So for those of us keeping track:
- CBS, CNN, local news stations
- a few production studios
- US TikTok minority ownership + data hosting
Content, distribution, data infrastructure (and government contracts!). All owned by one family with close ties to the president.
Today marks 4 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
At the time, I was part of the team that drafted the Canadian government’s statement on Russia’s use of disinfo as a tactic of war (highlights below).
Today as always, Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇨🇦
News like this should call into question the integrity of Five Eyes and the risk it poses to the national security of each country involved www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
If people are too scared to go to their medical appointments, you think they’re going to turn out to vote?
It is mindboggling to me that the American “thinking class” is only just starting to acknowledge the damage the president has wrought on relationships with allies. “Stir worry” is the understatement of the decade. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
When you remember that President Trump ran for office because he was roasted by President Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, wanting to take Greenland because he wasn’t awarded a Nobel checks out.
Roger Stone’s brainchild repurposed on the streets of South Korea
Can someone ask Mark Zuckerberg if Meta’s rollback of content moderation will mean they also stop blocking news for Canadian users? Asking for a friend.
I think I speak for all Canadians when I say: WE KNOW
many Canadians @ the PM: 😡 resign!
many Canadians @ the PM when he resigns: 😡 no not like that
et voilà
Hey rest-of-world, welcome to 🇨🇦 politics. Even if the PM announces he is resigning, that doesn't trigger an election & it also doesn't mean he's going anywhere anytime soon. I suspect he will likely remain PM while the Liberals run a leadership race/he prorogues parliament (look it up). So strap in.
Gotta love when the Beaverton and the Globe and Mail opinion section start singing the same tune. So many politicians, so few public leaders. Happy election year, Canada. #cdnpoli
Years of effort & promises later the govt was on its way to a good online harms bill with broad stakeholder buy-in. Then they tied it to changes in criminal code. They knew it was never making it thru committee & they wasted time trying. Sigh. Maybe in 2025. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
This is completely insane. The federal policing side of the RCMP is operating with HUNDREDS of vacancies. We just passed the most extensive national security legislation to combat foreign interference. And now we are going to redirect again in a panic?! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The @wsj.com ran this story yesterday. You truly can’t make this stuff up.
Enron re-launching in crypto is all you need to know about how the crypto market is responding to the incoming U.S. administration.
And the man who won this race still refuses to get security clearance.
“Agents of the Indian government allegedly attempted to derail Patrick Brown's campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 2022, according to sources who spoke to Radio-Canada”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We do a holiday book exchange every year with my team and I am so excited to read this! Yes we are nerds.
We are a country that identifies as 4 monopolies in a trench coat. This news blows my mind.
🚨BREAKING: Canada’s Competition Bureau is suing Google over alleged anti-competitive practices in its ad practices
www.canada.ca/en/competiti...
This seems like a really blunt tool to address an issue that comes down to a lack of regulation of tech giants, who have failed to invest in adequate moderation and prioritize engagement (and profit) above all.
The internet can be really dangerous. But it can also be a lifeline for vulnerable kids.
A detail that seems to get lost in the northward finger-pointing is just how borders work: it’s the Americans who are responsible for who & what gets into 🇺🇸 from 🇨🇦. Yes, Canadian authorities need better tools to crackdown on human smuggling, but it takes two to tango when it comes to border security
I had a feeling but didn’t realize just how much I missed seeing news from verified publications and outlets on my social media.
Between the news ban on Meta platforms & whatever the hell is happening on Twitter, this platform reminds me of the promise we felt about the early days of social media.
Something that might have seemed like good politics but bad policy ended up being bad on both fronts. Not sure what the calculus was but any outcome seems like an unforced error by the Liberals. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Prob some degree of selection bias here where the types of ppl signing up for 🦋 are also the types of ppl who would pay for a subscription to the Boston Globe.
BUT as someone who’s been involved in public policy in this space (and as a 🇨🇦 has had her news blocked on Meta platforms): YAY!!! 💫
The petition calling for a new general election — promoted by Farage & Musk — has reached the
threshold required for debate in British Parliament. It comes <6 months after Labour won a landslide after 14yrs of Conservative rule.
We live in the dumbest timeline. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Mean Girls (2004) is a Christmas movie
