Oh well in that case.

Disinformation is a serious threat to democracy, social discourse and our ability to fight climate change.
This kind of concentration suggests well organized well funded malicious actors could be detected and stopped.

CSIS? CSE?

'Elon Musk’s X was the epicentre of Canadian conspiracy content, accounting for 70 per cent of likes and the majority of posts....a hub for deepfake pornographic images and misinformation, the platform remains a primary communication tool for Canadian politicians.'

Well said.

separate primaries require different check-in tables, workers & voting machines for each party within shared locations. Red & blue arrows direct voters to opposite sides of room inside the polls, meaning voters accustomed to casting a ballot with privacy have to publicly announce their affiliation.

Amazon river dolphin harassing a black caiman by nibbling at its tail. [📹 jhonathabc]

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Too many “middle ground” AI arguments—“I have concerns, too, but we have to adapt”—proceed from what is to me a peculiar embrace of “inevitability” which seems to be magical thinking, a way of depoliticizing the political, of self-soothing in the face of an overwhelming challenge.

Zack is pretty classy and ballsy simultaneously which is quite the breath of political fresh air.

Starmer’s party suffers crushing by-election defeat to Greens amid growing distrust Labour Party finished third in riding it previously held for nearly a century

Hannah Spencer, plumber and plasterer wins #Green
“People in their thousands told me on the doorsteps, and at the ballot box, that what we are sick of is being let down and looked down on, and we are sick of our hard work making other people rich.”

Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer

UK Greens have been running ON values, hammering argument "if you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money," & calling out scapegoating.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/w...

bsky.app/profile/paul...

ICYMI: Squamish Nation regains 20,000 hectares of ancestral land Two decades of planning and negotiations result in an historic land use agreement with the province.

Congratulations to the Squamish Nation on securing additional protections for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Aysáy̓ch.

I’m grateful that protection and management of cultural sites and other significant areas will rest with the Squamish Nation.

So Zack Polanski and Hannah Spencer are both canvassing in Gorton and Denton.

Nigel Farage is in the Maldives and no one knows where Matt Goodwin is.

Have Reform thrown in the towel already?

Today @seanorr.bsky.social and COPE volunteers joined the mobilization against ICE and its corporate collaborators here in Vancouver.

Politics Chat, February 17, 2026 YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

Today's Politics Chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/y26XxXh...

Memorandum and/or Opinion – #53 in CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. BURGUM (E.D. Pa., 2:26-cv-00434) – CourtListener.com MEMORANDUM AND/OR OPINION. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE CYNTHIA M. RUFE ON 2/16/2026. 2/16/2026 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(kp) (Entered: 02/16/2026)

In a 40-page opinion, Judge Cynthia M. Rufe even referenced the novel 1984 while faulting the administration for what she described as trying to blur and dismantle well-documented historical facts. Link to ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Must read...also I worry about our upcoming BC local government elections this fall.

This was a great evening all around. Whitehorse is my new favourite town. #wildfires @firesmartcanada.bsky.social

So many good people doing their best, doing what they can.
"I felt like a medic in the war. I just gotta make sure all my people are okay. I had to make sure everybody on my route was okay."

Why Isn't News of Trump Building Vast Concentration Camps Being Treated as a National Emergency? | Common Dreams History shows us that once a nation builds a mass detention apparatus, it never remains limited to its original targets. Wake up, people.

Why Isn't News of Trump Building Vast Concentration Camps Being Treated as a National Emergency?

Congressmember @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social criticizes conditions at an ICE jail in Texas where hundreds of immigrant families are held — including kids as young as 2 months old.

"None of them have committed any crime. … There’s cameras everywhere. Their movements are controlled. It’s like prison."

WATCH: Elizabeth May is sounding the alarm: C-15 could allow ministers to bypass federal laws outside the Criminal Code for “national interest” projects. If that sounds like a threat to accountability, it’s because it is.

This is an important case for Canadian #pressfreedom.
#cdnpoli @thenarwhal.ca

Fuck ICE

Opinion: The opioid crisis is hitting skilled Canadian tradespeople. Now’s our chance to support them Carpenters, roofers and plumbers are at higher risk of developing substance use disorders

The opioid crisis is hitting skilled Canadian tradespeople. Now’s our chance to support them. Carpenters, roofers and plumbers are at higher risk of developing substance use disorders, by Vincent Lam www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Editorial Cartoons for February, 2026 The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring national and international news

#Minnesota

Jon is the best (and MPR has been fabulous)

Donald Trump must immediately apologize to former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, apologize to the American people, and stop promoting and engaging in racist content and rhetoric.

Democracy Under Occupation What we’ve learned in Minneapolis

"I don’t know how other people react when they get bullied, but I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."

AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA bonus episode, from Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

'We are one people': Canadian consulate officially opens in Greenland | CBC News A new Canadian Consulate in Greenland's capital of Nuuk officially opened on Friday in front of an Inuit delegation from Canada, who brought a stern message for U.S. President Donald Trump: "Back off....

"We want to come together in solidarity with Greenland to show our support and to say: That land is not for sale," said Kudluk, one of more than 60 delegates travelling from Montreal to Nuuk, to stand w #Greenland in the face of Trump's threats.