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Stephanie Carvin

@stephaniecarvin.bsky.social
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Former national security analyst, Associate Professor, Senior Fellow Centre for Strategic Statecraft. Research on national and international security based in Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦

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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 7h
You know what to do! bookshop.org/a/125012/979...
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The Pope's Hitman: A Novel
John Wick meets Conclave in this fast-paced international thriller about a priest with a deadly secret who must stop a plot to kill the Pope on Christmas Eve.Everybody loves Father Francis Loyola, the...
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 2h
Geese Eddy Cobiness ~ Ojibwe 1991
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John Carpenter’s Halloran @profhalloran.bsky.social · 3h
As a Catholic, like Alito, I think it's so important for you to know how little—how absolutely not at all—your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) impacts my religious liberty. In fact, refusing to acknowledge your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) is a grave affront to your innate human dignity.
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Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 8h
Living out my Working Girl moment this morning in Toronto on my way to SecTor 2026. Only with maybe slightly better hair and no Harrison Ford. A beautiful morning next to Lake Ontario. 🌅
View from the sky over Lake Ontario headed to Toronto. It is sunriseA picture of the CN Tower from Island Airport in Toronto. Sunrise over Lake Ontario
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Frank O'Donnell @frank11285.bsky.social · 23h
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Pat McAfee Nods During Aaron Rodgers’ 2-Hour Monologue On Virtues Of Eating Tar
INDIANAPOLIS—As he maintained steady eye contact and periodically murmured, “Yeah, man,” ESPN host Pat McAfee could be seen nodding along Tuesday during a broadcast of his talk show in which Pittsburg...
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
MEANWHILE, in Canada, meet Brady Rogers, the reluctant politician who's fed up and thinks he can do better. His sign says "I barely want to do this." His website says, "I guess I'm running for Kelowna city council." His business? Recycling plastic into cool things.
lawn sign with a grumpy man in a "DADLIFE" sweatshirt and the sign says "I barely want to do this" with his name and campaignHi, I’m Brady.
Do I enjoy politics? No.

Do I know what I’m doing? No.

But am I qualified? Also no. 

I was born in Williams Lake and raised in Kelowna since I was 10. These are the streets I biked every day, the cars I threw crab apples at (sorry), and the parks I played in. Seeing this city grow has been cool, but with growth has come a whole new spectrum of challenges. Running for council is the last thing I saw myself doing this year. I don’t like meetings, I don’t like having to be certain places at certain times, and I’m allergic to stuffy offices. But unfortunately, I happen to like Kelowna, and think I can help do some good.I guess I’m running for Kelowna city council.
Support the campaignI graduated from UBCO in 2015ish (long story) and worked for 4 years as a robotic automation engineer. As cool as the job was, it was soulless, and I wanted to use my abilities for more than just helping huge companies save money. 

Since 2019, I’ve been building The Rogerie.
Starting as a farmers market booth beside the mall, my wife and I began turning plastic waste into new products in our laundry room. Seven painful years later, and we have a pretty awesome shop downtown by Sprout (come check it out!) where you’ll find me just about every day.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The 4th quarter of this Chiefs vs Raiders game is entertaining as hell.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It is 18C (64ish in F, I think) in my house and I'm on the edge of turning on the heat. Wearing a sweater and under a blanket while I grade and yell at the Bills. What temperature do you give in at? When do you turn on the heat in the fall?
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Snow Miser Says It's Cold
ALT: Snow Miser Says It's Cold
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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The flyers are made by a US based Neo-Nazi group. The US exports hate. @gdlexposed.bsky.social
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Canada’s domestic spy service is trying to modernize how it does recruitment. With some comments from me: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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CSIS shakes up hiring process to 'meet operational needs': documents | CBC News
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is shaking up its hiring process to meet operational needs, internal emails show — a signal the service continues to face recruitment issues.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Northern Lake Lawren Harris 1923
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 03/10/2026
Canada is not actually 'battling for survival' in the context of secession, because in both Alberta and Quebec secession has relatively small amounts of public support. What we're battling is dipshit far-right populist politicians enabling/pushing for this destructive bullshit.
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Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 03/10/2026
A two panel meme of the Simpsons. The top panel has kirk van houten gesturing to a race care bed. The text reads "im an AI guy. How many local models do YOU run?" The bottom panel is homer with a pope hat photoshopped onto his head. The bottom text reads "I run the catholic church."
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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Mount Count Binface
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 03/10/2026
Make it stop.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Michael Tracey wants it to be known that he was *not* trying to "doxx" the victim of a horrible gang rape, he was merely trying to expose her identity and reveal it to their entire world. They're very different things, you see.
Someone described as a "CNN Creator" put out this video claiming I called for the "doxxing" of Jane Doe, and now a nationwide movement has been sparked against me. I NEVER CALLED FOR "DOXXING." CNN APPARENTLY OPPOSES WHAT IS CALLED "REPORTING" ON CLAIMANTS IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Certainly, vocal support for Alberta separatism had risen during Liberal regimes, at least as far back as '80s Trudeau. Mulroney getting in dampened the mood, so did Harper. But for him to claim it was zero — that's just factually off.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The South Asian population has become a huge target in Canada by far-right extremists hell bent on “remmigration”. www.isdglobal.org/digital-disp...
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The rise of anti-South Asian hate in Canada
Hate targeting South Asians is soaring in Canada. ISD investigates this trend and key drivers, such as the far-right network known as Diagolon.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fall II Alex Janvier ~ Densuline c. 1980
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Dustin Johnson 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸 @warandcoffee.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
It certainly sounds like this pro-Trump American CEO of a company that owns a Canadian steel plant is intentionally idling production and laying off Canadian workers in order to support the trade war www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Stelco's U.S. owner touts right to idle operations at Hamilton steel plant as PM vows legal action | CBC News
The chief executive officer of Stelco’s American parent company says he has every legal right to idle production at a steel mill in Hamilton, Ont., as Prime Minister Mark Carney threatens legal action...
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LadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On my way to a job interview, smartly leaving the iced coffee at home
Tom Ford spring 2027 runway look
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Homestar Screens @grapenutsrobot.graphics · 01/10/2026
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 30/09/2026
I thought about this a lot when writing Father Francis Loyola, aka The Pope's Hitman. Loyola is a compulsive planner when given the luxury, running through multiple scenarios including many that don't come to pass but almost always inform the chaos when strategy encounters the enemy.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trying to imagine this in Ottawa. “Dating! Brought to you by the Phoenix Payroll System!” (Immediately gets matched with the McDonald’s fight racoon)
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another terrorism charge in Canada: A Lethbridge teenager has been charged with "Participation in activity of terrorist group, facilitating terrorist activity, commission of offence for a terrorist group" (764 network) globalnews.ca/news/1207635...
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Alberta teen accused of ‘764’ terrorism, sexual extortion and animal cruelty crimes | Globalnews.ca
Predators with the 764 network routinely lure youth and encourage them to commit sexual acts, child sexual abuse and exploitation, self-harm, and the torture of animals.
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Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Former Regina man guilty of promoting hate at Toronto Pride Parade www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former Regina man guilty of promoting hate at Toronto Pride Parade | CBC News
Bill Whatcott dressed up in a green spandex leotard and rainbow cape to hand out homophobic pamphlets disguised as condoms at the Toronto Pride Parade.
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨🗞️Canada's Mutual Evaluation from the FATF is out today! Here's my analysis of the report, what it means for Canada, and where we need to go next to combat illicit finance. Read it here: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/canada-pas...
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Canada Passed the FATF Test. But Is the System Working?
Canada’s Mutual Evaluation Report
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨🎙️New Secure Line Podcast is out! Today @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social @leahwest-nsl.bsky.social and I are talking money and influence, and the growing issue of illicit political finance. Have a listen to learn more about money, power, and politics: youtu.be/1E8m6iHXK54?...
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Illicit Political Finance: Rethinking Money and Influence
YouTube video by Secure Line
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Club Announcement Spurs 🤦‍♂️ @markscrivens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They’re on to us.
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YTSL @ytsl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🧵 Yes, it was a different time/Hong Kong. But, actually, there were dark Umbrella Movement protest signs/banners/art created in 2014 too. Still, for today, the 12th anniversary of its beginning of the Umbrella Movement, here's sharing five photos of the more optimistic and/or fun ones... 🥲
Yellow banner with the John Lennon quote "You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one" hanging prominently at Occupy Admiralty, October 2014.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Different Kind of Gaze Lee Munn 2026
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We can have values or realism; it is pretty hard to have both, even when we should & can avoid extremes. I think what the Carney government is trying to convey is that we will be making some pretty inconsistent compromises to survive. But it doesn’t sound as tidy. apple.news/AeALbv3ypTU2...
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Anand tells UN Canada is courting more partners as ‘great powers’ retreat from economic co-operation — The Globe and Mail
Foreign Affairs Minister says Ottawa can no longer afford to depend on a single partner as it renews ties with China and India
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Counter-terror police lead investigation into major incident near RAF base, officials say www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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RAF Fairford: Men held in major incident near air base as homes evacuated
Several men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. The US Air Force say they "remain vigilant" to ensure safety of services members at the RAF base.
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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In the midst of the CDU campaign to say the Linke outside the bounds of democracy due to antisemitism, it was a strategic error for members of the CDU to make the international news by working with the far right to ban the memorialization of victims of Nazism in Heidenau. bsky.app/profile/cnn....
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There are a lot of claims without a lot of evidence in this story. At the same time this is another case where better clarity around GSRP diplomatic reporting program would be helpful. If we want to have a foreign human intelligence capability, we should do it properly.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026
Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 26/09/2026
This being the internet I should probably point out the sarcasm in the last post. Incredibly shameful that they decided to stop one of the most impactful ways to remember the Shoah.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 26/09/2026
And this is now (rightly) making international news. Well done, CDU.
Heidenau, a town in Saxony, east Germany, voted to stop laying down memorial Stolpersteine-brass paving stones that commemorate victims of the Holocaust. Since 1992 such
"stumbling stones" have been installed outside the houses of known victims across Europe. The motion was introduced by the Christian Democratic Union and the far-right Alternative for Germany party, whose co-founder once referred to Germany's Nazi past as "bird poop".
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This story is wild. Pure and irresponsible speculation on my part but this sure seems similar to what you would do to build a “digital legend” to establish credibility to take elsewhere. The refusal to take payment is very 👀. Good on Policy Options for the transparency.
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Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 25/09/2026
IN MINNESOTA.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tamarack Swamp, Algoma Lawren Harris c. 1950
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Name something that Canadians love more than filling out the census.
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Statistics Canada thanks Canadians for their exceptional participation in the 2026 Census - Canada.ca
Thanks to outstanding participation across the country, the final response rate for the Canadian census is among the highest ever recorded.
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 23/09/2026
Looks like they really screwed the pooch... Which is not disqualifying at the FBI these days.
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Dustin Johnson 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸 @warandcoffee.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm sure THIS Trump trade measure will work as intended and not backfire spectacularly in any way
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Icy Reception: How Rebel Forces Lost Hoth Despite Prepared Defenses and Favorable Terrain
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨🎙️It's out! Season 4 of Secure Line just launched. In our first episode, we talk about our goals for the fall and then dive into some research on gender & identity-based violence in rural Eastern Ontario. A must-listen: youtu.be/jJ_fVK16CAQ?...
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Hate in the Algorithm: From Global Narratives to Local Harm
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The suspect in the Belleville synagogue shooting has been named: "Ward was formerly in the Canadian military in Alberta" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Suspect, police officer wounded in shooting outside Belleville, Ont., synagogue ID'd | CBC News
Investigators have identified the wounded suspect in the shooting incident that unfolded near a Belleville, Ont., synagogue Sunday night, and the local police officer who was also wounded.
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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m sure getting potash from a dictatorship adjacent to a warzone on the other side of an ocean will be easier than getting it from … Saskatchewan
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