part of it, sign up here ⤵️ I have signed up. #Canada #GanderSocial 106556240
Reposted by Gerg LeGergOlena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Spontaneous applause for Ukrainian President Zelenskyi at the funeral of Pope today in Rome. russia wants to convince us that we're all alone in this fight. We are not. Video: Acyn Twitter. 311121032778
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Thanks: “Overall, we rate The Breach as left-biased based on editorial positions that favor a progressive left perspective and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.” I’m voting lib but, it is still OK to criticize the liberals for not being left enough. 010
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Not to mention having prudent governmental regulations on banking, put in place *well before* the crisis materialized, which protected our banks from exposure to those systemic risks. Imagine the Cons of today advocating for any form of govt regulation… 010
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025I am looking forward to hearing exactly what our 🇨🇦 leadership candidates think of this so-called peace plan. Clear, unequivocal condemnation of this unacceptable deal is the only right answer. But what weasel words will our mini-Trump come up with? 000
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 18/04/2025And big shout out to Singh for being the voice of reason and calling out Poilievre on his BS over and over again. We are lucky to have him. Blanchet is being manipulative and I’m very disappointed in him. 000
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Watching the debate. Poilievre: we should override charter to punish mass murderers more harshly. Carney: that’s a slippery slope, bad idea. “Not where you start, it’s where do you stop?” Poilievre: BUT WHAT ABOUT CAR THIEVES?!? Dumbass you just proved Carney’s point. 110
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 17/04/2025That looks amazing. Certainly better than their fake chicken (50% soy): www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3993967 Then subway sued CBC for exposing them.cbc.caWhat's in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken 020
Reposted by Gerg LeGergThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 06/04/2025Ovechkin dedicates his record-breaking goal to the brave men and women bombing Ukrainian hospitalsthebeaverton.comOvechkin dedicates his record-breaking goal to the brave men and women bombing Ukrainian hospitalsNEW YORK CITY – Alexander Ovechkin has scored his 895th career goal, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s record and making him first all-time among NHL superstars with terrible personal politics. 28646178
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025This video is 100% bang on: right-wing politics = anger + fear. But the scariest thing is the possibility that they might be right. The Americans elected Trump because they are scared and hateful. And it was working in Canada too, up until recently. I really hope we can rise above. 020
Gerg LeGerg @gerglegerg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025PP has been screeching for an election for months, and when we have one they drop 5 idiot candidates in a week! You’d think they would be prepared no? Don’t they vet these losers? What kind of dumbasses are running the Conservative Party? And they want us to trust them with the whole damn govt?! 010