Stuart Benson
@lefthandstu.bsky.social
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Stuart Benson
@lefthandstu.bsky.social
· Nov 14
After much fiddling, I have finally successfully created @thehilltimes.bsky.social newsroom's official starter pack!
Most of us are new here and I will add to this as more of the team migrates over from The Other Place!
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Most of us are new here and I will add to this as more of the team migrates over from The Other Place!
go.bsky.app/T6umHcW
Even more impressive: The monkeys hadn’t even invented a typewriter yet.
When you think about it, an infinite number of monkeys have already produced the completed works of Shakespeare.
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Even more impressive: The monkeys hadn’t even invented a typewriter yet.
When you think about it, an infinite number of monkeys have already produced the completed works of Shakespeare.
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
When you think about it, an infinite number of monkeys have already produced the completed works of Shakespeare.
This stream has everything: floor crossings, resignations, ostrich culls, cozy budget vibes and unforgiving winter survival.
'LeftHandLongDark & Chill'
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'LeftHandLongDark & Chill'
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Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This stream has everything: floor crossings, resignations, ostrich culls, cozy budget vibes and unforgiving winter survival.
'LeftHandLongDark & Chill'
On Twitch: www.twitch.tv/lefthandstu
& YouTube: youtube.com/live/OZ4UPbY...
'LeftHandLongDark & Chill'
On Twitch: www.twitch.tv/lefthandstu
& YouTube: youtube.com/live/OZ4UPbY...
Reposted by Stuart Benson
Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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LHSaturday Reactonius and Chill
On Twitch www.twitch.tv/lefthandstu
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Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
October 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
LHSaturday Reactonius and Chill
On Twitch www.twitch.tv/lefthandstu
&YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgfH...
On Twitch www.twitch.tv/lefthandstu
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All of my haters are balding and divorced.
a man in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a wooden building .
ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a wooden building .
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October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
All of my haters are balding and divorced.
New images of Kris Jenner have been released.
October 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New images of Kris Jenner have been released.
Roommate is out of town for the week so I get to pretend to be a functioning adult with my own apartment.
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Roommate is out of town for the week so I get to pretend to be a functioning adult with my own apartment.
LHSaturday Gaming & Reactonius: Getting to the bottom of why Taylor Swift is mad at Charlie Day
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LHSaturday Gaming & Reactonius
twitch.tv
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
LHSaturday Gaming & Reactonius: Getting to the bottom of why Taylor Swift is mad at Charlie Day
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Anyone wanna give me a couple million to short this dude’s asteroid mining company?
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Anyone wanna give me a couple million to short this dude’s asteroid mining company?
Reposted by Stuart Benson
Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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Party Central: Week two of the fall social calendar capped off with Ladies Night on the Hill on Sept. 25, with the NAC's red carpet rolled out for Canada's first female infantry officer, and the annual Women on the Hill reception in the Château Laurier ballroom.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Women 'Out Standing' on the Hill
Week two of the fall social calendar capped off with Ladies Night on the Hill on Sept. 25, with the NAC's red carpet rolled out for Canada's first female infantry officer, and the annual Women on the…
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October 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Party Central: Week two of the fall social calendar capped off with Ladies Night on the Hill on Sept. 25, with the NAC's red carpet rolled out for Canada's first female infantry officer, and the annual Women on the Hill reception in the Château Laurier ballroom.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Unlocked | Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
October 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Unlocked | Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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I had the chance to discuss the MAGA North dynamics at play for Canada’s Conservatives. From the great reporting of @lefthandstu.bsky.social
MAGA North is solidly half the Conservative Party—a problem that lasts as long as Trump is president (so, god-willing, no more than 3.5 years) #cdnpoli
MAGA North is solidly half the Conservative Party—a problem that lasts as long as Trump is president (so, god-willing, no more than 3.5 years) #cdnpoli
Unlocked | Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I had the chance to discuss the MAGA North dynamics at play for Canada’s Conservatives. From the great reporting of @lefthandstu.bsky.social
MAGA North is solidly half the Conservative Party—a problem that lasts as long as Trump is president (so, god-willing, no more than 3.5 years) #cdnpoli
MAGA North is solidly half the Conservative Party—a problem that lasts as long as Trump is president (so, god-willing, no more than 3.5 years) #cdnpoli
We’re days away from the formation of a conspiracy wherein people will believe The Deep State did The Prestige to fake Kirk’s death.
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We’re days away from the formation of a conspiracy wherein people will believe The Deep State did The Prestige to fake Kirk’s death.
Las Vegas Golden Knights feels like a team you’d invent for your movie because you didn’t want to pay the rights for a real sports team.
Uncanny Valley Franchise.
Uncanny Valley Franchise.
September 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Las Vegas Golden Knights feels like a team you’d invent for your movie because you didn’t want to pay the rights for a real sports team.
Uncanny Valley Franchise.
Uncanny Valley Franchise.
Reposted by Stuart Benson
Carney cabinet shuffle speculation grows alongside backbench ‘grumbles’ as Grits gather in Edmonton, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Carney cabinet shuffle speculation grows alongside backbench ‘grumbles’ as Grits gather in Edmonton
The prime minister may still be enjoying his electoral 'honeymoon,' but this fall will determine whether his ministers can prove themselves or lose their post, say Liberal sources.
www.hilltimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Carney cabinet shuffle speculation grows alongside backbench ‘grumbles’ as Grits gather in Edmonton, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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LHSaturday: AoE II & Reactonius + Duos w TJ4M3S later
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LHSaturday w TJ4M3S: Reactonius Racers
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September 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
LHSaturday: AoE II & Reactonius + Duos w TJ4M3S later
On Twitch: www.twitch.tv/lefthandstu
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On Twitch: www.twitch.tv/lefthandstu
& YouTube: youtube.com/live/-_0cDHt...
Reposted by Stuart Benson
Foreign influence watchdog needs experience and compassion, not eminence: national security experts, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Foreign influence watchdog needs experience and compassion, not eminence: national security experts
Beyond the requisite knowledge and experience, ensuring the incoming Foreign Influence Registry Commissioner is clear of any appearance of partisanship will be critical, says Canadian Foreign Influenc...
www.hilltimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Foreign influence watchdog needs experience and compassion, not eminence: national security experts, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Halfway through the press conference, it will smash cut to a IRGC-branded Monster Truck driving through an obviously carboard replica of the Oval Office.
September 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Halfway through the press conference, it will smash cut to a IRGC-branded Monster Truck driving through an obviously carboard replica of the Oval Office.
Reposted by Stuart Benson
‘Easier to advertise cookies than spinach’: Conservatives outspent the Liberals seven-to-one in 2024 advertising, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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‘Easier to advertise cookies than spinach’: Conservatives outspent the Liberals seven-to-one in 2024 advertising
The Liberals’ $2.3-million in digital-focused ads in 2024 demonstrates the lack of confidence the party had in its previous leader and message, says EOK Consults' Harneet Singh.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
‘Easier to advertise cookies than spinach’: Conservatives outspent the Liberals seven-to-one in 2024 advertising, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert
The type of outrage seen against the actions in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will reappear against any collective public health and safety measure proposed by any level of government until officials ...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert, @lefthandstu.bsky.social reports
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Roommate currently gaslighting and bullying his AI chatbot into counting to 1-million.
It keeps trying to talk him out of making the request.
It keeps trying to talk him out of making the request.
August 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Roommate currently gaslighting and bullying his AI chatbot into counting to 1-million.
It keeps trying to talk him out of making the request.
It keeps trying to talk him out of making the request.
Every time Taylor Swift announce new music a whole segment of women start acting like Batman chasing the Riddler and I gotta say it’s pretty entertaining to watch.
August 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Every time Taylor Swift announce new music a whole segment of women start acting like Batman chasing the Riddler and I gotta say it’s pretty entertaining to watch.
I’m glad to see someone finally reminded Irwin Cotler that his whole thing was caring about human rights.
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Former justice minister Irwin Cotler calls on Israel to end war,…
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August 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m glad to see someone finally reminded Irwin Cotler that his whole thing was caring about human rights.
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