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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@effinbirds.com never disappoints (image from the hellsite).

Tweet from twitter by Lindsay Shephard (@NewWorldHominin) regarding how a person was fired by a brewery for a picture of him wearing a "Show Me the Evidence" t-shirt on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, claiming that "in Canada ... you can wear politicized shirts ... but only if you hold the correct opinion."

Tweet is followed by a tweet from Effin' Birds with meme "I already forgot who the fuck you are supposed to be."

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“This pandemic of disinformation and dishonesty, through the conduit of the Alberta separatist movement, is testing not our hospitals but our political institutions and our belief that Canada is worth fighting for.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...

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Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The Walrus

Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Rubber Ducky, you’re the one when there are no cookies available.

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

PBO releases public service employment tracker. FTEs net declined 9,043 (2.6%) in past year to 341,942, of which over 90% of the reduction was in indeterminate (permanent) jobs. Public service now 22,523 FTEs (6.2%) smaller from peak two years ago. www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/research-...

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Federal Employment Tracking Tool

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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Élections Québec ordered to prepare English reminder cards for voters montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

But whoever imagines, upon this account, that masters rarely combine is as ignorant of the world as of the subject. Masters are always and everywhere in a sort of tacit, but constant and uniform, combination, not to raise the wages of labour above their actual rate. #SolidarityForever

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Guys. Where are the posts reminding us not to speak ill of the dead? I'm not seeing them for some reason.

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Susan Quinn @qsusie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

deAdder nails it again. #canadastrong #Canada #tariffs

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Everyday I wonder how things can get stupider and everyday I am informed how, against my will.

Truth social post where Trump threatens to call Lake Ontario, Lake America

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I cannot respect someone who can’t drink a lethal amount of coffee without dying.

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is the second headline today that I’ve seen which @paulisci.bsky.social needs to see (the other was on the hellsite).

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Disbarment is an extreme remedy, and the prior disciplinary decisions did not involve misconduct that law societies would consider warrant such a sanction. Misappropriation of trusts, however, is a big “no no.”

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I'm no expert on fiduciaries, but all of this strikes me as being "really bad." The standards imposed on a trustee are high, and law societies expect lawyers to be diligent with regards to any trust accounts they have set up. Mr. Rath could face very serious financial and professional consequences.

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sadly, Mr. Jivani is just one of a number of MPs that should never have been let into the CPC. Aaron Gunn, Andrew Lawton, Roman Baber, Matt Strauss are all cut from similar cloth as Mr. Jivani.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 23/08/2026

A propos of nothing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIwz...

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Stan Rogers - Barrett's Privateers

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Mark Carney’s statement on the US and Canada negotiations.

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David Coletto @davidcoletto.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I woke up at 4:30 this morning to the tariff news and couldn’t get back to sleep. So I wrote. Canadians gave Carney permission to stand firm and walk away from a bad deal. But they didn’t give him much time. My latest: davidcoletto.substack.com/p/canadians...

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Mark Carney and the Canadian government can sign any number of trade agreements, but you can't change what's in the heart of Canadians right now." Canadian consumers are refusing anything to do with the U.S.A.⁣ ⁣ newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026

I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...

Cover of the book "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack. The top right corner says "Author of The End of Everything" and the bottom left says "Brilliant and thrilling! - John Green". The cover motif is a space image made of puzzle pieces.

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Influencers don’t accept the realities of governing. Their currency is ragebait, and compromise and tradeoffs—what governments must do—power their opposition. Their abandonment of Mr. Kenney was therefore inevitable. 2/2

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Mr. Kenney sought to balance the reality of dealing with COVID and appeasing influencers and their followers. He failed, and lost support from both the influencer base and those who wanted effective pandemic responses. 1/2

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Ran (abu_hobbit) @abuhobbit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There are more people telling how they were hit by bikes than by SUVs

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m speaking about purity tests within a political party; that in order to be welcomed, and especially empowered, within a party, one had to accept without question a fairly narrow ideology. McCarthyism was not a party delineating the borders of a small tent, but a broader issue.

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

So, congratulations again to Mr. Levant. I’m not convinced the LPC could have done it without him. And unless the CPC can rid itself of his and other influencers’ control, the LPC’s status as Natural Governing Party will remain unchallenged for years to come. /fin

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Unlike the purity guardians on the left, the influencer movement such as Mr. Levant has monetized anger. Compromise and big tents don’t generate clicks, merch sales and donations. And so they lock the conservatives in and, as a result, concede elections to the LPC. 15/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The influencer movement, though, is not prepared to admit a mistake or reinvent the CPC. They remained more focused on selling anger, earning returns from ragebait, than on being part of a coalition offering solutions to problems. 15/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Polls all showed voters were willing to choose anger/influencer over more Trudeau. But they chose a moderate offering a plan over anger alone, and current polls suggest Canadians feel that was the right choice. 14/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Politicians too radical for the Ontario PCs—Roman Baber, Matt Strauss, Jamil Jivani, etc.—were made welcome. Andrew Lawton and Aaron Gunn built on this. 12/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

But when Mr. O’Toole failed to unite the influencer movement with moderate conservatives, the CPC went all-in on the influencers. Not only did Mr. Poilievre become leader, but influencer types became candidates. 12/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In 2019 and 2021, Mr. Trudeau revealed the then frailty of the LPC by barely winning minority governments and losing the popular vote. The 2024 LPC was potentially on the way to being the 2011 LPC redux. 11/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

With an influencer-style leader, the CPC has managed to undo one of Mr. Harper’s goals: to end the LPC at least as the Natural Governing Party if not end it as a party altogether. The LPC was saved by Mr. Levant, not Mr. Trudeau. 10/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In so doing, the CPC left itself open to the LPC reinventing itself with a new leader and a new direction. And voters appear to be willing, at least for now, to see where the federal government’s new direction will take Canada, especially with no real alternative offered. 9/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Mr. Poilievre has, so far, largely maintained the support of the influencers. But Canadians didn’t just want anger; they wanted better solutions. His strengths at criticizing and attacking appeal to the ragebaiters, but not to those looking for answers. 7/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

John Rustad lost the provincial election in BC in part because he came across as far right, and then lost his job because he wasn’t sufficiently far right. And federally, Erin O’Toole failed to convince voters he could lead a sane government and then was turfed for not being crazy. 7/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This works well in opposition, but not for conservative governments. Jason Kenney was forced out because he sought compromises in government that managed to alienate both the influencer movement and regular Albertans. Even Danielle Smith may not be able to hold her base (and with it, her job). 6/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The great thing is that you can move from ragebait item to the next one without pause. There’s no need to defend a particular solution to any problem. Instead, you can criticize the trade offs a solution requires or, failing that, switch topics to the new outrage du jour. 5/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Part of this comes from commercializing anger, something Mr. Levant excels at. Point at something that people can hate, even if you have to cherry pick to do so (and leave out nuance). The high cost of anything. That new things are built overnight. The deficit. Taxes. The list is endless. 4/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Purity tests used to be the left’s claim to fame. It was lampooned in Monty Python’s Life of Brian, but RW influencers have taken it to whole new levels, mainly by making the infighting so out in the open. 3/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

TBF, Mr. Levant doesn’t deserve all the credit. But he was one of the early adopters of the “influencer” movement and remains one of the loudest voices out there. And as a result may have done more for the LPC than anyone else. 2/

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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Given how rare these blackouts are, I'd say those measures work. That being said, it is always good to proactively assess risks to see if better is possible. This includes assessing the availability of blackstart generation and other options both to preserve grids and restart them if needed. /fin

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