Stephanie MacLellan
@smaclellan.bsky.social
Writer + editor + policy wonk based in Toronto. Prone to nerding out over online disinformation, infosec, Slovakia and the French football team.
If Adolf Hitler flew in today, they’d send a limousine anyway.
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If Adolf Hitler flew in today, they’d send a limousine anyway.
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A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times.
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
February 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times.
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...
What a gorgeous goal. Great game and the Czechs deserve a ton of credit
February 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
What a gorgeous goal. Great game and the Czechs deserve a ton of credit
Me at 3-2: Maybe it won’t be that bad if Canada loses. I can cheer for Slovakia without divided loyalties.
Me at 3-3: LET’S FUCKING GO, BUD!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Me at 3-3: LET’S FUCKING GO, BUD!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Me at 3-2: Maybe it won’t be that bad if Canada loses. I can cheer for Slovakia without divided loyalties.
Me at 3-3: LET’S FUCKING GO, BUD!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Me at 3-3: LET’S FUCKING GO, BUD!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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After slashing international student visas and accusing thousands of people of fraud, Canada is trying to attract more international students. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa seeks to attract grad students from abroad
Immigration Department advertises option for families to come to Canada as figures show steep decline in international students
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
After slashing international student visas and accusing thousands of people of fraud, Canada is trying to attract more international students. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
The Streisand Effect remains undefeated.
Huh. 2.4 million views on that James Talarico interview with Stephen Colbert.
February 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The Streisand Effect remains undefeated.
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Eternal thanks to the movie people who let O'Leary star in whatever that recent amoral film was called that had all the film buffs talking, giving him some extra cultural lift to spread his bullshit further and farther.
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Eternal thanks to the movie people who let O'Leary star in whatever that recent amoral film was called that had all the film buffs talking, giving him some extra cultural lift to spread his bullshit further and farther.
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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Case in point to my earlier post, not a word in this FIVE-minute segment about his virulent racism and white suprematist views.
The man wrote an ENTIRE BOOK about how Canada wasn't white enough
The man wrote an ENTIRE BOOK about how Canada wasn't white enough
Tributes pour in for former CFRA broadcasting legend Lowell Green
Tributes pour in for former CFRA broadcasting legend Lowell Green
People from across the region are sharing memories of the bombastic radio host, who set the tone in Ottawa for decades. CTV’s Dylan Dyson reports.
bit.ly
February 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Case in point to my earlier post, not a word in this FIVE-minute segment about his virulent racism and white suprematist views.
The man wrote an ENTIRE BOOK about how Canada wasn't white enough
The man wrote an ENTIRE BOOK about how Canada wasn't white enough
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The Chinese EV debate in Canada reflects the discussion re: Huawei a decade ago. Main difference now is that then we could rely on the US as a trading partner. Now both it & China are seeking to undermine our automotive industry. So while the debate is similar, the calculus has changed dramatically.
Professor Stephanie Carvin on Chinese 'spy cars': "Even if you don't have a Chinese EV, if you're using a lot of apps, your data is being collected, harvested, and could easily be purchased by China ... China doesn't need EVs to spy on us."
February 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The Chinese EV debate in Canada reflects the discussion re: Huawei a decade ago. Main difference now is that then we could rely on the US as a trading partner. Now both it & China are seeking to undermine our automotive industry. So while the debate is similar, the calculus has changed dramatically.
2-1 Canada over Switzerland in the women’s hockey semifinal. Way too close for comfort!
February 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
2-1 Canada over Switzerland in the women’s hockey semifinal. Way too close for comfort!
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If you're a woman or gender diverse person in Ontario who is thinking of running in your local 2026 municipal election, there's a super cool event happening next week you might wanna check out!
Run Where You Are - Say Yes!
An inspiring virtual event to help women and gender-diverse folks in Ontario take the leap into municipal leadership.
www.eventbrite.ca
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If you're a woman or gender diverse person in Ontario who is thinking of running in your local 2026 municipal election, there's a super cool event happening next week you might wanna check out!
Ski jumping venue right now
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Ski jumping venue right now
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After last year’s gesture-gate, the masks are off. There's no more pretense. Musk is now saying the quiet part out loud: their movement is a white nationalist movement. In his myopic worldview, there’s no place for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish, or anyone who doesn’t conform.
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
After last year’s gesture-gate, the masks are off. There's no more pretense. Musk is now saying the quiet part out loud: their movement is a white nationalist movement. In his myopic worldview, there’s no place for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish, or anyone who doesn’t conform.
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It’s funny to hear this report list all the ways Chinese data collection could be a threat when the US does the same things and poses a much greater threat given Trump’s 51st state comments. There’s only a brief acknowledgement at the end that the US isn’t trustworthy either.
Will your Chinese-made EV spy on you?
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
It’s funny to hear this report list all the ways Chinese data collection could be a threat when the US does the same things and poses a much greater threat given Trump’s 51st state comments. There’s only a brief acknowledgement at the end that the US isn’t trustworthy either.
The Trauma Beat by Tamara Cherry should also be required reading for journalists everywhere. ecwpress.com/products/the...
February 16, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The Trauma Beat by Tamara Cherry should also be required reading for journalists everywhere. ecwpress.com/products/the...
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The demands will be
a) pls wash the dishes and remember my birthday
or b) be a 6’2 clavmaxxer alpha non-chud, none of which is anything women remotely want or understand
a) pls wash the dishes and remember my birthday
or b) be a 6’2 clavmaxxer alpha non-chud, none of which is anything women remotely want or understand
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The demands will be
a) pls wash the dishes and remember my birthday
or b) be a 6’2 clavmaxxer alpha non-chud, none of which is anything women remotely want or understand
a) pls wash the dishes and remember my birthday
or b) be a 6’2 clavmaxxer alpha non-chud, none of which is anything women remotely want or understand
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Where are all the Twitter Files free speech warriors? They are awfully silent on this.
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Where are all the Twitter Files free speech warriors? They are awfully silent on this.
Surya Bonaly is avenged!!!
Breaking News from @theathletic.com: In a devastating result, American Ilia Malinin failed to medal in men's individual figure skating after falling twice in his final skate.
Mikhail Shaidorov won Kazakhstan’s second-ever Winter Olympics gold medal. nyti.ms/4rIkOfM
Mikhail Shaidorov won Kazakhstan’s second-ever Winter Olympics gold medal. nyti.ms/4rIkOfM
February 14, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Surya Bonaly is avenged!!!
I am very much enjoying hearing the Italian crowd sing football chants during curling.
February 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I am very much enjoying hearing the Italian crowd sing football chants during curling.
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What women on the left already knew before the files came out is that men can imagine a world of class consciousness (Chomsky), a universe more expansive than ever before known (Hawking), a world where you can live forever (Attia) but not a world where women are fully human.
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
What women on the left already knew before the files came out is that men can imagine a world of class consciousness (Chomsky), a universe more expansive than ever before known (Hawking), a world where you can live forever (Attia) but not a world where women are fully human.
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'For those who are just learning about Tumbler Ridge for the first time, know that it is so much more than the events of this week. The town is a portrait of resiliency. It has survived against the odds and emerged stronger.' by @amandafollett.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
A Love Letter to Tumbler Ridge | The Tyee
The northern community faces some of its darkest days ahead, but is famously resilient.
thetyee.ca
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
'For those who are just learning about Tumbler Ridge for the first time, know that it is so much more than the events of this week. The town is a portrait of resiliency. It has survived against the odds and emerged stronger.' by @amandafollett.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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At a recent panel in Toronto, I emphasized that most urban folks are frustrated by long wait times at their local ER - but they actually have an ER that is open to them. The reality across much of rural Canada is that there simply *is not* emergency care.
Last minute closure.
Imagine showing up here with a broken arm, difficulty breathing, with a child with a high fever - and there is no help for you at your local ER.
Sylvia Jones never speaks of ER closures.
Doug Ford has chosen this for you
Imagine showing up here with a broken arm, difficulty breathing, with a child with a high fever - and there is no help for you at your local ER.
Sylvia Jones never speaks of ER closures.
Doug Ford has chosen this for you
February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
At a recent panel in Toronto, I emphasized that most urban folks are frustrated by long wait times at their local ER - but they actually have an ER that is open to them. The reality across much of rural Canada is that there simply *is not* emergency care.
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Yes! You can see them in this post. So glad Gabi had support in Italy.
February 11, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Yes! You can see them in this post. So glad Gabi had support in Italy.
I spotted people in the crowd with the title of her book (Pour ne pas disparaître) written on their arms, so there’s that.
But yay for the Canadian bronze medal winners!
But yay for the Canadian bronze medal winners!
Going into the free dance, a message from guillaume cizeron’s ex partner, gabrielle papadakis. Explaining how he got her fired from her commentary job and why it’s so important to call out abuse in the sport.
#MilanoCortina2026
#figureskating
#MilanoCortina2026
#figureskating
February 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I spotted people in the crowd with the title of her book (Pour ne pas disparaître) written on their arms, so there’s that.
But yay for the Canadian bronze medal winners!
But yay for the Canadian bronze medal winners!
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Man U owner says what now
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Man U owner says what now