Stefan Klietsch
@stefanklietsch.bsky.social
Contrarian, writer, democracy activist, and public policy champion. Repeat federal election candidate for Renfrew-Pembroke. Also a Nintendo collector.
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Former CIA officer @johnsipher.bsky.social joins Chris to unpack what the West gets wrong about Russian intelligence—from hostile counterintelligence to Putin’s use of active measures and reflexive control.
🎧 Audio: pod.fo/e/36a59d
🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8
🎧 Audio: pod.fo/e/36a59d
🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Former CIA officer @johnsipher.bsky.social joins Chris to unpack what the West gets wrong about Russian intelligence—from hostile counterintelligence to Putin’s use of active measures and reflexive control.
🎧 Audio: pod.fo/e/36a59d
🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8
🎧 Audio: pod.fo/e/36a59d
🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8
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The trap Trump now faces - the Epstein redactions will only fuel conspiracy theories even when they are innocuous. Our 2016 JEPS article: "Classified or Coverup? The Effect of Redactions on Conspiracy Theory Beliefs" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The trap Trump now faces - the Epstein redactions will only fuel conspiracy theories even when they are innocuous. Our 2016 JEPS article: "Classified or Coverup? The Effect of Redactions on Conspiracy Theory Beliefs" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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On the day Donald Trump vandalized the Kennedy Center, Adam Kinzinger predicts that every red state will eventually have a Donald J. Trump Airport (and highway and schools). Because, well, you know…
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On the day Donald Trump vandalized the Kennedy Center, Adam Kinzinger predicts that every red state will eventually have a Donald J. Trump Airport (and highway and schools). Because, well, you know…
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Full of redactions, the thousands of newly released Epstein files seem unlikely to end any Epstein conspiracy theorizing. Likely, they will do the opposite, @cwarzel.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/91bMrBrs
December 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Full of redactions, the thousands of newly released Epstein files seem unlikely to end any Epstein conspiracy theorizing. Likely, they will do the opposite, @cwarzel.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/91bMrBrs
I finished Metroid Prime 4, and I had a great time doing so! It's not going to be a smooth experience for everyone who picks this game up, but it was a 9/10 experience for me, and not disappointing after 8 years of waiting.
See video of my playthrough on YouTube here: youtu.be/27_8vAM7tDc
See video of my playthrough on YouTube here: youtu.be/27_8vAM7tDc
December 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I finished Metroid Prime 4, and I had a great time doing so! It's not going to be a smooth experience for everyone who picks this game up, but it was a 9/10 experience for me, and not disappointing after 8 years of waiting.
See video of my playthrough on YouTube here: youtu.be/27_8vAM7tDc
See video of my playthrough on YouTube here: youtu.be/27_8vAM7tDc
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As McPherson notes, the power has been used more than a hundred times.
As McPherson doesn't mention, it hasn't been used since 1943.
As McPherson doesn't mention, it hasn't been used since 1943.
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As McPherson notes, the power has been used more than a hundred times.
As McPherson doesn't mention, it hasn't been used since 1943.
As McPherson doesn't mention, it hasn't been used since 1943.
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GDP/pc maximalists ready to PARTY
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/66d740f...
cc @scottycameron.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/66d740f...
cc @scottycameron.bsky.social
Canada’s population contracts for the first time since early pandemic years
Statscan figures show the population fell 0.2% in the third quarter, driven by decline in international students
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
GDP/pc maximalists ready to PARTY
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/66d740f...
cc @scottycameron.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/66d740f...
cc @scottycameron.bsky.social
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My game <3 (Automaton Heart) if you share it around that you will be so cool looking doing that
December 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
My game <3 (Automaton Heart) if you share it around that you will be so cool looking doing that
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Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offences
Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offences
Verdicts on foreign collusion and sedition charges were city’s most closely watched rulings in decades
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Jimmy Lai verdict – live
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences, in one of the most closely watched rulings since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997.
The 78-year-old has been in jail since late 2020 on remand and serving several protest-related sentences totalling almost 10 years. Monday’s conviction, in which judges called him a “mastermind” of conspiracies designed to destabilise the Chinese government, could see him given an extra life sentence. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offences
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‘Law is the only weapon I have’: a Ukrainian lawyer’s campaign to rescue the children stolen by Russia
‘Law is the only weapon I have’: a Ukrainian lawyer’s campaign to rescue the children stolen by Russia
Though once so despairing she thought of giving up the law for art, Kateryna Rashevska is still pushing for the return of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by the invaders
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
‘Law is the only weapon I have’: a Ukrainian lawyer’s campaign to rescue the children stolen by Russia
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Here’s a Canadian report on the shooting in #Australia > 'An Absolute Massacre': Survivor Arsen Ostrovsky Describes #BondiBeach Bloodbath > unpublished.ca/news-feed-it... #Terrorism #worldnews
'An absolute massacre': Survivor Arsen Ostrovsky describes Bondi Beach bloodbath
unpublished.ca
December 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Here’s a Canadian report on the shooting in #Australia > 'An Absolute Massacre': Survivor Arsen Ostrovsky Describes #BondiBeach Bloodbath > unpublished.ca/news-feed-it... #Terrorism #worldnews
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Terrorist attacks on people gathering to celebrate feel like an extra twist of the knife. With the Hanukah attack in Australia, it was families, including kids, getting together on a beach for a happy event.
And antisemitic incidents in Australia have risen this year, making it even more concerning.
And antisemitic incidents in Australia have risen this year, making it even more concerning.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Terrorist attacks on people gathering to celebrate feel like an extra twist of the knife. With the Hanukah attack in Australia, it was families, including kids, getting together on a beach for a happy event.
And antisemitic incidents in Australia have risen this year, making it even more concerning.
And antisemitic incidents in Australia have risen this year, making it even more concerning.
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Metroid Prime 4 On Switch 1 Impresses Digital Foundry - "Nigh-Imperceptible Dips". (Repost)
Metroid Prime 4 On Switch 1 Impresses Digital Foundry - "Nigh-Imperceptible Dips"
It's "one of Switch 1's prettiest games yet"
www.nintendolife.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Metroid Prime 4 On Switch 1 Impresses Digital Foundry - "Nigh-Imperceptible Dips". (Repost)
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Some mixed reviews out there but for me it’s a 5/5 and my second favorite Prime game. Absolutely loved everything about it - well, almost everything. Also the best HDR I’ve seen in a long time.
Metroid Prime 4 on Nintendo Switch 2 - the Digital Foundry video review. Simply superb: youtu.be/uhVJ_P6dzFg
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some mixed reviews out there but for me it’s a 5/5 and my second favorite Prime game. Absolutely loved everything about it - well, almost everything. Also the best HDR I’ve seen in a long time.
No one in this country should be facing imprisonment for drug possession. Get rid of these idiotic drug laws.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuo5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuo5...
Investigation finds Ontario jails overcrowded with big increase in women prisoners
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
No one in this country should be facing imprisonment for drug possession. Get rid of these idiotic drug laws.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuo5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuo5...
Hard to believe that it has been 18 years since I played Metroid Prime 3! That makes me feel old...
After 8 years of waiting for this game since its announcement, I expect Metroid Prime 4 to not be as amazing as the 3 games in the series before it, but still great.
After 8 years of waiting for this game since its announcement, I expect Metroid Prime 4 to not be as amazing as the 3 games in the series before it, but still great.
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hard to believe that it has been 18 years since I played Metroid Prime 3! That makes me feel old...
After 8 years of waiting for this game since its announcement, I expect Metroid Prime 4 to not be as amazing as the 3 games in the series before it, but still great.
After 8 years of waiting for this game since its announcement, I expect Metroid Prime 4 to not be as amazing as the 3 games in the series before it, but still great.
In this episode of the Missing Middle Podcast, @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social and @carastern.bsky.social discuss how rent controls can actually harm the mobility of renters themselves.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCJo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCJo...
Why Rent Control Might Be Hurting the People It’s Meant to Help
YouTube video by Missing Middle Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In this episode of the Missing Middle Podcast, @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social and @carastern.bsky.social discuss how rent controls can actually harm the mobility of renters themselves.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCJo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCJo...
Sharing here @beynate.bsky.social's nuanced opinions on the budget that is up for a confidence vote in parliament today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysP5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysP5...
Mr. Poilievre Quoted Your Video
YouTube video by Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, M.P., Beaches-East York
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Sharing here @beynate.bsky.social's nuanced opinions on the budget that is up for a confidence vote in parliament today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysP5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysP5...
Today is the last day for @ontarioliberal.bsky.social Party members to fill out the survey from the Executive Council and Leadership Vote Committee regarding the potential format of the leadership contest. Here is a sample of my responses.
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today is the last day for @ontarioliberal.bsky.social Party members to fill out the survey from the Executive Council and Leadership Vote Committee regarding the potential format of the leadership contest. Here is a sample of my responses.
Sad to think that all World War II veterans will be lost to us soon enough... Appreciate them while you can.
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sad to think that all World War II veterans will be lost to us soon enough... Appreciate them while you can.
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New data modelling suggests that the world is on track to warm by 2°C and 3°C even if countries met every near-term climate pledge and hit their targets for net-zero CO₂ emissions
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?
econ.st
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New data modelling suggests that the world is on track to warm by 2°C and 3°C even if countries met every near-term climate pledge and hit their targets for net-zero CO₂ emissions
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New MMI episode! Today, we ask, "Is Canada the worst country in the world when it comes to housing affordability?"
The short version: It depends on what metric you use, but quite possibly "yes".
For the long answer, watch the episode here: www.youtube.com/watc...
The short version: It depends on what metric you use, but quite possibly "yes".
For the long answer, watch the episode here: www.youtube.com/watc...
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New MMI episode! Today, we ask, "Is Canada the worst country in the world when it comes to housing affordability?"
The short version: It depends on what metric you use, but quite possibly "yes".
For the long answer, watch the episode here: www.youtube.com/watc...
The short version: It depends on what metric you use, but quite possibly "yes".
For the long answer, watch the episode here: www.youtube.com/watc...
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The Simpsons has a long, weird love affair with video games
The Simpsons has a long, weird love affair with video games
The Fortnite tie-in is only the latest in a longstanding relationship between The Simpsons and video games, showing how the hit sitcom has survived as a cultural icon
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Simpsons has a long, weird love affair with video games
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Budget reaction piece at The Hub. A number of experts weigh in; I share my thoughts on housing, along with the government's decision to follow Keir Starmer's footsteps in adopting Brexit-inspired language to refer to immigration reform.
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‘More continuity than change’: The Hub reacts to Mark Carney’s big-spending budget
Federal budget highlights and lowlights
thehub.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Budget reaction piece at The Hub. A number of experts weigh in; I share my thoughts on housing, along with the government's decision to follow Keir Starmer's footsteps in adopting Brexit-inspired language to refer to immigration reform.
Read here:
Read here: