Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
@scottinmontreal.ca
GenX dad and loving partner of @mmmanon.bsky.social. Rule by law, democracy, Habs, peace studies. Writer/editor/singer/guitarist/mandolinist. #TMKF
(Also: rantings on randboro.blogspot.com and music on @Randboro on YT)
(Also: rantings on randboro.blogspot.com and music on @Randboro on YT)
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
First-Degree Journalistic Malpractice Dept.
No music for genocide. That's Entertainment Dept.
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
No music for genocide. That's Entertainment Dept.
And Digitauthoritarianism(TM)
; as well as digithoritarianism(TM); and digitotalitharianism(TM) Dept.
; as well as digithoritarianism(TM); and digitotalitharianism(TM) Dept.
Confronting Digitalitarianism(TM) Dept.
I'm really digging Pluribus!
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
And Digitauthoritarianism(TM)
; as well as digithoritarianism(TM); and digitotalitharianism(TM) Dept.
; as well as digithoritarianism(TM); and digitotalitharianism(TM) Dept.
Digiauthoritarianism (TM) Dept.
"Our game-theoretical analysis suggests that technological developments may not be detrimental to authoritarian control and may, in fact, strengthen authoritarian control by facilitating a wide range of human rights abuses."
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Our game-theoretical analysis suggests that technological developments may not be detrimental to authoritarian control and may, in fact, strengthen authoritarian control by facilitating a wide range of human rights abuses."
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Digital Authoritarianism and the Future of Human Rights | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Digital Authoritarianism and the Future of Human Rights - Volume 75 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Digiauthoritarianism (TM) Dept.
"Our game-theoretical analysis suggests that technological developments may not be detrimental to authoritarian control and may, in fact, strengthen authoritarian control by facilitating a wide range of human rights abuses."
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"Our game-theoretical analysis suggests that technological developments may not be detrimental to authoritarian control and may, in fact, strengthen authoritarian control by facilitating a wide range of human rights abuses."
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Confronting Digitalitarianism(TM) Dept.
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Confronting Digitalitarianism(TM) Dept.
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All decent Americans must resist the criminal regime in the White House. Do it for patriotism, or do it because it's getting worse and everyone you love will suffer.
You can try to avoid politics, but politics will not avoid you.
You can try to avoid politics, but politics will not avoid you.
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
All decent Americans must resist the criminal regime in the White House. Do it for patriotism, or do it because it's getting worse and everyone you love will suffer.
You can try to avoid politics, but politics will not avoid you.
You can try to avoid politics, but politics will not avoid you.
2025 USA
I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
November 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
2025 USA
Doubling Down on the War Crimes Dept.
Hegseth gave verbal order to “kill everybody” aboard a suspected drug-smuggling boat during the first strike.
SEAL Team 6 fired a missile at vessel off Trinidad on 9/2. Two men survived and clung to the burning wreck. Joint Special Operations commander ordered a second strike "to finish them".
SEAL Team 6 fired a missile at vessel off Trinidad on 9/2. Two men survived and clung to the burning wreck. Joint Special Operations commander ordered a second strike "to finish them".
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Doubling Down on the War Crimes Dept.
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This, by @nolore.bsky.social, is most excellent. noraloreto.substack.com/p/quebecs-ne...
Quebec's new secularism bill expands the scope of who the government officially hates
Today, the Coalition Avenir Québec is introducing, An Act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Québec (the name is better in French, surely).
noraloreto.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This, by @nolore.bsky.social, is most excellent. noraloreto.substack.com/p/quebecs-ne...
Toula nails it: "By preventing any hypothetical women forced to wear religious symbols from attaining an education or a job, the government is not only sabotaging their integration but also dooming them to an existence it claims it wants to protect them from: fully reliant on their oppressors."
Despite what the bill’s supporters claim, true secularism doesn’t seek the erasure of religion from the public sphere, but protects religious minorities from any state-imposed religion.
cultmtl.com/2025/11/queb...
cultmtl.com/2025/11/queb...
Quebec's Bill 9 is legalized discrimination
The government of Quebec tabled a new secularism bill today aiming to build on Bill 21 — more legalized discrimination from the CAQ.
cultmtl.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Toula nails it: "By preventing any hypothetical women forced to wear religious symbols from attaining an education or a job, the government is not only sabotaging their integration but also dooming them to an existence it claims it wants to protect them from: fully reliant on their oppressors."
Good letter. Imagine if this fully bilingual, capable pol jumped into the NDP leadership race (not saying he would, mind).
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Good letter. Imagine if this fully bilingual, capable pol jumped into the NDP leadership race (not saying he would, mind).
Bang!
This is the first sign that maybe somehow, someway, Carney is serious aboit getting that oil pipeline built. I hope I'm wrong.
This is the first sign that maybe somehow, someway, Carney is serious aboit getting that oil pipeline built. I hope I'm wrong.
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Bang!
This is the first sign that maybe somehow, someway, Carney is serious aboit getting that oil pipeline built. I hope I'm wrong.
This is the first sign that maybe somehow, someway, Carney is serious aboit getting that oil pipeline built. I hope I'm wrong.
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Watching the mix of full on normies, normie lefties, indie and legacy journos and (if you're watching careful like) activist folks (I see you mr sling bag street medic) gives me hope.
Shout out to St Paul and all of the cities under attack! We all stand with you. The world stands with you.
youtube.com/shorts/8sX6P...
youtube.com/shorts/8sX6P...
America Has Had Its Fill Of ICE And Trump.. 🚫🧊
YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast
youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Watching the mix of full on normies, normie lefties, indie and legacy journos and (if you're watching careful like) activist folks (I see you mr sling bag street medic) gives me hope.
The level of overreach is stunning, even for this bunch. They are so blind to their systemic racism they are actually dictating it over our Charter rights. Fuck the CAQ!
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The level of overreach is stunning, even for this bunch. They are so blind to their systemic racism they are actually dictating it over our Charter rights. Fuck the CAQ!
Reposted by Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
If you do not believe that the Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Quebec, then the right to an abortion does not exist in Quebec.
«Protéger la liberté» d’avoir un avortement dans une loi risque, au contraire, de limiter ce droit, avertit-il.
Le Barreau avertit (encore) Québec de ne pas légiférer sur l’avortement
www.ledevoir.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If you do not believe that the Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Quebec, then the right to an abortion does not exist in Quebec.
When I heard his voice on that recording on the news, I felt sure 'ol Trumpy was irredemably toast. And it shoulda been so. Crazytimes
It’s unsurprising that the Georgia election interference case against Trump will be dismissed
But it’s infuriating nonetheless
We all heard him extorting Brad Raffensperger-trying to make him “find” 11,780 votes
And worse-now the DOJ is “investigating” Fani Willis-upon Trump’s demand
Appalling
But it’s infuriating nonetheless
We all heard him extorting Brad Raffensperger-trying to make him “find” 11,780 votes
And worse-now the DOJ is “investigating” Fani Willis-upon Trump’s demand
Appalling
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
When I heard his voice on that recording on the news, I felt sure 'ol Trumpy was irredemably toast. And it shoulda been so. Crazytimes
If [x] then "real?" Dept.
Guessing the official FDA definition of what all may be allowed to be called "real chicken" is probably codified in a very carefully-crafted 3,000-word statement known well only among select agri-biz corporate lawyers.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If [x] then "real?" Dept.
CPR wannebe cop dumbfucks... They should be thanking him, not fining him.
A rail safety advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined nearly $700 after he reported a safety concern with the train tracks running through the community.
Rail advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined after raising safety concerns
A rail safety advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined nearly $700 after he reported a safety concern with the train tracks running through the community.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
CPR wannebe cop dumbfucks... They should be thanking him, not fining him.
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![[Scene is JESUS sat behind a boss’s desk in his office on a cloud in HEAVEN]
1
JESUS [speaking into intercom]
Hi can you send in Saint Nicholas please
2
SANTA [entering in full Santa garb]:
Hi boss
JESUS:
Hi Nick
3
JESUS:
Listen - about this ‘my birthday’ thing...
SANTA:
Ohh not this again boss
4
JESUS:
Nick, it’s out of hand. *You’ve* got out of hand.
5
JESUS:
I mean when I hired you, you was all humble, hiding under windows, lobbing in dowries…
And now you’re like…
6
JESUS [gesturing disdainfully at Santa’s clothing]:
I mean - what’s this.
7
SANTA:
This is my get up! I’ve had this since the Coca Cola deal in the 30s
JESUS:
*That’s what I mean.*
8
JESUS:
You’ve just gone too -
SANTA:
Oh no, oh no -
9
SANTA:
Sorry boss but waaay back in the Reformation, right, Martin Luther said: “why don’t we have Jesus delivering the presents?”. And when he prayed to ask you, do you remember what you said? Eh?
10
SANTA:
You said: “I ain’t going back there”
11
SANTA:
If you wanna take over -
JESUS:
Oh yeah! Kids coming downstairs to find me resurrected in their living room going "I got you an Xbox"...
12
SANTA:
You’re just feeling threatened cos I’m doing a bloody good -
JESUS:
*WATCH IT NICK*.
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The justice system failed in the Georgia election fraud case. Highly paid lawyering defeated the facts. We know Trump asked a Georgia official to "find 11,780 votes." We know it was an obvious attempt to steal an election. We know Trump is a traitor. Nothing will erase the truth.
ATLANTA (AP) — New prosecutor dismisses charges against President Donald Trump and others in Georgia election interference case.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The justice system failed in the Georgia election fraud case. Highly paid lawyering defeated the facts. We know Trump asked a Georgia official to "find 11,780 votes." We know it was an obvious attempt to steal an election. We know Trump is a traitor. Nothing will erase the truth.
On the Takers Dept.
Two men who occupy prominent positions in Canada’s media landscape just travelled to Israel, where they received a briefing from the Israeli government.
Yeah. What are journalism ethics anyway?
Those men were TVO’s Steve Paikin and Global News’ Ben Mulroney:
Yeah. What are journalism ethics anyway?
Those men were TVO’s Steve Paikin and Global News’ Ben Mulroney:
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On the Takers Dept.
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A great piece by the always excellent Wesley Wark. If you don't already subscribe to his newsletter, I highly recommend it. All things regarding national security and intelligence.
wesleywark.substack.com/p/the-f-35-d...
wesleywark.substack.com/p/the-f-35-d...
The F-35 decision: Canada getting pregnant in the Norway way?
Or, bring on a mixed fleet
wesleywark.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A great piece by the always excellent Wesley Wark. If you don't already subscribe to his newsletter, I highly recommend it. All things regarding national security and intelligence.
wesleywark.substack.com/p/the-f-35-d...
wesleywark.substack.com/p/the-f-35-d...
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“The Polytechnique massacre deeply marked Montreal and serves as a reminder of what unchecked misogyny can lead to.”
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“The Polytechnique massacre deeply marked Montreal and serves as a reminder of what unchecked misogyny can lead to.”
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
How many teaspoons of arsenic did it say, honey?
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
How many teaspoons of arsenic did it say, honey?
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CAQ constitution decried as bid to 'insulate Quebec' and raise tensions with Ottawa montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
CAQ constitution decried as bid to 'insulate Quebec' and raise tensions with Ottawa montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
You’ll be visited by 3 spirits
The three spirits
The three spirits
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
You’ll be visited by 3 spirits
The three spirits
The three spirits