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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 29m

If you’re not following @marcuskolga.bsky.social and @disinfowatch.bsky.social, you don’t know what bad foreign actors are constantly feeding Canadian and US social media with fake “grassroots” news, cheerfully amplified by the gullible. #cdnpoli

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 52m

Wow. The AI bot farms are working overtime today convincing us that Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado is the embodiment of evil and Carney gave Trump a sensual foot massage. Know when you are being played, people. #cdnpoli

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 2h

Good news!

“Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, beating expectations with gains largely led by the tariff-vulnerable manufacturing sector, Statistics Canada said on Friday.”

#Canada

Canada's economy added 60K jobs last month | CBC News

Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

www.cbc.ca

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 22h

So sad to see my friend Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social of the Toronto Star retiring her talented pen. Her wit and wisdom will be truly missed. I hope she pops in from time to time and graces us with her sparkling takes. Thanks for sharing.

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 22h

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 22h

ICYMI - yesterday's podcast. The importance and possible death of Canada Post. The ANTIFA bogeyman. Carney's long, long game. The search for political quick fixes. And more. Have a listen. #cdnpoli #USpoli

Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

NEW PODCAST! Steven Kerzner and I talk about Canada Post's possible swan song. Has the world moved on from stamps and cards? Plus Carney's polite visit with Trump while the White House's terrorizing of the American public continues. Have a listen. #cdnpoli #USpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tk7nn-...

WHY CANADA IS A BETTER COUNTRY THAN USA & MORE - small L liberals

The differences between Canada and the US as functioning democracies keep widening, and the reasons are baked-in to our history. Plus, Carney's handling of Trump and Canada Post can't read the room. ...

www.podbean.com

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks, but no thanks. 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli

Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 1d

Uh, I don't mean to alarm anyone but hoolllyyy sheeet. 👇
H/T @steve1970peng.bsky.social

"To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to negotiate an agreement with the Government of Canada for integrated cross-border aerial, land, and maritime law enforcement operations, and for other purposes."

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 22h

In 1936 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Carl von Ossietzky, a German pacifist convicted of high treason for exposing German re-armament. At the time of the award he was in a concentration camp. As a result Hitler banned any German from accepting a Nobel Prize and created his own German prize.

Ossietzky in the Esterwegen concentration camp in 1934.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Come and get it.

Me holding a real Nobel Prize awarded to Bertrand Russell.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Antifa at work 1945.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

NEW PODCAST! Steven Kerzner and I talk about Canada Post's possible swan song. Has the world moved on from stamps and cards? Plus Carney's polite visit with Trump while the White House's terrorizing of the American public continues. Have a listen. #cdnpoli #USpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tk7nn-...

WHY CANADA IS A BETTER COUNTRY THAN USA & MORE - small L liberals

The differences between Canada and the US as functioning democracies keep widening, and the reasons are baked-in to our history. Plus, Carney's handling of Trump and Canada Post can't read the room. ...

www.podbean.com

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

In the words of Futurama: "You are technically correct - the best kind of correct."

ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, terrific. Get on with it. Who needs MAGA Mike anyway? She is the last vote needed to release the Epstein files. 😆
#ProudBlue

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 2d

US liquor sales in Canada drop 85%

This headline is the biggest understatement ever. 😂

#BuyCanadian
#BoycottUSA

Deanna 🇨🇦 @dbliuvas.bsky.social · 2d

Canadian purchases of U.S. liquor dropped significantly

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Canadian purchases of U.S. liquor dropped significantly

A new U.S. report shows that Canadians have bought significantly less liquor from south of the border.

flip.it

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a 10-year old video about it. There are new, stricter rules since then. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

What happens to all those political gifts?

Alison Crawford investigates where all the items presented to Canadian prime ministers on official occasions end up.

www.cbc.ca

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Items of interest or value are registered with Canada's Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and forfeited to the Crown. Sometimes they end up in offices, official residences, archives, or museums, or stored by a government agency. I don't know what happens to a bottle of olive oil.

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Harper tried it, and even though he appointed a majority of justices, they still constantly ruled against his right wing agenda when challenged in court. It's almost magical how Canadian judges feel no allegiance to party or ideology once appointed.

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

All judges in Canada (including the Supreme Court) are subject to the rules of and discipline by the independent Canadian Judicial Council. Their handbook is very specific, and even a whiff of impropriety in Canada usually results in resignation before discipline. I wrote an article about it.

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

Probably not. The Canadian federal Conflict of Interest Act govern gifts (& provincial equivalents). It's so Canadian that a box of chocolates, cookies, and a gift basket have been found to be against the gift rules. #cdnpoli www.fasken.com/en/knowledge...

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

All judges in Canada (including the Supreme Court) are subject to the rules of and discipline by the independent Canadian Judicial Council. Their handbook is very specific, and even a whiff of impropriety in Canada usually results in resignation before discipline. I wrote an article about it.

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't know they made tactical mu-mus.

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a necessary reality check from @smsaideman.bsky.social on the "Golden Dome" talk. #cdnpoli

Golden Dome and NORAD: Not Quite Time to Panic

With PM Carney meeting with Trump, perfectly timed for my US Foreign and Security Policy class which meets tonight to discuss US-Canada r...

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 1d

They are smart and boring, just the way we like them.

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