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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 21h

My naive wish is that even one Canadian journalist, one politician, one security analyst, would address the implications of Canada choosing military integration with an authoritarian power that no longer respects the rule of law or international law.
Looks like that’s not going to happen today.

Golden Dome signals change to Canada’s long-time opposition to joining U.S. missile defence

Canada opted to stay on the sidelines in 2005 as the U.S. developed defences against ballistic missiles

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 1d

Mariners win

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 1d

When will my husband return from the Mariner’s game

Oil painting of a woman waiting by the sea

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Patrick Dubuque @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com · 1d

It all comes down to this. Or maybe something else, later

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 2d

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Craig C @craigrwc.bsky.social · 2d

Oof! What an image

Pitcher Orion Kerkering bent over with hands on his knees while a jubilant Dodgers team celebrates behind him in the background

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 3d

Avi Lewis made some posts about her but I haven’t seen anything from The Party

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 3d

Why? What is gained by this? I can see obvious downsides but how does it make anyone’s life better?

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 3d

Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 4d

Read this and then ask yourself why the bulk of our taxes go toward the police and not healthcare or schools. Let’s get smarter with how we use our limited funds.

David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 4d

David Graeber on the police.

From an interview he gave a few years ago with the Scottish publication called Bella Caledonia. davidgraeber.org/interviews/t...

"The police don’t actually end up spending their time
fighting violent criminals. Instead, they enforce
administrative regulations and endless rules. So
rather than protecting us against violence, police
actually bring the threat of violence into situations
where it would have never occurred otherwise.
Most incidents of violence —domestic violence,
a drunken brawl, or gang fights— the police don’t
get involved. On the other hand, try driving down
the street with no license plates: how long will it
be before you are surrounded by people with weapons."

- David Graeber

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 4d

International audiences discovering Canadian Liberals for the first time:

Between These Lines 🇪🇺 ⚽ 🏈 🏀⚾ 🏒 @footballlibrettist.bsky.social · 4d

Why are Canadians on the comments trying to pretend Carney isn't missing his ass in front of the whole world?

All you're doing is making excuses and lying to yourselves. This is embarrassing from a man who ran on the platform of fighting back against the US and fascism.

Pathetic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 4d

Trump famously backs down to strong men but this subservient attitude does not help Canadians. There’s all sorts of excuses to be made but Carney laughed at Trump’s jokes about violating international law and murdering people and he sat idly listening to transphobic remarks. That’s not leadership.

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 4d

That’s been the whole political mantra for generations. “The alternative would be worse”. I want a leader who has some moral clarity and won’t just throw people under the bus.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 4d

This display of grovelling subservience defines Mark Carney, both as a politician and as a man

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 4d

So why even meet with him then? What is the point of this trip? Especially if you’re just going to sit by and let Trump spout his nonsense. He needs to show some moral character.

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 4d

He ran a whole election saying “Elbows Up” and saying he’s the one to take on Trump. So stand up for what is right. Otherwise, it’s implied agreement.

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 4d

Is it diplomacy or complicity? For heavens sake man, show some moral backbone and call this nonsense out. #cdnpoli

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "If we didn't win this election. If we had these people that were running that were ruining our country, destroying our country with their open borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place ... I'm not sure we'd even have a country."

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 4d

I know there’s supposed reasons but it’s pretty frustrating to see our PM laugh along about blowing up boats and murdering fishermen.

I trust PM Carney clarified to Trump that there are 10s of thousands of Canadian commercial fishermen generating billions of dollars in economic activity. #cdnpoli

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "We call them the water drugs. The drugs that come in through water. They're not coming. There are no boats anymore. Frankly, there are no fishing boats. There are no boats out there period, if you want to know the truth. Does anybody go fishing anymore?"

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Tom Parkin @tomparkin.bsky.social · 4d

You pay for PCs dropping 338,000 Highway Traffic Acf charges, double the number from ten years ago

42% of stunt driving charges got dropped. 32% of charges for driving with a suspended licence dropped

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Ontarians pay as PCs' backlogged courts drop 338,000 traffic safety charges

Millions in lost fine revenue. Millions spent to process and prepare cases that never get decided — because of a backlogged court system. Guess who pays!

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 5d

Coca-Cola Coke Zero

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John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 5d

Where nobody knows your name...
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Where nobody knows your name...

Tracing the anonymous faces at the start of Cheers.

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trick van treat @derek.bike · 5d

the folks who are making a big deal about banning speed cameras sure have been caught by speed cameras a lot

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

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Jason Winders @jasonwinders.bsky.social · 8d

There will be no Lightning in the forecast for the 2025-26 Basketball Super League (BSL) season, as Canada’s most decorated professional basketball franchise has called it quits on the eve of the upcoming season. #LdnOnt

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Lightning crashes: London calls it quits on BSL, Forest City - Gameday London

The London Lightning will not return for a 14th season of professional basketball this winter.

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 6d

This is incredible camera work

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