Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
@scottinmontreal.ca
GenX dad, loving partner of @mmmanon.bsky.social. Rule by law, democracy, Habs, peace studies, humanitarian #TMKF
(Also: rantings on randboro.blogspot.com and music on @Randboro on YT)
(Also: rantings on randboro.blogspot.com and music on @Randboro on YT)
Pinned
Walking the dog, early December frost
Clear sky, full moon
Stark, contrasing B&W beauty
That bears no life of its own
But has inspired all life e'er known
In all places
In all times
Connecting all Earth's peoples
One world
One humanity
All of us, eversince, evermore
Agreeing:
"Hey, is that a face?"
Clear sky, full moon
Stark, contrasing B&W beauty
That bears no life of its own
But has inspired all life e'er known
In all places
In all times
Connecting all Earth's peoples
One world
One humanity
All of us, eversince, evermore
Agreeing:
"Hey, is that a face?"
Tough Sledding Ahead for UK Progressives Dept.
The left warned that Starmerism would end like this. Now all of Britain faces the fallout | Owen Jones
The left warned that Starmerism would end like this. Now all of Britain faces the fallout | Owen Jones
Peter Mandelson helped Morgan McSweeney privilege Labour’s reactionary forces to sustain the PM, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Tough Sledding Ahead for UK Progressives Dept.
Reposted by Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
MacDuff Vindication Dept.
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
MacDuff Vindication Dept.
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Reposted by Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
Great report. This Quebec Constitution is a joke.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Great report. This Quebec Constitution is a joke.
Reposted by Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
Good.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Good.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
Laisse mourir le 3e lien SVP
plus.lapresse.ca/screens/37bc...
AS : La course à la direction de la #CAQ, en les surexposant à une électorat excédé en quête de changement, cristallisera leur disparition, même avec C. Fréchette (désolé, je ne vois pas comment B. Drainville qui s’affiche comme opposition interne peut l’emporter).
AS : La course à la direction de la #CAQ, en les surexposant à une électorat excédé en quête de changement, cristallisera leur disparition, même avec C. Fréchette (désolé, je ne vois pas comment B. Drainville qui s’affiche comme opposition interne peut l’emporter).
Politique | Triste fin rime avec troisième lien
Triste fin de mandat pour le gouvernement Legault. La session parlementaire qui s’est ouverte cette semaine – la dernière avant les élections du 5 octobre – sera sur fond de ministres qui ont décidé d...
plus.lapresse.ca
February 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Laisse mourir le 3e lien SVP
I finally got CBC Gem on my TV and found the movie Beans, by Tracey Deer. It's a 2020 coming-of-age movie about a Mohawk girl, set during the Oka crisis and it is a great film.
February 8, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I finally got CBC Gem on my TV and found the movie Beans, by Tracey Deer. It's a 2020 coming-of-age movie about a Mohawk girl, set during the Oka crisis and it is a great film.
The world needs photo journalism. I hope all this talent finds a way to pool resources and make something new, the way the @lapresse.ca staff once created the online Frontenac during a protracted labour dispute (and saved the organization in the process). Still out there delivering top-notch news.
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The world needs photo journalism. I hope all this talent finds a way to pool resources and make something new, the way the @lapresse.ca staff once created the online Frontenac during a protracted labour dispute (and saved the organization in the process). Still out there delivering top-notch news.
Gotta get this guy and Wab Kinew together.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Gotta get this guy and Wab Kinew together.
The Editor's code caveat of "unless justified in tve public interest" seems to be well and properly respected in this case. Let there be accountability.
🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The Editor's code caveat of "unless justified in tve public interest" seems to be well and properly respected in this case. Let there be accountability.
Makes you think, eh @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @melaniejolycan.bsky.social @evansolomon.bsky.social ?
Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz:
I have left X. That network is a place of hate.
We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.
I have left X. That network is a place of hate.
We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Octopus Dept.
DOJ documents reveal Epstein’s foundation funded the IDF and settlement expansion in Palestine.
February 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Octopus Dept.
Must-Watch Dept.
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Must-Watch Dept.
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#ElbowsUp 🥰🇨🇦📢
#ElbowsUp
The total import value in June of fresh orange juice from the U.S. into Canada was $5.78 million, compared to nearly $12 million in June 2024, according to Statistics Canada. Since January alone, the monthly import value dropped by 64 per cent. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
The total import value in June of fresh orange juice from the U.S. into Canada was $5.78 million, compared to nearly $12 million in June 2024, according to Statistics Canada. Since January alone, the monthly import value dropped by 64 per cent. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
U.S. orange juice shipments plummet as Canadians find Florida OJ hard to swallow | CBC News
Between the climbing cost for a carton of fresh-squeezed juice, counter-tariffs on Tropicana and plummeting U.S. shipments, you might think this breakfast staple is in danger of becoming a luxury good...
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
#ElbowsUp 🥰🇨🇦📢
Way to call them out!
A brand new Super PAC — Elect Chicago Women — just dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars into this race. Why?
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Way to call them out!
EXCERPT:
"While in Washington to talk about tariffs and auto parts, have you demanded—publicly, unequivocally—that your friend JD Vance see to it that every single Canadian prisoner is returned to our country, unharmed, immediately, and without conditions attached????"
"While in Washington to talk about tariffs and auto parts, have you demanded—publicly, unequivocally—that your friend JD Vance see to it that every single Canadian prisoner is returned to our country, unharmed, immediately, and without conditions attached????"
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
EXCERPT:
"While in Washington to talk about tariffs and auto parts, have you demanded—publicly, unequivocally—that your friend JD Vance see to it that every single Canadian prisoner is returned to our country, unharmed, immediately, and without conditions attached????"
"While in Washington to talk about tariffs and auto parts, have you demanded—publicly, unequivocally—that your friend JD Vance see to it that every single Canadian prisoner is returned to our country, unharmed, immediately, and without conditions attached????"
Why Old-School Journalistic Standards Matter Dept.
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Why Old-School Journalistic Standards Matter Dept.
Cabbage Time for Starmer Dept.
Is this the most awkward silence in BBC history?
Barry Gardiner brings a weird vibe to Newsnight as he refuses to answer this simple question
Barry Gardiner brings a weird vibe to Newsnight as he refuses to answer this simple question
February 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Cabbage Time for Starmer Dept.
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I mean, he bought Xitter because it is a machine for fascism that moderation had been neutralizing.
His ability to create propaganda to lie about himself at scale is part of the reason it IS a machine for fascism.
His ability to create propaganda to lie about himself at scale is part of the reason it IS a machine for fascism.
In the last 48 hours, Musk's reactions to the Epstein release show exactly why he bought Twitter.
He's used the platform to call coverage of his emails with Epstein as "lies," elevated his fans who have defended him, and gotten positive reinforcement from his AI chatbot.
He's used the platform to call coverage of his emails with Epstein as "lies," elevated his fans who have defended him, and gotten positive reinforcement from his AI chatbot.
February 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
I mean, he bought Xitter because it is a machine for fascism that moderation had been neutralizing.
His ability to create propaganda to lie about himself at scale is part of the reason it IS a machine for fascism.
His ability to create propaganda to lie about himself at scale is part of the reason it IS a machine for fascism.
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WOLFF: “.. if the American public knew the real nature of Donald Trump’s long relationship with Jeffery Epstein, they would turn away in horror and revulsion. So sue me. Let’s sue each other. I have nothing to hide, Mr. President, but you surely do.”
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
WOLFF: “.. if the American public knew the real nature of Donald Trump’s long relationship with Jeffery Epstein, they would turn away in horror and revulsion. So sue me. Let’s sue each other. I have nothing to hide, Mr. President, but you surely do.”
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
Compounding the Criminality Dept.
New from 404 Media: the DOJ released completely unredacted nude images of women or girls in the latest Epstein dump. The photos were incredibly explicit. We held off reporting this before DOJ finally took them down. A massive error from DOJ.
www.404media.co/doj-released...
www.404media.co/doj-released...
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Compounding the Criminality Dept.