Addie Mac 🇨🇦
@addiemac.bsky.social
Realistic optimist, fan of science. Opinions are my own 🤷♀️
In the midst of posts about news, politics & culture…expect cats & me thinking I’m funnier than I am.
Emotional Support Canadian (ESC) 😊 sometimes use tough love.
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Reposts ≠ endorsement
In the midst of posts about news, politics & culture…expect cats & me thinking I’m funnier than I am.
Emotional Support Canadian (ESC) 😊 sometimes use tough love.
🍁🇨🇦
Reposts ≠ endorsement
I think more blunt talk is needed.
Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
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Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I think more blunt talk is needed.
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Toronto: not an igloo in sight
Population (GTA): 6.4M, 4th largest city in N.A.
Ranked one of the safest cities in N.A. even though it is considered the most multi-cultural city in the world where 160 different languages are spoken.
Tolerance is our superpower.
Let’s Go #BlueJays
#Canada
Population (GTA): 6.4M, 4th largest city in N.A.
Ranked one of the safest cities in N.A. even though it is considered the most multi-cultural city in the world where 160 different languages are spoken.
Tolerance is our superpower.
Let’s Go #BlueJays
#Canada
October 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Look at what’s brewing in Canada?! 😳
When men are angry, they get voted into the House of Commons.
When women are angry, people tell us it's our own fault.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
When women are angry, people tell us it's our own fault.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour, a Canadian take on Charlie Kirk’s movement | CBC News
By asking how to 'restore the North,' Conservative MP Jamil Jivani hopes to expand Charlie Kirk's U.S. campus tour movement — and ignite a national conversation here in Canada.
www.cbc.ca
October 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Look at what’s brewing in Canada?! 😳
The symbolism is 🤯
Trump administration plans to demolish White House's entire East Wing as ballroom cost grows to $300 million.
Trump administration plans to demolish White House's entire East Wing as ballroom cost grows to $300 million
The Trump administration is planning to demolish the entirety of the White House's East Wing as early as this weekend, two senior administration officials said, part of a ballroom project championed by President Trump.
cbsn.ws
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The symbolism is 🤯
It’s hard to imagine a more suitable image to embody the US right now.
Seeing the White House torn apart is really emblematic of the times we’re in
October 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s hard to imagine a more suitable image to embody the US right now.
Happy Caturday to all the fine folks participating in the No Kings / No Tyrants marches today.
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Happy Caturday to all the fine folks participating in the No Kings / No Tyrants marches today.
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🧵I have to disagree with PM Carney here, the time to talk is drawing to a close, IMO. I think as much as we're playing for time, Trump is as well. I highly doubt that we'll see a successful renegotiation of CUSMA and then we're fucked. It's time to get creative. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'It's time to talk': Carney rules out hitting the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government is not considering hitting American goods with more retaliatory tariffs, even as the trade war rages on, because there are signs that the bilate...
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🧵I have to disagree with PM Carney here, the time to talk is drawing to a close, IMO. I think as much as we're playing for time, Trump is as well. I highly doubt that we'll see a successful renegotiation of CUSMA and then we're fucked. It's time to get creative. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant?
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Has Time Run Out for Canada Post? | The Tyee
Inside the debate over the Crown corporation’s future as unions and management battle.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant?
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
What a great article on the challenges of social media in these unpredictable times. I routinely think about logging off, and then someone shares something completely useful or thoughtful and I stay.
I stay because *currently* there is still enough good and useful content to keep me sane ❤️
I stay because *currently* there is still enough good and useful content to keep me sane ❤️
The Death of Social Media
A mixed blessing.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net
October 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What a great article on the challenges of social media in these unpredictable times. I routinely think about logging off, and then someone shares something completely useful or thoughtful and I stay.
I stay because *currently* there is still enough good and useful content to keep me sane ❤️
I stay because *currently* there is still enough good and useful content to keep me sane ❤️
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Funny how she’s a nationalist when it’s someone else’s province. #cdnpoli #ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News
Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca
October 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Funny how she’s a nationalist when it’s someone else’s province. #cdnpoli #ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Happy Caturday…May your day be as satisfying as these chin scritches.
October 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy Caturday…May your day be as satisfying as these chin scritches.
Monarch butterflies symbolize transformation, rebirth, and hope…an auspicious visitor on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Monarch butterflies symbolize transformation, rebirth, and hope…an auspicious visitor on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Auntie Em made it through another Caturday…so did I.
September 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Auntie Em made it through another Caturday…so did I.
So few media calling it what it was - extrajudicial killing. Instead, it’s a “boat strike”. @reuters.com do better.
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
So few media calling it what it was - extrajudicial killing. Instead, it’s a “boat strike”. @reuters.com do better.
The resistance shows up everywhere!
🚨Meidas Canada is LIVE
Connecting a global conversation about resistance in the age of gangster fascism and disinformation.
This is resistance without borders.
youtu.be/QZvOUFBptHA?...
Connecting a global conversation about resistance in the age of gangster fascism and disinformation.
This is resistance without borders.
youtu.be/QZvOUFBptHA?...
MEIDAS CANADA TAKES THE FIGHT GLOBAL
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The resistance shows up everywhere!
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Asked of those who say Canada should counter tariff:
"What if the US increases their tariffs further?"
Use counter-tariffs: 95%
Don't use them: 5%
"What if it causes financial suffering to Canadians?"
Use counter-tariffs: 76%
Don't use them: 24%
Angus Reid / Aug 1, 2025 / n=887 / Online
"What if the US increases their tariffs further?"
Use counter-tariffs: 95%
Don't use them: 5%
"What if it causes financial suffering to Canadians?"
Use counter-tariffs: 76%
Don't use them: 24%
Angus Reid / Aug 1, 2025 / n=887 / Online
"Canada should respond to American tariffs with..."
Counter tariffs equal to whatever the US imposes: 59%
Counter tariffs less than what the US imposes: 8%
No counter tariffs: 18%
Unsure: 16%
Angus Reid / Aug 1, 2025 / n=1333 / Online
Counter tariffs equal to whatever the US imposes: 59%
Counter tariffs less than what the US imposes: 8%
No counter tariffs: 18%
Unsure: 16%
Angus Reid / Aug 1, 2025 / n=1333 / Online
August 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Asked of those who say Canada should counter tariff:
"What if the US increases their tariffs further?"
Use counter-tariffs: 95%
Don't use them: 5%
"What if it causes financial suffering to Canadians?"
Use counter-tariffs: 76%
Don't use them: 24%
Angus Reid / Aug 1, 2025 / n=887 / Online
"What if the US increases their tariffs further?"
Use counter-tariffs: 95%
Don't use them: 5%
"What if it causes financial suffering to Canadians?"
Use counter-tariffs: 76%
Don't use them: 24%
Angus Reid / Aug 1, 2025 / n=887 / Online
Happy Caturday from our catio crew!
August 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Happy Caturday from our catio crew!
Caturday is almost over…Faye Susan has slept through most of it.
July 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Caturday is almost over…Faye Susan has slept through most of it.
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As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
Want to know what I learned from reading Animal Farm all those years ago? That nowadays lots of folks insist on getting their “-isms” confused.
July 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Want to know what I learned from reading Animal Farm all those years ago? That nowadays lots of folks insist on getting their “-isms” confused.
If the article is TLDR, the hot take is that he’s chronically insufficient.
#BREAKING: Trump diagnosed with vein condition causing leg swelling, White House says
Trump diagnosed with vein condition causing leg swelling, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a “common” vein condition after being evaluated by his doctor over swelling in his lower legs, the White House said on Thursday.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If the article is TLDR, the hot take is that he’s chronically insufficient.
There really is no negotiating with an administration that keeps moving the goal posts. They can’t be trusted.
"Which approach would you say Canada should take to negotiations going forward?"
🔴 Hard Approach - Refuse difficult concessions even if it worsens trade relations: 63%
🟡 Soft Approach - Make difficult concessions to keep a good relationship: 37%
-> canadianpolling.substack.com/p/as-us-rela...
🔴 Hard Approach - Refuse difficult concessions even if it worsens trade relations: 63%
🟡 Soft Approach - Make difficult concessions to keep a good relationship: 37%
-> canadianpolling.substack.com/p/as-us-rela...
As U.S. Relations Sour, Canadians Seek EU Alignment
Vast majority of Canadians support deeper economic ties with the European Union
canadianpolling.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
There really is no negotiating with an administration that keeps moving the goal posts. They can’t be trusted.
I miss that Internet too - it worked so much better than the manipulated and monetized to death version we live with now.
every week, hell every DAY I run into people who want to go back to the original internet with forums and websites and blogs and webrings and affiliate links, for a long time I thought it was just nostalgia but the more people talk about it, the more I think it really was better
July 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I miss that Internet too - it worked so much better than the manipulated and monetized to death version we live with now.
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As heatwaves get more frequent and severe out water sources are increasingly important. Wars have been waged over oil but wars over water are not just likely but inevitable if we don't act to preserve world water security
July 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
As heatwaves get more frequent and severe out water sources are increasingly important. Wars have been waged over oil but wars over water are not just likely but inevitable if we don't act to preserve world water security