Smiling Bill
@billdit.bsky.social
Cdn media worker watching from behind the scenes. Mixtape maker, tech wrestler, comedy connoisseur, first name forgetter , sleep enthusiast, daydream believer. (Sunglass sitter-onner).
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Canada lives IN SPITE of the U.S.
January 24, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Canada lives IN SPITE of the U.S.
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Y'all I mean it when I say -- if you are CANADIAN join the NDP now now now and get behind Avi's fabulous campaign. time is of the essence.
How thrilling to be endorsed by a group of authors whose work goes so wide and deep - into the past and future, into ourselves and societies.
We need art and culture in our politics! These storytellers help us understand and imagine the world we need to build together.
Join us: avilewis.link/join
We need art and culture in our politics! These storytellers help us understand and imagine the world we need to build together.
Join us: avilewis.link/join
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Y'all I mean it when I say -- if you are CANADIAN join the NDP now now now and get behind Avi's fabulous campaign. time is of the essence.
I lol'd 😁
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/trum...
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/trum...
Trump threatens tariffs on champagne so nobody can celebrate when he dies
WASHINGTON D.C. – Following a whirlwind week at Davos, and despite backtracking on threats to annex Greenland, US President Donald Trump is still threatening to tariff Champagne to keep people from pa...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I lol'd 😁
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/trum...
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/trum...
"Listening to Trump’s speech after Carney’s is like going from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture to your four-year-old playing the kazoo in your face while you’re suffering from a migraine."
cultmtl.com/2026/01/mark...
cultmtl.com/2026/01/mark...
Mark Carney's historic declaration of resistance vs. Trump's ramblings of an overgrown toddler
Speeches by Mark Carney and Donald Trump this week further illustrated the chasm between leadership in Canada and the U.S.
cultmtl.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:44 PM
"Listening to Trump’s speech after Carney’s is like going from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture to your four-year-old playing the kazoo in your face while you’re suffering from a migraine."
cultmtl.com/2026/01/mark...
cultmtl.com/2026/01/mark...
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Postmedia is a problem! Please sign this petition to ask the House of Commons to require that Canadian news outlets be majority owned by actual Canadians, not American hedge funds with foreign enemy interests.
Petition e-6821 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Postmedia is a problem! Please sign this petition to ask the House of Commons to require that Canadian news outlets be majority owned by actual Canadians, not American hedge funds with foreign enemy interests.
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Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Jan 19th), I’ll be answering your questions on Reddit's r/onguardforthee from 3–5 PM ET! Find me at u/avilewis.
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
On Guard For Thee
A Canada-specific subreddit that allows all types of Canadian content.
The only general Canadian subreddit that doesn't allow bigotry or hate.
www.reddit.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Jan 19th), I’ll be answering your questions on Reddit's r/onguardforthee from 3–5 PM ET! Find me at u/avilewis.
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
Bring your questions and ideas! See you there: www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee
Charlie Angus knows what time it is. open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
Greenland Is Our Line in the Sand
Ignore anything you hear from Donald Trump about Russian and Chinese ships threatening Greenland.
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Charlie Angus knows what time it is. open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
CBC employees’ union dues indirectly funded the same firm calling for their jobs to be eliminated. Likewise, the firm behind Canada Proud — one of Canada’s leading critics of public broadcasting — ran a campaign on behalf of CBC workers. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/i...
The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it
“It's like the Trump administration promoting Biden in an ad campaign,” said Ahmed Al-Rawi, Director of the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University. “This is unreal, like science fiction.”
www.nationalobserver.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBC employees’ union dues indirectly funded the same firm calling for their jobs to be eliminated. Likewise, the firm behind Canada Proud — one of Canada’s leading critics of public broadcasting — ran a campaign on behalf of CBC workers. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/i...
If you grew up in Southwestern Ontario (or Buffalo) and The Spirit of Radio means anything to you, You'll want to know about this Doc, on TVO tomorrow: ♥️🇨🇦🎶 m.youtube.com/c/tvo
TVO Docs
Hundreds of free documentaries available Canada-wide and new titles added each month.
TVO exists to ignite the potential in everyone through the power of learning. Our thought-provoking TVO documenta...
m.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
If you grew up in Southwestern Ontario (or Buffalo) and The Spirit of Radio means anything to you, You'll want to know about this Doc, on TVO tomorrow: ♥️🇨🇦🎶 m.youtube.com/c/tvo
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Please pay attention Canadians & especially those in Ontario.
The president of Palantir Canada is also chair of the fake front building a mega casino and sports betting / money laundromat palace at Ontario Place. 🫠😂
Palantir isn't interested in a spa, turnips.
He's also on the board of TCEnergy with a cast of Trumpers, pushing for Fortress Am-Can.
Palantir isn't interested in a spa, turnips.
He's also on the board of TCEnergy with a cast of Trumpers, pushing for Fortress Am-Can.
January 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Please pay attention Canadians & especially those in Ontario.
No one can predict the future, but when my favorite, award-winning, Canadian journalist Micheal Harris talks, I listen. (Besides, it's fun.) 😁
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Who Gains, Who Loses in 2026? | The Tyee
How will it go for Carney, Poilievre, Putin and Trump? Michael Harris places his bets.
thetyee.ca
January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
No one can predict the future, but when my favorite, award-winning, Canadian journalist Micheal Harris talks, I listen. (Besides, it's fun.) 😁
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Finally! Some recent tech innovation I can get behind! 😄 www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
This engineer built a functioning Remy from Ratatouille | CBC Radio
Christina Ernst of Chicago designed a functioning version of the rodent from the Pixar classic Ratatouille.
www.cbc.ca
January 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Finally! Some recent tech innovation I can get behind! 😄 www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
Surreal humanoid robots are set to begin border patrol duties between China and Vietnam: www.earth.com/news/surreal...
Surreal humanoid robots are set to begin border patrol duties between China and Vietnam
Surreal humanoid robots are set to begin border patrol duties between China and Vietnam
www.earth.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Surreal humanoid robots are set to begin border patrol duties between China and Vietnam: www.earth.com/news/surreal...
"Four months after Quebec banned cellphones in primary and secondary schools, many school administrators report positive effects on social life, physical activity, and academic performance."
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/24/f...
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/24/f...
Four months after Quebec schools ban cellphones, impact 'is major'
Four months after Quebec banned cellphones in primary and secondary schools, many school administrators report positive effects on social life, physical activity, and academic performance. At École Mo...
montreal.citynews.ca
December 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"Four months after Quebec banned cellphones in primary and secondary schools, many school administrators report positive effects on social life, physical activity, and academic performance."
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/24/f...
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/24/f...
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Maybe you need a slo mo whippet shake. Here ya go
December 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Maybe you need a slo mo whippet shake. Here ya go
In the age of AI and social media "research", here's a great reality check from an educated educator.
youtu.be/o4I_hOz_MLw?...
youtu.be/o4I_hOz_MLw?...
How to Tell What’s Real Online
YouTube video by StarTalk
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
In the age of AI and social media "research", here's a great reality check from an educated educator.
youtu.be/o4I_hOz_MLw?...
youtu.be/o4I_hOz_MLw?...
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
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Also does not bode well that EPS started the pilot without even waiting for the privacy commissioner to complete a review of their impact assessment www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta privacy commissioner, police at odds over pilot of facial-recognition technology | CBC News
Diane McLeod, Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner, says Edmonton police require her approval for its test of facial-recognition technology in bodycams,
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Also does not bode well that EPS started the pilot without even waiting for the privacy commissioner to complete a review of their impact assessment www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Kremlin: The new US security strategy is “largely aligned” with Russia’s vision.
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Kremlin: The new US security strategy is “largely aligned” with Russia’s vision.
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Ukraine & America’s Credibility Crisis
• with Anne Applebaum •
@profgalloway.com
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
They discuss Europe’s response, Russia’s strategy, and what this moment signals for the future of democracy.
2/4🧵
• with Anne Applebaum •
@profgalloway.com
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
They discuss Europe’s response, Russia’s strategy, and what this moment signals for the future of democracy.
2/4🧵
December 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Ukraine & America’s Credibility Crisis
• with Anne Applebaum •
@profgalloway.com
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
They discuss Europe’s response, Russia’s strategy, and what this moment signals for the future of democracy.
2/4🧵
• with Anne Applebaum •
@profgalloway.com
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
They discuss Europe’s response, Russia’s strategy, and what this moment signals for the future of democracy.
2/4🧵
Well, this is horrendous and destabilizing.... I guess I'll spend my Sunday morning redrawing my mental map of global power balances.
globalnews.ca/news/1156363...
globalnews.ca/news/1156363...
U.S. national security strategy warns of ‘civilizational erasure’ in Europe - National | Globalnews.ca
The strategy reinforces Trump’s “America First” philosophy, which favors nonintervention overseas, questions decades of strategic relationships and prioritizes U.S. interests.
globalnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Well, this is horrendous and destabilizing.... I guess I'll spend my Sunday morning redrawing my mental map of global power balances.
globalnews.ca/news/1156363...
globalnews.ca/news/1156363...