Natasha Kaminsky
@natashakaminsky.bsky.social
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Nihilistic violence includes violent acts lacking a unifying ideology or political goal, often driven by misanthropy or a desire for notoriety in online communities.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Nihilistic violence includes violent acts lacking a unifying ideology or political goal, often driven by misanthropy or a desire for notoriety in online communities.
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one reason "great power competition" is a bad description of the emerging order is that an interlinked global kleptocracy does not care about national interests or rivalries
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
one reason "great power competition" is a bad description of the emerging order is that an interlinked global kleptocracy does not care about national interests or rivalries
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A fantastic summary of the @plagasse.bsky.social/Dave/Steve book on legislative oversight over the armed forces of 15 democracies. Canada too lax on civilian oversight of the military: Study share.google/3jb5n56pGlME...
Study says Canada is too lax on civilian oversight of the military
Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to Parliament’s rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A fantastic summary of the @plagasse.bsky.social/Dave/Steve book on legislative oversight over the armed forces of 15 democracies. Canada too lax on civilian oversight of the military: Study share.google/3jb5n56pGlME...
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Sadly, people have been lied to by omission by our govts and public health and they don’t know that no one fully recovers from Covid.
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio
Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing...
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sadly, people have been lied to by omission by our govts and public health and they don’t know that no one fully recovers from Covid.
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
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‘The guerillas are everywhere’: Mogadishu prepares to fall to Islamist insurgents | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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🚨🎙️We've got a new Secure Line podcast out now! Have a listen to @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social, @leahwest-nsl.bsky.social, and @plagasse.bsky.social talk about how (and if) Canada can actually spend the defence budget, and what that means for Canadian defence and our relationship with allies.
From Promises to Procurement: Can Canada Actually Spend $81.8 Billion?
Spotify video
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November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🚨🎙️We've got a new Secure Line podcast out now! Have a listen to @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social, @leahwest-nsl.bsky.social, and @plagasse.bsky.social talk about how (and if) Canada can actually spend the defence budget, and what that means for Canadian defence and our relationship with allies.
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Another possible DPRK-sponsored Lazarus group hack, this time of South Korea's largest crypto exchange. The take? $36 million. This is in addition to nearly $2 billion in other heists this year alone.
www.coindesk.com/markets/2025...
www.coindesk.com/markets/2025...
www.coindesk.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Another possible DPRK-sponsored Lazarus group hack, this time of South Korea's largest crypto exchange. The take? $36 million. This is in addition to nearly $2 billion in other heists this year alone.
www.coindesk.com/markets/2025...
www.coindesk.com/markets/2025...
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Interviewed my friend @markkersten.bsky.social on genocide - what is it and when is it. A good primer for those new to the topic.
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
Episode 17 - When is it Genocide? Thinking about the Crime of Crimes
YouTube video by The Centre for International and Defence Policy
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Interviewed my friend @markkersten.bsky.social on genocide - what is it and when is it. A good primer for those new to the topic.
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
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I’m sorry but I can’t stop laughing, yeah we would sled down hills in the winter with whatever we had on hand, toboggans, crazy carpets, tubes 😂 someone always got injured because of jumps on the hills or wipeouts #Canada
Credit to momodoulk
Credit to momodoulk
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I’m sorry but I can’t stop laughing, yeah we would sled down hills in the winter with whatever we had on hand, toboggans, crazy carpets, tubes 😂 someone always got injured because of jumps on the hills or wipeouts #Canada
Credit to momodoulk
Credit to momodoulk
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About 2.5% of people in Canada are infected and/or experiencing life activity-limiting long COVID this week.
The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $92.7M.
The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $92.7M.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
About 2.5% of people in Canada are infected and/or experiencing life activity-limiting long COVID this week.
The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $92.7M.
The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $92.7M.
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Dear Americans, read this, then read it again, and then vote for progressive democrats who will bring our country into the 21st century with all of the other advanced nations of earth.
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Dear Americans, read this, then read it again, and then vote for progressive democrats who will bring our country into the 21st century with all of the other advanced nations of earth.
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I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Ok Vatican III absolutely rules.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Ok Vatican III absolutely rules.
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It never stopped being February 2022 for these guys and they are on a desperate quest to recapture that energy.
In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It never stopped being February 2022 for these guys and they are on a desperate quest to recapture that energy.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Fellow podcasters, my podcast Canadian History Ehx is up for four Canadian Podcast Awards
(Best Host, Outstanding Production, Outstanding Society and Culture Series, Outstanding Documentary)
Voting ends on Nov. 22
I would very much appreciate a vote :)👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
(Best Host, Outstanding Production, Outstanding Society and Culture Series, Outstanding Documentary)
Voting ends on Nov. 22
I would very much appreciate a vote :)👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Fellow podcasters, my podcast Canadian History Ehx is up for four Canadian Podcast Awards
(Best Host, Outstanding Production, Outstanding Society and Culture Series, Outstanding Documentary)
Voting ends on Nov. 22
I would very much appreciate a vote :)👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
(Best Host, Outstanding Production, Outstanding Society and Culture Series, Outstanding Documentary)
Voting ends on Nov. 22
I would very much appreciate a vote :)👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
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The danger of an amorphous definition is that it gives any political actor the power to redefine a “threat” whenever it’s convenient. A label that isn’t anchored in evidence isn’t really a label at all; it’s a political weapon, one that can be aimed wherever those in power choose.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The danger of an amorphous definition is that it gives any political actor the power to redefine a “threat” whenever it’s convenient. A label that isn’t anchored in evidence isn’t really a label at all; it’s a political weapon, one that can be aimed wherever those in power choose.
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What is there to stop this government or a future government from calling critics, protesters, or totally unrelated groups “Antifa” simply because the label is useful to them? This is a recipe for old-fashioned repression under the colour of law.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What is there to stop this government or a future government from calling critics, protesters, or totally unrelated groups “Antifa” simply because the label is useful to them? This is a recipe for old-fashioned repression under the colour of law.
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So much land. So much valuable land now in the hands of a government that has been trying to sell off the greenbelt, provincial parks and Ontario place.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
The government says Bill 33 has received Royal Assent and is now law.
It will make it easier for the education minister to take over school boards in the province by appointing a supervisor and sidelining trustees. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1153148...
It will make it easier for the education minister to take over school boards in the province by appointing a supervisor and sidelining trustees. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1153148...
Protests erupt at Queen’s Park as government passes school board takeover bill | Globalnews.ca
On Wednesday, Bill 33 passed its third reading at Queen's Park after a shortened debate and bypassing committee, with Royal Assent set to follow.
globalnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
So much land. So much valuable land now in the hands of a government that has been trying to sell off the greenbelt, provincial parks and Ontario place.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
Très cool.
ISD is proud to release the Pravda Network Spotter, a browser extension designed to detect sites linked to a Russia-aligned information operation. This extension warns users when they come across one of the pages by turning the page red, though they can still interact w/ it & switch off the alert.
Link by link: Hundreds of webpages cite pro-Russia Pravda network
ISD has built a free browser extension to help individuals recognise Pravda network sites, which hundreds of media outlets still treat as credible.
www.isdglobal.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Très cool.