Andrew Kurjata
@akurjata.ca
Canadian news reporter/producer based in Prince George, British Columbia — Dakelh territory. I live north of most of you.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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Confirmed: Danish-American meeting on Greenland tomorrow at the White House.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Confirmed: Danish-American meeting on Greenland tomorrow at the White House.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
JD Vance will host. Marco Rubio will also be there. Greenlandic foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent the Kingdom of Denmark.
"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said this morning "we are now witnessing the final days and weeks" of the Iranian regime as other European countries summon Iran's ambassadors over the increasing violence." www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
Iran protester 'to be executed tomorrow', rights group says, as official says 2,000 killed in crackdown - live updates
Eyewitnesses tell the BBC Iranian security forces
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said this morning "we are now witnessing the final days and weeks" of the Iranian regime as other European countries summon Iran's ambassadors over the increasing violence." www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
"About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest
It's the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown.
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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McDonald's Canada will freeze the price of a small cup of coffee at $1 for at least a year and drop the price of its McValue meals to $5 for the same duration.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
McDonald's Canada freezes price of small coffee, McValue meals for one year
TORONTO - When Annemarie Swijtink took the helm of McDonald's Canada in September, fast-food companies were facing a lot of heat.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
McDonald's Canada will freeze the price of a small cup of coffee at $1 for at least a year and drop the price of its McValue meals to $5 for the same duration.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
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Carney is travelling to Prince Rupert, B.C. for the meeting, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Carney to discuss major projects with Coastal First Nations
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Coastal First Nations on Tuesday to discuss major projects and marine conservation.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Carney is travelling to Prince Rupert, B.C. for the meeting, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
I just think it's weird Williams was apparently at our local Costco like four weeks ago and barely recognized and now he's being mobbed in LA
January 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I just think it's weird Williams was apparently at our local Costco like four weeks ago and barely recognized and now he's being mobbed in LA
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This morning in Vancouver, Amber Bracken will take on the RCMP in a historic lawsuit brought by @thenarwhal.ca over her arrest while working in the field. @arnokopecky.bsky.social on why this lawsuit matters.
A historic fight for press freedom begins
Four years after a dramatic arrest, Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are turning the tables and suing the RCMP. The trial starts today.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This morning in Vancouver, Amber Bracken will take on the RCMP in a historic lawsuit brought by @thenarwhal.ca over her arrest while working in the field. @arnokopecky.bsky.social on why this lawsuit matters.
BBC reporting hundreds of protesters killed in Iran, citing watch groups. Absolutely terrible www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
Iran: Trump considers action and says Iran wants meeting after hundreds of protesters reported killed
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM
BBC reporting hundreds of protesters killed in Iran, citing watch groups. Absolutely terrible www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
Like one of the key criticisms against Gretzky right now is he doesn't even bother showing up in Canada and then the episode is about him not showing up in Canada... and then on a real life level it's clear the show producers also couldn't convince him to show up in Canada
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Like one of the key criticisms against Gretzky right now is he doesn't even bother showing up in Canada and then the episode is about him not showing up in Canada... and then on a real life level it's clear the show producers also couldn't convince him to show up in Canada
Ok it's weird that episode 2 of Shoresy S5 is essentially just an extended Gretzky apologia monologue but it's also kind of funny that even with that being the very clear agenda Gretzky still couldn't be bothered to do more than a FaceTime cameo where he got the team name wrong
January 12, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Ok it's weird that episode 2 of Shoresy S5 is essentially just an extended Gretzky apologia monologue but it's also kind of funny that even with that being the very clear agenda Gretzky still couldn't be bothered to do more than a FaceTime cameo where he got the team name wrong
Everything else aside, where is there a war on protein? They're putting protein in everything. I have to make special selections if I don't want extra protein artificially added to my coffee
white house social media manager: you get those photos of RFK, jr. for the protein post?
white house content creator: sure did boss, real fuckin' sinister, just like you asked
white house social media manager: what
white house content creator: sure did boss, real fuckin' sinister, just like you asked
white house social media manager: what
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Everything else aside, where is there a war on protein? They're putting protein in everything. I have to make special selections if I don't want extra protein artificially added to my coffee
Well ok that makes sense
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Well ok that makes sense
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
IIRC, there's a new employee in charge of on-boarding politicians/journalists and this would be part of that work, too — potentially absent of anything in the past 48 hrs
January 12, 2026 at 5:36 AM
IIRC, there's a new employee in charge of on-boarding politicians/journalists and this would be part of that work, too — potentially absent of anything in the past 48 hrs
Alternate explanation: Bluesky product folks see an opportunity to capitalize on current round of X news, verifying accounts from politicians in possible swing countries improved their pitch as an off-ramp
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Alternate explanation: Bluesky product folks see an opportunity to capitalize on current round of X news, verifying accounts from politicians in possible swing countries improved their pitch as an off-ramp
So more research plus these replies have us going with cork in the bedroom. Now just trying to choose between these two styles...
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
So more research plus these replies have us going with cork in the bedroom. Now just trying to choose between these two styles...
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she’s a ten, but that’s only in CAD
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
she’s a ten, but that’s only in CAD
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I'll be honest I forgot it existed
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I'll be honest I forgot it existed
Good example bsky.app/profile/nabe...
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Good example bsky.app/profile/nabe...
HOWEVER, I will still say that amongst the very wide range options between "ban X" and "keep doing what we're doing" is for ministers in concerned governments to cease using X as a comms platform.
Not saying they should or will, just factually stating it occupies a middle ground of options
Not saying they should or will, just factually stating it occupies a middle ground of options
January 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
HOWEVER, I will still say that amongst the very wide range options between "ban X" and "keep doing what we're doing" is for ministers in concerned governments to cease using X as a comms platform.
Not saying they should or will, just factually stating it occupies a middle ground of options
Not saying they should or will, just factually stating it occupies a middle ground of options
Thank you for the correction! bsky.app/profile/akur...
I stand corrected — he also posted to Threads, which you *can* see without logging in. Deleting original post
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Thank you for the correction! bsky.app/profile/akur...
I stand corrected — he also posted to Threads, which you *can* see without logging in. Deleting original post
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I stand corrected — he also posted to Threads, which you *can* see without logging in. Deleting original post