Rough day for Susan Collins in the local Maine press, where ProPublica's bombshell story is the lead story.
Kelly🍁
@kellyln.bsky.social
Hiking keeps me sane, kinda. Pro-democracy, pro-diversity, pro-choice, 2SLGBTQI+ rights, Indigenous rights she/her London Canada
New reporting from @globalnews.ca: “The gunman accused of opening fire at police outside an Ontario synagogue left the army after expressing conspiracy theories about COVID-19”
Belleville gunman spouted COVID-19 conspiracies while in army, say sources | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Sean Ward served in the military until 2022.
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I wonder how many families are turning off major league sports because the commercials are non-stop recruitment efforts for young gambling addicts.
Well, it’s official: Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors are now a partnership, and it gives Toronto a time-delayed chance to see a sequel to the championship season that was never properly defended, after Kawhi left. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...
Bruce Arthur: Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors get a rare chance at an NBA do-ever
Seven years after the superstar departed Toronto in a move that made nobody happy in the end, both sides get a chance for a sequel to the 2018 title.
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School Budget 2025: $90,000 School Budget 2026: $51,000 Please remember this when Doug Ford and Paul Calandra try to tell you about the historic and unprecedented investments their government has made in education and how greedy teachers are always asking for more. #OntEd
I decided to share my health journey with GLP-1s because I thought it might make a difference for others. I don't take for granted that we now have tools to help us live healthier lives — and I hope sharing encourages people to explore their options.
Gov. Pritzker opens up about his 80-pound weight loss, use of GLP-1 — ‘I think it’s what I need to succeed’
More than two years into his weight loss journey, Gov. JB Pritzker says he wants to talk about it, largely in part because he knows millions of Americans are suffering from obesity-related health cond...
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Even with safeish picks, LeBron's parlay was a bust. So if you tailed him, you've now lost your money and you're mad at LeBron. When celebrities sell us shoes or Sprite the worst thing that can happen is we buy shoes or Sprite but LeBron James is now selling the Bankruptcy Machine
Cindy aka Mrs. Celtics ☘️@mrsceltics.bsky.social · 3d agoPolymarket partner LeBron James continuing to promote gambling 🤢
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.
If you’re against AI data centers, how is it okay for you to post AI videos?
So, followers of the 🍁gun cult were foaming at the mouth over the Belleville synagogue shooting, predicting the alleged shooter would be identified as a Muslim. When he turned out to be a local man with a WASP- sounding name, they shut up right smart. 🤷🙄🤷
Canada’s Representative to the UN made the case for multilateralism after PM Mark Carney missed the event at the General Assembly on Monday because of technical problems at a key regional air traffic control centre --New York. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Carney misses UN event, Lametti steps in to make the case for multilateralism
Canada’s Representative to the United Nations made the case for multilateralism after Prime Minister Mark Carney missed the event at the General Assembly on Monday.
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Many people in the West still believe the russian propaganda narrative that the Baltic States were 'liberated' in 1944 when, in fact, they were conquered. To fortify liberal democracy against russia's ongoing attack on it, it is vital to confront and dismantle russia's falsifications of history.
In September 1944, Tallinn Was Conquered, not Liberated – Propastop
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This column by @althiaraj.bsky.social is a good summation of the red flags around this bill. And I say that as someone who has been raising alarms about our particular moment in history for a while. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Althia Raj: Whatever good is in Mark Carney’s Building Canada Strong Act is poisoned by the toxic rest
The Mark Carney government frames this law as part of its “Canada Strong” plan — and frankly, some parts are good — but toxic with good is still bad.
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Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 2d agoOne project. One review. One year. Our government just tabled the Building Canada Strong Act.
My personal rule is, always vote. Pick the least worst candidate. Pick the best referendum answer. The worst people don’t want you to vote. Vote
Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 2d agoI keep meeting smart informed Albertans who tell me they do not intend to vote, because they don’t want to legitimize the process, or because they know the premier is not bound by the results. But what if making us give up on voting is the whole point? My argument to vote - no matter the absurdity.
Millionaire athletes asking poorer fans to gamble for betting site paydays, is pretty 2026 America. 🇺🇸
God bless student reporters, and to hell with AI
Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2d agoThe provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
If the Alberta NDP had any jam they'd go after this *hard* and call out the premier's ongoing campaign to turn Albertans into victims and whiners. That's not the Alberta of Lougheed, Notley...not even Klein. Instead, they'll probably talk about how these grievances are "legitimate". #abpoli
Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 4d agoOh for fuck’s sake
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
What Trump announces should be given no weight. Let's see the actual terms of the alleged agreement in writing, confirmed by the Danes and Greenland. Then consider whether a ratification process is necessary. Finally, let's remember Trump signs in pencil.
This week, Canadian politicians were pitching plans for major projects to foreign investors at a summit in Toronto. Jennifer Laewetz says First Nations rights holder should have been represented. Watch the full discussion on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/kU8VT8h-GD8
Once again planning to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI
Democratic consultants are warning their candidates in some key races not to lean into AI regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups could spend heavily against them.
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