Marian Botsford Fraser
@mbfvancouver.bsky.social
Canadian writer; author, Walking the Line: Travels Along the Canada/US Border, 1989. It's not "just a line."
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Curling doesn't necessarily have to be just a winter sport.
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Curling doesn't necessarily have to be just a winter sport.
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The CIA scrubbing the World Factbook from the web may not seem like a big deal in itself, but it's a symptom of something larger: the Trump administration's war on government usefulness.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
Wherever government does something helpful, the regime wants to kill it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The CIA scrubbing the World Factbook from the web may not seem like a big deal in itself, but it's a symptom of something larger: the Trump administration's war on government usefulness.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
@ishaantharoor.bsky.social I’m so sorry to learn that you’ve been laid off. You (and @roncharles.bsky.social) were the only reasons I hung on to my subscription. You’re indispensable on the Trump administration’s foreign “policy,” and you’re an excellent writer. The Washington Post is a carcass.
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
@ishaantharoor.bsky.social I’m so sorry to learn that you’ve been laid off. You (and @roncharles.bsky.social) were the only reasons I hung on to my subscription. You’re indispensable on the Trump administration’s foreign “policy,” and you’re an excellent writer. The Washington Post is a carcass.
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
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Ella Baron on Jeff Bezos’s cuts to the Washington Post – cartoon
Ella Baron on Jeff Bezos’s cuts to the Washington Post – cartoon
Having bankrolled the Melania documentary – a box-office flop – the Amazon founder has now laid off hundreds of journalists
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Ella Baron on Jeff Bezos’s cuts to the Washington Post – cartoon
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📢 NEWS RELEASE ALERT – Bill S-208 is a critical step toward ending unjust mandatory minimum sentences, advancing reconciliation, and redirecting resources away from punishment and toward safer, healthier communities.
#SenCA #BillS208 #CriminalJusticeReform #EndMandatoryMinimums #JusticeThatWorks
#SenCA #BillS208 #CriminalJusticeReform #EndMandatoryMinimums #JusticeThatWorks
February 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
📢 NEWS RELEASE ALERT – Bill S-208 is a critical step toward ending unjust mandatory minimum sentences, advancing reconciliation, and redirecting resources away from punishment and toward safer, healthier communities.
#SenCA #BillS208 #CriminalJusticeReform #EndMandatoryMinimums #JusticeThatWorks
#SenCA #BillS208 #CriminalJusticeReform #EndMandatoryMinimums #JusticeThatWorks
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“What would you think
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“What would you think
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
To be thus used? This is the strangers’ case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.”
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Canadians could channel their feelings about what's going on at the Post not into Bluesky posts but writing their MPs about acting on foreign ownership, telling them to get off X and hold press conferences when they have something to say (and be questioned after), keep their promises on the CBC...
I understand Americans are upset about the Washington Post - but their new smaller newsroom will have about the same number of editorial as all of Postmedia's 130 print and digital news titles combination.
Canadians slept through this consolidation, foreign ownership, gutting.
Canadians slept through this consolidation, foreign ownership, gutting.
There's a petition to the House of Commons to introduce stricter rules to prevent foreign entities from holding controlling interests in Canadian media.
Long overdue for govt to act & require Postmedia to have Canadian ownership and/or sell off parts to local buyers
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Long overdue for govt to act & require Postmedia to have Canadian ownership and/or sell off parts to local buyers
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Canadians could channel their feelings about what's going on at the Post not into Bluesky posts but writing their MPs about acting on foreign ownership, telling them to get off X and hold press conferences when they have something to say (and be questioned after), keep their promises on the CBC...
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Solid evidence that our recommendations to high-risk Apple users makes sense... 👇
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Solid evidence that our recommendations to high-risk Apple users makes sense... 👇
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Excellent reckoning from @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Excellent reckoning from @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
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One of the best books sections that has ever existed
I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
One of the best books sections that has ever existed
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Support journalism you care about and that puts the public interest first secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Support journalism you care about and that puts the public interest first secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
best pull quote ever: a gilded trash remake of Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM
best pull quote ever: a gilded trash remake of Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
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Incredible short film Catherine O’Hara and Andrea Martin made for Late Night with David Letterman, so dark and nervy, filmed in Toronto too
youtu.be/ZwLTCayIeSw
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'PMS- Premenstrual Syndrome' - David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival (1985)
YouTube video by D G
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January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Incredible short film Catherine O’Hara and Andrea Martin made for Late Night with David Letterman, so dark and nervy, filmed in Toronto too
youtu.be/ZwLTCayIeSw
youtu.be/ZwLTCayIeSw
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"Clockwork Orange" but with a modest payday.
January 29, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"Clockwork Orange" but with a modest payday.
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“Here in our home,
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 10:06 PM
“Here in our home,
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
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I don't have words. I put together a feed to Minneapolis news outlets, reporters, and legal observers for on the ground coverage in one place. Will add more.
January 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I don't have words. I put together a feed to Minneapolis news outlets, reporters, and legal observers for on the ground coverage in one place. Will add more.
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
Wikilaundering is a thing
A London UK 🇬🇧 private contractor rewrites Wikipedia entries for billionaire oligarchs and corrupt governments (w/ comments from @citizenlab.ca's @fittarelli.com )
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires
Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books service
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Wikilaundering is a thing
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And let us not forget Hans Island where we have an actual physical border!
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
And let us not forget Hans Island where we have an actual physical border!
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I know it's unhealthy, but I love everything about the pure humanity of this moment.
This is the Foreign Minister of Denmark and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greenland sharing a cigarette after meeting JD Vance
January 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I know it's unhealthy, but I love everything about the pure humanity of this moment.
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“Seeing the bikini one was incredibly violating, but then seeing that they could ultimately create a full nude of me felt so embarrassing and so shameful.”
Why the Canadian government needs to act to protect victims of Elon Musk's Grok, by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Why the Canadian government needs to act to protect victims of Elon Musk's Grok, by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Musk’s Grok Is Abusing Women and Children. Our Government Needs to Act | The Tyee
Where are Canadian lawmakers? Oh, they’re on X.
thetyee.ca
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
“Seeing the bikini one was incredibly violating, but then seeing that they could ultimately create a full nude of me felt so embarrassing and so shameful.”
Why the Canadian government needs to act to protect victims of Elon Musk's Grok, by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Why the Canadian government needs to act to protect victims of Elon Musk's Grok, by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...