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The Guardian newspaper once called me a "Guerrilla Satirist" and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador once called me "an arsehole." Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.

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Doing uncle shit on the patio of the Keating Channel Pub. A+ spot.

Non-alcoholic Guinness is pretty good, tbh.

04.08.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A fun reminder that a loss of 60,000 jobs in and around academia is ~50% more than all coal mining jobs in the entire country.

04.08.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4980    πŸ” 1654    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 33

Hope you were in a place with two washrooms.

04.08.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This time of year I am ~constantly~ at risk of eating so many grapes that I will hurt myself.

03.08.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get his ass

03.08.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1437    πŸ” 299    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 20

When you're trying to make plans with a person, and they say that they "might just" do something, I get really annoyed.

03.08.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad boi Charles Leclerc is going to be soooooo sad after this race is over. #F1

03.08.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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❀️

03.08.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lando Norris doing Lando Norris things. #F1

03.08.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ruth Buscombe Appreciation Society

03.08.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ideally when the problem is the fascist president of the federal government running concentration camps and engaging in rampant corruption, opposition wouldn't be quite so focused on the Democratic mayoral primary of one city

02.08.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe instead of people watching and judging your country, you should focus on working harder to fix your country? Y'know, what with the concentration camps and the rampant corruption and all.

02.08.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it'd be nice if Americans got as mad about the fascism as they seem to get about a Canadian judging them

02.08.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have an opinion about the USA because your fascist president's policies impact me. And I don't need to wait for an invitation to talk about it.

How about instead of getting butthurt about non-Americans posting their thoughts online, you focus on fixing your country?

02.08.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As depicted this new barn sits on top of the existing Rose Garden and the Oval Office itself.

02.08.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid Dozens of Palestinians were killed, many while waiting for food aid, amid a deepening starvation crisis and despite Israeli assurances of a humanitarian pause in some areas of the territory.

Dozens of Palestinians were killed, many while waiting for food aid, amid a deepening starvation crisis and despite Israeli assurances of a humanitarian pause in some areas of the territory.

02.08.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 544    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 23
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An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.

01.08.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1218    πŸ” 751    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 91
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Dune, 1965

02.08.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6973    πŸ” 2264    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 107

my favorite bluesky arguments are the long drawn-out ones where person a responds via direct reply and person b exclusively answers through quote-posts. it's like seeing two people arguing on the street with one person facing sideways and shouting into the open door of a baskin robbins

02.08.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7030    πŸ” 892    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 47

if i ever get the kind of brain injury that causes me to call bill maher an β€œoracle” i don’t care how you do it just make it quick

02.08.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2028    πŸ” 201    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 2
02.08.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5624    πŸ” 612    πŸ’¬ 246    πŸ“Œ 43

I stand in solidarity with all of the other countries that didn't elect Donald Trump, but are suffering the consequences of his regime.

If you think I'm going to send money to the richest country on earth that just elected a fascist, you're crazy.

02.08.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

more tu quoque

02.08.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Harper was bad for Canada, but if you're arguing that he's in any way comparable to the corruption, authoritarianism and lawlessness of Trump, you're insane.

02.08.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have so many examples of positive masculinity for young men to model, what the fuck are people even talking about anymore

02.08.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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sounds like you're saying most Americans suck

02.08.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everything about this story is horrific:

1. The student never mentions Jews
2. The university is going to expel a student for criticizing a country over genocide
3. A Republican congressman is taking credit and implying the student is a Muslim terrorist
4. The U.S. Justice Department is involved

02.08.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6163    πŸ” 2080    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 63

if tu quoque helps you cope

02.08.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Americans had a choice between fascism and competent middle-of-the-road government, and anybody who's focused on Harris is mad at the wrong option.

02.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You seem to be under the impression that things just happen. The global inflection point is being caused by the despicable choices of the American electorate. They're the only ones dumb and selfish enough to elect Donald Trump a second time.

02.08.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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