Reposted by Matt HodgsonPissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I feel ya🤔... 11757921580
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What a weird cult. The US military is being severely damaged. Why are Americans allowing this to happen?????theguardian.comHegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’Pentagon head hails military with ‘no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals’ in anti-DEI rant 110
Reposted by Matt HodgsonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era. The latest from @AriBerman & @pemalevy: tinyurl.com/3m6nawpj 10376171
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Watching Southland Tales (2006). Still not a great movie, but interesting parallels between that dystopia and ours. "USIdent" spies on everyone. R's claim Dem voter fraud to swing election. And the Strait of Hormuz is closed by Iran in the first five minutes of the movie, sparking energy crisis. 010
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trump at UN accused Mexico of being effectively controlled by the cartels, and said it was “unacceptable” for the US to share a border with a nation under such conditions. He's sending the US military on an "excursion" to Mexico next, right? Right? 000
Reposted by Matt HodgsonTheresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hilarious! 26372221531
Reposted by Matt HodgsonAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Scientists warned for years: if we clear 20-25% of the Amazon, we cross the point of no return. We've already cleared 17%. We are right on the edge. 12628101558
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Brazen lawlessness.dailykos.comtrump is ALREADY Starting to Tear Down the Kennedy CenterBridget Kennedy-Bailey, a lawyer for Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who sits ex officio on the Kennedy Center board, filed a sworn affidavit in court today (PDF) stating that she tried to visit the… 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Go fuck yourself, Susan Collins. Your spinelessness has facilitated this disaster. Canada is a sovereign country. And you're a shill for a conman.cbc.caRepublican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC NewsA long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union. 062
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Scientists: There's a fair possibility AI could cause the extinction of humanity within 10 years if left unchecked. Trump: I don't have 10 years left. LET 'ER RIP! 010
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Trump has a tendency to say things in public that he's clearly heard/misheard in private briefings (Iran war is an "excursion", etc.) This weekend he said that electing D's this fall will cause a DEPRESSION. He's getting baaaaaad economic news behind the scenes and laying groundwork to blame D's. 011
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Trump is fine (might prefer) if the world ends with him. In his mind, the world revolves around him. Damned right he’ll burn it all down on the way out. Extremely dangerous situation for us all. 020
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Turned on CNN for five mins last night. Big mistake. The naked anti-Islamic racism coming out of the mouths of the panelists (and a clip of Ted Cruz) was so ugly and vile, I cannot understand how this is 2026. 010
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'm beginning to believe that not enough people watched the Terminator franchise.youtu.beTerminator 3 Skynet Takes OverYouTube video by AlienOverlordz 100
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 10/09/2026thestar.comJim Coyle: Trump can post all the hockey taunts he likes. Carney is still skating rings around himThe U.S. president's latest salvo on social media betrays a multitude of delusions and disordered priorities. 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Putin has a solid asset in the White House, American military has been depleted and demoralized and its leadership decapitated. He has cyber access to US systems. EU and rest of NATO cast adrift. This is Putin’s window of opportunity. What does he do with it? 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Trump is trying to pull a Ghorman on Canada.static.klipy.comDirector Krennic at GhormanAlt: Director Krennic decries Ghorman 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Canadians, check out Gander Social, a new Canadian-based social networking site. There’s a onetime Canada Post ID verification before posting, to avoid bots. Canadian ownership. Fun fact, Gander allows you to search for and follow Bluesky accounts! gandersocial.ca #Gandergandersocial.caHome - GanderThe outrage bots and attention trolls took the rest of the internet. We saved this slice for you. 010
Reposted by Matt HodgsonThe Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.socialtvo.orgANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO TodayThe president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it? 45992132879
Reposted by Matt HodgsonBob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I'm not a conspiracy guy. I generally believe things happened just as they looked. But, being ex-military and working with weapons, I've yet to hear an explanation for how Bone Spurs was hit in the ear with a high-velocity rifle round and ended up with nary a scratch or a scar. It doesn't happen. 80469451865
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I've cancelled my office's Google advertising budget. Fellow Canadians: please consider alternatives to shopping with Amazon, using Google, Twitter, etc! 111
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 28/08/2026For no reason in particular, a well-written synopsis of the War of 1812. Looking for a deeper dive? Check out Pierre Berton's "The War of 1812", a combination of "The Invasion of Canada" and "Flames Across the Border". Both invaluable to me in my undergraduate History studies at Western U. #Historyavantgardepress.substack.comThe War of 1812A brief examination of a misremembered conflict 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Maybe pretending he can rename a lake will distract Americans from the fact that he's broken the Navy. Payroll shortfalls, suicidal sailors, insufficient munitions.theguardian.comTrump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews revealExclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 26/08/2026That one political party in the US openly, blatantly, and relentlessly tries to restrict and reduce the number of citizens who vote is bizarre and should be scandalous. I've turned on American news and they dance around this, presenting it as a both sides issue. American news media is horrible. 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“Just like a 10yo having a temper tantrum, he would rather destroy the Kennedy Center than see it left standing without his name on it."theguardian.comTrump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not doneUS president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Hmmm, maybe normalizing state assassination of foreign leaders and their entire families, as Trump bragged about repeatedly, is a bad precedent....nypost.comIran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is ‘fully monitored,’ places $10M bounty on his headThe sickening video of the president’s youngest son was distributed in media linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Middle East news outlet Al Bawaba. 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Canadians do not seek a trade war – but nor will we be bullied by Donald Trumptheguardian.comCanadians do not seek a trade war – but nor will we be bullied by Donald Trump | Jen GersonA fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away, says Canadian commentator Jen Gerson 043
Reposted by Matt HodgsonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Guess what’s now going to pop up on Canada’s Christmas Wish List . . . 721148205
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Handwritten FBI notes from Jane Doe 4 alleging SA by Trump leaked Warning - disgusting and disturbing details within.dailykos.comHandwritten FBI notes from Jane Doe 4 alleging SA by Trump leakedFrom a leak on Reddit, Ellie Leonard’s substack has posted manually redacted copies of the handwritten notes of the FBI interviews with Jane Doe 4 who alledged that she was sexually assaulted by… 000
Reposted by Matt HodgsonRaywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Canadian Conservatives have been weirdly silent about the US trade war thing. Guess they're still awaiting narrative instructions from Moscow. 1394
Reposted by Matt HodgsonMatt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Political Cartoon of the Year! 19776792185
Reposted by Matt Hodgson🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22/08/2026🚨BUY CANADIAN, BYE USA🚨 💯 37341181
Reposted by Matt Hodgson🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Waking up in Canada, trusting my food supply, my neighbor battling an illness & not paying a dime for their healthcare , excited for kids to go back to a safe school, welcoming new Canadians , trusting my vaccine schedule knowing that it’s based in science. Oh Canada, 🇨🇦 1132673593
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This is going nowhere, criminally, but I'm very glad to see the discussion being raised. And the RCMP actually reviewing the complaint. BZ to the First Nations involved.cbc.caMounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP | CBC NewsCanada's top Mountie has written to First Nations leaders in Alberta, confirming the RCMP will review the chiefs' call for a criminal treason investigation into the province's premier and governing pa... 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The Rivals of Amziah King is the best film I’ve seen this year. The performances. The music. The southern setting that seeps into everything. Great film. Highly recommended. 021
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I have questions for the Air Force officers who chose to put a large group of civilians into harms way without telling them. Lots of questions.theguardian.comTrump’s Air Force One deception faces scrutiny over ‘decoy’ passengersJournalists and others were allowed to fly on presidential jet despite security threat while Trump was spirited away 110
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Humans are so self destructive… “I currently feel quite afraid of all paths I see that don’t include a near-future negotiated slowdown.” “There is … a very dark future ahead of us if we don’t get this right.” “I want a world where my kids can have a full life not a world where they are wiped out.”theguardian.comExperts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk | Stuart RussellA recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind – points to a dangerous moment 000
Reposted by Matt HodgsonJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 11835232210
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Do not visit the United States. They are a brutal, oppressive, dystopian, misogynistic, and repressive society. They will imprison and torture you. They will electrocute you if you resist.apnews.comICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocksImmigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"Corporate Democrats – such as Rahm Emanuel, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries – aren’t up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them campaign money. They won’t criticize the billionaire class. They refuse to talk about how big money has corrupted America."theguardian.comThe real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan | Robert ReichWe’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us 000
Reposted by Matt HodgsonRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Greece is burning. Spain is burning. Sicily, Wales, Türkiye, Canada, the US— the entire planet is engulfed in flames. Decades of warnings ignored. Decades of corporate denial exposed. The science was right all along: our home is on fire. We need immediate, radical climate action. 871731637
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Started an Andor re-watch. Fantastic show. Watching the opposition to the fascist state begin to coalesce is heartening. #Andor #StarWars 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Putin's Fate Could Be Tsar Nicholas II's Yes, there are some parallels. I can't say I'm confident this will happen, but I'm certainly hopeful.dailykos.comPutin’s Fate Could Be Tsar Nicholas II’sToday, Russia is on a collision course with economic and military reality. While Putin continues his maximalist demands for total control of Ukraine and to turn it into a vassal state for his Neo… 020
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is realtheguardian.comYour worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about itWriter Sarah Wilson argues we’re hurtling toward the same end as ancient Rome and the Mayan civilisation – but there’s plenty to fight for 000
Matt Hodgson @mhodgson6.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I gotta say, I'm really enjoying The Vampire Lestat series. We are three episodes in and its a deliciously entertaining build-up so far. I haven't read the book in 30 years, so I have no idea where its going! #lestat #tv #amc 020