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Patrick Howard
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Seeking always to get ”back to the things themselves.”
Mmm… he said aloud what we all know.. @mark-carney.bsky.social and Doug Ford need to refine the strategy to represent Canada’s best interests .. better to be tough than polite and rational with this man.
Trump: "I don't know what it is. I like the tough people better than I the soft, easy ones. I don't know what the hell that is. That's a personality problem I suspect. But this gentleman from a place called Turkey has one of the most powerful armies in the world... I want to thank President Erdogan"
October 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yes, brilliant Vancouver Parks, cancel Harry Potter and apologize and step this way Mr. and Ms. Avg. Canadian voter, into the arms of the far right haters who will take great pleasure in hounding the 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Cmte out of existence.
Look south. It’s coming.

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver Park Board after its apology over Harry Potter event
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn’t “much of a blow” after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter event opening in...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tackling ecosystem resilience and the possibility of renewal and regeneration with my students and this amazing story shows up in my feed.. with gratitude @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Touché… Xi announces new climate targets on heels of Trump’s deranged ‘green scam’ speech at the UN… www.bbc.com/news/article...
China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions
It is China's first firm goal to reduce emissions but falls well short of what is needed to meet global targets.
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Another cogent analysis of the current US disintegration. open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
An intelligent contextualizing of another horrific instance of political violence against the backdrop of a violent culture awash in guns and grievance. substack.com/@marygeddry/...
Mary Geddry (@marygeddry)
Charlie Kirk is dead, killed by a bullet fired from 200 yards away as he sat on stage at Utah Valley University, still mid-argument about transgender people and mass shootings. The shot rang out just ...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The thought has crossed my mind. But this pod lays it all out . podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
The Death of Holocaust Studies (w/ Raz Segal) | The Chris Hedges Report
Podcast Episode · The Chris Hedges Report · 2025-09-09 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
apple.news/A7qrcoksyQSG... Nothing says ‘welcome to the US ‘ like an invasive search and the real possibility of detainment or worse.
Record number of travellers' phones, electronic devices being searched at U.S. border amid Trump's immigration crackdown — Toronto Star
Canadians heading to the U.S. this year may have their phones, laptops and other electronic devices searched at the border as new data reveals an increased number of electronic devices are being searc...
apple.news
August 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“ They’re gonna pay..” get ready to pony up US consumers b/c that’s who “they” are.
Trump: "We're gonna be setting a tariff essentially for the rest of the world, and that's what they're gonna pay if they want to do business in the United States, because you can't sit down and make 200 deals."
July 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“The added costs could raise prices for consumers unless pharmaceutical companies take action to mitigate the impact of the tariffs, one of the analysts said.” Mitigate? As in absorb the 15% and not pass it on to consumers? 😆🤣
July 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Israel’s genocide in Gaza is doing Eichmann proud. open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
The Gaza Rivera
Israeli society cheers on the Gaza slaughterhouse and sees in genocide not a crime, but a utopian fantasy.
open.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This one’s for you @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com ;on your favourite topic. Enjoy a well deserved vacation from all the stupidity.
Stupidity, warned Carlo Cipolla, wields more power than any organized gang or industrial military complex and seems to be a constant force in history.

In other words, the non-stupid should never underestimate the role of stupidity in world events, writes Andrew Nikiforuk for the Weekender.
The Triumph of Stupidity | The Tyee
Fools pose the biggest threat warned an Italian historian. We’re living the proof.
thetyee.ca
July 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
@meiselasb.bsky.social great background on the @meidastouch on p-o’d Canadians. Check out journalist and author @stephenmarche.bsky.social on his new Podcast podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/g... you 2 should talk.
Gloves Off
Society & Culture Podcast · Weekly Series · An eight-part series about the threat to Canada’s sovereignty and what we can do about it. Hosted by journalist and author of The Next Civil War, Stephen Ma...
podcasts.apple.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
LA schools Superintendent with powerful statement regarding ICE agents targeting elementary schools. youtu.be/ClwfgUEVSDg?...
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho reacts to federal agents coming to two LAUSD elementary schools
YouTube video by KCAL News
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July 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just sent a few bucks Bonnie Critchley’s way. She’s the Independent candidate from Battle River-Crowfoot running to thwart the carpetbagger Pierre Poilievre - a career Ontario politician fired by his constituents who’s banking on riding residents to fall in line. www.bonniecritchleyindependent.com
HOME | Bonnie Critchley I
www.bonniecritchleyindependent.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Apropos for the age of ‘free’ digital services via social media…
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Indigenous knowledge provides researchers with data points confirming coastal erosion and disappearing shorelines on Cape Breton Island www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
Cape Breton shorelines not just changing, but disappearing
Bridges, structures and land masses that graced the shores of Cape Breton’s waterfronts within living memory now lie underwater or partially submerged. A flood mapping project can help make sure infra...
www.saltwire.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Reposted by Patrick Howard
This is one thread you won’t want to miss. Schools are uniquely at risk from climate change – but they have so much potential to contribute to solutions!
July 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Maybe Trump’s letter was in response to this news? www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Canada adds surprise 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%
Canada’s labour market topped expectations in June amid a surprise surge in hiring.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Trump’s letter is an absolute missile pointed at the heart of Canada.. an act of economic war..” youtu.be/SUcgS62QEPU?...
Canada needs to ‘show a flash of steel’: Scott Reid on Trump’s August 1 tariff announcement
YouTube video by BNN Bloomberg
youtu.be
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“Canada needs to show a flag of steel”… enough is enough … youtu.be/SUcgS62QEPU?...
Canada needs to ‘show a flash of steel’: Scott Reid on Trump’s August 1 tariff announcement
YouTube video by BNN Bloomberg
youtu.be
July 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM