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David N Kidd

@david-kidd.bsky.social

From Ottawa, Canada Living near Austin, Texas Retired from career in computing University of Western Ontario

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Interesting if the US's "go it alone" (OK, with Israel) to the Iranian war causes the EU, already conflicted over NATO / non-NATO responses to the Russia-Ukraine war, to form a co-ordinated EU defense mechanism independent of USA

04.03.2026 17:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

China and the Far East depend heavily on the oil & LNG continuing to flow through the Strait of Hormuz. It'd be interesting if US and China co-operated on sea and land operations to assure safe passage!

04.03.2026 15:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Eventually, probably lots of jobs cleaning up after AI debacles!

04.03.2026 15:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Of course they are - *regardless* whether the cause is real or an excuse

04.03.2026 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@cathmckenna.bsky.social

04.03.2026 13:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Whopper => Whippet! 😄

04.03.2026 13:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Too lazy? Try Mountain Fruit Company's "True Rhubarb" jam!

04.03.2026 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"Huge sums for charter flights" - as much as 4 first class seats on Emirates Airways! 🤣

03.03.2026 19:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🤣

03.03.2026 13:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'd expect no less... 😡

03.03.2026 02:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Texas. Contentious midterms coming up. Cars, beer would have trouble finding airtime!

03.03.2026 02:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And it's always Barney

01.03.2026 21:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Numbers are just SO tough - especially when they contradict what you're trying to say. Better just make up your own <\sarcasm off>

01.03.2026 21:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🤣

01.03.2026 21:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😥😡

01.03.2026 21:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😮

01.03.2026 20:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Why it's better to have an entry tax than a departure tax. cf The Kingston Trio, "Charlie on the MTA. 🎶 And did he ever return? No, he never returned... He's the man who never returned. 🎶 🤣

01.03.2026 20:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A plea:

Measles is highly contagious.
It can maim or kill.
There is no cure.
Vaccines work.
Vaccinate your kids!

Public Health & School Boards: You know better. Require vaccination!

01.03.2026 20:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Being generous, let's fix their salary at 1.5x the median salary of Canadians. Median ~ $70k, so mps $105k. Ministers 2x, $140k. PM 2.5x, $175k. Plus receipted expenses within limits. How do they get more? By making sure ALL Canadians are getting more.

01.03.2026 20:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🤣

01.03.2026 20:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Does he have a plan at least to be more successful than every "intervention" since the 60s??

01.03.2026 17:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I understand that Iran is considered pariah and a sponsor of terror throughout the midEast, but is there any concern in urging BOTH sides to return to diplomacy instead of war?

01.03.2026 16:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

❤️

01.03.2026 00:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Think they'll rescind his "peace prize"?? <\Sarcasm off>

28.02.2026 16:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😥

28.02.2026 16:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Weren't the US/Israel strikes "pre-emptive"? Shouldn't you be calling on them too?

28.02.2026 15:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exactly.

28.02.2026 15:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😮

27.02.2026 18:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Figures

27.02.2026 15:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🤣

27.02.2026 15:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0