Janice Braden
@janicebraden.bsky.social
Policy analyst turning a blank page into something special, negotiator. 3 countries, 4 prov/terrs, 1 kid. Liberal. Politics, urbanism, art, travel and pub trivia. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
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Janice Braden
@janicebraden.bsky.social
· May 13
Here’s all the new Canadian Cabinet on Bluesky, including Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social , Ministers, and Secretaries of State. go.bsky.app/PVpEzRs
Thread. I never would have imagined the US running concentration camps in 2026.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 18, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Thread. I never would have imagined the US running concentration camps in 2026.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly about proposals for a multilateral defense bank as pressure builds for the U.K. to take part in the set-up.
Carney lobbies Starmer over defense bank
Canadian leader pitched British counterpart on nascent Defense Security and Resilience Bank, as industry and backbench calls mount for the U.K. to take part.
www.politico.eu
February 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly about proposals for a multilateral defense bank as pressure builds for the U.K. to take part in the set-up.
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Russian UAV operator Myroslav Simonov from the elite "Rubicon" unit has defected to Ukraine’s side. He says that after being deployed near Kupiansk and seeing how casually orders were given to execute prisoners, he went AWOL and crossed over to the Ukrainian side.
youtu.be/Xq4f8MHrl_o?...
youtu.be/Xq4f8MHrl_o?...
February 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Russian UAV operator Myroslav Simonov from the elite "Rubicon" unit has defected to Ukraine’s side. He says that after being deployed near Kupiansk and seeing how casually orders were given to execute prisoners, he went AWOL and crossed over to the Ukrainian side.
youtu.be/Xq4f8MHrl_o?...
youtu.be/Xq4f8MHrl_o?...
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Interesting development in light of this: Carney said to be trying to bring the EU, Mexico,UK & CPTTP countries together. Een just getting a rules of origin agreement would be big. But then again, you have to wonder who is leaking this stuff - we don't even have a fully ratified CETA yet!
February 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Interesting development in light of this: Carney said to be trying to bring the EU, Mexico,UK & CPTTP countries together. Een just getting a rules of origin agreement would be big. But then again, you have to wonder who is leaking this stuff - we don't even have a fully ratified CETA yet!
350,000 march in Toronto to change govt in Iran. Large march in my own small city and across Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
350,000 march in Toronto to change govt in Iran. Large march in my own small city and across Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🧵🧵🧵 TRUMP'S BRAIN IS BROKEN 🧵🧵🧵
This thread offers 50 examples of unhinged behavior unfit for the presidency.
1. Trump blamed Rob Reiner for his own murder, citing “the anger he caused others” by criticizing Trump.
2. He told a rally that dead golfer Arnold Palmer had a large penis.
This thread offers 50 examples of unhinged behavior unfit for the presidency.
1. Trump blamed Rob Reiner for his own murder, citing “the anger he caused others” by criticizing Trump.
2. He told a rally that dead golfer Arnold Palmer had a large penis.
February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
🧵🧵🧵 TRUMP'S BRAIN IS BROKEN 🧵🧵🧵
This thread offers 50 examples of unhinged behavior unfit for the presidency.
1. Trump blamed Rob Reiner for his own murder, citing “the anger he caused others” by criticizing Trump.
2. He told a rally that dead golfer Arnold Palmer had a large penis.
This thread offers 50 examples of unhinged behavior unfit for the presidency.
1. Trump blamed Rob Reiner for his own murder, citing “the anger he caused others” by criticizing Trump.
2. He told a rally that dead golfer Arnold Palmer had a large penis.
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Good morning, Rembrandt
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Good morning, Rembrandt
Ukraine is supremely ticked off. Every Ukrainian account has some version of this.
1) IOC voting member Shamil Tarpischev of Russia receiving a medal for his "work" from his boss, Putin.
2) IOC President & Kremlin asset Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe reporting for duty after her handler Tarpischev secured the minimum votes for her to win, no doubt through bribery.
2) IOC President & Kremlin asset Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe reporting for duty after her handler Tarpischev secured the minimum votes for her to win, no doubt through bribery.
February 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Ukraine is supremely ticked off. Every Ukrainian account has some version of this.
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This is magnificent!
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
This is magnificent!
Ridiculous overstepping. Sedition in its purest form as they conspire with a foreign government to break up the country. Time to stop indulging this nonsense.
Despite US officials downplaying Alberta sovereignty talks, the APP's Dennis Modry says talks included things like border security, converting to U.S. currency and having the U.S. develop Alberta's military
February 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Ridiculous overstepping. Sedition in its purest form as they conspire with a foreign government to break up the country. Time to stop indulging this nonsense.
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I too was one those friends of Anne McGrath’s that didn’t know about this until CBC Ottawa did a report (next post) on the 50th anniversary last fall. A very powerful interview. Thank you Anne
Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects
youtu.be/BBfyk0eeST0?...
Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects
youtu.be/BBfyk0eeST0?...
Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I too was one those friends of Anne McGrath’s that didn’t know about this until CBC Ottawa did a report (next post) on the 50th anniversary last fall. A very powerful interview. Thank you Anne
Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects
youtu.be/BBfyk0eeST0?...
Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects
youtu.be/BBfyk0eeST0?...
Interesting and demonstrably valuable use of AI for news reporting. Tl;dr AI transcribed 100s of hours of manosphere podcasts, flags trends in beliefs and topics, summarizing daily for reporters to investigate further. Good piece.
The New York Times is using LLMs to transcribe and summarize episodes of more than 80 podcasts that are part of the "manosphere." The resulting email digest lands in journalists' inboxes every morning.
I spoke with @zachseward.com about the tool for @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-...
I spoke with @zachseward.com about the tool for @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-...
How The New York Times uses a custom AI tool to track the “manosphere”
The daily podcast round-up is just one way the Times is adopting in-house AI transcription and summarization tools.
www.niemanlab.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Interesting and demonstrably valuable use of AI for news reporting. Tl;dr AI transcribed 100s of hours of manosphere podcasts, flags trends in beliefs and topics, summarizing daily for reporters to investigate further. Good piece.
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My Cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
My Cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
Spring election in 🇨🇦? Probably not - because conservatives like Carney. For now, at least.
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Spring election in 🇨🇦? Probably not - because conservatives like Carney. For now, at least.
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Two-minute response time by the RCMP to the Tumbler Ridge shooting helped prevent this from being even worse. They went in right away and absolutely saved lives.
February 11, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Two-minute response time by the RCMP to the Tumbler Ridge shooting helped prevent this from being even worse. They went in right away and absolutely saved lives.
The pundits always try to see a grand strategy - is this really about CUSMA? Or China? It looks simpler - his impulse control is declining with his cognitive control. He sees/he acts.
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The pundits always try to see a grand strategy - is this really about CUSMA? Or China? It looks simpler - his impulse control is declining with his cognitive control. He sees/he acts.
A futurist think piece (@theglobeandmail.com “Ghosts in The Machine” - sorry no gift link) suggests Canada go all-in hosting the world’s data centres, a strategic national security play. Renewables & nukes. Curious what future thinkers like @dougsaunders.bsky.social think.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bell plans to build artificial intelligence data centre near Regina, RM documents show | CBC News
Documents filed with the Rural Municipality of Sherwood has revealed that Bell plans to build an AI data centre south of Regina.
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
A futurist think piece (@theglobeandmail.com “Ghosts in The Machine” - sorry no gift link) suggests Canada go all-in hosting the world’s data centres, a strategic national security play. Renewables & nukes. Curious what future thinkers like @dougsaunders.bsky.social think.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
Cuba is going to be slammed - losing tourism revenue during peak season plus fuel for farming and transport. People will go hungry soon. And entirely avoidable.
Montreal-Cuba flights suspended by WestJet, Air Transat till at least April montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Cuba is going to be slammed - losing tourism revenue during peak season plus fuel for farming and transport. People will go hungry soon. And entirely avoidable.
“Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every second.” Does 🇨🇦 think China will be the market for a new pipeline?
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every second.” Does 🇨🇦 think China will be the market for a new pipeline?
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Chinese EVs need us too. “A price war at home and shrinking government support have thrown the industry into flux, with analysts predicting only 15 of the country’s 129 EV brands will remain profitable by 2030.”
restofworld.org/2026/china-e...
restofworld.org/2026/china-e...
The great Chinese EV exodus
A consolidation among Chinese carmakers is flooding markets from São Paulo to Dubai.
restofworld.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Chinese EVs need us too. “A price war at home and shrinking government support have thrown the industry into flux, with analysts predicting only 15 of the country’s 129 EV brands will remain profitable by 2030.”
restofworld.org/2026/china-e...
restofworld.org/2026/china-e...
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The whole world is about to watch as a country of people get forced into starvation for no reason
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Air Canada suspends Cuba flights as island set to run out of jet fuel
Air Canada said on Monday it is suspending flights to Cuba, which warned it was running out of jet fuel, as the U.S. tightens its grip on the communist-run nation's oil supply by blocking shipments fr...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The whole world is about to watch as a country of people get forced into starvation for no reason
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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So, about that food sovereignty I’ve talked about before. Having Canadian research bases in Canada at Canadian research farm locations would be would be perfect.
But they’re being closed.
Not every decision is a good decision, regardless of the party in charge.
But they’re being closed.
Not every decision is a good decision, regardless of the party in charge.
As NATO emphasizes resilience as a core pillar of collective security, it should prepare for increasing cyber and biological threats to agriculture and food supply chains, write @erinsikorsky.bsky.social and Siena Cicarelli.
Risks to NATO Food Security in the Age of Hybrid Threats
As NATO focuses on resilience, it must prepare for increasing cyber and biological threats to agriculture and food systems.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
So, about that food sovereignty I’ve talked about before. Having Canadian research bases in Canada at Canadian research farm locations would be would be perfect.
But they’re being closed.
Not every decision is a good decision, regardless of the party in charge.
But they’re being closed.
Not every decision is a good decision, regardless of the party in charge.
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And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘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
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...