Andy Chalk
@andychalk.bsky.social
The last of the V8s. PC Gamer news by day, angry about Canadian politics by night. Email me at andy.chalk@pcgamer.com. Got a tip? http://pcgamer.com/tips/
What a huge loss for Canada. Lloyd Robertson was a giant in Canadian news journalism and broadcasting. They don’t make them like Lloyd any more. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very plausible, but it would be just as illegal and appalling if they WERE involved in drug trafficking.
CNN@cnn.com · 2d agoThe US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.
Imagine if a superpower regularly threatened to annex your country. Now imagine that your largest newspaper chain was owned by a hedge-fund that was closely aligned with the party running that superpower. That would be crazy, right?
Jeremy Appel 🍉@readtheorchard.org · 4w agoNEW from me: I took a deep dive for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social into the American hedge fund-owned Canadian newspaper chain that’s pushing anti-trans, pro-genocide and climate science denial narratives down our throats. ricochet.media/media/dumpst...
Periodic reminder that approximately 2/3 of the equity in Postmedia is owned by the American hedge fund Chatham Asset Management.
Mark Kersten@markkersten.bsky.social · yesterdayIt may not be surprising, but it's nevertheless sad to see a Canadian newspaper trumpet Washington's call to demolish the #ICC, and siding with impunity for Putin, Netanyahu, and the Taliban. This is now part of the right's firmament, along with anti-trans politics and Residential School denialism.
Everyone keeps trying to appease the nazis by being more like the nazis and all that happens is you get more nazis if only there were some sort of historical precedent for understanding this process
bring back shame www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together?
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
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A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · yesterdayEverywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.
So we should frame the COVID-19 response for what it is: a profound success of public health professionals in the face of overwhelming opposition, an absolute failure of our broader communities to extend compassion to its members, and a sign of the general orientation of our culture.
Oh boy, just what exactly fucking nobody asked for or wanted! If I had any faith that the mouldering corpse of Winamp was able to do anything but fart when you kick it, I might be genuinely upset about this. Anyway, fuck "Winamp," use WACUP. getwacup.com
80lvl Post Bot (Unofficial)@80lvl-bot.bsky.social · 2d agoWinamp Teams with Deezer to Power Next-Gen Music Player #News #80lvl
I fear Ontarians have forgotten the true meaning of the Civic Holiday
Yes, even though it looks appalling to all of us, the Fauci hearing is absolutely having the consequences intended by the right wing media machine. Let’s check in on America’s favorite cube of expired meat Joe Rogan:
EsmeWrites@esmewrites.bsky.social · 2d agodid Fauci hearing draw similar reaction fm them?
It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"
Quick history lesson from an old Amazon, PayPal, all that wasn't some genius who came up with some unique thing. There was a rush to take as many already existing things and put them online and the ones that succeeded were people who were born wealthy.
Everybody needs to be pulling their weight on this one
Karthik Sankaran@rajakorman.bsky.social · 3d agoI think it would actually be good for all concerned around the planet, if we could Make America Dispensable Again.
Playing a song for you to advertise my show on August 12 at Dina's Tavern in Toronto Ontario.
In the very near future, no one will believe we had a policy this good. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
End of carbon tax rebates a financial hit for Canada’s poorest, research shows
Rebates were tax-free payments that compensated consumers for the cost of carbon taxes
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Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/07/bill...
Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech
Bill C-34 puts too much faith in Big Tech. Canada should regulate the algorithms, data practices and business models that drive online harm.
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I think Canada’s legal community does not adequately grasp the extent to which the legal system is being misused by performative dorks on the Internet
The conditions that flight attendants work under is crazy pants. Go get ‘em, team.
Toronto Star@thestar.com · 3d agoDeveloping: #WestJet flight attendants went on strike early Sunday morning, leaving thousands of travellers scrambling during the busiest stretch of the summer travel season. ✈️ Here's what you need to know:
Anyway, everything that people rightly lay at the feet of lockdowns for COVID mitigation is not actually a problem inherent to lockdowns themselves, but caused by the declining level of support the government provided for us as they continued because they were ideologically opposed to them.
Buy Canadian. Stay safe. If you buy produce from the USA you are putting your trust in Trump, DOGE and RFK jr. Keep the boycott strong. www.aol.com/articles/fda...
FDA Announces Recall on Berries Sold in 8 States for Potential E. Coli Contamination - AOL
They’ve already sickened 12 people.
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To those who post AI slop with the Peanuts characters, please watch this video of Charles M. Schulz drawing this comic strip by hand which he did for 50 years and then go fuck yourselves afterwards.
How Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy | BBC Global
YouTube video by BBC Global
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It's weird, when you look back on the coverage of Jackie Robinson integrating Major League Baseball, there weren't a lot of these sympathetic pieces about the fans practicing their rights of freedom of speech by screaming the N-word at him. Progress!
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d agoSpeaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn
