Dr James on a bicycle, psychologist, cycologist 🇨🇦

Handcuffs.

Er wollte sich als eine böse Banane verkleiden Meaning: He wanted to dress up as an evil banana.

Duolingo German is verrückt
(crazy, but it sounds like f*ucked if you say it irgendwie right)

She didn't say he was a clown. That implies incompetence. He was very competent at his tasks. She wrote that he was morally vacant, had no internalized ethical values other than doing his job. He felt elated, satisfied, that he'd done his duty and had done it well. He carried that to the scaffold.

Mayor Block is an ally on this. You know it. She does not have the authority to cancel this or any other permit, e.g. business licence, building permit. The police would need to cancel due to public safety. No one but an extremist few wanted this "concert" but we have a Charter or Rights & Freedoms.

The mayor doesn't issue permits. The does not have the authority to revoke permits. You need to call the police, who, at this stage, can cancel if there is a threat to public safety. This is not like jurisdictions where politicians can violate the rules and law.

THE STORY OF LITTLE SUCK-A-THUMB One day Mamma said "Conrad dear, Imust go out and leave you here. But mind now, Conrad, what I say, Don't suck your thumb while 'm away. The great tall tailor always comes To little boys who suck their thumbs: And ere they dream what he's about, He takes his great sharp scissors out, And cuts their thumbs clean off- and then, You know, they never grow again."

Mamma hadscarcely turned her back, The thumb was in, Alack! Alack!

The door flew open, in he ran, The great, long, red-legged scissor-man. Oh! children, see! the tailor's come And caught out little Suck-a-Thumb. Snip! Snap! Snip! the scissors go; And Conrad cries out "Oh! Oh! Oh!" Snip! Snap! Snip! They go so fast! That both his thumbs are off at last.

Mamma comes home: there Conrad stands, And looks quite sad, and shows his hands; "Ah!" said Mamma, I knew he'd come To naughty little Suck-a-Thumb."

Given the horrifying 19th century world is back perhaps it's time to start telling 19th century children's stories again. This one's from 1848 Germany. The story of Little Suck-a-thumb.

Trump says Putin has 'fooled' a long list of US presidents. Is he one of them? Vladimir Putin has manipulated or scorned a string of US presidents. Now, the question remains whether Donald Trump is about to cement his place alongside them.

Trump is being played of course by a KGB master. Trump needs to be the centre of attention. Putin wins by being feted as a world leader and will keep what he has conquered, giving nothing in return. The only fair thing would be to arrest Putin.
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False. Regulated to 32 km/hr (20mph) in North America. 25 km/hr (15½mph) Europe.
Research on bicycle law obedience shows that cyclists obey laws more than car drivers in general. Re paths- if cities haven't built active transportation paths to national/international standards that's their failure.

Appeal court rules litigation of Sask. pronoun policy can continue | CBC News The decision hinged on whether the court has jurisdiction to issue a declaration that a law violates sections of the Charter despite the invocation of the notwithstanding clause.

Diversity. A fact of humanity & biology. Minorities of us have red hair, are left handed, are gay, have eyes of 2 different colours, are transgender, have lighter or darker skin, are tall, short, thin, fat. Some humans are also intolerant. Most aren't. Thankfully.
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Military and police are different for very good reasons.

YouTube video by Jesse Lyons Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction (Lyric video)

Ukraine. Gaza. Troops in capital city streets. Protests. Criminals leading countries. It got worse before it got (a little) better. Welcome to 1965. Welcome to 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu0h...

History is a teacher.
"Zelensky rules out ceding Donbas region as Russians make fresh advance."
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Writing about America:
"In democracies, we're told, politicians exist to reflect and enact the popular will; but the truth is, politicians' primary occupation is thwarting the will of the people, in preference to the will of a small group of wealthy, powerful people."
(Corey Doctorow)

Chamberlain and Hitler announce Czech agreement - UPI Archives MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 30, 1938 (UP) - A historic, four-power agreement for the cession of Sudetenland to Germany was sealed today by Czechoslovakia's acceptance. The Prague government notified Great ...

30 Sept 1938. Chamberlain and Hitler excluded the Czech president Beneš, and agreed to give away 23% of Czechoslovakia.
Is it next week that Trump and Putin will exclude Ukainian president Zelenskyy, and agree to give away 20% of Ukraine?
Beyond horrifying.
www.upi.com/Archives/193...

Ukrainians brace for betrayal as Trump prepares to meet Putin — with war still raging | CBC News Many Ukrainians fear little good will come of Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. While the country is weary from three and a half years of continuous war and suffering loss...

Donald Trump appeared to suggest Ukraine's territorial integrity could be bartered away like a real estate deal.
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BOOK REVIEW : Fall, Rise of Blacklisted Broadcaster 20th Century Journey: A Native's Return, 1945-1988, by William L.

Murrow went along with it until he didn't. He screwed over William Shirer- who never broadcasted again because of. www.latimes.com/archives/la-...

The best part of my ride this morning was spending 20 minutes chatting and riding with a guy on his commute. I learned all about his job, and I found out we even have some mutual connections. That doesn't happen when driving.

Saskatoon Star Phoenix 12 Aug 2025. by Gord Holtslander board chair of Saskatoon Cycles

Active transportation. Cities should not favourite one form of transport over another. Happy cities are for everyone. Cycling, driving, rolling, bus, walking

Zelenskyy wins EU, NATO backing as he seeks place at table with Trump and Putin | CBC News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won backing from Europe and NATO on Sunday as he rallied diplomatic support ahead of a Russia-U.S. summit this week, where Kyiv fears Vladimir Putin and Donald ...

"Any decisions taken between U.S. and Russia without Ukraine will be 'stillborn' and unworkable, Zelenskyy says"
It goes on to say that they may recognize "de facto" Russian control of what it has occupied.
Sounds like betrayal to me. America. Bad.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/z...

Zelenskyy rejects Trump's idea of 'swapping' land with Russia, insists Kyiv be part of talks | CBC News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal could incl...

Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.
Donald and Vladimir cannot be trusted.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/z...

Slow moving coup. Takes another step.
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." The Drumhead, STNG.

Recommended: add jelly beans or jujubes to the waffle batter before shutting the iron. This makes you popular with all the other kids in the hotel and embrasses your own kids. Blame your kids if the hotel staff object. It's a win win win.

Soldiers taking over a capital city. Where have we seen this before?

The recycling dilemma: Most plastic still ends up as waste – DW – 08/11/2025 Of the record volumes of plastic being produced, less than 10% is made into something new. Is it time to rethink recycling?

"Of the record volumes of plastic being produced, less than 10% is made into something new."Just because something is recyclable doesn't mean it's getting recycled"Currently, it is simply cheaper to just make a new plastic product than to collect it and recycle it."
www.dw.com/en/plastic-p...

Canadians’ opinions of the U.S. and its president are at or near historic lows About a third of Canadians (34%) have a favorable opinion of the United States today. This is down 20 percentage points since last year.

“But a 59% majority of Canadians also name the U.S. as their country’s top threat. Most Canadians who say this perceive the U.S. as a great deal of a threat to their country’s economy (77%), and 53% say it is a great deal of a threat to their national security”

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It's said "nothing about us, without us". Putin meeting Trump without Zelenskyy isc wrong.
Is it mob crime family bosses ready to divide up terroritories? Think Donald's "minerals deal" re Ukraine, on/off military aid & Vlad's war; Siberia & El Salvador. But don't want to see Don without a shirt.

The CEOs of German corporations thought they could use Hitler to their advantage. I see the opposite with Donald. Ist das ganz stimmt?

Laws of both Canada & the Excited States of Authoritarianism. Canada will let you back in/ USAians in, Cranky Yankees will deny entry with X is what CBC person saith. Passport will be okay with X--- so far.

Expect not. The Americans won't accept X marked Nexus cards AFAIU. Info suggests holders of Nexus cards with X can't use them to enter US

Saskatoon Star Phoenix 09 Aug 2025

Saskatoon Star Phoenix 09 Aug 2025

"The impact of acquittal on sex assault complainants". It's bad. It's why most sex crimes are not reported. The legal system (lawyers, judges, their "rules") mistreats survivors, mostly women.