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Trump’s One Weird Trick for Eliminating Bad News: Delete It The disappearance of inconvenient facts and the remaking of reality.

@crampell.bsky.social: "The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced it was discontinuing some of its data collection on foreign investment in the U.S…In the absence of data, I guess we’ll simply have to trust Trump when he says that he’s delivered." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...

This is a good thread.

Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt' | CBC News NDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. Piccini has maintained he has done nothin...

Every single news agency in Canada seems to have picked this up, which is a good thing, people in Ontario need to know Doug Ford is in fact corrupt. #Ontario

Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'

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Avian flu detected at commercial poultry farm in Strathroy-Caradoc | CBC News The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian influenza has been detected at a commercial poultry operation in Strathroy-Caradoc.

A reminder that avian flu is destroyed when you cook chicken and eggs to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Please get a food thermometer and stay safe

#avianflu
#Canada

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Better get yourselves a really good VPN and firewall quick. This is NOT good.

BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.

If you need to keep over-riding the Charter with the notwithstanding clause, you're not protecting anybody.

If we'd always fed kids, just like how we've provided health care, people would think nothing of it.

Doug Ford scowling at someone. It’s probably a teacher, nurse, or cyclist.

Caught three of my students stealing recently so today I had them write a letter home about their behaviour choices.

I probably should’ve saved some time and had them fill out job applications to be MPs in Doug Ford’s caucus.

"Stephen Miller throws the word insurrection around as easily as he swallows live bats. everything he doesn’t like is an insurrection."

Enforcement is a problem with scent-free policies, in that the people in charge of enforcing them, don't like to do it. It's also problematic because it's complaint-based instead of enforced proactively.

Traffic Advisories – Colchester County, Halifax Regional Municipality

Traffic Advisories – Exit 3 on Highway 102 in Bedford, Salmon River Truss Bridge in Truro news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/11/1...

Floating Island World Map 19 Dec 19 Map of geographic regions of Floating Island. Settlements marked but not named.

What is up democracy superfans today is the day where we decide the future (next fiscal year) of our fair city. It's a packed house in chambers and I am on a comically large laptop used for D&D.

If you're DM here's the link to the world

www.worldanvil.com/w/nd26dp-lan...

I am watching #Halifax's budget committee meeting and will have a story tomorrow but here's a look at Mayor Andy Fillmore's motion for the 2026-2027 budget.

Alberta’s private health proposal will leave more Albertans waiting longer for care: CMA Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned that the Alberta government’s proposed private care plan will leave more Albertans waiting even longer to access health care.

From @raghu-venugopal.bsky.social

The Canadian Medical Association condemns Alberta's privatization of healthcare.

"The evidence from around the world is clear: where a parallel private health system operates, both health outcomes and access to care are worse"

www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...

A yellow arrow snakes its way between two white dots, making a shape similar to a backwards "s", on a solid blue background. Below the arrow shape is the word "detour" in white. Below that is the Halifax Transit logo.

Route 51A/B will be on detour from Wednesday, Nov. 19 until the start of service on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. 3 stops in the area will be impacted.

Location: Princess Margaret Blvd

More info: halifax.ca/htdisruptions#PrincessMargaretBlvd

Halifax Transit wants to hear from you. What do you think about the Student Transit Pass Program? Share your thoughts and complete the Student Transit Pass Fall survey by December 15, 2025. For full details, visit engagehalifax.ca/talktransit

A yellow arrow snakes its way between two white dots, making a shape similar to a backwards "s", on a solid blue background. Below the arrow shape is the word "detour" in white. Below that is the Halifax Transit logo.

Routes 90, 135, 136, 137, 138, 158, 159, 161, 165, & 168A/B will be on detour fromTuesday, Nov. 18 until further notice. 2 stops in the area will be impacted.

Location: University Ave between Robie St and South Park St, southbound direction

More info: halifax.ca/htdisruptions#UniversityAve

So, they lied, in other words. We have no definitive evidence, but is there anyone who really believes their story? Someone on Power and Politics said it was good strategy. I guess if lying is the strategy then, yes, it was good. Why do we tolerate this kind of BS? At least the NDP were honest.

How the Conservatives helped pass Carney's budget, avoiding an election | CBC News Minutes before time ran out on Monday's budget vote, two senior Conservatives swooped into the chamber claiming their electronic voting app wasn't working and declared they wanted to vote against Prim...

Great play by play from ⁦‪JP Tasker‬⁩ of last night’s theatre. At least the NDP caucus was honest about the quandary they faced and the strategy they chose. The CPC cannot say the same. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Professor Scott Galloway explains how stupid Trump’s trade war with Canada is for the American economy.

#Canada
#USpoli
#Tariffs

Yep. It's insane and awful.

I'm sure he'll take this to heart.

This is very revealing. I didn't realize this was happening, but should I really be surprised? It's terrible.

It's Rotten All the Way Down: Epstein, Trump, and the Twilight of the Elites What's being exposed is bigger than Jeffrey Epstein or Donald Trump. It's the failure of American institutions

The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease

The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...

It popped into his head so quickly because he also repeats this line daily when he fights with himself in the mirror.

Lol, so it sure sounds like the Conservatives had a plan to avoid an election but blame it on the app.

Only *after* it was clear there were sufficient abstentions to pass the budget, Scheer and Reid scurried to their seats to vote no.

They can’t have been far! The doors lock when a vote starts 🤪

Grey Cup organizers announce today Canadian supergroup Rage Against the Clouds to perform at half-time show.

"There’s technically nothing problematic about the profits Shoppers and other pharmacy chains can make from medication reviews under the current rules of the MedsCheck program, according to Háji. That’s one of the reasons he thinks it needs to change."