Stephen Lautens
@stephenlautens.bsky.social
Writer, communications consultant, legal gadfly, velvet jacket enthusiast. Big believer in the rule of law. Desperately trying to remain optimistic against all the odds. Posts are clearly my own.
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HAYES: “The target turned out to be 4 party balloons… No Mexican cartel drones. Just Border Patrol agents with a borrowed experimental space laser shooting at (party balloons).”🎪
The Trump regime, folks 🤦🏼- Bondi, Duffy etc all lied about why El Paso airport shut down.🎈
The Trump regime, folks 🤦🏼- Bondi, Duffy etc all lied about why El Paso airport shut down.🎈
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 AM
HAYES: “The target turned out to be 4 party balloons… No Mexican cartel drones. Just Border Patrol agents with a borrowed experimental space laser shooting at (party balloons).”🎪
The Trump regime, folks 🤦🏼- Bondi, Duffy etc all lied about why El Paso airport shut down.🎈
The Trump regime, folks 🤦🏼- Bondi, Duffy etc all lied about why El Paso airport shut down.🎈
NATO strips the United States of command of all three of its operational‑level Joint Force Commands. For the first time since NATO’s founding, every major operational command will now be led by European officers. open.substack.com/pub/civilwar...
US STRIPPED FROM KEY NATO COMMANDS
The Greenland Reaction
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
NATO strips the United States of command of all three of its operational‑level Joint Force Commands. For the first time since NATO’s founding, every major operational command will now be led by European officers. open.substack.com/pub/civilwar...
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This is well worth the (longish) read. Hits the nail on The head.
This is superb. Wayne Horton may have invented a new genre of journalism. This is a deeply informed, wonderfully enlightening essay on how to behave in bad faith negotiations, as well as a perfect reading of Carney's manner and thinking, and it's satire. It is explanatory parody. And it's right.
Dear Team Canada — Day 289 — Will You Please Shut Up?
The Carney Letters — an unauthorized series by Wayne Horton
letterkenny.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
This is well worth the (longish) read. Hits the nail on The head.
True. We're also concerned that he calls it "ice hockey". It's just "hockey."
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
True. We're also concerned that he calls it "ice hockey". It's just "hockey."
Sneaky Canada builds a 6-lane highway bridge to the U.S. in the night when no one is looking. President Trump wakes up to discover this massive threat to American security that will be used to smuggle Canadian comedians and musicians into the U.S. #cdnpoli
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Sneaky Canada builds a 6-lane highway bridge to the U.S. in the night when no one is looking. President Trump wakes up to discover this massive threat to American security that will be used to smuggle Canadian comedians and musicians into the U.S. #cdnpoli
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Every country surely must understand by now that any agreement they have entered into with the US and any agreement they are currently negotiating is utterly worthless while Trump is president.
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every country surely must understand by now that any agreement they have entered into with the US and any agreement they are currently negotiating is utterly worthless while Trump is president.
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"Putting sanctions on judges and prosecutors who are just doing their job is disgraceful."
This Canadian #ICC judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump's America : apple.news/AX3mvYqrtQ26... #cdnpoli
This Canadian #ICC judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump's America : apple.news/AX3mvYqrtQ26... #cdnpoli
This Canadian judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump's America — Toronto Star
Kimberly Prost is one of several judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court being sanctioned by the Trump administration. It's upended her daily life — but won't intimidate her.
apple.news
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"Putting sanctions on judges and prosecutors who are just doing their job is disgraceful."
This Canadian #ICC judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump's America : apple.news/AX3mvYqrtQ26... #cdnpoli
This Canadian #ICC judge knows firsthand the impact of being targeted by Trump's America : apple.news/AX3mvYqrtQ26... #cdnpoli
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Trump’s New Art of the Deal: Holding Hostage What You Never Owned #cdnpoli
Trump’s New Art of the Deal: Holding Hostage What You Never Owned
The U.S. President’s latest missive to Canada involves a new twist on his decades-long reputation for stiffing contractors
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Trump’s New Art of the Deal: Holding Hostage What You Never Owned #cdnpoli
Poilievre's Conservatives are all pounding the same talking old points, as they haven't learned anything and are genetically incapable of pivoting. Blaming the cost of groceries on Carney is one of their main memes, but Dragons' Den host Arlene Dickinson has something to say about that... #cdnpoli
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Poilievre's Conservatives are all pounding the same talking old points, as they haven't learned anything and are genetically incapable of pivoting. Blaming the cost of groceries on Carney is one of their main memes, but Dragons' Den host Arlene Dickinson has something to say about that... #cdnpoli
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Austria's Benjamin Karl wins the gold medal snowboard slalom and immediately removes 4 layers of clothing in like 15 seconds to flex
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Austria's Benjamin Karl wins the gold medal snowboard slalom and immediately removes 4 layers of clothing in like 15 seconds to flex
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NEW PODCAST! Steven Kerzner and I talk about the high standard we need to hold people in power (like police) to; Poilievre's "landslide" leadership victory; grievance politics and separatists fanning Alberta's enduring myths; and Steven isn't a Avi Lewis fan. #cdnpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-gjjsh-...
small L liberals
Steven Kerzner and Stephen Lautens discuss their newfound love of the winter hermit lifestyle, Pierre Poilievre's illusory leadership 'victory', how 'America First' is putting America last, the federa...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
NEW PODCAST! Steven Kerzner and I talk about the high standard we need to hold people in power (like police) to; Poilievre's "landslide" leadership victory; grievance politics and separatists fanning Alberta's enduring myths; and Steven isn't a Avi Lewis fan. #cdnpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-gjjsh-...
I think they are people they say have indicated their support of independence for Alberta, not necessarily petition signers.
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I think they are people they say have indicated their support of independence for Alberta, not necessarily petition signers.
According to the Alberta separatists' website, there are 18 sitting MLAs of Danielle Smith's UCP government who support Alberta separating from Canada. Here are their names: albertarepublicans.com/actionhub/ml... #cdnpoli #ableg
MLA Independence Scorecard | Republican Party of Alberta
MLAs SUPPORTING INDEPENDENCE Find the name and image of every MLA currently elected and where they stand. Contact your MLA today and encourage them to support
albertarepublicans.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
According to the Alberta separatists' website, there are 18 sitting MLAs of Danielle Smith's UCP government who support Alberta separating from Canada. Here are their names: albertarepublicans.com/actionhub/ml... #cdnpoli #ableg
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The vast majority of Canadians disapprove of the Trump administration — except Conservatives:
🔴 LPC: 98%
🟠 NDP: 97%
⚜️ BQ: 94%
🔵 CPC: 50%
🔴 LPC: 98%
🟠 NDP: 97%
⚜️ BQ: 94%
🔵 CPC: 50%
50% of Conservatives say they approve of Donald Trump
50% of Conservatives say they approve of Donald Trump
cultmtl.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
The vast majority of Canadians disapprove of the Trump administration — except Conservatives:
🔴 LPC: 98%
🟠 NDP: 97%
⚜️ BQ: 94%
🔵 CPC: 50%
🔴 LPC: 98%
🟠 NDP: 97%
⚜️ BQ: 94%
🔵 CPC: 50%
There is no "staffer". #JohnMiller
JUST IN: Trump DELETES racist post depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, blames a "White House staffer."
Karoline Leavitt previously defended the post and criticized the public outcry as "fake outrage."
Karoline Leavitt previously defended the post and criticized the public outcry as "fake outrage."
February 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
There is no "staffer". #JohnMiller
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Heather McPherson in particular likes to stand up in Question Period to demand that the federal government *do something* about Danielle Smith .
No, that's not how this works. The federal government is not the parent and provinces are not children. They are co-equal divisions of power.
No, that's not how this works. The federal government is not the parent and provinces are not children. They are co-equal divisions of power.
the number of folks who angrily demand that the PM 'save them' from what the premier they elected, has done to their healthcare, blows me away. Esp from Ontario,where less than half are voting with a direct result of Ford getting 3 cons majorities.
February 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Heather McPherson in particular likes to stand up in Question Period to demand that the federal government *do something* about Danielle Smith .
No, that's not how this works. The federal government is not the parent and provinces are not children. They are co-equal divisions of power.
No, that's not how this works. The federal government is not the parent and provinces are not children. They are co-equal divisions of power.
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Brief thread.
My head is going to explode from the sheer civic illiteracy that We The Media have fostered by making everything a federal issue, and being absolutely allergic to holding premiers to account for failures in their jurisdictions.
My head is going to explode from the sheer civic illiteracy that We The Media have fostered by making everything a federal issue, and being absolutely allergic to holding premiers to account for failures in their jurisdictions.
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Brief thread.
My head is going to explode from the sheer civic illiteracy that We The Media have fostered by making everything a federal issue, and being absolutely allergic to holding premiers to account for failures in their jurisdictions.
My head is going to explode from the sheer civic illiteracy that We The Media have fostered by making everything a federal issue, and being absolutely allergic to holding premiers to account for failures in their jurisdictions.
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🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “Good to see you! I hear you crushed your leadership review, fella. Good on ya!”
🔳 PIERRE: “Thanks. We worked hard.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “No doubt. How many of the 700 000 registered Conservatives voted?”
🔳 PIERRE: “2500.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “You mean ...
substack.com/profile/3065...
🔳 PIERRE: “Thanks. We worked hard.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “No doubt. How many of the 700 000 registered Conservatives voted?”
🔳 PIERRE: “2500.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “You mean ...
substack.com/profile/3065...
Fun Tom (@funtomwriter)
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “Good to see you! I hear you crushed your leadership review, fella. Good on ya!”
🔳 PIERRE: “Thanks. We worked hard.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “No doubt. How many of the 700 000 registered Con...
substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “Good to see you! I hear you crushed your leadership review, fella. Good on ya!”
🔳 PIERRE: “Thanks. We worked hard.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “No doubt. How many of the 700 000 registered Conservatives voted?”
🔳 PIERRE: “2500.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “You mean ...
substack.com/profile/3065...
🔳 PIERRE: “Thanks. We worked hard.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “No doubt. How many of the 700 000 registered Conservatives voted?”
🔳 PIERRE: “2500.”
🔳 BLUE CAP 🧢: “You mean ...
substack.com/profile/3065...
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Misuse a database - get fired. Pretty simple.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Misuse a database - get fired. Pretty simple.
Trump is at the point where he can't even narrate his own commercials. www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...
Trump's voice in new Fannie Mae ad generated by AI, with his permission
This isn’t the first time a member of the Trump family has used AI to replicate their voice.
www.nbcwashington.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Trump is at the point where he can't even narrate his own commercials. www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...
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There isn’t anyone, in any job, in any profession, in any country that would keep their job after posting this.
America is finished on the world stage.
America is finished on the world stage.
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
There isn’t anyone, in any job, in any profession, in any country that would keep their job after posting this.
America is finished on the world stage.
America is finished on the world stage.