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Retired journalist living in Vieux Montreal.
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Must watch, like the must read. @johnvaillant.bsky.social has straight answers to our Qs. Do we want it any other way? We and our planet deserve this kind of respect. @livewirecalgary.bsky.social @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAL0...

Stable Geniuses.

The Sting, starring Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Read Karen Hao. Read her now.

Draisaitl - The Alpha and the Omega.

Credit where it’s due: Scott Galloway cooked here

The Trump Admin wants to strip Harriet Tubman's name from a US Navy ship. Tubman was the first woman to lead a major U.S. military operation. She was a hero and sure as hell had the "warrior ethos." Why does her race and gender bother him so much? So small, so petty, so sad for America.

“Being a loyal member of Team Trump is like sitting beside a flatulent French bulldog, repeating, ‘My dog did not fart. It must have been you.’” @steveburgess53.bsky.social advises. #uspoli #cdnpoli

CBO is a nonpartisan, neutral org. Its director, Phill Swagel, worked in the GWBush administration and was appointed by Republican lawmakers to his current post. For many reasons, it's laughable that he or his professional colleagues would be cooking the books to help Democrats.

Remembering Curtis Mayfield on his birthday (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) 🕊️💙 🗣️I'm your doctor.... when in need....

Josh Hawley *furious* that the fire department spends a disproportionate amount of time on burning buildings compared to non-burning ones

Israeli government ministers and officials told us exactly what they intended to do in #Gaza, then went ahead and did it. There will be no justice until they are brought before the ICC to face charges of genocide.

Congrats to great colleague/fellow podcaster @eosnos.bsky.social on his new book out today with the best title, ‘The Haves and the Have-Yachts,’ a summer must read for these oligarchic times

“English school boards have already proven their management & control rights — twice. But the Legault gov’t just won’t let it go. Are they gluttons for punishment? Or is this merely a continuation of the pattern of antagonizing the English-speaking community?” www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...

Last night, Hillsborough County Public Schools held its first school board meeting since letters from state officials ordered books off shelves. Two parents made particularly poignant statements that must be heard. You can watch the whole meeting here: www.hillsboroughschools.org/Page/6365

The Parti Quebecois have been seeking an audience in Alberta to discuss shared separatist sentiments. What Smith Gets Wrong about Alberta and Quebec Separatism via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...

This needs to happen in every neighborhood in America

The NAZI Trump family is by far the most disgusting, vile, corrupt and criminal sewage that USA have ever produced. There are murderers and domestic terrorists who have committed horrific crimes in the US, and been sentenced to death. The entire NAZI Trump family is even worse !

“One more question, sir. You wrote a book about the former president's cognitive issues, but the current president posted that the former president was executed in 2020 and replaced by a mindless, soulless robot with cancer. What am I missing here?”

A masterpiece of a profile. Begins with a look at a post-democratic dark lord, then slowly builds a portrait, rich with anecdotes and examples, of an emotionally stunted idiot-savant. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I like to post at least one #FascistTrump editorial cartoon every day but today Jake Tapper wins the prize for his total capitulation.

This is a powerful and profound essay on the troubles the United States is grappling with. Well worth reading.

Keep in mind, as @michellegoldberg.bsky.social does in her deservedly brutal oped today, that Musk couldn’t have wreaked so much damage without the compliance of the “lying or misinformed” Marco Rubios in this administration. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

How Alberta Gave #Measles the Advantage. Danielle Smith promotes and thrives on post-pandemic chaos. It’s putting children at too much risk, by Andrew Nikiforuk www.thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025... via @thetyee.ca @jvipondmd.bsky.social

"But say schools somehow found a way to plug funding holes and resumed regular admissions of American and non-American students alike. What international student in their right mind would still come study here?"