Nighswander
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Last night, Trump bragged that he had spoken to putin and that putin had “agreed not to fire on Kyiv for a week.”
Just hours later, Russia launched one of the largest air attacks of the war against Ukraine.
Just hours later, Russia launched one of the largest air attacks of the war against Ukraine.
February 3, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Last night, Trump bragged that he had spoken to putin and that putin had “agreed not to fire on Kyiv for a week.”
Just hours later, Russia launched one of the largest air attacks of the war against Ukraine.
Just hours later, Russia launched one of the largest air attacks of the war against Ukraine.
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There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions
‘We did nothing wrong here,’ head of Vancouver social media company said in internal call with employees
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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It would happen no matter what. The US President is basically a Roomba. When he runs into opposition he turns and starts devouring in another direction. Sooner or later he always circles back, though.
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It would happen no matter what. The US President is basically a Roomba. When he runs into opposition he turns and starts devouring in another direction. Sooner or later he always circles back, though.
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CBC put together a collection of contrasting clips from Carney's and Trump's speeches at the World Economic Forum.
January 23, 2026 at 10:55 PM
CBC put together a collection of contrasting clips from Carney's and Trump's speeches at the World Economic Forum.
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In the years Canada was in Afghanistan, my colleagues and I repeatedly had to profile soldiers who died there.
Here are some that I wrote or co-wrote.
Cpl. Jason Warren, Black Watch, and Cpl. Francisco Gomez,
Lord Strathcona's Horse, attached to PPCLI.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nationa...
Here are some that I wrote or co-wrote.
Cpl. Jason Warren, Black Watch, and Cpl. Francisco Gomez,
Lord Strathcona's Horse, attached to PPCLI.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nationa...
'Me fine. Still alive,' Corporal Jason Warren wrote from Afghanistan this spring. Yesterday, funeral plans were made for him and Cpl. Francisco Gomez. Both died Saturday.
Though a reservist, Corporal Jason Warren had volunteered for a six-month tour in Kandahar. He died Saturday, just two weeks short of leaving the combat zone for a week of decompressing in Cyprus befo...
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
In the years Canada was in Afghanistan, my colleagues and I repeatedly had to profile soldiers who died there.
Here are some that I wrote or co-wrote.
Cpl. Jason Warren, Black Watch, and Cpl. Francisco Gomez,
Lord Strathcona's Horse, attached to PPCLI.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nationa...
Here are some that I wrote or co-wrote.
Cpl. Jason Warren, Black Watch, and Cpl. Francisco Gomez,
Lord Strathcona's Horse, attached to PPCLI.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nationa...
On a day that I needed a very Canadian laugh…
Canadians you are not prepared for the temperature he tells you he is experiencing here.
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
On a day that I needed a very Canadian laugh…
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I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
Newsom: "It was remarkably boring. It was remarkably insignificant. He was never going invade Greenland. It was never real."
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
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When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
Dear American neighbours,
Whether this comes to pass or not, my ability to forgive you is the same - it doesn’t exist.
Whether this comes to pass or not, my ability to forgive you is the same - it doesn’t exist.
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Dear American neighbours,
Whether this comes to pass or not, my ability to forgive you is the same - it doesn’t exist.
Whether this comes to pass or not, my ability to forgive you is the same - it doesn’t exist.
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What European leaders have been most nervous about is the US pulling back on NATO or Ukraine… but how can Europe trust the US will come to its defense if its trying to seize territory from a NATO country. They can’t. So why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real. 6/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
What European leaders have been most nervous about is the US pulling back on NATO or Ukraine… but how can Europe trust the US will come to its defense if its trying to seize territory from a NATO country. They can’t. So why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real. 6/
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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What does the Minister of Favours have to hide?
At a time when 800,000 Ontarians are out of work, Ford's Minister is backing the wrong horse.
At a time when 800,000 Ontarians are out of work, Ford's Minister is backing the wrong horse.
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What does the Minister of Favours have to hide?
At a time when 800,000 Ontarians are out of work, Ford's Minister is backing the wrong horse.
At a time when 800,000 Ontarians are out of work, Ford's Minister is backing the wrong horse.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Dearest Martha
Deepest apologies for my delay in penning this missive. We have been very busy at the front these days. Winning Portland has proven more of a challenge than we presumed. There are battalions of baristas and craft brewers attempting to thwart our efforts to make everyone stop voting.
Deepest apologies for my delay in penning this missive. We have been very busy at the front these days. Winning Portland has proven more of a challenge than we presumed. There are battalions of baristas and craft brewers attempting to thwart our efforts to make everyone stop voting.
October 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Dearest Martha
Deepest apologies for my delay in penning this missive. We have been very busy at the front these days. Winning Portland has proven more of a challenge than we presumed. There are battalions of baristas and craft brewers attempting to thwart our efforts to make everyone stop voting.
Deepest apologies for my delay in penning this missive. We have been very busy at the front these days. Winning Portland has proven more of a challenge than we presumed. There are battalions of baristas and craft brewers attempting to thwart our efforts to make everyone stop voting.
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It feels like an insult to the notion of objective reality to invoke “experts” to weigh in on a numerical fact you can verify with a pocket calculator
September 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
It feels like an insult to the notion of objective reality to invoke “experts” to weigh in on a numerical fact you can verify with a pocket calculator
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Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
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The Times, Post, CNN, and Politico all ran stories this weekend or this morning about Trump getting his base back behind him on Epstein. The most prominent source cited to justify this claim _in all four publications_ was Steve Bannon. slate.com/news-and-pol...
All These Stories About Trump Making the Epstein Files a Winning Issue Have a Funny Thing in Common
Is Trump really turning the tables on this one?
slate.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Times, Post, CNN, and Politico all ran stories this weekend or this morning about Trump getting his base back behind him on Epstein. The most prominent source cited to justify this claim _in all four publications_ was Steve Bannon. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 11 AM - 1 PM
It's been one-year since Doug Ford's fake news that the OSC's roof was falling.
Join Save OSC at Christie Pits Park in #Toronto to rally against the closure of our made in Canada, world famous Ontario Science Centre.
savesciencecentre.com/june_22nd_rally
It's been one-year since Doug Ford's fake news that the OSC's roof was falling.
Join Save OSC at Christie Pits Park in #Toronto to rally against the closure of our made in Canada, world famous Ontario Science Centre.
savesciencecentre.com/june_22nd_rally
June 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sunday, June 22nd, 11 AM - 1 PM
It's been one-year since Doug Ford's fake news that the OSC's roof was falling.
Join Save OSC at Christie Pits Park in #Toronto to rally against the closure of our made in Canada, world famous Ontario Science Centre.
savesciencecentre.com/june_22nd_rally
It's been one-year since Doug Ford's fake news that the OSC's roof was falling.
Join Save OSC at Christie Pits Park in #Toronto to rally against the closure of our made in Canada, world famous Ontario Science Centre.
savesciencecentre.com/june_22nd_rally
Corporate naming of transit stations is dumb.
Even more so when the corporation in question is another public entity. So the government is essentially paying itself to confuse the public.
Even more so when the corporation in question is another public entity. So the government is essentially paying itself to confuse the public.
May 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Corporate naming of transit stations is dumb.
Even more so when the corporation in question is another public entity. So the government is essentially paying itself to confuse the public.
Even more so when the corporation in question is another public entity. So the government is essentially paying itself to confuse the public.
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Canadians using Twitter/X are being bombarded by misleading right-wing posts designed to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish the reputation of Mark Carney.
The FT’s analysis finds a growing volume of that misinformation is coming not from Russia or China, but the United States.
The FT’s analysis finds a growing volume of that misinformation is coming not from Russia or China, but the United States.
Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election
FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
www.ft.com
April 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Canadians using Twitter/X are being bombarded by misleading right-wing posts designed to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish the reputation of Mark Carney.
The FT’s analysis finds a growing volume of that misinformation is coming not from Russia or China, but the United States.
The FT’s analysis finds a growing volume of that misinformation is coming not from Russia or China, but the United States.
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Example of a Mark Carney fact check: he called car manufacturing Canada's 2nd-leading export when it's really the 3rd-leading export.
Example of a Poilievre fact check: he blatantly mischaracterizes the impact of a federal law on project approvals.
Example of a Poilievre fact check: he blatantly mischaracterizes the impact of a federal law on project approvals.
April 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Example of a Mark Carney fact check: he called car manufacturing Canada's 2nd-leading export when it's really the 3rd-leading export.
Example of a Poilievre fact check: he blatantly mischaracterizes the impact of a federal law on project approvals.
Example of a Poilievre fact check: he blatantly mischaracterizes the impact of a federal law on project approvals.
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Did Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan just drop the best Liberal ad ever?
April 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Did Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan just drop the best Liberal ad ever?