Navneet Alang
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Editor @ Toronto Star Opinion. Pitch me op-eds, essays at [email protected].
Writer, columnist, bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
Writer, columnist, bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
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Bluesky: I’m a better person than you
Twitter: I’m a better person than you because I’m white
Instagram: I’m a better person than you because I’m hot
LinkedIn: When people say “I’m a better person than you” this is what it teaches me about B2B marketing
Twitter: I’m a better person than you because I’m white
Instagram: I’m a better person than you because I’m hot
LinkedIn: When people say “I’m a better person than you” this is what it teaches me about B2B marketing
I think most of Tabs went over my head today
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I think most of Tabs went over my head today
Reposted by Navneet Alang
Like every other Trump scandal that's too vulgar to meet daytime TV standards, I bet a lot of people won't even see this one.
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Like every other Trump scandal that's too vulgar to meet daytime TV standards, I bet a lot of people won't even see this one.
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
Huh. Medium still exists. Who knew?
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Huh. Medium still exists. Who knew?
This piece is about drinking but buried in there are some equally worrying stats.
Yowza. "...people reporting moderate to serious psychological distress more than doubled — from 17.7 per cent in 2019 to 36.7 per cent in 2025. Reports of fair or poor mental health rose from 12.9 per cent in 2019 to 29 per cent in 2025" www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canadians’ pandemic drinking habits have stuck. Here’s how bad it’s gotten, according to new report
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health report says while some may be drinking less overall, others are engaging in riskier patterns of alcohol use.
www.thestar.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This piece is about drinking but buried in there are some equally worrying stats.
Yowza. "...people reporting moderate to serious psychological distress more than doubled — from 17.7 per cent in 2019 to 36.7 per cent in 2025. Reports of fair or poor mental health rose from 12.9 per cent in 2019 to 29 per cent in 2025" www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canadians’ pandemic drinking habits have stuck. Here’s how bad it’s gotten, according to new report
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health report says while some may be drinking less overall, others are engaging in riskier patterns of alcohol use.
www.thestar.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Yowza. "...people reporting moderate to serious psychological distress more than doubled — from 17.7 per cent in 2019 to 36.7 per cent in 2025. Reports of fair or poor mental health rose from 12.9 per cent in 2019 to 29 per cent in 2025" www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
My top 3 shows of the past few years have been Station Eleven, Somebody Somewhere and Andor. Let’s see if season 2 can match the first.
Gonna take my mind off current events by watching Andor
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 AM
My top 3 shows of the past few years have been Station Eleven, Somebody Somewhere and Andor. Let’s see if season 2 can match the first.
Gonna take my mind off current events by watching Andor
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Gonna take my mind off current events by watching Andor
a response under pics of celebrities that is both funny and genuinely fascinating is "I would be insufferable if I looked like this." comes up all the time and there's probably a dissertation or six in it
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 AM
a response under pics of celebrities that is both funny and genuinely fascinating is "I would be insufferable if I looked like this." comes up all the time and there's probably a dissertation or six in it
hm, dunno what to think of Left-Handed Girl. was like Baker meets Spielberg, and probably not in a good way
January 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM
hm, dunno what to think of Left-Handed Girl. was like Baker meets Spielberg, and probably not in a good way
Reposted by Navneet Alang
one thing i don’t see talked about a lot is the psychological aftereffects of exposure to AI “for work”. i actually don’t know if we know what they are.
i don’t mean psychotic episodes it triggers in some or the delusions etc.
i feel like i get some kind of… hangover of uncanny. like i ate plastic
i don’t mean psychotic episodes it triggers in some or the delusions etc.
i feel like i get some kind of… hangover of uncanny. like i ate plastic
January 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
one thing i don’t see talked about a lot is the psychological aftereffects of exposure to AI “for work”. i actually don’t know if we know what they are.
i don’t mean psychotic episodes it triggers in some or the delusions etc.
i feel like i get some kind of… hangover of uncanny. like i ate plastic
i don’t mean psychotic episodes it triggers in some or the delusions etc.
i feel like i get some kind of… hangover of uncanny. like i ate plastic
Certain individuals have their own interests, ways of doing things etc… but public officials/depts should at least have “meeting constituents” as part of a stated purpose for comms in the first place.
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Certain individuals have their own interests, ways of doing things etc… but public officials/depts should at least have “meeting constituents” as part of a stated purpose for comms in the first place.
I think I should just give up ever trying to write a grammatically correct post on any social platform ever, I just can’t seem to do it
January 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I think I should just give up ever trying to write a grammatically correct post on any social platform ever, I just can’t seem to do it
That is of course separate from the moral argument as to why one shouldn’t be using X/Twitter… but given that it can sometimes take weeks to get a gov’t dept or official to get a tweet or website tweak approved…
January 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
That is of course separate from the moral argument as to why one shouldn’t be using X/Twitter… but given that it can sometimes take weeks to get a gov’t dept or official to get a tweet or website tweak approved…
If one of the ostensible concerns of gov’t officials etc. re abandoning X is that it’s a platform to get messaging out (itself questionable) wouldn’t simply simultaneously crossposting to other platforms like Threads and Bluesky provide a pathway off X *and* meet constituents where they are?
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If one of the ostensible concerns of gov’t officials etc. re abandoning X is that it’s a platform to get messaging out (itself questionable) wouldn’t simply simultaneously crossposting to other platforms like Threads and Bluesky provide a pathway off X *and* meet constituents where they are?
Bought a Criterion disc (Summer Hours) about a decade ago. It no longer works. They… just replaced it? Always feels so odd when something actually goes right.
January 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Bought a Criterion disc (Summer Hours) about a decade ago. It no longer works. They… just replaced it? Always feels so odd when something actually goes right.
I will eat my hat* if this happens.
*to hedge my bets, the hat is a nacho hat, filled with nacho cheese
*to hedge my bets, the hat is a nacho hat, filled with nacho cheese
January 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I will eat my hat* if this happens.
*to hedge my bets, the hat is a nacho hat, filled with nacho cheese
*to hedge my bets, the hat is a nacho hat, filled with nacho cheese
Should probably keep in mind that “not appearing naive“ and “confidently asserting the worst case scenario will in fact come to pass” is a solid social media gambit that gets likes and clicks… but also that Trump has also proven that to be a smart move over the last decade!
January 11, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Should probably keep in mind that “not appearing naive“ and “confidently asserting the worst case scenario will in fact come to pass” is a solid social media gambit that gets likes and clicks… but also that Trump has also proven that to be a smart move over the last decade!
France or Germany or the UK would send troops and planes and ships to Greenland and fire on US troops and planes and ships? Doesn’t it seem far more likely that there will be a lot of stern proclamations and outrage but no military action? (Or, again, am I just being naive?)
January 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
France or Germany or the UK would send troops and planes and ships to Greenland and fire on US troops and planes and ships? Doesn’t it seem far more likely that there will be a lot of stern proclamations and outrage but no military action? (Or, again, am I just being naive?)
Outside all day, just getting caught up. Read a couple of things and my knee jerk reaction was “I don’t believe that is going to happen” - i.e. that the EU would place serious sanctions on the US, or that any NATO country would actually engage in ”war” with the US. Just pre-2024 thinking?
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Outside all day, just getting caught up. Read a couple of things and my knee jerk reaction was “I don’t believe that is going to happen” - i.e. that the EU would place serious sanctions on the US, or that any NATO country would actually engage in ”war” with the US. Just pre-2024 thinking?
Whose dumb idea was dry January
January 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Whose dumb idea was dry January
When do you suppose was the last time Donald J. Trump cried? My money is on the 1950s
January 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
When do you suppose was the last time Donald J. Trump cried? My money is on the 1950s
Reposted by Navneet Alang
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada last year. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
#Opinion from Jason Stanley
#Opinion from Jason Stanley
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada last year. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
During my short time here, I have encountered a shocking level of naïveté about what is happening in the United States.
www.thestar.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada last year. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
#Opinion from Jason Stanley
#Opinion from Jason Stanley