Heather Mallick
@hmallick.bsky.social
Canadian news columnist formerly CBC, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, etc. author, feminist, bookish person, centre-left. Substacker.
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Moments after threatening Colombia, Trump -- who just yesterday bombed Venezuela -- threatens Iran: "If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they're gonna get very hard by the US"
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Moments after threatening Colombia, Trump -- who just yesterday bombed Venezuela -- threatens Iran: "If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they're gonna get very hard by the US"
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You know, say what you will about America... thirteen bucks still gets you a hell of a lot of mice.
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
You know, say what you will about America... thirteen bucks still gets you a hell of a lot of mice.
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In February 2025, @nicktsergas.ca and I warned Canada to prepare for the anticipated influx of physicians immigrating north.
The time has come, and Canada is finally ready. Thanks to all Canadians who helped make this happen. 🇨🇦
The time has come, and Canada is finally ready. Thanks to all Canadians who helped make this happen. 🇨🇦
Paging Canada: Your future doctors are fleeing the U.S.
Before the US election, my wife and I talked about moving to Canada. 2 days after, we put the wheels in motion.
canadahealthwatch.ca
January 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
In February 2025, @nicktsergas.ca and I warned Canada to prepare for the anticipated influx of physicians immigrating north.
The time has come, and Canada is finally ready. Thanks to all Canadians who helped make this happen. 🇨🇦
The time has come, and Canada is finally ready. Thanks to all Canadians who helped make this happen. 🇨🇦
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“Retains optionality” may be the LinkedIn phrase that leads me into the swamp to live with the toads.
BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“Retains optionality” may be the LinkedIn phrase that leads me into the swamp to live with the toads.
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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On a chilly Sunday morning seven centuries ago, fires would have been lit in open hearths in the Great Hall providing heat and light.
The smoke would have gone out of high windows and vents in the Great Hall roof.
The smoke would have gone out of high windows and vents in the Great Hall roof.
January 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
On a chilly Sunday morning seven centuries ago, fires would have been lit in open hearths in the Great Hall providing heat and light.
The smoke would have gone out of high windows and vents in the Great Hall roof.
The smoke would have gone out of high windows and vents in the Great Hall roof.
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Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare - 1877
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/1222168
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/1222168
January 4, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare - 1877
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/1222168
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/1222168
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More than a little interesting.
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
More than a little interesting.
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
Is it the news organization’s duty to protect US troops even if international law is about to be broken, and a sovereign nation invaded?
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The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map
January 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map
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This picture hangs in the mensroom of a prestigious hotel in Ireland. America, this is what Ireland think of that Cheeto clown coward that’s your president. Oh how far you have fallen in 11 months.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This picture hangs in the mensroom of a prestigious hotel in Ireland. America, this is what Ireland think of that Cheeto clown coward that’s your president. Oh how far you have fallen in 11 months.
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As an America who moved to Canada in 2025, here’s my advice to Canadians:
Defending Canadian sovereignty means relentlessly defending the truth in all domains. This includes issues that you may believe do not directly affect you as an individual. Elbows up. 🇨🇦
Defending Canadian sovereignty means relentlessly defending the truth in all domains. This includes issues that you may believe do not directly affect you as an individual. Elbows up. 🇨🇦
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
As an America who moved to Canada in 2025, here’s my advice to Canadians:
Defending Canadian sovereignty means relentlessly defending the truth in all domains. This includes issues that you may believe do not directly affect you as an individual. Elbows up. 🇨🇦
Defending Canadian sovereignty means relentlessly defending the truth in all domains. This includes issues that you may believe do not directly affect you as an individual. Elbows up. 🇨🇦
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If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
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I did a war using the army and also Jimmy Kimmel has been very unfair to me
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I did a war using the army and also Jimmy Kimmel has been very unfair to me
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This press conference should be a wakeup call to anyone who (still) doesn't think Trump and America represent a clear threat to Canada's sovereignty and independence.
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This press conference should be a wakeup call to anyone who (still) doesn't think Trump and America represent a clear threat to Canada's sovereignty and independence.
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
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Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
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Every morning I wake up and thank the Good Lord that this numptie doesn't represent my nation on the world stage.
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Every morning I wake up and thank the Good Lord that this numptie doesn't represent my nation on the world stage.
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Moulton: "The parallels with Iraq are unmistakeable. Bush said there was WMD in Iraq. Turns out that was a lie. Trump just made up fentanyl being WMD, which doesn't even come from Venezuela, just to justify this war. We said this wasn't about regime change, but it is."
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Moulton: "The parallels with Iraq are unmistakeable. Bush said there was WMD in Iraq. Turns out that was a lie. Trump just made up fentanyl being WMD, which doesn't even come from Venezuela, just to justify this war. We said this wasn't about regime change, but it is."
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
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January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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Trump's face starts drooping as his eyes keep closing
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Trump's face starts drooping as his eyes keep closing
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Hegseth is still an astonishingly insecure 15-year-old boy
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Hegseth is still an astonishingly insecure 15-year-old boy
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Trump's eyes are closing as he stands and listens to Caine
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Trump's eyes are closing as he stands and listens to Caine
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Also: I don't see how any intelligent and lucid person could watch this press conference and conclude that the president of the United States has anywhere near sufficient cognitive ability to properly execute the duties of his office.
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Also: I don't see how any intelligent and lucid person could watch this press conference and conclude that the president of the United States has anywhere near sufficient cognitive ability to properly execute the duties of his office.