Stephen Tustin
@stustin.bsky.social
Former Senior Editor, Toronto Star/Globe & Mail/Former Sports Editor, Toronto Star/Housing & Immigration Writer/Curator/Social Media. “If you feed at the algorithm trough, you’ll fail at the algorithm trough”
In the wake of Carney's Davos speech, are we witnessing the necessary (and temporary) end of Canadian populism? #economy #Trump #conservatives #outoftouch #Poilievre www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
In the wake of Carney's Davos speech, are we witnessing the necessary (and temporary) end of Canadian populism? #economy #Trump #conservatives #outoftouch #Poilievre www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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This actually has some well researched takes and I’m surprised how good it is.
“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:33 AM
This actually has some well researched takes and I’m surprised how good it is.
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
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in retrospect, there were signs www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump's ex-wife once said Trump kept a book of Hitler's speeches by his bed
"If, I had these speeches, and I am not saying that I do, I would never read them."
www.businessinsider.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 AM
in retrospect, there were signs www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
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i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
Good take on the "resurgence" of Auston Matthews from
Damien Cox, but can the Leafs' captain stay healthy (whatever that means in Matthews' world)? #NHL #Toronto #StanleyCup tinyurl.com/4bayakh2
Damien Cox, but can the Leafs' captain stay healthy (whatever that means in Matthews' world)? #NHL #Toronto #StanleyCup tinyurl.com/4bayakh2
Damien Cox: The Leafs’ Auston Matthews has picked up his game, and he’s bringing his teammates along with him
Is the post-Marner malaise over? Certainly any discussion of it appears to be.
tinyurl.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Good take on the "resurgence" of Auston Matthews from
Damien Cox, but can the Leafs' captain stay healthy (whatever that means in Matthews' world)? #NHL #Toronto #StanleyCup tinyurl.com/4bayakh2
Damien Cox, but can the Leafs' captain stay healthy (whatever that means in Matthews' world)? #NHL #Toronto #StanleyCup tinyurl.com/4bayakh2
“This is the metric by which you can tell who in politics are your allies and who are your enemies: whether they support or oppose the extreme concentration of wealth” - George Monbiot, The Guardian #onepercenters #ultrarich #Canada #inequality #ndp www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
“This is the metric by which you can tell who in politics are your allies and who are your enemies: whether they support or oppose the extreme concentration of wealth” - George Monbiot, The Guardian #onepercenters #ultrarich #Canada #inequality #ndp www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Every day, those pissy goons go out looking for trouble, and every day people who never previously imagined that they would do such a thing tell them to fuck off, absorb outsized violence for doing so, and resolve to do it again the next day."
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM
"Every day, those pissy goons go out looking for trouble, and every day people who never previously imagined that they would do such a thing tell them to fuck off, absorb outsized violence for doing so, and resolve to do it again the next day."
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James Watson sold his Nobel Prize for $4.1 million in 2014 and donated the proceeds to education.
Physicist Leon Lederman sold his Nobel Prize medal for $765,000 in 2015 to cover medical bills.
Machado gave it away to a fascist after he killed Venezuelan citizens and kidnapped their president.
Physicist Leon Lederman sold his Nobel Prize medal for $765,000 in 2015 to cover medical bills.
Machado gave it away to a fascist after he killed Venezuelan citizens and kidnapped their president.
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
James Watson sold his Nobel Prize for $4.1 million in 2014 and donated the proceeds to education.
Physicist Leon Lederman sold his Nobel Prize medal for $765,000 in 2015 to cover medical bills.
Machado gave it away to a fascist after he killed Venezuelan citizens and kidnapped their president.
Physicist Leon Lederman sold his Nobel Prize medal for $765,000 in 2015 to cover medical bills.
Machado gave it away to a fascist after he killed Venezuelan citizens and kidnapped their president.
"If deep reading helps wire the brain for complexity and resilience, what happens when that practice erodes?" - Rick Lash in @theglobeandmail.com #illiteracy #thinking www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The power of the printed word: When we stop reading, we forget how to think
Neuroscience shows that reading does not simply fill the mind – it reshapes it
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"If deep reading helps wire the brain for complexity and resilience, what happens when that practice erodes?" - Rick Lash in @theglobeandmail.com #illiteracy #thinking www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Is the U.S. heading in the wrong direction?: "A big reason the U.S. is in a position of economic dominance is the rules-based liberal order it helped to create after the Second World War" #doomedtofail www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: The rust spots always show, eventually, on the ‘iron law’ of might
History’s strongmen have found out that might makes right – but only for a while
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Is the U.S. heading in the wrong direction?: "A big reason the U.S. is in a position of economic dominance is the rules-based liberal order it helped to create after the Second World War" #doomedtofail www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Kati Tabin gave up on hockey twice. Now, she's off to the Olympics, writes The Star's Kerry Gillespie. #PWHL #Victoire #winterolympics www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
She quit hockey twice when she thought ‘the dream was over.’ How Kati Tabin came back to make her first Canadian Olympic team
Signing with the PWHL’s Montreal Victoire and playing with Marie-Philip Poulin marked a turning point for the 28-year-old defender.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Kati Tabin gave up on hockey twice. Now, she's off to the Olympics, writes The Star's Kerry Gillespie. #PWHL #Victoire #winterolympics www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
A dogged investigation by @TorontoStar reveals a "poisoned" Hudson & Rex set. #dogs #Rex #GermanShepherd www.thestar.com/news/investi...
Hudson & Rex dog poisoning allegations revealed. Inside the latest behind-the-scenes drama of beloved Canadian show
A show executive cited the intense scrutiny from the show’s vocal fanbase as a reason the information about the tragic events was not made public.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A dogged investigation by @TorontoStar reveals a "poisoned" Hudson & Rex set. #dogs #Rex #GermanShepherd www.thestar.com/news/investi...
Doug Ford to Ontario's beleaguered colleges: "The cheque is in the mail, folks." #education #students www.thestar.com/news/gta/ont...
Ontario colleges warn more cuts are inevitable without help. This is how bad they say it could get
“Severe financial strain” was worsened by international student cuts, Colleges Ontario says. The Ford government says a funding update is coming.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Doug Ford to Ontario's beleaguered colleges: "The cheque is in the mail, folks." #education #students www.thestar.com/news/gta/ont...
"Canada should be taking the lead on Arctic security to ensure NATO is capable of projecting power north of the 60th parallel. That means acknowledging openly that Trump’s play to seize Greenland is not only unacceptable but also a threat" - Justin Ling www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Canada should try to get along with Trump in the Arctic. Here’s how we do it without rolling over
Our co-operation with the U.S. should be contingent on the White House dropping its absurd claims to Greenland.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"Canada should be taking the lead on Arctic security to ensure NATO is capable of projecting power north of the 60th parallel. That means acknowledging openly that Trump’s play to seize Greenland is not only unacceptable but also a threat" - Justin Ling www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
"Facing opposition, though, (Doug Ford) becomes belligerent, scorning the concerns of citizens and using his majority at Queen’s Park to push through unpopular legislation" - Elizabeth Renzetti #Ontario #publictrust #crazies www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Elizabeth Renzetti: This is what Doug Ford is really saying when he rants at Ontarians
For a man who calls himself a man of the people, the province’s premier doesn’t seem to like the people of Ontario much.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"Facing opposition, though, (Doug Ford) becomes belligerent, scorning the concerns of citizens and using his majority at Queen’s Park to push through unpopular legislation" - Elizabeth Renzetti #Ontario #publictrust #crazies www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
"Canada can’t claim to be a sovereign country...if the only way our government can speak out against a social media platform that doubles as a CSAM generator and distributor is predicated on whether it risks offending the Trump administration" - Supriya Dwivedi www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Supriya Dwivedi: Mark Carney’s minister’s tepid, late-night response was anything but ‘elbows up’
Certain things demand that we speak up even if it creates blowback.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"Canada can’t claim to be a sovereign country...if the only way our government can speak out against a social media platform that doubles as a CSAM generator and distributor is predicated on whether it risks offending the Trump administration" - Supriya Dwivedi www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Fact checking is indeed a major threat - to the Trump administration! And Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, etc., but that goes without saying. #Poynter #researchers #pressfreedome www.poynter.org/ifcn/2026/if...
IFCN Statement: U.S. visa bans on international researchers undermine press freedom - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
www.poynter.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Fact checking is indeed a major threat - to the Trump administration! And Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, etc., but that goes without saying. #Poynter #researchers #pressfreedome www.poynter.org/ifcn/2026/if...
Doug Ford's government - in power now for 8 years - has consistently failed when it comes to housing, and takes its "direction" from developers. There is no leadership, no vision, no commitment. #Ontario #transit #housing www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Ford government moves to pause affordable housing requirements near transit stations
The proposal would push affordable housing requirements in effect in Toronto, Mississauga and Kitchener to 2027.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Doug Ford's government - in power now for 8 years - has consistently failed when it comes to housing, and takes its "direction" from developers. There is no leadership, no vision, no commitment. #Ontario #transit #housing www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
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“The “banality of evil" was coined by Hannah Arendt to describe the bureaucratic ordinariness of Nazi Adolf Eichmann during his 1961 trial. We’re seeing some real, serious evil these days (watch Stephen Miller) but there’s an awful lot of banality too. Banality, stupidity, cowardice, and apathy.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
“The “banality of evil" was coined by Hannah Arendt to describe the bureaucratic ordinariness of Nazi Adolf Eichmann during his 1961 trial. We’re seeing some real, serious evil these days (watch Stephen Miller) but there’s an awful lot of banality too. Banality, stupidity, cowardice, and apathy.
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This is arguably even worse than concluding the broadcast by blowing Marco Rubio bsky.app/profile/tvmo...
Tonight on the CBS Evening News, the 5-year anniversary of January 6 got 15 seconds of coverage 25 minutes into the show. The only pictures shown: Pardoned “defendants” marching through DC as Dokoupil said Trump accused Dems of “failing to prevent” J6 while “Jeffries accused Trump of “whitewashing.”
January 7, 2026 at 5:54 AM
This is arguably even worse than concluding the broadcast by blowing Marco Rubio bsky.app/profile/tvmo...
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
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This is blatantly illegal. A president can’t go into the oil business and then decide where to spend the money. We are completely untethered from our founding document with a lawless president and a Republican Congress which has abdicated all Constitutional authority.
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This is blatantly illegal. A president can’t go into the oil business and then decide where to spend the money. We are completely untethered from our founding document with a lawless president and a Republican Congress which has abdicated all Constitutional authority.
Rita Trichur of the @GlobeandMail examines Trump’s oil fantasies which might simply be nightmares for the industries. #venezuela #canada www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
January 7, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Rita Trichur of the @GlobeandMail examines Trump’s oil fantasies which might simply be nightmares for the industries. #venezuela #canada www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...