downtown Toronto right now

Hockey Canada ordered to pay nation’s therapy bills

They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.

Trump-backing billionaire Miriam Adelson at the Israeli-American Council, asked how she exerts (buys) influence with American politicians: "Can you allow me not to answer? I want to be truthful, and there are so many things I don't want to talk about."

Don’t Back Down, Europe open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...

It’s unusually cold in Kyiv and Russia has wrecked Ukraine’s energy supply. The situation is seriously dire. @lapatina.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org have set up a fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv. Please consider this if you can.

There is only one fraud ring that matters in the United States, and it's run out of the White House

During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.

Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles  theonion.com/trump-still-...

people in white coats are surrounding Trump in the Oval Office

"Not only does this agreement sell out Ukraine and Europe for the benefit of Russia—which attacked Ukraine—it explicitly separates the U.S. from NATO, a long-time goal of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin." open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I’ve said this every month for a year.

Another in kind donation to the Mark Carney campaign

Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share

Canada is building new trade relationships around the world — to unlock new opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses at home.

it’s really because they are mad about their own flights being delayed lol I fucking hate these people oh my god

This might’ve been the moment the fainting man’s soul left his body bsky.app/profile/atru...

Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.

Trump sent Jeff Epstein this birthday card. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

nothing suspicious here!

I want to congratulate leading Democrats’ for their insistence on saying the takeover of DC is a “stunt” or a “distraction.” It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.

Listening to this press conference it seems clear that Trump is mentally gone and that his team is consolidating power for President J.D. Vance.

Karl: The transformation has been gradual and unmistakable. By February, some golden urns on the mantle. April, gold adornments appear on the walls. By July, it's gold everywhere. Just this week more scaffolding popped up, even more new gold trim appeared.

Oh hell no, Social Security Administration. Who the hell ordered this email and who the FUCK do you think you're fooling?

There are so many illegal things happening, but you have got to be kidding me

⌛️Project 2025 tracker⌛️: www.project2025.observer

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

Golden age, baby

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

i think about this photo a lot

1/ This was our special issue on American Oligarchy that came out in January 2024. If you'd read it, you'd have seen what was coming. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Lafayette, Indiana

Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

spineless losers

I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race. I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:

The whole thing is important, but listen until the end: the US depends a lot on the flow of capital into the country because it is perceived as the safest port in a storm. Once that is no longer true, a lot of things Americans take for granted go away.

A “period of transition” has the same rhetorical vibes as “special military operation.” Buckle up.

“Trust is something you can only break once” on.ft.com/4iqmcPG

In an epic move, the Finnish band Kaj has conducted a successful coup d’etat in Sweden by winning Melodifestivalen and thereby representing Sweden in this year’s Eurovision HEJA KAJ PERKELE TORILLE 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮 (I mean 🇸🇪)

New at Debating Canadian Defence: open.substack.com/pub/philippe...

Canada Minister: will not go through 'psychodrama' every month

"We have decided to increase funding for the production of tanks and helicopters in Europe. Next week, France will gather the chiefs of staff of countries ready to guarantee future peace in Ukraine." "The future of Europe will not be decided in Washington or Moscow." — Macron. #StandWithUkraine

Traitor Trump admin stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine. This leaves Ukraine extremely vulnerable. Trump enablers, every bomb that gets dropped by Russia from now on is on you. Every new death of civilians in Ukraine is on you. I don’t know how you sleep at night.

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help