Navneet Alang
@navneetalang.com
Editor @ Toronto Star Opinion. Pitch me op-eds, essays at nalang@thestar.ca.
Writer and former columnist with bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
Writer and former columnist with bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
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Navneet Alang
@navneetalang.com
· Jan 9
My goal for 2025 is just to become hotter and more lethal
Alas, I think that might be 2025's goal too
Jesus Christ. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Jesus Christ. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Speaking of dogs: unpopular opinion perhaps but there are 5 dogs in this coffee shop and that is 5 too many imo.
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Speaking of dogs: unpopular opinion perhaps but there are 5 dogs in this coffee shop and that is 5 too many imo.
They’re good dogs bront
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
They’re good dogs bront
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I’m so saddened by the loss of Alice Wong, truly one of the good ones, to whom community-building came naturally. A great writer, activist, and person. bsky.app/profile/sesm...
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I’m so saddened by the loss of Alice Wong, truly one of the good ones, to whom community-building came naturally. A great writer, activist, and person. bsky.app/profile/sesm...
…I thought the piece was written by *Joseph* Bernstein and was quite puzzled
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
…I thought the piece was written by *Joseph* Bernstein and was quite puzzled
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What I found was both worse than I imagined and somehow, weirdly, better than I hoped. www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What I found was both worse than I imagined and somehow, weirdly, better than I hoped. www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
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I spent some in Texas recently, looking at Trump's America a year(ish) after his election last year.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I spent some in Texas recently, looking at Trump's America a year(ish) after his election last year.
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Wow. First, this is very interesting sanctions implementation. Secondly, really illustrates weaponized interdependence, but also how the overuse of those powers will erode US soft and corporate power and influence.
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Wow. First, this is very interesting sanctions implementation. Secondly, really illustrates weaponized interdependence, but also how the overuse of those powers will erode US soft and corporate power and influence.
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"Things really are as bad as they seem in the United States. But they are not hopeless." Incredible reporting and writing from @rwarnica.bsky.social in Texas, where there's hope amid the cruelty and despair www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
Richard Warnica: Ignorance. Cruelty. Disease: I travelled to the epicentre of Trump’s new America. This is what I found
Trump has radically changed the U.S. But everywhere, there are signs of resistance.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Things really are as bad as they seem in the United States. But they are not hopeless." Incredible reporting and writing from @rwarnica.bsky.social in Texas, where there's hope amid the cruelty and despair www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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can't believe the menswear guy did a thread on Roopa Mills/House of Blanks
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
can't believe the menswear guy did a thread on Roopa Mills/House of Blanks
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He grew up in a time before Toronto banned neighbourhood stores. Here’s what he says we’re missing
He grew up in a time before Toronto banned neighbourhood stores. Here’s what he says we’re missing
Steve Polak took the Star on a stroll down his west Toronto street to show what the city has lost, and what it could gain.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
He grew up in a time before Toronto banned neighbourhood stores. Here’s what he says we’re missing
I'm going to deliberately ignore the multiple burning fires and will instead say that whatever the Steam Box costs I will almost certainly not be able to justify it
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'm going to deliberately ignore the multiple burning fires and will instead say that whatever the Steam Box costs I will almost certainly not be able to justify it
Pretty sure that: a) "high trust society" is a now a racist dogwhistle; b) that there is an attempt to push far right narratives on social media through presenting supposedly "objective" infographics etc.
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Pretty sure that: a) "high trust society" is a now a racist dogwhistle; b) that there is an attempt to push far right narratives on social media through presenting supposedly "objective" infographics etc.
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
me talking to god
- so you're saying you created a universe of culinary delights, most of which will slowly kill you?
- yes
- and if you want to, say, imbibe something subtle and sophisticated with those delights, that will also slowly kill you?
- yes
- and this seems fine to you?
- yes
- so you're saying you created a universe of culinary delights, most of which will slowly kill you?
- yes
- and if you want to, say, imbibe something subtle and sophisticated with those delights, that will also slowly kill you?
- yes
- and this seems fine to you?
- yes
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
me talking to god
- so you're saying you created a universe of culinary delights, most of which will slowly kill you?
- yes
- and if you want to, say, imbibe something subtle and sophisticated with those delights, that will also slowly kill you?
- yes
- and this seems fine to you?
- yes
- so you're saying you created a universe of culinary delights, most of which will slowly kill you?
- yes
- and if you want to, say, imbibe something subtle and sophisticated with those delights, that will also slowly kill you?
- yes
- and this seems fine to you?
- yes
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We ordered cocaine for $100 through a Facebook ad. Here’s why it was easy to buy illegal drugs online in Canada #StarInvestigation
We ordered cocaine for $100 through a Facebook ad. Here’s why it was easy to buy illegal drugs online in Canada
Meta, the tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram, says it has “zero tolerance” for the ads and works to find and remove the illegal drug posts.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ordered cocaine for $100 through a Facebook ad. Here’s why it was easy to buy illegal drugs online in Canada #StarInvestigation
I still get the sense that the Jays' loss has affected people "disproportionately." Totally based on vibes, not anything serious, but somehow feels like it stings more or that "the city needed it" such that the sadness has lingered more than it might have at another point in history?
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I still get the sense that the Jays' loss has affected people "disproportionately." Totally based on vibes, not anything serious, but somehow feels like it stings more or that "the city needed it" such that the sadness has lingered more than it might have at another point in history?
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🚨 PLEASE PREORDER MY NEW BOOK 🚨
It's called The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life, and it's about the sensory enchantment of everyday life.
Click here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sm...
… or go wherever you buy books
(More info in the next post)
It's called The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life, and it's about the sensory enchantment of everyday life.
Click here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sm...
… or go wherever you buy books
(More info in the next post)
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🚨 PLEASE PREORDER MY NEW BOOK 🚨
It's called The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life, and it's about the sensory enchantment of everyday life.
Click here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sm...
… or go wherever you buy books
(More info in the next post)
It's called The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life, and it's about the sensory enchantment of everyday life.
Click here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sm...
… or go wherever you buy books
(More info in the next post)
Thought this was a lovely, poignant bit of writing by my colleague @gbayliss.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Graeme Bayliss: Procrastination has served me well, but it stopped me from seeing the world. Then something changed
The longer you make yourself wait, the easier the waiting gets — until missing out is a matter of inertia.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thought this was a lovely, poignant bit of writing by my colleague @gbayliss.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“Actually, Nav, that’s exactly how it happens every year” ok fine shut up
We joke about how it feels like there are no transitions between seasons in southern Ontario but uh… I was wandering around the Island on a beautiful sunny autumn day two weekends ago and now, two days of snow
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Actually, Nav, that’s exactly how it happens every year” ok fine shut up
We joke about how it feels like there are no transitions between seasons in southern Ontario but uh… I was wandering around the Island on a beautiful sunny autumn day two weekends ago and now, two days of snow
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We joke about how it feels like there are no transitions between seasons in southern Ontario but uh… I was wandering around the Island on a beautiful sunny autumn day two weekends ago and now, two days of snow