Yes this is true. Would appear they were threatened as well and bent the knee.

Canada's Grave Threat #cdnpoli A warning, Canada. Maple MAGA is gaining speed. It's a group of separatists & traitors built around the oil interests in Alberta - desperate to cut backroom deals with Trump. Trump's Canadian influence will be a cancer on the entire country.

“As of 2023 -- the latest data year available -- Canada had only achieved a nine per cent reduction in emissions, while all other G7 countries have averaged a 30 per reduction.” The problem here is that Canada’s existing policies weren’t working, not the changes in the past year.

😍 vocm.com/2026/02/13/m... #NewfoundlandAndLabrador

Doctorow: "Trump's antitrust agencies practiced "boss politics antitrust" in which favored courtiers were given free passes ..., while Trump's enemies were threatened with punitive antitrust investigations until they fell into line" ON, @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social? pluralistic.net/2026/02/13/k...

At first, I thought, "Ah, it's just AI bots learning everything about us ..." oh right Just to be on the safe side, maybe I ought to reread "Robopocalypse" and "Robogenesis" by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social . www.techradar.com/pro/ai-bot-w...

The Ford government went on to say Trump is also responsible for Ontario's healthcare under-funding, the province's lackluster new house construction stats, and all the Greenbelt stuff too.

cc: Mr. Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

Hmmm... There's an idea. Nope. We'd just end up with the Spring Greenhouse. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/c...

Cory Doctorow's latest. Wutchawanna bet that the bad guys' system rather than the good guys' system would (will?) be picked by 🇨🇦 Federal or Provincial health systems? pluralistic.net/2026/02/12/p...

Poilievre trying to mimic a human experiencing a feeling is quite gross to witness.

Pam Bondi’s Hannibal Lecter Judiciary Hearing youtube.com/shorts/6mzos...

Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones. Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.

We'll, whoodathunkit? 🙋‍♂️😷 dailyhive.com/canada/provi...

Ohhhhhhhhh, idunno. I'm of an age where I just want a phuqueing rest. And lose that eternal after life stuff, please. At the second coming, I'm gonna roll over and say, please! Just give more minutes. Please! www.sciencealert.com/scientists-h...

Anonymous White House sources leaks photo of phone Trump uses to discuss tariffs with other countries' leaders.

“PM explained to Trump that Canada paid for Windsor-Detroit crossing and that Michigan owns part of it.” It must be exhausting to explain things to a toddler all day long.

89% of Canadians go online for health info People go online because it is faster, more convenient, access to more info. BUT 57% go online because THE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Has #TimbitTrump blamed Carney and/or Trudeau yet for Mr. Tangerine Man's Gordie Howe hissy fit?

Oh, fer cryin' out loud. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Your pets may not necessarily love it when you kiss and hug them" Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.

UN chief António Guterres re: GDP "... when we destroy a forest, we are creating GDP. When we overfish, we are creating GDP." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

News In Photo:

Dear Stanley Park Cyclist ⚠️ SLOWDOWN ⚠️ We almost got bowled over a dozen times on one trail today. Some very near misses. Groups going SO FAST like it was a velodrome. I feared for the toddlers, seniors, dog-walkers also on path. @lucymaloney.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social

I will go to my grave saying Palin was the prototype.

the thing i'm waiting for with the ai romance novel lady is for another scammer to figure out that purely ai-generated material w no human authorship is generally not considered to be protected by copyright in the US rn, and saving themselves the 45 mins per book by reselling hers

Nothing to worry about, just state election officials preparing for possible illegal and unconstitutional efforts by the Trump administration to tamper with the 2026 election

See also "Kill Decision" by @daniel-suarez.com . In which of its offices, does the Pentagon read techno-thrillers? www.twz.com/news-feature...

"Instrument cars so low-wage offshore workers can remote-control them, displacing drivers" sounds a bit less cool than "build self-driving cars." How many cars does an offshore worker have to remote-control for the cost savings from putting drivers out of work to outweigh the instrumentation cost?

NEW: "Trump’s portrayal of the Haitian community’s role in society is way off....It is difficult to imagine what care for seniors and people with disabilities would even look like without a large immigrant component." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...

cc: @jmkeep.bsky.social , @jekeep.bsky.social

CTV News: "How an administrative tsunami is driving family doctors to burnout" www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... Hey, Gemini, have there been any studies published on the topic of the burden of administrative paperwork on family doctors in Canada? Why, yes. Yes there have been. 😠😷

The White House did a dishonest y-axis so I fixed their y-axis for them, you’re welcome White House www.howtoreadthisch.art/lets-conside...

I converted to Catholicism a couple weeks ago. Here’s what I think Jesus got wrong.

“Within two hours of subscribing to NatSocToday for the purposes of this investigation, the Substack algorithm directed the Guardian’s account to 21 other profiles featuring similar content.” substack continues to be a cesspool that should be abandoned just like x

Went to dinner in Highland Park with kids1&2. Good vibes.

Quiz time! If a blue collar Black man flies to New Orleans to buy a work truck with $28K cash, and 2 white men with guns stop him and say, "I heard you have a lot of cash! Give it up and we'll let you walk away!" and they steal his money without shooting him, is that considered a violent crime?

"Federal funding at Western hopes to delve into family doctor shortage" www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic... Just for the giggles, I asked Google Gemini, "Have there ever been any studies that have addressed the shortage of family doctors in Canada?" This wasn't Gemini's answer, but it could have been:

I’ll sign this one, but I also need folks to sign and promote the petition being sponsored by Bruce Fanjoy that would require all party leaders to have top-level security clearance. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Gummints' in five years: "Nobody saw this coming. Nobody warned us." globalnews.ca/news/1165704...

YOUTUBE PREMIERE It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Post Trump World After Donald Trump’s passing, his would-be heirs are left with one final, cryptic clue: a giant “W.H.” What follows is a frenzied, absurd race for power, fortune, and legacy, with no dignity spared. youtu.be/sPWBJxvbpIY

Rare footage of Snow Muppets in the wild 😜

Your regular dose of Cory Doctorow's blood pressure boosters. "if you had to secure someone's permission before you were allowed to criticize them, critical speech would be limited to takedowns of stoics and masochists." pluralistic.net/2026/02/07/a...