Matthew Mendelsohn
@mendelmatt.bsky.social
Living on the north shore of the Great Lakes. 🍁
#WeTheNorth #TrueNorthStrongAndFree #AlwaysCanada #Never51 #ElbowsUp
I work to create pathways to wealth and ownership for working Canadians. #econsky #cdnpoli #cansky www.socialcapitalpartners.ca
#WeTheNorth #TrueNorthStrongAndFree #AlwaysCanada #Never51 #ElbowsUp
I work to create pathways to wealth and ownership for working Canadians. #econsky #cdnpoli #cansky www.socialcapitalpartners.ca
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
this really is the best way to see this (paywalled) www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
this really is the best way to see this (paywalled) www.404media.co/americas-pol...
Russia is actively trying to destroy us and our children, and American big tech is happy to help so long as they make big coin.
Trump is perfectly happy to be the handmaiden to this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Trump is perfectly happy to be the handmaiden to this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Russia is actively trying to destroy us and our children, and American big tech is happy to help so long as they make big coin.
Trump is perfectly happy to be the handmaiden to this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Trump is perfectly happy to be the handmaiden to this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
I'm really glad I don't live in a country with lots of oil, water, food or critical minerals.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I'm really glad I don't live in a country with lots of oil, water, food or critical minerals.
So much of our economic activity is not building real things of value but making big bets with other people's money.
www.alternet.org/trump-econom...
www.alternet.org/trump-econom...
How Trump turned America into a 'casino economy' built on gambling: analysis
In an article for The New York Times published Sunday, economic commentator Kyla Scanlon argued that President Donald Trump has turned the United States into a “casino economy” — one driven by specula...
www.alternet.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So much of our economic activity is not building real things of value but making big bets with other people's money.
www.alternet.org/trump-econom...
www.alternet.org/trump-econom...
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
“In addition to facilitating crime, #Bitcoin has increasingly become an engine of predation. #Crypto — or, worse, shares in companies that buy crypto with borrowed money — is heavily sold to naïve investors who don’t realize what they’re getting into.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Trump Trade is Unraveling
Tells from the crypto crash
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“In addition to facilitating crime, #Bitcoin has increasingly become an engine of predation. #Crypto — or, worse, shares in companies that buy crypto with borrowed money — is heavily sold to naïve investors who don’t realize what they’re getting into.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
Is Canada finally taking science and the economy seriously?
Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d...
Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d...
Is this the moment Canada gets serious about science and the economy?
The federal budget includes $1.7-billion to attract international researchers and support Canadian R&D and IP protections
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Is Canada finally taking science and the economy seriously?
Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d...
Our science and innovation policy track record over the past 2, 10 and 30 years leaves me skeptical.
🎁 link
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7ff7d5d...
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
At this point X is like 1950s Vienna, a whole place made up entirely of spies, running ops against other spies, with no non-spy people. Or maybe like a 1971 Black Panthers convention where 3/4 of the attendees are conintelrpo.
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
At this point X is like 1950s Vienna, a whole place made up entirely of spies, running ops against other spies, with no non-spy people. Or maybe like a 1971 Black Panthers convention where 3/4 of the attendees are conintelrpo.
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
This was a very interesting and fairly nuanced read:
Gripen E vs F-35? The Wrong Question to Ask
Mikael Grev is a former Gripen pilot and co-founder and CEO of Avioniq. In this column for Nordic Defence Sector, he compares the Gripen E and the F-35, arguing for a more nuanced view of fighter capa...
nordicdefencesector.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This was a very interesting and fairly nuanced read:
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
J’ai discuté avec le président Zelenskyy des prochaines étapes vers l’instauration d’une paix juste et durable en Ukraine.
Nous avons parlé de la poursuite des efforts en vue d’un règlement pacifique et convenu que l’Ukraine doit être au centre des négociations.
www.pm.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles...
Nous avons parlé de la poursuite des efforts en vue d’un règlement pacifique et convenu que l’Ukraine doit être au centre des négociations.
www.pm.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles...
Le premier ministre Carney s’entretient avec le président de l’Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Les dirigeants ont discuté des prochaines étapes qui permettront d’aider l’Ukraine à instaurer une paix juste et durable. Ils ont salué les efforts continus déployés par le président Trump en vue d’un...
www.pm.gc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
J’ai discuté avec le président Zelenskyy des prochaines étapes vers l’instauration d’une paix juste et durable en Ukraine.
Nous avons parlé de la poursuite des efforts en vue d’un règlement pacifique et convenu que l’Ukraine doit être au centre des négociations.
www.pm.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles...
Nous avons parlé de la poursuite des efforts en vue d’un règlement pacifique et convenu que l’Ukraine doit être au centre des négociations.
www.pm.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles...
Just heard Apple is making a TV series based on Neuromancer.
Now I'm excited. Don't f it up.
Now I'm excited. Don't f it up.
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Just heard Apple is making a TV series based on Neuromancer.
Now I'm excited. Don't f it up.
Now I'm excited. Don't f it up.
True facts from Rob Larew, president of the farmers union:
"For family farms struggling with financial survival, the bigger problems are domestic, rooted in corporate consolidation and rising concentration in agricultural markets.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
"For family farms struggling with financial survival, the bigger problems are domestic, rooted in corporate consolidation and rising concentration in agricultural markets.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
From airlines to winemakers, U.S. businesses push Trump to preserve North American free trade
Experts say support for the USMCA is ‘widespread and is likely to play an important role’ in its review process
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
True facts from Rob Larew, president of the farmers union:
"For family farms struggling with financial survival, the bigger problems are domestic, rooted in corporate consolidation and rising concentration in agricultural markets.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
"For family farms struggling with financial survival, the bigger problems are domestic, rooted in corporate consolidation and rising concentration in agricultural markets.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Anand on the "Epstein class:" If it’s a jet set, it’s a carbon-offset-private-jet set. After all, flying commercial won’t get you from your Davos breakfast on empowering African girls with credit cards to your crypto-for-good dinner in Aspen.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Anand on the "Epstein class:" If it’s a jet set, it’s a carbon-offset-private-jet set. After all, flying commercial won’t get you from your Davos breakfast on empowering African girls with credit cards to your crypto-for-good dinner in Aspen.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
Help get LESSONS FROM CATS FOR SURVIVING FASCISM on to the New York Times Bestseller List
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Help get LESSONS FROM CATS FOR SURVIVING FASCISM on to the New York Times Bestseller List
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
Right now, we are at one of the key points of this war.
All thoughts and acts of support matter today.
Every honest word matters.
Every heart is part of our shared strength.
We will stand firm.
We will endure together.
Slava Ukraini!
All thoughts and acts of support matter today.
Every honest word matters.
Every heart is part of our shared strength.
We will stand firm.
We will endure together.
Slava Ukraini!
‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Right now, we are at one of the key points of this war.
All thoughts and acts of support matter today.
Every honest word matters.
Every heart is part of our shared strength.
We will stand firm.
We will endure together.
Slava Ukraini!
All thoughts and acts of support matter today.
Every honest word matters.
Every heart is part of our shared strength.
We will stand firm.
We will endure together.
Slava Ukraini!
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
February 15. Was I wrong?
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
February 15. Was I wrong?
Every post on Bluesky about Trump and Mamdani, and every clip, makes me smile.
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Every post on Bluesky about Trump and Mamdani, and every clip, makes me smile.
Can't say it enough: Canada's institutions and our media have not internalized that we are highly vulnerable to an erratic, authoritarian superpower, run by gangsters.
This is what a protection racket looks like, although they are rarely put in writing
US security guarantees guarantee that you will have to pay them for the inconvenience of being invaded
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Can't say it enough: Canada's institutions and our media have not internalized that we are highly vulnerable to an erratic, authoritarian superpower, run by gangsters.
Reposted by Matthew Mendelsohn
I guess if we ask Americans to read this story by colleague @joannasmith.bsky.social it could make the president mad. But she talked to several American entrepreneurs in small manufacturing businesses about how tariffs are hurting them and their companies specifically. thelogic.co/news/the-big...
The hidden victims of Trump’s attacks on Canada? Small U.S. manufacturers - The Logic
Companies that make things in the U.S. say Trump’s trade offensive has sent their costs soaring—and pushed away Canadian customers
thelogic.co
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I guess if we ask Americans to read this story by colleague @joannasmith.bsky.social it could make the president mad. But she talked to several American entrepreneurs in small manufacturing businesses about how tariffs are hurting them and their companies specifically. thelogic.co/news/the-big...
Canadians' commitment to democracy is amongst our greatest strengths and assets.
There are those who want to undermine us and target it.
It is in all our interests -- including the business community -- to reinforce and invest in our commitments to democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
There are those who want to undermine us and target it.
It is in all our interests -- including the business community -- to reinforce and invest in our commitments to democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
This morning's report from @theglobeandmail.com signals the launch of the 2025 edition of the Canadian portion of the biennial AmericasBarometer survey. There is much more to come, but there's a lot to get into already with these initial results. More 👉
www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...
www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...
Democracy and the fairness of elections in Canada
www.environicsinstitute.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Canadians' commitment to democracy is amongst our greatest strengths and assets.
There are those who want to undermine us and target it.
It is in all our interests -- including the business community -- to reinforce and invest in our commitments to democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
There are those who want to undermine us and target it.
It is in all our interests -- including the business community -- to reinforce and invest in our commitments to democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Many working Canadians cannot afford daily life. We need PIAC -- but we need organizations like PIAC to be properly funded so they can do their work protecting consumers.
thelogic.co/news/consume...
thelogic.co/news/consume...
Consumer watchdog boss quits, alleging months of unpaid wages - The Logic
Former executive director says he voluntarily went without compensation to keep Public Interest Advocacy Centre financially afloat
thelogic.co
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Many working Canadians cannot afford daily life. We need PIAC -- but we need organizations like PIAC to be properly funded so they can do their work protecting consumers.
thelogic.co/news/consume...
thelogic.co/news/consume...