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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 5h

Omg a million things are happening again AHH. I’ll be live until 9pmET talking politics and answering some of your Qs!! Come hang!! TWITCH: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@AtRachelGil... TIKTOK: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilm... INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore?ig...

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7h

Update: environmental groups say yeah, this announcement isn’t sufficient to mitigate the harms of the powers the government is giving itself with respect to endangered species (like the whales!). Soooooo a nice move in general, but insufficient in context. Which means Carney is indeed full of it.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7h

I’m reaching out to environmental groups and advocates now to get the expert read on all this, but as I understand things now, I’m appalled.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7h

This bold faced lie is actually appalling in its audacity. What he’s saying is NOT true if a project is deemed in the national interest!! Which he applied for the whale-killing port expansion to be!! And if C-39 passes, even the conditions won’t necessarily apply!!!!

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 8h

He just said that Indigenous knowledge will help the government to ensure that the ocean waters “remain safe, sustainable and healthy for future generations and for all the life that lives in them.” WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS YOU’RE GETTING POWERS TO DRIVE TO EXTINCTION MARK? MARK???

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 8h

Ragebaiting myself by watching Carney announce “ocean protections” while he’s massively escalating tanker traffic for oil and gas exports

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 28/09/2026

Rising residential school denialism and anti-Indigenous racism have created an environment where white supremacists feel emboldened to target and intimidate First Nations in their communities. It’s disgusting and completely unacceptable.

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Elizabeth May @elizabethemay.bsky.social · 11h

What happened at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is beyond disturbing. A masked group arrived on the Nation’s land displaying hateful signs targeting the children who never came home from residential schools. There must be a full investigation to hold those responsible accountable.

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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 23/09/2026

The more I think about this as I wake up this morning, the more I realize that journos covering this story should probably include the fact that a doctor local to this synagogue received an antisemitic COVID conspiracist death threat about 6 months after this shooter left the army.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My boyfriend just informed me he’s going to start skeeting every passing thought on here. God help us all

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Canada's white nationalists are parroting racist, anti-Indigenous talking points that right-wing politicians and media have been normalizing. Second Sons Canada, the fascist fight club, demonstrated on Tk̓emlúps lands over the weekend with a banner that read “got bones?” Here’s how we got here:

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My safety issue hasn't changed but I'm dipping my toes back into reporting on far-right extremism today because some things matter despite the risk. And I gotta say, pretty funny to see screenshots suggesting top brass in Canada's largest white nationalist fight club hate each other now?? lol

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Disgusting, desperate behaviour from Bradford here. Please share and support the incredible folks at the National Observer!

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026

Here's the recording of Bradford's remarks, and the recording of the original campaign meeting in which a volunteer with ties to the Victory App itself explained how the rewards would work.

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026

We are also taking all three stories (the two investigations and today's corroboration piece) out from behind the paywall for the sake of transparency and accessibility. Barbara Streisand would be proud.

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026

This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.

nationalobserver.com

Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.

Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yall mind if I look extra hot and scary tonight⁉️⁉️

Selfie in my bathroom with a SMOKY EYE, a leather jacket with fake fur lapels and a saucy lil lacy beige top heheh

Once again, a variant of the Selfie in my bathroom with a SMOKY EYE, a leather jacket with fake fur lapels and a saucy lil lacy beige top heheh

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Calling any crochet peeps, I’m new to crochet and I can’t find a clear answer on Google 😭 Can someone pls explain what the “Rnd 10” means when it says to work in the flp (that’s front loop only) of rnd 7? Like do I just randomly grab the front loops from round 7 as I go? Helpppp

Crochet pattern reads:

Rnd 9: With C2, ch 1, [sc in next 2 sts, inc, sc in next 2 sts] 3 times - 18 sts.
Rnd 10: Ch 1, working in flp of Rnd 7, [sc in next st, inc, sc in next st] 6 times;
join - 24 sts.
Rnd 11: Ch 1, [sc in next 3 sts, inc] 6 times; join - 30 sts.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Do we know if being forced to see this video is an accepted criteria for a medically assisted death or

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is so fucking gross Full article here: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

CBC headline reads: Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls

P.E.I. MP says he was warned that move would mean losing parliamentary secretary role

Kate McKenna, Jackie Sharkey
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The government legislation affirms they know they’ll kill these orcas. Why else would they need ministerial abilities to ignore laws that prevent projects from driving a species to extinction/extirpation AND to ignore conditions put in place to protect these orcas from this specific port expansion?

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Straight up if these orcas die, I will never forgive this government. It’s genuinely devastating to contemplate — and make no mistake, the west coast pipeline and port expansion WILL kill them. We have to draw the line somewhere and these orcas deserve to have us fight for them.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When the 75 remaining orcas here are killed for a pipeline and port expansion to the west coast, do the Vancouver Canucks change their logo? Or do we just explain to our grandkids that yeah, we used to have those here, but we killed the amazing, nationally emblematic creatures for short-term cash?

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My question about the disconnect between Carney’s rhetoric and his actual policies is this: If he stands by his agenda and thinks Canadians will accept what he’s doing, why does he feel the need to try to mislead us about the actual impacts of his policies?

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The first tell probably should have been when Carney renamed the Labour Minister the “Jobs and Families” Minister tbh

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’ve noticed there seems to be a disconnect between what people understand Carney to be doing and what his policies actually do in practice. And I think I know why. Rather than telling you, I’m going to show you:

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Canada continues to be shameful on this issue.

Screenshot shows the man in Canada's seat looking around at the other countries leaving the room all while staying seated. The country names are a bit hard to make out, but I cross-referenced this against the seating chart that's been published.

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

motherjones.com

ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 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.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Speaking on condition of anonymity, the sources said the former soldier expressed a wide range of conspiracies related to the pandemic, including blaming Jewish people for its spread.” Fucking hell. We need to deal with the spread of far-right extremism.

globalnews.ca

Belleville synagogue shooting a ‘hate-motivated attack,’ police say | Globalnews.ca

In an update Thursday afternoon, Belleville police said the act was “deliberate” and targeted the Jewish community “during one of the holiest observances of the year.”

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

War criminal and perpetrator of genocide Netanyahu mentioned Hasan Piker in his UN speech, and insodoing made this a clip that exists

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026

it’s absolutely fucked that people are elevating these effective altruist freaks and falling for their rhetoric on AI. media is letting these people set the narrative, while those of us following EA/longtermist circles for years know how insane they are. they consistently downplay climate risk.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026

Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.

motherjones.com

ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Uhhh, why is anyone listening to this Nate Soares guy on AI?? “I think global warming is going to be fine. I think either we’re going to kill ourselves with the AI or we’re going to be able to invent the tech to just pull the carbon right out of the atmosphere. It’s going to be fine.” Boneheaded!!

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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 24/09/2026

Had a great time chatting with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social last week! Thanks for letting me rant about grocery prices, my story on a Toronto mayoral candidate, and this great podcast episode that talked about some hardships my newsroom went through this summer.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“And that, my friends, is the new climate denialism to a tee, with an Orwellian spin on ‘sustainability’ and utter defeatism with respect to how to jointly tackle the affordability and climate crises.”

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m just not sure I trust that his wife will protect our oceans while her husband is building yet another crude oil pipeline towards those same oceans and expanding ports that will result in the extinction of our resident orcas! The whole thing feels a bit icky. I mean this clip….

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sorry but even though it’s an unpaid position, this strikes me as extremely weird!!!! Appointing his own wife? Seriously?

CBC headline reads: Diana Fox Carney appointed Canada's 1st ocean envoy, chair of Our Ocean Conference

Halifax to host international conference on ocean conservation in 2027

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have never felt more like a goblin than when I’ve been staring at docs or images for an investigation for hours on end, no makeup, a huge shirt and no pants, and guess WHAT!! That’s when the magic happens baby

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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bradford's campaign is now distancing itself from AI: "A human member of our campaign team sees, redrafts, edits and approves every single suggested comment before it goes to supporters - who personally decide whether or not to post it on their individual accounts." Meanwhile, they tell supporters

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s an Israeli app claiming to turn a politician’s supporters into “digital fighters” by feeding them AI-generated replies for “rewards.” It was just used for the first time in Canadian politics — that we know of. I'm teaming up with @nationalobserver.com to share @rorywh.bsky.social's scoop!!

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A LOT has happened this week and we NEED to discuss it. I’ll be live until 9pmET talking politics and answering some of your Qs!! Come hang!! TWITCH: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@AtRachelGil... TIKTOK: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilm... INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore?ig...

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's not flooding the zone, it's seizing a crisis in order to ram through a slew of rapid fire changes that are a gift to multinational corporations and are the opposite of what we ran on. What do you call that again?

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Workers are losing their right to strike and Canada is being sold for parts so naturally Canada’s columnist class is focused on what really matters: Why the only prominent progressive voice in politics right now is Evil for criticizing a literal genocide

Robyn Urback, sharing her Globe op-ed, writes: “Avi Lewis' foolish statement should be disqualifying for the leader of a major political party.
However, because he is leader of the NDP, and because his target was Jews, it very well could boost his internal support by five points.”

Gary Mason, another prominent Globe and Mail columnist, shares Robyn’s post and writes: “This is the best and most important piece I have read today. My colleague nails it. I hope Avi Lewis reads it and responds appropriately.”

Stephen Maher, sharing Robyn’s op-Ed (which is titled ‘Opinion: Avi Lewis's foolish statement on 'Jewish people' should be disqualifying’) writes: “I think Lewis is in many ways impressive, and Carney is creating conditions for an NDP revival, but I must agree with this.”

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Important breakdown (and fact check of government talking points) here: “The special mediator that the government has created is essentially a cog designed to put the parties on the road to arbitration, to, essentially, to not being able to go on strike,” says this labour lawyer. 1/6

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