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The National Security Strategy
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The National Security Strategy
Much ado about nothing
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December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The National Security Strategy
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“An RCMP probe is continuing. Mr. Wylie is still labouring to finish his report before next April, when his term expires, since the government has rebuffed his request for an extension.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Globe editorial: The questions unanswered in Alberta’s health care procurement controversy
The province has called off negotiations for two private surgical facilities, but the mystery surrounding the government’s actions remains
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December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“An RCMP probe is continuing. Mr. Wylie is still labouring to finish his report before next April, when his term expires, since the government has rebuffed his request for an extension.”
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Censored Documentary Exposes How The U.S. Government Launders Propaganda As 'Independent Journalism'.
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Censored Documentary Exposes How The U.S. Government Launders Propaganda As 'Independent Journalism'.
A Leaked Censored German Documentary Exposes How USAID Uses OCCRP To Advance U.S. Foreign Policy.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Censored Documentary Exposes How The U.S. Government Launders Propaganda As 'Independent Journalism'.
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Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
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Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
Drop Site Daily: December 8, 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
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Mutinni began directing users to a Shopify website, selling $50 T-shirts branded as “Truthwear.” “You’re not just buying clothes — you’re claiming a piece of the rebellion,” it told followers.
The company has built followings in the hundreds of thousands using AI to pump conspiracy theories.
The company has built followings in the hundreds of thousands using AI to pump conspiracy theories.
Inside the AI-powered conspiracy machine selling ‘Truthwear’ to Canadians
Multiple researchers told Canada’s National Observer that conspiracy companies like Mutinni are the inevitable result of artificial intelligence colliding with the attention economy. Social media algo...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Mutinni began directing users to a Shopify website, selling $50 T-shirts branded as “Truthwear.” “You’re not just buying clothes — you’re claiming a piece of the rebellion,” it told followers.
The company has built followings in the hundreds of thousands using AI to pump conspiracy theories.
The company has built followings in the hundreds of thousands using AI to pump conspiracy theories.
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Employment in oil and gas is in terminal decline and won’t be saved no matter what Carney and Smith cook up, according to new research from the Centre for Future Work provided exclusively to @nationalobserver.com.
The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.
The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.
Exclusive: Fossil fuel workers won’t be saved by Carney’s oil and gas boosterism
A new pipeline won’t lead to new jobs in the oil and gas sector, and the only question for government officials is whether or not to plan for the inevitable energy transition, according to new researc...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Employment in oil and gas is in terminal decline and won’t be saved no matter what Carney and Smith cook up, according to new research from the Centre for Future Work provided exclusively to @nationalobserver.com.
The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.
The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.
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Ostrich deepfakes and online threats forced agency to lock social media www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n... via @nationalobserver.com
Me: "...without a social media presence that presents facts and justification, spin and misinformation can shape public discourse."
Me: "...without a social media presence that presents facts and justification, spin and misinformation can shape public discourse."
Ostrich deepfakes and online threats forced agency to lock social media
The onslaught came immediately after a federal court judge ruled in May the agency could cull a herd of ostriches in Edgewood, BC, to control an avian flu outbreak. That court ruling fueled a months-l...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Ostrich deepfakes and online threats forced agency to lock social media www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n... via @nationalobserver.com
Me: "...without a social media presence that presents facts and justification, spin and misinformation can shape public discourse."
Me: "...without a social media presence that presents facts and justification, spin and misinformation can shape public discourse."
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICEBlock App developer Joshua Aaron is SUING DHS, ICE, DOJ, White House officials for violating his 1st Amendment rights when they pressured Apple to remove the app from the App Store. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: ICEBlock App Developer to Sue ICE, DHS, DOJ, White House Officials
ICEBlock app developer Joshua Aaron is suing multiple federal agency officials for violating his 1st Amendment rights after they coerced Apple into removing ICEBlock from its App Store
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December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICEBlock App developer Joshua Aaron is SUING DHS, ICE, DOJ, White House officials for violating his 1st Amendment rights when they pressured Apple to remove the app from the App Store. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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My latest for @breachmedia.ca: When Saskatchewan's government brought in anti-trans laws, unions pushed back.
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to attack their culture-war punching bags. Solidarity between unions and trans advocates in SK shows how to put up a fight.
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to attack their culture-war punching bags. Solidarity between unions and trans advocates in SK shows how to put up a fight.
Right-wing premiers across Canada are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, public sector workers, and people who use drugs with laws that violate their rights.
@desaima.bsky.social writes about how Saskatchewan has shown you can build unlikely alliances to try to stop them.
@desaima.bsky.social writes about how Saskatchewan has shown you can build unlikely alliances to try to stop them.
A Prairie alliance of trans advocates and unions should be a national model ⋆ The Breach
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, workers, Muslims, and drug users. Saskatchewan shows how a united front could stop them
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December 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My latest for @breachmedia.ca: When Saskatchewan's government brought in anti-trans laws, unions pushed back.
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to attack their culture-war punching bags. Solidarity between unions and trans advocates in SK shows how to put up a fight.
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to attack their culture-war punching bags. Solidarity between unions and trans advocates in SK shows how to put up a fight.
Europe's $245 Billion Heist: Why Stealing Russia's Money Backfired
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Europe's $245 Billion Heist: Why Stealing Russia's Money Backfired
Europe froze Russia's billions, then wanted to spend them. But seizing central bank assets breaks international law, terrifies investors, and threatens to destroy trust in European finance forever.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Europe's $245 Billion Heist: Why Stealing Russia's Money Backfired
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It is difficult to put into words how this headline makes me feel. Especially the framing of “the mother says…” as if there is any doubt. The cruelty is the point.
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It is difficult to put into words how this headline makes me feel. Especially the framing of “the mother says…” as if there is any doubt. The cruelty is the point.
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There’s no business case. If it can’t be built without government money there’s no business case.
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Can Canadian oil producers afford the deal Mark Carney made with Alberta?
Alberta's deal with Ottawa on climate policies and pipelines sets up two massive bills for Canada's energy industry to build the Pathways carbon capture project and a pipeline to the
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December 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
There’s no business case. If it can’t be built without government money there’s no business case.
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Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
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December 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
