Stephen Tustin
@stustin.bsky.social
Former Senior Editor, Toronto Star/Globe & Mail/Former Sports Editor, Toronto Star/Housing & Immigration Writer/Curator/Social Media. “If you feed at the algorithm trough, you’ll fail at the algorithm trough”
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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Another one for your "we all need to vote for another party" holiday conversations.
On December 1st, Ford began cutting the sewage pipes to allow for raw sewage to discharge along Toronto’s lakeshore and beaches.
It’s a shocking abuse of power.
Families deserve clean, safe beaches—not sewage dumps to support a $2.2 billion taxpayer-funded megaspa at #OntarioPlace.
#ONpoli
It’s a shocking abuse of power.
Families deserve clean, safe beaches—not sewage dumps to support a $2.2 billion taxpayer-funded megaspa at #OntarioPlace.
#ONpoli
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Another one for your "we all need to vote for another party" holiday conversations.
“When we rely on foreign AI models to power our banks, our hospitals, and our government services, we are doing more than renting software. We are importing the biases, value systems, and legal frameworks embedded within that software” - Daniel Escott #AI www.thestar.com/business/opi...
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“When we rely on foreign AI models to power our banks, our hospitals, and our government services, we are doing more than renting software. We are importing the biases, value systems, and legal frameworks embedded within that software” - Daniel Escott #AI www.thestar.com/business/opi...
One can’t help wondering how much of this is short-term political and a sop to Washington. #immigration #Canada 🤔https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/business-immigration-program-cancelled/article_31e1e245-0bcd-41ba-9699-57f0f766c13d.html
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
One can’t help wondering how much of this is short-term political and a sop to Washington. #immigration #Canada 🤔https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/business-immigration-program-cancelled/article_31e1e245-0bcd-41ba-9699-57f0f766c13d.html
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Trump is America's Caligula.
Only those with the density of Osmium can't see that Trump was Epstein's child-raping, sex-trafficking partner.
All the evidence is there.
The worst of it is what Bondi is protecting.
Only those with the density of Osmium can't see that Trump was Epstein's child-raping, sex-trafficking partner.
All the evidence is there.
The worst of it is what Bondi is protecting.
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump is America's Caligula.
Only those with the density of Osmium can't see that Trump was Epstein's child-raping, sex-trafficking partner.
All the evidence is there.
The worst of it is what Bondi is protecting.
Only those with the density of Osmium can't see that Trump was Epstein's child-raping, sex-trafficking partner.
All the evidence is there.
The worst of it is what Bondi is protecting.
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"universities across the US are shuttering their religion programs."
that's all that goes through my mind when i see "bari weiss town halls about god."
silly of me, but i believe religious literacy is a net plus for this country. and bari weiss ain't it, CBS.
that's all that goes through my mind when i see "bari weiss town halls about god."
silly of me, but i believe religious literacy is a net plus for this country. and bari weiss ain't it, CBS.
Bari Weiss’ Next CBS News Move: Town Halls With JD Vance, Sam Altman and Debates About God and Feminism
The news division is also planning a town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the 'Things That Matter' series, with Bank of America lined up as a sponsor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"universities across the US are shuttering their religion programs."
that's all that goes through my mind when i see "bari weiss town halls about god."
silly of me, but i believe religious literacy is a net plus for this country. and bari weiss ain't it, CBS.
that's all that goes through my mind when i see "bari weiss town halls about god."
silly of me, but i believe religious literacy is a net plus for this country. and bari weiss ain't it, CBS.
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surely another 50% tariff on Brazil will fix this
UMich consumer sentiment (current conditions) at 50.4 is a new all-time low -- going back to data from the 1970s.
U.S MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT (DEC) ACTUAL: 52.9 VS 53.3 PREVIOUS; EST 53.5
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
surely another 50% tariff on Brazil will fix this
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BREAKING: Back-to-back failures by prosecutors to secure an re-indictment against Leticia James are another striking rejection of Trump’s retribution campaign.
December 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BREAKING: Back-to-back failures by prosecutors to secure an re-indictment against Leticia James are another striking rejection of Trump’s retribution campaign.
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please buy The Originalism Trap--my writing is better, my analysis is sharper, and I have never been professionally or personally involved with RFK Jr
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The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
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December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
please buy The Originalism Trap--my writing is better, my analysis is sharper, and I have never been professionally or personally involved with RFK Jr
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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NEW: I looked into MAGA darling Anduril's latest foreign partner, and its weapons are accused of fueling the ongoing genocide in Sudan. theintercept.com/2025/12/11/a...
Anduril Partners With UAE Bomb Maker Accused of Arming Sudan’s Genocide
Anduril calls itself an “arsenal of democracy.” So why is it partnering with the United Arab Emirates, an authoritarian monarchy to build drones?
theintercept.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW: I looked into MAGA darling Anduril's latest foreign partner, and its weapons are accused of fueling the ongoing genocide in Sudan. theintercept.com/2025/12/11/a...
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Breaking news: The Justice Department once again failed to persuade a grand jury to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, another setback for the Trump administration, which pursued mortgage fraud charges that experts have long viewed as weak.
Administration fails again to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
A grand jury has refused to indict New York attorney general Letitia James, the second panel to refuse to do so, dealing a major setback to President Trump.
wapo.st
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Breaking news: The Justice Department once again failed to persuade a grand jury to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, another setback for the Trump administration, which pursued mortgage fraud charges that experts have long viewed as weak.
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I've called on students who haven't done any reading all semester who look less like deer in the headlights than this guy.
Such a clown show.
(Also, isn't it AN-ti-fa, not an-TI-fa? No one was "I'm anTI-fascist." Tho maybe the goal is distract from what the group the FBI is anti to is anti to.)
Such a clown show.
(Also, isn't it AN-ti-fa, not an-TI-fa? No one was "I'm anTI-fascist." Tho maybe the goal is distract from what the group the FBI is anti to is anti to.)
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I've called on students who haven't done any reading all semester who look less like deer in the headlights than this guy.
Such a clown show.
(Also, isn't it AN-ti-fa, not an-TI-fa? No one was "I'm anTI-fascist." Tho maybe the goal is distract from what the group the FBI is anti to is anti to.)
Such a clown show.
(Also, isn't it AN-ti-fa, not an-TI-fa? No one was "I'm anTI-fascist." Tho maybe the goal is distract from what the group the FBI is anti to is anti to.)
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Wait you have to pay for this shit? I know I sound naïve but to pay for our own demise is very Trump voter
Had a co-worker exalt the virtues of chat gpt by saying that when they plugged in their measurements that it gave them the exact amount of screen they would need for their porch.
Guy, it's called a calculator. You're paying a subscription to have a program use a calculator for you.
Guy, it's called a calculator. You're paying a subscription to have a program use a calculator for you.
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wait you have to pay for this shit? I know I sound naïve but to pay for our own demise is very Trump voter
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"I like people, I like the way they smell, I like the way they think"
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"I like people, I like the way they smell, I like the way they think"
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Much of the current immigration policymaking—if this rampant clampdown and unleashing of brutalizing force can be called that—seems to be now distilled to a simple modus operandi: we do it because we can. My reflection on a year of hell for immigrants and the Trump administration's casual cruelty:
A year of hell for immigrants
In the first Trump administration, cruelty was the point. Now, it is the norm.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Much of the current immigration policymaking—if this rampant clampdown and unleashing of brutalizing force can be called that—seems to be now distilled to a simple modus operandi: we do it because we can. My reflection on a year of hell for immigrants and the Trump administration's casual cruelty:
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
"Taken together these measures represent one of the most aggressive expansions of state surveillance, policing discretion and speech-related criminalization in decades" - Faisal Kutty in @thetorontostar www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Taken together these measures represent one of the most aggressive expansions of state surveillance, policing discretion and speech-related criminalization in decades" - Faisal Kutty in @thetorontostar www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
If Oasis can reunite and your, well...Great Big Sea - Come and I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) youtu.be/gbRsJ5riZgY?si… via @YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If Oasis can reunite and your, well...Great Big Sea - Come and I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) youtu.be/gbRsJ5riZgY?si… via @YouTube
Re Gretzky, Jake Gold nailed it on LinkedIn: The Great Once. 🔥 🏒 🇨🇦 #Oilers #Kings #Rangers #legacy #MAGAWayne #TrumpPuppet www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
Wayne Gretzky taunted after butchering countries at World Cup draw
Wayne Gretzky, who is widely considered to be the greatest hockey player of all time, was tasked with revealing the final nations for each group during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington DC.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Re Gretzky, Jake Gold nailed it on LinkedIn: The Great Once. 🔥 🏒 🇨🇦 #Oilers #Kings #Rangers #legacy #MAGAWayne #TrumpPuppet www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
Talk about a sore loser..,https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Talk about a sore loser..,https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o
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I hope that @warren.senate.gov, the @wgawest.bsky.social, the @wgaeast.bsky.social, and others who have rung alarm bells at the proposed Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. will treat this hostile takeover bid from Paramount as at least as much of a threat.
30+ movies a year. Wow. That's very impressive. This year Paramount released a grand total of 7, exactly one of which made the year's top 25 (while losing $), so there is zero reason to believe that the company has the means to more than quadruple its output. deadline.com/2025/12/para...
Paramount Promises To Release 30+ Films Annually If It Acquires Warner Bros: “We’re Going To Satisfy The Needs Of The Moviegoing Public”
Should Paramount succeed in acquiring Warner Bros, the combined studio will release more than 30 theatrical titles a year. This was Paramount CEO David Ellison’s promise during a phone presser followi...
deadline.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hope that @warren.senate.gov, the @wgawest.bsky.social, the @wgaeast.bsky.social, and others who have rung alarm bells at the proposed Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. will treat this hostile takeover bid from Paramount as at least as much of a threat.
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Attention Canadian criminals: Don’t go to the U.S. #Trump #arrests #toddlers #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
More Canadians, including children, detained in U.S. for immigration violations, new data show
Immigration crackdown south of the border increasingly ensnaring Canadians with no criminal record
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Attention Canadian criminals: Don’t go to the U.S. #Trump #arrests #toddlers #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Always shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt.
complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Always shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt.