It’s incredible how many headlines that focus on Jamil Jivani are prompted by Jivani personally feeding self-serving information to media outlets about himself or Jivani releasing misleading statements implying he’s assumed some kind of national leadership role

FT exclusive: “The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.” via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues

Sorry, why is Canada's fake trade minister holding unofficial trade talks with Usha Vance?

"Democracy & justice in Alberta are being threatened. Alberta is being abused by its own government much the same way the United States of America is being abused by its current president." Over 180 Lawyers have penned an open letter calling out Smith's attack on the law. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

A public servant texted Doug Ford's number to express concern with his government's return-to-office mandate. They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job." pressprogress.ca/public-serva...

This voicemail prompts a number of questions, but one of the top ones for me is how does the Premier of Ontario not have anything better to do with his time than call people up at night and leave passive aggressive voicemails?

Here's Doug Ford's surprising voicemail message to a public servant who expressed concerns about the Ontario government's return to the office policy: “You don’t like it, go get another job” pressprogress.ca/public-serva...

"Officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said. The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said." Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Our nation surely owes Jamil an eternal debt of gratitude

NEW: A public servant got a bizarre voicemail after complaining about Ontario’s return to work policy The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job” And then he hung up From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇

Listen to the voicemail that Doug Ford left for an Ontario public servant after they texted the premier with concerns about the return to office mandate. Ford relays some advice from his mother: "you don't like it, go get another job." My latest w @ericwickham.ca @pressprogress.ca

NEW: A public servant got a bizarre voicemail after complaining about Ontario’s return to work policy The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job” And then he hung up From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇

I can think of one way Alberta's legal system is distinct: "2 Alberta judges under investigation after IJF reveals evidence of donations to UCP" theijf.org/article/albe...

The NDP made a huge mistake not killing SLAPP suits when Notley was Premier.

What exactly does Danielle Smith mean when she invokes “Alberta’s distinct legal traditions”? Politically-motivated SLAPP lawsuits and wasting everyone's time litigating Craig Chandler's Facebook beefs?

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani announced he's leading a one man delegation to Washington on a US-Canada trade deal Turns out his trade mission is not authorized by the Government of Canada I asked Pierre Poilievre's office if he authorized or was even aware of Jivani's trip, but they never replied 🤷

This should be standard for every transit system. And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.

An elderly lady just approached me at the @octranspo.com stop with some unsolicited advice: “You’ll get where you’re trying to go faster walking than waiting for a bus. Yesterday, I walked to McDonald’s and back in the same time it took the bus to show up”

The reporter at the end who helps Trump change the subject by interrupting with an unrelated question about healthcare should be ashamed of themself

What some people think will happen: "If I quit X, I would only be ceding that online space to the right" What actually happens: Conservative influencers threatening to sue Maxime Bernier's PPC into "oblivion" because they have literally no one else left to beef with

After applauding the killing of Renee Good, the Toronto Sun’s former parliamentary bureau chief Bryan Passifiume has re-emerged from a month-long exile Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:

New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok. The chatbot still produces sexualized images — even when told the subjects don’t consent. even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation. even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse. www.reuters.com/business/des...

Paris prosecutors raid French offices of Elon Musk's X

1. This 2016 exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel is so essential, really gets to the heart of Epstein's project. Epstein: brexit, just the beginning. Thiel: Of what? Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain

@octranspo.com: The public transit system where scheduled times are accurate to within give or take 40 minutes

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates purchased nearly half of the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company last year, making the family business partners with the UAE even as President Trump negotiated foreign policy matters with the Middle Eastern nation.

Conservative grassroots supporters appear to be disgruntled that they had to pony up thousands of dollars to get into the Conservative Party convention while influencers got in for free

Calgary Stampede security ejected PressProgress Alberta reporter @stephenmag.bsky.social after Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath walked out of an interview Stephen had questioned Rath's claim that Mark Carney was "threatening war on the United States" and invoked "Article 5 of the NATO treaty"

I got tossed out of an Alberta separatist celebration this week after asking the organizer about his group's weird US ties pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...

Calgary Stampede security ejected PressProgress Alberta reporter @stephenmag.bsky.social after Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath walked out of an interview Stephen had questioned Rath's claim that Mark Carney was "threatening war on the United States" and invoked "Article 5 of the NATO treaty"

Alberta separatists kicked us out of their event after asking about American support. “It’s not coziness. We have mutual interests." pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...

Not only is that the very same Nellie Bowles, but she pops up 17 different times in the files!

Poilievre just told #CP26 "There's never been a referendum crisis or a national unity crisis when Conservatives have been in power It's an interesting coincidence isn't it" False. BQ was the product of Mulroney's time in office. Borden - WWI conscription crisis. Sir John - Louis Riel. C'mon man.

87.4% for Poilievre. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

BREAKING NEWS: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein connected New York Giants chairman and co-owner Steve Tisch with multiple women, according to newly released emails.

If you ever see my byline next to a headline like this, you have my permission to stage an intervention

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

The Department of Justice alleges Don Lemon participated in a criminal “conspiracy” by … *squints* … standing next to someone and asking them questions, standing too close to a pastor and causing the pastor to make physical contact with him

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

Why is @cnn.com presenting this as if it were Don Lemon’s unverified alibi rather than an obvious fact? “Lemon, a former CNN anchor, has said that he was present at the demonstration as a journalist and not as a protester”

“If we have to go on strike, we will,” say Nova Scotia’s long-term care workers Despite decades of experience, many make less than $20 an hour: pressprogress.ca/nova-scotia-...

"The first surprise came when he discovered his classes were entirely online, without any in-person instruction: 'They told me there are no offline classes, you have to go with online,' Naveen told PressProgress"

International students say they were misled by private colleges in Canada. Now they can’t get a refund. International students say they can’t get refunds from Granville College in Vancouver after recruiters made misleading promises

The Pleb: Pierre Poilievre is flying ECONOMY CLASS looking like a JACKED DIME PIECE ALPHA MALE Also The Pleb: I am flying business class, once again

Lock them up: "More agents in the jail means less agents in the street"

Flying economy to Calgary: $200? Hiring a digital content agency to announce to Facebook that you’re flying to Calgary in an economy-class seat to “brand” yourself as an everyday working joe: $20,000?

politicians leaving twitter/x should be a no-brainer

Another Canadian Member of Parliament is quitting the 3-in-1 online harassment, extremist propaganda and computer-generated sex image app, X dot com