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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 22/08/2026

Watching Prime Minister Carney discussing the breakdown of the Canada-US trade deal at a press conference and just really appreciating living in a country where the leader can speak coherently and knowledgeably about what is actually happening.

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi and appointed the Ukrainian Joint Forces Task Force Commander Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement. 🧵 (1/6) Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar072126

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 16/07/2026

The Trump administration is hosting a high-level global meeting on combating “political terrorism” in Washington — a move experts have described as a politically-motivated crackdown on left-wing movements. Canada is one of more than 60 countries attending. Just in from @markramzy.bsky.social:

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Canada attends Trump summit targeting left-wing extremism

Canada is one of more than 60 countries attending the high-level counterterrorism meeting.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No one is held accountable for anything. "Responsibility is always pushed down the chain. Someone else is always made to carry the blame, there is always talk of an investigation and of 'finding out who is guilty'," Fedorov said www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

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Lies, isolation, blocking: Fedorov names 11 major problems he found in Defence Ministry

Acting Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said he identified 11 major problems in the management of the defence forces and the system of power when he joined Ukraine's Defence Ministry six months a...

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I think it was a terrible decision for Zelensky to dismiss Defense Minister Fedorov only six months into his military reform efforts.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 19/05/2026

This summer’s Snowbirds air show performance at the Canadian National Exhibition will be the last chance for Torontonians to watch the iconic air demonstration squadron for years. The Carney government said Tuesday it’s grounding the more than five-decade-old fleet next year.

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Snowbirds will be grounded after this year until replacement planes arrive

The Carney government said Tuesday it's grounding the more than five-decade old fleet next year with an eye to replacing the aircraft by the early 2030s, but didn't give a

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

While US Lt. Gen. (ret.) Paul Van Riper got flack for being a "renegade element" in the Millennium Challenge 2002 war game, his asymmetric approach almost exactly predicted what Iran's military would do in 2026. www.justsecurity.org/137609/war-g...

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What A War Game Already Told Us About Iran

A war game exposed the risks of fighting Iran with assumptions instead of strategy, and its lessons echo in today’s conflict.

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 04/05/2026

What's wrong with these people? — "Russia is losing 30-35,000 soldiers every month. It's brutal. The U.S. cannot be the only one calling for this to end. We need our European allies to also put pressure and join us." Yeah, let's all go out and save the Russian soldiers. 🤦‍♂️

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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The Government of Canada 🇨🇦 is passing a bill that will deter investment. It is also trying to sell off our assets like minerals and airports. That is what you do when you are preparing for a merger. #cdnpoli apple.news/ATsJo3OLmQk6...

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Lawful-access bill could threaten encryption, deter investment, Chamber of Commerce warns — The Globe and Mail

Bill would require telecoms, internet companies to change systems to give surveillance, monitoring capabilities to authorities

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

If we want to be protected from the US DHS asking US Big Tech for data on Canadians, the solution is definitely not to require those same companies to store data about who we talk to and where we travel. #cdnpoli #BillC22

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DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google

DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.

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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We need you to be loud about this @avilewis.ca, or this ends organizing in Canada 🇨🇦. @ndp.ca

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The burying of the HIMARS purchase, along with the attempted favouritism towards a US night-vision supplier, shows just how hard it will be to decouple 🇨🇦 from tight integration with the US military industrial complex. Per @davidpugliese.bsky.social : ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

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Feds told to reboot $100-million contract for military night-vision binoculars after it allegedly favoured U.S. firms

A tribunal recommended the government revise the project after receiving a complaint alleging it was designed to favour U.S. manufacturers.

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"The key to peace is not in Washington, it's in 🇪🇺 Europe and in 🇺🇦 Kyiv. As long as we are strong and together, Putin and Trump may make any deal they want, but they will have zero instruments to enforce it." - former Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

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Trump and Putin have 'zero instruments' to enforce backroom deal on Ukraine, ex-FM Kuleba tells Kyiv Independent

Caught between Russia's war at home and mounting geopolitical turbulence abroad, Ukraine is unlikely to see a major turnaround anytime soon, says former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. "2026 will be ...

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

If Canadians are interested in genuine sovereignty, we need to detach ourselves from US companies that are subject to the PATRIOT and CLOUD Acts. Microsoft monitoring the data that passes through most Canadian computers is a vulnerability.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 06/04/2026

we'll see how it shakes out over the course of years, but as of right now, mamdani is definitely showing how the future of good progressive governance means "use government to do good things and then post about it" both parts are important!

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Brian Gaar @briangaar.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Perfect no notes

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Guys, the President was literally threatening to invade the territory of a NATO country earlier this year, to the point where they had to deploy troops to deter it. That has consequences.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)

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Huey Li @hueyli.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Only a day... They moved fast, didn't they?

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 17/02/2026

it really is amazing how well the “are you pro Ukraine and pro Palestine” thing works as a basic moral litmus test

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 14/02/2026

“In moments of cascading crises, what’s often forgotten are the people at the centre of it all.” @olapalooza.bsky.social reviews “For the Sun After Long Nights.”

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Meet the Iranian Women Who Stood for Freedom | The Tyee

An essential book on Iran’s women-led uprising is a reminder of courage and dignity in momentous times.

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I have never been a member of any political party in my life. However, I think it is essential that we have a real progressive option as the Liberals and Conservatives move ever-rightward. For that reason, I've signed up to be able to vote for the next NDP leader. act.ndp.ca/donate/membe...

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Membership EN

Become a member Join the team that's fighting for a fairer Canada.

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 26/01/2026

"Everyone’s been on a sugar high since Tuesday because Mark Carney said the middle powers can do without the United States. Zelensky asks, with the urgency of a man nearly four years past the scheduled date of his execution: Do what? And when is everybody planning to start?"

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Three more speeches

Carney in Quebec City, Zelensky at Davos, Poilievre next Friday: your weekend wrap

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Jim Douglas 🇨🇦 @jimsdouglas.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

"Rasmus Jarlov, head of the Danish parliament's defence committee, has described "second thoughts" over the [F-35] order, but says the country has little choice now that it is their only operational fighter aircraft." "Jarlov has a message for Canada: "choose another fighter jet.""

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Idiom McCloy @vale05.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Not exactly the same as what you're asking, but Android has a feature that can automatically record up to 45 minutes of footage, and automatically share with your emergency contacts. Triggered by pressing the power button 5 times. Located under Safety & Emergency settings.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

It is going to be extremely interesting today, when Trump speaks at Davos. I can only say that I hope for an absolutely deranged Trump. It will cause an absolute chaos in Davos, but this is needed for the last sleeping European who thinks that this is just another episode. It is not. This is Trump.

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

"Trump says he wants to defend Greenland against Russia. Yet Russia is happy to help him achieve that. If you can't see the contradiction, chances are you're an NPC." - @hueyli.bsky.social

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Rosa @reddishrosa.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about Trump's approach to Greenland, which they surmised is "delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO" and is "truly tremendous for Russia." www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...

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Russian pundits are thrilled with Trump's approach to Greenland

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

While this won't end the war anytime soon (the first prototypes will be delivered in 12 months), giving Ukraine the ability to halt Russia's war machine is essential for a robust peace. The only thing Putin respects is strength.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so. snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

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Venezuela: The Precedents

And America: The Future

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/01/2026

Canada’s response has shown why we need the NDP: Poilievre applauds Trump. Carney's government cannot muster a single world of criticism. Whatever you think about Maduro, Canada cannot be an accessory to this blatant violation of international law.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 03/01/2026

The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine. This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Kudos to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for keeping himself together after Trump‘s statement that „Russia wants Ukraine to succeed“. I would have bursted out laughing. But his facial expressions are priceless.

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

In addition to repeating the security mistakes of the past, the Witkoff-Dmitriev "plan" has the US profit from Russian assets that it doesn't even control, has Ukraine abandon 250k Ukrainians in Donetsk, and gives full amnesty to Russians for war crimes. So much for Russia "compromising".

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William Spaniel @gametheory101.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Five minutes of a broad overview of exactly where we are and what is wrong here. Fifty minutes of going through the entire document, point by point, to showcase just how bizarre it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d9Z...

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28 Points of Pain: The Plethora of Problems with the U.S./Russia Peace Plan

YouTube video by William Spaniel

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Great video by @gametheory101.bsky.social that avoids the false & harmful "Putin is done" narrative while highlighting the growing problems in Russia www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gQZ...

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Russia's Air Defenses Are Pitiful and Putting Putin in a Politically Precarious Position

YouTube video by William Spaniel

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

"In my opinion we haven't had a crisis like this since 1993-1994." Siberia is feeling the pain from Ukraine's refinery strikes, with fuel stations shutting down entirely rather than paying inflated wholesale prices. The situation is normal in Western Russia, for now. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Surge in Ukrainian oil refinery attacks sparks Russian fuel shortages

Ukraine has attacked refineries deep inside Russia, with Zelensky vowing to continue the strikes.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The main lesson from last night for Poland (indeed all NATO in CEE) should be that their defense starts in Ukraine. Imagine the results if Russians could launch a massive UAV attack on Poland from just over the border in Ukraine?

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.

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Ronan Joseph 🇨🇦 @ronancj.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

@davidebybc.bsky.social, selling our resources to benefit anti-Canada MAGA investors will be very unpopular with people who voted for the BC NDP out of a sense of patriotism. Trump-aligned investors that support the 51st state agenda should be last in line to own critical infrastructure in BC.

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 01/06/2025

The Russian news agencies are doing their best to play down Ukraine's attack on strategic aviation. Some people are speculating on possible Russian revenge (Oreshnik 😱), but it would be strange to do anything dramatic in response to something you are pretending almost didn't happen.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Ukrainian war journalist Yuri Butusov has summarized the details of the operation "Spiderweb" against Russian airbases: - At the moment, according to our sources, the destruction of 41 aircrafts of strategic and military transport aviation of the Russian Armed Forces at 4 bases has been recorded.

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 07/05/2025

Our democracy distorting first-past-the-post system fuels the polarisation driving separatist movements. @mark-carney.bsky.social, you can end this and bring in proportional representation—uniting Canadians with a truly representative democracy. What are we waiting for? #cdnpoli

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