Pretty much all the headlines on the Maduro story use “captured” as the verb. It only makes sense in the context of indirectly quoting Trump, which most are doing. This is very bad. If you are writing headlines, ask yourself: “Am I whitewashing clear violations of international law?”

Two hours after this was posted (just before 7 a.m. AT), there’s just one (Toronto Star). What a commentary on newsroom staffing.

Americans gotta be more careful about what they export to Canada. Spiked 60 Minutes CECOT story, link here is.gd/paU8Ko via @jasonparis.bsky.social @theonion.com @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @nytimes.com @aoc.bsky.social

The government of Canada needs to directly address why a 95 year old human rights expert and former UN Special Rapporteur was treated as a threat to national security for coming to speak about Israeli genocide. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I don't give a DAMN what your political inclinations are, behaviour like this is completely and utterly unacceptable! Grow the hell up! Uderstand that there is a time and a place to express your displeasure. A Remembrance Day Ceremony honouring our fallen is neither!!!

At least the switch to standard time tonight gives us an extra hour to be sad.

Well, that sucks. There was nothing to apologize for. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...

Fewer kids than last year. But I’ve eaten a mini bag of chips and got two big hugs from an adorable four-year-old banana so Halloween has been a big success so far.

New sky art from Nova Scotia pilot Dimitri Neonakis, who impressively writes in cursive with an airplane better than many of us do with a pen #bluejays

Hey, if he's angry about what Reagan said about *tariffs*, wait til he learns what Reagan said about *Immigration* In short, Reagan made it clear that the orange one is completely full of shit on two major policy positions, Tariffs and Immigration, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R8Q...

In the middle of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Canada 1) contracted to buy missiles from an Israeli company and 2) planned to send Canadian troops to Israel for training on how to use them. Absolutely unconscionable and an egregious violation of international law. www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...

One of the best stories in Canada right now started as a joke when NL musician Dave Whitty mused that if 4,000 ppl gave a regular guy (him) $1, he could go see his beloved #BlueJays play in the World Series. Well, guess what? gofund.me/4f5dd4659 And his FB for more www.facebook.com/share/1Bj6PP...

This is what No Kings Day felt like 🐸🐔🦄🐿️✨ “Tʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ!“ 🗣️✨ This country belongs to the people. #StandTALL 🚀🗣️ (Prints at www.Nikkolas.Art)

People are waking up to the enormous environmental impact of data centres the tech bros have been forcing on the world during the environmental crisis The planet is on fire. We have to stop them! www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...

Sky writer Dimitri Neonakis’s latest. Hopefully it brings some luck. #BlueJays @flightradar24.com More pix and a video on his FB page www.facebook.com/share/r/17T1...

WHEW, baby. If *anyone* understands this moment....it's Scotland (shout out to the Travelers).

Since much focus lately seems to be on who should or shouldn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, I’ll say that the Palestinian journalists who have reported from inside this war zone, this genocide, for the past two years , tirelessly and at grave personal risk, deserve every award on the planet.

These brave young women are from St. John’s, N.L. so I hope our regional media will pick up this story.

Three young Canadians from N.L. who were aboard the Gaza aid flotilla yet to be released from “notorious” Israeli prison. This FB post says they have been on a hunger strike and will be deported to Jordan soon.

Unbeknownst to most or long forgotten is that on October 8 and October 10, 2023; Hamas offered the same deal that’s being pitched as Trump’s “Gaza Peace Deal” which would have handed all hostages over to Israel in exchange for Israeli troops not entering the strip, Netanyahu refused the proposal.

These 3 young women from N.L. are among the Canadians abducted by Israel as they tried to break the blockade of Gaza while delivering food and medical supplies. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Two parliamentary petitions to reject C-2: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #cdnpoli #stopbillC2

If you want to save water, apparently “most people” have switched to litter boxes.

Still no definitive word from the Canadian gov’t or 🇨🇦 media - who could easily contact flotilla organizers/friends, family - on the whereabouts of Canadians kidnapped by Israel in international waters off the Gaza coast. * CBC, however, does have a story on why U.S. politicians swear a lot.

According to organizers, six Cdns (named in photo) were aboard the Cdn boat Conscience when it was illegally intercepted by the IDF and its crew kidnapped. A CBC story quotes Global Affairs Canada as saying it knows of 2 Cdns but is unable to confirm how many Cdns were onboard. 1/2 #Sumudflotilla

At the Old Burying Ground in Halifax, trying unsuccessfully so far to find the grave of Benjamin Kent, the first lawyer in the U.S. to win a case to free a slave (Jenny Slew in 1766). There should be more resources put into this historic gem to help its non-profit foundation keep history “alive.”

Israel is piling crime on top of crime on top of crime. No wonder it is determined to bring down the entire edifice of international humanitarian law - it's the only hope of protecting itself from consequences. Btw: the allegations are significantly worse than bedbugs.

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others. Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla: “People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.” 1/3

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza. Israel seems to be intercepting right now. All eyes needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

Jane Goodall was a hero who used her life to make the world a better place. If the world uplifted and amplified people like her over fascists and billionaires, the world would be a very different place. #3E

When Jane Goodall visited Halifax in 2011, @rickconrad.bsky.social and I had the privilege of moderating her online public chat. She was a hero for her work on behalf of animals and the planet, a trailblazer for women in science and the loveliest of humans. I’m heartbroken that she’s gone.

"There is a war on children" A clarion call for action and accountability from Dr. Thaer Ahmad who served in Gaza. He reads the 'will' of a 10-year-old girl who Israel killed, as a way to honour her. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Wow, I have 999 followers! (Thank you all) 😊 Who wants to be lucky 1000? 😁🌱

NYT to Charlie Kirk (again):

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ICE is firing pellets and pepper balls at journalists in Broadview outside Chicago today, but they're local journalists so it feels like the national media will not care at all. I hope I'm wrong.

Breaking News: A London judge dismissed a terrorism charge against a member of Kneecap, the Irish-language rap group. The rapper had been charged over displaying a Hezbollah flag onstage.

MAGA’s been ready to start a war over the stopped escalator all day btw… Catch up on the latest 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

“In past years, images have circulated in Iran showing officials who were visiting New York loading up vehicles with goods, including a television and cereal boxes.”

Washington Post reporter Joe Heim confirms this Trump-Epstein “Friendship Month” statue has been placed on the National Mall

Cartoon by ArtandResponse.com.

It’s been sad this year watching how the White House press corps refuses to back each other up. Here a female journalist is insulted and denigrated and the next male reporter just moves on to a new question. You’re all in this together, folks. Time & again, they won’t stand up for their colleagues.

Literally you cannot make up this level of hypocrisy. What an endless chode.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told the House Judiciary Committee that he thinks the FBI has the names of at least 20 ppl including “at least six billionaires, including a billionaire from Canada. We know these people exist in the FBI files …” Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/article31214...

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

Why flee/hide the rifle/change clothes if you plan to turn yourself in? Or confess to ur BAE over text, since it literally is the worst thing for your case if you’re caught, esp to establish pre-meditation? And the stilted wording: “if I am able to” (not, if I can); “going to attempt” (will try).

This should be the lead story on every Canadian newscast, with reaction from experts and ordinary Canadians who know how disgusting and dangerous this is. Not holding my breath though. Contact your MP and @mark-carney.bsky.social , folks

“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”

I just met a lovely woman from Oregon who drove across Canada with her husband, from B.C. to the Maritimes (we’re her favourite part of Canada). They’ll be in our country till October.