Bill Shields🇨🇦

Acting President.

Trump is the Black Knight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIn...

Trump is such a loser he couldn’t beat Iran with the strongest military in the world. But we knew that, didn’t we? He bankrupted casinos 🤦‍♂️

#NoKings in DC.

He expects reimbursement for damage he caused. To successfully invoke the 25th ("involuntary declaration," s.4) , you need a majority of the cabinet and the VP. If by Congress vote, 2/3 maj req'd. I sense the pressure is mounting. Dude is el loco.

Palantir hissy fit following Swiss snub giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

"It can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises,” Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote. “But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design." Giftt: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/u...

"Republicans will tell you Democrats are destroying the country. Democrats will tell you that Republicans are destroying the country. Political parties telling you who is destroying the country is what is destroying the country." www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa9t...

"I thought he was very bad for our country." — Trump on late Reiner. The U.S., as embodied by the POTUS, is hereby debauched. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYdm...

"Leveraged funds are gaining traction in Canada, as their assets under management have risen by 76 per cent so far this year. Most of that money is in lightly leveraged funds, but the industry is clearly trending toward bolder, riskier products." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f712162...

Ouch! PP best smarten up. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Ouch! www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

...using Swedish excavators.

Hear, hear!

Corporate profiteering + decades of failed economic theory = the real inflation story. This week, @mkblyth.bsky.social joins Nick & Goldy to expose the myths keeping prices high—and who’s really cashing in. 🎧 Listen here: ​​https://buff.ly/VvVZSMG

MEIDAS CANADA LAUNCHES ON LABOUR DAY. WE ARE BRINGING THE RESISTANCE GLOBAL. And we are getting set to rumble. Join the network. It's going to be a wild ride. @meidastouch.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NJZ...

Visual artist Eric Pickersgill is best-known for his project "Removed," which debuted more than 10 years ago. It's a collection of 23 images of people on their smartphones with their devices digitally removed. Spooky stuff. www.ericpickersgill.com/removed

Mr. Hasan, a progressive lefty, takes on 20 far-righties. It's a thing of beauty!🤓 7 Debate Lessons YOU Can Learn From My Jubilee Video zeteo.com/p/7-debate-l...

Hmm... apnews.com/article/jd-v...  Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

Any meeting between Trump DOJ and Maxwell or her lawyers should be public. Transparency! Otherwise, it’s simply likely to be the next stage of the coverup.

This episode asks, "Is Econ 101 a lie?"

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Friend of mine often goes on about the "crisis in local journalism." I send him links to pioneering examples of local journalism (hat tip, guelphmercury.com). The crisis is fading. The dawn of a new golden age is upon us.

Hey, I've subscribed to this. Maybe you should too? First episode coming later this week.

"...it would be a rash person who assumed that this counter-revolution against all the US represents, at home and abroad, will fail. One can hope. But Trump is doing terrifyingly well." Gift link: on.ft.com/40JSH4H

It should now be obvious to all that Trump is incapable of constructive negotiations: edition.cnn.com/2025/07/08/e...

This dude's a solid follow with links to lots of great reporting:

Mansion massacre — prestigious Cachet Country Club 10,000 SF reno 20 mins north of Toronto, listed in May 2023 for $9.9 M sells weeks ago for $6M... a 39% drop for original asking. Oucheroni. housesigma.com/on/all-gta-r...

Also: If the private sector won't deliver affordable housing — or can't without losing billions — let the government do it. Right?

Just asked ChatGPT if Jesus was a pale, blue-eyed dude. Most unlikely, it said. Expert consensus, it said, is that He was brown-skinned. Offered up this pic:

For those living in Ontario, it's January February March April October

Pope Leo XIII in 1891 released his Rerum Novarum ("new things"), a document that specifically addressed the frictions between Labour and Capital during the Industrial Revolution.

U.S. brain drain, University of Toronto gain. youtu.be/IXR9PByA9SY?...

menace (n) - a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.

It was such a pleasure being back on TVO with Irshad. Thanks Steve, as always.

My conclusion after reading this is that Carney will be a terrific PM. He's the anti-Trump -- calm, measured, and competent. thehill.com/opinion/5279...

A capitalist economy can create abundance—or leave us with private luxury & public misery. @mtkonczal.bsky.social explained on our pod why we must fight for an economy that works for everyone—because a thriving economy doesn't happen by accident, the economy we get depends on the choices we make.

UK coming around to the importance of incentivizing #whistleblowers for coming forward. Some people are uncertain about it, but the U.S. experience demonstrates clearly that payments to whistleblowers, who have a hard road and don't necessarily prevail, are returned to taxpayers many times over.

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WHCD dinner to celebrate First Amendment, as Trump opts to skip again www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

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After helping host many distinguished speakers as part of our ongoing @Class_Unity education project, it was a joy finally to BE one of the (less distinguished) speakers. Thanks, Comrades. 🙏🏼❤️✊🏼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcFV...

Who needs an owl timeline cleanse?

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