Bruce Arthur
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Bruce Arthur
@brucearthur.bsky.social
· Mar 23
Bullying, basketball and an online firestorm: How B.C. college star Harriette MacKenzie stood up to anti-trans hate — and won
Trans athlete Harriette Mackenzie has been ostracized most of her life. One violent play during a Pac West basketball game pushed her to fight back.
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Harriette Mackenzie is such a rare athlete: she’s a BC college basketball star, and she is trans. This is the story of her season: an in-game attack, anti-trans hatred, outing herself, a lifetime of trauma, and how she kept going, despite it all. www.thestar.com/sports/baske...
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get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
February 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
Eight years ago Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold and his wife Marlinde wept, but she wasn't crying about the race. Friday Bloemen ended his Olympic career with his wife and kids in Milan, and Marlinde had something to be so much happier about. I needed to write this story. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: Ted-Jan Bloemen’s dream Olympic speedskating career has come to a close. It’s time to focus on family
The Canadian speedskater and gold medallist from Pyeongchang is both excited to find out what the rest of his life looks like, and overwhelmed about leaving behind his ‘life’s work’ after final race i...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Eight years ago Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold and his wife Marlinde wept, but she wasn't crying about the race. Friday Bloemen ended his Olympic career with his wife and kids in Milan, and Marlinde had something to be so much happier about. I needed to write this story. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Awful Kevin Fiala injury. That is terrible: looked to be just an awkward hit, despite Tom Wilson. Ugh
February 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Awful Kevin Fiala injury. That is terrible: looked to be just an awkward hit, despite Tom Wilson. Ugh
Sidney Crosby scoring goals in the Olympics, 2026 edition
February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Sidney Crosby scoring goals in the Olympics, 2026 edition
Figure skating implosions are generally pretty unpleasant to watch
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Figure skating implosions are generally pretty unpleasant to watch
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you know, it still seems like it should be an even bigger issue that the president has been sending armed forces to kidnap and assault people in an ethnic cleansing campaign, with a specific geographic focus on regions that didn't vote for him in the last election
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
you know, it still seems like it should be an even bigger issue that the president has been sending armed forces to kidnap and assault people in an ethnic cleansing campaign, with a specific geographic focus on regions that didn't vote for him in the last election
So I guess we're just not calling high sticks
February 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
So I guess we're just not calling high sticks
Canada just threw out MacKinnon-McDavid-Celebrini, as a treat. It worked pretty good
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Canada just threw out MacKinnon-McDavid-Celebrini, as a treat. It worked pretty good
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
This is a Team Canada road game, and the drunken Swiss fans are singing, and it's glorious
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is a Team Canada road game, and the drunken Swiss fans are singing, and it's glorious
Love something in your life the way Ontario loves underfunding education
Of the $6.4B announced for Ontario PSE yesterday, 45% or so was just taking $ out of SFA and handing it to institutions.
Another chunk of $, maybe as high as $3B (unclear) involved taking $ announced in '24 and '25 & putting it into the base out to 2029-30
Actual new $ over 2025-26 base? $0-2B.
Another chunk of $, maybe as high as $3B (unclear) involved taking $ announced in '24 and '25 & putting it into the base out to 2029-30
Actual new $ over 2025-26 base? $0-2B.
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Love something in your life the way Ontario loves underfunding education
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14 million dead by 2030; 4.5 million dead children under 5 years old. These are criminals who deserve the vengeance of our entire planet.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
14 million dead by 2030; 4.5 million dead children under 5 years old. These are criminals who deserve the vengeance of our entire planet.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Comically evil people. Just unbelievable, and far too many people will never know about stuff like this, or are too ignorant to understand it.
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Comically evil people. Just unbelievable, and far too many people will never know about stuff like this, or are too ignorant to understand it.
Uh-oh, Rachel Homan
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Uh-oh, Rachel Homan
Ted-Jan Bloemen is about to skate his final Olympic race for Canada, the 10,000, the race he won in Pyeongchang: here is what I wrote about him five days ago. Last chance. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: Ted-Jan Bloemen has one more shot at speedskating glory — for himself and his children
Eight years ago, Canada’s greatest long-distance long-track speedskater finished second in the 5,000-metre final; on Sunday, 13th. But he’s still got the 10,000 to go.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Ted-Jan Bloemen is about to skate his final Olympic race for Canada, the 10,000, the race he won in Pyeongchang: here is what I wrote about him five days ago. Last chance. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
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GUESS WHO JUST WON BRONZE AGAIN
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
GUESS WHO JUST WON BRONZE AGAIN
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Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
It's day 7 at the Olympics. I dropped off laundry this morning; I can navigate transit and venues without a map or directions; I can't imagine the end, or remember life before I got here. Little things are becoming intolerable, and it's all a delight. So, everything's pretty much on schedule
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
It's day 7 at the Olympics. I dropped off laundry this morning; I can navigate transit and venues without a map or directions; I can't imagine the end, or remember life before I got here. Little things are becoming intolerable, and it's all a delight. So, everything's pretty much on schedule
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There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions
The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 AM
There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
Jesus, these people
February 13, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Jesus, these people
And last one for today: Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing by the IOC because he wanted to wear a helmet honouring athletes who were victims of Russia's war. He could have won a medal. He won something else instead. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: IOC makes a compromise on Ukrainian athlete’s tribute to his dead countrymen — with yet another concession to Russia
Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet bears the faces of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia’s four-year war of aggression.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:28 AM
And last one for today: Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing by the IOC because he wanted to wear a helmet honouring athletes who were victims of Russia's war. He could have won a medal. He won something else instead. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
MacKinnon, from McDavid and Crosby. Celebrini, to open the scoring. Canada’s men’s hockey return to the Olympics was about everything you could ask for, 12 years later. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: MacKinnon from McDavid and Crosby? Canada delivers almost everything you could ask for in NHL’s return to Olympics
Team Canada returned to best-on-best Olympic hockey with a commanding 5-0 win over Czechia. And they put on quite a show.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
MacKinnon, from McDavid and Crosby. Celebrini, to open the scoring. Canada’s men’s hockey return to the Olympics was about everything you could ask for, 12 years later. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Mikael Kingsbury tied for gold, but lost on tiebreakers, and after emerging from the daze and congratulating his competitors he threw his skis to the ground before regaining his grace. What a competitor, in his final Olympics. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: Mikael Kingsbury’s silver at the Milan Olympics was remarkable. It didn’t feel that way at first
Canadian legend had the same score as the Australian winner but lost on a tiebreaker.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Mikael Kingsbury tied for gold, but lost on tiebreakers, and after emerging from the daze and congratulating his competitors he threw his skis to the ground before regaining his grace. What a competitor, in his final Olympics. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...