The kind of creep that makes other creeps who see his creeping roll back on their heels whistling through their teeth and quip, "yikes, what a creep!"

This is Big Men Fear Me Mark Bourrie. Not far in but very much enjoying the clear-eyed descriptions of my hometown. Hey Mark, big parts of London will never change. Still brawlers.

Canadaland has been leading the way to Conspiracyland on this important story from the start. Now, with a new journalist behind the wheel, what do I make of this latest update?

"Mark Bourrie, meanwhile, simply doesn’t understand why Jesse Brown posted a yearbook photo of him as a Grade 10 or 11 teenage boy on Canadaland’s website." I mean, does *anyone* understand?

Guys, he used AI to analyze reddit posts and thats how he linked several accounts together, and also linked them to Mark Bourrie My man has AI psychosis

It will get better. But it will also get worse. This is the way.

Because I am a masochist, I did an AMA over on r/canadaland: www.reddit.com/r/canadaland... I'll try to answer any questions posted there until the end of the week.

I feel like people who used to work for Canadaland should be calling Jesse out. I don't think it's appropriate that he issues targeted attacks on other journalists and misrepresents reality without pushback from his peers and colleagues who helped legitimize him

Serious question for serious people: does Alberta have any actual, substantive grievances that go beyond raging at the facts of confederation or the realities of global energy markets?

I guess they've got all their shorts covered.

"People who know Jesse [Brown] personally will have to evaluate whether they can continue to lend their names to him as employees, backers, funders, or whatever else he needs public access for in the future." www.reddit.com/r/canadaland...

according to Mark Bourrie, that recording is three years old, not his current behaviour or reaction to the reddit story - despite being presented that way by Jesse

Elias Law Group is currently litigating 79 voting and election cases in 39 states. The fight for free and fair elections is the fight of our generation. I'm proud that we are doing our part.

I have stopped posting/writing about Canadian politics. I feel wrung out, hung out to dry.

Wikipedia and Me: Socks and Thugs and Shots on Goal open.substack.com/pub/markbour...

Every time I go to the Canadaland web page, I get this warning from my antivirus/privacy software. Does anyone know what it means?

Excerpt from "Ripper": "An angry teenager in the body of a grown man."

#jessebrown Insists He’s Done Nothing Wrong This all just seems petty and weird :/ #canadaland https://pressprogress.ca/jesse-brown-insists-hes-done-nothing-wrong/

It was policy when I wrote for the Globe and the Star that accused were not named unless the paper was commited to following the case through the courts. It wasn't a perfect policy. Charges often appeared on P. 1 and court results on p. 40, but there was some respect of people's rights.

Sorry about that. Here’s the alt.text

Mark Bourrie has written extensively about the takedown of WE. The absolute sleaze that included Jesse Brown and Pierre Poilievre, using WE to create a faux scandal. A Kenyan woman (sadly I don’t have her name) who worked for WE also wrote about the harm it caused so many by destroying WE Charity

Jesse Brown is saying people are "jump[ing] to wild conclusions surrounding his IP tracking saga - that he is referring to as "Reddit Drama" - so I laid out just the facts in a Substack post here -https://open.substack.com/pub/toomuchanalysis/p/canadaland-reddit-drama-mark-bourrie

Can someone tell me how to unlblock an account?

Spring fever! markbourrie.substack.com/p/the-bugs-t...

Library & bookstores, Writers Festivals…👍🇨🇦

Good to see @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social getting recognition. During my too-brief stint in the Parliamentary Press Gallery (a lifetime ago), I noticed its caste structure. A few stars, some egos, duds too, many diggers, and others just underrated. From my POV, he was among that last group. No more. 👏

Making saints in Ontario's cottage country: open.substack.com/pub/markbour...

What can we do to foster Canadian non-fiction? open.substack.com/pub/markbour...

Greetings from Ottawa!!!

When I was a 'tween, I wanted to be a historian. I was encouraged by family members and great teachers. I wish more of them were still here to see this. quillandquire.com/omni/mark-bo...

Congratulations to Canada's finest historian. He has detail and drive. He loves his country. We need him so badly right now.

One can hope...

Spinels are a girl's best friend: I am into fossils, not gems, but I do love pretty things and I keep an eye on what's happening in the world of precious stones. Here's my take, including a warning about Trump and the gem market: open.substack.com/pub/markbour...

A media partnership with an AI company is on the same level as inviting six people with bubonic plague into your bed.

"It is possible, Noakes notes, that Alexander nursed a grievance against Pugliese for his critical reporting on the Afghanistan mission or other episodes, such as Alexander’s championing while in office of the controversial “Victims of Communism” monument"

The Biblioasis Holiday Book Guide: Part III open.substack.com/pub/digitalb...

It's important to remember, and Mr. Wark clearly makes this point, that David Pugliese did absolutely nothing wrong: The Robar case gets weirder open.substack.com/pub/wesleywa...

This is a great and perceptive book. The guy’s weird and he always will be. He does not know how to be.

This video is worth watching. It's an overview of the situation of young men, but it's not manosphere. I wish he had gone into the social stigma attached to men who read and think, this anti-nerd trope that has driven three generations of young men away from books. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnA9...

A good read. Fair-minded but no excuses

As Pierre Poilievre's leadership goes on the block, it's a good time to read Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre. I guarantee you'll learn a lot about what makes him tick. You have time to read it and give it to someone for Christmas. It's available everywhere. www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...

I've posted pictures of some of my fossils to Instagram. www.instagram.com/ontariotrilo...

I want Dr. Gilbert's book: www.skeptic.com/article/nure...

You think this week's snow was bad? Read about the Great Lakes hurricane blizzard that killed 300 people. open.substack.com/pub/markbour...

When confessions are not confessions open.substack.com/pub/markbour...

Probably the best, most accurate thing written about modern Canada this year, though I have little faith in Carney. Ingenuity and creative thinking are not his strong points. As for the environment, "Values" seems like a bad joke. dgardner.substack.com/p/lets-go-ca...