Bruce Arthur
@brucearthur.bsky.social
Toronto Star columnist, nice guy, jump shooter.
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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.
www.thestar.com
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...
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.
www.thestar.com
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.
www.thestar.com
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.
www.thestar.com
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...
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Not sure what Auston Matthews did to Latvia but they hate his ass
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Not sure what Auston Matthews did to Latvia but they hate his ass
MacKinnon from McDavid and Crosby, lol
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
MacKinnon from McDavid and Crosby, lol
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It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
That is classic, joyful, genius Mitch Marner
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
That is classic, joyful, genius Mitch Marner
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Hmmm. Louder then.
Report: Warner Bros. Discovery Blocks Brody King From AEW Dynamite Following "F*ck ICE" Chants
Brody King was absent from Wednesday night's episode of AEW Dynamite, and it reportedly wasn't a Tony Khan decision not to have him on the show.
cultaholic.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Hmmm. Louder then.
Ideally, Macklin Celebrini should wind up playing in about five Olympics
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Ideally, Macklin Celebrini should wind up playing in about five Olympics
Team Canada, in men's hockey, is back. That's fun
February 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Team Canada, in men's hockey, is back. That's fun
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Donald Trump had dinner with this piece of garbage.
"Our number one enemy is women"
I amplify this only because it's the logical extension of everything this regime has done.
"Our number one enemy is women"
I amplify this only because it's the logical extension of everything this regime has done.
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Donald Trump had dinner with this piece of garbage.
"Our number one enemy is women"
I amplify this only because it's the logical extension of everything this regime has done.
"Our number one enemy is women"
I amplify this only because it's the logical extension of everything this regime has done.
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
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RT has a well-documented history of amplifying far-right narratives and other hot button right-wing culture war topics in an attempt at creating chaos and sowing divisions
Far-Right Media Outlet Linked to Secret Russian Influence Campaign Produced 50+ Videos Focused on Canada
Canadian videos produced by far-right media outlet at centre of a US Department of Justice indictment were viewed half a million times
pressprogress.ca
February 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
RT has a well-documented history of amplifying far-right narratives and other hot button right-wing culture war topics in an attempt at creating chaos and sowing divisions
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Meanwhile, the Russian state propaganda network RT, is trying to insinuate some incoherent connection between a CBC Kids News segment about a documentary called "Drag Kids" and the Tumbler Ridge school shooting
RT credits a far-right American MAGA account called "End Wokeness" as its source
RT credits a far-right American MAGA account called "End Wokeness" as its source
February 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Meanwhile, the Russian state propaganda network RT, is trying to insinuate some incoherent connection between a CBC Kids News segment about a documentary called "Drag Kids" and the Tumbler Ridge school shooting
RT credits a far-right American MAGA account called "End Wokeness" as its source
RT credits a far-right American MAGA account called "End Wokeness" as its source
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
Canadians Mikael Kingsbury and Julien Viel are in the moguls final; Kingsbury is looking for his fourth Olympic medal over four Games, which would be truly remarkable.
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Canadians Mikael Kingsbury and Julien Viel are in the moguls final; Kingsbury is looking for his fourth Olympic medal over four Games, which would be truly remarkable.
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Toronto Sun columnist Warren Kinsella is posting fake CBC News Network screenshots on X dot com falsely claiming CBC is using terms like "policepersons" and "gunperson"
February 12, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Toronto Sun columnist Warren Kinsella is posting fake CBC News Network screenshots on X dot com falsely claiming CBC is using terms like "policepersons" and "gunperson"
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oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
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how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
The rush to scream trans yesterday from would-be pretend journalists - and some at purportedly reputable outlets - was so disgusting.
From morning after Canada’s second deadliest school shooting on record. Almost as if reputable outlets take time to verify facts, or – just maybe – gender identity isn’t the most pressing issue when six children and two adults have been murdered.
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The rush to scream trans yesterday from would-be pretend journalists - and some at purportedly reputable outlets - was so disgusting.
This was a choice by everyone involved, and one of them was a more moral choice than the other
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Winter Olympics over a banned helmet honoring athletes killed in the war with Russia.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refusesd to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 8:39 AM
This was a choice by everyone involved, and one of them was a more moral choice than the other
What’s Team Canada’s identity at these Olympics? This is a relaunch of the national team, and this version seems to be, be Canada. And be good enough that you can outplay your goalies until you find one who works. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: This version of Team Canada is a relaunch, not a sequel. And it’s about to write its own Olympic hockey script
It’s not that different from the core thesis of the 2010 and 2014 Olympic men’s hockey teams: If Sidney Crosby can back-check, guys, so can you.
www.thestar.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:11 AM
What’s Team Canada’s identity at these Olympics? This is a relaunch of the national team, and this version seems to be, be Canada. And be good enough that you can outplay your goalies until you find one who works. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Eat it, Trump
Reuters: U.S. HOUSE BACKS RESOLUTION THAT WOULD END TRUMP'S CANADA TARIFFS BY 219 TO 211
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Eat it, Trump
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elon musk announces ambitious plan to become “first pedophile on the moon”
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
elon musk announces ambitious plan to become “first pedophile on the moon”
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.