This is a good lesson for Australia. If you can't do anything in a 3 year term, you can't do it in 4, or apparently 5. The problem is not the term length, the problem is the culture and incompetence of the politics of the people who rise to the top in our parties.

"The U.S. has historically enjoyed a travel trade surplus. But for 2025, the Travel Association forecasts a deficit of nearly $70 billion US." www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

So here's the favour I want to ask: if this post crosses your feed, please take this chance to support the Gitxsan and Gitanyow by watching our latest HGA and passing it on. Help us put Ksi Lisims and PRGT on the map 🙏

"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world by @juliadoubleday.bsky.social www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...

Congratulations to @ckskm.bsky.social on her appointment as the 66th Clerk of the Parliaments and the first woman to hold this post, the CEO of @houseoflords.parliament.uk ! www.parliament.uk/business/new...

CBC uncovers a secret neo-Nazi gathering in Vancouver — attended by MMA gym owners, trainers & far-right extremists. A chilling look at how hate is spreading in Canada — and why public journalism matters. 📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www.... #SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #AntiHate #Democracy

Why should investors choose Canada over the USA for business? PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

UK government project using AI to find benefit fraud resulted in: - A 46% false fraud rate - Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped - Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I thought the Swiss named one in his honour a few years back?

We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper

Bombed in 1941, the House of Commons Chamber was rebuilt by 1950.

The feed on Sora's gotten a lot darker as people figure out ways to get around the guardrails...

Caylan Ford is suing me and PressProgress, along with trusted news organizations like CBC News, the Toronto Star, as well as other award-winning journalists Caylan Ford says she wants to “impose costs” on us as part of a larger crusade to “fight back against cancel culture” 🙄

But this lawsuit is so much bigger than me or PressProgress This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers

Hi Bluesky 👋 Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

According to this ranking, Canada’s reputation has improved since 2024. We are now the 2nd most reputable country in the world. The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…

#AUSPol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

More than anything else, I think this shows that people who remain on X because they think they don’t want to “cede space to the other side” and want to “meet people where they are” are profoundly stupid and negligent people

Get your colleagues and friends off it, folks.

Aside from being a propaganda tool, flooding the biscuit tin with bullshit lessens the chance of more worthy bills being drawn. The NZ First party is a malignant cuckoo in the nest of democracy.

NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown. The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:

This is a real post from the Kentucky Secretary of State. 🤪

11 surprising tips on surviving/ignoring the latest catastrophic global public health crisis! Covid is rotting your brain and damaging your immune system, Life before vaccines, and more open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...

Must read. Basically, if you’ve fallen for Ru propaganda, the chatbots will dig you in even deeper. Also note this: “Grok provided the highest number of Russian sources even when asked neutral questions, the research found.” Higher than the Chinese chatbot!

Grok and Google AI falsely claim fake images of UK train attack are real - via @fullfact.org fullfact.org/crime/grok-g...

🚀The UK's promising space sector risks falling behind without urgent action by Government. 📜Today we publish our report, 'The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out.' 👀See our key recommendations and find links to full report ⬇️ ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...

The reason for this is multi-factorial, but the fact that Long Covid is not mentioned once is extremely telling. Especially since the article makes an explicit comparison with 2019. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I know every is attributing the election results to Deep State but don’t forget all the research contributed by University of Deep.

Big scoop. Guess he's crossing as no going back once it's said. Two more needed if budget to pass.

It's easy to say and hard to do, but the real lesson of these Jays is the highest level of ambition and commitment to this team will be rewarded with the biggest market in baseball. The Jays - and Rogers - should aim to become Dodgers north. www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...

VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends

Quite like the idea of a two shift night with a waking break theconversation.com/why-we-used-...

Kindergarten vaccination rates jumped substantially in four states that eliminated nonmedical exemptions between 2015 and 2021. A new study found parents didn't simply shift to medical exemptions instead – they protected their children. buff.ly/okboz1y 🧪#VaccinesWork

man, i was just playing a guessing game yesterday speculating which cities would have this problem today. they’re almost always hoaxes, but the goal isn’t to blow up a rec center, it’s to keep people from being able or willing to vote.

For the parliamentary law nerds - don't forget that the Supreme Court of Canada is hearing Alford tomorrow (re expansion of privilege by statute) and it will be webcast. Watch party at my house for those in Edinburgh :p www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...

"Google Photos' default Storage Saver uses lossy compression, downsizing photos to 16MP and 4K videos to 1080p. Compression is often invisible on phones, but you'll notice it if you're trying to edit the file." www.howtogeek.com/psa-google-p...

Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84

Nope. A Wikipedia rival is not needed. And Grokipedia is definitely not something that humanity needs. In fact, humanity doesn't "need" Musk or any of his businesses.