Thurston Nuggs IV

Thurston Nuggs IV

@thurstonnuggsiv.bsky.social

Girl and dog Dad, eccentric (the good kind, I hope), transit fan, politics-nut and Toronto dude. I love Canada. Elbows up. Keep your crypto to yourself. Quotes attributed to historical figures are often the work of the people who skeet them. ~ Aristotle

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glad to be one of the half a million people who voted for four more years of woke gotham. god bless toronto, the best city on earth

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Shopify's CEO is on X advocating for Brad Bradford to win because of a City of Toronto post about speed limits featuring two men and a stroller, something he clearly doesn't think will happen under Brad's rule. This is the guy who thinks rich people deserve more votes. This is who Brad attracts.

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HaHa. Beaches-East York. Which, I think, is a forecast as to how a potential Brad Bradford mayoralty will look in 4 years.

“ #Bradford trails #Chow by a considerable margin in the ward's #mayoral voting intentions, despite representing #Beaches—EastYork as a #citycouncillor since 2018.” www.blogto.com/city/2026/10... #Toronto #TorontoElection

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You don't have to do this, @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social. It's a choice. They want to defund you. They think you're a propaganda arm of an evil government. You will never win them over by showing them grace when they show absolutely none towards you.

Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca

Alberta separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre starts railing against the “new world order and globalism” on CBC News Network’s live broadcast just now

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New from @splawinski.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern?: Albertans vote today to decide their future with Canada. American right-wingers have been joining Russia in promoting Albertan separatists, while accusing the Canadians of US election interference. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/republican...

donmoynihan.substack.comRepublicans Blame Canada for Midterm Woes, While Promoting Alberta SeparatistsSomeone’s interfering at the ballot box this fall. But it’s not who Washington says it is.

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Late to this Bloomberg piece on Marc Andreessen. This is one of the key things. Andreessen is *angry* about how he has been treated, when any objective observer might note he has benefited enormously from the institutions he now purports to detest. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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"’It is unacceptable for Ukraine’s defense — and therefore Europe’s security — to depend on the goodwill of a single American billionaire or on Donald Trump’s decisions,’ French centrist Member of the European Parliament Christophe Grudler told POLITICO.” 10/16/26 share.google/zmUY4MBVCvhJ...

share.googleEU faces growing pressure to plug Ukraine’s Starlink gapEuropean lawmakers have been calling on Brussels to fast-track Ukraine’s access to the bloc’s satellite capabilities.

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Finding that the evidence supports Lula's claims that Mark Zuckerberg is consciously attempting to rig the Brazilian elections in favor of Bolsonaro, a Brazilian court urgently requires Meta to undo its offending logarithms and insure equal access to Lula. www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...

nbcnews.comBrazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm biasA judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.

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Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.

truthout.orgChuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan OmarEthics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.

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If you would try to win by abandoning trans people (or any targeted group) you can save this “we need to win” talk; there is no “we.” I am about solidarity, and you have chosen anti-solidarity. You are not any “we” I recognize. You are the enemy I’m trying to defeat. Beating you is how my “we” wins.

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Based on their public comments, NYT leaders view the kind of insider details discovered by Haberman and others as essential to understanding Trump. I don't think that's correct. Public documents (Project 2025) and events (Jan 6, DOGE) to me describe this presidency better than insider accounts.

Perry Bacon@perrybaconjr.bsky.social

"Democracy dies unless Maggie Haberman has access to senior Trump aides and McConnell/Romney Republicans respect us" is essentially the argument Times editors have been making since 2018. I can't tell if they actually believe that or it's a pretext for their decision not to change their approach.

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💥NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! TONS of NEWS DOJ & FBI emails I obtained reveal how federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that President Donald Trump tore up presidential records & why a prosecutor declined to pursue a separate criminal investigation www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Stuff like this is why the Canadian political establishment is (correctly, IMO) assuming that Democrats can NOT be trusted to return the bilateral relationship to the status quo ante going forward.

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov

My first stop was Alberta, the only province not boycotting Californian wines. I spoke to provincial leaders about the importance of the Canadian market to California farmers and the importance of continuing close collaboration on dairy, beef and energy trade.

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The world's richest far-right disinformation propagandist is using his vast wealth to install a corrupt pedophile protector. Permitting Elon Musk to hollow out Texas democracy by buying this election for Ken Paxton over James Talarico is a betrayal voters will never recover from. 1/2

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A cop car carrying a flashing neon sign that says "DOUG FORD HATES YOU." Perfect, no notes, thanks for the great visual @ TV writers of the universe!

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I was observing the protest last night. And in addition to the stereotypical Lycra-cyclists, there were senior citizens, students, workers of all ages. People also brought their families and children. One kid was giving out cookies.’