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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 13h

What a weird way to run a war, to care what the enemy thinks about your deployment of weapons.

If the Russians don’t like it, then it’s probably a good idea.

Supplying U.S. Tomahawks to Ukraine could end badly for all, Russia's Medvedev says | CBC News

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that supplying U.S. Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could end badly for everyone, especially U.S. President Donald Trump.

www.cbc.ca

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 13h

That plays both ways though. The Ms has some bad calls in the first game and still managed to win. It’s baseball.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 18h

Closer to “what’s called nuclear war”. What else do you call it? Crazy Russians.

Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 18h

😣

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 19h

At some point, rather than blame pitcher changes for everything, Toronto media might have to concede the Mariners are a good ball team.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 19h

Also, back then the cost of boring was much higher. The yield on 10-year federal debt was nine per cent. Today the 10-year rate is hovering around 3.5 per cent. Different world entirely.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 1d

#worthit so I can wear a red baseball cap.

Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 1d

I actually agree. As much as I can’t stand listening to Polilievre I want the Conservatives to keep him so Canadians can vote against them again.

Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 1d

“Mr. Poilievre knows that the President is the reason the world runs like The Sopranos right now. And he definitely knows that any squeeze on the economy is courtesy of the White House.
 Mr. Poilievre knows all of that because he’s not stupid. But he seems to think the people listening to him are.”

Opinion: After Trump visit, Poilievre blames Carney for everything under the sun, including sunburn

The Conservative Leader isn’t stupid. He just thinks the people listening to him are

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 2d

“Ashton embodies the working-class resentment Poilievre performs. When he says he wears steel-toed boots every day, it’s not a line; it’s a life.”

When he rails against corporations earning “trillions while workers are called greedy,” he directs his frustration at capital, not government.

Is an NDP Led by Rob Ashton the Worst Nightmare for Both Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney?

A few thoughts on the disruptive potential of the emergence of class politics in Canada

open.substack.com

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t do it! I’m a Canadian who is more Mariners fan than Jays fan and haven’t even considered it.

Plus Seattle really doesn’t want you. Jays fans have been quite obnoxious over the years in Seattle. Embarrassingly so.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 4d

*Canadian rock star.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 5d

No employer cares about their employees, as people, only as resources.

They say they do until it’s more convenient not to. That is what we need to wake up to.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 6d

Today MLA Brodie introduced a transphobe to the Legislature

AG Sharma’s reply:

“We have a party in the opposition that decided their tent was so big that it included intolerance, racism and hate.When they tolerate it in their party, they tolerate it in this province, and they bring it to the House

October 08 2025 Question Period

YouTube video by Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

youtu.be

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 6d

I wish they were sleeping.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 6d

I agree!

And that’s what Eby should be saying, not pretending the problem is that there’s just not a proponent.

Let’s say what we mean, not raise straw men to hide behind.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 6d

It pains me to even approach defending Danielle Smith and pipelines.

Eby is intentionally missing her point on pipelines. No proponent will come forward while gov’ts refuse to even entertain the idea.

AB gives us more than enough reason to criticise them, we don’t need to be disingenuously obtuse.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 6d

This essay has many well-written ideas.

The one that will stick with me is that in not providing essential services government is effectively taxing the public who have to pay for it themselves.

The difference being the public pays the tax directly to business, giving gov’t plausible deniability.

Three Cheers for Socialism

In the late modern world something like socialism is the only possible way of embodying Christian love in concrete political practices.

www.commonwealmagazine.org

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 7d

As if we needed more reasons not to travel to the USA:

Burbank's air traffic control tower was temporarily unstaffed Monday, the FAA said. Flights were delayed because of "staffing," noting that its tower had "zero" air traffic controllers.

An air traffic control tower was unstaffed. Is this the U.S. government shutdown breaking point? | CBC News

Burbank's air traffic control tower was temporarily un-staffed Monday, one of many incidents in U.S. airports caused by staffing shortages during the U.S. government's shutdown.

www.cbc.ca

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 10d

Israel abducted Canadian citizens in international waters on their way to provide humanitarian aid to a nation Canada now recognizes as sovereign.

What is our government doing about it?

Sweden demanded the return of its citizens within 24 hours.

Canada “urged” Israel to “ensure their safety.”

Canadians detained in Israel over Gaza-bound flotilla: Global Affairs

Global Affairs Canada says two Canadian citizens have been detained in Israel in connection with the Global Sumud Flotilla.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 10d

I actually agree with the sentiment, just not the hypocrisy.

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 10d

30 years from now, the conversation will be on what we did when the economy became too weak to stand on its own. Debt is going to rise as it’s the only way to overhaul the economy at the pace the moment demands.

That needn’t be shocking. Some crises demand austerity. What we face isn’t one of them.

Carmichael: It’s the wrong time to fret about the debt - The Logic

Canada’s finances may be delicate, but austerity won't meet the moment

thelogic.co

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 11d

It’s weird that Premier Moe didn’t consider it to be ‘Canada’s potash’ when there was talk of Canada adding retaliatory tariffs on US imports of potash.

'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News

Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

www.cbc.ca

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 13d

Can a constitutional law lawyer explain to me how it’s even possible for Alberta to leave Canada?

Unlike Québec, which joined Canada and can choose to leave, Alberta was created by Canada from federal land.

I suppose Albertans can leave, but don’t they have to give back the land?

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Brad Weldon @canadensis.bsky.social · 13d

I used to pretend the ‘big three’ were NORTH American carmakers, but they have clearly always been USA automakers, an enemy of Canada.

Since the economic warfare waged on us by the USA I find their ridiculously oversized pickup trucks scream MAGA.

Time to buy from our allies in Europe and Asia.

'Not very level': GM increases production in Indiana, as it cuts jobs north of the border | CBC News

General Motors has added 250 temporary jobs at its plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., which builds the Chevy Silverado — work that has also been happening in Oshawa, Ont., but is being scaled back.

www.cbc.ca

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