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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · Aug 16

My latest for @therovermedia.bsky.social. It's on Gaza, and Canada, and somehow the Expos come up twice. It's long. Find a comfy chair.

Summertime Blues: therover.ca/summertime-b...

Summertime Blues: Thoughts on Gaza, Canada, and an Unfathomable Hunger – The Rover

It’s blatantly obvious what side the Canadian establishment has been on, no matter how much public opinion begs, pleads, implores them to differ. There’s really no debate.

therover.ca

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 8h

Silo #5 & 785 Mill St., on a beautiful Montreal night.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's fascist thugs keep assaulting Chicago's journalists, hoping to cover up the regime's violence and cruelty.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 1d

Come ride the REM, Michael!

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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 1d

"You can tell the world is going to hell when politicians seize the circus. That a UFC show will soon take place on the White House lawn to commemorate the Declaration of Independence and an autocratic buffoon’s birthday is the sign of a country in grotesque decay." www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Call Out FIFA—But He Should Push Harder

Mamdani is right to hold FIFA accountable for fleecing its fans. But cheaper prices won't matter if you end up in the back of an unmarked van.

www.thenation.com

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 1d

Remember AnarchoPanda?

Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 1d

Trying to picture Ed Bradley or Morley Safer’s reaction to this

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the full memo.

Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 1d

Ma réponse? Nebraska. 😂

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 1d

Great piece, Toula!

Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 1d

“If I didn’t speak French, I wouldn’t have understood my Moroccan taxi driver when he matter-of-factly informed me that I spoke the language ‘avec l’accent de Céline Dion,’ making me howl with laughter in the back of his cab.”
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Drimonis: In Morocco, I was made to feel like a Quebecer. How refreshing

Many detected my Québécois accent and colloquialisms — which, for someone accustomed to hearing I’m not a “real Quebecer,” felt validating.

montrealgazette.com

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 1d

Same. I’ve never felt as confident speaking French as when I was in Paris and Lyon. I felt welcomed with open arms. Here I’ve been asked what state I’m from.

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 1d

Wild times

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Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social · 2d

Weaponizing the Justice Department to go after those who’ve held you accountable. Totally normal.

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static klinger @jessespector.com · 2d

ah! there’s the explicit antisemitism we’ve been heading for

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Brian Platt @brianplatt.bsky.social · 2d

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 2d

"Start spreading the news, bitches!"

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 3d

“Habeas Corpus is an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 3d

lol pretty good tv, this

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 3d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 3d

“Transformative President”

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 3d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Andrew Berkshire @berkshire.bsky.social · 4d

Asking for a boost from all friends, supporters, even haters.

The most important question is always 'Why?'

The why behind @thegameovernetwork.com, dealing with personal limitations, and building something better.

Please read: thegameovernetwork.com/blogs/berksh...

Why Game Over Network?

Buckle in, I’m laying it on the line here, so come on a journey with me. During the Montreal Canadiens’ Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Final during the pandemic playoffs of 2021, with so few fans a...

thegameovernetwork.com

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 4d

I saw the Stones in DC. Went to Ford's Theatre. Walked by the White House. Didn't get shot.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump on DC: "When I got here, this place was a raging hellhole where people would come from Canada, other places, and end up getting shot. Nobody is being shot. The National Guard has been unbelievable. They are strong tough guys."

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Steve Faguy @fagstein.bsky.social · Jun 21

Former CBC Montreal anchor Dennis Trudeau talks to Le Devoir about movies about journalism www.ledevoir.com/culture/cine...

Dennis Trudeau, entre James Woods et Jean-Luc Godard

Dennis Trudeau adore le cinéma, mais sa passion pour le journalisme a toujours pris sa source dans le réel.

www.ledevoir.com

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 4d

He was the best. And will be so missed.

Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 4d

I’m really going to miss him.

Steve Faguy @fagstein.bsky.social · 4d

Dennis Trudeau, who anchored CBC Montreal's local evening newscast for 18 years, has died montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...

Former CBC Montreal newscaster Dennis Trudeau has died

“He was someone who always strove for accuracy and fairness ... a wonderful storyteller who continued to tell stories after he retired from the CBC."

montrealgazette.com

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Dave Kaufman @davekaufman.bsky.social · 5d

"From Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the Bari Weiss hiring, apparently official. @cbsnews.com died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time. 2 o'clock Eastern Standard Time, some 38 minutes ago."