Christopher Dornan
@chrisdornan.bsky.social
Ahora, jubilado. Formerly, School of Journalism and Communication & Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. 🇨🇦 Writing on disinformation, the twilight of the news media, and politics. Click here: www.educatedguesses.ca
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Genuinely curious what this guy's day-to-day life in Ottawa is like. Does he have any Canadian friends? He can't, surely. He's not in a curling league. They'd beat him to a pulp down at the Legion. Does he just shuttle back and forth in an armoured vehicle between his residence and the US embassy?
Hoekstra accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks 'not going to be easy' | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra continued to lash out against the ad campaign that infuriated his president and abruptly ended trade negotiations while on stage in Ottawa Wednesday, accusing C...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Genuinely curious what this guy's day-to-day life in Ottawa is like. Does he have any Canadian friends? He can't, surely. He's not in a curling league. They'd beat him to a pulp down at the Legion. Does he just shuttle back and forth in an armoured vehicle between his residence and the US embassy?
If you've never heard the music and lyrics of Corb Lund, you really should. This guy's in national treasure territory.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM
If you've never heard the music and lyrics of Corb Lund, you really should. This guy's in national treasure territory.
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Great news from Alberta! So grateful to have such a powerful and respected voice fighting against coal mining in the Rockies. Thanks, Corb Lund. #ableg #abpoli @nagwanyyc.bsky.social
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From the alberta community on Reddit: Country musician Corb Lund has indeed launched a citizens petition to ban coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Why? He says Premier Smith gav...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Great news from Alberta! So grateful to have such a powerful and respected voice fighting against coal mining in the Rockies. Thanks, Corb Lund. #ableg #abpoli @nagwanyyc.bsky.social
www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...
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Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
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Donald Trump announces trade deal with Mordor
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Donald Trump announces trade deal with Mordor
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Check out George Murray’s New Poetry project and read a new poem each week. Thanks for including me, George!
September 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Check out George Murray’s New Poetry project and read a new poem each week. Thanks for including me, George!
Things the other journalists present might have said:
"I beg your pardon?"
"Come now, Mr. President."
"Surely, sir..."
"Hold on there ..."
"Did you just call my colleague Piggy?"
What the other journalists said:
Nothing.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Come now, Mr. President."
"Surely, sir..."
"Hold on there ..."
"Did you just call my colleague Piggy?"
What the other journalists said:
Nothing.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Things the other journalists present might have said:
"I beg your pardon?"
"Come now, Mr. President."
"Surely, sir..."
"Hold on there ..."
"Did you just call my colleague Piggy?"
What the other journalists said:
Nothing.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Come now, Mr. President."
"Surely, sir..."
"Hold on there ..."
"Did you just call my colleague Piggy?"
What the other journalists said:
Nothing.
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Same
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Same
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In Montreal on Nov 27 #NDP debate will take place for 5 candidates involved in #federal leadership race.
Who is your pick? #cdnpoli
Who is your pick? #cdnpoli
Five Candidates Confirmed for NDP Leadership Debate in Montreal
OTTAWA—Canada's NDP is pleased to announce that five leadership contestants will take the stage at its first official debate, to be held in Montreal on Thursday, November 27, 2025. The confirmed parti...
www.ndp.ca
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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"The [CRTC] has released a new definition of Canadian content — and humans, not AI, must maintain creative control in order to qualify."
CRTC updates definition of Canadian content, putting limits on AI use | CBC News
The federal broadcast regulator has released a new definition of Canadian content — and humans, not AI, must maintain creative control in order to qualify.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"The [CRTC] has released a new definition of Canadian content — and humans, not AI, must maintain creative control in order to qualify."
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The year is 2035. World War III enters its third year. The United States has reverse quadruple defected and is currently aligned with Lesotho, the Society for Creative Anachronism, and a rebel faction of penguins in the Falklands. NATO has applied for admission into Ukraine.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has been secretly working in consultation with Russia to draft a new plan to end the war in Ukraine
Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war
"We feel the Russian position is really being heard," Russia's envoy told Axios.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The year is 2035. World War III enters its third year. The United States has reverse quadruple defected and is currently aligned with Lesotho, the Society for Creative Anachronism, and a rebel faction of penguins in the Falklands. NATO has applied for admission into Ukraine.
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The entire point of books like 1984, It Can't Happen Here, The Plot Against America, is to make sure fascism doesn't take hold in the West. Literature must try harder.
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The entire point of books like 1984, It Can't Happen Here, The Plot Against America, is to make sure fascism doesn't take hold in the West. Literature must try harder.
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I was surprised i hadn't seen anyone isolate this yet, I think the actual disgusting thing here is that none of the other journalists there stick up for her or ask her question again or anything else. They act like it didn't even happen.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I was surprised i hadn't seen anyone isolate this yet, I think the actual disgusting thing here is that none of the other journalists there stick up for her or ask her question again or anything else. They act like it didn't even happen.
That should offset the lost sales when Canada decides to go with the Gripen.
Trump Says U.S. Intends to Sell F-35 Jet Fighters to Saudi Arabia
The announcement underscored the rehabilitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of a White House meeting Tuesday with the president.
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
That should offset the lost sales when Canada decides to go with the Gripen.
Another triumph for AI. (You’d think reproducing HR gobbledygook might be one thing the crappy tech might get away with, but no.)
So happy our university spent a shedload of cash on a new finance and HR system last year. It has really clarified communications...
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Another triumph for AI. (You’d think reproducing HR gobbledygook might be one thing the crappy tech might get away with, but no.)
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So happy our university spent a shedload of cash on a new finance and HR system last year. It has really clarified communications...
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
So happy our university spent a shedload of cash on a new finance and HR system last year. It has really clarified communications...
It’s just a coincidence that two different worrisome threats to current wellbeing go by the initials AI. One of them is Avian Influenza.
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
It’s just a coincidence that two different worrisome threats to current wellbeing go by the initials AI. One of them is Avian Influenza.
If I were a student in any one of Summers’ five (!) courses at Harvard this term, I’d be sorely tempted to wear to his next class a T-shirt reading “Not interested in being a ‘mentee,’ thanks.” And to do a brisk trade selling them to my classmates on the way into the lecture theatre or seminar room.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
If I were a student in any one of Summers’ five (!) courses at Harvard this term, I’d be sorely tempted to wear to his next class a T-shirt reading “Not interested in being a ‘mentee,’ thanks.” And to do a brisk trade selling them to my classmates on the way into the lecture theatre or seminar room.
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It is actually not mandatory for everyone else in the room when he does this to women in front of witnesses to just giggle nervously and ignore it. People could actually do the decent thing that one does in such circumstances, and tell him to back off, and take the consequences. I mean for starters.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It is actually not mandatory for everyone else in the room when he does this to women in front of witnesses to just giggle nervously and ignore it. People could actually do the decent thing that one does in such circumstances, and tell him to back off, and take the consequences. I mean for starters.
This student newspaper story on Harvard creep Lawrence Summers contains the tidbit that Summers is teaching five courses this term, including two large enrolment undergraduate courses. Even assuming he has his grad students do most of the teaching, what the hell is the course load at Harvard?
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This student newspaper story on Harvard creep Lawrence Summers contains the tidbit that Summers is teaching five courses this term, including two large enrolment undergraduate courses. Even assuming he has his grad students do most of the teaching, what the hell is the course load at Harvard?
What’s the difference between a foreign agent and a foreign agent provocateur? Asking for Pete Hoekstra.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
What’s the difference between a foreign agent and a foreign agent provocateur? Asking for Pete Hoekstra.
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Nine-month-old AI company you've never heard of that revealed its first product last month wants to be valued as much as Ford
Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is in talks with potential investors to raise about $5B and is aiming for a valuation of at least $50B (The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nine-month-old AI company you've never heard of that revealed its first product last month wants to be valued as much as Ford
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A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores' congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.
A16z-backed super PAC is targeting Alex Bores, sponsor of New York’s AI safety bill. He says bring it on. | TechCrunch
A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores' congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Habeus budgetum. 🇨🇦
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Habeus budgetum. 🇨🇦