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@Son_of_a_George@thecanadian.social
mastodon 4.7.3🇨🇦Retired, living in Southwest BC. Like to cook, love to bake. Like British murder mysteries and old time music. Oh...and grandkids. Joined (in a different instance) 11/22
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Joined March 22, 2026
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social Because the #FCC threatened #JimmyKimmel regarding the #Talarico interview, his 1.8M viewers didn't see it. So he put it on YouTube and over 4M watched it there. Way to go, FCC.
The #Guardian writer summarily dismisses any #Canadian membership in the #EU as "...fails the geographical test" i.e. adjacency or contiguous connection, I assume. But he's wrong:
a) Cyprus and Malta are members, with no direct geographical connection
b) Canada actually HAS a direct connection: it shares #HansIsland with #Denmark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island) So we HAVE a contiguous connection.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/opening-the-eu-door-for-canada-is-a-harmless-gesture-but-it-wont-fix-europes-security-crisis?CMP=GTUK_email
With this #Israeli "man on the street" response to the documentary #NAZA, I despair of any change with Israel's coming elections. An entire country in denial, it seems. #Israel #warcrimes #Gaza #Netanyahu
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@zazzoo@mstdn.ca Or which dog he’s trying to adopt.
Bet on it: another government giveaway on a technology that simply won't work.
#carboncapture
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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org The world progresses: about 30+ years ago a couple of young guys signed up for a sewing course in Burnaby BC; the business tried to exclude them, claimed they had the wrong goals or intentions. I think it became a human rights issue. I also think they eventually learned to sew. Me? My wife taught me and our sons to sew: "teach a man to fish and he'll mend his own damned clothes". Or am I mixing it up?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/trump-forced-labor-tariffs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other US prison inmates make military gear, eyeglasses, Braille books, furniture…all for market. They grow soybeans, corn etc for market. “Forced labour”? Amazing hypocrisy.
Every time I've seen #KashPatel I've asked a serious question: are you SURE that's not Aziz Ansari?
In Canada, we no longer speak of "spring"; now we just call it "coach firing season"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/oilers-knoblauch-9.7199243
#MapleLeafs
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I can't believe this: the #IDF kills 70,000+ in Gaza, shoots journalists, kills medics, but...investigates a soldier smashing a crucifix? Has the world gone crazy? (Don't answer).
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@jessie@mastodon.social They work hard. They look after our parents, hospital patients. They pay taxes. So when do the hard questions start?
#LouiseArbour, who might be #Canada's next Governor General, was chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal. Wonder if #Trump will censure her the same way he did with #KimProst, another Canadian judge (on the #icc
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@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social He doesn’t even look at this stuff. It’s like his underlings set him up.
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@mykl@infosec.exchange They get honourable mention for sure.
Interesting: to meet the 'challenging' increases in military spending in #Canada, the article says the C.D. Howe Institute recommends increasing the GST and that "...the government has promised no tax increases.".
Sure: raise the GST (Harper was stupid to slash it years ago) so EVERYONE pays. How about this: TAX. THE. RICH. We've entered a time of new Robber Barons. Time to wake up.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/taxpayers-could-be-on-hook-for-west-coast-pipeline-but-it-s-a-good-investment-energy-minister-9.7258006 If another pipeline was “a good investment” why aren’t there more private proponents? I suspect Carney is as stupid as Trudeau. I don’t want to own another pipeline. #Goinggreen
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@Sheep_Overboard I have a sister in law who spends the first hour or hour and a half of her day doomscrolling. My brother has tried to persuade her that it's bad for her mental health, but...
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@angusm Exactly. Merit lives.
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/suicide-barrier-needed-on-vancouver-bridge-advocates-say-after-another-death/article_9b81077a-9fcc-582b-9a7b-d2e0e6dcca0a.html
People argue that suicide barriers are a waste of money: "They'll just try again". Not true. 85% of folks who attempt suicide, if given mental health care, never try again.
Silly season is starting early here in BC.
#Caribou #Environment #Extinction
Not at all surprised that it's #AdrienneClarkson who seems to be leading the pack at the public teat as former #GovernorGeneral (how many have we had since her?) It's been 21 years since she left office. 5 years in, 21 out, and still at the trough. She always seemed very entitled to me.
Scam Alert!
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social it was founded by Peter Thiel. I rest my case.
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@DrALJONES@mastodon.social The ultimate in insider trading.
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@Lana@beige.party This sounds like #MontyPython and the cheese shop.
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@SeasonsChange Sounds like it has some pretty good karma.
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@handmade_ghost I often have that feeling.
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@ve4grm@dice.camp The Bell museum in Bras d'Or is worth a look.
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@SurrealSeal@cupoftea.social I can assure you that when you reach a certain age, this will happen more and more. Ready yourself (as best we can) for it.
There was a time when I was in a new job, new town, and was "saying hi to a lot of people" that I met. Now I'm saying goodbye.
Ok, Canucks: what's your favourite roadside attraction? Are huge roadside attractions uniquely Canadian? I love Mr. PG in #PrinceGeorge (there were once 4, one for each highway entrance) now reduced to one. And I love Houston (BC)'s huge fly rod. What's yours? Nickel? Pysanky (Vegreville AB)? G
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/roadside-attraction-canada-giant-road-trip-9.7265826oose (Wawa ON)?
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/craig-berube-fired-head-coach-toronto-maple-leafs-nhl-9.7197841 Yup, the #Leafs are doing everything right to improve: changing everything. Except the team.
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@EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca Danielle Smith: “843000 litres- is that all?”
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@kevbob@xoxo.zone No shame, no decency, no bottom.
Gee, I wish the Liberal Party had been elected in the last election.
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@Kristian_Kiehling Amazing.
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@ekuber@hachyderm.io There was only one teacher in the school who would teach her. There should be a statute to that woman.
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@Lana Four presidents have been assassinated. Attempts on several others: Truman, Ford, Reagan. And a few, out of office, campaigning- both Roosevelts.
So, yes, it’s a pretty fucked yup democracy.
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@jeffreywsmith@social.vivaldi.net I hope you're working to get the vote out. The world doesn't need sympathy; it needs the 90M eligible voters who DIDN'T vote in 2024 to get out and vote.
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@mykl@infosec.exchange Huh. What's the "large attraction" there? Goats on the roof, yup (love that) and excellent odd food choices in the store there, but huge stuff?
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@globalmuseum Sex inside a whale? Great Jonah!
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@flashback80swithpurple Say hello to my little friend.
Sure that isn't #BrianCox in a new role, after #Succession?