Karl Gowenlock
@karlgowenlock.bsky.social
Criminal lawyer. Winnipegger. Socialist. Boat Rocker. High & Lonesome. Privileged AF. Chasing clout through performative expression of ideological commitments.
If the Jays beat the Dodgers for the #WorldSeries the inescapable conclusion is that the God of America is displeased with the current course of things.
I don't make the rules.
I don't make the rules.
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If the Jays beat the Dodgers for the #WorldSeries the inescapable conclusion is that the God of America is displeased with the current course of things.
I don't make the rules.
I don't make the rules.
I was one of the very first subscribers to Canadaland and I'm proud to still be, for many many reasons. I thought this was an amazing conversation (despite the yelling, it was ultimately respectful) and is the kind of real shit that made me fall in love with the show so many years ago.
Subscibe!
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Today we launched a new series – Off The Record.
Episode one is about a segment we killed, and why we killed it.
🎧🎧🎧LISTEN!🎧🎧🎧
www.canadaland.com/podcast/off-...
Episode one is about a segment we killed, and why we killed it.
🎧🎧🎧LISTEN!🎧🎧🎧
www.canadaland.com/podcast/off-...
June 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I was one of the very first subscribers to Canadaland and I'm proud to still be, for many many reasons. I thought this was an amazing conversation (despite the yelling, it was ultimately respectful) and is the kind of real shit that made me fall in love with the show so many years ago.
Subscibe!
Subscibe!
Excellent piece by @marshamcleod.bsky.social on this entirely avoidable tragedy and the pathetic joke of a system we have for any "police accountability".
(I'm very grateful to have a daily like the @winnipegfreepress.com still doing actual journalism!)
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
(I'm very grateful to have a daily like the @winnipegfreepress.com still doing actual journalism!)
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Police bullets and subsequent IIU investigation leave trail of troubling questions in wake of teen’s death in Portage la Prairie
After two years, Tara and Kaylan still cannot comprehend how their mild-mannered homebody son, who didn’t cause them any problems or get into trouble at school, who’d never interacted with the police ...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Excellent piece by @marshamcleod.bsky.social on this entirely avoidable tragedy and the pathetic joke of a system we have for any "police accountability".
(I'm very grateful to have a daily like the @winnipegfreepress.com still doing actual journalism!)
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
(I'm very grateful to have a daily like the @winnipegfreepress.com still doing actual journalism!)
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Wow, not even a token nod to the need to balance a competing intetest in maintaing free expression of ideas without government interference, nor any consideration of the danger inherent in giving governments the ability to ban speech they deem to be disinformation.
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Disinformation should be treated for what it is—a national security threat that requires a concerted response—and we already have the legislative tools to act. By Sondos Kataite @policyalternatives.ca
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada has a disinformation problem—and the tools to fix it - CCPA
Canadians are increasingly aware of the corrosive effects of disinformation on democratic institutions.
www.policyalternatives.ca
May 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Wow, not even a token nod to the need to balance a competing intetest in maintaing free expression of ideas without government interference, nor any consideration of the danger inherent in giving governments the ability to ban speech they deem to be disinformation.
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"The U of M is given $13,362 per student, Brandon University receives $12,354, while U of Winnipeg gets $7,260."
The @mbndpcaucus.bsky.social should be ashamed of its continuing neglect of such a central institution to Winnipeg. There is no excuse.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
The @mbndpcaucus.bsky.social should be ashamed of its continuing neglect of such a central institution to Winnipeg. There is no excuse.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
University of Winnipeg's finances in dire straits
The University of Winnipeg is warning about a “dire financial situation” and hefty deficit — $4 million in the red is its low-end estimate for next year — due to chronic underfunding and a drop in int...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"The U of M is given $13,362 per student, Brandon University receives $12,354, while U of Winnipeg gets $7,260."
The @mbndpcaucus.bsky.social should be ashamed of its continuing neglect of such a central institution to Winnipeg. There is no excuse.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
The @mbndpcaucus.bsky.social should be ashamed of its continuing neglect of such a central institution to Winnipeg. There is no excuse.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
Sad to see the unique light posts being replaced with the standard park fixtures in Winnipeg’s cherished Exchange District National Historic Site. Beauty means little in the world today.
March 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Sad to see the unique light posts being replaced with the standard park fixtures in Winnipeg’s cherished Exchange District National Historic Site. Beauty means little in the world today.
I know a lot of my fellow Canadians have been worried about Trump and his threats to Canadian sovereignty, but you can relax now. We got it covered:
March 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I know a lot of my fellow Canadians have been worried about Trump and his threats to Canadian sovereignty, but you can relax now. We got it covered:
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.
February 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.
I dress like that and sing this exaxt song with others now and then.
This explains a lot, though. I didn't realize it, but it must be so attractive that it makes it too intimidating for many women to even speak to me.
This explains a lot, though. I didn't realize it, but it must be so attractive that it makes it too intimidating for many women to even speak to me.
men what’s stopping you from dressing like this and singing a cappella shanties with each other?
February 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I dress like that and sing this exaxt song with others now and then.
This explains a lot, though. I didn't realize it, but it must be so attractive that it makes it too intimidating for many women to even speak to me.
This explains a lot, though. I didn't realize it, but it must be so attractive that it makes it too intimidating for many women to even speak to me.
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
Hello Bluesky! The new season of our power grid podcast The Disconnect is out! This time we look at the oil and gas industry's role in keeping the lights on. We start with the roaring history of martial law, oil bootlegging and con artistry in the East Texas oilfield!
kutkutx.studio/the-disconne...
kutkutx.studio/the-disconne...
The Long Con - KUT & KUTX Studios - Podcasts
Hear the story of a con man and a group of hardscrabble East Texas farmers who uncovered the biggest oilfield in U.S. history — and how that discovery forced an obscure state agency to confront the de...
kutkutx.studio
February 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hello Bluesky! The new season of our power grid podcast The Disconnect is out! This time we look at the oil and gas industry's role in keeping the lights on. We start with the roaring history of martial law, oil bootlegging and con artistry in the East Texas oilfield!
kutkutx.studio/the-disconne...
kutkutx.studio/the-disconne...
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
I rent a lot of cars for work and noticed in 2022 that I was getting offered Teslas at DEEP discounts from Hertz. Like, save half my money if I get one of these instead of a Jeep Compass.
Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help.
Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I rent a lot of cars for work and noticed in 2022 that I was getting offered Teslas at DEEP discounts from Hertz. Like, save half my money if I get one of these instead of a Jeep Compass.
Nice pic!
Another cold sun dogs day in #Winnipeg. Stay warm everyone! ❤️🙌
February 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Nice pic!
I feel seen
Hey man sorry to hear about all your political turmoil. Would it help if I scrolled around on the computer all day and drove myself insane?
February 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I feel seen
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A Nanos poll for Bloomberg found 82% support nationwide for Canada using export taxes on oil against Trump if he tariffs Canadian goods but exempts oil. Including 72% support among people in the prairie provinces (!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A Nanos poll for Bloomberg found 82% support nationwide for Canada using export taxes on oil against Trump if he tariffs Canadian goods but exempts oil. Including 72% support among people in the prairie provinces (!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
I hope the entire Super Bowl is artificial intelligence ads. It's going to feel like the world is ending. Entire commercial breaks of commercials for companies promising to do both everything and nothing all at once. The disassociation bowl
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I hope the entire Super Bowl is artificial intelligence ads. It's going to feel like the world is ending. Entire commercial breaks of commercials for companies promising to do both everything and nothing all at once. The disassociation bowl
From Sirota on twitter: "The subtext of this entire interview is that Bernie Sanders’ political analysis was correct and that the liberals who destroyed his political movement destroyed whatever remained of the Democratic Party’s ability to connect with the working class."
I wrote THE UPRISING in ‘08 arguing that if Obama refused to deliver populist policy, it would birth rightwing populism.
I made the same case in MELTDOWN at the start of Biden’s term.
This Bannon Q&A proves that unfortunately I was right. He explains it in explicit terms.
I made the same case in MELTDOWN at the start of Biden’s term.
This Bannon Q&A proves that unfortunately I was right. He explains it in explicit terms.
Opinion | Steve Bannon on ‘Broligarchs’ vs. Populism
The fight for Donald Trump’s ear.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
From Sirota on twitter: "The subtext of this entire interview is that Bernie Sanders’ political analysis was correct and that the liberals who destroyed his political movement destroyed whatever remained of the Democratic Party’s ability to connect with the working class."
Canada's response to #tariffs should be a shift to massively increase trade with China (and Mexico), and use government policy to speed that transition and subsidize the required infrastructure.
February 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Canada's response to #tariffs should be a shift to massively increase trade with China (and Mexico), and use government policy to speed that transition and subsidize the required infrastructure.
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
As a lawyer, this is definitely one of the things that drives me the most nuts about reporting on court cases. Like tell me the goddamn case name at least! Most appeal decisions are published on that courts website. Not hard to link.
Like the other day I saw wire stories about a "Texas judge" ruling against Biden. Had to reverse-engineer it to 1) confirm that the judge was Kacsmaryk (very relevant) and 2) find the decision.
Put that shit in the piece, you're not a pre-Gutenberg priest explaining the word of God.
Put that shit in the piece, you're not a pre-Gutenberg priest explaining the word of God.
January 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
As a lawyer, this is definitely one of the things that drives me the most nuts about reporting on court cases. Like tell me the goddamn case name at least! Most appeal decisions are published on that courts website. Not hard to link.
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
worth noting Chris Murphy switched his position from anti to pro banning TikTok because of Gaza, explicitly so. He told The Dispatch podcast Dec 7 2023 when explaining his pivot, “The way that TikTok is talking about Gaza is designed to divide Americans from each other”.
January 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
worth noting Chris Murphy switched his position from anti to pro banning TikTok because of Gaza, explicitly so. He told The Dispatch podcast Dec 7 2023 when explaining his pivot, “The way that TikTok is talking about Gaza is designed to divide Americans from each other”.
Fantastic thread on turtlenecks
January 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Fantastic thread on turtlenecks
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
Reposted by Karl Gowenlock
This is a beautiful tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a beautiful tribute.