James Nicholson
@jamesnicholson.bsky.social
Producer @canadaland.com / media criticism
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First time in the host seat. Gotta bring out the "trade war with a chance of flurries" take
What if Canada isn’t in a tariff war? What if we’re in a cold war?
@jamesnicholson.bsky.social hosts with Jay Caspian Kang
@jamesnicholson.bsky.social hosts with Jay Caspian Kang
Canada's in a Cold War with America, but America Hasn't Noticed
It’s been one year since Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and our sovereignty. But with all this story’s twists and turns, have Canadians grown complacent about what’s at stake?
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December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
First time in the host seat. Gotta bring out the "trade war with a chance of flurries" take
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We sat all five NDP leadership candidates and asked them how they plan to bring their party back from the dead.
Every NDP Leadership Candidate on WTF They Would Do
The federal NDP leadership race is officially on. Five candidates want the job, and each of them thinks they know how to rescue a party that's been drifting into irrelevance
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November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We sat all five NDP leadership candidates and asked them how they plan to bring their party back from the dead.
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This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
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Are we going to die Americans?
We're in the Fight of Our Lives
What you do next matters.
buff.ly
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Are we going to die Americans?
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It’s one of the last days to vote for the Signal Awards, where I’m up for Best Host: News & Politics!
If you’ve enjoyed the show or supported my work this year at @canadaland.com, I’d be so grateful if you took a minute to vote.
Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
If you’ve enjoyed the show or supported my work this year at @canadaland.com, I’d be so grateful if you took a minute to vote.
Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s one of the last days to vote for the Signal Awards, where I’m up for Best Host: News & Politics!
If you’ve enjoyed the show or supported my work this year at @canadaland.com, I’d be so grateful if you took a minute to vote.
Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
If you’ve enjoyed the show or supported my work this year at @canadaland.com, I’d be so grateful if you took a minute to vote.
Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
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Canada is all talk when it comes to Gaza.
Plus, the Nelk Boys sit down with Netanyahu.
@noorazrieh.bsky.social hosts with @arshy.bsky.social of The Hatchet
Plus, the Nelk Boys sit down with Netanyahu.
@noorazrieh.bsky.social hosts with @arshy.bsky.social of The Hatchet
Would We Interview Netanyahu?
More statements about Israel/Palestine from Carney’s government, but does Canada have the courage to take action?
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July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Canada is all talk when it comes to Gaza.
Plus, the Nelk Boys sit down with Netanyahu.
@noorazrieh.bsky.social hosts with @arshy.bsky.social of The Hatchet
Plus, the Nelk Boys sit down with Netanyahu.
@noorazrieh.bsky.social hosts with @arshy.bsky.social of The Hatchet
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Mark Carney rode anti-Trump nationalism all the way to the Prime Minister's office.
Now Carney is passing Trump-like policies that could lock in new oil and gas for decades.
Listen to San Grewal and I break down why on @canadaland.com
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1190... @desmog.com
Now Carney is passing Trump-like policies that could lock in new oil and gas for decades.
Listen to San Grewal and I break down why on @canadaland.com
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1190... @desmog.com
#1190 Canada’s Big Beautiful Clean Energy Opportunity
Trump just handed Canada a clean energy gift, but instead we’re focused on pipelines.
www.canadaland.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Mark Carney rode anti-Trump nationalism all the way to the Prime Minister's office.
Now Carney is passing Trump-like policies that could lock in new oil and gas for decades.
Listen to San Grewal and I break down why on @canadaland.com
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1190... @desmog.com
Now Carney is passing Trump-like policies that could lock in new oil and gas for decades.
Listen to San Grewal and I break down why on @canadaland.com
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1190... @desmog.com
My first reported story for @canadaland.com and it’s about, what else? Crokinole
From the Netherlands to Japan competitors from around the world share one dream. To make it to the world championship of Canada’s greatest game.
Canada’s Greatest Game (No, Not That One)
So for one day each year they travel thousands of miles to Tavistock, a small town in southern Ontario, to play the game the author of Anne of Green Gables loathed, the game so many of the rest of us love. They come to battle over the board, to play Crokinole.
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June 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My first reported story for @canadaland.com and it’s about, what else? Crokinole
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The UCP is facing 8 investigations into corruption, plus no fewer than 3 major public sector union strikes (all of their own making).
The affordability crisis looms, as does a trade war with the US.
Wildfires & measles are raging.
And the premier chose now to clear a path for a separation vote.
The affordability crisis looms, as does a trade war with the US.
Wildfires & measles are raging.
And the premier chose now to clear a path for a separation vote.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The UCP is facing 8 investigations into corruption, plus no fewer than 3 major public sector union strikes (all of their own making).
The affordability crisis looms, as does a trade war with the US.
Wildfires & measles are raging.
And the premier chose now to clear a path for a separation vote.
The affordability crisis looms, as does a trade war with the US.
Wildfires & measles are raging.
And the premier chose now to clear a path for a separation vote.
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In only two years, ChatGPT and the surge of AI-generated cheating from college students it has created have unraveled the entire academic project.
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
In only two years, ChatGPT and the surge of AI-generated cheating from college students it has created have unraveled the entire academic project.
nymag.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
In only two years, ChatGPT and the surge of AI-generated cheating from college students it has created have unraveled the entire academic project.
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We left the Canadaland studio at 3am last night to make this episode happen…WAY PAST MY BEDTIME.
Thank you to all the supporters who showed up to the watch party last night in Toronto. I loved meeting you all in person.
Thank you to all the supporters who showed up to the watch party last night in Toronto. I loved meeting you all in person.
It’s the dawn of the fourth Liberal term. Let us break it down for you. Live from our watch party in downtown Toronto.
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It’s Poiliover
Carney wins, Poilievre loses, Jagmeet steps down. What went down? Politico’s Mickey Djuric breaks it down for us, way past bedtime.
www.canadaland.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We left the Canadaland studio at 3am last night to make this episode happen…WAY PAST MY BEDTIME.
Thank you to all the supporters who showed up to the watch party last night in Toronto. I loved meeting you all in person.
Thank you to all the supporters who showed up to the watch party last night in Toronto. I loved meeting you all in person.
Shots fired!
BREAKING: Internal Doug Ford polling obtained by the @TorontoStar paints a grim picture for @PierrePoilievre in Ontario. 48% for @MarkJCarney, 33% for Poilievre and 11% for @theJagmeetSingh.
#onpoli
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#onpoli
#cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/doug-fords-i...
Doug Ford’s internal polling paints a grim picture for Pierre Poilievre in Ontario
Ford's campaign manager warns that unless the Tories "get on it quick, they are going to get obliterated."
www.thestar.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Shots fired!
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February 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There are??
Please enlighten me on these “warning signs” you speak of
Please enlighten me on these “warning signs” you speak of
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
www.ctvnews.ca/world/americ...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/americ...
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
As President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and the economy while rede...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
There are??
Please enlighten me on these “warning signs” you speak of
Please enlighten me on these “warning signs” you speak of
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Someone in Kitsilano has a very funny sense of humour. Apparently this isn’t their first installation either 😂
February 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Someone in Kitsilano has a very funny sense of humour. Apparently this isn’t their first installation either 😂
In a word: tariffying
February 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
In a word: tariffying
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Here is the data on fentanyl caught at US borders. The yellow line (Canada) is close to zero because the numbers are so small (50 lbs last year vs some 20,000 lbs from Mexico).
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
February 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Here is the data on fentanyl caught at US borders. The yellow line (Canada) is close to zero because the numbers are so small (50 lbs last year vs some 20,000 lbs from Mexico).
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
David Lynch died because he was no longer needed:
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
David Lynch died because he was no longer needed:
The "Hot Prime Minister" resigns to "bring down the temperature"--that actually tracks
January 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The "Hot Prime Minister" resigns to "bring down the temperature"--that actually tracks
Trudeau, "The Fighter," resigns due to "in-fighting"
January 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Trudeau, "The Fighter," resigns due to "in-fighting"
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This song really does rip. It’s cool to see folk music organically gain popularity again. youtu.be/e9LJh81n_zA?...
United Health
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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December 21, 2024 at 6:24 PM
This song really does rip. It’s cool to see folk music organically gain popularity again. youtu.be/e9LJh81n_zA?...
Initially I was blown away by this investigation by the Toronto Star into UberEats, but the $1.74 per hour online figure just didn’t make sense. Why would anyone do it?
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1079...
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1079...
December 20, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Initially I was blown away by this investigation by the Toronto Star into UberEats, but the $1.74 per hour online figure just didn’t make sense. Why would anyone do it?
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1079...
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1079...
A legacy Canadian delivery service is being legislated back-to-work, meanwhile the new model for deliveries (in this case food) is a complete labour disaster. 🤔
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
For six weeks, I hustled for orders and made a shockingly low wage. Uber says my experience was 'atypical' — but workers I spoke to say differently.
www.thestar.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:44 PM
A legacy Canadian delivery service is being legislated back-to-work, meanwhile the new model for deliveries (in this case food) is a complete labour disaster. 🤔
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
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I'm sorry, what?
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
December 14, 2024 at 1:07 PM
I'm sorry, what?
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
www.thestar.com/business/i-w...