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I’m over on the 🦋 app now: phaedradsr (dot) bsky (dot) social

@ToulasTake “Suivant, next!”

This made me LOL hard because Arya’s so clueless about Qc politics. Very few Canadians would vote for a candidate who doesn’t speak both official languages & is so uninformed as to believe language doesn’t matter in this province. Also, good luck winning without Quebec. Neeext!

There are tents in parks and vacant lots all over Montreal, winter is coming, and tens of millions of dollars are just sitting there.

This piece by @KRonellenfitsch is so goddamned good. So goddamned smart. So goddamned cut-through-the-bullshit. I wish @liberal_party would hook her brain up to a WhatDoWeDoNext machine. I want every Liberal in Canada to read it immediately. relaywithkyla.beehiiv.com/p/four-lessons…

Imagine showing this to the founding fathers: "the glowing orb is telling you to elect a Black woman for president"

@JaneLytv Excellent! Congrats, Jane!

Very belatedly, I'm thrilled to say I am now based in Kyiv and contributing to WSJ's Ukraine coverage. Story ideas, tips, and nerdy osint findings welcome. DM for Signal. And come visit Kyiv!

Having polled for Team Holt, let me say that campaign manager @katieadavey and the entire team deserve praise for running a campaign that was doggedly focused on being "focused on you".

The way we’re about to watch Milton unfold through the eyes of its victims on TikTok feels unprecedented. I have two degrees in climate science. Not once in my education did we talk about the role that social media would play in the collective experience of climate change.

Finland: children as young as 6 are being taught to spot mis/disinformation America:

That’s not even to speak of the environmental benefits.

Studies from other jurisdictions have found a correlation between high speed rail and productivity gains. In the context of a productivity crisis in Canada, these are the stakes. A huge missed opportunity if the contract goes to Air Canada and/or is “medium speed” rail.

A real shock & monumental loss. MAIEI was my entry point to the topic & I had the pleasure of knowing Abhishek through @shapersMTL. He was man whose brilliance was matched by his kindness and his contributions won’t soon be forgotten. Condolences to his family and loved ones.

oh good, Rogers Stadium, not to be confused with Rogers Centre, Rogers Arena or Rogers Place. Canada is not beating the "three corporations in a trenchcoat" allegations I fear

Congratulations @miranda_dsr on successfully defending your PhD thesis in Neuroscience on #ALS at the University of Toronto. Proud of you as always, Dr. Miranda!!

@maryhui @business Congratulations! You and @lexharvs should connect.

☀️Update☀️: I started a new job today at Bloomberg (@business) in Hong Kong as a reporter covering the weather's impact on markets, businesses, and geopolitics. It's a new & global team at the intersection of many beats. Reach out if you want to chat weather: mhui52@bloomberg.net

.@RonanFarrow wrote about something similar for @NewYorker last year. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

A propos nothing, here’s an observation I made during grad school @MaxBellSchool a few years ago, published in an article for a @ColumbiaSIPA outlet. It was about risks to national security when critical infrastructure is privately owned by one dude. open.substack.com/pub/maxpolicy/…

A secret plan to fight inflation

"If you think naively that the Russians don't care as much about influencing Canadian thought, penetrating the Cdn government at all levels-I'm here to tell you they care deeply about shaping how you think, how you vote and sowing chaos and discord" Fadden, former CSIS director

Toula Drimonis: Nothing beats coming home to Montreal montrealgazette.com/opinion/column…