Marcello Di Cintio
@marcellodicintio.bsky.social
I am a journalist and author of six books, including Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, Driven: The Secret Life of Taxi Drivers, and Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense.🍉🇵🇸
So far he’s absolutely correct.
Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the U.S. is “my own morality, my own mind.”
“It’s the only thing that can stop me,” Trump said.
“It’s the only thing that can stop me,” Trump said.
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
So far he’s absolutely correct.
No kidding. The TFW program wasn’t conceived or designed to ensure workers are treated fairly. Or even well. That’s not the mandate. The explicit purpose of the program, as described by the government itself, is to supply employers with labour. Full stop.
Temporary foreign workers switch jobs and earn more after becoming permanent residents, study finds
Program that ties workers to certain industries holds workers back from economic mobility
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
No kidding. The TFW program wasn’t conceived or designed to ensure workers are treated fairly. Or even well. That’s not the mandate. The explicit purpose of the program, as described by the government itself, is to supply employers with labour. Full stop.
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The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
Suck it, Adam Smith, whoever you are!
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Suck it, Adam Smith, whoever you are!
Amazing. In the four years of working on Precarious, I never once heard of an employer being jailed for abusing TFWs. I hope this case sets a precendent and puts the fear of prison time into potentially terrible bosses. calgaryherald.com/news/crime/c...
Calgary restaurant owners handed jail terms for taking advantage of immigrant workers
Three Calgary restaurant workers were each handed 90-day jail terms Monday for conning temporary foreign workers to pay bogus federal fees.
calgaryherald.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Amazing. In the four years of working on Precarious, I never once heard of an employer being jailed for abusing TFWs. I hope this case sets a precendent and puts the fear of prison time into potentially terrible bosses. calgaryherald.com/news/crime/c...
Breaking international law really tuckered the little guy out.
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Breaking international law really tuckered the little guy out.
As a Canadian, I sure feel lucky I don’t live in an oil-rich country that Trump accuses of allowing drugs into the US.
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
As a Canadian, I sure feel lucky I don’t live in an oil-rich country that Trump accuses of allowing drugs into the US.
Canadian conservatives waste no time washing Trump’s balls.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Canadian conservatives waste no time washing Trump’s balls.
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What if the apocalypse didn’t hate us? What if it just wanted to help? Pluribus ends with a village deemed obsolete and an atom bomb delivered on request. Gilligan’s calmest horror about uniformity and AI.
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
Pluribus Finale, or The World’s Most Helpful Apocalypse
Gilligan's hive mind doesn’t conquer you. It politely completes your onboarding.
www.waleed-shahid.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
What if the apocalypse didn’t hate us? What if it just wanted to help? Pluribus ends with a village deemed obsolete and an atom bomb delivered on request. Gilligan’s calmest horror about uniformity and AI.
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
That's great, but I'd also like to see provincial governments properly fund post-secondary education so we might create some of those world-leading researchers here.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly was the top-lobbied cabinet minister in November, with conversations that month including how to attract world-leading researchers.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
That's great, but I'd also like to see provincial governments properly fund post-secondary education so we might create some of those world-leading researchers here.
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In recent days, Israel has:
• extended its ban on foreign media access to Gaza for another 2yrs, til 2027
• banned 37 humanitarian aid orgs from Gaza: Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) among them.
STILL no sanctions by AUS Govt #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
• extended its ban on foreign media access to Gaza for another 2yrs, til 2027
• banned 37 humanitarian aid orgs from Gaza: Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) among them.
STILL no sanctions by AUS Govt #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
In recent days, Israel has:
• extended its ban on foreign media access to Gaza for another 2yrs, til 2027
• banned 37 humanitarian aid orgs from Gaza: Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) among them.
STILL no sanctions by AUS Govt #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
• extended its ban on foreign media access to Gaza for another 2yrs, til 2027
• banned 37 humanitarian aid orgs from Gaza: Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) among them.
STILL no sanctions by AUS Govt #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
"After much personal reflection, I've come to the realization that I actually hate the environment and don't believe places should be protected." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
UCP Minister Rebecca Schulz resigns from cabinet, will serve as MLA until May | CBC News
UCP Minister of Environment Rebecca Schulz announced on Wednesday that she is stepping down from her cabinet role but will continue to serve as MLA for Calgary-Shaw until May.
www.cbc.ca
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"After much personal reflection, I've come to the realization that I actually hate the environment and don't believe places should be protected." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Truly depraved.
Israel is banning the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders from operating in Gaza starting on New Year’s Day. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza
The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the organizations that will be banned Thursday didn't meet new requirements for sharing staff members, funding and operations information.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Truly depraved.
Strange year for me, with a single ghostwriting gig making up nearly half of my income.
Ghostwriting 49%
Bylined writing 21%
Book income 16%
Teaching/speaking/panels 9%
PLR & Access Copyright 4%
Awards 2%
Ghostwriting 49%
Bylined writing 21%
Book income 16%
Teaching/speaking/panels 9%
PLR & Access Copyright 4%
Awards 2%
This was an interesting exercise! I haven't broken it down like this before... Some caveats/context in the next post.
Book income: 16%
Speaking/teaching: 5%
Bylined writing: 24%
My radio gig: 3%
Editing: 14%
Grant money: 23%
Comms contract work: 14%
Awards work: 2%
Book income: 16%
Speaking/teaching: 5%
Bylined writing: 24%
My radio gig: 3%
Editing: 14%
Grant money: 23%
Comms contract work: 14%
Awards work: 2%
That good “writers should talk honestly about money” post inspired me to calculate how I made my income this year. I made more from writing than usual, but not enough! (I encourage others to do this and post the results!)
51% book
23% writing
11% teaching
8% speaking
7% consulting/brand work
51% book
23% writing
11% teaching
8% speaking
7% consulting/brand work
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Strange year for me, with a single ghostwriting gig making up nearly half of my income.
Ghostwriting 49%
Bylined writing 21%
Book income 16%
Teaching/speaking/panels 9%
PLR & Access Copyright 4%
Awards 2%
Ghostwriting 49%
Bylined writing 21%
Book income 16%
Teaching/speaking/panels 9%
PLR & Access Copyright 4%
Awards 2%
How many other Canadian authors’ girlfriends made them Christmas ornaments crafted to resemble their book covers? None. That’s how many. Thank you, @plynn.bsky.social.
December 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How many other Canadian authors’ girlfriends made them Christmas ornaments crafted to resemble their book covers? None. That’s how many. Thank you, @plynn.bsky.social.
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crazy that mary and joseph thought they could just waltz in and book a room during the holidays
December 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
crazy that mary and joseph thought they could just waltz in and book a room during the holidays
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Gifts for those of the Utilitarian faith
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Gifts for those of the Utilitarian faith
Hey Canadians: as you unwrap your gifts this week, know that your Christmas tree was very likely grown by a migrant worker.
December 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hey Canadians: as you unwrap your gifts this week, know that your Christmas tree was very likely grown by a migrant worker.
My Christmas wish is to know which phlegmy cough or bone-rattling sneeze will be my last one so that I can properly honour it.
December 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My Christmas wish is to know which phlegmy cough or bone-rattling sneeze will be my last one so that I can properly honour it.
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A hill on which I will die: Calvin and Hobbes is one of the great pieces of 20th-century American literature in no small part because it was never turned into anything aside from a comic strip. Leave it be.
December 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A hill on which I will die: Calvin and Hobbes is one of the great pieces of 20th-century American literature in no small part because it was never turned into anything aside from a comic strip. Leave it be.
As usual, Alberta stands embarrassingly alone. www.businessinsider.com/canada-us-al...
Canada is figuring out what to do with its stockpiles of US alcohol
At least four provinces will be using the sales of their American liquor to fund food banks and charities.
www.businessinsider.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
As usual, Alberta stands embarrassingly alone. www.businessinsider.com/canada-us-al...
“Mistakes.”
Despite Israel's mistakes, Democrats shouldn't make "the moral, political, and strategic error" of turning on America's partner in the Middle East, Daniel B. Shapiro argues:
Democrats Sound Like They’re in Doha
My fellow liberals are wrong about Israel.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“Mistakes.”
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No big deal, but the Alberta government just increased the fee to submit a citizen initiated petition from $500 to $25, 000. After the separatism initiative was approved, but before Corb Lund's coal mining petition gets re-approved. No political shenanigans going on here.
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
No big deal, but the Alberta government just increased the fee to submit a citizen initiated petition from $500 to $25, 000. After the separatism initiative was approved, but before Corb Lund's coal mining petition gets re-approved. No political shenanigans going on here.
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Heavy rains have turned an Iranian beach on Hormuz Island bright red after iron-oxide-rich soil from the area washed into the sea.
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Heavy rains have turned an Iranian beach on Hormuz Island bright red after iron-oxide-rich soil from the area washed into the sea.