Lynn Coady
@lynncoady.bsky.social
Giller Prize winning fictioneer and screenwriter. Irony-poisoned. lynncoady.com
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This is really well done.
New: Trump called crypto "thin air." Last year, he reported $1.4 billion in income from it.
Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater.
I made an 8-bit game out of it—
📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money.
📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.
Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater.
I made an 8-bit game out of it—
📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money.
📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.
‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto Game
An 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites.
thinairrealmoney.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This is really well done.
Our dad always told a story about the day he’d decided competitive boxing was not for him—it was after the first punch landed when sparring with Chuvalo at the Toronto gym he trained at
George Chuvalo has died.
Born on this day in 1937, he was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and twice fought Muhammad Ali. In 93 fights, he was never knocked down. Ali called him the toughest man he ever fought. He had 73 wins, 64 by knockout.
RIP Champ.
📸 Toronto Sun
Born on this day in 1937, he was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and twice fought Muhammad Ali. In 93 fights, he was never knocked down. Ali called him the toughest man he ever fought. He had 73 wins, 64 by knockout.
RIP Champ.
📸 Toronto Sun
September 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Our dad always told a story about the day he’d decided competitive boxing was not for him—it was after the first punch landed when sparring with Chuvalo at the Toronto gym he trained at
This prize should only go to writers who are absolute sweethearts, like the man himself
This is an incredibly meaningful prize in honour of an incredibly wonderful friend and writer. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
Writing prize to honour late Canadian thriller author Andrew Pyper
Winners will receive $20,000 and must write in the same genres that writer produced: horror, thrillers and other types of speculative fiction
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This prize should only go to writers who are absolute sweethearts, like the man himself
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I've also taken a few of these steps, including Proton (mail, calendar, cloud storage, password management), Qobuz (music) and the Libre office suite.
The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs.
Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too.
Luckily, I have a guide for that.
Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too.
Luckily, I have a guide for that.
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
August 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I've also taken a few of these steps, including Proton (mail, calendar, cloud storage, password management), Qobuz (music) and the Libre office suite.
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Let’s reinstate the digital services tax and revive the CRTC’s framework for Netflix et al to fund 🇨🇦Canadian content. And reaffirm internet giants’ obligation to compensate 🇨🇦Canadian media for stolen work product.
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August 24, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Let’s reinstate the digital services tax and revive the CRTC’s framework for Netflix et al to fund 🇨🇦Canadian content. And reaffirm internet giants’ obligation to compensate 🇨🇦Canadian media for stolen work product.
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Erin O’Toole speaking on CBC Frontburner says that one of the trade stipulations demanded by the US had to do how we regulate AI. To wit: we do as they say. The US govt is owned and operated by big tech
August 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Erin O’Toole speaking on CBC Frontburner says that one of the trade stipulations demanded by the US had to do how we regulate AI. To wit: we do as they say. The US govt is owned and operated by big tech
The last-minute “Kneel before Zod” gambit didn’t go over so well
Oh hell no. U.S. vetos on Canadian trade deals is actually insane. Absolutely justified in walking away.
August 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The last-minute “Kneel before Zod” gambit didn’t go over so well
I look forward to the flourishing of Canadian patriotism and culture that grows out of this dung-heap
Prime Minister Carney on the failure of trade talks with Trump
August 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I look forward to the flourishing of Canadian patriotism and culture that grows out of this dung-heap
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Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
August 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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This is how it's done.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300,000 to Nova Scotia libraries
Several Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This is how it's done.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
tax the bastards
Massachusettes "Millionaires Tax", which was targeted to fund transportation and education, has been a resounding success. It has funded FREE school lunch for ALL students, FREE buses in lowest income communities (people can get to work, etc.), and FREE community college.
And "exodus" was minimal.
And "exodus" was minimal.
Millionaires tax surges past expectations, once again
The voter-approved surtax has sailed past its $2 billion estimate for another year in a row.
www.boston.com
August 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
tax the bastards
Any politician who doesn’t make climate action a top priority right now is a major part of the problem
I hope #Carney has fireproof pipelines for his low-carbon oil to run through. #Wildfires
August 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Any politician who doesn’t make climate action a top priority right now is a major part of the problem
Pathetic. Elbows down, backbone absent www.thewirereport.ca/2026/07/28/b...
BREAKING: Ottawa to scrap base contribution requirements for U.S. streamers - The Wire Report
In a recent letter to the Federal Court of Appeal, the government outlined its intention to “eliminate the base contribution requirement on streaming services and to provide government funding to repl...
www.thewirereport.ca
July 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Pathetic. Elbows down, backbone absent www.thewirereport.ca/2026/07/28/b...
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Like all Canadian government surveys on AI, this is hilariously pro-AI.
But it only takes like 5 minutes to fill out, and at the end you can make it clear that the only focus of the government when it comes to AI and culture is that Canadian artists need copyright protections from AI scraping.
But it only takes like 5 minutes to fill out, and at the end you can make it clear that the only focus of the government when it comes to AI and culture is that Canadian artists need copyright protections from AI scraping.
Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...
National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence
Powered by SimpleSurvey.com | Build and manage your own online survey, voting, form and panel management applications.
pch.research-recherche.ca
July 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Like all Canadian government surveys on AI, this is hilariously pro-AI.
But it only takes like 5 minutes to fill out, and at the end you can make it clear that the only focus of the government when it comes to AI and culture is that Canadian artists need copyright protections from AI scraping.
But it only takes like 5 minutes to fill out, and at the end you can make it clear that the only focus of the government when it comes to AI and culture is that Canadian artists need copyright protections from AI scraping.
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I'll say it again... bsky.app/profile/step...
July 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I'll say it again... bsky.app/profile/step...
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The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
July 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
Attention everyone, critic Richard Brody at @newyorker.com says the best film of 2026 so far is Canadian @sophyromvari.bsky.social ‘s debut feature Blue Heron. Support Canadian artists, thank you and have a good day.
July 18, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Attention everyone, critic Richard Brody at @newyorker.com says the best film of 2026 so far is Canadian @sophyromvari.bsky.social ‘s debut feature Blue Heron. Support Canadian artists, thank you and have a good day.
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hey, remember: don't eat anything and don't breathe
July 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
hey, remember: don't eat anything and don't breathe
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Boycott like your life depends on it
Another reason not to buy US. Their food supply is not safe. Nobody is keeping an eye on anything.
July 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Boycott like your life depends on it
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This is wonderful writing from @marisakabas.bsky.social. www.thehandbasket.co/p/graham-pla...
We didn’t need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit
Despite months of red flags, his allies insisted he was the vision of positive masculinity the party needed.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
This is wonderful writing from @marisakabas.bsky.social. www.thehandbasket.co/p/graham-pla...
The look is clearly a tribute to Roy Rogers, the greatest warrior of all the singing cowboys
can't stop laughing at this
Poilievre: "We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture."
Poilievre: "We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture."
July 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The look is clearly a tribute to Roy Rogers, the greatest warrior of all the singing cowboys
I wonder if the next time someone tells us who they are we’ll believe them
I have edited a lot of sexual-assault-accusation articles, and this one easily clears every veracity check: contemporaneous emails with her therapist, a boyfriend who knew, a woman she warned—all before Platner ran for office. Good on Politico for nailing it, and on Jenny Racicot for speaking up.
Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her
The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
www.politico.com
July 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I wonder if the next time someone tells us who they are we’ll believe them
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July 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM