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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 1m

Take a listen to my conversation with @arshy.bsky.social about why politicians seem to be incapable of doing anything -- aside from enriching their friends. Enjoy!

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The Decline and Fall of the Canadian State (w/ Nora Loreto)

How austerity and privatization have killed state capacity

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gnrb64.bsky.social @gnrb64.bsky.social · 17m

Is #TheNewCBC ‘uncensored’ journalism or ‘revenge’ journalism? #ReadAndShare @cbcnews.ca #Cdnpoli #Cdnmedia

Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 20h

"Maybe Dhanraj didn’t do his research and thought Poilievre’s answer was reasonable. Or maybe his version of being uncensored is to actually just Lick Boot. Regardless, it’s quite the start for what is supposed to be The New CBC."

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Free from the shackles of censorship only to lick boot

An assessment of the new podcast Can't Be Censored and how it, and the CBC, have differently fatal problems.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 23m

Here, a driver in her 80s left her lane and crashed head on into a pickup and was killed by the impact

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 24m

Our society should not expect 80 year olds + to have to drive everywhere.

Le Soleil @lesoleil.com · 30m

Une octogénaire perd la vie dans une collision en Beauce

Une conductrice est décédée après avoir été projetée dans un fossé à la suite d’une collision frontale à Saint-Prosper, en Beauce. La victime s’est retrouvée coincée dans son véhicule.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 38m

I guess the message here is that Carney is above criticism? Poilevre is petulant but Carney is selling Canada off for parts.

Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 56m

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 20h

"Maybe Dhanraj didn’t do his research and thought Poilievre’s answer was reasonable. Or maybe his version of being uncensored is to actually just Lick Boot. Regardless, it’s quite the start for what is supposed to be The New CBC."

noraloreto.substack.com/p/free-from-...

Free from the shackles of censorship only to lick boot

An assessment of the new podcast Can't Be Censored and how it, and the CBC, have differently fatal problems.

noraloreto.substack.com

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 49m

No one is untouchable!

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 1h

This story just keeps getting better. Kudos to the Trilliam folks on the case!

Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

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Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds

Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

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Thomas Gerbet @thomasgerbet.bsky.social · 3h

Le gouvernement Legault estime qu'il a perdu la moitié de son investissement dans l’A220 d’Airbus, soit 400 millions $.

Dans les comptes publics 2024-2025, l'info était noyée parmi des pertes d’1,1 milliard $ dans des entreprises (Northvolt, Lion, etc). ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219...

Le gouvernement Legault estime avoir perdu 400M$ dans Airbus

Le gouvernement Legault estime qu'il a perdu la moitié de son investissement dans Airbus, soit 400 millions de dollars, a appris Radio-Canada.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 9h

You're asking if sucking up to fascists works. The answer is: it does not.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 10h

I think the russian therapy did bad things to him

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 10h

Super helpful if you ever lose body parts in a fire.

ceej @ceej.online · Jun 14

here’s a PSA that if you’ve ever gotten medical imaging done you can request a copy of the data from the hospital and extract a model of your own body parts to look at, or even 3D print. pretty useful if you’re in the market for contemplating your own mortality

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 10h

I'm obviously very curious to see what will be the outcome here but I doubt we'll hear about.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 10h

his daughter says that his is in hospital due to being cursed by a witch or something

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 11h

Watch out Jays fans cause there is a non-zero chance that they'll be doing this for Jordan Peterson before the end of the World Series.

Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 13h

Go Jays!

Yankee Stadium tribute to Charlie Kirk on their Jumbotron

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 11h

Watching baseball through soccer eyes and it's like ... uhh yes, ok, this is a normal sport thing?

Fred Thompson @yourbestfred.bsky.social · 11h

Lmao Vladdy is absolutely out of his mind

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 11h

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm about to start the next book ...

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 11h

I'm a big fan of how much this cover is bent! You should all read the Canada in Decline series -- it makes sense of this moment from a left-wing perspective and will make you never trust a profiteerer again!

standingroomonly.bsky.social @standingroomonly.bsky.social · 13h

Hey, @nolore.bsky.social , just finished Corporate Control. As with The Social Safety Net, it should be required reading. Thanks

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 11h

We don't have mandatory minimums ...

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 11h

as a treat

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Graeme @graeme-wa.bsky.social · 11h

“Road-rage incident” like it wasn’t intentional, it was just a little road rage. Everyone gets it. It’s like the common cold. Sometimes people just decide to fatally injure another person because of a perceived slight. Murder? No, just a little bit of teensy weensy road rage

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Mumbo Mouth @lotusgoon.bsky.social · 15h

Nina Simone in Central Park, 1958, photographed by Chuck Stewart

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Sasquatch McGillicuddy @antilinguist.bsky.social · 15h

Was it Scott Moe?

Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 15h

This pickup driver murdered a motorcyclist in a fit of road rage, says witnesses, and he is charged with 7 infractions, none of them related to murder.

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Toronto man killed in Highway 11 ‘road rage’ collision, Bracebridge man charged

A 27-year-old man from Toronto died following a motorcycle collision on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte, north of Line 15, in what witnesses describe as a road rage-related incident.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 15h

Sorry, I guess the peace officer stuff isn't HTA but you know what I mean.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 15h

If you're driving your vehicle illegally and you're under the influence and you murder someone, sorry but that is a lot of sin by omission happening there. To only charge him for HTA infractions is the real crime.

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