Bill Doskoch
@billdinyeg.bsky.social
Retired Canadian journalist. Interested in journalism; political news of varying types, world news, Ukraine and climate change. Likes anyone who posts with wit and insight. Doesn't like toxic partisan trolls. Still migrating from Twitter (@billdinYEG).
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The New York Times may think this is “transparency,” but it comes across as embarrassing self-promotion and emphasizes mainstream media‘s addiction to access.
‘Your Every Word Is Going to be Scrutinized’: How Our Reporters Prepared to Interview Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The New York Times may think this is “transparency,” but it comes across as embarrassing self-promotion and emphasizes mainstream media‘s addiction to access.
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NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
pressprogress.ca
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
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There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
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The union will grieve it and he’ll surely be ok (probably maybe) tho the UAW leader Sean Fain became a Trump supporter. Interesting to watch this.
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The union will grieve it and he’ll surely be ok (probably maybe) tho the UAW leader Sean Fain became a Trump supporter. Interesting to watch this.
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Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say
Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say
Data leads scientists to declare 2015 Paris agreement to keep global heating below 1.5C ‘dead in the water’
Last year was the third-hottest on record, scientists have said, with mounting fossil fuel pollution behind “exceptional” temperatures.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said 2025 had continued a three-year streak of “extraordinary global temperatures” during which surface air temperatures averaged 1.48C above preindustrial levels. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say
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1) post a trimmed video (leaving out Good telling the agent who would kill her "I'm not mad at you")
2) despite ample evidence to the contrary, assert that Renee Good "definitely ran (the ICE officer) down."
No, those posts were *reposted* by Adrienne Batra, the Toronto Sun's editor in chief.
2) despite ample evidence to the contrary, assert that Renee Good "definitely ran (the ICE officer) down."
No, those posts were *reposted* by Adrienne Batra, the Toronto Sun's editor in chief.
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
1) post a trimmed video (leaving out Good telling the agent who would kill her "I'm not mad at you")
2) despite ample evidence to the contrary, assert that Renee Good "definitely ran (the ICE officer) down."
No, those posts were *reposted* by Adrienne Batra, the Toronto Sun's editor in chief.
2) despite ample evidence to the contrary, assert that Renee Good "definitely ran (the ICE officer) down."
No, those posts were *reposted* by Adrienne Batra, the Toronto Sun's editor in chief.
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New from me: the Alberta lawyer leading the charge for separatism had a law society hearing today over his COVID-era correspondence with government and public health officials — some of whom he threatened with prosecution for “crimes against humanity” edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta separatist lawyer threatened 'war crimes,' 'murder' charges over COVID vaccine, law society claims
Separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath is challenging claims he breached professional conduct rules by writing to government officials during the COVID-19 pandemic — but admits he used "overly aggressive" lan...
edmontonjournal.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
New from me: the Alberta lawyer leading the charge for separatism had a law society hearing today over his COVID-era correspondence with government and public health officials — some of whom he threatened with prosecution for “crimes against humanity” edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
From pollster @davidcoletto.bsky.social:
"One of the widest divides between Conservatives and other Canadians is their view of the mainstream media.
"24% of the CPC base thinks the media usually tries to report the facts fairly.
"62% of those who wouldn't vote Conservative feel the same way."
"One of the widest divides between Conservatives and other Canadians is their view of the mainstream media.
"24% of the CPC base thinks the media usually tries to report the facts fairly.
"62% of those who wouldn't vote Conservative feel the same way."
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
From pollster @davidcoletto.bsky.social:
"One of the widest divides between Conservatives and other Canadians is their view of the mainstream media.
"24% of the CPC base thinks the media usually tries to report the facts fairly.
"62% of those who wouldn't vote Conservative feel the same way."
"One of the widest divides between Conservatives and other Canadians is their view of the mainstream media.
"24% of the CPC base thinks the media usually tries to report the facts fairly.
"62% of those who wouldn't vote Conservative feel the same way."
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“The news media act as if they’re helpless, but they’re not. They should adopt a firm goal to never let anyone use their platform to lie to their audience uncorrected.”
@markjacob.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social on how journalists’ approaches must change in our disinfo age: “It’s not enough for journalists 2 operate in a bubble,produce their own factual reports. They must take aggressive action to counteract the twisted reality pushed by others”
www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-to-bui...
www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-to-bui...
How to build a radically truthful news outlet
The old ways don’t work. Time to declare war on the liars.
www.stopthepresses.news
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
“The news media act as if they’re helpless, but they’re not. They should adopt a firm goal to never let anyone use their platform to lie to their audience uncorrected.”
@markjacob.bsky.social
@markjacob.bsky.social
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Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
Research finds minor changes in physical activity could hugely reduce number of premature deaths
Just five extra minutes of exercise and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people live longer, according to research highlighting the potentially huge population benefits of making even tiny lifestyle changes.
Until now, evidence about reducing the number of premature deaths assumed that everyone must meet specific targets, overlooking the positives of even minor increases in physical activity. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
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MAGAs: The left is escalating the rhetoric by calling us Nazis
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
MAGAs: The left is escalating the rhetoric by calling us Nazis
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
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“I cannot think of another high-profile federal agent shooting case like this when the Civil Rights Division was not involved," a former associate AG under Obama told the Washington Post.
www.jezebel.com/doj-leaders-...
www.jezebel.com/doj-leaders-...
DOJ Leaders Quit After Civil Rights Unit Refuses to Investigate the Killing of Renee Nicole Good
“I cannot think of another high-profile federal agent shooting case like this when the Civil Rights Division was not involved," a former associate AG under Obama told the Washington Post.
www.jezebel.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
“I cannot think of another high-profile federal agent shooting case like this when the Civil Rights Division was not involved," a former associate AG under Obama told the Washington Post.
www.jezebel.com/doj-leaders-...
www.jezebel.com/doj-leaders-...
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BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
Oh CBC News, why do you label something as “breaking news” on your morning show when the same story had been on The National nine hours earlier?
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Oh CBC News, why do you label something as “breaking news” on your morning show when the same story had been on The National nine hours earlier?
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Passifiume update:
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Passifiume update:
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Manitoba PCs suspend board member who asked on social media whether ICE is hiring in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba Tories suspend board member over online comments following fatal ICE shooting | CBC News
The Tories are distancing themselves from a board member over social media comments he made after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot an American woman in Minneapolis.
www.cbc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Manitoba PCs suspend board member who asked on social media whether ICE is hiring in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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As Hollywood gathered for the Golden Globes, the political silence from top stars spoke volumes about how fear and business calculations are driving who is willing to stand up to Donald Trump—and who is not.
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
A Golden Silence
As Hollywood gathered for the Golden Globes, the political silence from top stars spoke volumes about how fear and business calculations are driving who is willing to stand up to Donald Trump—and who ...
www.status.news
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
As Hollywood gathered for the Golden Globes, the political silence from top stars spoke volumes about how fear and business calculations are driving who is willing to stand up to Donald Trump—and who is not.
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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In the long list of egregious things that Trump's EPA has done, this ranks as one of the most evil and corrupt. They're proposing to ignore the benefits of environmental regulations and only evaluate the costs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
In the long list of egregious things that Trump's EPA has done, this ranks as one of the most evil and corrupt. They're proposing to ignore the benefits of environmental regulations and only evaluate the costs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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Every single country should follow suit and pull their government officials and accounts from the platform until Grok's ability to do this shit is disabled. www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week
It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force.
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Every single country should follow suit and pull their government officials and accounts from the platform until Grok's ability to do this shit is disabled. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"These are no longer policy options. They are acts of basic self-preservation against an agency that openly pits itself against the populations of the cities it invades." From @attackerman.bsky.social
www.forever-wars.com/either-ice-i...
www.forever-wars.com/either-ice-i...
Either ICE Is Abolished or It Will Kill Many More Renee Goods
Minnesota is just the beginning of ICE's transformation into a right-wing death squad. But it can be the end
www.forever-wars.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
"These are no longer policy options. They are acts of basic self-preservation against an agency that openly pits itself against the populations of the cities it invades." From @attackerman.bsky.social
www.forever-wars.com/either-ice-i...
www.forever-wars.com/either-ice-i...
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January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Massive protests are continuing across Iran as evidence emerges that regime forces have killed hundreds of protesters. www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/...
Live - Trump reviewing attack options as Iran crackdown leaves many hundreds dead
Protesters returned to the streets across the country on Sunday evening despite an ongoing crackdown and internet blackout.
www.iranintl.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Massive protests are continuing across Iran as evidence emerges that regime forces have killed hundreds of protesters. www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/...