Reposted by Nadia Halimstevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile. 6539284
Reposted by Nadia HalimWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 443804898
Reposted by Nadia HalimJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119114942854
Reposted by Nadia HalimWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English. 42103534412
Reposted by Nadia HalimJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The funniest thing would be to call it Clinton Avenue ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...ottawacitizen.comOttawa city council approves Trump Avenue name changeCouncil passed the motion to rename the street hours after the U.S. president renewed hostilities toward Canada in a social media post. 6272
Reposted by Nadia HalimTom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Bruce Springsteen is 77. Seen here looking like a guy in Twin Peaks who’s telling Coop that the birds fly backwards over the town between 1.22am - 2.22am. 344565
Reposted by Nadia HalimPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping. 1665763957
Reposted by Nadia HalimChris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Incredible Facebook slop ad I just got 31798591563
Reposted by Nadia HalimJared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026the fourth monkey is their neglected brother, evil 1286
Reposted by Nadia HalimSansa Sandisk @cheatlines.co · 21/09/2026thinking about my first international flight(s). Returning over atlantic Canada on a BA 747 just as I was starting to go ough ive been in here too long the flight attendants brought out baskets of little ice cream bars. I don't know if ive ever been happier. This must be how dogs feel every day 0503
Reposted by Nadia HalimGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 20/09/2026Exactly. I’ve been saying this since I started the tracker last year, and it’s why I don’t call them deportations. gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all... 51153422
Reposted by Nadia HalimI wish ill on ___ @monicarooney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Three Little Free Libraries that look like the house behind them. East York. #TOPhoto #Toronto 14113
Nadia Halim @nadiahalim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ooo I've got one 🙋🏽♀️ Striking narrative nonfiction on one of my pet topics: true accounts of sincere attempts to engage with the paranormal. Brilliant, unusual, very fun to read www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622050...penguinrandomhouse.comThe Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight: 9781984879592 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books“This is rich, florid, funny history, with undertones of human grief . . . Knight is shrewd and perceptive . . . [he] pushes his material into neurobiology, into the nature of placebos and expectation... 141
Reposted by Nadia HalimGlendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 18/09/2026Welcome to the #TOphoto Feed! Photography of Toronto, Canada. Currently an open Feed: use hashtag #TOPhoto for your work to appear. 🦝 No AI 🦝 SFW, please 🦝 Use Alt text 📸 Let's see your best photos 📸 Tap the 3 dots at top-right to Like and Pin the Feed 📸 bsky.app/profile/flyi... 811130
Reposted by Nadia HalimThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I feel like we are so used to living in a time of madness that we can't grasp just how insane the Kennedy Center dispute is. Trump took something that was running just fine and destroyed it because he couldn't put his name next to the murdered president whose memorial it is. That's completely nuts. 25693191
Reposted by Nadia HalimCelinashope @celinashope.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Toronto people! The Textile Museum of Canada is having a mini-fabric sale this weekend! Saturday from noon-5 pm, at 55 Centre Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 2H5. Museum members have early access on Friday from 5-7. We have lots of yarn! Some pretty fabrics! Registration links are on the next posts. 1114
Reposted by Nadia Halimℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026if we're classifying "no-go zones" as "areas where people think Joe Warmington is a bitch" then the whole city might well be something out of 28 Days Later 07010
Reposted by Nadia HalimTabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Danforth? The Danforth? Was Warmington attacked by a fine Saganaki With Walnut Vinaigrette or something? Also, can we get that woman the Order of Canada? 612017
Reposted by Nadia Halimyour friend oriana @schwindter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026it would be just a tiny bit funny if we did get 15-minute cities out of this 1202
Reposted by Nadia Halimelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible 25150243940
Reposted by Nadia Halimthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026rip annie dillard 1134241138
Nadia Halim @nadiahalim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Can we replace Doug Ford with this 6-year-old please? 040
Reposted by Nadia HalimTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land. 8476692172
Reposted by Nadia HalimMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Hey American friends, help spread the word: Canada has an immigration stream for HC workers. "For Tyson, the targeted recruitment worked. It took him just 3 months to get his B.C. nursing licence through a fast-track process, and 8 days to receive a provincial nomination for permanent residence." 29551
Reposted by Nadia HalimSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 10/09/2026Everyone is porcupining ... "Canada and Ukraine were bound together more tightly on Thursday with the signing of a long-term strategic and political partnership that lays the foundation for the construction of millions of drones to defend both countries." Yes, millions. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caCanada, Ukraine forge 100-year pact built on drones and defence | CBC NewsCanada and Ukraine signed a sweeping 100-year partnership on Thursday that puts defence production at its core. Ottawa plans to build millions of drones, pairing Canadian firms with Ukraine's battle-t... 14516
Reposted by Nadia HalimPolling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"How would you describe the vibes when it comes to the United States?" Bad Vibes: 79% Good Vibes: 13% Pollara / Aug 13, 2026 1020629
Nadia Halim @nadiahalim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you're in Toronto and have a dog: this is happening again on September 20 ( second round of pools) 120
Reposted by Nadia HalimPeter Counter, Nightmare Host @peterbcounter.com · 09/09/2026I hate living in the longest, dumbest paragraph in a future grade 10 Canadian history textbook 0193
Reposted by Nadia HalimElephant Mastodon @emath.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Literary fiction is coming. It is going to revolutionize the economy. We know that China has already got a start on literary fiction. We can’t afford to be left out of the literary fiction economy. Think of your kids. They might already be engaging with literary fiction. 131315349
Reposted by Nadia HalimJRyerson @jryerson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026100% @dougsaunders.bsky.social we need to get immigration up and in alignment with needs in the job market, eg building housing. Sadly, there are political predators lurking on this file www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Canada wants to be ambitious. That means getting immigration going againOttawa’s lowered immigration targets served a purpose, but now they’re an obstacle to economic growth and nation-building 0168
Nadia Halim @nadiahalim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026One of the Jayhawks' singer-songwriters has moved to Canada and is writing songs set in Dundas, Ontario 😃 010
Reposted by Nadia HalimMatthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 25/07/2026build a little birdhouse in your skull 6499126
Reposted by Nadia HalimCaversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Sunday, Sept 20, 1 pm: Doctor and author Howard Schubiner will be at Caversham to give a presentation about Unlearn Your Pain (new from Penguin Random House) and answer your questions! 122
Reposted by Nadia HalimPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Waiting for our titans of industry to condemn popular demand for ethical behavior as a dangerous "ethicalist" ideology undermining capitalism 1174
Reposted by Nadia HalimDamien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I get annoyed by the sheer scale of the mismatch. 2025 had the lowest number of homicides in Toronto in 40 years (during which our population increased by a third), and 2026 is on pace to be 20% lower than last year. Just an enormous unprecedented drop, and people are trying to drum up fear. 48246
Nadia Halim @nadiahalim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"Toronto is facing the largest safety‑reputation penalty of any major Canadian city, according to a new national public‑perception study that suggests the country’s biggest urban centre is viewed as far less safe than its crime‑severity data would indicate." 120
Reposted by Nadia HalimTabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Less than an hour before the storm hit, taking trees down, flooding roads, bringing ping-pong sized hail, advisor to Toronto mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford, @warrenkinsella.bsky.social, went full weather truther. Wait until these guys hear about sunsets. 2727781
Reposted by Nadia HalimMark Sarvas @marksarvas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Holy smokes. Could be the best description I have ever heard: "She once, brilliantly, described novel-writing as 'trying very hard to remember something which has not yet taken place'." www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comAnita Brookner by Hermione Lee review – an enigmatic literary great given her dueThis exhaustive biography of the Booker winner brings her properly out of the shadows for the first time 0248
Reposted by Nadia HalimRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026When I see a cat I have two questions: What is the cat doing? And can I pet the cat 0353
Nadia Halim @nadiahalim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Oh yeah I totally forgot about Daniel wanting to call it a sea! 020
Reposted by Nadia HalimPeace by Chocolate @peacebychocolate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We created this bar to keep the name Lake Ontario visible as part of our long-standing Canada Collection. “ONTARÍ’IO” is an Indigenous name that existed long before today’s borders. That history should not be erased. peacebychocolate.ca/collections/... 19670243
Reposted by Nadia HalimCaversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Do you like reading memoirs? Have you ever thought about what goes into writing one? On September 9, we'll host a conversation between 2 local memoirists about the form, and about how memoirs can break the silence and combat the stigma around mental illness. RSVP: luma.com/pxnt6wy2 044
Reposted by Nadia HalimReuters @reuters.com · 27/08/2026Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97, Kyodo says reut.rs/4wQ6ZxMreut.rsJapanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97, Kyodo saysJapanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, 97, has died, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. 5588303
