@rodmickleburgh.bsky.social
Former reporter for the Globe and Mail, including four years in China…also a former labour reporter (sigh) and ever a fan of the Montreal Expos (sigh)
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Alberta separatists promoting Ezra Levant talking to Alex Jones tells you everything about Alberta separatism, and for that matter, Ezra Levant
The ignorance of Alberta separatists is astonishing.
Having 170 billion barrels of oil is NOT the same as being able to sell 170 billion barrels of oil.
Supply and demand, fellas, google it.
Having 170 billion barrels of oil is NOT the same as being able to sell 170 billion barrels of oil.
Supply and demand, fellas, google it.
January 22, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Alberta separatists promoting Ezra Levant talking to Alex Jones tells you everything about Alberta separatism, and for that matter, Ezra Levant
As seen by Der Spiegel
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
As seen by Der Spiegel
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 22,1940
January 22,1940
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 22,1940
January 22,1940
Some pretty significant stuff here….Scott Moe will be very happy, Doug Ford presumably less so…Like it or or loathe it, Carney is an adult, compared with Justin #cdnpoli #Canola #EVs
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
#vanpoli RT Should Sunrise Market Become a City-Owned Grocery Store? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Should Sunrise Market Become a City-Owned Grocery Store? | The Tyee
With London Drugs closing and Sunrise Market’s future unsure, the Downtown Eastside faces a retail desert.
thetyee.ca
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
#vanpoli RT Should Sunrise Market Become a City-Owned Grocery Store? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
theconversation.com/searching-re...
theconversation.com/searching-re...
Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
theconversation.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
theconversation.com/searching-re...
theconversation.com/searching-re...
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Just about to play at The Sunflower Folk Club in Belfast. Drop in if you're nearby. Here are a few shots from the last couple of days.
1 The Crown” - Victorian gin palace restored to original splendour
2 Violin that survived The Titanic
3 The Nomadic surviving tender to The Titanic
4 Full Irish
1 The Crown” - Victorian gin palace restored to original splendour
2 Violin that survived The Titanic
3 The Nomadic surviving tender to The Titanic
4 Full Irish
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Just about to play at The Sunflower Folk Club in Belfast. Drop in if you're nearby. Here are a few shots from the last couple of days.
1 The Crown” - Victorian gin palace restored to original splendour
2 Violin that survived The Titanic
3 The Nomadic surviving tender to The Titanic
4 Full Irish
1 The Crown” - Victorian gin palace restored to original splendour
2 Violin that survived The Titanic
3 The Nomadic surviving tender to The Titanic
4 Full Irish
Not a nice man! RT Climbing the Ziggurat www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tom Stevenson · Climbing the Ziggurat: Xi Jinping’s Inheritance
China, which in the post-Cold War period was viewed as either lunch for American capital or an irredeemable dungeon, has...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Not a nice man! RT Climbing the Ziggurat www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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MOst of them don't appear to give a shit. I blame Kane, whose lackluster attitude has become a cancer. Also Hughes, whose pissy body language was getting tiresome. But Floppy Pete, DeBrusk, Boeser take blame.
January 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
MOst of them don't appear to give a shit. I blame Kane, whose lackluster attitude has become a cancer. Also Hughes, whose pissy body language was getting tiresome. But Floppy Pete, DeBrusk, Boeser take blame.
The French take security seriously…#Paris
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The French take security seriously…#Paris
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Of course not. That would make the tech bros that Solomon is sucking up to very angry.
What an absolutely useless waste of a Cabinet minster.
What an absolutely useless waste of a Cabinet minster.
January 11, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Of course not. That would make the tech bros that Solomon is sucking up to very angry.
What an absolutely useless waste of a Cabinet minster.
What an absolutely useless waste of a Cabinet minster.
Le Monde has it right !
January 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Le Monde has it right !
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I wrote about how China also loves everyone’s favourite show. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/15c699a...
Heated Rivalry is a (pirated) hit in China, despite a crackdown on LGBTQ content
Canadian show proving popular even in country where hockey remains a niche pastime
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
I wrote about how China also loves everyone’s favourite show. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/15c699a...
Good! Rt www.seattletimes.com/life/culture...
Seattle star speaks out against Trump after Minneapolis ICE shooting
"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings blasted the president on social media after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
www.seattletimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Good! Rt www.seattletimes.com/life/culture...
Such sad news that Hal Wake has died…few have done more than Hal to promote Canadian authors and CanLit during his long book-centred career, particularly during the dozen years he served as Artistic Director of the @writersfest.bc.ca…a real loss…condolences to his family
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Such sad news that Hal Wake has died…few have done more than Hal to promote Canadian authors and CanLit during his long book-centred career, particularly during the dozen years he served as Artistic Director of the @writersfest.bc.ca…a real loss…condolences to his family
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A thing about the World Cup that is impossible to know until it happens is the gap between the city/FIFA saying "this will be the biggest thing ever for Vancouver!!!" and the lack of comparables for being like the 8th biggest host site for a 6-week long thing spread across an entire continent
January 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A thing about the World Cup that is impossible to know until it happens is the gap between the city/FIFA saying "this will be the biggest thing ever for Vancouver!!!" and the lack of comparables for being like the 8th biggest host site for a 6-week long thing spread across an entire continent
To suggest it will be bigger than the 2010 Winter Olympics is laughable…a lot of people will come to Vancouver to watch its 7 World Cup matches…that’s it..zzzz
A thing about the World Cup that is impossible to know until it happens is the gap between the city/FIFA saying "this will be the biggest thing ever for Vancouver!!!" and the lack of comparables for being like the 8th biggest host site for a 6-week long thing spread across an entire continent
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
To suggest it will be bigger than the 2010 Winter Olympics is laughable…a lot of people will come to Vancouver to watch its 7 World Cup matches…that’s it..zzzz
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That’s not what “epicentre” means.
Vancouver is hosting 7 of the 104 games, none after the round of 16.
It will be a big thing.
There will likely be a lot of bigger things happening.
Vancouver is hosting 7 of the 104 games, none after the round of 16.
It will be a big thing.
There will likely be a lot of bigger things happening.
January 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
That’s not what “epicentre” means.
Vancouver is hosting 7 of the 104 games, none after the round of 16.
It will be a big thing.
There will likely be a lot of bigger things happening.
Vancouver is hosting 7 of the 104 games, none after the round of 16.
It will be a big thing.
There will likely be a lot of bigger things happening.
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I teach bystander intervention for a living and the audio of people yelling 'MURDERERS! DO YOU HAVE A CONSCIENCE?!' while they record the carnage, made me weep.
There are millions of people who support fascism but there are also countless others who are standing up for justice, despite huge risks.
There are millions of people who support fascism but there are also countless others who are standing up for justice, despite huge risks.
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I teach bystander intervention for a living and the audio of people yelling 'MURDERERS! DO YOU HAVE A CONSCIENCE?!' while they record the carnage, made me weep.
There are millions of people who support fascism but there are also countless others who are standing up for justice, despite huge risks.
There are millions of people who support fascism but there are also countless others who are standing up for justice, despite huge risks.