Matt Hatfield 🇨🇦
@matthtfld.bsky.social
Executive Director at @openmediaorg.bsky.social, Canada's largest digital rights group. Pro-democracy, everywhere.
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Trump's censor in chief at the FCC, Brendan Carr, just sent a letter to the heads of BBC, NPR and PBS informing them he's launching a "news distortion" probe into the BBC's editing of a documentary on Trump's Jan. 6 activities.
Here it is:
Here it is:
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Trump's censor in chief at the FCC, Brendan Carr, just sent a letter to the heads of BBC, NPR and PBS informing them he's launching a "news distortion" probe into the BBC's editing of a documentary on Trump's Jan. 6 activities.
Here it is:
Here it is:
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Three months ago Coinbase's CEO was talking up how great it was that he "banned politics" at the company five years ago.
www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-ceo...
www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-ceo...
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Three months ago Coinbase's CEO was talking up how great it was that he "banned politics" at the company five years ago.
www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-ceo...
www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-ceo...
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As Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said last week: "Capitulation breeds capitulation."
Disney/ABC's $16 million dollar payout to Trump in December didn't earn the company any special favors today.
Disney/ABC's $16 million dollar payout to Trump in December didn't earn the company any special favors today.
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said last week: "Capitulation breeds capitulation."
Disney/ABC's $16 million dollar payout to Trump in December didn't earn the company any special favors today.
Disney/ABC's $16 million dollar payout to Trump in December didn't earn the company any special favors today.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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this is frankly enraging
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
this is frankly enraging
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the most chilling part of trump's horribleness about jamal isn't just the lies & disrespect. it's what's in his mind, it's the idea that critics & journalists 'have it coming'. is it a green light to murder? maybe.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
the most chilling part of trump's horribleness about jamal isn't just the lies & disrespect. it's what's in his mind, it's the idea that critics & journalists 'have it coming'. is it a green light to murder? maybe.
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Just the president of the United States rationalizing that a Washington Post reporter was basically asking to be murdered and cut to pieces with a bone saw because of his reporting.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Just the president of the United States rationalizing that a Washington Post reporter was basically asking to be murdered and cut to pieces with a bone saw because of his reporting.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
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"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
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My unsolicited & just one guy two cents is that unconsolidated fascism is a massive threat & yes it's not full fascism yet & no one serious actually says that it is but let's not wait until it is to call the fascists fascist OK?
1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My unsolicited & just one guy two cents is that unconsolidated fascism is a massive threat & yes it's not full fascism yet & no one serious actually says that it is but let's not wait until it is to call the fascists fascist OK?
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
A $30 million "fine" for no crime. Politically-motivated extortion of private institutions.
A $30 million "fine" for no crime. Politically-motivated extortion of private institutions.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
A $30 million "fine" for no crime. Politically-motivated extortion of private institutions.
A $30 million "fine" for no crime. Politically-motivated extortion of private institutions.
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Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
🇨🇦 Canada’s privacy laws are DECADES old and fail to protect us from corporate misuse & government overreach. ✊ Tell MPs it’s time for real Privacy Law Reform and to make #Privacy4Canadians a priority! 📨 openmedia.org/Privacy4Cana...
@openmedia.org
@openmedia.org
Canada Needs Privacy Law Reforms Now!
🇨🇦 Canada’s privacy laws are DECADES old and fail to protect us from corporate misuse & government overreach. ✊ Tell MPs it’s time for real Privacy Law Reform and to make #Privacy4Canadians a priority...
openmedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🇨🇦 Canada’s privacy laws are DECADES old and fail to protect us from corporate misuse & government overreach. ✊ Tell MPs it’s time for real Privacy Law Reform and to make #Privacy4Canadians a priority! 📨 openmedia.org/Privacy4Cana...
@openmedia.org
@openmedia.org
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When one MP crosses the floor and an entire province loses all opposition voices, it shows just how broken our voting system is.
Proportional representation would ensure no party can sweep every seat without sweeping the vote.
Proportional representation would ensure no party can sweep every seat without sweeping the vote.
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When one MP crosses the floor and an entire province loses all opposition voices, it shows just how broken our voting system is.
Proportional representation would ensure no party can sweep every seat without sweeping the vote.
Proportional representation would ensure no party can sweep every seat without sweeping the vote.
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You would be kicked out of any writer’s room in existence if you had the villains celebrating a Great Gatsby-themed party while taking away food benefits from millions of poor people.
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You would be kicked out of any writer’s room in existence if you had the villains celebrating a Great Gatsby-themed party while taking away food benefits from millions of poor people.
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it's fun how the degenerate gambling/crypto/corruption plotlines are all converging.
My God they've just created a machine that incentivizes every Trump staffer to break the economy (and much else) on purpose so they can insider trade on Truth Social.
Literally every insider trading son of a bitch in this regime is gonna be deliberately *increasing* volatility as much as possible.
Literally every insider trading son of a bitch in this regime is gonna be deliberately *increasing* volatility as much as possible.
"Truth Social users will be able to trade prediction contracts related to major events and milestones, such as political elections, interest and inflation rate changes, commodity prices on gold and crude oil, events across all major sports leagues"
What the bloody hell?
crypto.com/us/company-n...
What the bloody hell?
crypto.com/us/company-n...
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
it's fun how the degenerate gambling/crypto/corruption plotlines are all converging.
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It literally took decades of advocacy to pass these reforms, which would have prevented prison phone and teleconferencing companies from ripping off inmates and their families to the tune of hundreds of millions annually
F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It literally took decades of advocacy to pass these reforms, which would have prevented prison phone and teleconferencing companies from ripping off inmates and their families to the tune of hundreds of millions annually
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Even with this sanitized (not declassified) report from NSICOP, nowhere is the case made out for Bill C-2's intercept technologies or even the specifics of what they're asking for. If the public safety minister were to release what he'd propose as regulations, we could have a real discussion.
Do police and CSIS need new “lawful intercept” powers to keep up with technology?
Parliament says yes. But in a new declassified report meant to justify Bill C-2, it offers little hard data to back this up.
Parliament says yes. But in a new declassified report meant to justify Bill C-2, it offers little hard data to back this up.
October 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Even with this sanitized (not declassified) report from NSICOP, nowhere is the case made out for Bill C-2's intercept technologies or even the specifics of what they're asking for. If the public safety minister were to release what he'd propose as regulations, we could have a real discussion.
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How George Will describes the unlawful arrest of George Retes in the Bezos Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How George Will describes the unlawful arrest of George Retes in the Bezos Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
There are no meaningful permanent deals to strike with the Trump administration.
It isn’t about fentanyl. It isn’t about ads that rightly characterize President Reagan as anti-tariff.
Canada is on our own and have to act like it.
It isn’t about fentanyl. It isn’t about ads that rightly characterize President Reagan as anti-tariff.
Canada is on our own and have to act like it.
October 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
There are no meaningful permanent deals to strike with the Trump administration.
It isn’t about fentanyl. It isn’t about ads that rightly characterize President Reagan as anti-tariff.
Canada is on our own and have to act like it.
It isn’t about fentanyl. It isn’t about ads that rightly characterize President Reagan as anti-tariff.
Canada is on our own and have to act like it.
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Trump: "I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people... Okay? We're gonna kill them. They're gonna be, like, dead."
October 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Trump: "I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people... Okay? We're gonna kill them. They're gonna be, like, dead."
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The perversion of our nonpartisan criminal justice system exactly mirrors the methods used to establish the Erdoğan dictatorship in Turkey—now in its 22nd year.
Forcing public servants to “find” crimes by political opponents equates to suspending our Constitution. It will harm all on Right & Left.
Forcing public servants to “find” crimes by political opponents equates to suspending our Constitution. It will harm all on Right & Left.
No evidence, but the pretextual case isn't dismissed. DOJ will instead keep looking to find some way to bring charges against Schiff. Even when the president's opponents escape charges (for now), it's still heads Trump wins tails they lose. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
October 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The perversion of our nonpartisan criminal justice system exactly mirrors the methods used to establish the Erdoğan dictatorship in Turkey—now in its 22nd year.
Forcing public servants to “find” crimes by political opponents equates to suspending our Constitution. It will harm all on Right & Left.
Forcing public servants to “find” crimes by political opponents equates to suspending our Constitution. It will harm all on Right & Left.
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This is chilling. The President is asserting authority to kill completely outside of the law. And plans to keep at it.
We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
1/3
We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
1/3
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is chilling. The President is asserting authority to kill completely outside of the law. And plans to keep at it.
We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
1/3
We are not at war, and he is ignoring the criminal laws that actually apply (eg, murder).
No limiting principle stops him from doing this to others he labels "terrorists."
1/3
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Right in front of us. Every day.
A pardon "following months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company." Unprecedented corruption.
President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family's own crypto venture.
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Right in front of us. Every day.