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James McLeod

@jamespmcleod.ca

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The Guardian newspaper once called me a "Guerrilla Satirist" and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador once called me "an arsehole." Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · Oct 18

imo you can't train an AI to have a long dark night of the soul

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 5h

Go Jays

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Acting the Fulemin @actingthefulemin.bsky.social · 5h

the Jays beating the Yankees is an important reminder that as dark as things may seem, bad things can still happen to bad people

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 5h

Congratulations, you played yourself

Charlie Kirk memorial at the Yankees jumbotron

Trump shaking hands with the Yankee players in their locker room

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 5h

Go Jays

James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 10h

is that a lot?

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 15h

TESLA SELLS 61 CARS IN INDIA IN SEPTEMBER 2025

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 11h

I don't think this person understands what the job of a political strategist entails.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 13h

Every morning I lock in.

Every afternoon I crash out.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 11h

"Toronto"

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 11h

I know I know but good god imagine what the GOP would do with a Biden or Obama "we took the freedom of speech away" sound bite

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 12h

Love it when they let is into their world view.

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 16h

Councillor Burnside, a former cop, says when he used to do traffic enforcement on Avenue Road he wouldn't stop drivers unless they were doing 75 km/h or over.

"Maybe that was a little high," he admits. "A little high," agrees Gray.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 12h

This shouldn't be particularly surprising, but Apple's public marketing efforts would certainly have you believe that they're a slick and progressive company that would never collaborate with fascists.

Never forget what they actually are.

404 Media @404media.co · 12h

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 12h

they are laser-focused on personal liberties and free markets

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 14h

Still waiting for a more efficient explanation of everything than "Everyone got brain damage from Covid": the airline executives charging a $155 predatory premium for legroom, the guy deciding to customize his own flight experience, the chain of command aborting the whole flight—busted mind-traffic!

Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 14h

This is absolutely wild. I’m on a cross country flight. We are being diverted midway through to Denver. The reason? Some dude is sitting in the exit row who didn’t pay the $155 fee and he refuses to move back to his seat.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 13h

Every morning I lock in.

Every afternoon I crash out.

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 15h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 15h

This is what is so frustrating about bike safety blitzes. Drivers are violating laws every damned minute of every day.

And... the blitzes to deal with them are so rare they don't exist.

David Hope @davidhope.ca · 15h

Another day, another #Ottawa driver sailing through a red light. All I can do is wave I guess.

#OttBike

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 17h

ideally Americans would be a lot more up-in-arms about the overtly fascist demeanour of their federal government

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 17h

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 18h

I think that in an industry that has, at best, a loose attachment to reality, OpenAI is the most shameless about trying to arrogate whatever they want, without any real concern for principle or facts.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 19h

"OpenAI wants to be part of Canada’s sovereign AI play"

thelogic.co/news/openai-...

OpenAI wants to be part of Canada’s sovereign AI play - The Logic

The U.S. tech giant says it can be a “constructive partner” in building the country’s digital infrastructure and kickstarting economic growth

thelogic.co

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 1d

welp

James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 1d

Eh, I think the Bloomberg Odd Lots folks are kind of as high pedigree as it gets in the business journalism world.

James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 1d

It was more of an "Everyone laughed a little bit awkwardly and then moved on" kind of thing.

James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 1d

It's kind of amazing when you're listening to serious business journalists interviewing a serious investment analyst about the AI infrastructure buildout and he sincerely says that the investment thesis is, "They're building digital God."

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