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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 1d

If you're an American interested in understanding the mood in Canada, this is an excellent, well-written piece (paywall).

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 1d

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, Canada's future is less secure than perhaps at any time in postwar history

Can Canada Survive Donald Trump?

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, the country’s future looks less secure than at any time in postwar history.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 2d

The CEO of Enbridge believes that Canada's climate regs cause more uncertainty than the collapse of the rule of law and the rise of gangster capitalism in the US.

The values of some of our corporate leaders are going to destroy us.

www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

MSN

www.msn.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 5d

A lot in here.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: This is what the opening move of the U.S.’s attempted annexation of Canada could look like

A Trump annexation effort would likely start in the North. It’s time to take the possibility seriously and have a hard conversation about Canada’s maritime Arctic sovereignty

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 5d

Wow.

Goldy Hyder gaslighting Canadians about the US ambassador gaslighting Canadians.

Is there a word for a double gaslight?

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: Canadians would be wise to listen to what the U.S. ambassador has to say

Criticisms of Pete Hoekstra and comments perceived to be undiplomatic are misguided

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 6d

One hundred billionaire donors poured a record $2.6 billion into the 2024 elections—1 of every 6 dollars spent.

New analysis from @rfunkfordham.bsky.social on the last 15 years of #CitizensUnited’s impact on democracy. 2/3 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Graph showing breakdown of top 100 billionaire donor spending on outside political spending groups.

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 7d

Clearly true.

You wouldn't know this is clearly true if you followed our legacy media and spokespeople for corporate Canada, claiming massive tax cuts will cure what ails us.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Canada's exploding wealth inequality requires tax changes

Our current tax code is not asking the wealthy to reinvest in our economy, and that failure is weakening services and programs working Canadians may use to get ahead.

www.hilltimes.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 7d

I know that was your nickname in high school.

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 7d

Political staffer pro tip to help contextualize the news of the day

First ministers get more letters from citizens about cetaceans in captivity than any other issue.

People really like whales and really don't like people who hurt whales.

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 7d

I hope the Yankees win tonight! Go Yankees!!

Tomorrow I don't care who wins, as long as the game goes 16 innings.

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 7d

What could it be? I think I know.

www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

That 40-cent wage hike isn't the biggest threat to Toronto's smallest businesses. Here's what is

Commercial rents have skyrocketed and local entrepreneurs often have to negotiate with multibillion-dollar companies, a business group says. Guess how that's turned out.

www.thestar.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 7d

Really great to see @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social's voice back out there and clear about the interests of democratic nations and the threats we face. Slava Ukraini.

www.ft.com/content/8d59...

We need Ukraine as much as it needs us

Kyiv is not merely a victim — it is an exemplar for western democracies and defence industries preparing for future wars

www.ft.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 9d

Rewatching “A Face in the Crowd” for the first time in 40 years for no reason in particular.

Elia Kazan’s life and career seem to be quite relevant again.

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 9d

I support appointing expert committees and advisory groups. They are an essential part of many policy processes. Particularly on something like this where the government has little expertise.

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 9d

I hope the federal government is seized with these risks.

The make-up of the advisory committee does not give me hope. Some good people, but heavily tilted away from a realistic confrontation with the risks we face.

I hope I'm wrong.

Constantly whelmed @architectgp.bsky.social · 9d

This is spot on. Our capitulation to the ‘inevitability’ of AI couldn’t come at a worse time.

Screenshot of a paragraph of this essay.

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 9d

It is indeed useful!

Fatalism is my emotional posture, but I guess helpful advice is also a choice one can make.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Jul 18

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

www.disconnect.blog

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12d

I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 11d

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Social media nearly ruined my life. This is how I saved myself — and how we save kids today

Deleting apps is only one option, and often an unrealistic one.

www.thestar.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 12d

#Elbowsup has to be more than a slogan. We need to start saying no to predators.

Canadians don't have to say "more please" to things that will clearly leave us more vulnerable and less sovereign.

Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 12d

The Parkland (🍁) sale to Sunoco (🗽) offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty.

Ottawa should say no.

Read Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social in Policy Options.

#FDI #OwnershipMatters #AlwaysCanada #Never51

policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...

Canada should reject Sunoco’s US$9-billion takeover of Parkland

The Parkland sale to Sunoco offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty. Ottawa should say no.

policyoptions.irpp.org

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Diane Swonk @dianeswonk.bsky.social · 13d

Why do economists care about inequality in incomes and wealth?

1) Inequality tends to dampen overall economic performance. One of most immediacy effects is on consumer spending. Low-and middle-income households spend a larger percentage of each dollar that they earn when more spending is in…

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Supriya Dwivedi @supriya.bsky.social · 26d

my latest for the Star, pointing out the v obv disconnect between bill C2 — the Strong Borders Act — and the whole elbows up thing

pro tip: you can’t claim the entire security & economic partnership is over and then willingly hand over all sorts of info sans warrant to the US

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 26d

Mark Carney isn’t who he said he was, Supriya Dwivedi writes www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Supriya Dwivedi: Mark Carney isn’t who he said he was

Carney's actions have thus far yet to match up to his rhetoric.

www.thestar.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 14d

The community finance, social finance and impact investing markets in Canada are ready to scale. They ain't cute pilots anymore.

Will the federal government support enabling legislative and policy infrastructure?

socialcapitalpartners.ca/the-federal-...

The federal government is leaving investment dollars on the table—but it can fix that in the budget

At the recent Victoria Forum, community and philanthropic leaders outlined creative community finance and impact investment ideas that could mobilize big pools of private capital to invest in local bu...

socialcapitalpartners.ca

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 15d

“People simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, and your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word.“

-1984, Orwell

Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 15d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 15d

Glorious ride today!

Aaron Binder @aaronbinder.com · 15d

Update - still too much snow on Sept 23rd to bike.

Aaron Binder @aaronbinder.com · 16d

Reminder to all Toronto bike riders:

It is now September - 1 of the 9 months with too much snow on the ground to cycle in Toronto.

See you again in June.

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 15d

According to data provided by Statscan to the OECD, Canada's tertiary education system is experiencing BY FAR the fastest public disinvestment of any country in the developed world. (I am not sure the specific figures are 100% accurate, but the conclusion is still irrefutable)

Education at a Glance 2025, Part 1 | HESA

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual stat fest, Education at a Glance (EAG), two weeks … Continued

higheredstrategy.com

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