Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialchipped tooth @cursedhockey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026this is all you need to watch from the American Canadian thing really 4278
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 12hPresident Donald Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year. Adjusted for inflation, that would be more than the U.S. spent annually on defense during the height of World War II. (Published August)propublica.orgThe $1 Trillion Black BoxThe U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe... 55575291
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The IDF came into my Twitter replies to try & boost their fake report accusing Palestinian journalists they murdered of being Hamas. But when Piers Morgan invited them to debate the so-called evidence with me, they didn't show up so... he empty-chaired them. And then I debunked their 'study': 231635355
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 5826881524
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try 423989656
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialIt's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is an interesting photo to go along with what was written. That's the Greenbank Realignment project, a very expensive, very wide, suburban road project - not housing. And the area surrounding it, south Barrhaven, is the complete opposite of the "vibrant, walkable communities" he speaks about. 34210
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Late, but @justinling.ca did an absolutely outstanding job of delineating how Mark Carney's process of changing the world actually works. Top marks. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...thestar.comJustin Ling: Who does Mark Carney really listen to? I asked the insidersIt’s become clear that the prime minister would much rather circumvent problems than fix them. 59927
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026Katie Phang: "Todd Blanche wants to continue to hide the Epstein files from the American people. He wants to allow the existing redactions and withholdings to stand as a matter of law. He's saying what he has done is legally sufficient. And I am here to say, hell no, it is not." 25398703158
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 04/10/2026BREAKING: White House “monitoring” a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Five hospitals are reportedly under compulsory quarantine. Russian media reported an accident at a state biolab, which killed a lab worker. Pneumonic plague has a fatality rate of 100% unless treated within 24 hours.axios.comScoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in RussiaAdministration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios. 46246132
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fascism has to be destroyed, which is a problem when you try to do it within the confines of liberal democracy. I have struggled with this idea for a while 515529
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialCarrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Separtists would sell out Alberta to the Americans, @tylerdawson.bsky.social argues. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Alberta’s separatists would sell us out to the AmericansNew reporting by The Globe and Mail detail the influence of Republican-aligned interests on the referendum campaign 1411860
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We will never again be a democracy if we don't get the big money out of American politics. There should not be any higher priority. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/one-priori...davidrothkopf.substack.comOne Priority Above All OthersWe Must Drain the Poison Out of Our Body Politic If There Is to Be a Better World After Trump 331303323
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026The far right power grab is global and entirely organized, moneyed & interconnected. No matter where it happens, every pillar of free society that falls has been and will continue to be everyone’s problem. It’s a domino effect. 3772268
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialCanuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol 351138314343
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If the lessons Democrats (& democrats) draw from DOGE is “right idea, wrong implementation,” we are doomed. Everyone involved in the unprecedented crime that was DOGE needs to go to jail forever, & Democrats need to rebuild all of the programs & agencies first, not do digital management consulting 🤦♂️ 361342289
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026READ: Time to end the REAL war in our cities! “The road lobby’s war on walking, cycling, and transit have continued profitably for more than a century. The time has come for peace.” A NEW article on the #WarOnWalking by @grantennis.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social, and @tomflood.bsky.socialtransportxtra.comA time for peace: End the war on walking, cycling, and transThe war on the motorist and 15-minute conspiracy theories are fiction. The truth is that there is a war on walking, cycling, and transit that has made a one-hou 214151
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple. 7411161
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 01/10/2026Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologizethebeaverton.comTrump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize"Canadians will say they’re sorry, in that particular Canadian pronunciation, to literally anything, but they won’t say it to Donald Trump." 14383114
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down. 329110814307
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 02/10/2026The dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections. n.pr/4hzSuJ0n.prHe was banned by betting sites, and filed for bankruptcy. Then he relapsed on KalshiThe dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections. 1321181
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Exposed: The Israeli Lie Machine Targeting Britain" Andy Burnham is to set up a centre to counter ‘poisonous’ disinformation, focused on Russia. But will it only challenge foreign interference based on whether the country responsible is friend or foe? Read @owenjones.bsky.social, for Zeteo UK:zeteo.ukExposed: The Israeli Lie Machine Targeting BritainAndy Burnham is to set up a centre to counter ‘poisonous’ disinformation, focused on Russia. But will it only challenge foreign interference based on whether the country responsible is friend or foe? 9343112
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/ 689264146039
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026hilarious 761507307
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialA @millvsspqr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Doing this the day after National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a choice. What this (Bill C-39) and Bill C-5 have in common with residentials schools is a complete disregard for Indigenous sovereignty and rights 084
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164865560
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So this month the Toronto Sun published a piece about the Allison Inquiry that called vaccines "a crime against humanity at worst" and demanded arrests, and the National Post published a piece deeming Avi Lewis not just an enemy but a danger to Jewish people, with a thinly coded appeal to violence. 915660
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This remains a grim, prescient, foundational document for the Internet age deadspin.com/the-future-o...deadspin.comDeadspin | The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's GamergateDeadspin | The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate 03914
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialHenry Kissinger's ghost @kissingersghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've said for years that Gamergate is what really brought incel culture out of the shadows and into the mainstream, leading to Tr*mp and manosphere and the rise of fascism, and every day am proven correct. 322824
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One of the things to come from GamerGate was the gamification of torturing real, live women...hounding them out of their homes, making them look over their shoulders for years. It was treated as a joke, nbd, the work of a few bad apples--as all terrorism against women is--& that failure leads here. 3242821148
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialCanadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Despite its lofty promises, the Carney government's AI strategy is unlikely to protect Canadian sovereignty or safeguard democracy. We need a model of technological development that moves beyond extractivism, resource colonialism, concentrated corporate power, and ecological sacrifice.canadiandimension.comDigging a deeper hole: AI and critical minerals will not benefit most CanadiansIt is unlikely that the AI for All strategy will do anything to advance Canadian sovereignty, empower Canadians, or safeguard democracy. It is time for Canadians to demand that the government move bey... 072
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialDerek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...truthout.orgItaly Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its DistributionAmazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same? 542609981
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency. 298152513604
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. cnn.it/4huSk5M 69460277
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialJared Wade @jaredwade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What an appalling nation 37933
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support. 592242411
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026All the good companies do that right 46616
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialJenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted by Mark Carney last week after voting in favour of Jenny Kwan’s Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act. When will the Liberals stop punishing MPs for doing their job—and finally act to close this loophole? 8300109
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialJames Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Why Can’t the Mainstream Media Say “Psychopathic Narcissist”? www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/25/w...counterpunch.orgWhy Can’t the Mainstream Media Say “Psychopathic Narcissist”?Narcissism: Marked by grandiosity, pride, arrogance, and a constant need for attention and admiration. Psychopathy: Characterized by high impulsivity, 22141481400
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law" A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it's too late. @kimwehle.bsky.social for Zeteo:zeteo.comFascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as LawA visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it’s too late. 321529513
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Censorship is alive and well in the American tech oligarchy. 🇺🇸 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig... 21432831384
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialGovernor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 27/09/2026Calling something “illegal” only matters if the law is actually enforced. Mike Johnson and the Supreme Court need to enforce it. No president should be free to ignore the law to punish enemies, reward allies, and enrich himself. 61593683161
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem? 10739661703
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249712753
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar.”cnn.comI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 831575438
Reposted by @nb613.bsky.socialCanadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Billionaire's Buffet," Evin Collis, 2026 12812