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Brendon Ogmundson @bogmunds.bsky.social · 9h

Saw someone on another site say "I love Kevin Hassett"......then I just kind stared out into the distance trying to figure out if the whole world is a simulation designed specifically to annoy me.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 15h

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 19h

As Mark Carney is praising Donald Trump for his accomplishments during his White House visit, the U.S. President interrupts, adding: "the merger of Canada and the United States."

"That wasn't where I was going," Mr. Carney continues.

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Joel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · 19h

It would have been fun though

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 19h

Let's be clear tho: Carney abandoned climate change policy as a cynical means to get elected, not because there are other crises.

Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 23h

A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a speech pointing out how biz and political leaders had no day-to-day incentive to address climate change, yet it was up to governments. Today, Carney is leading one, but finds himself consumed with responding to the many crises of the day thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

thenarwhal.ca

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20h

when you try and get your PhD advisor to review your manuscript 😂

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 19h

Freedom Convoy leaders Chris Barber and Tamara Lich each get an 18-month conditional sentence; first 12 months to be served as house arrest. Judge cites principal of "deterrence and denunciation" of their activities.

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Joel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · 20h

We had a controversy like this in BC once, Kamloops MLA and Minister of Transportation Todd Stone got a speeding ticket on the highway, but unlike in Ontario, his government did not then try to eliminate speeding tickets

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.

The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
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Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca

At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.

globalnews.ca

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 1d

New from me: Board upholds firing of ex-Edmonton police officer who sold steroids

Decision issued same day an officer who purchased steroids was named chief

edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/b...

Board upholds firing of ex-Edmonton police officer who sold steroids

Edmonton police made no legal errors in firing an officer who sold steroids to his coworkers, an appeal board has found.

edmontonjournal.com

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.

The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...

Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca

At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.

globalnews.ca

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 1d

This is the hero America needs right now: protesters so non-threatening that anyone who assaults them will look like obvious villains.

Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 4d

📍 Portland, Oregon 🐸✊🏼✊🏾

A demonstrator dressed in an inflatable frog costume stands infront of law enforcement officers during a protest outside of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) headquarters in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos.

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NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics @repec-nep-agr.bsky.social · 1d

Facing Wildfire Insurance Challenges: Five Lessons from the National Flood Insurance Program: Liao, Yanjun (Penny); Walls, Margaret A.; Wibbenmeyer, Matthew

NEP/RePEc link

to paper

d.repec.org

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

The America First movement was tired of seeing American troops deployed in foreign countries. We want them deployed in America First.

by Stephen Miller

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Joanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy a few moments of the wind and the birds in the cottonwoods on the South Thompson River at T’kemlups. Volume up🧡 #waterislife

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 1d

New ceremonial robes vs old ceremonial robes. #SCC

2026 photo of the Supreme Court of Canada, where the new robes are black with red piping.

2025 photo of the Supreme Court of Canada, with the red velvet and ermine robes.

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Joel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · 1d

On Christmas

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 1d

Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 1d

Editor in chief, city editor, features editor

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Joel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing field tomatoes I picked up at Desert Hills Ranch in Ashcroft on the weekend

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Sarah Wood @sarahwood.bsky.social · 1d

Listen, if MAGA wants to impeach the President of Puerto Rico, who are we to stop them?

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 1d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Chris Goodman @cbgoodman.co · 1d

This lines up perfectly with the counsel I give my MPA students. Your employer is paying you for your (critical thinking) skills. The second you aren't delivering on that is the second you aren't useful anymore.

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Rob Shum @robshum.bsky.social · 2d

Free trade 🤝 decolonization?

Make classical liberalism great again!

Kevin Carson 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇯 @kevincarson1.bsky.social · 2d

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

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Kevin Carson 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇹🇯 @kevincarson1.bsky.social · 2d

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border ino.to/agDxSX2

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

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Jadrian Wooten @wootenomics.bsky.social · 2d

AI stocks are booming, and some are warning that it looks like a bubble. Jeff Bezos agrees, but says this might be the rare kind of bubble that benefits society in the long run.

Here’s what makes an “industrial bubble” different than the others: www.mondayeconomist.com/p/ai-bubble

The Upside of a Bubble (Yes, Really)

Artificial intelligence may be shaping up like a bubble, but history shows some bubbles can leave society better off.

www.mondayeconomist.com

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