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Luke LeBrun
@lukelebrun.ca
· Nov 8
Honoured to be recognized for my journalism covering right-wing politics and far-right extremism by being named the recipient of CJFE’s 2024 Arnold Amber Award for Investigative Journalism
Appreciated everyone’s kind words and support
Appreciated everyone’s kind words and support
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"Officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said.
The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said."
Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said."
Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: source | CBC News
Nine Toronto police officers are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, multiple sources tell CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"Officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said.
The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said."
Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said."
Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A lot of wise alecks in the replies over here having a hard time saying "thank you, Jamil"
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM
A lot of wise alecks in the replies over here having a hard time saying "thank you, Jamil"
Our nation surely owes Jamil an eternal debt of gratitude
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Our nation surely owes Jamil an eternal debt of gratitude
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
NEW: A public servant got a bizarre voicemail after complaining about Ontario’s return to work policy
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
A public servant texted Doug Ford's number to express concern with his government's return-to-office mandate.
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
Public Servant Surprised by Voicemail from Doug Ford Suggesting They ‘Get Another Job’
The worker had messaged Ford's number to express concern about the Ontario government's return-to-office mandate
pressprogress.ca
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
NEW: A public servant got a bizarre voicemail after complaining about Ontario’s return to work policy
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
Listen to the voicemail that Doug Ford left for an Ontario public servant after they texted the premier with concerns about the return to office mandate.
Ford relays some advice from his mother: "you don't like it, go get another job."
My latest w @ericwickham.ca @pressprogress.ca
Ford relays some advice from his mother: "you don't like it, go get another job."
My latest w @ericwickham.ca @pressprogress.ca
A public servant texted Doug Ford's number to express concern with his government's return-to-office mandate.
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
Public Servant Surprised by Voicemail from Doug Ford Suggesting They ‘Get Another Job’
The worker had messaged Ford's number to express concern about the Ontario government's return-to-office mandate
pressprogress.ca
February 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Listen to the voicemail that Doug Ford left for an Ontario public servant after they texted the premier with concerns about the return to office mandate.
Ford relays some advice from his mother: "you don't like it, go get another job."
My latest w @ericwickham.ca @pressprogress.ca
Ford relays some advice from his mother: "you don't like it, go get another job."
My latest w @ericwickham.ca @pressprogress.ca
NEW: A public servant got a bizarre voicemail after complaining about Ontario’s return to work policy
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
A public servant texted Doug Ford's number to express concern with his government's return-to-office mandate.
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
Public Servant Surprised by Voicemail from Doug Ford Suggesting They ‘Get Another Job’
The worker had messaged Ford's number to express concern about the Ontario government's return-to-office mandate
pressprogress.ca
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
NEW: A public servant got a bizarre voicemail after complaining about Ontario’s return to work policy
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford
Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”
And then he hung up
From @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @ericwickham.ca 👇
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
A public servant texted Doug Ford's number to express concern with his government's return-to-office mandate.
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
Public Servant Surprised by Voicemail from Doug Ford Suggesting They ‘Get Another Job’
The worker had messaged Ford's number to express concern about the Ontario government's return-to-office mandate
pressprogress.ca
February 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
A public servant texted Doug Ford's number to express concern with his government's return-to-office mandate.
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
They received a voicemail suggesting they "go get another job."
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
I can think of one way Alberta's legal system is distinct:
"2 Alberta judges under investigation after IJF reveals evidence of donations to UCP"
theijf.org/article/albe...
"2 Alberta judges under investigation after IJF reveals evidence of donations to UCP"
theijf.org/article/albe...
February 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I can think of one way Alberta's legal system is distinct:
"2 Alberta judges under investigation after IJF reveals evidence of donations to UCP"
theijf.org/article/albe...
"2 Alberta judges under investigation after IJF reveals evidence of donations to UCP"
theijf.org/article/albe...
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
The NDP made a huge mistake not killing SLAPP suits when Notley was Premier.
What exactly does Danielle Smith mean when she invokes “Alberta’s distinct legal traditions”?
Politically-motivated SLAPP lawsuits and wasting everyone's time litigating Craig Chandler's Facebook beefs?
Politically-motivated SLAPP lawsuits and wasting everyone's time litigating Craig Chandler's Facebook beefs?
Danielle Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection | Globalnews.ca
Premier Danielle Smith said her government will withhold funds for new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province a say on who is picked.
globalnews.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The NDP made a huge mistake not killing SLAPP suits when Notley was Premier.
What exactly does Danielle Smith mean when she invokes “Alberta’s distinct legal traditions”?
Politically-motivated SLAPP lawsuits and wasting everyone's time litigating Craig Chandler's Facebook beefs?
Politically-motivated SLAPP lawsuits and wasting everyone's time litigating Craig Chandler's Facebook beefs?
Danielle Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection | Globalnews.ca
Premier Danielle Smith said her government will withhold funds for new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province a say on who is picked.
globalnews.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
What exactly does Danielle Smith mean when she invokes “Alberta’s distinct legal traditions”?
Politically-motivated SLAPP lawsuits and wasting everyone's time litigating Craig Chandler's Facebook beefs?
Politically-motivated SLAPP lawsuits and wasting everyone's time litigating Craig Chandler's Facebook beefs?
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani announced he's leading a one man delegation to Washington on a US-Canada trade deal
Turns out his trade mission is not authorized by the Government of Canada
I asked Pierre Poilievre's office if he authorized or was even aware of Jivani's trip, but they never replied 🤷
Turns out his trade mission is not authorized by the Government of Canada
I asked Pierre Poilievre's office if he authorized or was even aware of Jivani's trip, but they never replied 🤷
Conservative MP Jivani heads to Washington after Liberals snub offer to collaborate | CBC News
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, a longtime friend of U.S Vice-President JD Vance, is travelling to Washington to advocate for better Canada-U.S. relations after multiple unsuccessful emails to members o...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani announced he's leading a one man delegation to Washington on a US-Canada trade deal
Turns out his trade mission is not authorized by the Government of Canada
I asked Pierre Poilievre's office if he authorized or was even aware of Jivani's trip, but they never replied 🤷
Turns out his trade mission is not authorized by the Government of Canada
I asked Pierre Poilievre's office if he authorized or was even aware of Jivani's trip, but they never replied 🤷
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
This should be standard for every transit system.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
If I were Mayor of Ottawa, I would drive the @octranspo.com management team to Westboro, dump them on a random side street and give them 1 hour to get back to City Hall using only a Presto card
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This should be standard for every transit system.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.
If I were Mayor of Ottawa, I would drive the @octranspo.com management team to Westboro, dump them on a random side street and give them 1 hour to get back to City Hall using only a Presto card
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
If I were Mayor of Ottawa, I would drive the @octranspo.com management team to Westboro, dump them on a random side street and give them 1 hour to get back to City Hall using only a Presto card
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job
(The original @octranspo.com bus is already nearly 20 mins late and 3 other scheduled buses were no shows during the same time span)
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
(The original @octranspo.com bus is already nearly 20 mins late and 3 other scheduled buses were no shows during the same time span)
An elderly lady just approached me at the @octranspo.com stop with some unsolicited advice:
“You’ll get where you’re trying to go faster walking than waiting for a bus. Yesterday, I walked to McDonald’s and back in the same time it took the bus to show up”
“You’ll get where you’re trying to go faster walking than waiting for a bus. Yesterday, I walked to McDonald’s and back in the same time it took the bus to show up”
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
An elderly lady just approached me at the @octranspo.com stop with some unsolicited advice:
“You’ll get where you’re trying to go faster walking than waiting for a bus. Yesterday, I walked to McDonald’s and back in the same time it took the bus to show up”
“You’ll get where you’re trying to go faster walking than waiting for a bus. Yesterday, I walked to McDonald’s and back in the same time it took the bus to show up”
The reporter at the end who helps Trump change the subject by interrupting with an unrelated question about healthcare should be ashamed of themself
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The reporter at the end who helps Trump change the subject by interrupting with an unrelated question about healthcare should be ashamed of themself
What some people think will happen: "If I quit X, I would only be ceding that online space to the right"
What actually happens: Conservative influencers threatening to sue Maxime Bernier's PPC into "oblivion" because they have literally no one else left to beef with
What actually happens: Conservative influencers threatening to sue Maxime Bernier's PPC into "oblivion" because they have literally no one else left to beef with
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
What some people think will happen: "If I quit X, I would only be ceding that online space to the right"
What actually happens: Conservative influencers threatening to sue Maxime Bernier's PPC into "oblivion" because they have literally no one else left to beef with
What actually happens: Conservative influencers threatening to sue Maxime Bernier's PPC into "oblivion" because they have literally no one else left to beef with
(According the parliamentary press gallery’s website, Passifiume was quietly removed as a press galley member last month and he no longer identifies himself as the Toronto Sun’s “Ottawa bureau chief” on his website or social media bios)
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
(According the parliamentary press gallery’s website, Passifiume was quietly removed as a press galley member last month and he no longer identifies himself as the Toronto Sun’s “Ottawa bureau chief” on his website or social media bios)
After applauding the killing of Renee Good, the Toronto Sun’s former parliamentary bureau chief Bryan Passifiume has re-emerged from a month-long exile
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
After applauding the killing of Renee Good, the Toronto Sun’s former parliamentary bureau chief Bryan Passifiume has re-emerged from a month-long exile
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:
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New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok.
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent
Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok.
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
Paris prosecutors raid French offices of Elon Musk's X
Paris prosecutors raid French offices of Elon Musk's X
The search is part of a preliminary investigation into a range of alleged offenses, including reports that the AI chatbot Grok helped disseminate Holocaust denial content and sexual deepfakes.
www.lemonde.fr
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Paris prosecutors raid French offices of Elon Musk's X
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
1. This 2016 exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel is so essential, really gets to the heart of Epstein's project.
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
1. This 2016 exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel is so essential, really gets to the heart of Epstein's project.
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
@octranspo.com: The public transit system where scheduled times are accurate to within give or take 40 minutes
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
@octranspo.com: The public transit system where scheduled times are accurate to within give or take 40 minutes
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates purchased nearly half of the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company last year, making the family business partners with the UAE even as President Trump negotiated foreign policy matters with the Middle Eastern nation.
U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company
The $500 million agreement raises new concerns about the propriety of the president negotiating foreign policy with his own business partners.
nyti.ms
February 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
An investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates purchased nearly half of the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company last year, making the family business partners with the UAE even as President Trump negotiated foreign policy matters with the Middle Eastern nation.