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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 3h

‪20 yrs ago, Canada fought off deep integration plans pushed by Libs&Cons like Bush Martin & Harper for the "establishment by 2010 of a North American economic & security community, the boundaries of which would be defined by a common external tariff & outer security perimeter"
Can we still do it?

Without saying ‘Golden Dome,’ McGuinty touts U.S. missile defence co-operation | CBC News

Call it “Golden Dome.” Call it a “continental shield.” Whatever the handle, Canada is in discussion with the United States about being able to detect and defend “what’s coming at us” in the air, Defen...

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 3h

What the hell happened to Steven Chase?
I remember when he broke stories about Canadian soldiers complaining about needing better footwear to wade thru the shit and blood and vomit when traversing US detention and interrogation centres in Afghanistan.

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 4h

Data is where the money is which is why we are tracked in every aspect of life and why even the simplest home appliance is now 'smart'

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 5h

How John Deere Robs Farmers Of $4 Billion A Year youtu.be/jaOS6bGta7M?...

How John Deere Robs Farmers Of $4 Billion A Year

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 4h

Really interesting vid. The focus on the lack of right to repair was on John Deere but it also applied to ventilators during covid19 - which were constantly breaking down. You couldn't even swap out the filter on a non-functioning ventilator w/o worrying the manufacturer would find out & brick it.

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 12h

"Technofeudalism, 'Bottom-Up Resistance' Apps & More" on Democracy Now today, including a 2 minute bit at the 19' mark on what makes Mastodon & BlueSky so great.
Enshittification-: Part 2

“Enshittification” Author Cory Doctorow on Technofeudalism, “Bottom-Up Resistance” Apps & Mo

Watch Part 2 of our interview with Cory Doctorow, writer and tech activist, whose new book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, is out this week.

www.democracynow.org

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 13h

Why Canada needs public grocery stores
breachmedia.ca/why-canada-n...

Why Canada needs public grocery stores ⋆ The Breach

Food analyst Aaron Vansintjan explains how a public food network could transform Canada

breachmedia.ca

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 13h

BC Liquor Stores is over 100 years old & has ~200 locations.
Start there and just build it out to include food and its distribution centres.

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 23h

No, they voted for Trump because they're assholes.

Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking this morning it's a shame Carney didn't run for CPC leader to replace PP as he's a pretty decent conservative. Then all the rw Magatty terfs could relocate to the PPC, the Libs could find another Hippie King, and the NDP would need to seriously move left again.

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 1d

Here she is with the other guy in the photo Andy Ngo, editor-at-large for Canadian conservative news website The Post Millennial, testifying at the WH.

Andy Ngo on X Oct 9 2025
Photo of Andy and Katie at White House.
"KatieDaviscourt is an incredibly brave and kind young woman. I am lucky to call her a colleague.
She is graceful and beautiful — regardless of the black eye from the Antifa assault in Portland."

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 1d

Rightwing Canadian Post Millennial reporter Katie Daviscourt, formerly with Rebel News
nypost.com/2025/10/02/u...

The Ezra Levant Show
Meet Katie Daviscourt, Rebel News newest reporter
Aug 16 2022

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 1d

Public Safety Min Anandasangaree said Wednesday the Lib gov has introduced a 2nd border security bill C-12 that contains several measures from Bill C-2 tabled in June but will still pursue passage of C-2, which contains controversial new powers to search mail and access personal information.

Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck that
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 2d

Please everyone buy my latest book which is all about this problem and how we can fix it. It has, of course, been ignored by the mainstream press.

www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck that
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 2d

Owner of BC Papers Sparks Mass Alaska Resignation Over Charlie Kirk Story Intervention via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Owner of BC Papers Sparks Mass Alaska Resignation Over Charlie Kirk Story Intervention | The Tyee

Alaskan journalists quit after Carpenter Media execs unilaterally changed an article about a vigil for the far-right activist.

thetyee.ca

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 2d

Alabama-based Carpenter Media Group owns 65 local papers in BC, 12 in Alberta, 7 in NWt, Yukon, & Nunavut, and 200 in the US.
They objected to their Alaskan reporter's characterization of Charlie Kirk as a “Christian-Nationalist icon” & defender of “often racist and controversial views” NYTimes:

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

www.nytimes.com

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 2d

Canada must settle with coming “second” to US in auto sector according to Donald Trump’s point man on trade, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
“If you look at it where Canada was to where it will be, you’ll be disappointed,” Lutnick said. “America is first, and Canada can be second.”

Canada must come ‘second’ to U.S. in auto sector, Howard Lutnick warns behind closed doors

Appearing virtually, the commerce secretary told an audience at a Canada-U.S. conference in Toronto that the U.S. is determined to dominate the car-making industry.

www.thestar.com

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 2d

When Amazon closed up shop in Quebec to sidestep the union, it subcontracted its delivery business to Intelcom, whose CEO Jean-Sébastien Joly is the brother of Lib Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly.
In 2022 Intelcom delivery drivers were paid $1.60 to $3.00 per parcel delivered minus their gas costs

Amazon’s subcontractor in Quebec

12 March 2025 — After announcing the shutdown of its operations in Quebec, Amazon announced that it would be using subcontractors to side step the rising

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 2d

“When postal workers were bargaining for fair wages and better working conditions, Purolator was enticing small business customers with steep discounts.”

Postal workers union takes aim at Purolator, which is owned by Canada Post

The union that represents striking postal workers is taking aim at Purolator, a courier company that is 91 per cent owned by Canada Post.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 2d

All major media and viable political parties, the wretched lack of economics taught in high schools & the equally wretched economics taught at uni - that's quite a lot to overcome.
And every 5 yrs there's a surprise! flurry in media about how rw support for housing in EU is based on it being cheaper

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 2d

“When postal workers were bargaining for fair wages and better working conditions, Purolator was enticing small business customers with steep discounts.”

Postal workers union takes aim at Purolator, which is owned by Canada Post

The union that represents striking postal workers is taking aim at Purolator, a courier company that is 91 per cent owned by Canada Post.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 3d

an unauthorized "man-made gravel dam" ???

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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 3d

Here is Google Lens's description of Theo Moudakis' toon:
"This political cartoon by Theo Moudakis depicts Mitt Romney driving a car while a younger version of Donald Trump, portrayed as a child, makes demands and complains from the back seat."
First known case of AI standup.

Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 3d

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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