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The Great War Podcast provides overview of the origins, battles and consequences of the First World War. This podcast is an independent production. thegreatwarpodcast.podbean.com thegreatwarpodcast@outlook.com buymeacoffee.com/thegreatwal

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 03/10/2026
CBC’s iconic Hockey Night in Canada is returning this season in a new historic partnership with the PWHL. The 90th season of the longest-running sports program in the world will return with Walter Cup champions the Montréal Victoire vs. Hamilton on Dec. 5.
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CBC's iconic Hockey Night in Canada returns in new partnership with PWHL
CBC's iconic Hockey Night in Canada is returning this season in a historic partnership with the Professional women's Hockey League (PWHL).
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Battles of the First World War Podcast @ww1podcast.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New podcast with plenty of WW1 content to come! The Victoria Cross Hunters - In Search of Valour: Ron Howard and Adam Pearce have launched their podcast on telling the story of the Victoria Cross and its hundreds of recipients.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Don’t buy the lie about a war on cars. They’ve been waging a WAR ON WALKING for a century. #UrbanTruth #WarOnWalking
Same text message as in the post, on a new poster from the Urban Truth Collective. Background image is a massive wide freeway, splitting neighbourhoods and filled with cars. #CarDependency #Traffic #Congestion
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
CTV bothers me alot, but I gotta admit that's a hell of a photo to go with that lead.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 04/09/2026
Pete Hegseth awakens the ‘warrior ethos’ in new cartoon by Graeme MacKay.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I feel terrible for these women. They've had a celebratory moment robbed by the most insecure of men. I can only imagine the vitriol they're receiving because of this asshole's post. If General Gel were to get beaten to death in the streets, it wouldn't be justice for all the shit he's caused.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New! Episode 101: Ludendorff's Folly thegreatwarpodcast.podbean.com/e/101-ludend...
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101: Ludendorff's Folly | The Great War Podcast
Instead of attacking the British, Ludendorff attacks the French and gets stuck.
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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading."
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This was posted by the US department of Interior. It shows the deranged viciousness of the administration on our border. We are staring down a klepto psychopath who is being egged on at every level by the power structure of the USA. They aren't joking. Canada we stand on guard for thee.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That's not how executive orders work and that's not how naming things work and this isn't how political reporting should work either. This event should be covered, yes, but as another sign of the president's steady descent into complete ineffectiveness and utter insanity.
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I feel this is a perfect encapsulation of 🇨🇦/🇺🇸 relations at the moment. They're asking us to lift the ban instead of pressuring their own government to stop economically attacking their closest friend and ally.
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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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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“Carney’s official statement deserves to be read in full, slowly, with a beer, because underneath the diplomatic wallpaper it’s the most quietly savage document a G7 leader’s put out in years. It reads like a bank manager foreclosing on a bloke’s entire self-image & the bank manager is enjoying it.”
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KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS
Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Why would our media report there was a deal when, in fact, there was none??
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Everyone knows JD Vance is a lying douchebag. I don't mean to pick on CBC all the time, but they need to do better.
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Jon Adcock @jonadcock.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#booksky
Can't believe we're at the stage of dystopia where we're destroying old books because Tim from corporate can't write his own emails.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Germany did not invade Belgium in 1914. It merely "advanced their yellow line" to expand the "edge of their military control". www.cbc.ca/news/world/y...
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Look, a deal may have been reached, but running with Trump's word over our own PM is embarrassingly stupid.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Oh, and the petition has almost 225 000 signatures, not 100 000. Not sure how that got past the editor. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So the problem with Hoekstra isn't that he represents a hostile and fascist government, its that he hasn't tried to make us see the logic behind his fascism in a calm & friendly manner? Huge swing and miss from our national broadcaster. Hoekstra's missteps in Canada ... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is BAD NEWS for public safety & mobility in Ontario. Make no mistake what this ruling means—the lower court decision established that ripping out protected bike-lanes WILL cost lives & that was unconstitutional. This Appeal decision says Doug Ford is constitutionally allowed to ENDANGER LIVES.
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Ontario appeal court says Ford can rip out Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford’s government can rip out 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled in a decision released Friday, reversing a lower court decision m...
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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I keep thinking how awful it was the times the right-wing mobs have come after me. The people who claim that if you don’t do anything wrong, you don’t have anything to worry about are lying.
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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Somebody signed off on that expense, and he knows exactly who. Heads need to roll.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
An American interviewer asked me about my political beliefs. #VoteBinface
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...
Axios: AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose.

Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed, a chapter at the beach, another on a plane — makes it easy to lose the thread. AI can help you pick it back up without starting over.
📖 I really got into using AI while reading James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." The text was far too dense for casual vacation reading. My first prompt asked:

"I'd like a guide as I read The Last of the Mohicans who can help me understand what I've read and where the story is, without giving spoilers or getting ahead of my progress. Can you do this, chapter by chapter?"
The robot agreed: "Cooper's sentences are long and his diction is archaic."
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Since the article doesn't include a link to the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... Over 29,000 Canadians call for... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Petition e-7531 - Petitions
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Cheryl Fury @tudorwench.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Friends, its time for companies and countries to take their signs down." Guess not? Canada prepared to halt booze ... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Sadly there won't be an episode for August. The script is done but it's still too bloated and clunky to record. Figured it would be better to let it rest instead of forcing it. Apologies for the delay.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Horribly misleading. That's not the number of Jews "expelled" from Arab countries. That's the total number of Jewish migrants from Arab countries between '48-'70. Antisemitism and political violence were a factor, but far from the only one. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/07/2026
In this photograph, PM Mark Carney is touring the Government Operations Centre - the nerve centre that leads the “integrated federal response to all-hazard events of a national interest.” The workforce there has been cut in half thanks to Carney’s public service cuts, from 100 to just 50 workers. 🧵
Prime Minister Mark Carney during a visit to the Government Operations Centre meeting with workers at the federal emergency preparedness operation, to discuss the wildfire situation in northern Ontario, in Ottawa on July 19, 2026. Photo by Prime Minister's Office
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Carney really needs to review his Davos speech before it's too late.
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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Northern Ontario is burning. Today, I’m calling for immediate action: ✅ Declare a provincial state of emergency ✅ Remove barriers between jurisdictions so emergency assistance can be provided quickly ✅ Show up: house every evacuee, resource every fire crew, and rebuild every affected community
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Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If you can avoid going outside today, working from home, mentioning to your boss that it's very unhealthy to be out if necessary, you should do that. Particular concentration is basically double what it was yesterday.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 16/07/2026
Don't forget your respirator if you're going outside — Toronto currently has the second-worst air quality on the planet. Temperatures are also expected to reach a high of 29 and the UV index will be at nine, which is very high, according to Environment Canada. Follow here for live updates:
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Toronto air quality live: Ontario wildfire smoke continues to smother the city; orange-level warning persists
Toronto is currently ranked third for most polluted air in the world on IQAir.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Just one more pipeline, bro. It will fix everything, bro. Wind and solar energy is too expensive, bro. This is much cheaper, bro. Think of it as an investment, bro. It'll help us in the future, bro. Think of the oil workers, bro.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026
These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Meanwhile, neither our college drop out Premier nor our Oxford educated Prime Minister have provided a single update or news conference. www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
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ThemBOO! @thembo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
lindsey graham won't see your jokes and memes because he got diarrhea and is in hell now, but someone writing an op-ed titled "the left's problem with manners" might. So make them really funny.
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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This is horrific. Please stay away from the area and stay home if you can. First responders, including Toronto police, are on site. Again, please listen to the police as this is ongoing.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/07/2026
Trump started a war with Iran and assassinated their leaders. The US government had been bombing the country for months and killing civilians. There’s no moral high ground here despite Trump’s preemptive effort to cast himself as a victim.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The older I get the more I understand that Mayor Vaughn may be the greatest antagonist in film history.
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
New! Episode 100: Backs to the Wall www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5ucrb-...
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
That's because they're lying. There is no "different story".
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Très bien."
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The Great War Podcast @greatwarpodcast.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
But if one is true, how could the other be true as well? If so, why is one true over the other?
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