Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026imagine if the mainstream media covered Republicans' number one donor — the biggest political donor in US history! — and his controversial views with as much scrutiny as they covered Hasan Piker's 312296600
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026FT has independently corroborated Kimberly Guilfoyle’s statement that the US was behind the collapse of the Romanian government of PM Bolojan over its refusal to buy US gas at above market prices: "We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here too." www.ft.com/content/7af7...ft.comDonald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in RomaniaKimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall 29232156
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialDan Mitchell @danmitchell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Causes stir” 55716
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.social🇨🇦 NanaGale in Alberta @nanagale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 34683733093
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialSolstice 🇨🇦 @notabot1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Shouldn't they be left to block the streets, blow horns, threatening people and pissing every where for at least three weeks before the cops do anything? WTF man. Not fair. 22411
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialRichard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 15/09/2026quite something this paragraph. 631139522
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialHeather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I don’t know about you, but I could sure use a comedy break. This guy is hilarious! His name is Bransen Gates. @branhattan.bsky.social 12210
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialJoe Public 🍁 @joepublic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#TeamCanada 095
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialIwannano @iwannano.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Here, here! This is part of the reason why knowing your history is so important. We've done it before, Canada, let's do it again by supporting each other and showing Trump who has the real strength. 0104
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialLaurenSJ @laurenshirleyj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yes, they are so stupid.... Trump literally opted us out of the F-35 contract. They can’t be built without Canadian parts, so we don’t have to buy them anymore. 0124
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews. 390309737716
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Pastor Carl Ruby, of Springfield's Central Christian Church, can state the issue more clearly than 98% of people working in politics today. 5827231049
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialScreamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Jesuswashingtonpost.comCollege student steps into traffic, is killed after losing immigration statusPierre Damas Bel’s family said he took his own life on a busy highway after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle mo... 10904191
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialEllenA + Orcas @eamcur25.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Wooooohoooooo! 0133
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialBenjamin Sharma 🇨🇦 🇺🇸, 🇪🇺? @benjamin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Actually a pretty good heuristic 031
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialToronto Star @thestar.com · 31/08/2026A Toronto judge has agreed to issue an injunction suspending Ontario’s new cash‑bail system, halting the regime just two weeks after it took effect and in the wake of a constitutional challenge.thestar.comJudge grants injunction halting Doug Ford’s cash bail system. Legal groups argue law is unconstitutional 1216
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Stirling Marathon, Canadian made appliances in #Ontario #Canada 🍁 Check them out ⤵️ 69960
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026More of us should be listening to @vassb.bsky.social talk about digital sovereignty. 411651
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialAriel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I was so glad to canvass with Keelin Pringnitz today, our progressive candidate for OCDSB school board trustee. Keelin is a parent and advocate who cares deeply about public education. When you mark your ballot for me on October 26, also remember to check off Keelin Pringnitz. 0192
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026/6 Xanadu held the announcement inside a former Campbell's Soup factory in Toronto, where the company plans to set up advanced manufacturing for its fault-tolerant utility-scale photonic quantum computers. The 158,000-square-foot facility is expected to cost $893 million and employ 275 workers. 2144
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialNaval News @navalnews.com · 28/08/2026At a ceremony in Lévis, Québec, Davie Shipbuilding announced that it has secured a historic contract from the Government of Canada to build six Program Icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) 🇨🇦 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...navalnews.comDavie Wins $11.3 Billion Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker Contract - Naval NewsAt a ceremony in Lévis, Québec, Davie Shipbuilding announced that it has secured a historic contract from the Government of Canada to build six Program Icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). 0267
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialJamie Gump (Halloween costume: The Forest Gump of Andy Gumps) @jamiegump.bsky.social · 25/08/2026May her legacy be a guidepost to us all.nytimes.comDolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. 021
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialDavid Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Let’s reinstate the digital services tax and revive the CRTC’s framework for Netflix et al to fund 🇨🇦Canadian content. And reaffirm internet giants’ obligation to compensate 🇨🇦Canadian media for stolen work product. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 36754202
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 24/08/2026TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW ECONOMIC POLICY TO IMPOVERISH AMERICANS, STRENGTHEN CHINA 219327
kathleenbyrne.bsky.social @kathleenbyrne.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Canada should absolutely be prepared to walk away from CUSMA. It’s time. 000
kathleenbyrne.bsky.social @kathleenbyrne.bsky.social · 14/08/2026sagecanada.substack.com/p/negotiatin...sagecanada.substack.comNegotiating CUSMA on a Dog Day AfternoonDan Ciuriak is director and principal of Ciuriak Consulting and senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation where he writes on the digital economy. 000
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A wonderfully appropriate Banksy 8989331839
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10/08/2026What is RFK doing besides making money and posting photos online 1131477353
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026THANK YOU www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 362935652
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The WNBA Player’s Association issued an excellent (imo) statement yesterday, stressing the league’s values and stating that they won’t be used as political pawns. The league and its individual teams might want to reach out to whoever is doing comms for the WNBPA. Just sayin. 352608582
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 02/08/2026He dumped water we needed in LA to fight the Palisades wildfires into the Central Valley just to fuck us over and it wasted water they needed for the grow season. No one remembers this either. It's insane. 7146651268
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Update: over 48,300 people have returned from Ceuta to Morocco. About 1,700 people are still in Ceuta. 1616390
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 29/07/2026An under-remarked point — not here on the intelligentsia's finest website, but elsewhere in the discourse — is that in the scenario where Dems get to clean up after (*gestures around*), they're going to have no money. 1523895
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/07/2026This ⬇️⬇️ Canadians do not forget, this sleezy POS is one of the worst, do not elect him 26022
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialIbanezForever @ibanezforever.bsky.social · 29/07/2026He's a piece of shit:thewalrus.caForged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The WalrusEx-MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. Forensic experts now say the evidence was fabricated 21911
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"If believing something suits MAGA’s prejudices and interests, they don’t hesitate: they simply insist that it’s true. They routinely dismiss scientific and statistical evidence, but they don’t stop there. They’re perfectly willing to deny reality even if the truth is staring them in the face." 812449
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialDave Tait @davetait.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It's now 03:10 over there... I can't imagine being there and knowing hell was on its way... 1103
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.social🌿Fern🌿 @itmustbebunnies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Looking for non-US snacks at Costco and OMG these are good! The spiciness with just a touch of sweetness along with the perfect texture and crunch Surprising assortment of 🇰🇷 foods available at our Victoria Costco from frozen shrimp fried rice to kimchi and snacks #Costco #yyj #chips #boycottUSA 054
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 25/07/2026Last year, Vance Boelter shot and killed a Democratic state rep and her husband. He was sentenced this week to consecutive life sentences. Maybe now’s a good time for some accountability for the Republicans who peddled disgusting conspiracy theories about the slayings? 523517898
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Here's a thought experiment: How much further out there would Trump have to go for the attendees at the White House Stenographers' Association dinner to object? Is there *anything* more he could plausibly do or say that would cross a line for them? I can't think of anything. 1091312206
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialThe Breach @breachmedia.ca · 17/07/2026Ontario jails are using an AI tool that claims to predict prisoners’ behaviour. And it’s disproportionately placing Black prisoners in maximum security. An investigation by @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals the province knew the tool would discriminate against Black people—and used it anyway.breachmedia.caBlack prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The BreachOntario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisoners’ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities 47984629
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.social🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 19/07/2026this is an incredibly difficult story to read, told well and told true and with the emphases where they need to be. 13900209
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialBarry McCaffrey @brma64.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Canada's Carney says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with the US apnews.com/article/carn... Trump doing grave economic and security damage to our most trusted partners in Europe and Canada. They view the US acting as a predator nation. Congress watches in total apathy.apnews.comCanada's Carney says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with the USCanada's Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to align with Europe and pivot away from its longstanding ally, the United States, meeting with leader of Ireland and saying middle power coun... 613540
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 19/07/2026A father in Idaho, speaking to police after his child died by suicide: “There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids. The whole fucking country. The whole fucking administration, every single fucking day.” Please read this important story by @joyurcaba.bsky.socialnbcnews.comIdaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America. 342693917
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialJohn Bowker @johnbowker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Metrolinx won’t say how much it paid the premier’s friend for implausibly-valued air rights he didn’t even own. “Every dollar paid out to the premier’s bestie is money of the people of Ontario, and we deserve answers” said @maritstilesndp.bsky.social www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp... #onpolitorontotoday.caMetrolinx refuses to disclose ‘air rights’ settlement it paid premier’s friend’s companyAgency cited solicitor-client privilege, ‘litigation contemplation’ and need to protect Ontario’s ‘economic and other interests’ 11112
Reposted by @kathleenbyrne.bsky.socialSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 16/07/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 25-year-old biologist Pilar Ferrer has developed an injectable gel that helps repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack. www.upsocl.com/en/she-is-25... 633981
kathleenbyrne.bsky.social @kathleenbyrne.bsky.social · 16/07/2026When President Biden delivered an address regarding threats to democracy in September 2022, major broadcast networks chose to air entertainment reruns, not the speech. Similarly, when he delivered an address on voting rights, Fox News chose to air its standard evening lineup. 020
kathleenbyrne.bsky.social @kathleenbyrne.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Ossoff is finally explicitly connecting the dots between Trumpism and racism. Make. Them. Wear. It. 040