Alex Boutilier
@alexboutilier.bsky.social
Reporter, Global News | Late of Nova Scotia
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listen, i've seen a lot of bullshit that turned my stomach and sent me to therapy etc but lmao this shit's got every gc buzzing like "sorry what the fuck" LITERALLY ALL OF US THINK THIS IS WEIRD
I assume journalists do this stuff all the time. Maybe more on the editorial side, but as a non-journalist, I don’t particularly care what part of the organization is tasked to do the consent-manufacturing. This assumption is based on my observations of journalism in the run up to the Iraq War.
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
listen, i've seen a lot of bullshit that turned my stomach and sent me to therapy etc but lmao this shit's got every gc buzzing like "sorry what the fuck" LITERALLY ALL OF US THINK THIS IS WEIRD
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Who is Steve Outhouse, Pierre Poilievre’s new campaign manager? @alexboutilier.bsky.social reports globalnews.ca/news/1154136...
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Who is Steve Outhouse, Pierre Poilievre’s new campaign manager? - National | Globalnews.ca
Veteran conservative campaigner Steve Outhouse will replace Jenni Byrne, who will remain on as a senior adviser to Pierre Poilievre.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Who is Steve Outhouse, Pierre Poilievre’s new campaign manager? @alexboutilier.bsky.social reports globalnews.ca/news/1154136...
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Hey Ottawa folks: I gave some kids' books to Twice Upon a Time and they said they've receved fewer donations than usual for this time of year. So if you have any kids' books in good condition, or time or money to spare, here's the info:
Donate - Twice Upon a Time
twiceuponatime.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Hey Ottawa folks: I gave some kids' books to Twice Upon a Time and they said they've receved fewer donations than usual for this time of year. So if you have any kids' books in good condition, or time or money to spare, here's the info:
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NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
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You’ll never guess what this post is about.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You’ll never guess what this post is about.
Ah yes, as opposed to the famously apolitical Hunter S. Thompson.
just read a piece calling Nuzzi a "modern day political version of Hunter S. Thompson" and I think I need to log off
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ah yes, as opposed to the famously apolitical Hunter S. Thompson.
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
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full spectrum of writing on display the past 48 hours as the two highest profile excerpts released are "brigning 2 vans of girls 2 jacoozee" and "He resembled a frozen volcano erupting, a haunted carwash, both sandwich and bodega master. He wanted wanting. The circle. The square. Tiananmen Square."
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
full spectrum of writing on display the past 48 hours as the two highest profile excerpts released are "brigning 2 vans of girls 2 jacoozee" and "He resembled a frozen volcano erupting, a haunted carwash, both sandwich and bodega master. He wanted wanting. The circle. The square. Tiananmen Square."
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we're calling her Groan Didion in the group chat
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
we're calling her Groan Didion in the group chat
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It's like a Morrissey song wrote a memoir.
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's like a Morrissey song wrote a memoir.
The devil's deal is you get a cushy job at Vanity Fair, but you have to write like she does.
Every business email opens "I hope this finds you. And it finds you well, at the calmer fringes of a decaying empire."
Every grocery list "Oranges. The fruit of sunshine. Of hope. Hopes lost."
Every business email opens "I hope this finds you. And it finds you well, at the calmer fringes of a decaying empire."
Every grocery list "Oranges. The fruit of sunshine. Of hope. Hopes lost."
“she flamed out and faded away” is such funny framing for a woman publishing an excerpt of her book in vanity fair, where she also works. I wish I could flame out and fade away so successfully
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The devil's deal is you get a cushy job at Vanity Fair, but you have to write like she does.
Every business email opens "I hope this finds you. And it finds you well, at the calmer fringes of a decaying empire."
Every grocery list "Oranges. The fruit of sunshine. Of hope. Hopes lost."
Every business email opens "I hope this finds you. And it finds you well, at the calmer fringes of a decaying empire."
Every grocery list "Oranges. The fruit of sunshine. Of hope. Hopes lost."
This writing is proof that Nuzzi actually was reading the Divine Comedy while writing her memoire, but only the bits about the Seventh through Ninth circles.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This writing is proof that Nuzzi actually was reading the Divine Comedy while writing her memoire, but only the bits about the Seventh through Ninth circles.
Currently ordering 43 copies to give to my worst enemies this Christmas.
this is quite possibly the worse writing i have ever experienced. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Currently ordering 43 copies to give to my worst enemies this Christmas.
A glowing NYT profile can't fix your writing, it turns out.
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A glowing NYT profile can't fix your writing, it turns out.
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Temu Joan Didion
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Temu Joan Didion
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These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
On the one hand, everything is really bad. That’s it, just the one hand.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
On the one hand, everything is really bad. That’s it, just the one hand.
Guessing it’s not their “populist” views that are at issue.
A prominent far-right German activist has applied for political asylum in the U.S., as the Trump administration has signaled plans to prioritize protections for White refugees and Europeans who claim they are being targeted for their populist views.
German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Guessing it’s not their “populist” views that are at issue.
Mamdani is going to implement Shyamalan Law. But there’s a twist.
Mamdani is going to implement Shania Law. It's already here in Canada. Men who feel like a woman will get free healthcare
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shyamalan Law. But there’s a twist.
There's a lot going on here, as usual, but the President of the United States publicly, non-rhetorically asking "what the hell is going on???" is less than reassuring.
If I’m remembering correctly, the founders had very strong views on the concentration of tariff authority in a single individual…
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
There's a lot going on here, as usual, but the President of the United States publicly, non-rhetorically asking "what the hell is going on???" is less than reassuring.
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this is legit one of the saddest things i have ever seen
Elon has never experienced this and neither have his biggest fans but now they can create these visuals with the help of a computermachine
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
this is legit one of the saddest things i have ever seen