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  Citizen of #Canada but resident in US was questioned for hours over voting at #BC border crossing. “The very first thing she asked was, 'Have you ever voted in a federal U.S. election?'" said Adamson.” Adamson, 61, said she told the US border agent she had never voted in a federal election. DHS alleges she falsely claimed she was a US citizen "for the purposes of registering to vote in Whatcom County." DHS alleges she voted in #Washington’s 2018 general election. ht...

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  “ #Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine from Saguenay wins 2026 Polaris Music Prize The otherworldly microtonal rock duo took home the $30K prize for their 2nd album. Their manager Sébastien Collin gave an acceptance speech on their behalf since the band members, Khn and Klek, do not speak in their real voices, opting instead to use a made-up language to maintain their anonymity.” https://www.cbc.ca/music/events/polaris/angine-de-poitrine-polaris-music-prize-2026-recap-9.7354360

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  “ #Trump has his own answer. The White House YouTube channel announced this afternoon that at 7:00 tonight it will launch “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station.” The comment feature on the channel is turned off.” — Historian Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-21-2026

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  #MONTREAL AI Conference — The Canadian computer scientist considered one of the founders of #AI, Yoshua Bengio, told AFP that humanity is "losing control" of the technology and that the world needs guardrails similar to nuclear arms controls.” https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260917/were-losing-control-says-ai-pioneer-yoshua-bengio

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  “Under Harmeet Dhillon, the #Trump #DOJ’s gutted Civil Rights Division — more than 300 of its 400-plus lawyers left in the past 19 months — is being stacked with lawyers steeped in conservative advocacy and Republican politics with a new mission to wage partisan fights and defend gun rights.” https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/civil-rights-recast-under-trumps-vision-of-justice-department

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  Hmmm wonder why #Trump banned CNN?! “The US narrowly avoided boarding a Chinese ship based on an “entirely false” US intelligence report. That erroneous intelligence, submitted by a US Special Ops analyst, suggested the Chinese ship was transporting nuclear arms program components. The US military was preparing to board the ship, with air support, before they discovered an #AI chatbot used in the report had “inaccurately identified the material the ship was carrying.” https://arstechnica.com...

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  “ The average number of flu cases reported per designated medical institution reached 9.53 during the week of Sept. 7 to 13, exceeding the advisory threshold. Last year, the threshold was topped during the week of Oct. 20 to 26, making this year's passing of the mark six weeks earlier. It is the earliest date the threshold has been exceeded since records began in 1999.” #Japan is experiencing an early flu outbreak, especially amongst children. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260...

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  Justin Wolfers: “When the #Trump administration pushed out their #tariffs, there was a laundry list of great things they were going to achieve. Today, I’m asking: did those tariffs do what the administration promised? I’m an economics professor, so I’m approaching this like a report card.” #canada https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/did-trumps-tariffs-work-i-used-his

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  “ A week before U.S. Ambassador to #Canada Pete #Hoekstra is set to give remarks in Gander to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the #Newfoundland town that became famous for its kindness on that day addressed growing community anger about his attendance. “ Town of #Gander urges calm as Hoekstra’s planned visit for 9/11 anniversary angers locals https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-pete-hoekstra-us-ambassador-gander-911-anniversary/

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  “ PM Carney Just Yanked $4.7 Billion Out of America’s Rail Industry So #Trump Melted Down On Camera Calling #Canada a Bigger Threat Than Russia And China. The beatings will continue until he's gone, America. Sorry, not sorry.” By Dean Blundell https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-king-carney-just-yanked

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  “The #Pentagon is scrambling to contain a story from within the military’s top brass. Top military leaders spoke with The Washington Post on Sunday, revealing they had advised #Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth on Aug 14 that a long-term engagement in #Iran could have disastrous effects for American defense systems around the world—including at home.” https://newrepublic.com/post/214919/pentagon-reaction-report-classified-warnings-iran-war

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  “…July bookings of Canadians traveling to the U.S. .. remain 39 percent below 2024 levels set before #Trump returned to the White House.” #Canada https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/29/lake-ontario-boat-captains-spurn-lake-america-name/

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  Washington Week with The Atlantic and NPR “ #Trump’s war with #Canada.” “In 1999, the creators of South Park were nominated for an Academy Award for their song, “Blame Canada.” South Park, of course, is caustic and anarchic satire. But today, somehow, it’s become real.” https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/video/2026/08/trumps-war-with-canada

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  Watching The Flying Moose video from a year ago tracing the REM project… it was so optimistic! #Montreal #STM #REM https://youtube.com/watch?v=XlHqqA0onn0&si=83UmmZTHFO6gANW5

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  “89% The proportion of papers published in December and archived in PubMed that showed signs of #AI-assisted writing.” https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.10715

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  “Understand what almost happened Friday night. A foreign government attempted to acquire, by contract, control over #Canada’s trade relationships, cultural protections, official languages policy, auto industry, and provincial procurement, with a unilateral-enforcement whip attached, and they tried to do it in the dark, at midnight, on a deadline they manufactured. The 51st state thing was never a joke. It was a mission statement. Friday was the paperwork.” https://deanblundell.substack.com/...

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  “A “anti-hail sonic wave cannon” could be a Canadian first, as a #Quebec apple orchard south of #Montreal says the device could protect its crops from hail damaging his fruit crop.” https://globalnews.ca/news/12015843/anti-hail-cannon-canada/

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  “The #US embassy in #London is offering grants of up to half a million dollars for new “public education” programmes in what has been criticised as interference in #UK domestic politics. Using language that the pro-Trump #Maga movement has sought to appropriate, a funding notice identifies a goal of fostering a “national conversation” about “shared civilizational values”. “ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/us-accused-of-meddling-in-british-politics-with-500000-grant-scheme-prom...

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  “The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed individuals who are not involved in narco trafficking.” Senator Tim Kaine told the White House this news, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far. “They are murder victims,” the #Virginia Democrat wrote in a letter to President #Trump. So far, the US military has killed at least 221 people and destroyed at least 67 vessels in the Operation Southern Spear.” https://www.cnn.com/2026/...

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  “EU citizens in UK get letters telling them that their post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’ After years of building lives in #UK, potentially thousands of #EU citizens could be told they have no right to remain in the country.” https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/02/eu-citizens-uk-letters-post-brexit-residency-rights-given-in-error

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  “ Govt sends out alert ‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South #Korea records its highest ever temperatures. Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/south-korea-highest-temperature

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  #Meta has announced it wants to build a massive datacenter just north of #Edmonton #Alberta. Protests have begun https://globalnews.ca/news/12006999/alberta-meta-data-centre-protest/

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  “Florida Professor Fired for Assigning a Profane ‘Political’ Story, Lawsuit Says South #Florida State College President fired an English professor after she assigned a story about a teacher who drinks, talks about sex with her students. Now the professor is suing.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/south-florida-state-college-professor-fired-lawsuit.html

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  “The dam is breaking. Six federal appeals courts in a row — including two *today* - have now shot down #ICE's mass detention policy, along with a 469-54 split against the #Trump administration among district judges.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/30/ninth-circuit-ice-detention

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  The #Odyssey Film Review: An Uncomplicated Man by Emily Wilson “Christopher Nolan, who studied English at University College London – where students still study The Odyssey as a first year ‘foundational text’ – is doing his best to get the general public reading again, and I am grateful. But…” https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man

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  “US govt map of #Africa mislabeled every country on slides during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference in #Brazil ⁠this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online. Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the #Aids 2026 conference in ⁠#Rio de Janeiro to confirm.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/government-map-mislabels-african-countries

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  “ #SpaceX’s #Starlink orbital internet #satellites are falling out of low Earth orbit at an increasingly alarming rate, with one to two satellites now reentering Earth’s atmosphere every single day.” https://www.fastcompany.com/91419515/starlink-satellites-are-already-falling-and-it-will-only-get-worse

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  “The #Trump admin’s plans to stymie and defund #bike lane plans in the US, on the unusual basis that they are #DEI tools…” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei

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  “ #Trump admin is planning to scrap US #Medicare subsidies, which could leave seniors facing higher rates for their prescription coverage next year. After 2026, the government will stop providing billions in subsidies to insurance companies that keep premiums low for Medicare prescription plans.” https://newrepublic.com/post/213660/donald-trump-medicare-subsidies-seniors-drug-prices

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  “Elon #Musk xAI Company Sues Minnesota Over Law Banning Use Of AI To Create Nude Deepfakes. “Using #AI to generate nude images of people against their will is appalling,” #Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-xai-nude-deepfakes-lawsuit_n_6a6959e9e4b0fddbd712304f