ICE and Border Patrol protect Flávio Bolsonaro, using umbrellas to shield him from being photographed. Trump’s government beats and shoots ordinary working-class people but gives special protection to international criminals tied to money laundering and human trafficking.

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10h ago

Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil in breach of a court travel ban, reaching Miami via Argentina and Ecuador. Reports link the escape to Argentine President Milei’s circle and a wealthy unnamed intermediary. Trump’s administration promised visas for his family.

Smoke from the devastating Los Angeles Eaton Fire last year exposed millions to very high levels of lead and other heavy metals, a new study found. The research adds to a growing body of evidence that wildfires in urban areas are uniquely toxic.

L.A. fires exposed millions to lead levels way above normal, study says

Using data from an advanced new air monitor that can detect individual chemicals in smoke, the research is the latest to underline the risk of toxins from urban blazes.

washingtonpost.com

Again, how trump-like.

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 4h ago

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took office with a net favourability of -20%, making him one of the most unpopular incoming premiers in Canadian history. A majority of Quebecers dislike the new premier and won’t fall for his divisive rhetoric.

Majority of Quebecers have a negative opinion of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

According to new favourability study by Pallas Data, a majority of Quebecers have a negative opinion of Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.

cultmtl.com

Le sigh. I've said before: as a former civil servant I know that government employees pride themselves on the quality and accuracy of their/our work. The lack of concern for these basic standards demonstrated by govt's' embrace of LLMs remains shocking. LLMs aren't ready for prime time, point final.

Paris Marx@parismarx.com · 5h ago

Another example of how the rollout of generative AI in government is failing. Canada’s AI translation tool GCtraduction has been making numerous errors in its first six months, particularly in English to French translations. Story here: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/229...

Obama: "While we're alienating key allies like Canada, the White House is bending the knee to Vladimir Putin of Russia, and selling out Ukrainians who are fighting for their freedom and democracy."

From colleague Cindy Tran: Alberta’s ethics commissioner has suspended his investigation into MLAs accepting playoff hockey tickets, saying that under the act, he cannot probe an issue that is under active law enforcement investigation edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Alberta ethics commissioner suspends investigation into MLAs accepting hockey tickets

Alberta's ethics commissioner has suspended his investigation into MLAs accepting hockey tickets.

edmontonjournal.com

20. Impeachment is still a question, but there is no downside to subjecting Trump to endless grinding exposure. The weaker he gets politically, the more cracks there will be in his coalition. If you think he's unpopular now, wait until Robert Garcia, the Judiciary's ranking Democrat, gets going.

19. But the report is a kind of preview. This is what we can expect from a House controlled by the Democrats in the two years leading up to the next presidential election.

1. I am going to tell you why I think the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released on Monday a 53-page report presenting new evidence of Donald Trump’s involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-crime syndicate. But before I do, let me quote the report directly.

WOW -- Trump's riff about Jon Husted's ass is interrupted by somebody yelling, "Trump went on Epstein's plane!" The protester flips Trump fans the bird as he's hauled out Trump is then immediately interrupted by another protester!

Trump's rally in Ohio is totally out of hand. A third protester gets hauled out and she flips the bird to everyone. We're about 5 minutes in to this.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have revised their lawsuit against the Trump administration over press access to the White House to include a request for a court order to allow their journalists into areas like the Oval Office and Air Force One

CNN Adds Air Force One Access to Suit Over Trump White House Ban

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have revised their lawsuit against the Trump administration over press access to the White House to include a request for a court order to allow their journalists into other areas, including the Oval Office and Air Force One.

bloom.bg

A brand-new episode of Alberta Unbound - a very (very) frank conversation with political analysts and actors @sphillipsab.bsky.social, Ken Boessenkool and Anne McLennan on the fall-out from Alberta's divisive referendum campaign, and what comes next. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #AlbertaUnbound

Alberta Rebound

Alberta Unbound · Episode

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BREAKING: Judge Reyes orders argument for 10a Friday on DOJ’s show-cause response in the East Potomac Golf Course case. Reyes also orders Associate AG Woodward and an Interior Dept counsel to be there.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h ago

BREAKING: In a filing signed by Stanley Woodward (No. 3 at DOJ), DOJ asserts that the Department of Interior is "working to develop a plan to implement" Trump's directive that the East Potomac Golf Course be closed by Nov. 15. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

For scale, this estimate of over 600 million tons of CO2 emissions--just from new US data centers alone--is about twice the CO2 emissions of all the volcanoes on Earth

Chris Nelder@chrisnelder.bsky.social · 10h ago

Thank you @eroston.bsky.social and colleagues for highlighting the emissions of data centers, which hasn't gotten nearly enough attention IMO. (My piece on that is here: www.transitiontimes.net/tt-15-data-c...) 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

After the last time we negotiated a trade deal with Donald Trump, I don't actually see any value in signing another one with the guy. Any concessions Canada makes would be treated as binding and permanent; any commitments the USA makes will be reneged on whenever they feel like it.

Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties politi.co/4kg4QsI

Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties politi.co/4kg4QsI

Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties politi.co/4kg4QsI

politico.com

A grand jury hears only the prosecution’s case. No defense attorney. No cross-examination. It’s essentially an infomercial for the prosecution. For D.C. grand jurors to STILL reject indictments against Hutchinson and others speaks volumes about how weak the cases brought by Trump’s DOJ were.

Don't screw up recycling and you won't need so many landfills. www.thestar.com/business/for...

Ford government considering Blue Box overhaul and may end overflow bag collection, replace Circular Materials

In a technical briefing document obtained by the Star, Ontario is proposing to end collection of both flexible plastics and overflow material in bales or bags.

thestar.com

Toronto Star@thestar.com · 8h ago

Environment Minister Todd McCarthy now says there won't be new landfills forced on communities that don't want them.

Environment Minister Todd McCarthy now says there won't be new landfills forced on communities that don't want them.

Ontario backtracks on imposing landfills on municipalities as garbage crunch looms

thestar.com

Tim Miller: "We have people in a detention center right now who were legal green card holders…There's a young man in the Dilley Detention Center in Texas…He was here legally. He did everything right. He was a green card holder. Rubio stripped his green card, and he's been in there for 200 days."

Britain's most prominent far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been found guilty of harassing two journalists. He was accused of telling one "I'm coming to get you" and "I'll be knocking at your door" to another after they published an article on him. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

New from me (but following everyone else because this is all very complicated): Fraud, breach of trust and money laundering subject of RCMP Alberta health care procurement probe: court filing edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Fraud, breach of trust and money laundering subject of RCMP Alberta health care procurement probe: court filing

RCMP investigators probing allegations of corruption in Alberta health care procurement are looking into fraud and money laundering.

edmontonjournal.com

Could Marine Le Pen, runaway favourite and twice convicted, still be banned from taking part in the French presidential election next April-May? 1/ www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-fr...

Inéligibilité : les avocats de Marine Le Pen adressent une plainte au Conseil supérieur de la magistrature

INFO LE FIGARO - Ces derniers dénoncent âprement les propos d’un ancien président de la chambre criminelle, qui affirme que la candidate du Rassemblement national ne peut pas se présenter à la préside...

lefigaro.fr

Trump on solar panels: "They kill all the animals. The animals jump on them and they fry."

Federal petition to expel Hoekstra. Have you signed it? Hurry! It closes Nov 18/26. NOW AT 281k+ signatures. Have to be a CDN citizen or resident to sign. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Unofficial CTV News Mirror@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 19h ago

EXCLUSIVE: Hoekstra tells closed-door meeting Canada could be blamed if U.S. midterms go against Trump

"Putin Says Russia Coordinates With ‘Genius’ Musk on Satellites" FOLKS www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Putin Says Russia Coordinates With ‘Genius’ Musk on Satellites

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is coordinating on low-Earth-orbit satellite networks with billionaire SpaceX chief Elon Musk and other US partners despite political tensions between Moscow and W...

bloomberg.com

Cool kind of citizen-science on carbon removal here. one detail that stuck out: "Our study shows that if we were to implement regenerative row cropping systems on a national scale, that it represents the best climate solution currently available. And farmers don’t lose money or productivity."

MTH@megt.bsky.social · 15h ago

Researchers reported that advanced regenerative farms stored nearly 40% more carbon in soil compared to the conventional farm controls and if all field crops used these methods, the equivalent of 1.5 years of US greenhouse gas emissions could be stored in soil. 🌎🌱 civileats.com/2026/10/26/s...