Patrick Cain
@patrickcain.bsky.social
Data journalist. Formerly Village Media, iPolitics, Global News, Toronto Star. Refugee from Melon. @Cain at the Other Place. Back catalogue posts brought here from elsewhere may not completely make sense. Professional site: patrickcain.ca
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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The @thestar.com editorial board on the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The @thestar.com editorial board on the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...
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Awesome creative use of rising bollards!
Bollards save lives AND bring immense joy and happiness to the world.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Awesome creative use of rising bollards!
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oh is that what they mean by a Faustian bargain
![Redeem Your Faust Coupon!
Within the next few days a Faust Representative will call at your home and present you with a valuable coupon. This Coupon will save you money. Take it to your grocer and redeem it.
Serve appetizing Faust Macaroni or Spaghetti tonight. Be sure to redeem your coupon at once.
[image of Faust pasta]
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February 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
oh is that what they mean by a Faustian bargain
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senators only do this when they're in extreme distress
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
senators only do this when they're in extreme distress
I think that makes *four* upcoming Toronto by-elections federally and provincially, when you count University-Rosedale www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal NDP torches Ontario NDP's Doly Begum for joining Carney's Liberals | CBC News
Interim federal NDP Leader Don Davies is accusing Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum of undermining democracy after announcing she will run federally as a Liberal for the seat vacated by former MP B...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I think that makes *four* upcoming Toronto by-elections federally and provincially, when you count University-Rosedale www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This seems much more sensible than waking up a hibernating groundhog to demonstrate that it cannot see its shadow.
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This seems much more sensible than waking up a hibernating groundhog to demonstrate that it cannot see its shadow.
Bruce County dignitaries, *nobody* is here for speeches.
Wiarton Willie NOW WATCH LIVE: Wiarton Willie's 2026 Groundhog Day prediction – CTVNews share.google/QbuEEXljgObJ...
WATCH LIVE: Wiarton Willie's 2026 Groundhog Day prediction
A live look at the Wiarton Willie festival and prediction in Wiarton, Ont.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Bruce County dignitaries, *nobody* is here for speeches.
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It reminds me a bit of this classic: theonion.com/third-amendm...
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It reminds me a bit of this classic: theonion.com/third-amendm...
(quickly Googles the tenth amendment)
A federal judge in Minnesota is, at this very moment, considering whether this specific demand (and several others) constitutes a Tenth Amendment violation by the US government. That ruling could come down at any time now. www.wired.com/story/judge-...
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
(quickly Googles the tenth amendment)
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Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
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Yes, unfortunately the metaphor can extend that way.
The problem is not just that the dustbin of history sometimes turns out to be the recycling can of history. It’s also that there’s a septic tank of history. And it can back up.
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Yes, unfortunately the metaphor can extend that way.
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Bonhomme has killed before, and he will kill again.
Prime Minister Carney meets Bonhomme Carnaval.
(credit: Gray_Mackenzie on X)
(credit: Gray_Mackenzie on X)
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Bonhomme has killed before, and he will kill again.
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“They stayed back a little, off the front lines.”
The President of the United States
youtu.be/i-CgwTzC79A?...
The President of the United States
youtu.be/i-CgwTzC79A?...
Canadian Army Firefight In Afghanistan
YouTube video by glacebay4u
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January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
“They stayed back a little, off the front lines.”
The President of the United States
youtu.be/i-CgwTzC79A?...
The President of the United States
youtu.be/i-CgwTzC79A?...
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
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Trump has forced all of Europe to discuss the completely invented threat of Russian annexation of Greenland and thereby ignore the actual Russian war and annexation in Ukraine. Very regrettable. In Davos, the paramount subject should be Ukraine, not Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Trump has forced all of Europe to discuss the completely invented threat of Russian annexation of Greenland and thereby ignore the actual Russian war and annexation in Ukraine. Very regrettable. In Davos, the paramount subject should be Ukraine, not Greenland.
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I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace.
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace.
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modern american politics consists of experts patiently explaining why something insane that people are talking about could never happen, followed by that exact thing happening
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
modern american politics consists of experts patiently explaining why something insane that people are talking about could never happen, followed by that exact thing happening
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Renowned Canadian intelligence expert Dr. Wesley Wark has offered an opinion in support of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation's suit against Alberta separatists. He discusses foreign - including *US* - interference.
Worth a read.
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Worth a read.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Renowned Canadian intelligence expert Dr. Wesley Wark has offered an opinion in support of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation's suit against Alberta separatists. He discusses foreign - including *US* - interference.
Worth a read.
wapp-prod-cacentral-okelly-02.azurewebsites.net/media/docume...
Worth a read.
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Knut Hamsun, Norwegian Nobel laureate in literature, sided with the Nazis so much he presented Goebbels with his Nobel medal in 1943 (which wasn't widely known until later).
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian Nobel laureate in literature, sided with the Nazis so much he presented Goebbels with his Nobel medal in 1943 (which wasn't widely known until later).
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.