Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social
Musician (trad to noo wave), accidental sound tech, writer who should write more, occasional educator, former bike courier and rubber-stamp maker, immigrant, Montréalais, has always had an accent from somewhere else, son, father, etc.
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Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
Excellent piece; and did Anita Anand really say that it was up to the US, to decide whether their campaign of extrajudicial murder on the high seas breaks international law?!
Donald Trump has turned America into a mafia klepto-state.
The Nazis were also shameless crooks and criminals. Herman Goring would have been right at home in Mar-a-Lago.
Here is my latest on gangster fascism and America's number one crime family - the Trumps.
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The Nazis were also shameless crooks and criminals. Herman Goring would have been right at home in Mar-a-Lago.
Here is my latest on gangster fascism and America's number one crime family - the Trumps.
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Herman Göring Is Having a Moment
Herman Göring is having a moment.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Excellent piece; and did Anita Anand really say that it was up to the US, to decide whether their campaign of extrajudicial murder on the high seas breaks international law?!
Well done @antihate.ca for this investigative reportage, and also CBC radio for leading their 8am World Report with it.
1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Well done @antihate.ca for this investigative reportage, and also CBC radio for leading their 8am World Report with it.
Great précis of the bullshit travesty of Christianity peddled by maga types! Along with the obvious ones about “pro-life” really meaning “pro-birth, and fuck ‘em after that.”
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Great précis of the bullshit travesty of Christianity peddled by maga types! Along with the obvious ones about “pro-life” really meaning “pro-birth, and fuck ‘em after that.”
More Murdoch scumdoggery: publish something completely fake and injurious, say “oopsie!” and take it down when called out, but by then other media outlets have obligingly picked it up.
Rupert Murdoch-owned @thetimes.com of London completely fabricates a hit piece on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , gets called out by former mayor Deblasio — then deletes it.🤔
October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
More Murdoch scumdoggery: publish something completely fake and injurious, say “oopsie!” and take it down when called out, but by then other media outlets have obligingly picked it up.
A good analysis and warning by @donalgill.bsky.social: mainstream politicians take note, we *really* do not want to be going down the UK’s path.
The rise of reactionary anti-system populism in Canada will be difficult to prevent unless the centre and left actively confront the deepening gaps in our democratic system before further economic turbulence intensifies the crisis.
Canada’s democratic deficit can no longer be ignored
It is difficult to imagine Carney’s Liberals collapsing as dramatically as the rudderless Starmer-led UK Labour government. That said, the rise of hard-edged, anti-system populism in Canada will be di...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A good analysis and warning by @donalgill.bsky.social: mainstream politicians take note, we *really* do not want to be going down the UK’s path.
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Napster was founded in 1999, and millions of households downloaded music they did not pay for, but they did not use it to build a business.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
October 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Napster was founded in 1999, and millions of households downloaded music they did not pay for, but they did not use it to build a business.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
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SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda."
My report:
My report:
State Department set to launch ‘Office of Remigration’
The concept of remigration has explicitly neo-Nazi roots and has been popularized in Europe.
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May 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda."
My report:
My report:
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The brother of federal Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is the president and CEO of Intelcom, a courier company that exploits subcontracted delivery drivers for pennies per package. It stands to benefit mightily from the dismantlement and privatization of public postal services in Canada.
The privatization crisis at Canada Post
Canada Post is under attack. Political favouritism, privatized delivery, and precarious subcontracting are putting workers and public service at risk. From Intelcom’s exploitative practices to the gov...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The brother of federal Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is the president and CEO of Intelcom, a courier company that exploits subcontracted delivery drivers for pennies per package. It stands to benefit mightily from the dismantlement and privatization of public postal services in Canada.
It is indeed a wild read, and queasy-making
This is a wild read. It's remarkable how much Peter Thiel thinks he knows that is just ignorant and poorly thought out. It's also pretty clear these people have never deeply read a book by Tolkien (or anybody else). Most confusing for people of this wealth, can't they find editors?
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It is indeed a wild read, and queasy-making
Excellent interview from yesterday, with the Rutgers prof who has received multiple death-threats from the fascist enablers of turning point.
Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excellent interview from yesterday, with the Rutgers prof who has received multiple death-threats from the fascist enablers of turning point.
I had never heard of Eswatini until now: apparently the former Swaziland, and Africa’s last absolute monarchy.
Last weekend, the Trump administration sent 10 more people to an Eswatini prison, joining five other ICE detainees sent there in July.
None of the 15 men sent to the nation are from Eswatini. But they are now under the authority of its king.
Read Noah Lanard's full story: https://bit.ly/47gNtB1
None of the 15 men sent to the nation are from Eswatini. But they are now under the authority of its king.
Read Noah Lanard's full story: https://bit.ly/47gNtB1
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I had never heard of Eswatini until now: apparently the former Swaziland, and Africa’s last absolute monarchy.
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Incredible.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
October 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Incredible.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
The mask comes off Maga’s bullshit weaponisation of anti-semitism….
Elon Musk, the Anti-Defamation League and the right: what’s behind the latest blow-up?
Elon Musk, the Anti-Defamation League and the right: what’s behind the latest blow-up?
The Jewish advocacy and anti-hate group is at the center of a rightwing backlash campaign led by Musk over the ADL’s online database on extremism
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The mask comes off Maga’s bullshit weaponisation of anti-semitism….
A very timely take on the unedifying Riadh comedy fest, from a colleague of the journalist murdered by the regime there a few years back.
Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
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They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
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Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A very timely take on the unedifying Riadh comedy fest, from a colleague of the journalist murdered by the regime there a few years back.
Marisa Kabas is always worth reading, and this is a headline worthy of framing. As well as much else pertinent, this piece contains a jaw-dropping quote from Stephen “Goebbels” Miller, from Trump’s first term: I knew that man was pure evil from the moment I first saw and heard him.
September 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Marisa Kabas is always worth reading, and this is a headline worthy of framing. As well as much else pertinent, this piece contains a jaw-dropping quote from Stephen “Goebbels” Miller, from Trump’s first term: I knew that man was pure evil from the moment I first saw and heard him.
“Culminating rot of shareholder capitalism”
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
September 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Culminating rot of shareholder capitalism”
I have great respect for @mattgalloway.bsky.social, I listen to The Current every morning. However, I was very disappointed that he didn’t call the guest from The Bulwark on his abject both-sides-ing just now, ref. the recently deceased “influencer.”
September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I have great respect for @mattgalloway.bsky.social, I listen to The Current every morning. However, I was very disappointed that he didn’t call the guest from The Bulwark on his abject both-sides-ing just now, ref. the recently deceased “influencer.”
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In Defense One, Jon Duffy, a retired USN captain, furnishes withering analysis of Hegseth's latest escapades in the Caribbean. Essential reading. www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power
The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In Defense One, Jon Duffy, a retired USN captain, furnishes withering analysis of Hegseth's latest escapades in the Caribbean. Essential reading. www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
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Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government
September 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government
So I for one have decided that the best route is to shut the whole f*cking thing down. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/should-democrats-shut-the-government
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A racist mob menacing refugee children and our town. Read this and see what lies ahead, unless we act now | Anonymous
A racist mob menacing refugee children and our town. Read this and see what lies ahead, unless we act now | Anonymous
Last weekend, it fell to ordinary people to oppose the far right and others. The national toxicity has reached us: a kind of hate I haven’t seen since the 1970s
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A racist mob menacing refugee children and our town. Read this and see what lies ahead, unless we act now | Anonymous
Apparently this telling sentence was several paragraphs in to a NYT story: just a detail, that the regime is trying after the fact to find a legal fig-leaf for murder on the high seas.
Not clear what possible legal justification there is for the extrajudicial execution of alleged drug traffickers www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Apparently this telling sentence was several paragraphs in to a NYT story: just a detail, that the regime is trying after the fact to find a legal fig-leaf for murder on the high seas.
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To be clear, the focus of the meeting is not stopping fascism. The topic is "establishing a new economic and security relationship with the U.S."
So I think it's more accurate to say the guy who wrote the fascist playbook is offering advice on submitting to fascism.
So I think it's more accurate to say the guy who wrote the fascist playbook is offering advice on submitting to fascism.
If cabinet is hoping the guy who wrote the fascist playbook will give advice on stopping fascism then we are in trouble.
Adorno reminds us that clever people were the first to be suckered by the fascist playbook because they thought they could outsmart it.
There is nothing hidden in their plan.
Adorno reminds us that clever people were the first to be suckered by the fascist playbook because they thought they could outsmart it.
There is nothing hidden in their plan.
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
To be clear, the focus of the meeting is not stopping fascism. The topic is "establishing a new economic and security relationship with the U.S."
So I think it's more accurate to say the guy who wrote the fascist playbook is offering advice on submitting to fascism.
So I think it's more accurate to say the guy who wrote the fascist playbook is offering advice on submitting to fascism.
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Neverbefore has a Canadian politician shared so much disinfo unchecked.As Poilievre tries to weasel his way back into Parliament,Canada’s legacy media still refuses to call out Poilievre’s lies,or question his ties to CanadaProud,who ran disinfo campaigns targeting our PM
Neverbefore has a Canadian politician shared so much disinfo unchecked.As Poilievre tries to weasel his way back into Parliament,Canada’s legacy media still refuses to call out Poilievre’s lies,or question his ties to CanadaProud,who ran disinfo campaigns targeting our PM
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Neverbefore has a Canadian politician shared so much disinfo unchecked.As Poilievre tries to weasel his way back into Parliament,Canada’s legacy media still refuses to call out Poilievre’s lies,or question his ties to CanadaProud,who ran disinfo campaigns targeting our PM
Neverbefore has a Canadian politician shared so much disinfo unchecked.As Poilievre tries to weasel his way back into Parliament,Canada’s legacy media still refuses to call out Poilievre’s lies,or question his ties to CanadaProud,who ran disinfo campaigns targeting our PM
Joe Strummer would’ve been 73 yesterday, and no doubt would have had plenty to say… youtu.be/lY4SsG6YCP4?...
Swift Years - Joe's Report From The Afterlife
YouTube video by Miku Jules Boris Smeets
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August 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Joe Strummer would’ve been 73 yesterday, and no doubt would have had plenty to say… youtu.be/lY4SsG6YCP4?...