Chip Pitfield
@chipduck.bsky.social
Passionate supporter of human rights. Trying hard to be a student of history. Finding it quite discouraging. Proud CDN in Toronto. Recent victim of USC 922(G)(7)
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This is appalling.
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Top-Paid CEOs Made More In 33 Hours Than Workers Will In 2026
A new CCPA report found Canada is increasingly a country of exorbitant wealth alongside persistent poverty.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This is appalling.
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
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‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
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February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Kinda cool that one can be mentioned 38,000 times in an investigation into pedophilia and child trafficking and be entirely pristine. Also true that the investigation protected scumbags through a number of administrations. Funny how that worked??
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Kinda cool that one can be mentioned 38,000 times in an investigation into pedophilia and child trafficking and be entirely pristine. Also true that the investigation protected scumbags through a number of administrations. Funny how that worked??
This is irresponsible and will end in disaster. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Ontario is proposing a new class of mutual funds. Investor advocates warn the risk may not be worth the reward
Doug Ford’s government is pushing regulators to give retail investors access to private assets such as real estate that can leave money locked up for years
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February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This is irresponsible and will end in disaster. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Worth reading. Remember Umar Zameer. Toronto cops were caught committing perjury and suffered no consequences. Cops are cult-like and not to be trusted. This recent debacle should surprise nobody.
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Questions Grow as Toronto Police Corruption Case Expands
I have a lot of questions about the ongoing case involving the seven Toronto police officers who were arrested this past week, and I know many of you do too.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Worth reading. Remember Umar Zameer. Toronto cops were caught committing perjury and suffered no consequences. Cops are cult-like and not to be trusted. This recent debacle should surprise nobody.
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Ford’s ability to think beyond next week is constantly damaging Ontario. And in his preferential treatment for his cronies he is doing the province considerable harm.
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Ford's permit approvals have driven Waterloo to its water-taking limit
The Ford government approved more than 100 permits in the past five years, allowing industry to take water for industrial and commercial use in Waterloo Region, despite the province’s own data showing...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Ford’s ability to think beyond next week is constantly damaging Ontario. And in his preferential treatment for his cronies he is doing the province considerable harm.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/13/a...
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
This is appalling. The the Ford gov’t can preempt a full environmental review is astonishing and irresponsible. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/o...
Why environmental and health experts are concerned about the Brampton waste incinerator
The provincial government has already given the company a green light to seek a permit, despite hundreds of residents requesting a full environmental assessment. A proper assessment could have allowed...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This is appalling. The the Ford gov’t can preempt a full environmental review is astonishing and irresponsible. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/o...
An excellent essay every Canadian should read!
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Time for some courage in the climate fight too
Big business, and its political enablers, have turned tail. They need to take a page from the resistance
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January 27, 2026 at 6:26 PM
An excellent essay every Canadian should read!
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Pretending the world is not electrifying is insane. Time for Canada to start catching up.
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Pretending the world is not electrifying is insane. Time for Canada to start catching up.
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Carney is creating a legislative environment for a Canadian ICE and your ignorance does not mean that isn’t happening.
Huh, also, probably not at all related, super cool how Bill C-15 would allow cabinet ministers to exempt companies from any law (except the criminal code) www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws - CCPA
Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada—one that allows all cabinet ministers to exempt any indiv...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Carney is creating a legislative environment for a Canadian ICE and your ignorance does not mean that isn’t happening.
Every Canadian should read this book.
On its one-year anniversary, @rondeibert.bsky.social Chasing Shadows is now out in paperback with a new afterword + endorsement by @margaretatwood.bsky.social
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January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Every Canadian should read this book.
At what point is such behaviour inexcusable?? Genuine question: when does freedom of expression cross the line and become treasonous??
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Canada’s fifth columnists are showing their hand
Donald Trump is threatening to invade Greenland, and Canada might be next. It's time to look around and figure out who would fight back — and who would surrender.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:46 PM
At what point is such behaviour inexcusable?? Genuine question: when does freedom of expression cross the line and become treasonous??
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Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
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January 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Not "why was the tear gas in the toddler's neighborhood" but "why was the toddler in the tear gas's neighborhood"
NEWSMAX host Carl Higbie: “This 6 month old who unfortunately got tear gassed by ICE… That sucks 🤷🏼 , but why was a 6 month old near tear gas in the first place?”
The live there Carl, you soulless puppet
The live there Carl, you soulless puppet
January 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Not "why was the tear gas in the toddler's neighborhood" but "why was the toddler in the tear gas's neighborhood"
Who is surprised?
"The Government Media Office reported that at least half a million Palestinians are taking shelter in the streets as Israel evades its obligations to allow the entry of more relief supplies."(PalTimes news) #Gaza #Genocide #CeaseFire
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Who is surprised?
I eagerly await @sproudfoot.bsky.social’s analysis of Carney’s decision to join Israel and Trump in their triumphant commercialization of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. I think it shameful.
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Opinion: It’s clear Carney is now dealing with the world ‘as it is’
There are no good guys among the superpowers seeking to carve up the globe like so many pieces of pie
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January 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
I eagerly await @sproudfoot.bsky.social’s analysis of Carney’s decision to join Israel and Trump in their triumphant commercialization of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. I think it shameful.
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This'll effectively make Carney complicit in Israel's ethnic cleansing of Gaza. There is no justification for this decision; it is shameful.
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Trump invites Carney to join 'Board of Peace' for Gaza: official | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" that will supervise the temporary governance of the Gaza Strip, a senior Canadian official told ...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This'll effectively make Carney complicit in Israel's ethnic cleansing of Gaza. There is no justification for this decision; it is shameful.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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This should not even be a subject of debate.
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The triumph of clean energy is inevitable
The ever-improving economics of technologies like wind, solar, EVs, and battery storage have become insurmountable — and, for countries in the developing world, irresistible.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This should not even be a subject of debate.
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Just saw an anti-trans advocate on CNN blatantly lying about the science surrounding conversion therapy. @cnnipr.bsky.social is a piece of shit for hosting such people.
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Just saw an anti-trans advocate on CNN blatantly lying about the science surrounding conversion therapy. @cnnipr.bsky.social is a piece of shit for hosting such people.
This is NOT a new problem. Why are there no consequences for such malfeasance??
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Staples Canada left some personal information on resold laptops, says privacy watchdog | CBC News
The federal privacy watchdog has found Staples Canada did not fully remove personal information from returned laptops that it later resold.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This is NOT a new problem. Why are there no consequences for such malfeasance??
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