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it's not delivery; it's digiornalist freelance writer/editor/researcher - work in Guardian, G&M, Tyee, Filter justice, drugs, housing, health co-founder: @debriefcomms.bsky.social they/them/thembo

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My new video is out on YouTube now:

"Why the New York Times Loves Stupid Questions"

youtu.be/ztQJ7XGuPhc

07.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 532 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13

to put it another way, he doesn't support trans equality

09.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Discourse has become sort of numb to the fact that the richest guy on earth and owner of a major social media platform just routinely spits out the kind of nakedly white supremacist shit that until a decade ago you rarely saw outside of places like Stormfront.

09.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 3653 πŸ” 905 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 26

The Iranians will greet our drones as liberators.

by Bret Stephens

09.03.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 806 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

"department of defence" has never been an accurate term. pick another thing to be mad about please

09.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that journalists should do PR work for the military by preferring euphemistic language that softens its core function β€” especially in the US, with its long history of war mongering β€” is a silly idea

09.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
On March 8, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Six male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed. @DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear
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On March 8, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Six male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed. @DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear UNCLASSIFIED

We’re still murdering people in β€œdrug boats” even as we start a new war in Iran. Six people today.

09.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 2746 πŸ” 1255 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 66
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β€˜Mass Death on This Scale Is Incomprehensible’ | The Tyee Overdose deaths are trending down, but BC is still in the thick of a crisis. Here’s what the data tells us.

So far more than 19,053 British Columbians have been killed since early 2014, when unregulated fentanyl started showing up in the illicit drug supply.

thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

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Bari Weiss reposing a CBS News stories that says the current war with Iran stretches back to 1979

Bari Weiss reposing a CBS News stories that says the current war with Iran stretches back to 1979

Story at the The Free Press: Our 50 Year War with Iran

Story at the The Free Press: Our 50 Year War with Iran

Bari Weiss is pushing the β€œ50 year war” narrative at both the Free Press and CBS. The erases both American culpability for the current war (since Iran started in 1979!) and the reasons why a theocratic anti-American regime took power in the first place.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-reason...

04.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1146 πŸ” 305 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 104

Find yourself someone who loves you as much as PM Goldman Sachs loves an audience of corporate and government elites.

(He really, really needs to do a sit-down interview where the target audience is ordinary Canadians. This isn't a normal approach to communications -- especially in a crisis.)

04.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A chart showing the editorial stances of 6 papers on 11 wars/regime change efforts.

A chart showing the editorial stances of 6 papers on 11 wars/regime change efforts.

Editorial boards have supported Canada’s war and regime change efforts since the First World War 98 per cent of the time.

www.readthemaple.com/newspaper-wa...

04.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The age of extinction
β€˜A real dark situation to be in’: thousands of starving seabirds stranded in biggest β€˜wreck’ in a decade
Puffins, guillemots, razorbills and terns are washing up on shores across Europe, after a string of storms affected their ability to find food

The age of extinction is supported by
theguardian.org

Phoebe Weston
Wed 4 Mar 2026 13.00 GMT

The age of extinction β€˜A real dark situation to be in’: thousands of starving seabirds stranded in biggest β€˜wreck’ in a decade Puffins, guillemots, razorbills and terns are washing up on shores across Europe, after a string of storms affected their ability to find food The age of extinction is supported by theguardian.org Phoebe Weston Wed 4 Mar 2026 13.00 GMT

I think I would rethink this phrasing if I were the guardian

04.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEllis, a registered nurse who is Haitian-American, said she is outraged and called for an investigation into Damas' death, which she said came weeks after the man first complained of tooth pain to Florence staff.

'Nobody should die from a toothache,’ Ellis said. 'Something has to be done.’”

04.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

as someone who would strongly support a city councillor like @seanorr.bsky.social distributing a predictable & regulated drug supply, i've never heard an inkling of this happening. Ken Sim's seeming inability to parse fact from fiction remains his primary mayoral trait
bsky.app/profile/isab...

03.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

See you today at 4pm

03.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada needs an independent podcast community.

It's Day 15 of our Winter 2026 fundraising campaign help us reach our goal of 50 new Harbinger supporters.

Challenge right-wing and corporate media - support socially and politically progressive Canadian podcasts at

harbingermedianetwork.com/join/ πŸ”ΆοΈ

25.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Today Bernie Sanders is proposing new legislation to raise $4.4 trillion in taxes from America’s billionaires β€” a move that would virtually cut their massive fortunes in half.

A chunk of the money raised would go toward sending a $3K stimulus check to every person earning under $150K.

02.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 4909 πŸ” 1142 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 154
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New BC daily record of nearly 300 overdose calls reported, 20 in Nanaimo NANAIMO - While fewer people died from toxic drugs in the province last year, there's been a troubling surge o...

this is the second consecutive cheque issue day that has set a *New Record* for overdose calls in the province.

nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/02/27/n...

01.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

02.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 23872 πŸ” 5955 πŸ’¬ 1730 πŸ“Œ 632
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Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

we reached the β€œno WMDs” phase in two days.

02.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 7578 πŸ” 2227 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 107

While Carney supports the illegal U.S./Israel aggression against Iran, even though Iran was negotiating in good faith, other middle powers Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Spain are condemning Israel and the U.S.

Does Carney truly believe this statement will keep Trumps ambitions for Canada at bay?

28.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

28.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 23611 πŸ” 5973 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 66

at what point do morals override national economic self interest*? and it should be noted, Carney's statement wasn't just the usual mealy mouthed "we're concerned" nothing statement. it was an endorsement.

*maybe not the best way to describe the actions of a man who is hollowing the public service

28.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lots of academics I really respect are highlighting this misunderstanding, which I’ve apparently also fallen prey to.

But there’s an important point here:

What did Carney think laymen would take away from his speech when he spoke of taking a sign out of a window in the face of a bullying regime?

28.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 11

[2 years in the future] no, you see, if Carney put out a statement criticizing Trump for bombing Regina, he would tariff us and that would be bad

28.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

hey Max, where do you draw the line? what level of depravity can we not endorse for the sake of the economy

28.02.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

when Carney said "we knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused or the victim," that wasn't a critique

28.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's taken less than a day get to the point of air striking a school

28.02.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0