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Kurt Phillips (ARC Collective) @arccollective.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So. You know how I’ve been saying for years (decades at this point) that even the most seemingly united far right group will inevitably implode due to the toxic personalities involved? Suffice to say I remain undefeated on this point.

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Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What happens when the people promoting a conspiracy theory gain control of the institutions they once accused of conspiring against them? The conspiracy doesn’t necessarily disappear. It can become institutionalized. drcarmencelestini.substack.com/p/what-happe...

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What Happens to Conspiracy Theory When the Conspiracists Control the Institutions?

How a “stolen election” conspiracy moved from the political fringe into the machinery of the American government

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Marcus Kolga @marcuskolga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Foreign influence thrives in the dark. Expose the actors, narratives and tactics, and it becomes much harder to manipulate Canadians. In The Globe and Mail, Jennie Phillips, Brian McQuinn, Matthew Taylor and I argue that awareness is the first line of defence against foreign influence.

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Canada’s best defence against foreign influence is an informed public

No single intervention can stop it, but we can build our resilience to misinformation and disinformation

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Canadian “extremism, terrorism, foreign interference, and transnational cyber-enabled crime" expert turns out to be an AI bot. Now you see why I prefer NOT to be called an "expert"? www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

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AI fabrication suspected of writing dozens of articles in Canadian publications

Someone calling themselves Daniel Robson has been pitching stories to a variety of print and digital outlets

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Seems like a great reason to invest more in community libraries in #NovaScotia… “Le sigh”

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Darth Kater🇨🇦 @darthkater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@janetmillsforme.bsky.social , I thought perhaps this article from Canadian magazine, THE WALRUS, might interest you. Cheers via Smithers, British Columbia🇨🇦 #Maine #NewBrunswick #Canada #USA #tariffs #trade #midterms

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ve yet to see/hear evidence that this was the intent of the murdered woman - either way, by accepted facts in evidence this is not how she wanted to go… We don’t do enough to protect women, and we don’t take admissions from males as questionable. It’s infuriating…

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is what we are seeing… This isn’t “free speech” or “speaking truth” - it’s the weaponization of our freedoms to subjugate people that a white minority don’t think belong in #Canada or as #Canadians with full rights and dignity.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This may be a unpopular take: If CAF is not adequately screening & providing meaningful interventions when beliefs are evident, they have a duty of care to ensure the lethal skills *they provided* a member are not used for nefarious purposes. This will be a significant investigation…

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Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This Tyee piece is well written and fills in some of the blanks from what I wrote last night. We need to act and not dismiss denialism and conspiracies. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee

‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A Different Kind of Gaze Lee Munn 2026

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Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Next week I’m presenting some of my new research on Orthobros, Catholic traditionalism, crusader imagery, conspiracy theories, and online extremism at JCRT’s Religion, Politics, and Cognitive Warfare conference. Thursday, Oct. 1 — program + registration: jcrt.org/blog/2026-08...

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Registration Now Open: Religion, Politics, and Cognitive Warfare

Registration is now open for the online JCRT conference Religion, Politics, and Cognitive Warfare: Information, Interpretation, Conspiracy, and the Struggle for Reality, taking place October 1-3, 2026.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If this doesn’t just take your breath away… Like, what are we even doing anymore?

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Cardiac surgeon Subodh Verma has operated on more than 6,000 hearts. He reflects on what it's like to hold the human heart in his hands, and why the heart is a "radical teacher of equity." (scroll to 22 minutes) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Public resistance to actions like this make me hopeful for future #Canada - #USA relationships beyond Trump. Even if it’s state by state, that solidarity matters. Thank you #Michigan! ❤️ youtu.be/1y4IhCrUyuo

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U.S. CEO behind viral 'Lake America' sweatshirt post is no longer in the job | Hanomansing Tonight

YouTube video by CBC News

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Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CSIS's ITAC issues repeated threat assessments warning of violence against Jews linked to the normalization of antisemitism, the violence comes as predicted, and the response is thoughts and prayers. The failure is not intelligence. It is normalization. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/nobo...

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Nobody Can Say They Weren't Warned: Canada's Threat Assessments Predicted the Belleville Yom Kippur Attack - Michael Geist

The shooting outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville on the eve of Yom Kippur should not have come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the government’s own threat…

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Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fear is trending. Not just on X, but in our politics, our conspiracy theories, and increasingly in how we understand the world around us. Who gets to decide which fears are “rational”? Who profits from keeping us afraid? And what happens when fear overwhelms critical thinking?

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We need a different word for the harsh reality check that some experience once they aren’t treated as “exceptional” or a special case. I do believe some experience psychological distress over their loss of perceived entitlement to priviledge… not saying I endorse it. But this needs examination…

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Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I wrote about the greater danger here, a military force already entrenched in Christian nationalism, a holy mission, and end times. sojo.net/magazine/jul...

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How Christian Nationalists Took Control of the U.S. Military

Under Pete Hegseth, long-present Christian nationalist influence in the U.S. military is taking over.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Can we have a serious conversation about the weaponization of language, particularly around topics associated with discrimination, racism and stigma?! The amount of entitlement & privilege in believing that the consequences of your choice (told to you in advance) is “trauma.” x.com/globalnews/s...

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Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) on X

Gunman shot outside Ontario synagogue was suing military for $1 million for discharging him over refusal to vaccinate, claiming heavy financial losses and trauma. https://t.co/ovZ6YlNeg7

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Not remotely surprised to see this - I left PH as an investigator around this time to go back to grad schooI because I could not make sense of the profound shift in community, polarization, radicalization, discrimination, racism, threats to life, and violence… globalnews.ca/news/1206890...

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Belleville gunman spouted COVID-19 conspiracies while in army, say sources | Globalnews.ca

The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Sean Ward served in the military until 2022.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you are a fall lovin’ pumpkin spice basking kinda person (who occasionally wakes up thinking that Monday is Sundays and requires lazy noms), this one’s for you! 😂🎃🍂 sallysbakingaddiction.com/pumpkin-panc...

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Pumpkin Pancakes (Thick & Flavorful!) - Sally's Baking

These pumpkin pancakes are the epitome of a cozy fall breakfast. Moist and fluffy, they're wonderful with a pat of butter and maple syrup.

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Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Grocery bills. Gas prices. Angry truckers. A rumoured October 1 strike. And a whole lot of fear circulating online. This week I look at what happens when very real economic anxiety collides with social media, conspiracy theories and disinformation and

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So we are all clear of what these “patriots” think of the rights of all #Canadians. If your ideology requires intimidation rather than cooperation, it’s not community -> it’s hierarchy. When this happens with every action, thought, or exercise of choice -> it’s a cult. #Canada, we are not immune.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Seems like a randomly good time to post this “how #Fascism works” vid by Dr Jason Stanley👇 📚 He’s got a great book series on how fascism works (the #politics of us vs them), the politics of #language, how #propaganda works, erasing #history etc… youtu.be/CpCKkWMbmXU

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The 10 tactics of fascism | Jason Stanley | Big Think

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Kurt Phillips (ARC Collective) @arccollective.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

2/ I just read an article on CBC bemoaning the "fractured" pro-Canada side. It makes it appear as if the separation advicates are a united and powerful juggernaut flush with cash while the pro-Canada side are a collection of bugs to be sqashed. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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ANALYSIS | Alberta's pro-Canada side is splintered, siloed and struggling to raise cash. Does it matter? | CBC News

Over the last year, a steady drumbeat of polling has found again and again that most Albertans oppose separation — but based on fundraising and online chatter, you might not know that.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

👀 Good weekend reads 📚🫖

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Seriously, I find meme wars fascinating… scientifically. And sometimes amusing. 😬😅🫣

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#NovaScotia, hands down, is the most paternalistic health system I’ve ever experienced… and I’ve spoken to so many with similar experiences.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m renaming the #USA to New #Russia. Thank you #Canada for your attention to this matter! ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...

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🇨🇦 HalifaxTrails.ca @halifaxtrails.ca · 15/09/2026

🍂Check out some of my favourite Fall photos from local #NovaScotia parks, trails & wilderness areas: 📸 multimedia.halifaxtrails.ca/photos/fall-...

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Anyone know how to track the funding received for the “Allison Inquiry” (not sanctioned by gov) and related registered orgs, when it’s being held in a gov parliment building and being framed as a parliamentary process by NatPost? 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Weird donation inputs… 🤔😒incl NCI covidtestimony.com/donate/

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Graduating from @Dalhousie is just embarrassing at this point. Dude kicked out of CAF for a pyramid scheme (as per Canlii) and still somehow failing upward (after Ed rotations with BRICs uni’s & MAGA-interests promoter) thinking he has a journalistic high ground on @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I’ve seen a lot of messed up shit, but this has to be one of the most disturbing. It’s giving 1930’s white ethno- vibes… on purpose. 🤢 While #MAGA may be a cult, we may need to come to terms with Trump’s impact on wider US society. #Canada needs to prepare for this as a cohesive society…

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Updating my LEGO White House

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Daniel Robson @dancollen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The National Post published an article defending the white nationalist Dominion Society because, they propose, 8% of Canadians *could,* "for argument's sake" support ethnic cleansing—meaning it's more popular than the NDP. They Included a legal argument but did not disclose the author was disbarred.

Polls have shown that roughly half of Canadians believe immigration levels are too high. Let’s say for argument’s sake that only eight per cent of Canadians support remigration, and 92 per cent oppose it. Should having only eight per cent support for your opinion mean losing your right to rent government-owned facilities, and to use public spaces like parks and sidewalks?

If yes, then no government facilities should be available for rental by the NDP, which garnered only 6.3 per cent of the popular vote in Canada’s most recent federal election. Almost 94 per cent of Canadians rejected the NDP in 2025. Yet the NDP is not disqualified from being able to exercise its Charter freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly.

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hells yes #Canada! #Carney and #Zelenskyy went all in for a 100 yr economic/defence partnership: will secure jobs here, improve our defence industry, support #Ukraine now, and help transition later… Brilliant 🇨🇦🔥🇺🇦

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Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How uncomfortable have we become with the complexity of our own history?

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Carmen Celestini @philofwrite.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The conspiracies continue to grow but the interesting bit are the Erika Kirk conspiracies. Not just the Candace Owens stream but the internet sleuths

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Heather @radicallabgeek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Anyone get the new GitHub sigint working… :/ I seem to be having issues related to SDR/+Ham converter and AI will not fix it 😒 It did make this hilarious pic… so I guess AI is really improving the lives of the average person 🤪😜😅

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Taking this from LinkedIn from a UOttawa colleague. His take is that the new tariffs are obviously not great, but that it could have been much worse. There is some breathing room here.

LinkedIn post from Professor Wolfgang Alschner. The White House just released its counter-counter-tariffs to Canada's counter tariffs. Main take away: More showmanship than escalation.

1) The US response is almost value neutral. The revised 50% s338 tariffs ADD 110 new tariff lines, roughly USD 1,845M worth of 2025 trade. But, the revised lists also ELIMINATE 10 tariff lines collectively worth USD1,739M of trade. Biggies that were removed include Portland cement, switchboards and lead.

2) The US also put in place an IMPORT BAN of certain Canadian products. That sounds bad. But it covers less than USD 1 billion worth of trade or 0.25% of Canadian exports. For example, the US now bans Canadian mopeds worth USD81M.

3) The US ban includes some Canadian alcohol -- but much of it is only banned in PACKAGES, but not in BULK. So you cannot export Canadian beer cans directly to US consumers. But you can send it across in bulk and package it in the US further mitigating the impact.

4) ALL the newly banned goods used to be subject to 50% s338 tariffs. That further mitigates the trade impact of the new measure.

To be clear, I am not saying this is not bad. But it could have been much worse. It is clearly more posturing than escalation.

For Canada that means keep calm and carry on.

Graph that shows that the net effects of the tariffs are +$106M

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Canada and the EU are apparently going to announce a new partnership that will enhance trade and security cooperation. Will be much to see in the details, but hopefully a step towards operationalizing Carney's Davos speech. finance.yahoo.com/video/eu-can...

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EU and Canada Plan Far-Reaching Deal to Strengthen Partnership

The European Union and Canada are working toward a new, all-encompassing relationship that will range from trade to security, as the transatlantic partners seek to build a new alliance to offset the g...

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