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Patrick Cain
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Data journalist. Formerly Village Media, iPolitics, Global News, Toronto Star. Refugee from Melon. @Cain at the Other Place. Back catalogue posts brought here from elsewhere may not completely make sense. Professional site: patrickcain.ca
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katemckean.bsky.social
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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mddoogie3.bsky.social MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 1d
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.

I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”

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February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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rwarnica.bsky.social
The @thestar.com editorial board on the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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dylanreid.bsky.social
Awesome creative use of rising bollards!
worldbollardassoc.bsky.social World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 11d
Bollards save lives AND bring immense joy and happiness to the world.
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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paulisci.bsky.social
oh is that what they mean by a Faustian bargain
Redeem Your Faust Coupon! Within the next few days a Faust Representative will call at your home and present you with a valuable coupon. This Coupon will save you money. Take it to your grocer and redeem it. Serve appetizing Faust Macaroni or Spaghetti tonight. Be sure to redeem your coupon at once. [image of Faust pasta] --St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 5 Apr 1929
February 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
patrickcain.bsky.social
Uhhhh nope. The biggest of nopes. Thanks - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Toronto is months away from hosting the FIFA World Cup, but the province still hasn't confirmed funding | CBC News
The city is still negotiating with the province over provincial funding to host six World Cup matches this summer, according to a new report presented to Toronto's World Cup subcommittee Wednesday. Th...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
patrickcain.bsky.social
The award looks like - something a sculptor might come up with if asked to design an international memorial for shipwreck victims.
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
senators only do this when they're in extreme distress
dell.bsky.social dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 8d
I don’t like this
Letter from Senator Ron Wyden: Dear CIA Director Ratcliffe, I write to alert you to a classified letter I sent you earlier today in which I express deep concerns about CIA activities. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Ron Wyden U.S. Senator
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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I think that makes *four* upcoming Toronto by-elections federally and provincially, when you count University-Rosedale www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal NDP torches Ontario NDP's Doly Begum for joining Carney's Liberals | CBC News
Interim federal NDP Leader Don Davies is accusing Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum of undermining democracy after announcing she will run federally as a Liberal for the seat vacated by former MP B...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
patrickcain.bsky.social
This seems much more sensible than waking up a hibernating groundhog to demonstrate that it cannot see its shadow.
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
patrickcain.bsky.social
Bruce County dignitaries, *nobody* is here for speeches.
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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usili.bsky.social
Bilbo looking at his phone top on bottom is ChatGPT After all, why not? Why shouldn't I keep it? You're absolutely right — you found it, it's been with you a long while, and it's only natural to feel fond of something that's served you so well, especially when someone like Gandalf suddenly seems to want it for himself.
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Hey @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social I was also going to point this out - this is potentially a very sinister and deniable form of police brutality
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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January 30, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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It reminds me a bit of this classic: theonion.com/third-amendm...
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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(quickly Googles the tenth amendment)
couts.bsky.social Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 14d
A federal judge in Minnesota is, at this very moment, considering whether this specific demand (and several others) constitutes a Tenth Amendment violation by the US government. That ruling could come down at any time now. www.wired.com/story/judge-...
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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danhinkel.bsky.social
Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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ehunterchristie.bsky.social
Yes, unfortunately the metaphor can extend that way.
rajakorman.bsky.social Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 20d
The problem is not just that the dustbin of history sometimes turns out to be the recycling can of history. It’s also that there’s a septic tank of history. And it can back up.
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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jamespmcleod.ca
Bonhomme has killed before, and he will kill again.
sarobertson.bsky.social Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 21d
Prime Minister Carney meets Bonhomme Carnaval.

(credit: Gray_Mackenzie on X)
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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blackcloudsix.bsky.social
“They stayed back a little, off the front lines.”

The President of the United States

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Canadian Army Firefight In Afghanistan
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January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
mrsdrsyd.bsky.social Mrs Dr Syd @mrsdrsyd.bsky.social · 22d
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
amreports.bsky.social Ashley Miller @amreports.bsky.social · 22d
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Several agents hold a person down and sprays them with pepper spray.
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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mcfaulmike.bsky.social
Trump has forced all of Europe to discuss the completely invented threat of Russian annexation of Greenland and thereby ignore the actual Russian war and annexation in Ukraine. Very regrettable. In Davos, the paramount subject should be Ukraine, not Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace.
An extension of time of up to 210 days beyond the 30 day statutory time limit will be required in order to process this request. This extension is being applied in accordance with the Act as meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Agency.
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM