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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · 19h

True but it is already 5,000 words.

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 1d

Very good profile of Mark Carney, by @stephenmaher.bsky.social. Jives with what the Ottawa bubble says about him and the shoes memo too macleans.ca/politics/mar...

Mark Carney Is a Very Demanding Boss - Macleans.ca

His elbows-up enthusiasm won him the election. Now he’s governing like a Bay Street exec.

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jandrewpotter.bsky.social @jandrewpotter.bsky.social · 1d

If the worst that can be said of our prime minister is that he yells at Liberals, well I like him even more now. macleans.ca/politics/mar...

Mark Carney Is a Very Demanding Boss - Macleans.ca

His elbows-up enthusiasm won him the election. Now he’s governing like a Bay Street exec.

macleans.ca

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 9d

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10d

Moldova 🇲🇩 👍

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to Shaughnessy Cohen Prize winner Raymond Blake for Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity. Important book from a great scholar.

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Lexy Cameron 🇨🇦 @lexycameron.bsky.social · 15d

I now understand why Liberal MPs rose after MP Thomas' speech last week. And I agree with @stephenmaher.bsky.social. I believe he's saying that we need to identify and address mental health issues.

This is a very thought-ful essay, all Cdns should read it.

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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 15d

Here’s one way Canada can avoid the contagion of political violence, Stephen Maher writes www.thestar.com/opinion/here...

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Stephen Maher: Here’s one way Canada can avoid the contagion of political violence

America was born in war and mob violence. Canada was founded by people who rejected that.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 18d

Anyone who signs this pledge is not a journalist.

NPR @npr.org · 18d

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · Aug 30

Old Soviet joke for today:

A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.

After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”

“I’m looking for the obituaries.”

“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”

“Not the one I’m looking for.”

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Aug 22

Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.

Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.

officialjackwhite
"Jack White is a washed up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career," wrote Cheung. "It's apparent he's been masquerading as a real artist, because he fails to appreciate, and quite frankly disrespects, the splendor and significance of the Oval Office inside of The People's House."--White House Communications Director Steven Cheung

Listen, I'm an artist and not a politician so I'm in no need to give my answer or opinion on
anything if I'm not inspired or compelled, but how funny that it wasn't me calling out trump's
blatant fascist manipulation of government, his gestapo ICE tactics, his racist remarks about
Latinos, Native Americans, etc. his ridiculous "wall" construction, his attacks on the disabled
his attempted coup and mob insurrection and destruction of the sacred halls of congress,
his disparaging sexist and pedophilic remarks about women, his obvious attempts at
distraction about being a close personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein and his inclusion in the
Epstein files, his ignorance of the dying children in Sudan, Gaza, and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, his lack of empathy for military veterans and those struggling with
poverty, his attempts to dismantle healthcare, his obvious wimpy and pathetic kowtowing
to the dictators Putin and Kim Jong Un, his nazi like rallies, his attempts to sell merchandise
and products like Goya beans through the office of the President, his fake "gunshot to the ear"
that he showed no medical records or photographs of his constant, constant lying to the American people, etc. etc. No, it wasn't me calling out any of that, it was the fucking DECOR OF THE OVAL OFFICE remarks I made that got them to respond with insults.
How petty and pathetic and thin skinned could this administration get? Masquerading as a
real artist? Thank you for giving me my tombstone engraving! Well here's my opinion,
trump is masquerading as a human being.

officialjackwhite
He's masquerading as a christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy.
He's been masquerading as a businessman for decades as nothing he's involved in
has prospered except by using other people's money to find loophole after loophole and grift after grift. His staff of professional liar toadies like Steven Cheung
and Karoline Leavitt have been covering up and masking his fascism as patriotism and
"ample time on
at golf than
helping ANYONE in the country. Improve. Anything. There
progress with him, only
smoke and mirrors and tax breaks for the ultra wealthy. So maga folk, enjoy your
concrete paving over of the rose garden, your 200 million dollar ballroom in the White House, and your gaudy ass gold spray painted trinkets from Home Depot, cause he ain't spending any
money agenda. on helping YOU unless you fit into his white supremascist country club rich idiot.
No intelligent person can defend this
low life fascist. This bankrupter of casinos. This failed seller of trump steaks, trump vodka,
trump water, etc. This man and his goon squad have failed upwards for decades and have
fleeced the American people over and over. This professional golf cheat, this grifter who
has hundreds of thousands of deaths from his inaction of the pandemic on his hands,
this man that the majority of the country somehow were fooled into supporting and
voting into office (through the flawed electoral college) and their love of reality
television stars. Being insulted by the actual White House that this particular conman
leads is a badge of honor to me, because anyone who trump supports and likes is a villain
who gives nothing to their fellow man, only takes what can benefit themselves.
And no I'm not a Democrat either, I'm a human being raised in Detroit, I'm an artist who's
owned his own businesses like his own upholstery shop and recording label since he
was 21 years old who has enough street sense to know when a 3 card monte dealer is a
cheap grifter and a thief.

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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · Aug 23

Carney is trying to court Trump. It’s not working, @stephenmaher.bsky.social writes. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Stephen Maher: Carney is trying to court Trump. It’s not working

Canada’s prime minister has given Trump a few presents, but he’s still the best skater on the ice

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · Aug 20

When the US sanctioned the British head of the ICC, his IT system was suspended (Microsoft), and his bank account was frozen (his bank operates in the US). Will Canadian service providers also now implement US sanctions on a Canadian citizen?

Justin Ling @justinling.ca · Aug 20

The Canadian judge is being targeted for investigating the actions of American personnel in Afghanistan. www.state.gov/releases/off...

Imposing Further Sanctions in Response to the ICC’s Ongoing Threat to Americans and Israelis - United States Department of State

Today, the United States is sanctioning four individuals, currently serving on the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Department of State’s designations are made pursuant to Executive Order (E.O...

www.state.gov

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Anne Thériault @annetheriault.bsky.social · Aug 15

I had almost forgotten about the time a bunch of circus elephants got loose in Newmarket, and the 911 audio is even funnier almost 20 years later

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · Aug 16

Russia is circulating a meme mocking US soldiers from the Alaska meeting, after they were ordered to roll out a red carpet for Putin: 'US Army in movies vs US Army in real life'.

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Aug 12

I was supposed to go on the radio to talk about this column this afternoon but they cancelled because a fire is threatening Bayers Lake park and they need to cover that.

Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Aug 12

The critics of Nova Scotia’s ban on accessing the woods don’t understand our culture
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The critics of Nova Scotia’s ban on accessing the woods don’t understand our culture

We are protecting our province from fire as we protected it from COVID, drawing on a communitarian political tradition and high levels of social trust

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Aug 12

The critics of Nova Scotia’s ban on accessing the woods don’t understand our culture
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The critics of Nova Scotia’s ban on accessing the woods don’t understand our culture

We are protecting our province from fire as we protected it from COVID, drawing on a communitarian political tradition and high levels of social trust

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 27

The people who shut down @seanfeucht’s Canadian events have done him a huge favour.

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Nicki Doyle (she/her) @nickidoyle.bsky.social · Jul 21

Noooooooo

Halifax ReTales @halifaxretales.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 21

Very sad news www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Award-winning filmmaker and playwright Michael Melski dies at 56

Family and friends of award-winning playwright and filmmaker Michael Melski, from Sydney, N.S., have shared news of his death and messages of condolence on social media after he died Friday.

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 20

Very good. Many clients Mexican.

Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 19

Tacos Frida

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 7

No. Thanks. I should.

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 2

I am not well-enough informed. It is harder to do it safely now, but I am told not impossible.

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 2

We had better hope the peat bogs don't all burn. Very important. It would be very bad. 12/12

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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · Jul 2

The most important thing we can do, though, is to stop producing so many emissions, globally, because what is happening in our forests is terrifying. time.com/7299284/age-... 11/12

We're Living in the Age of Fire. It Will Only Get Worse

Canada's megafires are a sign of what's to come with out of control climate change.

time.com

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