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The event is hosted by the Juno and Emmy award winning artist known as My Pet Skeleton, who will also be showcasing his works. Go to www.mypetskeleton.com to see more of his art.

THE BEASTING!!! Watch four live painters each bring a monstrous body part to life — then join forces to assemble an 8-foot-tall beast right before your eyes. Two incredible teams of artists will take the stage each day (Friday & Saturday). Learn more about the Beasting at: thebeasting.ca

From strange artworks to offbeat crafts and unconventional gifts, this market is a treasure trove for those seeking something truly one-of-a-kind.

Don't miss the opportunity to embrace the unconventional and leave with a truly unique find. 30+ Aritsts and Vendors!

Discover the strange and extraordinary at the enigmatic NIGHT MARKET on 44 Gaukel Street in Kitchener, Ontario. Embraced by twinkling lights and moody soundscapes, a collection of peculiar artists and vendors will be showcasing their beautifully eccentric creations.

KW Night Market event poster.

If you're in KW this weekend, you should check out the KW Night Market - Cryptids and Curios, my wife is a vendor!

Last year she was one of the artists in The Beasting at the same event

All kinds of cool dark & creepy artwork. Good chance to shop Canadian.

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I'm really glad I went With my son to the Burton Cummings show at Kitchener Blues Fest this evening.

We both really enjoyed it.

Why The U.S. Army Made Four Tech Executives Lieutenant Colonels : 1A Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth, Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar, OpenAI Head of Product Kevin Weil, and Thinking Machines Lab advisor Bob McGrew are now lieutenant colone...

There it is:

www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1....

And let's not forget that a Meta executive was given a lieutenant colonel (i think) honorary rank despite no military history so he could attend high level military briefings.

I'm sure he'd love to have federal agents walking around in Meta ai glasses.

To the surprise of nobody.

I read October a few months ago. I'm anxious for it, time to move away from US social media.

Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an Ice agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda The actor will be sworn in ‘ASAP’ amid the federal agency’s recruitment drive and unprecedented immigration raids that have sparked protest across the US

The worst Superman has decided to become the most easily identifiable ICE agent.

This is the guy who thinks the new Superman is too "wOkE" in total ignorance of every other iteration of Superman except maybe his.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

And tonight he and I will be at the opening performance with Burton Cummings and Shemekia Copeland. But just in the Audience. He's not playing for Burton yet.

Schedule shows time of Grand River Blues Camp performance at Kitchener Blues Fest 3pm on the Europro BIA stage

Map shows location of BIA Stage at 60 King St East Kitchener

Think you'll be in Downtown Kitchener friday at 3pm for Blues Fest?

My son will be playing guitar on four songs in the Grand River Blues Camp performance on the BIA stage at 60 King East.

I'll be there too, obviously, just look for the most embarrassing dad.

#KWOnt #Bluesfestival

You should all switch to BBC, CBC, Al Jazeera, the guardian, literally any respectable non-US news source. They still have US news, minus the filter.

This drives me crazy whenever I read US news and they just quote Trump saying "They're paying tarrifs" or "the money is pouring into the US" and they never correct that.

Honestly the last six months has made me hyper aware that USAmericans are getting news that's as filtered as their WW2 education.

This makes Waterloo look pretty fly for a white guy.

www.instagram.com/reel/DMwDZUN...

But honestly, does anyone really expect CUSMA to survive its 2026 review? We all know the Pedo-in-Chief HATES it.

Let us speak openly: this diversified international trade we keep talking about is to prepare us for a post-CUSMA world, and we need the process well underway by next June 30.

2. Good point that when adjusted for CUSMA compliant goods, we have a lower average tariffs than most countries. But srsly, does anyone expect CUSMA to survive its mandatory review in 2026? Don HATES it.

I believe PMMC is preparing for post-CUSMA with these other deals, but let's not sugarcoat it.

I appreciate the PM's leadership and full sentences, and how frustrating it must be to negotiate with a howling shitgibbon.

But I have two quibbles.
1. The fentanyl from Canada to the US is less than 0.1%.

Saying 1% increases it 10x and that's letting Donald have one of his lies.

1/2

In this area, a conservationist works to help these endangered turtle eggs hatch by installing small cages over the nests along the roadside. (see link)
The newborn turtles can get out but the predators can't get in.
Egg Fox either worked it out, or found an unprotected clutch.

Today my family and I were delighted to see one of Hot Dog Fox's likely descendants, trotting down the exact same road, but this one had an egg in its mouth!
Sadly I wasn't so quick with my camera this time.
More sadly, it was probably a turtle egg. Most of Ontario's turtle species are endangered.

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place President Donald Trump says there will be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader as the 25% tariff rates stay in place.

This is what's going to happen with Canada, I'm sure of it.

apnews.com/article/trum...

Why is it news that he's advising the PM to do what he's doing anyway?

As I've been saying for years, this and also we need to limit foreign ownership of our news media. Our news sources should be majority-owned by Canadians, not by Republicans like Sunmedia and Postmedia.

They control 90% of our newspaper dailies, but their interests are not Canada's interests.

A screenshot of Instagram post of a Lego store opening in Kitchener. It refers to the huge lineup for the opening but somehow fails to make the joke "People were lined up for blocks"

Today in Kitchener... People were lined up for blocks!

Hmm. Well I'd better pull the post. Don't want to be responsible for spreading misinformation.

Well it's the Babylon Bee. Soft-sell Christianity under an oniony skin.

A Trumper Punk?
Does not compute.

Maybe he's never listened to any of the lyrics?

An Effin Birds post is almost always appropriate in these unprecedented times.

Plus I met the artist last year at FanExpo and he was a friendly fellow.