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🇨🇦 I like data and sports. Never skip leg day. I love being Canadian. Maîtres chez nous. DO NOT BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS/PRODUCE until Trump is gone.

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Dr Argue @whatsthepointsk.bsky.social · 15h
Impressive if true. “Ottawa and Brussels will also announce the joint purchase of 50 De Havilland water bombers, to be ready for use in Canada and Europe in 2030 to fight wildfires.” #cdnpoli #EU www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
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EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact
From critical raw materials to fighting wildfires, a document obtained by POLITICO reveals a wide-ranging expansion in relations.
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
Artificial intelligence agents tried to hack into a Canadian government site, researchers said, adding to the growing list of incidents in which AI agents probed or hacked corporate and government computer systems without being told to do so.
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AI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, researchers say
The finding follows OpenAI’s confirmation that its misbehaving AI agents probed U.S. government websites and hacked an Australian government site.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 9h
⚡️Update: Russia attacks Kyiv for over 20 hours in single day. Air raid sirens blared over Kyiv for 20 hours and 44 minutes on Sept. 30, one of the longest sustained attacks the capital has faced since the start of the full-scale war.
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Russia pounds Kyiv's power grid in first mass assault since last fall, killing 4, injuring 8 in day-long assault
Air raid sirens blared over Kyiv for over 20 hours on Sept. 30, one of the longest sustained attacks the capital has faced since the start of the full-scale war.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 8h
So basically Trump has only been slightly less disastrous for international tourism than COVID.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 16h
This is better energy journalism than you'll see in most Canadian newspapers today -- and certainly anything coming out of Postmedia in Alberta. I've yet to see any of the talking heads and industry spokespeople actually confront it. energi.media/markham-on-e...
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LNG Canada Phase 2: The $33-Billion Bet on Asian Demand
LNG Canada Phase 2 is a $33-billion bet on Asian demand, Qatar recovery and a historic wave of new global LNG supply.
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 19h
But after Brooklyn drank raw milk for six months, it all began to unravel. Vomit that turned bilious yellow, then a tarry blackish-green. Bloodwork that so alarmed ER doctors they called for transport to a pediatric ICU 70 miles away.
A toddler with medical tubes attached to her sits in a car seat on a hospital gurney, attended to by a paramedic and another man.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 19h
Draganfly Drones is promoted as a Saskatoon success story. They are run out of Tampa, Florida with top Trump military appointees on the board. Don Jr is an investor. The PM committed to building a Canadian supply chain for our defence. This stinks. charlieangus.substack.com/p/stop-don-j...
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STOP DON JR FROM GETTING A CUT OF CANADA’S MILITARY BUDGET
Don Jr. has his fingers in a Canadian military contract obtained through Saskatoon-based Dragonfly Technologies.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Read more: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
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Prime Minister Carney announces historic investment to protect Canada’s oceans
Canada is an ocean nation. Our three coasts connect us to each other and the world, carry our trade, and sustain hundreds of thousands of livelihoods.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Canada is an ocean nation. Our food, trade, and way of life depend on it. In North Vancouver, we just announced $1.2 billion to protect our oceans and the ecosystems they sustain.
Prime Minister Carney speaks at a podium in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 30/09/2026
“Patel is apparently planning a trip to Russia, a country that (a) is no friend of the United States nor the FBI specifically and yet (b) is quite friendly with Patel, including via a ‘Russia-linked production company’ that evidently previously paid Patel $25,000 to appear in an anti-FBI TV series.”
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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026
If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway
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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the cost of your economic orthodoxy is the destruction of the civil society which your whole system rests on, I'm not sure if you're winning either.. Look forward to the read.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A former Wagner fighter, now in Ukrainian captivity, said Russian mercenaries in Mali used captured Africans as live subjects for brutal "tactical medicine training." In 2023-2024, Russian instructors deliberately maimed African prisoners, after which the mercenaries practiced stopping bleeding.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am reading @stevebrusatte.bsky.social’s new book on birds and dinosaurs and it’s a blast—and more evidence today right here! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER​​​From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: Saudi and Yemeni government-aligned forces may be targeting senior Houthi and Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) missile and drone experts and military commanders. (1/10) Read the full report: isw.pub/IranUpdate09...
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Grant_M 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇦 @grantmountieofanna.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another banger from @maxfawcett.bsky.social. He's had this sussed out all along: Carney, Smith and the oil companies all have their own plans — but they can’t all be right www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Carney, Smith and the oil companies all have their own plans — but they can’t all be right
The politicking around a new west coast oil pipeline is almost done. Now the real work begins — and the real challenge reveals itself.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Based on my own reporting on OpenAI's audited financials from 2025, it appears that Anthropic was a worse business (at least in that year), spending $2.75 make $1 versus OpenAI spending $2.60 to make $1. So many people told me this company was "more profitable"! www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op...
OpenAl Lost $38.5 Billion In 2025
2025 — OpenAl Had $13.07 Billion In Revenue, $34 Billion In Costs and Expenses, and $20.92 Billion In Losses, with a net loss attributable to the company of $38.53 Billion
• Revenue: $13.07 billion
• Cost of Revenue: $7.5 billion
• Research and Development: $19.18 billion
• Sales and Marketing: $5.73 billion
• General and Administrative: $1.57 Billion
• Total Costs and Expenses: $34 billion
• Loss from Operations: $20.92 billionThe Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year, a threefold surge from 2024, accounting for more than half of its
$12.65 billion in total operating expenses.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
So far the only retort from the AI boosters appears to be “2025 doesn’t matter” and I’m not kidding
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An education for Poilievre & his MAPLE MAGA followers bitching about the price of diesel and blaming it on Carney! #cdnpoli
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 28/09/2026
“What do you call it when governments take deliberate steps to make voting more difficult? “Voter suppression — and it’s alive and well in Quebec.” #polqc
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28/09/2026
Dems: make the midterms a bloodbath so that the Republicans never think of trying this again. Are you in the settle-the-score camp?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I get why gatekeeping in its negative sense is bad but also it feels an awful lot like gatekeeping in the positive sense was a load bearing pillar of society.
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: A Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report released today "exposes how [Howard Lutnick-linked] Tether & its...token have become central to Iran’s shadow banking system" allowing Iran to fund proxies, commit human rights abuses, and...defy US sanctions, says Senator Blumenthal.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia struck the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv People are escaping by climbing out of windows, risking a fatal fall, to avoid being burned alive 📹 Kyiv Dvizh
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Exclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime
Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats.
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Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · 28/09/2026
"AI agents don't need superintelligence to cause irreversible harms." From cybersecurity and financial stability to jobs, governance, and global cooperation, Brookings experts weigh in on one of today's biggest policy debates: Is AI an existential threat, and what should governments do about it?
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Is the AI existential threat real—and can regulatory action prevent it? | Brookings
Scholars from across Brookings address the risks of AI and what regulatory actions are necessary to prevent them.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” said one.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ukraine flew 4,000 kg of food by drone to starving residents of occupied Oleshky in one of the largest runs yet Russia shoots down supply drones and beats residents who accept food. Thousands are trapped, Prokudin said. 🔗 buff.ly/enTl8yB
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ukraine's ground robots carried two grenade launchers each, attacked Russian positions, then blew up inside the shelters in a new tactic of Operation Vivaldi The robots made the Russians think a full assault group was coming and cleared the position buff.ly/oPsGMSj
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New Vivaldi tactic: Ukraine’s ground robots, each carrying two Bullspike grenade launchers, attack Russian positions and then detonate inside their shelters
Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps used grenade-launcher ground robots to clear Russian positions during Vivaldi.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 27/09/2026
That’s right
Further reading:
- Oracle feels the force (FTAV)
- US data centres 'are short six NYCs of electricity (FTAV)
— Where's all the AI chips? (Ed Zitron)
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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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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Canada is predictable, reliable, and principled in a world that’s anything but.
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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 26/09/2026
“Pity the empire held from a prison, the largest ever assembled by a man bound.” colossus.com/article/mark...
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Profile of Mark Zuckerberg
A journey to the heart of history’s largest nonterritorial empire
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A Nursing Home Owner Stole Workers' Social Security and Medicare Money He was sentenced to 18 months and $4.4M restitution. His mother bought a Pardon at Mar-a-Lago. Trump is selling pardons for $1 Million. Congress won't stop him. VOTE Out All Republicans #TrumpsCorruptCongress
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 25/09/2026
“In the eyes of the CAQ and Parti Québécois, Montreal isn’t the vibrant cosmopolitan economic engine of the province — it’s a problem to be solved by policing what languages people speak.” An editorial by @taylornoakes.com. #polqc
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The CAQ and PQ see Montreal as a problem to be solved by policing what languages people speak
In the eyes of the CAQ and PQ, Montreal is a problem to be solved by policing what languages people speak.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I spent much of this week talking with foreign officials who are in the U.S. for United Nations meetings. I was curious to know how they’re strategizing about the United States in the future. Here’s what I learned... robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They voted overwhelmingly for Trump.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New contracts for Canadian suppliers. Good jobs for Canadian workers. Paycheques staying in Canadian communities. For the first time in four decades, VIA Rail passenger cars will be built in Canada.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Authors of a 2020 Journal of Financial Economics study of U.S. newspaper closures found that after a closure, towns ended up paying 5–11 basis points more to borrow.⁣ ⁣ Turns out “support local journalism” can also mean “maybe don’t jack up our municipal bond yields.” youtu.be/PXf0iEBhUaw
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nous venons de lancer un nouveau partenariat stratégique avec le Viet Nam. 🇨🇦🇻🇳     Ce partenariat permettra d’offrir plus d’occasions à nos travailleurs et à nos entreprises, et d’assurer un avenir plus solide à nos deux nations.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We just launched a new Strategic Partnership with Vietnam. 🇨🇦🇻🇳   That means more opportunity for our workers and businesses, and a stronger future for both our nations.
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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“In the Donald Trump White House, summits are hazardous excursions during which the interests of the United States are shoved aside by a president whose cringe-inducing admiration of dictators makes these meetings into rituals of American humiliation.”—Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits
He’s turned them into a pointless ritual.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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