The Disappointed Idealist
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A Starlink rival largely owned by the French and U.K. governments is pitching Canada on a roughly $250-million plan to provide the military with secure satellite broadband coverage in the Arctic, CBC News has learned.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
French-U.K. Starlink rival pitches Canada on 'sovereign' satellite service for Arctic military operations | CBC News
Eutelsat, a company largely owned by the French and U.K. governments, is offering Canada an alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband communications in the Far North. The company says it...
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A Starlink rival largely owned by the French and U.K. governments is pitching Canada on a roughly $250-million plan to provide the military with secure satellite broadband coverage in the Arctic, CBC News has learned.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
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they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
I'll be honest, if you had told me I'd be rooting for Germany in World War 3, I'd have called you a damn liar.
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I'll be honest, if you had told me I'd be rooting for Germany in World War 3, I'd have called you a damn liar.
Guys, True North is just working in conjunction with the city and province on affordability. But not having to purchase Jets playoff tickets, we should all be able to pay for the rate increases on taxes and utilities! It's a win-win-win!
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Guys, True North is just working in conjunction with the city and province on affordability. But not having to purchase Jets playoff tickets, we should all be able to pay for the rate increases on taxes and utilities! It's a win-win-win!
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Canada should move on this too.
BREAKING: The United Kingdom is considering banning X, per the Telegraph
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Canada should move on this too.
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mass reporting of an app for distributing pornographic images of children would do the trick reportaproblem.apple.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
mass reporting of an app for distributing pornographic images of children would do the trick reportaproblem.apple.com
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I think about the Richard Pryor line “Who are you gonna believe: me, or your LYING EYES?” - that’s your abusive and violent government’s voice.
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I think about the Richard Pryor line “Who are you gonna believe: me, or your LYING EYES?” - that’s your abusive and violent government’s voice.
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I'm sick to my fucking stomach.
“They just killed that lady right there. They shot her in the head, bro.”
A neighbor films the aftermath of Trump’s ICE goons murdering an innocent woman in Minneapolis.
A neighbor films the aftermath of Trump’s ICE goons murdering an innocent woman in Minneapolis.
January 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I'm sick to my fucking stomach.
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When people come up to me in the subway ranting like this I immediately start looking for a cop.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
When people come up to me in the subway ranting like this I immediately start looking for a cop.
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Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
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Do supervised consumption sites increase crime? Study suggest that is a myth. #winnipeg #mbpoli #wpgpoli #yyc #ableg www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
Or, don’t.
They wouldn’t.
They wouldn’t.
Minnesota officials are encouraging peaceful protest, and remind people to not walk on highways, throw objects, use illegal weapons, or assault anyone.
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Or, don’t.
They wouldn’t.
They wouldn’t.
The United States has entered it's most utilitarianism problem. They've entered their doctrine of double effect. It's the classic trolley problem.
January 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The United States has entered it's most utilitarianism problem. They've entered their doctrine of double effect. It's the classic trolley problem.
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This was from 5 years ago but it still applies today
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This was from 5 years ago but it still applies today
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January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
You know what's weird? The below story, that follows this one in November:
www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
You know what's weird? The below story, that follows this one in November:
www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...
This. And it needs to start now.
Miller is thinking in old outdated military terms of man against man. “Only 30 thousand people”. That’s not how war works in the 21st c. The world will fight back by crashing the American market.
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This. And it needs to start now.
Short term pain, long term gain.
Also, pay nurses more.
Also, pay nurses more.
Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms | CBC News
A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care syst...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Short term pain, long term gain.
Also, pay nurses more.
Also, pay nurses more.
lol and people delude themselves into thinking midterms or future elections will be just and fair and that will undo this.
Guys, it’s over.
Guys, it’s over.
TAPPER: “So you won’t take it off the table that 🇺🇸 won’t use military force to seize Greenland?”
STEPHEN MILLER: *laughs*, says nobody would fight us for it — despite European nations saying it would end NATO (which Putin would love)
Bottom line: The guardrails are gone
STEPHEN MILLER: *laughs*, says nobody would fight us for it — despite European nations saying it would end NATO (which Putin would love)
Bottom line: The guardrails are gone
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
lol and people delude themselves into thinking midterms or future elections will be just and fair and that will undo this.
Guys, it’s over.
Guys, it’s over.
Hate it too, but that's a commentary account. Nothing official about it.
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Hate it too, but that's a commentary account. Nothing official about it.
Feel bad for the guy. Wish I had just said "Yes" to his SIN number questions and gave him some momentary peace.
January 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Feel bad for the guy. Wish I had just said "Yes" to his SIN number questions and gave him some momentary peace.