Heather Mallick
@hmallick.bsky.social
Canadian news columnist formerly CBC, newspapers, magazines etc. author, feminist, bookish person, centre-left. @heathermallick.substack
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
February 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
OMG.
Totally forgot to add this but someone mentioned how eerie it is that a train track is running near the area and it actually runs directly behind the proposed concentration camp. This video is from the parking lot:
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
OMG.
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As best I can tell, no one actually has jobs so much as they have competing spheres of influence that are affected by the whims of dementia orange grampa.
an underrated hilarious thing about Trump 2.0 is how everyone just does whatever they want regardless of what their jobs are actually supposed to be. Transpo Secretary Sean Duffy doing TV hits about ICE? Sure. Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler railing against Dems over wildfires? Why not!
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
As best I can tell, no one actually has jobs so much as they have competing spheres of influence that are affected by the whims of dementia orange grampa.
Charged with drug-dealing, and beating and raping unconscious women, the jobless son of a Norwegian princess facing possible 16 years in prison says he resented media attention, life unfair. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Son of Norway’s crown princess says he had ‘extreme need for recognition’
Marius Borg Hoiby, who is facing 38 charges, including ten alleged sex offences, sobbed in trial and said: ‘Few can relate to the life I have led. A lot of parties’
www.thetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Charged with drug-dealing, and beating and raping unconscious women, the jobless son of a Norwegian princess facing possible 16 years in prison says he resented media attention, life unfair. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
The hands are perfect, which I only mention because hands are said to be difficult. But one leg is obviously too short; a thigh seems to have gone AWOL. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's portrait had the same problem. I get a sense of panic rising in the artist; it's invisible no one will notice
Stephen Harper’s official portrait was unveiled today, 11 years after he stepped down as prime minister. How long do these portraits take to paint? Or was Harper waiting for Justin Trudeau to exit the stage before returning to the Hill for the ceremony?
Stephen Harper’s official portrait unveiled in Ottawa
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s official portrait has been unveiled on Tuesday at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in downtown Ottawa.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The hands are perfect, which I only mention because hands are said to be difficult. But one leg is obviously too short; a thigh seems to have gone AWOL. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's portrait had the same problem. I get a sense of panic rising in the artist; it's invisible no one will notice
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Christ on a bike. Soon-Yi the daughter wife of Woody Allen blaming a 15 year old.
This is generational abuse.
This is generational abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Christ on a bike. Soon-Yi the daughter wife of Woody Allen blaming a 15 year old.
This is generational abuse.
This is generational abuse.
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RFK Jnr sounds like somebody phoning work pretending they’re sick.
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
RFK Jnr sounds like somebody phoning work pretending they’re sick.
Thanks to the loathsome Bezos after he destroyed actual bookstores, I can no longer obtain British books in Canada on Amazon without huge shipping fees. AbeBooks was once great. He bought that. He bought everything bookish. I order from Blackwell’s now, good independent Brits but for how long?
February 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Thanks to the loathsome Bezos after he destroyed actual bookstores, I can no longer obtain British books in Canada on Amazon without huge shipping fees. AbeBooks was once great. He bought that. He bought everything bookish. I order from Blackwell’s now, good independent Brits but for how long?
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Thought I'd finally read Doppelganger by Naomi Klein and, well, quite
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Thought I'd finally read Doppelganger by Naomi Klein and, well, quite
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My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
Austrian-Canadian Frank Stronach, 93, hired a young blonde female lawyer. Men facing serial sex crime charges always do this. It's a niche legal specialty not based on talent, not clear why women agree to serve. www.cbc.ca/news/frank-s...
Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach's sex assault trial has been delayed | CBC News
The first sexual assault trial for Frank Stronach was scheduled to begin Tuesday in Toronto but has been delayed after the defence asked for more time to review "voluminous" amounts of new disclosure ...
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Austrian-Canadian Frank Stronach, 93, hired a young blonde female lawyer. Men facing serial sex crime charges always do this. It's a niche legal specialty not based on talent, not clear why women agree to serve. www.cbc.ca/news/frank-s...
What the hell is a “carceral leftist”?
I am unspeakably moved by Anna‘s words (as well as her decision) and, because she is being attacked by carceral leftists, it seems important to add that your “justice system“ is a nightmare. Praxis is life.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why I Didn’t Report My Rape
In 2021, six men sexually assaulted me in a Las Vegas hotel room. Something more than abolitionism prevented me from reporting the crime.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
What the hell is a “carceral leftist”?
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The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
Given that sexting scandal, why would the University of Toronto invite ex-Ontario Conservative Tony Clement for a "fireside chat" event for young students? I know my beloved U of T means well but it has a duty of care surely. shorturl.at/Q6JCR @utoronto.ca
alumni.utoronto.ca/events/share...
alumni.utoronto.ca/events/share...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Given that sexting scandal, why would the University of Toronto invite ex-Ontario Conservative Tony Clement for a "fireside chat" event for young students? I know my beloved U of T means well but it has a duty of care surely. shorturl.at/Q6JCR @utoronto.ca
alumni.utoronto.ca/events/share...
alumni.utoronto.ca/events/share...
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Or someone else’s fiancée, by phone
RFK Jr says he'd rather "stay in bed with my wife" than go to his daily AA meetings
February 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Or someone else’s fiancée, by phone
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Chotiner shot that man right in the face with his own gun and he never heard the *click*.
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Chotiner shot that man right in the face with his own gun and he never heard the *click*.
Meet the mega-rich Lauder family, which bought up Canada's famed M.A.C. etc. Ron is the Trump friend who suggested he obtain Greenland. His son-in-law is Trump's choice for Fed chair. Can someone warn JD Vance about their eyeliner? www.cp24.com/local/toront...
Ontario court hands $750K fine to Estee Lauder over use of ‘forever chemical’ in select eyeliner products
An Ontario court has issued a $750,000 fine to Estee Lauder after the cosmetics company pled guilty to violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act following the discovery of a “forever chemic...
www.cp24.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Meet the mega-rich Lauder family, which bought up Canada's famed M.A.C. etc. Ron is the Trump friend who suggested he obtain Greenland. His son-in-law is Trump's choice for Fed chair. Can someone warn JD Vance about their eyeliner? www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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I taught film to 16-18yos for decades & had to deal with this problem from 2005 onwards.
I had to put their phones on their desk & turn them off. They were frustrated at first but eventually accepted that they had to concentrate on the film & enjoyed doing so.
Then it was back to their phones.
I had to put their phones on their desk & turn them off. They were frustrated at first but eventually accepted that they had to concentrate on the film & enjoyed doing so.
Then it was back to their phones.
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I taught film to 16-18yos for decades & had to deal with this problem from 2005 onwards.
I had to put their phones on their desk & turn them off. They were frustrated at first but eventually accepted that they had to concentrate on the film & enjoyed doing so.
Then it was back to their phones.
I had to put their phones on their desk & turn them off. They were frustrated at first but eventually accepted that they had to concentrate on the film & enjoyed doing so.
Then it was back to their phones.
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Just think about the amazing Epstein scoops the new CBS Evening News contributors will have just by interviewing each other.
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just think about the amazing Epstein scoops the new CBS Evening News contributors will have just by interviewing each other.
Sexy. Not tragic at all. I love payphones, friend to all, and will keep repeating this until I believe it.
The new-ish Montreal intercity bus terminal is fully equipped with pay phones. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak TriX)
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Sexy. Not tragic at all. I love payphones, friend to all, and will keep repeating this until I believe it.
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Hey Vancouver! On Feb 19 I’ll be speaking with CIC Vancouver about leadership, diplomacy & climate action — and how we turn commitments into real change.
🕠 5:30–7:00 p.m. PT
📍 Vancouver, B.C.
🎟 Details & tickets:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/on-leaders...
🕠 5:30–7:00 p.m. PT
📍 Vancouver, B.C.
🎟 Details & tickets:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/on-leaders...
On Leadership, Diplomacy, and Climate Action with Catherine Mckenna
A conversation with the Honourable Catherine McKenna on leadership, resilience, and climate action.
www.eventbrite.ca
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Hey Vancouver! On Feb 19 I’ll be speaking with CIC Vancouver about leadership, diplomacy & climate action — and how we turn commitments into real change.
🕠 5:30–7:00 p.m. PT
📍 Vancouver, B.C.
🎟 Details & tickets:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/on-leaders...
🕠 5:30–7:00 p.m. PT
📍 Vancouver, B.C.
🎟 Details & tickets:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/on-leaders...
He has that magic, that spark, doesn’t he. Now I want to go out and buy men’s underpants. Don’t know why. Do you have this in stock, I’ll say.
NEWS! Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour to pursue dream of becoming Calvin Klein underwear model newsthump.com/2026/02/02/l...
Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour to pursue dream of becoming Calvin Klein underwear model
Lord Mandelson has resigned from the Labour Party it is revealed today, to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a Calvin Klein underwear model.
newsthump.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
He has that magic, that spark, doesn’t he. Now I want to go out and buy men’s underpants. Don’t know why. Do you have this in stock, I’ll say.