Bruce Dust

The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.

Yet again, nothing but promises ... "It's just starting".

It's *always* just starting, isn't it?

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A day after the Dem capitulation, @bsky.app suspends sarahkendzior.substack.com. Journalist, author of 4 books, critic of the ownership class in America. Fuck.

Why? Because she is critical of the ruling class and brings receipts?

#sarahkendzior

Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.

Be rational: chimp decision-making is guided by the strongest evidence The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of rational thought too.

The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of rational thought too

go.nature.com/3JVLhGk

The right's bad faith attack on our media infrastructure and our democracy is bleeding across borders and oceans:

obviously you only sell almost $6 billion in stock when you're certain a company is going to get even more valuable

Well, my draft has ballooned to 1000+ words.

Digestion next.

Maybe a blog @activehist.bsky.social

#SCOTUS
#SNAP

My 5 year old white and tan rough-coat Saint Bernard, Benny. He’s on his hind legs with his front paws on the patio table eating snow. The snow from the tabletop is his favouritest, it seems.

Benny is enjoying ‘eat snow off the patio table’ season so far. 😂

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YouTube video by Nini Music ZZ Top – La Grange (Asian Folk Metal Cover) | NiNi Music

Love this

youtu.be/Jufjxo3izUQ

The SNAP Freeze Shows Charity Is No Substitute for Welfare The Trump administration suspended funding for food stamps this weekend, and local food banks are already overwhelmed by hungry Americans — belying conservative arguments that private charities can fi...

Philanthropy will never be a replacement for the services that the government can and should provide. Which is why we should tax the shit out of wealthy people to pay for such services.

In case you missed it #RemembranceDay

Staff: “Sir, would you like to use tbe self-checkout?”

Me: “No thank you, I don’t work here.” And continues to stand in line for that one over-worked cashier.

I need to work on my patience anyway. 🤷‍♂️

It's a self checkout world. Until you pick something that has a "cashier will apply discount at checkout" sticker, and you need the one over-worked cashier to check you out anyway.

#StupidWorld #JustPayPeople

Ypsi my beloved, keep up the fight <3

"appearing to close his eyes"

Just burn CNN to the ground already.

I’m getting toasted. Does that count? 😅

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And we didn’t even get any Brawndo.

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Time for doughnuts!!

Its actually worse, in the case of small airports its basically a subsidy to the private jet set

The deficit is not an economic problem—it’s a political weapon Mark Carney’s new budget exposes how Canada’s political class weaponizes the deficit to protect elites and justify austerity. Despite alarmist rhetoric, Canada’s debt is modest and self-financed. The ...

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You didn’t have to hear anybody’s opinion about literally anything unless they were within slapping distance

Hopefully no shovelling involved. 🤞

Not much ❄️; still uncalled for.

BREAKING! Man who has accomplished absolutely nothing in over 20 years as an MP and CPC party leader will now complain about (*checks notes*) a lack of growth.

As we watch Trump & the GOP ignore the Constitution & the concept of human rights in the United States, consider what’s been happening in Canada with right-wing Premiers and Poilievre normalizing the common abuse of the Notwithstanding Clause to make Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms irrelevant.

People riding bikes in a downtown Vancouver separated bike-lane

It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.

Safe bike-lanes mean business.