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Mickey Djuric @mickeydjuric.bsky.social · 21h

Statement from the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Egypt:

“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 2d

Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com #IMGs #MedEd

Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so

New policy has huge implications and could lead to fewer doctors practising in Ontario

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 20h

They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.

"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 21h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 8d

Say what?

#OnPoli

Minutes after The Globe and Mail forwarded part of the federal statement to Mr. Figueredo seeking comment, Ms. Diop phoned a Globe reporter, saying Ontario officials had contacted her ministry and were “concerned.”

She said Ottawa is “not going to engage with Ontario on the Auditor-General’s report.” But she said the federal government would still “do our due diligence to make sure that the money is used for what it’s intended to be used for.”

Ms. Diop went on to say that her ministry needs “to preserve also our relationship with the province of Ontario, because we are working well together. This is not us going to them and just asking them to explain themselves, based on the Auditor-General full report.”

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Jeff Gray @jeffreybgray.bsky.social · 4d

Horoscopes are nonsense of course but ... ah wait, mine today literally describes every day of my working life as a journalist. (Although I am off today. Wrong again, stars and planets.)

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Jeff Gray @jeffreybgray.bsky.social · 8d

Whoops, the cash involved in Ontario's problematic Skills Development Fund is actually federal money. But after sending me a tough-sounding statement about seeking "mitigation measures" the fed. minister's office called me back, and left me confused. #ONpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Ottawa pledges ‘full due diligence’ after audit of Ontario skills fund

Auditor-General report found province’s Skills Development Fund was not fair, transparent or accountable

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 13d

This applies to dictatorial regimes as well as chatbots.

Part of what keeps you sane is other people’s perspectives.

Silencing all opposition leads to crazy thoughts and actions.

Including violence.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 13d

Memorizing this

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 15d

Pfizer "secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals" and in return will "sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx"

looks like state capitalism to me

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Pfizer Gets Three-Year Reprieve From Trump Pharma Tariffs

Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said the company secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals in a deal that would lower some o...

www.bloomberg.com

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Jeff Gray @jeffreybgray.bsky.social · 16d

Maybe the Crosstown is ... turning the corner? (Apologies.) No opening date yet but Metrolinx's CEO tells our Laura Stone that Toronto's long-delayed Eglinton LRT could enter its final month-long testing phase this week: #ONpoli #TOpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Long-delayed Eglinton LRT to begin month-long final test, Metrolinx CEO says

Transit agency boss declines to give opening date, says planning needed before any ramp up of passenger service

www.theglobeandmail.com

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 16d

"Two of the most senior purchasing officials at Alberta Health Services in 2022 were also briefly directors of a numbered company with ties to a supplier that has been awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in business by the health agency, The Globe and Mail has found."

#abpoli #ableg

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 16d

Alberta health officials were also directors at a company linked to a supplier

Corporate filings reveal further links between Alberta Health Services procurement staff and private firms

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 24d

Confessing right out in the open, as always

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24d

Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 25d

It’s not lost on me that the only profession mentioned in the Constitution (the press) is a constant target by those who profess their love for the founding document, who loudly say that we can only have a society based on rules set 250 yrs ago.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25d

“.. Those who refuse to sign the new policy will be stripped of or denied permanent credentials to cover the Pentagon.”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 25d

Not just a crisis for journalism but for civil-military relations: can't have civilian oversight if you don't have a free press (especially with this Pentagon).

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 25d

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 26d

“After years and years illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I will also sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”

January 20, 2025.

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John Bowker @johnbowker.bsky.social · 26d

A group training workers for “Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub owner” Zlatko Starkovski got $6.5 million in skills development funding from the Ford government. Starkovski is launching a burlesque-themed nightclub “for those where discretion is a must” 🤔 www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic... #onpoli

Group training workers for ‘Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub owner’ got $6.5M in provincial skills development funding

Training takes place at Zlatko Starkovski’s event venue at Exhibition Place

www.thetrillium.ca

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 27d

Doug Ford: “The only thing proven is that they take money out of taxpayers’ pockets."

Ontario police chiefs: “The evidence shows that if (automated speed enforcement) cameras are removed, speeds will increase in community safety zones and more pedestrians will be at risk."

#OnPoli

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 27d

NEW: Ontario’s police chiefs are pushing back against Premier Doug Ford’s plan to scrap automated speed cameras, telling the government they’ve been proven to reduce dangerous speeding in towns and cities. #ONpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1143499...

Automated speed cameras make roads safer, Ontario police chiefs say | Globalnews.ca

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to axe automated speed cameras in towns and cities, calling them a 'tax grab' and suggesting they don't make streets safer.

globalnews.ca

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 27d

This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."

Trump Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 27d

Trump:

"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 27d

Disney has Tron: Ares, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Rental Family, Zootopia 2, Ella McCay, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and Is This Thing On? opening this year. I hope the talent involved in these movies curtails all planned publicity until the company reverses its decision about Kimmel.

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 27d

I’m sorry, “Didn’t participate in a moment of silence”? What in the authoritarian state is happening.

Wendy Suares @wsuares.bsky.social · 28d

INBOX- State Superintendent Ryan Walters says after investigating reports that came in through Awareity, they've identified 70 certified teachers from 44 districts who've made statements regarding Charlie Kirk's murder and 12 school districts who did not participate in a moment of silence. #oklahoma

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maura johnston @maura.bsky.social · 27d

this is why you never suck up

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27d

🇺🇸 down we go. The thin-skinned president won’t stop until all who mock him are off the air.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 27d

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.

that fox news host still has his job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 13

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27d

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27d

I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’

The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about Charlie Kirk.

www.vulture.com

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