PleasantWendigo

A Canadian with internet access trying to make sense of the world • Judge people by deeds, not creeds • Searching for balance ~ Mino-bimaadiziwin

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

Some people's primary objective on Earth is to be miserable and to spread misery to others.

I recommend staying away from them.

[Kathleen Winchell ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸 @KathleenWinche3]

When you forget you’re forty years old! 😁😅

[PleasantWendigo @PleasantWendigo]

@MarcMillerVM stronger than China! yay us

[Tokyo Rosie @RosieRocks28]

Mark Carney says Albertans didn't vote to have a referendum.

Well, Canadians didn't vote for a majority Liberal government either, yet here we are.

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Have you watched The Manosphere with Louis Theroux on Netflix?

As the Dad of a 17 year old son, I think @jimmycarr is spot on.

What do you think?

[🏛 🌹PeriklestheGREAT 🌹 🏛 "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" @PeriklesGREAT]

"There is this crazy thing
that Generation X did"...🤣

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Good explanation of nihilist philosophy

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

If you ever find yourself wanting innocent people to get hurt, you should rethink your entire life and assess how you reached such a dark place.

[Alex Zoltan @AmazingZoltan]

Vancouver, BC, Canada. The American flag stands above the rest — completely surreal given the broader geopolitical context.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

The death of Ayatollah Khamenei brings justice for the Iranian people after decades of rule under this repressive, theocratic, tyrannical dictatorship.

This evil man murdered his own people, denied them their basic freedoms, and fuelled terror and violence around the world.

Canada will always stand with the people of Iran as they seek a future defined by democracy, freedom, and peace.

[Gryphon @Gryph911]

Another one that made me actually laugh and my money is on a marine did it the first time

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Yes.

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

To my X followers,

I’ve worked with the media for nearly 25 years. For most of that time, the relationship was professional and balanced. But in recent years, something has shifted.

I am increasingly concerned about the state of our democracy — particularly how media, in general, are informing Canadians about food policy, food inflation, and economic policy.

I now find myself learning more about Canada’s economy and policy changes from American outlets than from Canadian ones. Much of our national coverage feels reactive, shallow, or overly fixated on partisan narratives rather than substantive policy analysis.

What troubles me most is the lack of scrutiny applied evenly across governments and institutions.

For example, when the Bank of Canada suggested that Ottawa’s counter-tariffs contributed to food inflation, only one major outlet — Bloomberg — gave it meaningful coverage. The grocery benefit program received very little examination regarding how it would be financed. It took days before anyone pressed for clarity.

During the latest spike in food inflation, several outlets turned to the same small circle of commentators who dismissed any potential role of federal policy — carbon pricing, GST holidays, counter-tariffs — despite mounting evidence that policy decisions can and do affect food prices.

Instead of investigating structural drivers of inflation, much of the coverage focuses on fact-checking opposition rhetoric, even though the opposition has not governed since 2015. Scrutiny should be applied equally — not selectively.

Quebec media, while imperfect, appear to have maintained a broader range of debate. In much of the rest of Canada, I see increasing concentration of voices — often from the same region, Ontario, often reflecting similar policy perspectives — and less diversity of thought grounded in empirical research.

This isn’t about partisan politics. It’s about accountability, transparency, and healthy democratic discourse.

Media are under financial pressure — that’s real. But public trust depends on independence and depth. Subsidy structures, incentives, and newsroom economics all matter.

Canada deserves stronger policy journalism — especially on food affordability, supply chains, and economic resilience.

We need more data-driven analysis, more intellectual diversity, and more courage to ask uncomfortable questions — regardless of which party is in power.

Until that happens, Canadians would be wise to diversify their news sources and think critically about what they’re being told — and what they’re not.

[Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @Tablesalt13]

🚨Haha! 😂😂 --

Toronto man gives a "taxpayer's acknowledgement"

immediately after a woke Toronto councilor gives a "Land acknowledgement"

"lets reflect and remember that EVERY salary and lightbulb in this chamber is funded by us" 😂😂

Give him the ORDER OF CANADA!

[wealthmoose @wealthmoose]

🚨🇨🇦 Canada’s projected deficit this year: $78 BILLION ..

Total aid committed to Ukraine🇺🇦 since 2022:

$25.5 BILLION (incl. $8.5B military).

That’s 33% of the deficit.🚨

We are literally borrowing money to send to Ukraine while our own debt explodes.🤔

While Canadians are left out to suffer..🇨🇦

Do you support such economic policies ?

Voice your opinion 👇

#Canada #Cdnpoli #DeficitSpending

#Economy

[Akash Muni @akashmuni27]

The Calhoun mouse experiment comparison is perfect.

Calhoun created a utopia: unlimited food, no predators, perfect environment.

The mice stopped reproducing anyway. Then went extinct.

Because it wasn't about resources. It was about meaning, purpose, and social structure collapsing under unnatural conditions.

We did the same thing. Just slower.

Built an economic system that requires two incomes, delayed life milestones by a decade, made raising kids financially punishing, then wondered why fertility crashed.

Turns out you can't optimize a species for productivity and expect them to prioritize reproduction.

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

Do you TRULY have free speech if you are terrified to use it?

[Marc Nixon @MarcNixon24]

50% of Canadians want an EARLY election if it meant a MAJORITY government for Mark Carney.

WE ARE LIVING IN THE MOST INSANE TIMES IN HISTORY.

Canada is about to turn into COMMUNIST country over FEAR of Donald Trump. This is INSANITY.