Simon Ostler
@simonostler.bsky.social
Simon Ostler Consulting — Former TV news managing editor and executive producer, current journalism prof at Fanshawe College
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Breaking news: The House passed a bill to reopen the federal government, taking the final step in Congress to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
The bill now heads to President Trump, who is expected to sign it into law.
The bill now heads to President Trump, who is expected to sign it into law.
House passes bill to reopen government after longest shutdown ever
The legislation goes to President Donald Trump’s desk to sign into law. Many federal workers are expected back on Thursday.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Breaking news: The House passed a bill to reopen the federal government, taking the final step in Congress to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
The bill now heads to President Trump, who is expected to sign it into law.
The bill now heads to President Trump, who is expected to sign it into law.
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#Breaking: Postal union launches nationwide strike after Ottawa gives Canada Post the OK to end home delivery
Postal union launches nationwide strike after Ottawa gives Canada Post the OK to end home delivery
Other changes could include closing of rural post offices as Public Works minister cites "unsustainable" losses at Crown corporation.
www.thestar.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#Breaking: Postal union launches nationwide strike after Ottawa gives Canada Post the OK to end home delivery
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BREAKING: US judge approves $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement with authors reut.rs/3IkzUXU
September 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BREAKING: US judge approves $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement with authors reut.rs/3IkzUXU
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BREAKING: Trump signs order allowing TikTok deal to proceed
Trump signs order allowing TikTok deal to proceed
A deal still isn't done, but it's closer to happening than it's ever been before.
www.axios.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BREAKING: Trump signs order allowing TikTok deal to proceed
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Comedian Drew Lynch was onstage and had just begun his stand-up set when he saw a man in the audience who was in cardiac arrest.
After the man was taken to the hospital, Lynch resumed his set — but not as he had originally intended. https://wapo.st/4pLAXRA
After the man was taken to the hospital, Lynch resumed his set — but not as he had originally intended. https://wapo.st/4pLAXRA
September 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Comedian Drew Lynch was onstage and had just begun his stand-up set when he saw a man in the audience who was in cardiac arrest.
After the man was taken to the hospital, Lynch resumed his set — but not as he had originally intended. https://wapo.st/4pLAXRA
After the man was taken to the hospital, Lynch resumed his set — but not as he had originally intended. https://wapo.st/4pLAXRA
Deleted the bird app… again. Really going to try to stay off it this time. Despite having over 10,000 followers I only ever hear from one troll who says vile things to me for no reason. Sad to see that platform erode from a true town square into a toxic cesspool. But there’s no bringing it back.
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Deleted the bird app… again. Really going to try to stay off it this time. Despite having over 10,000 followers I only ever hear from one troll who says vile things to me for no reason. Sad to see that platform erode from a true town square into a toxic cesspool. But there’s no bringing it back.
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#Breaking: Air Canada begins cancelling flights this morning as flight attendants strike looms on Saturday
Air Canada begins cancelling flights this morning as flight attendants strike looms on Saturday
Airline says it will cancel 500 flights by the end of the day Friday affecting 130,000 travellers a day, including 25,000 Canadians who may risk being stranded abroad.
www.thestar.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#Breaking: Air Canada begins cancelling flights this morning as flight attendants strike looms on Saturday
In my Pitching in the Changing Media Landscape workshop, your team learns exactly how to cut through the noise and land coverage in 2025’s fast-moving media environment. www.linkedin.com/posts/simono...
August 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In my Pitching in the Changing Media Landscape workshop, your team learns exactly how to cut through the noise and land coverage in 2025’s fast-moving media environment. www.linkedin.com/posts/simono...
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Top things to know for today:
1️⃣ 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
2️⃣ 'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
3️⃣ Businesses hoping for carveouts in potential deal
4️⃣ Motion on B.C. injection site closure deferred
1️⃣ 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
2️⃣ 'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
3️⃣ Businesses hoping for carveouts in potential deal
4️⃣ Motion on B.C. injection site closure deferred
In the news today: 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
July 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Top things to know for today:
1️⃣ 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
2️⃣ 'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
3️⃣ Businesses hoping for carveouts in potential deal
4️⃣ Motion on B.C. injection site closure deferred
1️⃣ 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
2️⃣ 'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
3️⃣ Businesses hoping for carveouts in potential deal
4️⃣ Motion on B.C. injection site closure deferred
How can you not absolutely love this Edmonton crowd’s energy? Amazing.
June 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
How can you not absolutely love this Edmonton crowd’s energy? Amazing.
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BREAKING: Harvard University is suing the Trump administration to halt the federal ban on the school enrolling international students
Harvard sues Trump administration to halt federal ban on enrolling international students | CNN
Harvard University is opening a new front in its legal battle against the Trump administration, filing suit in federal court Friday in response to the government’s move to revoke the school’s ability ...
www.cnn.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
BREAKING: Harvard University is suing the Trump administration to halt the federal ban on the school enrolling international students
Is anyone seeking a penguin 🐧 comment?
This is not an April Fool’s Joke and not from The Onion. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
www.wired.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Is anyone seeking a penguin 🐧 comment?
This is not an April Fool’s Joke and not from The Onion. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
www.wired.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is not an April Fool’s Joke and not from The Onion. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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This is real. Trump appears to be suggesting his tariffs on Canada will result in fentanyl dealers getting dinged at customs.
April 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is real. Trump appears to be suggesting his tariffs on Canada will result in fentanyl dealers getting dinged at customs.
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Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges and highways amid a civil war that has wrecked the economy and displaced millions reut.rs/4l8rwsN
Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers
Myanmar's military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years.
reut.rs
March 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges and highways amid a civil war that has wrecked the economy and displaced millions reut.rs/4l8rwsN
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IMPORTANT: this dog I saw
March 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
IMPORTANT: this dog I saw
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NEW - Angus Reid Institute poll has the Liberals at 46%, the Conservatives at 38% and the NDP at 7%. The Conservatives are at 72% of firmly committed vote, while the Liberals are at 51%. #bcpoli
March 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NEW - Angus Reid Institute poll has the Liberals at 46%, the Conservatives at 38% and the NDP at 7%. The Conservatives are at 72% of firmly committed vote, while the Liberals are at 51%. #bcpoli
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🚨This might be Story of the Year.
It should be shared everywhere.
“I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family & even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly 2 weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there.”
It should be shared everywhere.
“I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family & even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly 2 weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there.”
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨This might be Story of the Year.
It should be shared everywhere.
“I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family & even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly 2 weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there.”
It should be shared everywhere.
“I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family & even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly 2 weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there.”
This is just a wild and disturbing story www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is just a wild and disturbing story www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
An idea for John Oliver’s “And Now, This” segment: News anchors wearing green standing in front of the green screen on St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
March 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An idea for John Oliver’s “And Now, This” segment: News anchors wearing green standing in front of the green screen on St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
U.S. tariff policies this week 🎢 www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/e...
a roller coaster in a park with a blue sky behind it
ALT: a roller coaster in a park with a blue sky behind it
media.tenor.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
U.S. tariff policies this week 🎢 www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/e...
Another Canadian politician leaves X
After much consideration, I'm stepping away from Twitter (or “X”), now a space that amplifies misinformation, hate speech & corporate and Trump's interests over real conversations & accountability. I'm sticking with Facebook, Instagram and BlueSky plus face-to-face engagement in our communities!
March 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Another Canadian politician leaves X
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Trump says tariffs will stop when opioid deaths fall. They’ve already fallen, by @sangerkatz.bsky.social @joshkatz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u... via @nytimes.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u... via @nytimes.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
Trump Says Tariffs Will Stop When Opioid Deaths Fall. They’ve Already Fallen.
A top administration official said that, without new declines, tariffs on Canada and Mexico were appropriate. But the kind of real-time data he demanded doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Trump says tariffs will stop when opioid deaths fall. They’ve already fallen, by @sangerkatz.bsky.social @joshkatz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u... via @nytimes.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u... via @nytimes.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
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The USA does NOT subsidize Canada. This is not true and needs to be called out for the lie it is.
March 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The USA does NOT subsidize Canada. This is not true and needs to be called out for the lie it is.