Flannery Dean
@flannerydean.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor with clips @ The Star, Guardian, Slate, The Narwhal, Bright Wall/ Dark Room, Macleans, Globe. www.flannerydean.com
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Flannery Dean
@flannerydean.bsky.social
· Jul 26
Not gonna read one more piece. Waiting for Manosphere in IMAX
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LONG LIVE The Graham Norton Show sofa's multiverse of madness
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
LONG LIVE The Graham Norton Show sofa's multiverse of madness
First time I’ve seen something about elizabeth may vote 👀
Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
#Opinion from the Star's @althiaraj.bsky.social
#Opinion from the Star's @althiaraj.bsky.social
Althia Raj: Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
The inside story of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet over Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
First time I’ve seen something about elizabeth may vote 👀
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The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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really went dark for the sequel
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
really went dark for the sequel
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Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
#Opinion from the Star's @althiaraj.bsky.social
#Opinion from the Star's @althiaraj.bsky.social
Althia Raj: Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
The inside story of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet over Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
#Opinion from the Star's @althiaraj.bsky.social
#Opinion from the Star's @althiaraj.bsky.social
Contempt is not a great communication strategy but it certainly communicates a lot
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Contempt is not a great communication strategy but it certainly communicates a lot
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The Smith-Carney bitumen pipeline accord would very probably get a better reception at an Alberta NDP convention than at a UCP convention.
That's where we're at now in Alberta politics.
That's where we're at now in Alberta politics.
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Smith-Carney bitumen pipeline accord would very probably get a better reception at an Alberta NDP convention than at a UCP convention.
That's where we're at now in Alberta politics.
That's where we're at now in Alberta politics.
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Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
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incredible quote lol
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
incredible quote lol
With benefit of hindsight can see now it was unwise to chase a bag of ketchup chips with a yogurt drink.
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
With benefit of hindsight can see now it was unwise to chase a bag of ketchup chips with a yogurt drink.
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“The idea that wreckage from one small boat in a vast ocean is a hazard to marine traffic is absurd, and killing survivors is blatantly illegal,” said Moulton (D-Massachusetts).“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. “The order was to kill everybody,” one of them said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“The idea that wreckage from one small boat in a vast ocean is a hazard to marine traffic is absurd, and killing survivors is blatantly illegal,” said Moulton (D-Massachusetts).“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder”
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The arrogance is astounding.
David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The arrogance is astounding.
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Of course, it was Hegseth who pushed for the pardon of Eddie Gallagher—a convicted serial killer. Gallagher was, it should be clear, Hegseth's role model.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Of course, it was Hegseth who pushed for the pardon of Eddie Gallagher—a convicted serial killer. Gallagher was, it should be clear, Hegseth's role model.
Couldn’t make it through Frankenstein.
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Couldn’t make it through Frankenstein.
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Alberta just opened the door to two-tier healthcare.
This is what that actually means.
New CHW piece by Dr. Paul Parks:
This is what that actually means.
New CHW piece by Dr. Paul Parks:
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Alberta just opened the door to two-tier healthcare.
This is what that actually means.
New CHW piece by Dr. Paul Parks:
This is what that actually means.
New CHW piece by Dr. Paul Parks:
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Canada cancelled its northern food program over the summer and is refusing to answer APTN’s requests for why. Canada continues to Canada…
‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Canada cancelled its northern food program over the summer and is refusing to answer APTN’s requests for why. Canada continues to Canada…
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JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
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Yup, I think @arnokopecky.bsky.social pretty much captures it here:
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yup, I think @arnokopecky.bsky.social pretty much captures it here:
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Worth a read.
“The pitting of First Nations against each other, and against so much of the country, is the most stomach-churning aspect of all this. But the doublespeak on climate isn’t far behind.”
“The pitting of First Nations against each other, and against so much of the country, is the most stomach-churning aspect of all this. But the doublespeak on climate isn’t far behind.”
Yup, I think @arnokopecky.bsky.social pretty much captures it here:
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Worth a read.
“The pitting of First Nations against each other, and against so much of the country, is the most stomach-churning aspect of all this. But the doublespeak on climate isn’t far behind.”
“The pitting of First Nations against each other, and against so much of the country, is the most stomach-churning aspect of all this. But the doublespeak on climate isn’t far behind.”
Every email with friend who has kids:
Hey, how are you? I have pink eye/foot and mouth/lice/cold/flu other than that all good
Hey, how are you? I have pink eye/foot and mouth/lice/cold/flu other than that all good
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Every email with friend who has kids:
Hey, how are you? I have pink eye/foot and mouth/lice/cold/flu other than that all good
Hey, how are you? I have pink eye/foot and mouth/lice/cold/flu other than that all good
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I don’t think this is a “politicians have got dumber” issue for the most part. If you look at the *actual CVs* of previous cohorts of MPs, their background is not radically different when you account for, you know, the fact the economy is different! It is primarily a media and ecosystem issue.
We have got to make politics intellectual again. It is the only way that societies thrive is when politicians have the capability to actually think and reflect deeply:
![I confess that I always had difficulty with interpreting the Biblical precept to love our neighbours “as ourselves” until I read some of the words of C.S. Lewis. He pointed out that we don't exactly love ourselves when we fall below the standards and beliefs we have accepted. Indeed we might even hate ourselves for some unworthy deed.
None of this, of course, tells us exactly what kind of political and social institutions we should have. On this point, Christians will very often genuinely disagree, though it is a mark of Christian manners that they will do so with courtesy and mutual respect. [Applause] What is certain, however, is that any set of social and economic arrangements which is not founded on the acceptance of individual responsibility will do nothing but harm.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xbnsfdtxoothg654ujxe3p25/bafkreicrdgbtvm54qnmttwe6crhxwt4be5v3izjmqtnvlxmaljwg5wolai@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I don’t think this is a “politicians have got dumber” issue for the most part. If you look at the *actual CVs* of previous cohorts of MPs, their background is not radically different when you account for, you know, the fact the economy is different! It is primarily a media and ecosystem issue.
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I am speechless
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I am speechless
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Recreating the conditions of “broken homelands.” LOL no kidding. Would that the terrors of all those messed up nations had stayed on the other side of the Atlantic. Bringing their disease, oppressive religions and customs. The hypocrisy of rapacious settlers never ceases to shock.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Recreating the conditions of “broken homelands.” LOL no kidding. Would that the terrors of all those messed up nations had stayed on the other side of the Atlantic. Bringing their disease, oppressive religions and customs. The hypocrisy of rapacious settlers never ceases to shock.
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American 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 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.