Andy Chalk
@andychalk.bsky.social
The last of the V8s. PC Gamer news by day, angry about Canadian politics by night. Email me at [email protected]. Got a tip? http://pcgamer.com/tips/
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Why the fuck is Kushner there
Negotiations between the U.S. and Ukraine today focused on where the de facto border with Russia would be drawn under a peace deal, two Ukrainian officials tell Axios.
Post-war borders dominated "intense" U.S.-Ukraine talks
Next up, Witkoff meets Putin on Tuesday.
www.axios.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Why the fuck is Kushner there
Why the hell do we insist on calling it an "online prediction market?" It's gambling.
Shayne Coplan dropped out of college his freshman year. When COVID hit, he started building Polymarket, an online prediction market. cbsn.ws/4ooJSGk
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Why the hell do we insist on calling it an "online prediction market?" It's gambling.
Rank cowardice is the defining characteristic of our age, and we will all pay the price for it.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Rank cowardice is the defining characteristic of our age, and we will all pay the price for it.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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"PASS OVER" https://bonequest.com/9754
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"PASS OVER" https://bonequest.com/9754
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For this weekend's PC Gamer column, I went for a walk through Kowloon Walled City
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
This Minecraft map that recreates one of history's most notorious slums made me reconsider what's important in 3D level design
Kowloon Walled City in Minecraft is a feat of virtual architecture, but it's missing one crucial ingredient.
www.pcgamer.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For this weekend's PC Gamer column, I went for a walk through Kowloon Walled City
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
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The billionaires who own much of the the infrastructure of our 21st century lives have progressively enshittified that infrastructure while expanding their wealth, and then they scold us for being small-souled peasants who don’t believe in progress anymore.
it is amazing how so much tech gets unremittingly worse year on year at whatever you once used it for and less pleasant to use and more bound up with creepy politics as well as personal and environmental harms and yet also still less productive of actual goods and these are somehow great visionaries
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The billionaires who own much of the the infrastructure of our 21st century lives have progressively enshittified that infrastructure while expanding their wealth, and then they scold us for being small-souled peasants who don’t believe in progress anymore.
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The correct Doom 3 experience is the original one, where you must choose between having your flashlight or your weapon equipped.
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The correct Doom 3 experience is the original one, where you must choose between having your flashlight or your weapon equipped.
No career progression
No psychiactric care
I am one with the cosmos
No psychiactric care
I am one with the cosmos
November 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
No career progression
No psychiactric care
I am one with the cosmos
No psychiactric care
I am one with the cosmos
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Hi! My name is Naeva Scott Bouris and I am an undergraduate student at McMaster University. I am currently conducting research about the experiences of people who transport their children by bicycle in Hamilton.
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hi! My name is Naeva Scott Bouris and I am an undergraduate student at McMaster University. I am currently conducting research about the experiences of people who transport their children by bicycle in Hamilton.
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A former cabinet minister charged a veteran defence reporter of being a Russian intelligence asset
It now seems he was either duped into being someone’s useful idiot, or party to a “legal” defamation effort
Out now in the latest issue @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
It now seems he was either duped into being someone’s useful idiot, or party to a “legal” defamation effort
Out now in the latest issue @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
Forged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The Walrus
Ex-MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. Forensic experts now say the evidence was fabricated
thewalrus.ca
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A former cabinet minister charged a veteran defence reporter of being a Russian intelligence asset
It now seems he was either duped into being someone’s useful idiot, or party to a “legal” defamation effort
Out now in the latest issue @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
It now seems he was either duped into being someone’s useful idiot, or party to a “legal” defamation effort
Out now in the latest issue @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
They bleed like everyone else too!
just sayin
just sayin
That is the lie the billionaires tell you. They can be taxed like everyone else.
The billionaires do not have liquid cash on hand. They own assets and investments. Those assets and investments are responsible for 25-30% of the job market. You wonder why things are expensive? It’s because government is involved.
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
They bleed like everyone else too!
just sayin
just sayin
I have feelings about dog breeders, which - rare moment here, enjoy it - I will keep to myself.
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I have feelings about dog breeders, which - rare moment here, enjoy it - I will keep to myself.
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But what about all of the blue state blue heart Americans who yelled at me in the spring, saying Congress would never approve a war & the military would just disregard those orders, so Canadians were being hysterical.
The below escalation toward Venezuela shows the absolute power of a US president.
The below escalation toward Venezuela shows the absolute power of a US president.
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
But what about all of the blue state blue heart Americans who yelled at me in the spring, saying Congress would never approve a war & the military would just disregard those orders, so Canadians were being hysterical.
The below escalation toward Venezuela shows the absolute power of a US president.
The below escalation toward Venezuela shows the absolute power of a US president.
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Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
You might recall I talked a few months ago about adopting a new cat.
This is what I have let into my home
This is what I have let into my home
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
You might recall I talked a few months ago about adopting a new cat.
This is what I have let into my home
This is what I have let into my home
I'll say one thing about Blue, it's horse piss but it comes in 740ml cans for $3.60 and that'll do ya
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'll say one thing about Blue, it's horse piss but it comes in 740ml cans for $3.60 and that'll do ya
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Hey, America. We just stole your fucking rubber duck museum. It's OURS now! HAHAHAHAHA!!! Fuck you!!! We've got the rubber duck museum you fuckers!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦#Canada
This American rubber duck museum is moving to B.C. due to tariffs, drop in tourism | CBC News
Quirky Point Roberts-based Rubber Duck Museum is coming to Tsawwassen Mills mall in B.C. after increasing tariffs and decreasing tourism have made business in the U.S. exclave unsustainable.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Hey, America. We just stole your fucking rubber duck museum. It's OURS now! HAHAHAHAHA!!! Fuck you!!! We've got the rubber duck museum you fuckers!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦#Canada
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Depressingly well-made point.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Depressingly well-made point.
And here's the story that goes with it!
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
And here's the story that goes with it!
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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It's a bit weird that Canadians are all like 'elbows up, screw the US' but Canadian retailers are still hitching their wagons to a US holiday that has no relevance to Canada
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's a bit weird that Canadians are all like 'elbows up, screw the US' but Canadian retailers are still hitching their wagons to a US holiday that has no relevance to Canada
booooooooooooooo
PARIS (AP) — A man arrested by French police earlier this week is thought to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels in a brazen heist from the Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said Friday, meaning that the entire gang is now believed to be in custody.
Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang
PARIS (AP) — A man arrested by French police earlier this week is thought to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels in a brazen heist from the Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said Friday, meaning that the entire gang is now believed to be in custody.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
booooooooooooooo
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Strong feelings about the Carney/Smith pipeline deal? Looking to develop some strong feelings?
Join us on Monday for a fun discussion about all things pipelines and politics, moderated by the one and only @supriya.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
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Join us on Monday for a fun discussion about all things pipelines and politics, moderated by the one and only @supriya.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Pipeline Debate with Max Fawcett and Chris Hatch, Moderated by Supriya Dwivedi. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining t...
On Thursday, the Governments of Canada and Alberta announced a memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for a new pipeline to the West Coast. Join Max Fawcett and Chris Hatch from Canada's ...
us06web.zoom.us
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Strong feelings about the Carney/Smith pipeline deal? Looking to develop some strong feelings?
Join us on Monday for a fun discussion about all things pipelines and politics, moderated by the one and only @supriya.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on Monday for a fun discussion about all things pipelines and politics, moderated by the one and only @supriya.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...