John MacKinnon 🇨🇦
@bustersmart.bsky.social
Retired journalist living in Vieux Montreal.
Thinking about getting some religion in this crazy, mixed-up world.
Take it, Sleepy.
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Take it, Sleepy.
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Sleepy LaBeef - Wonderful Time Up There (Aplauso'13.06.81) (Remastered)
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November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Thinking about getting some religion in this crazy, mixed-up world.
Take it, Sleepy.
youtu.be/Szc_ZfztE4Q
Take it, Sleepy.
youtu.be/Szc_ZfztE4Q
New meaning to the term ‘freelance.’
“Reporters, as a general rule, are not encouraged to give strategic PR advice to public figures about whom they might be writing, whether or not their interlocutor is a convicted sex trafficker.”
Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about
The writer who features prominently in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails has achieved extraordinary access but faced questions about his journalistic ethics
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
New meaning to the term ‘freelance.’
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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The moral failing in attempting to prove Hitler was the victim of a genetic something-something is the same as the moral failing in claiming Trump is mentally ill. Their acts are those of conscious adults who’ve justified them in writing — they’re very fundamentally victimizers, not victims
"The research will probably provoke controversy, both for its having been done and for its findings."
Absolutely atrocious decision by everyone involved to do this research. The findings add nothing to historical understanding or political prevention, and hold immense potential to do harm.
Absolutely atrocious decision by everyone involved to do this research. The findings add nothing to historical understanding or political prevention, and hold immense potential to do harm.
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The moral failing in attempting to prove Hitler was the victim of a genetic something-something is the same as the moral failing in claiming Trump is mentally ill. Their acts are those of conscious adults who’ve justified them in writing — they’re very fundamentally victimizers, not victims
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If the Epstein Files damage Trump, great. But I can't understand why that's determinative. Trump is utterly corrupt, criminal to his core, a white supremacist, narcissistic psychopath who tried to overthrow the government and now intends to destroy democracy and the rule of law. Isn't that enough?
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If the Epstein Files damage Trump, great. But I can't understand why that's determinative. Trump is utterly corrupt, criminal to his core, a white supremacist, narcissistic psychopath who tried to overthrow the government and now intends to destroy democracy and the rule of law. Isn't that enough?
American bizzaro land.
Michael Fanone: "I hope no American has to experience what I experienced. I've gone from dedicating 20 years of my life to the profession of law enforcement only to become a victim of the DOJ and our criminal justice system and have nowhere to seek relief."
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
American bizzaro land.
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Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
The view from inside the snow globe.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The view from inside the snow globe.
With that short-handed goal, the Avalanche are really slapping the shellac on the Oilers. 6-1 . . . so far.
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
With that short-handed goal, the Avalanche are really slapping the shellac on the Oilers. 6-1 . . . so far.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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🎶 Those Epstein files gonna bite your butt, but it ain’t gonna go away … 🎶
August 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
🎶 Those Epstein files gonna bite your butt, but it ain’t gonna go away … 🎶
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@governor.pa.gov Governor Shapiro is on fire calling out the bullshit story and cruelty of JD Vance. Listen up and spread the word. And if you support that MFer Vance, go 🖕off #DV1 #DemsUnited
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
@governor.pa.gov Governor Shapiro is on fire calling out the bullshit story and cruelty of JD Vance. Listen up and spread the word. And if you support that MFer Vance, go 🖕off #DV1 #DemsUnited
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Murdering humans in the Caribbean Sea. Risking starvation of tens of millions of Americans. Urging abusive federal agents to use deadly force.
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Murdering humans in the Caribbean Sea. Risking starvation of tens of millions of Americans. Urging abusive federal agents to use deadly force.
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
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Tough days for Poilievre. Oh, baby!
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Tough days for Poilievre. Oh, baby!
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The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
Page by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
1. The approach of mainstream Democrats is summed up in this astonishing February advice from the Democratic strategist James Carville:
“Roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble benea...
skywriter.blue
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
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An incredible and prescient analysis by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social of how our situation harkens back to autocrats past ...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
"Both Sane and Insane": Autocratic Visions of Governance, and Chaos as a Strategy
Plus gratitude practice and a discount on paying subscriptions as a thank you
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
An incredible and prescient analysis by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social of how our situation harkens back to autocrats past ...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
One hand sportswashes the other.
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
One hand sportswashes the other.
Beautiful.
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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November 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Beautiful.
“a proper elite that takes care of the country". Oh.
rightwing guy inherits insurance empire from his dad.
struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country".
builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that.
profits!
gets wapo treatment as a big thinker.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country".
builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that.
profits!
gets wapo treatment as a big thinker.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“a proper elite that takes care of the country". Oh.
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Earlier this year, I met a Croatian journalist who was in the US doing a piece on America’s politics and I asked her what surprised her. And she said, “What you all call the far left is just being normal.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Earlier this year, I met a Croatian journalist who was in the US doing a piece on America’s politics and I asked her what surprised her. And she said, “What you all call the far left is just being normal.”
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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Please enjoy this accessory to post-World Series moping: My essay about the chronic misery of sports fandom, via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Sports Fandom Is All About Grief | The Tyee
No matter how illogical, the pain is real. Yet season after season, I can’t stay away.
thetyee.ca
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Please enjoy this accessory to post-World Series moping: My essay about the chronic misery of sports fandom, via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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CBS and Friends.
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
CBS and Friends.