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Misanthropic people-person. 🇨🇦 “America isn’t the way it is because he is President. He’s President because America is the way it is”. David Cochrane CBC

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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad:
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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“We’re just handing over another power to the police.” Montreal’s ‘anti-insult’ bylaw gives police another weapon against the vulnerable.https://ricochet.media/justice/policing/montreals-anti-insult-bylaw-gives-police-another-weapon-against-the-vulnerable/
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Montreal’s ‘anti-insult’ bylaw gives police another weapon against the vulnerable
The new law threatens fines of up to $2,000, raising concerns that vague rules will be disproportionately enforced against racialized people, unhoused Montrealers, and people in a mental health crises
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: "I really hope people stay calm, don't panic, and remember that the international community consists of 193 countries, and this is the time to give the United States what it has been looking for - isolation!"
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ossoff: Did you see this business about Don Jr.‘s wedding in the Bahamas? Where he received, apparently, a cash gift from a Russian oligarch connected to the Kremlin? This man, Kremlev, was apparently in China with Putin two days before he flew to the Bahamas for Don Jr.’s wedding…
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Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The interview the FCC didn’t want you to see. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Robert Borden Stan Account @bordenstan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am sure many people already know about this - I might be out of touch living overseas - but I only just found out about this site, which is a network of Canadian bookstores and bilingual to boot. Looking forward to placing a few orders- if it all works smoothly, it will be a great find.
booksellers.ca
booksellers.ca | Purchase print books and eBooks online
A network of more than 180 independent bookstores across Canada, over 3 million print and digital books, and unparalleled expertise. Buying local is easier than ever before.
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Blue Rodeo @bluerodeo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're proud Canadians, folks!
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mkregular.bsky.social @mkregular.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You really need to read this latest piece from @gregsargent.bsky.social Not only is it good analysis, but I think it will reinvigorate you. Things are hard, yes. But we can win.
Ron Brownstein recently identified a paradox embedded in Trumpism. Trump's political successes have been particularly transformative in Midwestern states with large percentages of blue-collar whites in them. Yet in these midterms, his profound unpopularity is now pushing even states he's turned deep red—like lowa and Ohio— to revert to competitive swing states.

There's another layer of irony here, however. The shock of Trump's 2024 victory led many commentators to conclude that his right-wing populist nationalism had touched a deep, authentic wellspring of sentiment in the American electorate. Yet his mass deportations have unleashed ferocious national opposition. His
"America First" unshackling of the U.S. military from international commitments and alliances is absolutely tanking his public standing. And now, if his tariffs and trade-warring help produce a massive electoral backlash—right in the region long mythologized as the heartland of Trumpian populism-it would represent a fitting and highly satisfying outcome indeed.
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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/08/2026
The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs. Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too. Luckily, I have a guide for that.
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Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Anglo Canadians being forced to conjugate être in the fourth grade: god I hate Quebec, French is the worst Anglo Canadians when an American insults Quebec:
Blurry screenshot of former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien choking out a journalist on live TV
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 24/08/2026
Report: Trump admin demanded Canada execute Bonhomme
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Report: Trump admin demanded Canada execute Bonhomme
OTTAWA - Reports from the Canada-U.S. trade talks indicates that the Trump Administration made a last-minute demand for the public execution of beloved Québécois celebrity Bonhomme Carnaval.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 22/08/2026
Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet
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Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet
WASHINGTON D.C. - President Trump, a man who was elected based on his self-proclaimed "deal-making genius", has failed to secure a trade deal with Canada, a nation most known for maple syrup and neigh...
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
And If anyone orders the California Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any f*cking California Merlot!
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Majority of Canadians say they won't buy American alcohol if it becomes available again
According to a recent Nanos Research poll, 69 per cent of Canadians said they would continue to boycott American alcohol even if it returns to Canadian stores.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Jeremy’s piece breaks down how Postmedia, Canada’s largest newspaper chain, has amplified politics that create fertile ground for MAGA-esque ideas, Alberta separation, and an increasingly polarized political landscape in Canada. Check it out, if you haven't already: ricochet.media/media/dumpst...
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‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right
The MAGA-aligned newspaper chain has enormous influence over the flow of information and how events are perceieved across the country.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I have two Google Docs that I keep adding to for column purposes. One is that the culture war is not about but deeply exploits anti youth sentiment (see every conservative pearl clutching about DSA effectiveness)
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026
Hardly a day goes by without my getting email from someone looking for ways to do good with tech. From computer science students thinking about post-grad careers to seasoned coders with decades of experience, there's an army of hackers looking for a way to turn their expertise into public goods. 1/
The giant head of the Statue of Liberty. Around it are many medieval machines, tended by little medieval rude mechanicals. In the background is a crosshatched architectural drawing of some classical arches and such.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 01/08/2026
Hey everyone, I have some news: I'm creating a new project today called @thewatchdog.ca The Watchdog's editorial mission is to protect the public and defend democracy through original public interest watchdog journalism. Sign up here as it gets ready to launch: www.thewatchdog.ca/p/sign-up
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Sign Up For The Watchdog
The Watchdog protects the public and defends democracy through original public interest watchdog journalism.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/06/2026
I've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists: X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up
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Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack
The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. The tech billiona...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Canadians you are not prepared for the temperature he tells you he is experiencing here.
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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This 1934 NYT article about a group of 75 Nazis in New Jersey getting the crap kicked out of them by 1000 “anti-Nazis” is no laughing matter and the writing is not highly entertaining. Please do not laugh or smile while reading this as it is a very serious matter and violence is not funny.
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MOB OF 1,000 RAIDS JERSEY NAZI RALLY
Although the main disturbance occurred in the street outside the meeting place at 717 Lyons Avenue, another riot started simultaneously within the auditorium when the anti-Nazi group spread through the audience went into action.
15 Hurt in Wild Fighting at Irvington as 75 Hitlerites
From Here Arrive.
THIRTY-FIVE ARRESTS MADE
, Newark Reserves Called to Aid in Quelling Riot Lasting an Hour and a Half.
Special to THE NST YORx TENES.
IRVINGTON, N. J., May 21.-A vicious attack upon seventy-five members of Friends of 'the New Germany as they arrived dressed in their blue uniforms to attend a Nazi meeting here tonight developed into a riot that lasted an hour and a half. More than fifteen persons were injured, two of them being taken to hospitals. Thirty-five were arrested.
The riot eventually involved more than 1,000 persons and was put under control only after three squads of
Newark police reserves aug-
mented the local forces.
The po-
lice used their nightsticks and the invading anti-Nazis utilized brick-bats, broomsticks, rocks and stench bombs.
Hundreds Greet Arrivals.
The trouble started when two buses containing a New York delegation of Nazis dressed in light blue shirts, blue trousers and puttees drove up in front of the hall to attend the meeting being held by the local group of Friends of the New Germany. As the buses ar-rived, several hundred persons were gathered in the street.
As soon as the first Nazi alighted a group of men in two automobiles pulled up alongside and launched the attack. This was the cue for a general free-for-all fight and the extra detail of Irvington police were unable to cope with it.
As the Nazis piled out of the buses to enter the combat they were pounced upon by the invaders.
Fists swung right and left, missiles flew and men, grappling in individual contests, rolled on the street.
When the Newark reserves arrived the fighting was at its height.
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been converted into an arena for the general indoor mêlée.
Although the police on the outside were forming their forces into flying wedges in an effort to break through the surging mobs, little impression was made on the uncon-
trollable mass of humanity.
Those of the Nazis who were not
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able to reach the supposed sanctuary within the building were easily recognizable
targets,
because of
the bright hue of their uniforms.
for their assailants.
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Photographers.
As the fighting continued in the
ol open,
and the Nazis were getting
si scarcer by the minute, the enraged mobs turned upon the newspaper men and photographers.
Cameras
were broken, clothing torn to bits, eyes blackened.
Several policemen got in the way
of swinging fists
were knocked to the ground.
Pa-
trolmen Frank Dwyer and Morris Kerwan from Newark were severely slugged, but remained on duty
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to quell the riot.'
After an hour's battle outside the riot was considered under control and most of the police entered the building to curb the intermittent disturbances there.
Shortly after
the bulk of the police forces were withdrawn from
in front of the
building the anti-Nazi group took up a strategic
position
on the
opposite side of the street and dis-
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paced
an avalanche of bricks
through the second story window.
Police rushed out of the building
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again to cope with the new situation and it was then that most of the arrests took place.
The capacity of the Irvington
patrol wagons was taxed so an or-
der was sent to Newark for additional transportation.
Meanwhile the two bus drivers se-came alarmed, especially after some of the mob saturated their conveyances with stench bombs, and drove away leaving the Nazis stranded.
When the riot was over the police had seventy-five New York
Nazis
on their hands and were wondering how to get them back home.
Shortly before midnight the last of the prisoners were
taken from
the hall to headquarters where they were charged with disorderly co…
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