John MacKinnon 🇨🇦
@bustersmart.bsky.social
Retired journalist living in Vieux Montreal.
“Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it?” A Few Good Men.
Not these self-serving, incompetent dipshits.
Not these self-serving, incompetent dipshits.
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it?” A Few Good Men.
Not these self-serving, incompetent dipshits.
Not these self-serving, incompetent dipshits.
“In life, no matter what it is, you really don't have a lot of control. You can't guarantee you're going to live to tomorrow. You've only got today, so surrender to today, enjoy today, enjoy the lattes, enjoy everything you're doing.” — Colleen Jones
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“In life, no matter what it is, you really don't have a lot of control. You can't guarantee you're going to live to tomorrow. You've only got today, so surrender to today, enjoy today, enjoy the lattes, enjoy everything you're doing.” — Colleen Jones
Sad news. R.I.P. Colleen Jones. Canadian original.
The loss of Colleen Jones is felt deeply across the country. She wasn't just a curling champion and a familiar voice on the CBC - she was an inspiration whose spirit and dedication touched so many lives. We hold her memory close today. 💔⚓️🥌
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Sad news. R.I.P. Colleen Jones. Canadian original.
You want it darker?
Disagree: broligarch obsession with acquiring Greenland is not neoroyalism.
Their goal isn't monarchy, but piracy & warlordism. Theil et al. are looting the world for personal gain.
Structurally, their model is neo-colonialism or "empire by private contract," in the words of Steven Press.
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Their goal isn't monarchy, but piracy & warlordism. Theil et al. are looting the world for personal gain.
Structurally, their model is neo-colonialism or "empire by private contract," in the words of Steven Press.
More:
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
You want it darker?
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Trump’s DOJ — Waste, fraud and abuse personified.
Judge dismissed separate criminal charges against Comey and James, saying their prosecutor’s appointment was invalid — a major defeat for the president’s effort to make the criminal justice system do as he pleases. @alanfeuer.bsky.social Devlin Barrett www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump’s DOJ — Waste, fraud and abuse personified.
R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff.
Saddened to hear the great Jimmy Cliff has passed away. His music has been a constant companion.
#reggae #JimmyCliff #vinyl #vinylrecords #musicsky
#reggae #JimmyCliff #vinyl #vinylrecords #musicsky
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff.
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This remarkable obit carries a century of American cultural, social, racial, and political history in it. (As H. Rap Brown, Al-Amin has a one-sentence cameo in my book Pictures at a Revolution, describing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in language not shareable here.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This remarkable obit carries a century of American cultural, social, racial, and political history in it. (As H. Rap Brown, Al-Amin has a one-sentence cameo in my book Pictures at a Revolution, describing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in language not shareable here.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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Unfortunately, it looks like the Trump regime has stabilized its story, and they are going with the Ukraine must surrender to Russia version. What a disgrace for our country to be subservient to a tin-pot dictator like Putin. Republicans should be ashamed.
Warner warns Russia-Ukraine peace plan would be 'complete capitulation' for Kyiv #TheHill
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Warner warns Russia-Ukraine peace plan would be ‘complete capitulation’ for Kyiv
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November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Unfortunately, it looks like the Trump regime has stabilized its story, and they are going with the Ukraine must surrender to Russia version. What a disgrace for our country to be subservient to a tin-pot dictator like Putin. Republicans should be ashamed.
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Trump is a traitor. This is not a plan to end the war. It's a plan to carve up Ukraine. If this proceeds, Europe is at risk. Canada is at risk. This is unacceptable.
Trump has approved a 28-point plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. “The deeply troubling details now circulating show what Trump wants: to help the Russian president,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues, “and to weaken Ukraine, perhaps fatally.” theatln.tc/InNeLL6j
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Trump is a traitor. This is not a plan to end the war. It's a plan to carve up Ukraine. If this proceeds, Europe is at risk. Canada is at risk. This is unacceptable.
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The racism is palpable every day.
Haiti qualified for the World Cup. But the Trump administration says its fans aren’t welcome.
The Caribbean nation joins Iran as World Cup competitors covered by travel ban.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The racism is palpable every day.
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“She added: “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.” Wow.
Breaking News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would resign from Congress, days after President Trump called her a “traitor.” nyti.ms/4o71Flz
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“She added: “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.” Wow.
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lol.
lmao even.
lmao even.
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
lol.
lmao even.
lmao even.
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In a way Trump and Mamdani are similar. They are both populists fighting against the elite, it's just who they see as "the elite" differs.
Mamdani sees the elite as the billionaires who control the economic, political, and social systems of society.
Trump sees the elite as people who read books.
Mamdani sees the elite as the billionaires who control the economic, political, and social systems of society.
Trump sees the elite as people who read books.
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In a way Trump and Mamdani are similar. They are both populists fighting against the elite, it's just who they see as "the elite" differs.
Mamdani sees the elite as the billionaires who control the economic, political, and social systems of society.
Trump sees the elite as people who read books.
Mamdani sees the elite as the billionaires who control the economic, political, and social systems of society.
Trump sees the elite as people who read books.
Zing!
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Zing!
People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’. . .
Yes, I rode the REM today. Fabulous system. Traffic was light at Sunnybrook station.
Yes, I rode the REM today. Fabulous system. Traffic was light at Sunnybrook station.
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’. . .
Yes, I rode the REM today. Fabulous system. Traffic was light at Sunnybrook station.
Yes, I rode the REM today. Fabulous system. Traffic was light at Sunnybrook station.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Essential reading.
In this long post, Alex Vindman explains Trump's central and defining role in the cover-up of the murder of a Washington Post journalist by Crown Prince Bone Saw. It's essential reading, start to finish. x.com/AVindman/sta...
Alexander S. Vindman 🇺🇸 on X: "Trump’s Complicity in the Khashoggi Murder: How Donald Trump’s cover-up of Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination revealed the pattern of corruption that still defines his relationship with Saudi Arabia... and the world As the world revisits the relationship between Donald Trump and https://t.co/LrDnyOrqwU" / X
Trump’s Complicity in the Khashoggi Murder: How Donald Trump’s cover-up of Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination revealed the pattern of corruption that still defines his relationship with Saudi Arabia... and the world As the world revisits the relationship between Donald Trump and https://t.co/LrDnyOrqwU
x.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Essential reading.
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My Trump/MBS from way back in 2018 is in today’s Brandon Sun: www.brandonsun.com/opinion
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My Trump/MBS from way back in 2018 is in today’s Brandon Sun: www.brandonsun.com/opinion
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I can’t get over how giddy Trump was in the company of Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He only really happy when he’s in the company of rich murderers (MBS) and rapists (Epstein). Just sickening.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I can’t get over how giddy Trump was in the company of Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He only really happy when he’s in the company of rich murderers (MBS) and rapists (Epstein). Just sickening.
The Blue Wave surges into the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
Curaçao complete fairytale with battling draw in Jamaica to qualify for World Cup
Curaçao complete fairytale with battling draw in Jamaica to qualify for World Cup
The tiny Caribbean nation of Curaçao became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup after battling to a 0-0 draw against Jamaica
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The Blue Wave surges into the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
Congratulations to Haiti, whose National Men’s Soccer Team has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup of Soccer.
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Wyclef Jean - Fela Kuti (Official Video)
YouTube video by Wyclef Jean
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November 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Congratulations to Haiti, whose National Men’s Soccer Team has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup of Soccer.
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Haiti qualifies for FIFA World Cup of Soccer. Joins Panama, Curacao.
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Haiti qualifies for FIFA World Cup of Soccer. Joins Panama, Curacao.
Bruce Cockburn - If I had a Rocket Launcher - Austin City Limits
YouTube video by Jack Cockburn
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November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM