Greg O’Brien
@gregobr.bsky.social
News director at CHCH TV. Dad, husband, brother, son, skier…
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If you’re not sure why they had to issue this statement about Franklin the turtle it’s because Pete Hegseth did something horrible again: gizmodo.com/franklin-the...
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If you’re not sure why they had to issue this statement about Franklin the turtle it’s because Pete Hegseth did something horrible again: gizmodo.com/franklin-the...
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I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
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The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
Liberal minority survives first of three confidence votes
The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
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Daulton Varsho was just trying to make contact — “short and sweet to the ball” he later said — but he ended up having the biggest hit of the Toronto Blue Jays’ season.
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Varsho has the Blue Jays' biggest hit of the year as Toronto trims magic number to 3
Daulton Varsho was just trying to make contact — "short and sweet to the ball" he later said — but he ended up having the biggest hit of the Toronto Blue Jays' season.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Daulton Varsho was just trying to make contact — “short and sweet to the ball” he later said — but he ended up having the biggest hit of the Toronto Blue Jays’ season.
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A township in northern Ontario announced this summer that it was in a financial crisis with a $2.5-million operating deficit, sending shock waves through the community of around 500 people near Kapuskasing.
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Property taxes up 20 per cent in cash-strapped Ontario township
A township in northern Ontario announced this summer that it was in a financial crisis with a $2.5-million operating deficit, sending shock waves through the community of around 500 people near Kapusk...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A township in northern Ontario announced this summer that it was in a financial crisis with a $2.5-million operating deficit, sending shock waves through the community of around 500 people near Kapuskasing.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
I'm going to miss Howard. He really cared about Canadian TV and Radio. broadcastdialogue.com/broadcast-di...
Broadcast Dialogue founder Howard Christensen dead at 80 - Broadcast Dialogue
Howard Christensen, a longtime broadcaster and the founder of Broadcast Dialogue, has passed away at the age of 80.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm going to miss Howard. He really cared about Canadian TV and Radio. broadcastdialogue.com/broadcast-di...
Holy shit, that’s an effective ad youtu.be/b5ykNZl9mTQ?...
Back-To-School Essentials | Sandy Hook Promise
YouTube video by Sandy Hook Promise
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September 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Holy shit, that’s an effective ad youtu.be/b5ykNZl9mTQ?...
A shitty company run by shitty people… Meta is evil
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Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
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August 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A shitty company run by shitty people… Meta is evil
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We're looking for a FT assignment editor @chchnews.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're looking for a FT assignment editor @chchnews.bsky.social
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I think like many, many people I find the idea that CBS has just cancelled Colbert out of the blue like this for financial reasons *highly* implausible. He’s the most viewed late night host on TV, and his ratings have been going up.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert tells studio audience CBS is canceling 'The Late Show,' to end in May 2026.
July 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think like many, many people I find the idea that CBS has just cancelled Colbert out of the blue like this for financial reasons *highly* implausible. He’s the most viewed late night host on TV, and his ratings have been going up.
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The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes.
CBS axes ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ following host’s criticism of Trump settlement
The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes.
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Welcome to the revolution, Hi & Lois
July 4 Hi & Lois is pretty on point
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July 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Welcome to the revolution, Hi & Lois
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Tear-gassing an unarmed, unmasked woman holding a US flag
Appropriately dark representation of what’s happening to our nation.
TW: police ultimately fire tear gas grenades at the woman waving the American Flag.
This is happening in and around LA. God save us all. 🇺🇸
#ICE #LosAngeles #SoCal #DHS
TW: police ultimately fire tear gas grenades at the woman waving the American Flag.
This is happening in and around LA. God save us all. 🇺🇸
#ICE #LosAngeles #SoCal #DHS
June 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Tear-gassing an unarmed, unmasked woman holding a US flag
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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got into this in my piece today as well. Silicon Valley tech bro foreign policy is global megadeath prospect.org/power/2025-0...
May 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
got into this in my piece today as well. Silicon Valley tech bro foreign policy is global megadeath prospect.org/power/2025-0...
“Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life.”
one of the worst people in human history. a Pol Pot level of monster www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
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May 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life.”
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Perfect concise summary of how we have completely lost the plot in our National Conversation™️
Today Trump's main legislative initiative died *in committee*, his main domestic policy initiative was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, & his economic shenanigans got the whole country's credit downgraded.
Let's talk about what's important: Biden Old
Let's talk about what's important: Biden Old
May 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Perfect concise summary of how we have completely lost the plot in our National Conversation™️
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"Even though the 145% tariff on Chinese imports only lasted a month, it already inflicted its scars on the economy. Global trade is just not something you can turn off and on like that." www.npr.org/2025/05/16/1... Expect these effects to ripple through the real economy over the next month or two.
The 145% tariff already did its damage : Planet Money
Even though the 145% tariff on Chinese imports only lasted a month, it already inflicted its scars on the economy. Global trade is just not something you can turn off and on like that. Some companies ...
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May 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Even though the 145% tariff on Chinese imports only lasted a month, it already inflicted its scars on the economy. Global trade is just not something you can turn off and on like that." www.npr.org/2025/05/16/1... Expect these effects to ripple through the real economy over the next month or two.
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this was one of the more bizarre arguments during COVID, where people were claiming it was "mostly old people" dying
The deeper meaning behind "almost no healthy children die of the measles" is that, when children do die of the measles, it's only ever because they were already ill. And the deeper meaning behind that is "well, we can't save 'em all." And that's just...17th century thinking.
May 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
this was one of the more bizarre arguments during COVID, where people were claiming it was "mostly old people" dying
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Breaking News: Charter and Cox agreed to merge in a $34.5 billion deal that would create one of the largest cable providers in the U.S.
Cable Giants Charter and Cox to Merge in $34.5 Billion Deal
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May 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Breaking News: Charter and Cox agreed to merge in a $34.5 billion deal that would create one of the largest cable providers in the U.S.