Grant Black
@grantnblack.bsky.social
Canadian. Retired newspaper photographer and photo editor now living in Thunder Bay. Cross country and downhill skier. Canoe paddler. Camper. Traveler.
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I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
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The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
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Mr. Coyne’s latest jeremiad against Trump is one of his best ever, in this weekend’s @theglobeandmail.com.
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Mr. Coyne’s latest jeremiad against Trump is one of his best ever, in this weekend’s @theglobeandmail.com.
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On the predictability of results, and how that drives so many creatives round the bend when it comes to pricing: paulclarke.com/photography/...
Light fantastic - Paul Clarke
Glowing with pride, a newly-minted Queen's Counsel bursts through a passageway in the heart of the Inner Temple, London's maze of legal chambers and halls. One of those pictures that I knew straight a...
paulclarke.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
On the predictability of results, and how that drives so many creatives round the bend when it comes to pricing: paulclarke.com/photography/...
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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...
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NEW: I spoke with the inestimable Terry Gross (!) on @nprfreshair.bsky.social about my year-long investigation of Russ Vought, the "shadow president" of Trump's second presidency.
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Who's the man behind President Trump's dismantling of the federal government?
In a New Yorker article co-published with ProPublica, reporter Andy Kroll describes Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, as a "shadow president" with oversized influence.
www.npr.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW: I spoke with the inestimable Terry Gross (!) on @nprfreshair.bsky.social about my year-long investigation of Russ Vought, the "shadow president" of Trump's second presidency.
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
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This is why they’re deleting studies
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is why they’re deleting studies
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Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a recent study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
September 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a recent study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
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Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
www.motherjones.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
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Yes, COVID Vaccines Do Slow Transmission canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/09/05/y... by @deonandan.bsky.social
Yes, COVID Vaccines Do Slow Transmission
Science lost the information war about four years ago.
canadahealthwatch.ca
September 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Yes, COVID Vaccines Do Slow Transmission canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/09/05/y... by @deonandan.bsky.social
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The bird is a black and white relative of the crow that excels at opportunistic feeding.
It will eat anything out of anybody’s trash can.
It will even follow coyotes to carrion and then barge in.
To understand Alberta’s chaos-making premier, consider the magpie, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. 🐦
It will eat anything out of anybody’s trash can.
It will even follow coyotes to carrion and then barge in.
To understand Alberta’s chaos-making premier, consider the magpie, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. 🐦
The One Bird Danielle Smith Is Most Like | The Tyee
Behold the freewheeling magpie, a tireless scavenger that never stops squawking.
thetyee.ca
July 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The bird is a black and white relative of the crow that excels at opportunistic feeding.
It will eat anything out of anybody’s trash can.
It will even follow coyotes to carrion and then barge in.
To understand Alberta’s chaos-making premier, consider the magpie, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. 🐦
It will eat anything out of anybody’s trash can.
It will even follow coyotes to carrion and then barge in.
To understand Alberta’s chaos-making premier, consider the magpie, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. 🐦
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One of my Canadian friends sent me this as a jab.
I pretended to be offended.
But I can't stop laughing.
Because it's 100% true!
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I pretended to be offended.
But I can't stop laughing.
Because it's 100% true!
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July 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
One of my Canadian friends sent me this as a jab.
I pretended to be offended.
But I can't stop laughing.
Because it's 100% true!
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I pretended to be offended.
But I can't stop laughing.
Because it's 100% true!
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Promising results from Phase 1 human trials of McMaster's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/pro... @actuallyblake.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
July 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Promising results from Phase 1 human trials of McMaster's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/pro... @actuallyblake.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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"Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the end of the century, according to a sweeping new analysis." 🧪
‘Like everyone on the planet giving up breakfast’: Calories from food production set to plummet as the world heats up | CNN
Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the ...
www.cnn.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the end of the century, according to a sweeping new analysis." 🧪
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Mr. Coyne is correct.
There is no more G7.
It’s now a figment of the imagination.
🤷🏼🤔🤷🏼
There is no more G7.
It’s now a figment of the imagination.
🤷🏼🤔🤷🏼
June 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Mr. Coyne is correct.
There is no more G7.
It’s now a figment of the imagination.
🤷🏼🤔🤷🏼
There is no more G7.
It’s now a figment of the imagination.
🤷🏼🤔🤷🏼
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This article is a must read. Marci Shore explains very clearly how Trump 2.0 fits the pattern of gangster fascism 21st century style.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’
Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This article is a must read. Marci Shore explains very clearly how Trump 2.0 fits the pattern of gangster fascism 21st century style.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I am the wine man for the county
And I drinks a lot of wine
Laid down on the grass and got a rash on my behind
Now I'm scratchin' more than ever
I'm scratchin' all the time
And the itchy tall wine man
Is still on the wine!!!!!! RS
And I drinks a lot of wine
Laid down on the grass and got a rash on my behind
Now I'm scratchin' more than ever
I'm scratchin' all the time
And the itchy tall wine man
Is still on the wine!!!!!! RS
June 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I am the wine man for the county
And I drinks a lot of wine
Laid down on the grass and got a rash on my behind
Now I'm scratchin' more than ever
I'm scratchin' all the time
And the itchy tall wine man
Is still on the wine!!!!!! RS
And I drinks a lot of wine
Laid down on the grass and got a rash on my behind
Now I'm scratchin' more than ever
I'm scratchin' all the time
And the itchy tall wine man
Is still on the wine!!!!!! RS
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“About 500 severely normal Albertans, many as pissed as summer hornets, filled the hall to the brim.” Andrew Nikiforuk on a boisterous “coal town hall” with Premier Danielle Smith.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
The Stink of BS at Premier Smith’s Coal Town Hall | The Tyee
The rowdy meeting’s air reeked of government deception. Locals were having none of it.
thetyee.ca
June 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“About 500 severely normal Albertans, many as pissed as summer hornets, filled the hall to the brim.” Andrew Nikiforuk on a boisterous “coal town hall” with Premier Danielle Smith.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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