Philippe Massicotte
@philippemassicotte.bsky.social
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The RCMP should arrest this motherfucker on sedition charges.
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The RCMP should arrest this motherfucker on sedition charges.
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Leo should just excommunicate Vance and ACB and see what happens
NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it’s a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Leo should just excommunicate Vance and ACB and see what happens
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Prediction market sites are casinos run by techno-bookies. They're a scourge and ought to be regulated and legislated into oblivion.
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Prediction Markets Are Bookies With Venture Capital Funding
Backed by Silicon Valley–aligned venture capital and legal loopholes, prediction markets are creeping into every corner of life. They turn everything from measles outbreaks to government resignations ...
jacobin.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Prediction market sites are casinos run by techno-bookies. They're a scourge and ought to be regulated and legislated into oblivion.
jacobin.com/2025/12/pred...
jacobin.com/2025/12/pred...
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'We will never fucking trust you again' www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...
Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.
www.readtheline.ca
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'We will never fucking trust you again' www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...
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It is also interesting to see a preemptive attack on alternatives to policing, just as the data shows that ANCHOR is working in Centretown. It diverted 4,500 calls and in 92% of cases, required no police involvement. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Centretown crisis response team handled thousands of calls in its 1st year, report shows | CBC News
Launched in August 2024, the Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) team responded to 4,464 calls in its first year, according to numbers in a new city report. The pilot program aims to pr...
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It is also interesting to see a preemptive attack on alternatives to policing, just as the data shows that ANCHOR is working in Centretown. It diverted 4,500 calls and in 92% of cases, required no police involvement. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
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I have come to the conclusion that all gambling should be made illegal again; or at the very least, must all be conducted in person at bookies.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I have come to the conclusion that all gambling should be made illegal again; or at the very least, must all be conducted in person at bookies.
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
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i have literally said "im good expropriating all the rich housing and getting a public builder to build apartments" and this is apparently the wrong kind of leftist in some circles. Im supposed to care about the community vibe
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
i have literally said "im good expropriating all the rich housing and getting a public builder to build apartments" and this is apparently the wrong kind of leftist in some circles. Im supposed to care about the community vibe
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Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh please just fuck off
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if a machine ever told me I was 'goated with the sauce' I would start the Butlerian Jihad.
November 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
if a machine ever told me I was 'goated with the sauce' I would start the Butlerian Jihad.
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Nuke the industry from orbit.
Jesus Christ.
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Nuke the industry from orbit.
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DAY ONE OF DAWN GUARD AND WE HIT $12 MIL LIFETIME!!! Thank you so much for your contribution to our work, we appreciate each and every one of you for getting us here! Now let's keep going to $13 million!
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
DAY ONE OF DAWN GUARD AND WE HIT $12 MIL LIFETIME!!! Thank you so much for your contribution to our work, we appreciate each and every one of you for getting us here! Now let's keep going to $13 million!
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I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
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emotive butlerian jihad, more and more are saying it. the robot may not wear the skin of a man.
Man. When AI live video chat arrives, pretty soon... it's going to break some brains
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
emotive butlerian jihad, more and more are saying it. the robot may not wear the skin of a man.
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The public debate on Lansdowne.
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The public debate on Lansdowne.
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This was such a societal mistake, and there's a reason I have never even come close to engaging with sports betting content. It's going to ruin a lot of lives.
% of US men under 30 who say legal sports betting is a *bad thing* for society
22% in 2022
47% in 2025
No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.
22% in 2022
47% in 2025
No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.
Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports
Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.
www.pewresearch.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This was such a societal mistake, and there's a reason I have never even come close to engaging with sports betting content. It's going to ruin a lot of lives.
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The Ford government is forcing municipalities to ditch speed cameras. People will die.
I make the case for keeping the cameras, and saving lives.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/life-in-th...
I make the case for keeping the cameras, and saving lives.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/life-in-th...
Life In The Fast Lane: The Case For Keeping Speed Cameras
The Ontario government is forcing municipalities to ditch speed enforcement cameras. People will die. But, hey, that's the cost of saving drivers the inconvenience of a speeding ticket.
www.davidmoscrop.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Ford government is forcing municipalities to ditch speed cameras. People will die.
I make the case for keeping the cameras, and saving lives.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/life-in-th...
I make the case for keeping the cameras, and saving lives.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/life-in-th...
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I can sense the eye rolling but I mean it. I work in community care. Killing Canada Post is absolutely part of a growing, worrying trend of anti-social behaviour where we prioritize individual convenience over the collective good.
It's a well researched phenomenon!
It's a well researched phenomenon!
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September 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I can sense the eye rolling but I mean it. I work in community care. Killing Canada Post is absolutely part of a growing, worrying trend of anti-social behaviour where we prioritize individual convenience over the collective good.
It's a well researched phenomenon!
It's a well researched phenomenon!
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This will kill people. Doug Ford is going to kill people. So we’re clear. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford will outlaw municipal speed cameras this fall: Sources
Sources say Ford's Progressive Conservatives will table legislation later this fall to outlaw the "automated speed enforcement" devices.
www.thestar.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This will kill people. Doug Ford is going to kill people. So we’re clear. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Using airships, we could build research stations and military bases with ease, patrol the Arctic Ocean and rescue whole communities in the event of wildfires, writes @crof.bsky.social.
Nation-Building Projects? How about Airships? | The Tyee
Canada could become a world leader in a transport mode both practical and romantic.
thetyee.ca
September 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Using airships, we could build research stations and military bases with ease, patrol the Arctic Ocean and rescue whole communities in the event of wildfires, writes @crof.bsky.social.
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Paul Saunders rt if you agree
September 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Paul Saunders rt if you agree
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cannot recommend enough marrying a non-poster, I have enough internet brainworms for both of us
Wife to me after listening to my breathless, worthless 2 minute rant: Who is Ezra Klein? Who is Charlie Kirk? Honey I can't believe I'm saying this but you need to play more videogames and get off the internet
September 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
cannot recommend enough marrying a non-poster, I have enough internet brainworms for both of us
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It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/