JackMcgraw 🇨🇦
@redmcgraw.bsky.social
Still much work to be done. At home here. I block anti-vaxxers or if you spread lies about pandemic. Based in toronto 🇨🇦
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JackMcgraw 🇨🇦
@redmcgraw.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Its a path that goes clear off the map, to adventure and peril, to treasure and dragons, fine food and ale, and gold. Aye, gold. Tread not lightly on that path, but with a firm step and a light heart.
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"I'm just a hockey player! I'm not into politics!" Umm, ok. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'You have been an unreal PM': Wayne Gretzky endorses Harper, but can't vote | CBC News
Despite being denied the ability to vote, hockey great Wayne Gretzky endorsed Conservative Leader Stephen Harper during an event at the Carlu in Toronto.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"I'm just a hockey player! I'm not into politics!" Umm, ok. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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This year, my first history book, Canada's Main Street, was released. It tells the story of the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway.
You can find it in book stores, online and through my publisher 👇 sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/cana...
You can find it in book stores, online and through my publisher 👇 sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/cana...
Canada's Main Street - Sutherland House Publishing
Much has been written about the Canadian Pacific Railway, the first major transportation network that bound Canada coast to coast, but almost nothing about The Trans-Canada Highway, even though more p...
sutherlandhousebooks.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This year, my first history book, Canada's Main Street, was released. It tells the story of the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway.
You can find it in book stores, online and through my publisher 👇 sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/cana...
You can find it in book stores, online and through my publisher 👇 sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/cana...
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I prefer to not buy American shit. I understand, however, that this is a luxury I can afford and not everyone can. One of the disappointing things about govt here is that they are not really prioritizing helping Canadians support Canadian businesses and workers. That needs to change too. #cdnpoli
‘Buy Canadian’ losing some momentum as countertariffs lift, Loblaw CEO says
‘Buy Canadian’ losing some momentum as countertariffs lift, Loblaw CEO says
The head of Canada’s largest grocery chain says customers are returning to buying American items now that tariffs have lifted. CTV’s Dave Charbonneau reports.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I prefer to not buy American shit. I understand, however, that this is a luxury I can afford and not everyone can. One of the disappointing things about govt here is that they are not really prioritizing helping Canadians support Canadian businesses and workers. That needs to change too. #cdnpoli
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New comic: Climate Silence www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Cartoon: Climate silence
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New comic: Climate Silence www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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It's a political power grab and a distraction from the crisis Doug Ford created.
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It's a political power grab and a distraction from the crisis Doug Ford created.
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Can you spot my stickers? Shout out to Big Whale Consignment in Seattle (10001 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133)! My stickers and prints are there, so if you're in Seattle, go check them out!
#stickers #cat #art #shopsmall #shoplocal #catart
#stickers #cat #art #shopsmall #shoplocal #catart
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Can you spot my stickers? Shout out to Big Whale Consignment in Seattle (10001 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133)! My stickers and prints are there, so if you're in Seattle, go check them out!
#stickers #cat #art #shopsmall #shoplocal #catart
#stickers #cat #art #shopsmall #shoplocal #catart
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Why does American healthcare cost so much more than every other developed country?
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
a man is laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube in his nose and the words super sick written below him
ALT: a man is laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube in his nose and the words super sick written below him
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Why does American healthcare cost so much more than every other developed country?
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
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I want every Canadian on here to read this 🧵 I can’t believe some of the shit I hear from y’all about healthcare. The out-of-pocket costs will bankrupt you. So I encourage every Canadian who thinks it’s better down there to move to the U.S. and experience if a private system gives better care
Why does American healthcare cost so much more than every other developed country?
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
a man is laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube in his nose and the words super sick written below him
ALT: a man is laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube in his nose and the words super sick written below him
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I want every Canadian on here to read this 🧵 I can’t believe some of the shit I hear from y’all about healthcare. The out-of-pocket costs will bankrupt you. So I encourage every Canadian who thinks it’s better down there to move to the U.S. and experience if a private system gives better care
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The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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Does anyone know the contractual obligation Canada has WRT purchasing U.S. F-35 fighter jets, and whether the U.S. has violated any contract clauses related to security and/or usability of those jets by being able to deactivate F-35s at will remotely?
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Does anyone know the contractual obligation Canada has WRT purchasing U.S. F-35 fighter jets, and whether the U.S. has violated any contract clauses related to security and/or usability of those jets by being able to deactivate F-35s at will remotely?
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"The claim is that allowing wealthier patients to pay for access to care will remove them from public wait lists and result in faster care for all.
But there little evidence this is true," writes @picardonhealth.bsky.social.
But there little evidence this is true," writes @picardonhealth.bsky.social.
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"The claim is that allowing wealthier patients to pay for access to care will remove them from public wait lists and result in faster care for all.
But there little evidence this is true," writes @picardonhealth.bsky.social.
But there little evidence this is true," writes @picardonhealth.bsky.social.
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Mark Carney is allowing Danielle Smith and Doug Ford to systematically privatize to healthcare with no oversight. No whining when the class finally catches up.
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Mark Carney is allowing Danielle Smith and Doug Ford to systematically privatize to healthcare with no oversight. No whining when the class finally catches up.
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It’s starting, this is one of many protests lately against Tim Houston the current PC Premier of #NovaScotia, I’m not so sure he will win in the next Provincial election - fingers crossed he gets tossed 😆 #HoustonMustGo
Credit to wonderandwilder - Carolyn
Credit to wonderandwilder - Carolyn
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It’s starting, this is one of many protests lately against Tim Houston the current PC Premier of #NovaScotia, I’m not so sure he will win in the next Provincial election - fingers crossed he gets tossed 😆 #HoustonMustGo
Credit to wonderandwilder - Carolyn
Credit to wonderandwilder - Carolyn
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Hey BSers! Need a copy of my book, for yourself or for a holiday gift? @dundurnpress.bsky.social is having their holiday sale! Use code HOLIDAY25 to save 25% on this, or any Dundurn book.
Check out my book #UnbrokenMachine, or the book I contributed a chapter to, #RoyalProgress.
Check out my book #UnbrokenMachine, or the book I contributed a chapter to, #RoyalProgress.
Dundurn
Established in 1972, Dundurn Press is one of Canada’s largest and leading independent trade publishers.
www.dundurn.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Hey BSers! Need a copy of my book, for yourself or for a holiday gift? @dundurnpress.bsky.social is having their holiday sale! Use code HOLIDAY25 to save 25% on this, or any Dundurn book.
Check out my book #UnbrokenMachine, or the book I contributed a chapter to, #RoyalProgress.
Check out my book #UnbrokenMachine, or the book I contributed a chapter to, #RoyalProgress.
Where are you buddy? @mark-carney.bsky.social
Let’s be clear on this: Danielle Smith is ripping up the Charter of Rights & Freedoms to take away rights from the most vulnerable people in Alberta. And she’s doing it to protect herself from the militant wing of her own party, nothing more. Hope it’s all she’s ever remembered for in the long run
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Where are you buddy? @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Appreciate @nationalobserver.com underlining the threat these lawsuits pose to our democracy:
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger
Former UCP candidate Caylan Ford's scattergun defamation lawsuit against the media and others sends a free press chill through Alberta
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Appreciate @nationalobserver.com underlining the threat these lawsuits pose to our democracy:
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
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For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column on why it's a problem that Carney's budget engages in scapegoating immigrants and that they adopted the language of Nigel Farage in doing so #cdnpoli
Why is Mark Carney taking a page from Nigel Farage? - Loonie Politics
The most important warning sign of all is the fact that this is ceding the rhetorical ground to the fascists and the far-right.
looniepolitics.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column on why it's a problem that Carney's budget engages in scapegoating immigrants and that they adopted the language of Nigel Farage in doing so #cdnpoli
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Turns out it's pretty cool to see your own book in print! Marine Ecosystem-Based Management by Haugen & Link is out now 📘🐟🧪🌊🦑
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Turns out it's pretty cool to see your own book in print! Marine Ecosystem-Based Management by Haugen & Link is out now 📘🐟🧪🌊🦑
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It was Miami Herald local reporter Julie Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social who actually covered the Epstein story and blew it wide open. She cared about the victims and Epstein's crimes, not access.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It was Miami Herald local reporter Julie Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social who actually covered the Epstein story and blew it wide open. She cared about the victims and Epstein's crimes, not access.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
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Hey historians 🗃️: Do you know of presses that publish short books (around 30K words / 90 pages plus notes)? I have been working on an article project that could easily turn into an great micro-history of that length, but I'm not sure it would make it to the usual full 60-90K words...
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Hey historians 🗃️: Do you know of presses that publish short books (around 30K words / 90 pages plus notes)? I have been working on an article project that could easily turn into an great micro-history of that length, but I'm not sure it would make it to the usual full 60-90K words...
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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In contrast, this CBC story ignores the software-control issue, focusing exclusively on the physical jets themselves: where they would be built/maintained, and their economic impact.
Any analysis of software-enabled networked devices must start with: who controls the software that makes them run?
Any analysis of software-enabled networked devices must start with: who controls the software that makes them run?
F-35 defenders launch counterattack against Swedish fighter jet proposal | CBC News
Former high-ranking officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are mounting a defence of the planned acquisition of 88 American F-35 fighter jets, hoping to put an end to the ongoing courtship between the ...
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In contrast, this CBC story ignores the software-control issue, focusing exclusively on the physical jets themselves: where they would be built/maintained, and their economic impact.
Any analysis of software-enabled networked devices must start with: who controls the software that makes them run?
Any analysis of software-enabled networked devices must start with: who controls the software that makes them run?
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Research shows online gambling is more harmful than other types yet the Ford govt wants more.
Globe editorial:
"A government’s job is to protect citizens from harm. Instead Ontario is allowing businesses to profit by harming the most vulnerable – and the government itself is profiting too" #OnPoli
Globe editorial:
"A government’s job is to protect citizens from harm. Instead Ontario is allowing businesses to profit by harming the most vulnerable – and the government itself is profiting too" #OnPoli
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Research shows online gambling is more harmful than other types yet the Ford govt wants more.
Globe editorial:
"A government’s job is to protect citizens from harm. Instead Ontario is allowing businesses to profit by harming the most vulnerable – and the government itself is profiting too" #OnPoli
Globe editorial:
"A government’s job is to protect citizens from harm. Instead Ontario is allowing businesses to profit by harming the most vulnerable – and the government itself is profiting too" #OnPoli
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”