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lepewter.bsky.social
Retired RCN submariner. Radical centrist. Prefer polite discourse, but will call BS when I see it. Love music and woodworking. Perennially disappointed Leafs fan.
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With all the darkness and the uncertainty out there, I also see these tariffs as an opportunity. Instead of waiting for outside forces to dictate our future, this is our moment to take bold action as a country. 🇨🇦🇨🇦

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@adamkinzinger.bsky.social while you say this www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

I don't know who we should choose to be Canada's Fentanyl Czar, but I volunteer to serve as Canada's Fentanyl Rasputin.

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submitted 29 days ago • 10 comments

The New York Times seems to believe Canada's disobedience to their Leader ("recalcitrant countries") is a problem.

submitted 30 days ago • 13 comments

🧪 If I were Canadian PM I would immediately: 1. Create a new $15B science fund 2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada 3. Immediate permanent residency 4. Citizenship after 2 years Overnight a science superpower

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I wrote about the biggest paradox of 21st century governance: that the democratization of information production is killing democracy. Trump’s America is the canary in the coal mine for how badly things can break when voters inhabit different realities from a steady diet of informational sludge.

submitted 33 days ago • 34 comments

Health experts call Alberta COVID-19 report an attempt to ‘rewrite history’ #abpoli globalnews.ca/news/1097837...

submitted 36 days ago • 20 comments

I cut them out of my life.

submitted 36 days ago • 165 comments

I will not accept criticism of pineapple on pizza from a country that puts CORN on theirs. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

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Today, MAGA is losing it over this video of Pete Hegseth SLAMMING Trump. “All bluster, very low substance… he’s an armchair tough guy. He said that John McCain is not a war hero yet he sought his own five military deferments.” RT to ruin Trump’s day!

submitted 49 days ago • 347 comments

Too much, or just about right? 🤷🏼‍♂️

submitted 48 days ago • 1607 comments

"When conspiracy theories and nonsense cures are widely accepted, the evidence-based concepts of guilt and criminality vanish quickly too." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

submitted 56 days ago • 131 comments

My drift into becoming anti-American open.substack.com/pub/blackclo...

submitted 53 days ago • 11 comments

Despite his best efforts, even Trump can't poison the relationship between Canada and the United States, which is much bigger than him or any one person. Still, American friends should note that something snapped today in Canada: Trump's insults and threats have gone too far.

submitted 56 days ago • 5 comments

"I feel let down by the members of Congress who turned their backs on us even as we saved their lives. And yes, we saved their lives that day." The sobering thoughts of a Capitol cop on the anniversary of January 6th:

submitted 57 days ago • 152 comments

This is worth another watch

submitted 57 days ago • 503 comments

An article like this isn’t meeting the moment. Any journalist or news org knows framing is key, and a headline like this isn’t surfacing what’s most important about this interview and the more outrageous things Poilievre says are buried pretty far down the article. He keeps getting off easy.

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