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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

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What Trump is costing the world: itif.org/publications... At a global GDP of $115 trillion a 0.2% drop = $230 billion.

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On the bright side, the countries formerly known as America's allies now have a really nice excuse to stop sharing information -- that it'll just end up in some drunken cabinet member's cell phone.

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Nice preview at CBC arts about my new play TRUCK. It centres around a retirement speech for the last truck driver after all cars become self driving. Very limited tickets left for the run. We open Wednesday. www.cbc.ca/arts/truck-p...

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Just now on CBC, Gary Mason (Globe&Mail) mentioned the fact that Smith, a Canadian Premier, asked Trump admin officials to pause tariffs to give Poilievre an advantage in the election. This needs to become a huge story across Canada. Poilievre needs to weigh in on it as well.

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"Who would be a tough negotiator who would get the best deal for Canada from President Trump?" Carney: 48% Poilievre: 31% Singh: 8% May: 4% Bernier: 4% Blanchet: 4% Ipsos / March 17, 2025 / n=1000 / Online

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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

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This is a disturbing collection of Nazi fourth Reich proponents. Canadians don’t really need any more reasons never to elect this fascist party and leader. #cdnpoli

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TGIFRIAY! the canadian screenwriters & industry friends are doing writing sprints and/or giggling over coffee and camaraderie ONLINE together tomorrow, Saturday March 15th starting at 10 AM EASTERN. You do not have to ID-CDN to join us. Free. LOVELY PEOPLE ON TAP! Register here:

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"Techno-populists are fighting for a dumber world, and they are winning," writes Ira Wells. "To oppose them, we need to build a new case not just for public funding but for the continued existence of the 'public' itself." thewalrus.ca/death-of-big-bird/

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Yikes… Curtis Yarvin's "humane alternative to genocide" for unproductive people…. newrepublic.com/article/1839...

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Congrats to @hankgreen.bsky.social and @dftbarecords.bsky.social on a brilliant launch yesterday for EcoGeek. Turns out A LOT of people are excited about scientifically curated cleaning supplies. And plus all the profit goes to the Coral Reef Alliance. Win-win-win. good.store/collections/...

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A key site to track: doge.muskwatch.com

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We need to change our approach. This is a great framework

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Just popped a simple 'industry standards' resource, re. Frequently Asked Questions we get from all over Canada, from screenwriters of all stripes. Draft. More to come. Great place to start for Emerging, Independents, Students, Newcomers... www.inkcanadascreenwritersandfriends.com/industry-res...

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➡️ NASA estimates sending humans to Mars could cost $500 billion. 🧑‍🚀🚀 ➡️ Ending world hunger would cost $40 billion per year over 7 years—$280 billion total. 🌾🌍 How is this even a debate? 💔 (Sources: NASA, IISD) #HumanRights #EndHunger

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Mavis Gallant is acknowledged as a master of the short story, but in her twenties, Gallant worked as a journalist for the Montreal Standard. In one of her earliest columns, she writes about immigration, housing, life, and loneliness in Montreal: thewalrus.ca/a-wonderful-coun...

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More than a month later, no updates on suspicious death of female victim. Why not, @NiagRegPolice? Is it a #femicide? No longer suspicious? Suspicious Sudden Death in St. Catharines www.niagarapolice.ca/en/news/upda...

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Ontario PC candidates are not showing up to town debates. Folks & friends, this is a tried and true tactic by the party that avoids accountability. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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When I was 16, I was in a restaurant full of adults, and a man needed CPR. I sought desperately for someone to act; the adults just kept eating. An important lesson in “If not me, who?” This story reminded me of the complete isolation of that moment, but reminded me that others have been there, too…

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🧵To assess what a piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre government would mean for 🇨🇦Canada, it’s important to look at his strongest supporters. Take, for example, the 🍁gun cult’s Canadian Coalition for “Firearm Rights”, some of his most rabid fans. What they want, and what he would surely give them: 1/7

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Trump megadonor Steve Wynn has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which protects the media's ability to aggressively cover public officials. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

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#FYI: ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. (Published 2021)

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Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.

submitted 55 days ago • 170 comments

jacksonkatz.substack.com/p/the-empire...

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As we all look at the LA fires & the gov't actions that left cities unprepared, here's my latest on how Ontario began 2025 by granting the natural resources minister new powers to overrule conservation authorities, which ensure development doesn't create flood risk. thenarwhal.ca/new-year-new...

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