John Leeson 🇨🇦🇺🇦
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Toronto, biking & walking, Blue Jays. Americana, world & roots music. Dreaming of a world free of Poilievre, Doug Ford, & Pu*in, and that other guy. Trying to ignore politics in that crazy country south of us.
Terrific film, so many levels. By the director of “The Secret Agent”, Kleber Mendonça Filho.
Coincidentally pointing out that Bacurau is back on the Criterion Channel (FAFO in the South American backcountry, the Movie)
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/bacurau
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/bacurau
Bacurau
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles • 2019 • Brazil, France
Starring Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen
A few years from now . . . As Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sert...
www.criterionchannel.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Terrific film, so many levels. By the director of “The Secret Agent”, Kleber Mendonça Filho.
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This is really important. For New York City. For EVERY city.
"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
Mayor Mamdani commits to ending traffic violence across NYC on third day in office #safestreets
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This is really important. For New York City. For EVERY city.
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The Government of Canada having foreign travel advisories for "exercise high degree of caution" for most of Western Europe, but still keeping the USA in full green, is insane.
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Government of Canada having foreign travel advisories for "exercise high degree of caution" for most of Western Europe, but still keeping the USA in full green, is insane.
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
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A national disgrace.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A national disgrace.
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A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
Is there any modern precedent for abducting a head of state?
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
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I don’t think Machado realizes that engineering an installation by Trump without a democratic process is going to sink her legitimacy and credibility and turn a good share of the non-Chavista Venezuelan people against her pretty fast. It’s the ultimate Faustian bargain
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I don’t think Machado realizes that engineering an installation by Trump without a democratic process is going to sink her legitimacy and credibility and turn a good share of the non-Chavista Venezuelan people against her pretty fast. It’s the ultimate Faustian bargain
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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...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
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Trump announcing to the world that the US will only let a puppet take over Venezuela.
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Trump announcing to the world that the US will only let a puppet take over Venezuela.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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Jesus fucking christ
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Jesus fucking christ
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Here is the translated official statement from the Government of Mexico
Presuming he is not currently being held in a dungeon in upstate New York, it will be interesting to see whether Mark Carney explicitly condemns this as our neighbour Mexico has
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
Presuming he is not currently being held in a dungeon in upstate New York, it will be interesting to see whether Mark Carney explicitly condemns this as our neighbour Mexico has
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Here is the translated official statement from the Government of Mexico
Presuming he is not currently being held in a dungeon in upstate New York, it will be interesting to see whether Mark Carney explicitly condemns this as our neighbour Mexico has
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
Presuming he is not currently being held in a dungeon in upstate New York, it will be interesting to see whether Mark Carney explicitly condemns this as our neighbour Mexico has
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
Surely this has locked up his Nobel Peace Prize now… to be renamed the Trump-Nobel Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Surely this has locked up his Nobel Peace Prize now… to be renamed the Trump-Nobel Prize.
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holding out for a stamp of Karlheinz Schreiber
January 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
holding out for a stamp of Karlheinz Schreiber
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⚡️How Ukraine's military intelligence faked the death of Denis Kapustin, a Russian commander fighting for Kyiv.
HUR has published video of Kapustin's staged "death," which the agency used to collect a $500,000 bounty. The video shows a drone strike on a minibus with Kapustin inside.
HUR has published video of Kapustin's staged "death," which the agency used to collect a $500,000 bounty. The video shows a drone strike on a minibus with Kapustin inside.
How Ukraine's military intelligence faked the death of Denis Kapustin, a Russian commander fighting for Kyiv
HUR has published video footage of Kapustin's staged "death," which the agency used to collect a $500,000 bounty. The video shows a drone strike on a minibus shortly after Kapustin is seen entering th...
kyivindependent.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
⚡️How Ukraine's military intelligence faked the death of Denis Kapustin, a Russian commander fighting for Kyiv.
HUR has published video of Kapustin's staged "death," which the agency used to collect a $500,000 bounty. The video shows a drone strike on a minibus with Kapustin inside.
HUR has published video of Kapustin's staged "death," which the agency used to collect a $500,000 bounty. The video shows a drone strike on a minibus with Kapustin inside.
Two days into the year, and we already have a strong candidate for headline of 2026.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Two days into the year, and we already have a strong candidate for headline of 2026.
cc @paulisci.bsky.social
cc @paulisci.bsky.social
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On top of that, “worthless biotrash from the four corners of the globe combined with every failson and faildaughter from Cul-de-Sac County, Wisconsin” describes literally every New Yorker of note of the last 250 years, including almost all the greatest Americans
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
On top of that, “worthless biotrash from the four corners of the globe combined with every failson and faildaughter from Cul-de-Sac County, Wisconsin” describes literally every New Yorker of note of the last 250 years, including almost all the greatest Americans
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I’m lucky I live downtown, so pick up all my takeout orders, and usually order direct from the restaurant, so they get all the $.
“I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company.
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
January 2, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I’m lucky I live downtown, so pick up all my takeout orders, and usually order direct from the restaurant, so they get all the $.
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This is brilliant
The Philippine Airlines preflight video is a whole telenovela. 🤣
January 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is brilliant
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lol I just came across this post by Zoharn’s wife Rama Duwaji’s stylist and the boots were…. on loan
open.substack.com/pub/brainmat...
open.substack.com/pub/brainmat...
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
lol I just came across this post by Zoharn’s wife Rama Duwaji’s stylist and the boots were…. on loan
open.substack.com/pub/brainmat...
open.substack.com/pub/brainmat...
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Great hire by Zelensky. I’d been told Budanov was the opposite of interested in the job, but it seems he’s been convinced that this is the best way for him to serve…
President Zelenskyy has offered Kyrylo Budanov,head of Ukrainian Defense Intelligence,to become the new Head of the Presidential Office
The President said that Ukraine needs to concentrate more on security issues,diplomatic track in negotiations and developing of Ukrainian Defense &security Forces
The President said that Ukraine needs to concentrate more on security issues,diplomatic track in negotiations and developing of Ukrainian Defense &security Forces
January 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Great hire by Zelensky. I’d been told Budanov was the opposite of interested in the job, but it seems he’s been convinced that this is the best way for him to serve…
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THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
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U.S. president who promised to end foreign wars has bombed seven countries (Venezuela, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia) since taking office last year, and authorised strikes on 30 small boats in the Caribbean.
Sleepless Trump, 79, Threatens New War in 3AM Rage Post
The president, who has been lobbying for a Nobel Peace Prize, warned a foreign adversary that the U.S. is “locked and loaded and ready to go.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
U.S. president who promised to end foreign wars has bombed seven countries (Venezuela, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia) since taking office last year, and authorised strikes on 30 small boats in the Caribbean.