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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 16h

This is disgusting behaviour from Carney towards Karina Gould.

And frankly, coupled with the “boys club” stuff sources have previously told me and the way he tended to lose patience more quickly with female journalists during the campaign…he may need to “look inside himself.”

MACLEAN'S excerpt:

The attacks were genteel compared to most political mud-slinging, and Liberals warmed to her during the campaign. They embraced her as both a cherished member of the
Liberal family and, increasingly, the standard bearer for its left flank. But her needling got under Carney's skin, even though he was the front-runner (she ultimately received only three per cent of the vote). He and his staff made their irritation plain; one member of Gould's team told me that many of them were aggressive in their vitriol toward her.

MACLEAN'S excerpt continued:

“When someone from Gould's team texted to ask if she could stop by and congratulate the winner, Carney said no. In fact, according to one source I spoke with, he said he didn't ever want to see her again. Carney's staff sent Gould a non-committal answer, trying not to offend her, but she showed up anyway. That led to a brief, awkward meeting with Carney.
The incident rattled some of the people around the newly elected leader. Many had worked under Justin Trudeau, who, after a lifetime in politics, had skin like a crocodile.
Carney, after years of being celebrated, venerated and treated with the deference accorded to a titan of the financial world, seems to have a skin like a peach.”

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Dan Mitchell @dan-mitchell.bsky.social · 13h

Happy birthday

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 1d

This is not what you promised in the election, Carney

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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Old White Hippie) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 15h

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Dan Mitchell @dan-mitchell.bsky.social · 14h

Conversion therapy is torture plain and simple

I’ve Had It Podcast @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social · 15h

The Supreme Court is ready to side with Trump in bringing conversion therapy back.

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 15h

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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 17h

i think if i were supreme master of the universe, one of the first things i'd do is outlaw affiliate programs

they distort things far beyond their seemingly innocuous power

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 20h

FFS! Ford’s using our money to enrich friends and family not just rich donors like in the Greenbelt Scandal - he’s not even hiding it!

More on Friday’s OShow Scandal Panel with @keithleslie.bsky.social and @markcripps.bsky.social

#Onpoli #Cndpoli #CanadaSky 🤬🇨🇦

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Lori 🇺🇦💜💙 @coalsmom.bsky.social · 20h

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

The new front cover of The New World magazine.

A man has been arrested in London tonight for silently holding the magazine up in the street.

The front cover headline is “Sign of the Times” and is a picture of the protest placard which says “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by UK government and anyone holding a sign of support is arrested for terrorism offences.

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Wwhitness @wwhitness.bsky.social · 23h

@maddow.msnbc.com @normeisen.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @booker.senate.gov

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Dan Mitchell @dan-mitchell.bsky.social · 22h

Ah #ai when will we learn that hallucinations are a feature not a bug?

T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 1d

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arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...

Deloitte will refund Australian government for AI hallucination-filled report

Consulting firm quietly admitted to GPT-4o use after fake citations were found in August.

arstechnica.com

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venilia13.bsky.social @venilia13.bsky.social · 22h

#Newfoundland and #Labrador please show up and vote

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s how to find out where to vote in #Newfoundland and #Labrador’s provincial election

Check out the elections NFLD website link here: www.elections.gov.nl.ca

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Where can I vote? Here’s how to find out in Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial election

In most provincial elections, you would have received a voter information card in the mail. But not this time, because of the strike at Canada Post. The CBC’s Zach Goudie shows you how to find your po...

www.cbc.ca

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Dan Mitchell @dan-mitchell.bsky.social · 1d

Is this one of Ford's friends?

Blackfoot Niitsítapi 🪶🇨🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙🌎🐝 @thoughtsnations.bsky.social · 1d

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Former Ontario hospital exec and construction company president guilty of fraud tied to $300M project | CBC News

Former hospital CAO Vas Georgiou and one-time construction magnate John Aquino have each been found guilty of fraud for skewing the procurement process for a major renovation to a downtown Toronto hos...

www.cbc.ca

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.

A screenshot of an X.com post by House Homeland Security Committee (@HouseHomelandSecCo) stating, "We're drawing a blank, let us get back to you," with an image of a crowd storming a government building, featuring individuals in red caps and carrying flags. Below, a reply from @Acyn
, Acyn, posted 5 hours earlier, quotes Stephen Miller asking, "when in our history have we tolerated unlawful, riotous assemblies around government buildings," accompanied by a video thumbnail of Miller speaking on a news program, labeled "OANN 0:13" with text identifying him as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

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Dan Mitchell @dan-mitchell.bsky.social · 1d

What the hell, this is crazy behaviour by the driver.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 1d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 2d

Hear ye hear ye a message of hope and inspiration from our courageous leader in exile, Link. May all his loyal followers take heart!

I appreciate all the people showing love and support to me. I’m so grateful honestly. It means a lot. The ban isn’t that big of a deal for me. I think it was wrong and the explanation was bullshit. But that’s ok and I accept. Social media comes and goes. I’m grateful for all the connections I was able to make and all the people I get to be connected with off Bluesky. More importantly, the world needs more people to give a fuck. More people to give a fuck about Palestinians, more people to give a fuck about disabled folks, more people to give a fuck about our queer and trans siblings, more people to give a fuck about Black liberation. The world, and Bluesky, is full of bootlickers who will do anything to avoid doing anything to upset the status quo. These people are cowards groveling to those in power in hopes of protection. I just hope people continue to show love and care and kindness. Mutual aid is so important. Give when you can, boost when you can. We only survive this together.

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Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE @amerliberal.bsky.social · 2d

Hundreds of Thousands Flood Cities Across Europe to Demand End to Genocide in Gaza

An estimated 250,000 people dressed in red crowded into Museum Square in Amsterdam, demanding that the Dutch government end its support for Israel.

www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-pr...

Hundreds of Thousands Flood Cities Across Europe to Demand End to Genocide in Gaza | Common Dreams

Massive pro-Palestine protests in Amsterdam and across Europe demand an end to Israel's attacks on Gaza. Will global condemnation and pressure on officials finally bring justice for Palestinians? Join...

www.commondreams.org

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d

“…that Sora is being used for stalking and harassment will likely not be an edge case, because deepfaking yourself and others into videos is one of its core selling points.”

Far from an edge case, it’s the primary use case.

Stalker Already Using OpenAI's Sora 2 to Harass Victim

A journalist claims that her stalker used Sora 2, the latest video app from OpenAI, to churn out videos of her.

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Dan Mitchell @dan-mitchell.bsky.social · 2d

When you push AI slop and fake images it's easy to say real news is sharing fake images

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

McLaughlin: "Pritzker is saying we're using racial profiling to go after people. That's absolutely not true. We are targeting criminals who have perpetrated very horrendous violence against the people of Chicago. And yet he continues to lie and say we're zip-tying children. These are fake images."

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

― George Orwell, 1984

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 2d

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Quijote1 @quijote1.bsky.social · 2d

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