Reposted by Robert CooperJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 13hDamn, if only there were some sort of well-known historical comparison to make for this. 1423959
Reposted by Robert CooperRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18hI guess the point is that Roger Marshall wants to keep this story in the news cycle as long as possible. Nice work. 29552541346
Reposted by Robert CooperCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 16hThrough 14 James Bond movies, Lois Maxwell portrayed Miss Moneypenny. In her life, she served with the Canadian Women's Army Corps, appeared with Wayne and Shuster, wrote for the Toronto Sun and starred in Adventures in Rainbow Country. This is her story. 📸 ITC 🧵 1/10 514743
Reposted by Robert CooperThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 15h“As Canada scrambles to adopt and control AI, dozens of data centre projects have been proposed across the country — especially in small and rural areas.” @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports on the BC municipal politicians facing big changes in their communities. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caBC’s Local Governments Call for Higher Taxes for AI Data Centres | The TyeeCurrently, data centres pay the same rate as small businesses like cafés and stores. 13217
Reposted by Robert CooperThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 15hSCOOP: The State of Washington is urging Mark Carney’s government not to fast-track the proposed West Coast pipeline. @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports. #CanPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caPump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The TyeeA letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic. 66122
Reposted by Robert CooperLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15h(Having spent hours looking at this “Daniel Robson” character’s publishing history, this reporting from Turkiye Today editor Ilker Sezer is very good and explains a bunch of questions I had, like why he kept going after some random Canadian-Moroccan businessman) 0344
Reposted by Robert CooperLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15hA Turkish media outlet is reporting the fake AI journalist “Daniel Robson,” who was published by the Ottawa Citizen, Policy Options, Western Standard and The Hub, was targeting a “critic of the Moroccan ruling elite” The dissident suspects “Daniel Robson” may have links to “Moroccan intelligence”turkiyetoday.comExclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman' - Türkiye TodayThe phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter 34820
Reposted by Robert CooperLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 14hFor those keeping track, Canada now has *two* journalists with purported links to foreign intelligence agenciespressprogress.caThis National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’.National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he was moonlighting as a foreign intelligence asset at the same time as he worked for the National Post 58048
Reposted by Robert CooperEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 14hThis might be the Pitchbot's best pitch ever. 05612
Reposted by Robert CooperBen Winters @benwinters.bsky.social · 14hthat chatbot doing that unsafe/violative thing is not it 'going rogue' or an 'unfortunate incident of unintended consequences,' it’s the logical and devastating consequences of an unsafe product put out by irresponsible companies that have been conditioned to believe consequences dont exist for them 7735236
Robert Cooper @robacooper.bsky.social · 16hwww.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caLethbridge youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764 | CBC NewsRCMP have charged a 17-year-old in Lethbridge, Alta., with multiple offences related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty. The accused’s online activity was c... 000
Reposted by Robert CooperDoug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 16hThis is like one of those German official corporate histories that leave a mysterious gap between the 1920s and ‘50s. The cars of 1958, 1965 or 1973 would spoil the notion of continuous dimensional expansion suggested by this image 092
Reposted by Robert CooperRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How it started/how it’s going 743709672
Reposted by Robert CooperJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.techpolicy.pressEight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa FeA jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation. 8695251
Reposted by Robert CooperAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 17hAmerican Liberals and Leftists should not be surprised if America faces a lot of scepticism even after Trump is gone from Canadians, Europe and the rest of the world as long as Democrats and DSA preach norms of international law they refuse to implement towards their own country 513832
Reposted by Robert CooperAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 17hStephen Miller can only be sent to the Hague once the US Congress legislates for America to finally sign on to the Rome Statute and accept jurisdiction of the ICC Yet for all their talk of respecting international law, the US Democrats aren't interested and not even the DSA views it as a priority 514652
Reposted by Robert CooperThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 29/09/2026theglobeandmail.comCompetition watchdog’s pricing probe mostly benefits retail giants, say small grocersCompetition Bureau is investigating whether suggested limits on product discounts may prevent savings for shoppers 072
Reposted by Robert CooperBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026All the good companies do that right 46616
Reposted by Robert CooperSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I remember the union that represented CFIA inspectors tipped me off to the extent of the problem at the time - and I actually broke the news on the bird site. That seems so long ago - but as the Parkland Institute report reminds us, we are all still living with the consequences of forgetting.cbc.ca40 meat plant inspectors in Canada have COVID-19, union says | CBC NewsForty meat plant inspectors in Canada — 21 of them in Alberta — have contracted COVID-19, according to their union, prompting a senator to call for workers and the integrity of the food safety system ... 08521
Reposted by Robert CooperSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This grim, gripping report on Canada’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak from the University of Alberta’s Parkland Institute should be required reading for all Albertans - and all Canadians. Especially those who’ve decided to forget how deadly and terrifying the early months of Covid truly were.parklandinstitute.caParkland InstituteParkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. 5262121
Reposted by Robert CooperLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 29/09/2026I’m having trouble keeping count of how many people National Post senior editor Terry Newman is currently threatening to sue into oblivion 1314728
Reposted by Robert CooperJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I think we lucked out a bit here in that a lot of what Trump does falls into the bucket of “so jaw-droppingly vulgar or corrupt that it’s not technically illegal because it was inconceivable that someone would attempt it.” Like why restaurants rarely post “no defecating on the tables” signs. 222748
Reposted by Robert CooperAnil Dash @anildash.com · 29/09/2026You will be able to set your watch by the frequency with which Musk sets his minions on people during this case, using their usual tactics of death threats and doxxing. And media will cover none of it. 8886226
Robert Cooper @robacooper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’d rather be stood up for federalism instead of trying to fundraise :-( 000
Reposted by Robert CooperAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Like everything else Trump “fixes,” the reflecting pool (along with the war in Iran, gas prices, beef prices, and mortgage rates) is in exponentially worse shape than when he started. 26245081316
Reposted by Robert CooperAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Years of expensive construction, which will muck up car traffic, to make everything worse 34321
Reposted by Robert CooperMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In which Conrad Black simultaneously a) surrenders in advance, and b) gives up the game behind US interference in Alberta's referendum. #cdnpoli 89403116
Reposted by Robert CooperRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side. apple.news/A9g-feRPSTme... 1133535562
Reposted by Robert CooperBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God, I had forgotten about this, from February. Absolute brain worms, but the answer was more or less a pat on the head and a be-on-your-way www.ourcommons.ca/written-ques...ourcommons.caQ-884 (45-1) - Written Questions - House of Commons of Canada 3369
Reposted by Robert CooperGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 28/09/2026It may not be entirely fair for me to assume that "A.i." thieves and scammers are probably also horrible creeps. But 🤷 616555
Reposted by Robert CooperEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 28/09/2026I'm mostly impressed by how flat after-tax income inequality is over the decades in Canada (and market income inequality since 2000) despite an insistence on importing US rhetoric about "rising inequality" by some Canadian commentators. (We do have a big wealth concentration problem tho!) 42310
Reposted by Robert CooperAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Saved from the cancer, undone by the care. One in three patients over 70 leaves hospital less able to care for themselves than when they arrived. I watched it happen to my father, by Seema Marwaha healthydebate.ca/2026/09/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.socialhealthydebate.caSaved from the cancer, undone by the care. - Healthy Debate 12315
Reposted by Robert Coopercm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Knitty is trying to FOIP documents to prove that the UCP is paying (or has paid) a content creator to push propaganda. Getting lots of runaround and pushback. Needs written permission from the CC to release the documents.. 🙃 CC = Alberta Proud Father vt.tiktok.com/ZSbrKeFoj/ #Alberta #abpoli 3268
Reposted by Robert CooperJessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“It’s not ALL men.” 70,000 men in a Telegram group chat exchanging tips about how to drug and rape women. How did it get to 70,000 men without other men shutting it down? www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/e...cnn.comPolice uncover international networks of men using online chat groups to drug and rape women | CNNAn international police operation spanning seven countries has uncovered highly organized networks of offenders who drug and rape their partners and use online chat groups to aid and encourage their “... 5731177
Reposted by Robert CooperCalvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Cornell case is starting to bring up my own history of SA, and that the line “we can’t ruin these boys live lives for one mistake” that we always hear after assaults become public keep circling in my head because what about my life? What about who I could’ve been if that hadn’t happened to me? 820626
Reposted by Robert CooperBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Russell Brand whose interest was celebrated by the anti-vaccine Allison Inquiry? That Russell Brand? 2389
Reposted by Robert Cooperrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'this AI agent can do all your tasks for you' so now i gotta sit here and write a list of all my tasks for a robot to fuck up. why. why wouldn't i just keep to the current system where i fuck up my own tasks 181649251
Reposted by Robert CooperACLU @aclu.org · 28/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow essential health care to be withheld from transgender people in federal prisons. Denying medically-necessary care to any incarcerated person is cruel and unusual punishment — period. 11593190
Reposted by Robert CooperJason E. Dunlap, Valeyard @redeyedjedi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026At this point, everyone sees his bigotry... Every single person in this room that said nothing are complicit 15418
Reposted by Robert CooperKyle Haynes @kylehaynes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Some would argue it’s bad for elected officials to treat tax revenue as “income” for their party 0154
Reposted by Robert CooperDoug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is an important point I recently took note of — public anti-immigration sentiment was way higher in the 1970s than now, but didn’t lead to extreme-right votes. “Anti-immigration” votes don’t arise from anti-immigration attitudes or from actual immigration 2133
Reposted by Robert CooperAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Indigenous services minister ‘disgusted and appalled’ after masked gathering on Tk’emlúps land | Story by Keelan Jacobs.aptnnews.caISC minister 'disgusted' with march in KamloopsISC Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is disgusted after masked men gathered near Kamloops on Tk̓emlúps land days before Sept. 30. 34014
Reposted by Robert CooperThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026“This tragedy occurred in a political environment that prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a vulnerable group of workers. The result was a large-scale, tragic outbreak, the scope of which was preventable,” reads a new Parkland Institute report. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caAlberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The TyeeA shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk. 810963
Reposted by Robert CooperJingle Jam @jinglejam.co.uk · 28/09/2026You can now officially sign up to fundraise with us this Jingle Jam! Register on Tiltify, choose to support one (or all) of our 8 amazing charities, and unlock our Games Collection as a reward for your audience. Then get ready to go live to save lives this December! 416347
Reposted by Robert CooperBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is all true. Tremendous work here 05926