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.
she/her
If Adolf Hitler flew in today, they’d send a limousine anyway.
she/her
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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
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NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence
xtramagazine.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
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This will weaponized internationally, but it's important to note how it is being weaponized *in the exact same way* in Canada. This is all such a tragedy.
Within hours, we already had an elected official—B.C. MLA Tara Armstrong—blaming the Tumbler Ridge school shooting on gender-affirming care.
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This will weaponized internationally, but it's important to note how it is being weaponized *in the exact same way* in Canada. This is all such a tragedy.
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It bears repeating that so much of the far-right alternative media ecosystem built itself up through its (sensational and often inaccurate) coverage of mass shootings, namely by identifying scapegoats or running interference
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
Rebel Media's Drea Humphrey posted a "breaking" news tweet claiming to have "confirmed the identity of the mass shooter" with an accompanying photo
The tweet was deleted without explanation several minutes later
The tweet was deleted without explanation several minutes later
February 11, 2026 at 4:07 PM
It bears repeating that so much of the far-right alternative media ecosystem built itself up through its (sensational and often inaccurate) coverage of mass shootings, namely by identifying scapegoats or running interference
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
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Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
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RCMP providing update on mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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This sends a chill across all new vaccines. Companies will not put billions into developing and bringing a new vaccine to market, when the world’s largest market can’t buy them
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
This sends a chill across all new vaccines. Companies will not put billions into developing and bringing a new vaccine to market, when the world’s largest market can’t buy them
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5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days