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Still looking for a social media platform that's decent. If you turn off replies, don't worry, you'll never hear from me. Former news guy still interested in the world.

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That's our mayor!

05.03.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Showing the sitting mayor of Canada’s third largest city a printout of an offensive AI slop image to confirm whether that’s the image he saw that led him to accuse a councillor of a crime, is possibly the weirdest thing I’ve ever done at work. And I once wrote about a merkin art exhibit.

05.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

Carney won't run again. He's a front for billionaires who will take good care of him.

05.03.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is not a NATO war. Our NATO allies have refused to support Operation Epstein on the grounds that it is an illegal war.
The world is not full of "greys" Either we stand for international rule of law or support two dangerous criminals -Netanyahu and Trump in their violence.

05.03.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Carney says Canadian military participation in Middle East war can't… National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

PM says he won't rule out joining the US/Israel war even as he says "It appears that these actions are inconsistent with international law."
We are being set up here folks.
Contact your MP. Contact the PM tell them we can't go along with this illegal war.
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/03/04/c...

05.03.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 11

Con Carney stands for power and representing the powerful. Just like trump.

05.03.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a reason DST fails - people die as a result. BC will switch back after the empty suit we call Eby is forced to by the carnage.

05.03.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The American character is set. Fascist or fascist-friendly dominates.

05.03.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonder how his devoted followers rationalize this.

05.03.2026 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Canada’s Carney says can’t rule out participation in Iran war

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, who previously said that the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran are β€œinconsistent with international law”, says his country will β€œstand by our allies”.

β€œOne can never categorically rule out participation,” he said alongside his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, in Canberra.

Canada’s Carney says can’t rule out participation in Iran war Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, who previously said that the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran are β€œinconsistent with international law”, says his country will β€œstand by our allies”. β€œOne can never categorically rule out participation,” he said alongside his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, in Canberra.

The incredible shrinking Mark Carney. This is just plain embarrassing. Canada, what are you doing?

05.03.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Look how much Canadians hate the United States now It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.

Carney dragging Canada into a war it doesn’t want on the side of the US which Canadians view as a bigger threat to world peace than Russia and China COMBINED would be a death sentence for his government. The fact he’s even considering it is appalling.

05.03.2026 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Gift Article!

Pacific Darkness Time will come for us all.

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f39d95c...

04.03.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

trump has played the media all along. Any hope of msm catching on and adjusting ended many years ago. Now they're complicit.

04.03.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Canadians are already involved in the US exporting its terror.

04.03.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blood in the water: Canadians implicated in Op. Southern Spear Exposing the flimsy legal shield protecting Canadians who are likely involved in the U.S. military’s Op. Southern Spear - and the hard questions Ottawa hasn’t answered.

Oooh some great reporting from my friend and fellow journalist @christysomos.bsky.social!!

"Exposing the flimsy legal shield protecting Canadians who are likely involved in the U.S. military’s Op. Southern Spear - and the hard questions Ottawa hasn’t answered."

open.substack.com/pub/thestate...

04.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Opinion: LNG's claims about investment and jobs are drastically overblown Andy Hira and Nick Gottlieb: Our research finds that these projects do not contribute to long-term, healthy economic development for B.C.

Investing in LNG = investing for billionaires to make profits, while Canadians get to pay for rising gas prices, fossil fuel subsidies and infrastructure projects that only benefit the LNG industry.

Invest in the future = renewable energy.
#bcpoli #ClimateChange
vancouversun.com/opinion/lng-...

04.03.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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David Eby, on camera, admits that he axed the carbon tax because of corporate lobbying. Cutting it made life more expensive for workers and cheaper for big polluters.

He says BC is too dependent on resource extraction - and yet their plan is to triple down on American-owned gas projects.
#bcpoli

04.03.2026 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
When Daylight Saving Time fans say "But 4:30 sunrise"
What they think will happen - Person annoyed blasted with sun
What will actually happen - Person sleeping peacefully

When Daylight Saving Time fans say "But 4:30 sunrise" What they think will happen - Person annoyed blasted with sun What will actually happen - Person sleeping peacefully

It's healthier to wake after sunrise with Standard Time, than to wake in the dark with Daylight Saving Time.

04.03.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4

That's a yes.

04.03.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Autocorrect is the scourge of anyone who can spell.

04.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to criticize Ken Sim for being a boorish frat boy. Turns out he's a snake.

04.03.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vancouver deserves better than Sim’s lies The readiness of Mayor Ken Sim and Coun. Lenny Zhou to slander a colleague is far worse than any harebrained policy they might propose or past controversial decisions they have made.

Politicians like Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and Coun. Lenny Zhou who spread lies about a colleague for political gain undermine trust in our political system. They don't deserve our respect or votes, @adriennetanner.bsky.social writes.

04.03.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

3D chess etc. Partisans can't admit Carney is a front for the oligarchy.

04.03.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I grow more ashamed of our pm every day.

04.03.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney reaffirms Canada’s support for strikes on Iran β€˜with regret’ - National | Globalnews.ca Carney said in Australia that the growing Middle East conflict 'is another example of the failure of the international order' and that Canada's support 'is not a blank cheque.'

"I'm really sorry that I'm supporting an illegal bombing campaign, so sorry, incredibly sorry, but anyway, carry on boys, gotta get them Iranians before they hypothetically get us in the maybe future" is not it, my dude. Milquetoast diplomacy sucks so much.
globalnews.ca/news/1171502...

04.03.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 196    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 1

Also, tell your MP that having halfwit Evan Soloman force feed us AI slop isn't helpful.

04.03.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

There is a global boycott underway against Chat GPT. Open AI is working with the Pentagon and ICE. They have donated $25 million to Trump. They are working for the authoritarians. People have the power to resist and send a message to the toxic tech bros.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

04.03.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 11

The United States, France and Britain defend cities in the Middle East such as Doha, Abu Dhabhi and Dubai from Shahed drones.

They refuse to shelter the skies and defend European cites such as Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv from identical attacks.

04.03.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

The tkachuk brothers are so proud of their gold medals they're having them bronzed.

04.03.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the NHL he'd be promoted to captain.

04.03.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0