Grant
@grant.monster
A nice man from Nova Scotia. Photography on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thegrantyouknow/
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Er...if I understand correctly, Canada ordered the block 4. Is there a non-zero chance that the units that are supposed to be available to the RCAF soonest won't even have radars? 😐
Er...if I understand correctly, Canada ordered the block 4. Is there a non-zero chance that the units that are supposed to be available to the RCAF soonest won't even have radars? 😐
Are F-35s Being Delivered To The USAF Without Radars? Sure Seems Like It
Even if the jets lack radars, that doesn't mean they are useless, but their capabilities and survivability would be degraded.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Er...if I understand correctly, Canada ordered the block 4. Is there a non-zero chance that the units that are supposed to be available to the RCAF soonest won't even have radars? 😐
Er...if I understand correctly, Canada ordered the block 4. Is there a non-zero chance that the units that are supposed to be available to the RCAF soonest won't even have radars? 😐
Photojournalism is always a cost-cutting target in all these news media layoffs, but it remains incredibly powerful. This image says more, more quickly, than shortform video.
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Photojournalism is always a cost-cutting target in all these news media layoffs, but it remains incredibly powerful. This image says more, more quickly, than shortform video.
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“elon musk says” is just some of the worst gotcha clickbait the media engages in
Elon Musk told employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, on Tuesday that the company needed a factory on the moon to build A.I. satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space.
Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon
In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“elon musk says” is just some of the worst gotcha clickbait the media engages in
The vibes are not good in higher education right now, so this is really nice to see. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Arviat, Nunavut, chosen as main campus site for Canada's 1st Inuit university | CBC News
Arviat, a small Nunavut community located along the western shore of Hudson Bay, will be the home of the first Inuit-led university in Canada's Arctic, CBC News has learned.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM
The vibes are not good in higher education right now, so this is really nice to see. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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There are so many threads to pull here but the absolute intellectual bankruptcy of the richest men on the planet is impossible to ignore. It can't just be that they personally got lucky, or leveraged some edge at the right time; they have to be undeniably superior to others at a foundational level.
I parsed through some of the emails in the Epstein files, and it’s very clear that Epstein was a eugenicist weirdo. Something he very much had in common with the billionaire class à la Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Donald Trump. New for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Epstein couldn't stop emailing people about eugenics
In the latest files, the trafficker gives it a Silicon Valley–pilled name: "genetic altruism."
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
There are so many threads to pull here but the absolute intellectual bankruptcy of the richest men on the planet is impossible to ignore. It can't just be that they personally got lucky, or leveraged some edge at the right time; they have to be undeniably superior to others at a foundational level.
Julie K. Brown the 🐐, on the beat for years. Her book "Perversion of Justice" is still a very good primer, despite all the recent new revelations.
Breaking: Trump told Palm Beach police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein and 'evil' Maxwell www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Julie K. Brown the 🐐, on the beat for years. Her book "Perversion of Justice" is still a very good primer, despite all the recent new revelations.
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The whole world is about to watch as a country of people get forced into starvation for no reason
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Air Canada suspends Cuba flights as island set to run out of jet fuel
Air Canada said on Monday it is suspending flights to Cuba, which warned it was running out of jet fuel, as the U.S. tightens its grip on the communist-run nation's oil supply by blocking shipments fr...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The whole world is about to watch as a country of people get forced into starvation for no reason
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Remember when Poilievre painted the NDP and Greens as evil for doing this but publicly, and in exchange for implementing new social programs? Good times.
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Conservatives, Liberals working on behind-the-scenes deals as PM downplays election talk | CBC News
Liberals and Conservatives are working out a path that could keep the government in power, sources tell CBC News, while Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to downplay the likelihood of a spring elec...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Remember when Poilievre painted the NDP and Greens as evil for doing this but publicly, and in exchange for implementing new social programs? Good times.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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What’s happening here is parallel to what’s happening in America: as conservatism moves rightward, its adherents start to realize how many of their policy goals are actually unpopular and increasingly unlikely to win at the ballot box — and so they start exploring ways to opt out.
it's funny how Canadian nationalism is Liberal/NDP coded
📊Angus Reid Institute: "If a referendum was held on Alberta separation, would you vote for Alberta to leave Canada and become its own independent country or stay in Canada?"
All respondents:
🔴65% Stay
🔵30% Leave
CPC voters:
🔵49% Leave
🔴45% Stay
www.338canada.ca/p/alberta-in...
All respondents:
🔴65% Stay
🔵30% Leave
CPC voters:
🔵49% Leave
🔴45% Stay
www.338canada.ca/p/alberta-in...
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
What’s happening here is parallel to what’s happening in America: as conservatism moves rightward, its adherents start to realize how many of their policy goals are actually unpopular and increasingly unlikely to win at the ballot box — and so they start exploring ways to opt out.
it’s not a bubble, BUT
(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. plans to sell a very rare 100-year bond as part of its mega debt issue, in the first sale of such long-dated debt by a technology firm since the late 1990s. The 100-year bond will be denominated in sterling, .. according to a person familiar with the matter.
#$GOOGL
#$GOOGL
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
it’s not a bubble, BUT
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If you want a sense of how dire the situation is in Cuba now, here is a list of the measures the Cuban president says the nation has started taking to try to keep people in nursing homes and hospitals alive while Trump & Rubio choke the island of essentials, which the Cuban gov't is now referring...
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you want a sense of how dire the situation is in Cuba now, here is a list of the measures the Cuban president says the nation has started taking to try to keep people in nursing homes and hospitals alive while Trump & Rubio choke the island of essentials, which the Cuban gov't is now referring...
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“What does it mean to not allow a single drop of fuel to reach a country? It affects the transportation of food, food production, public transportation, the functioning of hospitals, institutions of all kinds, schools, economic production, tourism. How do our vital systems function without fuel?”
As U.S. moves to block oil supply, Cubans wonder how they’ll survive deepening energy crisis
Anxieties simmered in Havana on Friday, a day after Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned that U.S. efforts to block oil supplies would take a heavy toll on the Caribbean nation and asked Cubans to...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
“What does it mean to not allow a single drop of fuel to reach a country? It affects the transportation of food, food production, public transportation, the functioning of hospitals, institutions of all kinds, schools, economic production, tourism. How do our vital systems function without fuel?”
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Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
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In 2016, when Post reporter Jason Rezaian was freed after spending 1.5 years in Iranian prison, Jeff Bezos personally flew him back on his private plane. Bezos used it as a photo op.
Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
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Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
bsky.app/profile/myhl...
We have launched a new fundraiser to support The Washington Post's courageous international employees and local staff who were laid off, who are not eligible for Guild protections, and who face additional logistical challenges and security risks.
Please give & share widely:
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Please give & share widely:
gofund.me/e765aab9f
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
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February 8, 2026 at 5:22 AM
In 2016, when Post reporter Jason Rezaian was freed after spending 1.5 years in Iranian prison, Jeff Bezos personally flew him back on his private plane. Bezos used it as a photo op.
Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
bsky.app/profile/myhl...
Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
bsky.app/profile/myhl...
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
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“This morning, I spoke to a really senior adviser to Pierre Poilievre, and he said that it took him all hell’s work to convince Pierre to finally take up anti-immigration status. And that’s happening”
A former OneBC staffer previously participated in a Spaces call with the leaders of white nationalist/"Canadian nationalist" organizations.
They talked about deporting 10 million people and joked about throwing "millions of Punjabis" into the sea. 1/3 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
They talked about deporting 10 million people and joked about throwing "millions of Punjabis" into the sea. 1/3 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Inside the Far-Right Push to Influence Canadian Political Parties | The Tyee
A conference call shows a political operative with past Conservative connections advising several white nationalist groups.
thetyee.ca
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
“This morning, I spoke to a really senior adviser to Pierre Poilievre, and he said that it took him all hell’s work to convince Pierre to finally take up anti-immigration status. And that’s happening”
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???
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
???
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This book really affected me, I think because the narrative vividly illustrates in such a personal way how everything works in practice bsky.app/profile/dipl...
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy, by Nathan Thrall is very good and highlights the draconian geographical limitations placed on Palestinians under occupation, and how they are *literally* fatal.
February 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This book really affected me, I think because the narrative vividly illustrates in such a personal way how everything works in practice bsky.app/profile/dipl...
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Wow, first the metaverse and NFTs and now this. I can't believe this keeps happening with all these expensive products that don't do anything.
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Investors Concerned AI Bubble Is Finally Popping
Investors are becoming incredibly antsy about the Magnificent Seven's enormous AI spending plans, stoking renewed fears over an AI bubble.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Wow, first the metaverse and NFTs and now this. I can't believe this keeps happening with all these expensive products that don't do anything.
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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The New York Times has finally covered the Trump video of Obama as an ape — and they are still providing cover for him. Fuck the Times.
February 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The New York Times has finally covered the Trump video of Obama as an ape — and they are still providing cover for him. Fuck the Times.
Without descending into paranoia or invalidating anyone's sincere conservative beliefs, I think we as Canadians have to be mindful of this in a way we didn't before the 51st state/Alberta separatist nonsense kicked off.
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Without descending into paranoia or invalidating anyone's sincere conservative beliefs, I think we as Canadians have to be mindful of this in a way we didn't before the 51st state/Alberta separatist nonsense kicked off.
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Please, my magic bean, it is very sick
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Please, my magic bean, it is very sick
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canada continuing to drop the ball on taking tech policy seriously
Canada did a consultation on a new national AI strategy, formed an expert task force to write 32 reports, then used AI to analyze the responses & reports. The result is a summary that strings together 100s of vague action items & flattens nuance and policy trade-offs into false consensus
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
canada continuing to drop the ball on taking tech policy seriously