Stephen Maher
@stephenmaher.bsky.social
Journalist, novelist. Nova Scotian.
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I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
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Home for Christmas
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
December 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Home for Christmas
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
Lifted this from Facebook. Interesting comparison, given the relentless complaints about Canada lagging behind our neighbour economically.
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Lifted this from Facebook. Interesting comparison, given the relentless complaints about Canada lagging behind our neighbour economically.
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‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel
‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel risks
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obt...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel
This is a good obit but neglects to mention what an appealing singer he was.
Joe Ely has died at 78. A singer-songwriter at the forefront of alt-country, he earned the nickname Lord of the Highway thanks to tireless touring.
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is a good obit but neglects to mention what an appealing singer he was.
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Joe Ely has died at 78. A singer-songwriter at the forefront of alt-country, he earned the nickname Lord of the Highway thanks to tireless touring.
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Joe Ely has died at 78. A singer-songwriter at the forefront of alt-country, he earned the nickname Lord of the Highway thanks to tireless touring.
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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make sure you drink that up, the elves have spent all year working their tiny fingers to the bone nogging the eggs for us so we can have a little wrong milk for the holidays
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
make sure you drink that up, the elves have spent all year working their tiny fingers to the bone nogging the eggs for us so we can have a little wrong milk for the holidays
Lol
Whelp! The BC Conservative party's Twitter account says Rustad has been removed as leader because he is "professionally incapacitated"
Unclear whether that's actually in line with the party constitution
Per the release, Trevor Halford selected to serve as interim leader #bcpoli
Unclear whether that's actually in line with the party constitution
Per the release, Trevor Halford selected to serve as interim leader #bcpoli
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Lol
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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Mark Carney’s in a bigger mess than he thinks with this pipeline
#Opinion from Star contributor @stephenmaher.bsky.social
#Opinion from Star contributor @stephenmaher.bsky.social
Stephen Maher: Mark Carney’s in a bigger mess than he thinks with this pipeline
Before the ink on the agreement has had time to dry, there are questions around the ability of Carney and his colleagues to get it built
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Mark Carney’s in a bigger mess than he thinks with this pipeline
#Opinion from Star contributor @stephenmaher.bsky.social
#Opinion from Star contributor @stephenmaher.bsky.social
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Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Sad news, posted on @cbccolleenjones Twitter account
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sad news, posted on @cbccolleenjones Twitter account
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Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
The Grammy Award-winning singer and star of the movie “The Harder They Come” died of pneumonia, his wife said.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
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I think his best song is actually his cover of Tickle Cove Pond, by Mark Walker, an otherwise obscure 20th Century fisherman and songwriter originally from Bonavista. Hynes's version will send chills down your spine.
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Ron Hynes - Tickle Cove Pond (1991)
YouTube video by Newfoundland & Labrador Music
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November 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I think his best song is actually his cover of Tickle Cove Pond, by Mark Walker, an otherwise obscure 20th Century fisherman and songwriter originally from Bonavista. Hynes's version will send chills down your spine.
youtu.be/LsIuTEkgGok?...
youtu.be/LsIuTEkgGok?...
Ten years now that Ron Hynes is gone. I think this is the best video on the internet of him singing.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=jBiKhrDJzWA&list=PLIsuGXBBGLRtagcUrnhqitj2OoyuzB8kd&index=3
t.co
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ten years now that Ron Hynes is gone. I think this is the best video on the internet of him singing.
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The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump | The Walrus
I turned to history—and my ancestors—to understand the country’s resistance to American domination
thewalrus.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
ChatGPT should be shut down until it provides assurances that this kind of thing will never happen again
This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ChatGPT should be shut down until it provides assurances that this kind of thing will never happen again
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The first episode of my YouTube series out now. But there will be more! Please help me tell the YouTube Algorithm Gods that more people should see it. You can do that by subscribing to my channel:
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
Soft Power with Justin Ling
Soft Power is a show all about how diplomacy, security, aid, trade, spying, and how realpolitik shapes the world. Each episode, we zoom in on one story to break down how these forces work, and how we ...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The first episode of my YouTube series out now. But there will be more! Please help me tell the YouTube Algorithm Gods that more people should see it. You can do that by subscribing to my channel:
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
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Used to work fine before that, though.
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Used to work fine before that, though.
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Checking in on Bari weiss’ newsmaxification of CBS…
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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When Trump acts like this, for me, and I hope for many others - it increases my tolerance for delays in sorting out a deal with the US, it increases my acceptance of pain while we work to find new trade partners.
Trump is pissed about an ad that Canada recently ran in the U.S. showing Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs in 1987.
“Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
“Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
When Trump acts like this, for me, and I hope for many others - it increases my tolerance for delays in sorting out a deal with the US, it increases my acceptance of pain while we work to find new trade partners.