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David Moscrop

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Journalist & author of “Too Dumb for Democracy?” Podcast host: the David Moscrop Show. Substacker, radio & TV guest. PhD in political science from UBC, just in case. Work in the Washington Post, Globe and Mail, Jacobin, TVO, the Guardian, etc.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 7h

As others have pointed out, claiming the Nazis were socialists is repeating literal Nazi propaganda.

I think it’s bad to repeat a Nazi propaganda. Just one man’s opinion!

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 9h

Me when the coffee shop fills up with customers minding their own business: What are you people doing in my office? Go home.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21h

I'm going to go ahead and take the under on this one.

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 22h

“Surveillance pricing” sounds dystopian, but could it actually make markets fairer?

A business professor argues that using personal data to set prices might, under the right rules, redistribute wealth and make goods more accessible to lower-income consumers.

In defense of ‘surveillance pricing’: Why personalized prices could be an unexpected force for equity

Fans of redistribution may find something good in the latest AI-powered development in pricing.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 22h

Thank you!

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

That's good lol

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

No, I’m sorry. I can’t do another round of “No, the Nazis weren’t socialists.” You’re just going to have to read a book or Wikipedia article or ask your AI butler to explain it to you or wait for the sun to burn out.

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Vancouver Writers Fest @writersfest.bc.ca · 1d

We’re lucky at the Vancouver Writers Fest to work with so many incredible publishers big and small, local and international. Don’t miss these incredible Simon & Schuster Canada authors at this year’s Festival!

#VWF2025 takes place October 20–26. Get your tickets at writersfest.bc.ca.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

lol

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

This morning on the way to campus my Lyft driver looked at me through the rear view mirror and asked “Do you teach there?”

I said yes.

He looks at me again and says, “You look like it.”

Devastating burn. Five stars, 40 percent tip.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

Thank you! Hell of a group.

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

Thanks!

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

You can get a copy wherever books are sold.

www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/808505...

Elbows Up! by Various; edited by Elamin Abdelmahmoud | Penguin Random House Canada

A blazing collection of responses to the U.S.'s shocking annexation threats and the swell of Canadian national unity that followed, from a remarkable array of Canada's sharpest and most influential mi...

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 1d

Elbows Up is out! I wrote a chapter on Canada's long-suffering relationship with the US, the work of many years, and how we're feeling about it. (Bad).

I also write about my late father, an American who was stolen from his mother as a child and taken across the border to Canada.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 2d

I'm a Kettleman's man.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 2d

Air Canada, naturally!

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 2d

I got some good ones just for this (and for working in coffee shops).

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 2d

Okay now we're talking.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 2d

It's Monday.

On Friday, I have a flight to Calgary that begins by way of flying to Montreal at...6 am. A lot of people are asking questions like "What were you thinking?" and "What's wrong with you?" and "Why in god's name do I have to fly to Montreal?"

Not a serious country.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

From @theathletic.com: A Lakers fan is suing LeBron James for fraud over his post of a “Second Decision.” He insists his lawsuit has nothing to do with making money. It’s much deeper than that.

Lakers fan taking LeBron to small-claims court over ‘Second Decision’

After a confusing social media frenzy, L.A. fan Andrew Garcia just wants his $865 back.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 5d

Yesterday, I spoke to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Here is a re-worked and extended version of my remarks.

In short: It's time to wrap up the longest ballot protest. It's not working, and it won't work.

www.davidmoscrop.com/p/its-time-t...

It's Time To Wrap Up The Longest Ballot Protest

The ballots really are long. And annoying. And counter-productive.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 7d

Thank you!

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 7d

"Goddamnit, I love this country, and I love the people in it, and I get sick and fucking tired of politicians screwing over Canadians."

My interview with Rob Ashton, out soon, went very well indeed.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 10d

You can look it up. He's on the record.

David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 12d