Justin Ling
@justinling.ca
Uh-oh!!!!!!! Columnist/journalist @thestar.com, sometimes @wired.com, @foreignpolicy.com
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Mark Carney at the End of the End of History
The rules-based international order is dead. Long live the rules-based international order.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
Mark Carney delivered a speech so good that Trump was forced to pretend to have listened to it.
But I can't help but find Carney's vision of the world cynical.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/mark-carne...
But I can't help but find Carney's vision of the world cynical.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/mark-carne...
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This Canadian judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump’s America
This Canadian judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump’s America
Kimberly Prost is one of several judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court being sanctioned by the Trump administration. It's upended her daily life — but won't intimidate her.
www.thestar.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This Canadian judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump’s America
I wrote about Bad Bunny. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance — and Trump’s response to it — gave the world an important reminder
The Puerto Rican rapper's celebration of the Americas on Sunday was a masterclass in cultural soft power.
www.thestar.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I wrote about Bad Bunny. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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"He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions." 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 2:20 PM
"He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
well the president is posting again
February 9, 2026 at 5:36 AM
well the president is posting again
I am absolutely convinced that these past two halftime performances will be studied in textbooks someday.
(tbd on which discipline)
(tbd on which discipline)
February 9, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I am absolutely convinced that these past two halftime performances will be studied in textbooks someday.
(tbd on which discipline)
(tbd on which discipline)
well that was fucking magical
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
well that was fucking magical
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Before the Patriots play in the Super Bowl, check out what one of the team's private jets has been up to
taskandpurpose.com/news/marines...
taskandpurpose.com/news/marines...
Marines flew to Norway on the New England Patriots’ jet
The Patriots are going to the Super Bowl. Marines are going to do extensive Arctic training amid tensions over Greenland.
taskandpurpose.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Before the Patriots play in the Super Bowl, check out what one of the team's private jets has been up to
taskandpurpose.com/news/marines...
taskandpurpose.com/news/marines...
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Canada is off to a quick start in 2026, but nobody seems to know where we’re going, @justinling.ca writes www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Justin Ling: Canada is off to a quick start in 2026, but nobody seems to know where we’re going
It's only February, and already Canadian diplomacy is headed madly off in all directions.
www.thestar.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Canada is off to a quick start in 2026, but nobody seems to know where we’re going, @justinling.ca writes www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Russia has killed over 650 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed at least 15 Olympic training bases.
🧵 1/12 ⬇️
🧵 1/12 ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Russia has killed over 650 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed at least 15 Olympic training bases.
🧵 1/12 ⬇️
🧵 1/12 ⬇️
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Another US lethal strike on a boat, this one in the eastern Pacific. Total attacks now up to 38, killing at least 128.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Another US lethal strike on a boat, this one in the eastern Pacific. Total attacks now up to 38, killing at least 128.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
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For years, Canada has used a secret U.S.-run terror watchlist. Now Trump could use it against us #Opinion
Justin Ling: For years, Canada has used a secret U.S.-run terror watchlist. Now Trump could use it against us
It's called TUSCAN, and it's a nightmare for civil liberties. We need to put a stop to it.
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
For years, Canada has used a secret U.S.-run terror watchlist. Now Trump could use it against us #Opinion
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I wrote up a full post on this, which hopefully clears up a few misconceptions about what’s going on here in Memphis www.wonkette.com/p/trump-fed-...
Trump Fed Kicks Schnauzer Puppy In Memphis, Because That's What Happens Now
Nothing is too on the nose.
www.wonkette.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I wrote up a full post on this, which hopefully clears up a few misconceptions about what’s going on here in Memphis www.wonkette.com/p/trump-fed-...
The Globe & Mail has published video shot by Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova while embedded with Russian forces.
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Video: Witnessing the drone war for Ukraine from the Russian side
The war in Ukraine shows how effective drones have become in combat. The Globe embedded with Russian forces in late 2025 and saw how the drone war is affecting the battlefield and civilians.
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Globe & Mail has published video shot by Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova while embedded with Russian forces.
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
As America weaponizes its post-9/11 security state to terrorize migrants and target dissidents, her (former) allies need to unplug from it ASAP. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: For years, Canada has used a secret U.S.-run terror watchlist. Now Trump could use it against us
It's called TUSCAN, and it's a nightmare for civil liberties. We need to put a stop to it.
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
As America weaponizes its post-9/11 security state to terrorize migrants and target dissidents, her (former) allies need to unplug from it ASAP. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
I am forever amused at how incredibly smart people can dress up "we got drunk as hell and talked shop until the sun came up."
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I am forever amused at how incredibly smart people can dress up "we got drunk as hell and talked shop until the sun came up."
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U.S. customs enforcer Greg Bovino has, until recently, been the face of the Trump administration's violent crackdown on migrants. Protecting him and his agents: helmets from Galvion, a Montreal company.
thelogic.co/news/galvion...
thelogic.co/news/galvion...
Montreal's Galvion, through U.S. reseller, is supplying US$15.5M of ballistic helmets to ICE - The Logic
The helmets, which are designed in Montreal, have featured prominently in recent immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis and Illinois
thelogic.co
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
U.S. customs enforcer Greg Bovino has, until recently, been the face of the Trump administration's violent crackdown on migrants. Protecting him and his agents: helmets from Galvion, a Montreal company.
thelogic.co/news/galvion...
thelogic.co/news/galvion...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
It genuinely seems like the Democratic leadership thinks American are too stupid to understand this stuff.
But Senators Kim and Gallego are doing a damn fine job and breaking it down and showing how nakedly corrupt this shit is in a way that would make people insane if they actually saw it.
But Senators Kim and Gallego are doing a damn fine job and breaking it down and showing how nakedly corrupt this shit is in a way that would make people insane if they actually saw it.
KIM: When Binance founder Zhao pleaded guilty to violating money laundering laws & was sent to prison, Binance injected billions into Trump's business & Zhao was pardoned. Is that a conflict?
BESSENT: I'm unfamiliar with any of that
KIM: Is it a conflict?
BESSENT: Again, I'm not going to respond
BESSENT: I'm unfamiliar with any of that
KIM: Is it a conflict?
BESSENT: Again, I'm not going to respond
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It genuinely seems like the Democratic leadership thinks American are too stupid to understand this stuff.
But Senators Kim and Gallego are doing a damn fine job and breaking it down and showing how nakedly corrupt this shit is in a way that would make people insane if they actually saw it.
But Senators Kim and Gallego are doing a damn fine job and breaking it down and showing how nakedly corrupt this shit is in a way that would make people insane if they actually saw it.
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After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
February 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
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New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
This is, as we know, the problem with "better training and oversight."
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This is, as we know, the problem with "better training and oversight."
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
This is a genuinely great watch, even if you don't need convincing about electrification.
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This is a genuinely great watch, even if you don't need convincing about electrification.
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The Aquatechnik company told Militarnyi that the Marichka underwater drone is ready for missions. It has a 1,000 km range, payload over 1,000 kg and speed of 10 km per hour. The kamikaze drone is intended to hit large targets. It has not yet been used in combat. #Ukraine
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The Aquatechnik company told Militarnyi that the Marichka underwater drone is ready for missions. It has a 1,000 km range, payload over 1,000 kg and speed of 10 km per hour. The kamikaze drone is intended to hit large targets. It has not yet been used in combat. #Ukraine