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Aaron Manton
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You try to hold me but I bust through | Political Communications advisor for a public sector union | Yellowknifer | Go Leafs Go!
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–– thanks to heated rivalry, draft kings now lets you bet on whether two players will kiss on the ice.
January 27, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I wonder what Pierre Poilievre's podcast will be called.
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
LEAFS

Out:
- Domi
- Jarnkrok
- Joshua
- Lorentz
- Maccelli
- McMann
- Robertson
- Roy
- Benoit
- Carlo
- OEL
- Myers
- Rielly
- Stetcher
- Stolarz

Stay
- Knies
- Laughton
- Matthews
- Nylander
- Tavares
- McCabe
- Tanev
- Woll
- Hildeby
January 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Leafs have to try something else.
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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I've spent my day tracking down Canadian companies that have direct or indirect contracts supporting ICE operations.

So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.

I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.
Following this exclusive (and excellent) piece from David, I've contacted the federal government to ask if they intend to continue subsidizing JSI Telecom in the future.

I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
In December, the Canadian government gave $1 million to Ottawa's JSI Telecom to commercialize AI-driven data analytics.

JSI, a wiretaps and investigation support firm, had a banner year in U.S. government sales in 2025, including a big new contract with ICE.

thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The list of things that I enjoy being observed while doing begins and ends with playing video games.
January 25, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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They went from "Don't Tread On Me" to "Please Tread On Me So I Can Lick That Sweet, Sweet Boot" so fast, man.
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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The irony of everyone fawning over how Mark Carney is 'standing up' for Canada is that he is simultaneously eroding the few institutions that actually distinguish the Canadian state from the US, and those which theoretically could be used to shield Canadians from the disaster area to the south.
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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To Jess' point, a 15% cut at GAC is not helping Canada deal with all of this.
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I tried an untoasted crumpet so you don’t have to.
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Thinking I will watch the Hamlet movie on a streaming service; Tubi, or not Tubi?
January 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Christmas Yves
December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Leafs
December 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
How much is this asshole?
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Maybe they could have waited out the market for a better return, but maybe it was just time to rip the bandaid off. Either way, if that’s the price for a generational talent, every fan base should be asking why their team couldn’t match it.
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
They should switch to the Weezer font (Century Gothic).
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I’m in the Yukon and I did not feel the earthquake.
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Some potential names were floated during the assembly. A popular one was Tu Nedhe, which means "big lake" in Dënë Sųłınë́."

In my humble opinion - that of a settler who's lived here a year and a bit - "Big Lake" is a winner; that's what most folks here call it already.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Akaitcho First Nations to form working group to decide new name for Great Slave Lake | CBC News
Last week's annual general assembly of the Akaitcho Territory Government decided to create a working group to select a new name that the Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation, the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation and ...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is instantly their best jersey and easily their best since the “99” it’s inspired by. 12 games isn’t enough, this needs to be their primary sweater.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Someone at work said "master beader" sincerely.
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Great, now that this is settled, the Leafs can direct their attention to finding a defensibly responsible Center to play in their bottom six... 🙄
David Kampf is on waivers to terminate his contract

Kampf did not have to return any of his signing bonus

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nitter.poast.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Can't stop thinking about the fact that the government is literally slashing public service jobs while bringing in AI for use in the public service.

They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.

Pretty gross!
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The top 1% of households gained 101 times more wealth than the median household during that time span and 987 times the wealth of a household at the bottom 20th percentile of income.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Sports will break your heart.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM