grahamdun
@grahamdun.bsky.social
Writer, listener, editor, thought provoker
Here on the west coast of Canada we are experiencing similar seasonal wisps of optimism.
“Gardeners are close observers of nature’s clock and the havoc wreaked by climate change.”
We sure are! 🌱🌎🦋
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/g...
We sure are! 🌱🌎🦋
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/g...
Gardeners are close observers of nature’s clock and the havoc wreaked by climate change
It’s not just the delicately balanced cycle of the seasons that’s being disrupted, but also our understanding of that cycle
www.irishtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Here on the west coast of Canada we are experiencing similar seasonal wisps of optimism.
Reposted by grahamdun
This isn’t the end of ICE, this is the beginning of something so much worse. They shot him 9 more times. Can't really capture that in a still frame when he was motionless on the ground.
They took his gun & killed him. Protest armed as a group or your a target.
Defend yourselves, no one is coming.
They took his gun & killed him. Protest armed as a group or your a target.
Defend yourselves, no one is coming.
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 AM
This isn’t the end of ICE, this is the beginning of something so much worse. They shot him 9 more times. Can't really capture that in a still frame when he was motionless on the ground.
They took his gun & killed him. Protest armed as a group or your a target.
Defend yourselves, no one is coming.
They took his gun & killed him. Protest armed as a group or your a target.
Defend yourselves, no one is coming.
@gtconway.bsky.social while Dems struggle to find votes in distant and detached Washington, GOP are killing citizens with impunity.
George thinks the answer is vote getting?
In the meantime ICE will kill more citizens.
Dems are already dead. No heartbeat. No fight.
George thinks the answer is vote getting?
In the meantime ICE will kill more citizens.
Dems are already dead. No heartbeat. No fight.
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
@gtconway.bsky.social while Dems struggle to find votes in distant and detached Washington, GOP are killing citizens with impunity.
George thinks the answer is vote getting?
In the meantime ICE will kill more citizens.
Dems are already dead. No heartbeat. No fight.
George thinks the answer is vote getting?
In the meantime ICE will kill more citizens.
Dems are already dead. No heartbeat. No fight.
Reposted by grahamdun
"Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis."
This is oustanding journalism by a New York Times reporter. It helped me realize what is happening there, and just how bad everything is. I recommend it, which doesn't mean I endorse every line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m... [gift link]
This is oustanding journalism by a New York Times reporter. It helped me realize what is happening there, and just how bad everything is. I recommend it, which doesn't mean I endorse every line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m... [gift link]
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis."
This is oustanding journalism by a New York Times reporter. It helped me realize what is happening there, and just how bad everything is. I recommend it, which doesn't mean I endorse every line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m... [gift link]
This is oustanding journalism by a New York Times reporter. It helped me realize what is happening there, and just how bad everything is. I recommend it, which doesn't mean I endorse every line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m... [gift link]
Reposted by grahamdun
Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
Reposted by grahamdun
I have about a sixth of the followers here than I had on Twitter and the engagement on a simple and fun post about an old country musician I love does way better numbers here than my stuff ever did on Twitter.
Sharing things organically leads to great engagement. The feedback loop is the best.
Sharing things organically leads to great engagement. The feedback loop is the best.
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I have about a sixth of the followers here than I had on Twitter and the engagement on a simple and fun post about an old country musician I love does way better numbers here than my stuff ever did on Twitter.
Sharing things organically leads to great engagement. The feedback loop is the best.
Sharing things organically leads to great engagement. The feedback loop is the best.
Reposted by grahamdun
Just a reminder, Toni Morrison was 39 when she published her first book. To all you creatives out there: Keep going! You got this! 👏🏼
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Just a reminder, Toni Morrison was 39 when she published her first book. To all you creatives out there: Keep going! You got this! 👏🏼
Reposted by grahamdun
You need to listen to this whole thing.
January 22, 2026 at 7:50 AM
You need to listen to this whole thing.
Reposted by grahamdun
Like the pandemic, Trump has always been a mirror as much as anything, and this is correct
Parker is quite empathetic & gentle in the piece.
Not me. I find the passivity discussed in the piece *utterly damning* -- of US institutions, US leaders, and the US people.
Non one wants to just say it, but Trump has exposed this country as hollow, callow, spoiled, & ignorant.
Not me. I find the passivity discussed in the piece *utterly damning* -- of US institutions, US leaders, and the US people.
Non one wants to just say it, but Trump has exposed this country as hollow, callow, spoiled, & ignorant.
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Like the pandemic, Trump has always been a mirror as much as anything, and this is correct
Reposted by grahamdun
Karoline Leavitt Addresses Mark Carney’s Traitorous Davos Speech
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Carney's speech in Davos was a strong contributor to the decline in the DOW today. Actions come in many forms @justinling.ca
My point, by the way, is not that Carney can't or won't do these things. My argument here is around what we should do, and how fast we should do it.
It's not defeatism, it's some constructive criticism.
It's not defeatism, it's some constructive criticism.
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Carney's speech in Davos was a strong contributor to the decline in the DOW today. Actions come in many forms @justinling.ca
@georgetakei.bsky.social check out Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech in Davos today. His speech is direct and hard on the reality that America is no longer a supporter of democratic institutions and it is time to move on.
Our allies are telling us: Stage an intervention before Trump drives us off a cliff for good. We should heed their warning.
January 20, 2026 at 8:06 PM
@georgetakei.bsky.social check out Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech in Davos today. His speech is direct and hard on the reality that America is no longer a supporter of democratic institutions and it is time to move on.
Reposted by grahamdun
Thing is, if you take away the racism, homophobia, transphobia, jingoism, narcissism, mythomania, and the pedo thing…he’s still mind-blowingly stupid.
January 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Thing is, if you take away the racism, homophobia, transphobia, jingoism, narcissism, mythomania, and the pedo thing…he’s still mind-blowingly stupid.
Reposted by grahamdun
Worth reading in full.
This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Worth reading in full.
Here's the full speech. It is a dinger. Glad the PM is using an international stage, but all Canadians need to hear it. We're in this thing together.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
January 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
When will world financial markets downgrade USA as a safe place to invest?
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM
When will world financial markets downgrade USA as a safe place to invest?
Reposted by grahamdun
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
Reposted by grahamdun
Sorry to be so direct. But, one wonders if Americans fully understand their democracy is broken? Glorifying figuring skating while citizens are being shot and killed seems like a distant and very odd perspective.
Priorities? Makes me wonder.
Priorities? Makes me wonder.
@sallyjenx.bsky.social you mean America's team, right? Do they come with guns and masks?
Your Olympic figure skating team
January 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Sorry to be so direct. But, one wonders if Americans fully understand their democracy is broken? Glorifying figuring skating while citizens are being shot and killed seems like a distant and very odd perspective.
Priorities? Makes me wonder.
Priorities? Makes me wonder.
@sallyjenx.bsky.social you mean America's team, right? Do they come with guns and masks?
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
@sallyjenx.bsky.social you mean America's team, right? Do they come with guns and masks?
@pmagn.bsky.social Australia? Wrong country folks. Try USA where they are killing their own citizens.
Canada issues serious new travel advisory for Australia
Mind the Heat 🔥
#ClimateAbandon
dailyhive.com/canada/canad...
Mind the Heat 🔥
#ClimateAbandon
dailyhive.com/canada/canad...
Canada issues serious new travel advisory for Australia | National
The Government of Canada has just issued a serious travel advisory update for Australia due to a potential health risk.
dailyhive.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
@pmagn.bsky.social Australia? Wrong country folks. Try USA where they are killing their own citizens.
@joshuaeakle.com is so damn smart. He's figured it out. Now. Notwithstanding the orange dumpling told the world what he was going to do a year ago.
Yeah, nice work Joshua. Too late now. The election is over.
Yeah, nice work Joshua. Too late now. The election is over.
This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
January 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
@joshuaeakle.com is so damn smart. He's figured it out. Now. Notwithstanding the orange dumpling told the world what he was going to do a year ago.
Yeah, nice work Joshua. Too late now. The election is over.
Yeah, nice work Joshua. Too late now. The election is over.
@steeletalks.bsky.social why would Canadians go the the USA ? We are in an economic war with them. They're trying to steal our jobs and destroy our economy. Why visit USA?
They shoot their citizens. Can you imagine what they would do to a visitor from Canada?
Exaggerated? Want to take the risk?
They shoot their citizens. Can you imagine what they would do to a visitor from Canada?
Exaggerated? Want to take the risk?
TBH I'm surprised flight cancellations to the US aren't higher. I miss some of my usual US vacation spots - but America literally does not feel safe or welcoming at the moment. I sincerely hope things change...quickly...for all of our sakes.
vancouversun.com/news/air-tra...
vancouversun.com/news/air-tra...
'People are worried': Air travel from Vancouver to U.S. falls for 10 straight months
'People are worried,' said one B.C. travel agent, who had a Caribbean cruise group cancel to avoid flying into Miami. Find out more.
vancouversun.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
@steeletalks.bsky.social why would Canadians go the the USA ? We are in an economic war with them. They're trying to steal our jobs and destroy our economy. Why visit USA?
They shoot their citizens. Can you imagine what they would do to a visitor from Canada?
Exaggerated? Want to take the risk?
They shoot their citizens. Can you imagine what they would do to a visitor from Canada?
Exaggerated? Want to take the risk?
Oh, @thegodpodcast.com is so naive. Impeach the orange pumpkin. How? Americans have up on democracy a year ago in November. No courage to stand then. Why now?
He must be impeached immediately!!!
Thou Shalt Leave Greenland The Hell Alone
Thou shalt leave everyone alone.
www.thegodpodcast.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Oh, @thegodpodcast.com is so naive. Impeach the orange pumpkin. How? Americans have up on democracy a year ago in November. No courage to stand then. Why now?
Why is @rmayemsinger.bsky.social worrying about name calling while at the same time democracy has collapsed? America is a despised country around the world not matter what names one chooses to use.
For the love of dog. It's 2026. The word has not applied for at least 10 years. STOP calling them "conservative." Right wing, check. Christian Nationalist, check. Extremist GOP, check. Fascist-friendly, check.
But they are not "conservative."
But they are not "conservative."
January 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Why is @rmayemsinger.bsky.social worrying about name calling while at the same time democracy has collapsed? America is a despised country around the world not matter what names one chooses to use.