Kat Arnett
@katarnett.bsky.social
Canadian writer & cultural commentator chasing the zeitgeist one post at a time https://katarnett.com
At this point I’m sure I’ve racked up thousands if not tens of thousands of comments over the past 18 months telling me that Canadians are mean.
This is the pattern I’ve been seeing.
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This is the pattern I’ve been seeing.
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Canadians Aren’t Mean, They’re Fed Up
Canadians aren’t being mean. We’re just fed up with being the welcome mat you wipe your dirty boots on.
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September 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
At this point I’m sure I’ve racked up thousands if not tens of thousands of comments over the past 18 months telling me that Canadians are mean.
This is the pattern I’ve been seeing.
open.substack.com/pub/katarnet...
This is the pattern I’ve been seeing.
open.substack.com/pub/katarnet...
I’ve been loving that @thebulwark.com & @crooked.com are finally covering Canada more seriously. But I do wish they had a Canadian “correspondent” to explain things from our side of the border. I have yet to see them talk about the US influencing Alberta separation.
August 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I’ve been loving that @thebulwark.com & @crooked.com are finally covering Canada more seriously. But I do wish they had a Canadian “correspondent” to explain things from our side of the border. I have yet to see them talk about the US influencing Alberta separation.
In 15 hours the CBC language learning app was downloaded so many times it jumped from 59th to 2nd on the educational chart.
Trump has gravely miscalculated what happens when you threaten a country’s culture.
Trump has gravely miscalculated what happens when you threaten a country’s culture.
August 23, 2026 at 4:51 PM
In 15 hours the CBC language learning app was downloaded so many times it jumped from 59th to 2nd on the educational chart.
Trump has gravely miscalculated what happens when you threaten a country’s culture.
Trump has gravely miscalculated what happens when you threaten a country’s culture.
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We have a plan to stand on our own two feet, find new trade partners and protect this beautiful country.
August 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
We have a plan to stand on our own two feet, find new trade partners and protect this beautiful country.
I really hope this week when the American pods start covering why Canada walked from trade negotiations they include this massive point - the US wanted to dictate our use of French.
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@timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @jonfavs.bsky.social
August 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I really hope this week when the American pods start covering why Canada walked from trade negotiations they include this massive point - the US wanted to dictate our use of French.
@timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @jonfavs.bsky.social
@timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @jonfavs.bsky.social
Trade talks have failed.
“At midnight tonight, the U.S. intends to impose a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods. Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
“At midnight tonight, the U.S. intends to impose a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods. Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations
We have recognised from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship. Our government understood, before many, that America is altering all its trade rela...
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August 22, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Trade talks have failed.
“At midnight tonight, the U.S. intends to impose a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods. Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
“At midnight tonight, the U.S. intends to impose a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods. Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
If you only ever read one thing I write, please make it this. Canada’s sovereignty is on the line.
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The Path to the 51st State is through Alberta
How Russia and America are using online propaganda to win the Arctic
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August 21, 2026 at 3:29 AM
If you only ever read one thing I write, please make it this. Canada’s sovereignty is on the line.
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open.substack.com/pub/katarnet...
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Happening now: Our reporters are answering questions about data centre projects in Canada and the public backlash surrounding them. Submit your questions here www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
August 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Happening now: Our reporters are answering questions about data centre projects in Canada and the public backlash surrounding them. Submit your questions here www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
It’s time for another coffee chat… about the time I started a Facebook page to stop being impersonated and it tried to convince me to be alt-right. Ironically I filmed this before the reports this week that the US is using influencers to spread separatist propaganda.
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Algorithm Shock: I Started a Facebook Page and it Tried to Radicalise Me
YouTube video by Kat Arnett
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August 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
It’s time for another coffee chat… about the time I started a Facebook page to stop being impersonated and it tried to convince me to be alt-right. Ironically I filmed this before the reports this week that the US is using influencers to spread separatist propaganda.
youtu.be/jhqc5bkqtI0?...
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@jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social Any plans to cover the fact that Canadians are trying to eject the US Ambassador? Or that this week a study by 2 universities found Russia & the US are trying to break up Canada with covert and overt disinformation campaigns?
August 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
@jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social Any plans to cover the fact that Canadians are trying to eject the US Ambassador? Or that this week a study by 2 universities found Russia & the US are trying to break up Canada with covert and overt disinformation campaigns?
With the news about proof of the US & Russia being involved in Alberta separation it’s worth revisiting a piece I wrote in May. So much has happened and I fear the world doesn’t understand the level of threat Canadians have been under.
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The Biggest Threat To Canada Is In Your Hand
How foreign governments are trying to crack open the country with propaganda
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August 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
With the news about proof of the US & Russia being involved in Alberta separation it’s worth revisiting a piece I wrote in May. So much has happened and I fear the world doesn’t understand the level of threat Canadians have been under.
katarnett.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
katarnett.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
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“It was a rumour so absolutely laughable to me that I was certain my bank would send me a push notification of a laughing emoji. Me? A secretly famous millionaire author?”
Part three in my series “Likes, Clicks, and Views” is out now.
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Part three in my series “Likes, Clicks, and Views” is out now.
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Hit or Myth
Likes, Clicks, and Views: Part Three
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August 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
“It was a rumour so absolutely laughable to me that I was certain my bank would send me a push notification of a laughing emoji. Me? A secretly famous millionaire author?”
Part three in my series “Likes, Clicks, and Views” is out now.
open.substack.com/pub/katarnet...
Part three in my series “Likes, Clicks, and Views” is out now.
open.substack.com/pub/katarnet...
I still can’t get over that Netflix made a show about the Humboldt bus crash but set it in America and gave it an uplifting ending. When it was filming in Vancouver they didn’t even tell the crew the plot or give it a name. And the name? The Sticks. Like the ones people left on their porches.
August 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I still can’t get over that Netflix made a show about the Humboldt bus crash but set it in America and gave it an uplifting ending. When it was filming in Vancouver they didn’t even tell the crew the plot or give it a name. And the name? The Sticks. Like the ones people left on their porches.
I wasn’t raised on Save the Whales bumperstickers and the Body Shop t-shirts warning us of animal extinction to watch the world burn because of greedy billionaires, an unchecked fossil fuel industry, and rampant AI obsession.
August 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I wasn’t raised on Save the Whales bumperstickers and the Body Shop t-shirts warning us of animal extinction to watch the world burn because of greedy billionaires, an unchecked fossil fuel industry, and rampant AI obsession.
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AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
August 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
“It was in this aftermath that people began to talk about their experiences. That was how I learned about not only the Discords but also that I had a legion of haters so strong they might as well have put my face on a deck of Most Wanted playing cards.”
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Cult of Personalities
Likes, Clicks, and Views: Part Two
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August 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“It was in this aftermath that people began to talk about their experiences. That was how I learned about not only the Discords but also that I had a legion of haters so strong they might as well have put my face on a deck of Most Wanted playing cards.”
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Coffee Chat Ep 9: To AI or not to AI... for me there is no question.
Today I'm talking all about the backlash to AI being used by content creators and how I think we are going to see a bigger push to analogue processes.
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Today I'm talking all about the backlash to AI being used by content creators and how I think we are going to see a bigger push to analogue processes.
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AI vs Analogue
YouTube video by Kat Arnett
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August 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Coffee Chat Ep 9: To AI or not to AI... for me there is no question.
Today I'm talking all about the backlash to AI being used by content creators and how I think we are going to see a bigger push to analogue processes.
youtu.be/O0wzozQmy2E?...
Today I'm talking all about the backlash to AI being used by content creators and how I think we are going to see a bigger push to analogue processes.
youtu.be/O0wzozQmy2E?...
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In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.
New Mexico Court Orders Meta To Pay Nearly $1 Billion Over Child Safety Issues
In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.
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August 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.
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"This isn’t a successful media company because we had the best business plan at the start…It happened because we decided to tell the truth as we saw it—unvarnished." — @timmiller.bsky.social
We’re not backing down
From the very outset of The Bulwark, most of us didn’t really expect that this little enterprise was going to turn into anything like this.
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August 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"This isn’t a successful media company because we had the best business plan at the start…It happened because we decided to tell the truth as we saw it—unvarnished." — @timmiller.bsky.social
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Episode 8 is now live on YouTube! Subscribe to the @becolourproductions channel for updates!
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49 Clicks Episode 8: Data Breach and The Referendum
YouTube video by Bailey Colors
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August 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Episode 8 is now live on YouTube! Subscribe to the @becolourproductions channel for updates!
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Disney better be rolling out their lawyers post haste.
August 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Disney better be rolling out their lawyers post haste.
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49 Clicks Episode Eight: Data Breach and The Referendum
Produced by Be Colour Productions
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August 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“Canada’s nasty. They are. They’re nasty. People think Canada, they’re nasty people. I love the people, but they’re nasty. Nasty leadership.”
Trump in Las Vegas - August 5, 2026
I made this in March 2025 the first time he called us nasty.
Trump in Las Vegas - August 5, 2026
I made this in March 2025 the first time he called us nasty.
August 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
“Canada’s nasty. They are. They’re nasty. People think Canada, they’re nasty people. I love the people, but they’re nasty. Nasty leadership.”
Trump in Las Vegas - August 5, 2026
I made this in March 2025 the first time he called us nasty.
Trump in Las Vegas - August 5, 2026
I made this in March 2025 the first time he called us nasty.