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Lover of birds. Lover of words. Lover of everything wild in this world. 🇨🇦

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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 20h
The EU is planning to expand, and Canada is looking at getting closer to the bloc. But there are still no details about what an “associate member” might be weeks after the commission president invited Canada to become one amid a visit by Carney #cdnpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/canada-see...
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Canada Seeks Closer Ties With EU as Bloc Plans Expansion
The head of the EU extended Canada an invitation to become an “associate member” as the union plans growth. Weeks later, there is still no more information on what this could entail
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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Launch day! Always the most angst ridden moment in the life of a book writer. But here it is. My take on where Canada has been and where it’s going.
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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
An excerpt from my new book True Patriot Love. A Canadian coming of age story.
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Opinion: Trump didn’t intimidate Canadians – he empowered Canadians
Like kids in a schoolyard who are forced to challenge the authority of a bully, Canadians have reacted with a determination that I’ve not seen before in this country, Carol Off writes
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The PQ has won a minority government in Quebec as the ruling CAQ is blown out. If it can stay in power until 2029, the separatist party has promised to hold Quebec’s third referendum on leaving Canada #cdnpoli #PolQC tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/parti-queb...
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Parti Québéçois Wins Minority Government
The separatist party returns to power for the first time in 12 years as the ruling CAQ is blown out of the water. The PQ has promised to hold a separation referendum after Trump leaves office
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Canadian government is designating a new oil pipeline as being in the national interest. But despite record profits thanks to the Iran war, the industry refuses to financially back the project #cdnpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/canadas-oi...
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Canada’s Oil Sector Reaps Huge Rewards While Everyone Else Pays
Canada’s oil sector has seen major profits from high oil prices due to the Iran war. But it refuses to invest in the federal government’s new pipeline as the war undermines its long-term viability
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Rob Jowett @robreports.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quite an announcement. Watch for a Tripwire story on the oil sector imminently
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Canada is inviting private investment in its airports and cutting a major tax on business following a meeting of investors and government officials in Toronto #cdnpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/carney-ann...
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Carney Announces Plan to Allow Private Investment in Airports
The announcement came at an investor conference in Toronto where the prime minister said Canada would also be cutting a major tax
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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We take the small victories in science where we can get them these days
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Canada and Ukraine are planning to sign a 100-year pact on military and economic cooperation. Canada will produce millions of drones and join European air defence as part of the agreement #WWIII #cdnpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/canada-and...
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Canada and Ukraine Declare Intent to Sign 100-Year Economic and Military Pact
The agreement would see Canada develop millions of drones, including for Ukraine and join Europe’s new missile and drone defense system as Canada and Europe get closer together
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026
Humaning.
A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As the trade war with the U.S. escalates, Canada can look to learn from an American adversary which has had major success against it in an actual war: Iran #TradeWar #cdnpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/canada-can...
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Canada Can Learn Lessons From Iran For Its Trade War
The U.S. has launched a trade war with Canada that is as pointless and shortsighted as its war with Iran. Canada can learn many lessons from that war for its own conflict
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The U.S. escalated its trade war with Canada this week as it applied import bans to Canadian goods and threatened to ban Bombardier from the country #TradeWar #cdnpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/us-hits-ca...
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U.S. Hits Canada With Fresh Round of Tariffs and Import Bans
As Canada tries to restart talks, the Americans are doubling down on their aggressive trade action.
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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Thank you for the heads up! I had no idea there was such a camera! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGAf...
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LIVE Burrowing Owl Nest Cam - Oregon – Owl Research Institute | explore.org
YouTube video by Explore Owl Nests & California Condors
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Liberals won three by-elections on Monday as their support rises amid the ongoing trade war with the US #cdnpoli #TradeWar tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/buoyed-by-...
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Buoyed by Trade War, Liberals Sweep By-Elections
The ruling federal Liberals won three by-elections just after trade talks broke down with the Americans and Trump tried to rename Lake Ontario
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Canada broke off trade talks with the U.S. last Friday, citing last-minute unreasonable American demands. Trump is now renaming Lake Ontario in retaliation #TradeWar #CanPoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/trump-esca...
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Trump Escalates the Trade War
Canada walked away from trade talks with the U.S. after a series of last-second demands from the Americans. The two countries are now hitting each other with quickly escalating tariffs
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The emergence of Alan's first night as a security dinosaur (which is why he's showing his most intimidating teeth).
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The U.S. and Iran are officially back at war, with both sides trading blows since the weekend. There is no end in sight to the conflict, and oil prices are shooting up again #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/the-us-and...
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The U.S. and Iran Go Back to War
The fragile, oft-violated ceasefire between the two countries collapsed as neither could agree on how to address the Strait of Hormuz. For the first time in the war, Yemen is getting involved
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
After calls from Trump and the White House, FIFA delayed the mandatory suspension of Folarin Balogun, a top player. He takes the pitch against Belgium now as soccer fans around the world decry the corruption behind the unprecedented decision #FIFA tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/trump-atte...
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Trump Attempts to Rig the World Cup
FIFA delayed the mandatory suspension for Flo Balogun, a top U.S. star who was given a red card in the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina after a call from Trump
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The B.C. and federal governments are collaborating on a plan to bail out condo developers. After years of insisting that more housing supply is needed to bring down prices, the government is intervening to keep prices high #CdnPoli #housing tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/mark-carne...
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Mark Carney Bails Out Developers
Governments spent years saying more supply would lower housing prices. Now as prices are beginning to fall, those same governments are intervening to keep prices high
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/06/2026
Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.
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Climate.us Home
independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
As investors scramble to dump toxic AI stocks, I encourage them to invest instead in ants. Safe, hard-working, reliable ants. You can't go wrong.
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Iran and the U.S. have signed an agreement to begin negotiations ending the months-long war between them that includes major U.S. concessions. Israel’s invasion of Lebanon could upend the entire agreement. #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/us-and-ira...
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U.S. and Iran Sign MoU to End War
After six weeks of warfare and two months of negotiations through a ceasefire with endless violations, the U.S. and Iran have signed an agreement promising to discuss the end of the conflict
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/06/2026
“In a dire job market like this, it doesn’t make sense to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a degree, not when I can get experience right now running the Zipper out on the midway,” said recent high school graduate Michael Todd
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Study: More Americans Foregoing College In Favor Of Letting The Carnival Sort Them Out
COLUMBIA, MO—Surveying a wide cross section of Americans aged 18 to 24, a new study published Tuesday by researchers at the University of Missouri found that more Americans were foregoing college in f...
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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Are we modelling fires properly?🔥 A new study improves how a global climate model sizes wildfire smoke emissions to differentiate between normal fires and extreme fires. To make sure the comparison focuses on real wildfire plumes, the team used data from Copernicus Sentinel-5P: t1p.de/uarz1
Multi-panel scientific figure comparing global wildfire smoke aerosol optical depth (AOD) in 2020: two world maps show modeled AOD (AOD_STAN) and satellite-observed AOD (AOD_VIIRS) with darker shading indicating higher smoke aerosol, plus side plots showing AOD versus latitude and model-to-satellite ratios; boxed regions highlight key fire areas such as the western U.S., South America, and central Africa.
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
12 Canadian activists are returning home after suffering days of horrific abuse by Israeli authorities. Cabinet minister Ben-Gvir’s video of their treatment has ignited a global firestorm tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/12-canadia...
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12 Canadians Among Activists Abused by Israeli Minister
12 Canadians were among 430 activists detained by Israel as they tried to bring aid to Gaza. There has been global condemnation of their treatment by Israeli Cabinet Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A judge ruled this week that a planned referendum on Albertan separatism is unconstitutional, leaving the province’s sovereigntist movement in limbo #Cdnpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/court-stri...
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Court Strikes Down Alberta Separatism Referendum
In response to a challenge brought by First Nations, an Alberta judge has halted plans for a vote this fall on leaving the country
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The ultra-low cost American budget carrier Spirit Airlines shut down last week. Rising jet fuel prices due to the Iran war were the final straw for the struggling company, and pose a massive challenge for airlines the world over #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/spirit-air...
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Spirit Airlines Shuts Down Amid Global Fuel Crisis
The low-cost carrier has become the first major casualty of the global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran. The entire global air travel industry is now threatened by the same pressures
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The U.A.E. left OPEC on Friday as the Iran War begins to have irrevocable consequences. Meanwhile, the U.S. has rejected another Iranian peace proposal #WWIII #GeoPoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/uae-leaves...
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U.A.E. Leaves OPEC
An important member of the oil cartel has left the group completely as negotiations between the belligerents of the Iran War go nowhere
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have collapsed. The fighting has not started yet and the war is in a strange limbo as both sides blockade each other amid a growing energy crisis #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/us-iran-pe...
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U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Cancelled as War Enters Limbo
A second round of talks in Islamabad fell through after Iran refused to participate while the U.S. blockades its ports. The conflict is now in an uneasy holding pattern as all sides seek a way forward
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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Woo-hoo! Solar panels over the open channels that carry water to communities in California! Less evaporation and more clean energy!
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire Wednesday as talks between the two countries collapses and a resumption of the war seems imminent #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/us-iran-ce...
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U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Nears End With No Deal In Place
U.S. negotiators are heading to Pakistan for a last-ditch attempt to craft a deal to end the war with Iran, but Iran refuses to send its own team until the U.S. lifts a blockade of Iranian ports
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The Liberal government got its majority on Monday after sweeping three by-elections. The party can now pass legislation without opposition support and will likely stand until an election in 2029 #CDNpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/liberal-go...
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Liberal Government Becomes Majority Through By-Elections
After just missing the mark in the 2025 election, Carney’s Liberals have achieved a majority government through floor-crossings and by-elections
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Christine Fréchette is Quebec’s new premier. She now has to rebuild support for the ruling CAQ with an election coming this fall. Right now, the CAQ is far behind the Libs and PQ #QCpoli #CDNpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/christine-...
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Christine Fréchette Elected Premier of Quebec
Former premier François Legault resigned in January as his party’s poll numbers collapsed. Now the CAQ has selected a new leader as Quebec heads toward an election this fall
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Carney’s Liberals welcomed Marilyn Gladu, a convoy-supporting social conservative, to its caucus this week. The Liberals are on the cusp of a majority with by-elections in safe ridings next week #CdnPoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/controvers...
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Controversial Conservative MP Crosses Floor to Liberals
The Liberals are on the cusp of a majority government thanks to the arrival of yet another defector. This time they welcome social conservative Marilyn Gladu, a convoy supporter
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The fragile ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is collapsing as the two sides argue about what was agreed to and Israel intensifies its attacks in Lebanon #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/us-and-ira...
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U.S. and Iran Ceasefire Already Collapsing
The two countries came to a fragile agreement to cease hostilities and find an end to the war. But attacks have kept up across the Gulf, and Israel has declared that Lebanon is not part of the deal
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
A Russian tanker delivered Cuba’s first fuel shipment in months, breaking an American blockade intended to crush the country’s economy and drive out the communist government tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/russia-bre...
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Russia Breaks U.S. Blockade of Cuba
The Russians sent a ship with oil to Cuba and promising more aid. The U.S. has been blocking oil from getting to Cuba for months in an attempt to crush the island’s economy and depose the government
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and global AIDS advocate, dies at 88. He was one of Canada greatest orator's. Often referred to as the best Prime Minister the country never had. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and global AIDS advocate, dies at 88
Lewis died in hospital Tuesday after battle with cancer
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Avi's father just passed, days after Avi won NDP leadership. In his speech, Avi said his dad had told him, of his dreams of a better world, "not in my lifetime, maybe in yours." Incredible Stephen Lewis lived just long enough to see Avi take that first step in refusing to say that to his own kid:
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Avi Lewis is the new leader of Canada’s NDP. The far-left activist’s win has upset provincial NDPs in the west who say they disagree with his opposition to fossil fuels and pipelines #NDP #Canpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/avi-lewis-...
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Avi Lewis Elected Federal NDP Leader
The leftist activist, who comes from a long line of socialists and NDP leaders, won the race handily on Sunday. But his victory immediately led to opposition from some of the provincial NDPs
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Countries including Canada are demanding that Israel not annex any territory as the country mounts a full-scale invasion of Lebanon #IranWar #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/israel-inv...
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Israel Invades Lebanon
Canada is among numerous countries warning Israel not to conquer Lebanese territory amid reports that it plans to control large parts of the country over the long term
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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
More countries are being pulled into the Iran war as the energy crisis drives oil prices sky-high. Meanwhile, the U.S. appears to be preparing a ground invasion #IranWar #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/strait-of-...
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Strait of Hormuz Blockade Threatens to Drag More Countries Into War
Trump has been demanding that America’s allies help reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping. Most have refused participation, but are now reconsidering amid a growing energy crisis
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
After 2 weeks, the war in Iran is escalating and the number of dead is rising quickly. Oil prices are skyrocketing as the American and Israeli assault devastates the world economy #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/iran-war-n...
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Iran War Now Two Weeks Old With No End in Sight
The U.S. and Israeli war on Iran has been going on for two weeks now. It appears that the conflict will last for a very long time, and the global oil market is in shambles as a result
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Another MP crossed the floor to Carney’s Liberals, this time from the NDP. Her defection all but guarantees a Liberal majority and makes life even harder for the NDP #canpoli tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/ndp-mp-cro...
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NDP MP Crosses Floor to Join the Liberals
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout unexpectedly left her party for the government. With two by-elections in safe ridings coming up, her move makes a Liberal majority government all but certain
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Busting out The Sacred Texts
First 4 volumes of SCTV on DVD and the key text “SCTV Behind the Scenes” by Dave Thomas
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
CBC Radio’s Day 6 asked me to come on the show to talk about the long awaited arrival of SCTV to streaming (in Canada only, on Prime). What took it so long? And why do I say it’s the greatest TV show of all time? Here’s the interview and it’s on the radio Saturday am www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
the cast of SCTV from left: Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Rick Moranis, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, Andrea Martin, John Candy
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Editorial: Canada has absolutely no business going into Iran. If Carney won’t say that clearly, Canadians need to tell him before he does something really stupid #WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/tripwire-e...
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Tripwire Editorial Part Three: Carney Flails as Iran War Overwhelms Central Banker
The U.S. and Israel’s sudden war of aggression has left the Canadian prime minister scrambling to find a coherent position as he walks back support for the attack
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Tripwire @tripwire-reporting.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Editorial: The Iran war is leading to awful, yet predictable, outcomes. The U.S. went in unprepared and now Trump has no clear way out, so he’s going to keep escalating instead # WWIII tripwirereporting.substack.com/p/tripwire-e...
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Tripwire Editorial Part Two: The Immediate and Obvious Consequences of the Iran War
The immediate result of the U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran has led to predictable results for everyone who even casually follows Middle East politics. But the Trump team has been blindsided
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