If you ever wondered how the KGB manipulated foreigners and got them to repeat Soviet propaganda, spend some time listening to Steve Witkoff talk about his wonderful conversations with Vladimir Putin.

A mother fox carries her baby by grasping with her teeth the loose, non-sensitive skin at the back of the neck. When she grips & lifts her baby off the ground it causes relaxation, baby assumes a compact posture with hind legs drawn, heart rate slows & makes no sounds while carried. 📸 Sharon Denny

Hey, BlueSky geniuses: Has anyone yet made a starter pack of Canadian thought leaders, public intellectuals, journalists, and progressive activists, scientists, economists et al that we could all follow and open lines of communication with?

I think that would be popular. And is deeply needed.