Danielle L.
@firmaman.bsky.social
Retired civil servant from Ottawa, Ontario. News junkie, nature lover and true crime aficionado.
Very bad news for the Canadian film industry.
Deranged Trump is now putting a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US.
May 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Very bad news for the Canadian film industry.
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The election is over but the MAGA onslaught against Prime Minister Carney and Canadian unity has only just started.
In the gangster world of Putin, Trump and trolls, Canada is a threat because we are a democratic nation.
My reflection on the coming storm.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
In the gangster world of Putin, Trump and trolls, Canada is a threat because we are a democratic nation.
My reflection on the coming storm.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
The Coming Canadian Storm: MAGA'S Next Move
"It is with humility and appreciation that I accept Damien Kurek's offer to resign his seat…" — Pierre Poilievre, three days after losing the 2025 federal election
charlieangus.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The election is over but the MAGA onslaught against Prime Minister Carney and Canadian unity has only just started.
In the gangster world of Putin, Trump and trolls, Canada is a threat because we are a democratic nation.
My reflection on the coming storm.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
In the gangster world of Putin, Trump and trolls, Canada is a threat because we are a democratic nation.
My reflection on the coming storm.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-coming...
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Just for the record, #Canada has done a masterful job in managing inflation as we exit the pandemic's highest inflationary period. Not all countries have done as well.
#cdnpoli #CanadaStrong
Chart: "Inflation Rate 2024: A Global Comparison", Global Finance
#cdnpoli #CanadaStrong
Chart: "Inflation Rate 2024: A Global Comparison", Global Finance
May 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Just for the record, #Canada has done a masterful job in managing inflation as we exit the pandemic's highest inflationary period. Not all countries have done as well.
#cdnpoli #CanadaStrong
Chart: "Inflation Rate 2024: A Global Comparison", Global Finance
#cdnpoli #CanadaStrong
Chart: "Inflation Rate 2024: A Global Comparison", Global Finance
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Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day
“In a sea of foreign media and disinformation, we need Canadian voices more than ever.”
#DefendDemocracy #CdnPoli
“In a sea of foreign media and disinformation, we need Canadian voices more than ever.”
#DefendDemocracy #CdnPoli
May 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day
“In a sea of foreign media and disinformation, we need Canadian voices more than ever.”
#DefendDemocracy #CdnPoli
“In a sea of foreign media and disinformation, we need Canadian voices more than ever.”
#DefendDemocracy #CdnPoli
Zelenskyy has now become a verb
Rencontre avec Trump: comment Mark Carney peut-il éviter de se faire «Zelenskyser»?
Rencontre avec Trump: comment Mark Carney peut-il éviter de se faire «Zelenskyser»?
Le premier ministre du Canada, Mark Carney, doit rencontre son homologue américain Donald Trump la semaine prochaine à la Maison-Blanche
www.tvanouvelles.ca
May 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Zelenskyy has now become a verb
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Right on cue, I see "Rigged" is trending on X.
Posting this in anticipation of rigged and stolen election claims. I recommend posting this in the replies of those promoting stolen election disinformation. The Elections Canada site is also a good reference. #canpoli #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
How does Elections Canada keep your votes secure? | CBC News
With millions of Canadians gearing up to cast their votes on Monday, here’s a breakdown of the process Elections Canada uses to ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.
www.cbc.ca
April 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Right on cue, I see "Rigged" is trending on X.
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Dear Canada-
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
April 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Dear Canada-
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
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Canadians will vote tomorrow in the most emotional election since 1988. I have my own preference. But I note: no one doubts that the vote will be free and fair - or that the loser will peacefully accept the voters' decision. That may not sound much. It's more than others have.
April 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Canadians will vote tomorrow in the most emotional election since 1988. I have my own preference. But I note: no one doubts that the vote will be free and fair - or that the loser will peacefully accept the voters' decision. That may not sound much. It's more than others have.
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If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from reporting on the current DOGE collection of govt data, it is that the people who’ve previously spent their careers carefully handling this information believe there is almost no limit to how it could be abused (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
www.theatlantic.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from reporting on the current DOGE collection of govt data, it is that the people who’ve previously spent their careers carefully handling this information believe there is almost no limit to how it could be abused (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Significant changes to LPC Leader Mark Carney's itinerary today as a result of Vancouver attack. Planned rallies in Calgary and Richmond BC cancelled. Smaller, low-key engagements in Saskatoon, Edmonton, proceeding. TBD for other planned events including final event in Victoria. #elxn45
April 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Significant changes to LPC Leader Mark Carney's itinerary today as a result of Vancouver attack. Planned rallies in Calgary and Richmond BC cancelled. Smaller, low-key engagements in Saskatoon, Edmonton, proceeding. TBD for other planned events including final event in Victoria. #elxn45
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This is a must read article on Poilievre and Trump.
bruce728.substack.com/p/trump-show...
bruce728.substack.com/p/trump-show...
Trump shows us what a rash narcissist can do to harm a country.
Pierre Poilievre isn't Trump. But they're alike in several ways.
bruce728.substack.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is a must read article on Poilievre and Trump.
bruce728.substack.com/p/trump-show...
bruce728.substack.com/p/trump-show...
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Remember, BIG changes coming to transit in Ottawa today. Check your bus routes as most of them are being modified. www.octranspo.com/en/plan-your...
New Ways to Bus | OC TranspoClose
www.octranspo.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Remember, BIG changes coming to transit in Ottawa today. Check your bus routes as most of them are being modified. www.octranspo.com/en/plan-your...
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The Centretown Community Association’s Earth Day Fair is on at McNabb Park today! Drop by to learn about pollinators, community gardening, worm composting, and more. Later this afternoon, there will even be a drag performance by Morgan Mercury. Also: the sun is finally out! Don’t miss it.
April 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Centretown Community Association’s Earth Day Fair is on at McNabb Park today! Drop by to learn about pollinators, community gardening, worm composting, and more. Later this afternoon, there will even be a drag performance by Morgan Mercury. Also: the sun is finally out! Don’t miss it.
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From This Hour Has 22 Minutes, season 32, episode 20
At the Rebel News merch page you can buy an "I stand with Trump" t-shirt for $38.95
That's $5.29 more than you as an individual Canadian pay yearly for the entire CBC / Radio-Canada budget.
I'm gonna go with the public broadcasting, thanks
At the Rebel News merch page you can buy an "I stand with Trump" t-shirt for $38.95
That's $5.29 more than you as an individual Canadian pay yearly for the entire CBC / Radio-Canada budget.
I'm gonna go with the public broadcasting, thanks
April 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
From This Hour Has 22 Minutes, season 32, episode 20
At the Rebel News merch page you can buy an "I stand with Trump" t-shirt for $38.95
That's $5.29 more than you as an individual Canadian pay yearly for the entire CBC / Radio-Canada budget.
I'm gonna go with the public broadcasting, thanks
At the Rebel News merch page you can buy an "I stand with Trump" t-shirt for $38.95
That's $5.29 more than you as an individual Canadian pay yearly for the entire CBC / Radio-Canada budget.
I'm gonna go with the public broadcasting, thanks
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Hundreds of thousands of Canadians, many of them snowbirds, visit Palm Springs, California, for months every year. But tariffs and other attacks on their country by the Trump administration are driving them away.
Canadian Snowbirds Bought Into the American Dream in Palm Springs. Was It a Mirage?
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Canadians visit the desert city. But tariffs and other attacks on their country by the Trump administration are driving them away.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians, many of them snowbirds, visit Palm Springs, California, for months every year. But tariffs and other attacks on their country by the Trump administration are driving them away.
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Study “debunks the myth that economic inequality is an inevitable & automatic result of technological & demographic changes.
On the contrary, …human decisions—how wealth is shared, how govt is set up, & how people decide to organize themselves—play a fundamental part in shaping social outcomes.”
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On the contrary, …human decisions—how wealth is shared, how govt is set up, & how people decide to organize themselves—play a fundamental part in shaping social outcomes.”
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A massive study of 50,000 households over 1,000 archaeological sites provides ample evidence that inequality is not a "natural" outgrowth of sophistication. Instead, it is a political choice. Which means, kids, that we don't have to choose it.
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable
A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality
archaeologymag.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Study “debunks the myth that economic inequality is an inevitable & automatic result of technological & demographic changes.
On the contrary, …human decisions—how wealth is shared, how govt is set up, & how people decide to organize themselves—play a fundamental part in shaping social outcomes.”
🧪
On the contrary, …human decisions—how wealth is shared, how govt is set up, & how people decide to organize themselves—play a fundamental part in shaping social outcomes.”
🧪
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Some good news for a change–Queen's has set aside funds to assist any students who have lost their visa status in the US and are looking to continue their graduate studies. Please share widely.
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
April 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Some good news for a change–Queen's has set aside funds to assist any students who have lost their visa status in the US and are looking to continue their graduate studies. Please share widely.
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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I went back on @thebulwark.com to break down where things are at on the campaign trail.
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
Trump’s Attack On Canada Did Something SHOCKING
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
April 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I went back on @thebulwark.com to break down where things are at on the campaign trail.
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
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Just... stop. You cannot defend saying that Canada is an 'artificial' country. It took shape long before you were born. It was a radical idea at the time to meld two cultures in one entity, respecting each others' institutions and histories. There is always room for improvement, of course.
Blanchet defends calling Canada an ‘artificial country’
Bloc Québécois leader faces criticism from Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, other federal party leaders
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just... stop. You cannot defend saying that Canada is an 'artificial' country. It took shape long before you were born. It was a radical idea at the time to meld two cultures in one entity, respecting each others' institutions and histories. There is always room for improvement, of course.
How can anyone with an ounce of humanity support this?
In Trump's America cruelty is the point. And nothing is more cruel than the abuse of children.
In US courts migrant children as young as 4 are being put on trial without legal representation and subject to arbitrary deportation.
Please read my latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
In US courts migrant children as young as 4 are being put on trial without legal representation and subject to arbitrary deportation.
Please read my latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
Trump’s War on Children
Cruelty as state policy
charlieangus.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How can anyone with an ounce of humanity support this?
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The Canadian approach to democracy has checks and balances, including our campaign finance system. We look south and see a system that is driven by money and is tilted towards corruption, oligarchy, and authoritarianism.
#CanadaStrong
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
#CanadaStrong
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
The Campaign Finance System Americans Could Have Had
Canada shows how democracies can regulate campaign finance for the common good.
www.brennancenter.org
April 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Canadian approach to democracy has checks and balances, including our campaign finance system. We look south and see a system that is driven by money and is tilted towards corruption, oligarchy, and authoritarianism.
#CanadaStrong
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
#CanadaStrong
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election… revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney. ($)
www.ft.com/content/743c...
www.ft.com/content/743c...
Canadians bombarded with rightwing online content ahead of voting
FT analysis finds network of X accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
www.ft.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election… revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney. ($)
www.ft.com/content/743c...
www.ft.com/content/743c...