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Mike N

@mnant.bsky.social

Retired Education Professor, Brandon University. Former public school educator. Volunteer at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum. Proud Canadian.

177 Followers  |  195 Following  |  57 Posts  |  Joined: 29.11.2023  |  2.089

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Powerful. 😒

17.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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For Today’s Conservatives, Misinformation Is the Norm | The Tyee Pierre Poilievre’s post about my client was false. It reached half a million people.

Michael Spratt: Misrepresentation is no longer an occasional lapse or rhetorical flourish.

It has become a strategy that trades accuracy for outrage and treats public trust as collateral damage.

#canpoli

02.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 10
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Experts raise security concerns about Carney’s deal on Chinese EVs | Watch News Videos Online Watch Experts raise security concerns about Carney’s deal on Chinese EVs Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Hey @globalnews.ca I see you missed the fact TESLA's are made in China too. Why is that? globalnews.ca/video/116470...

02.02.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 505    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 7
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Air museum gifted $1.6M in will A late Westman resident left $1.6 million in his will to Brandon’s Second World War air training museum. John Balushak, who died in March 2024 in Treherne at the age of 89, donated the significant…

A late Westman resident left $1.6 million in his will to Brandon’s Second World War air training museum. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0...

10.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.

Scotiabank’s CEO is a traitorous Trump supporter.

08.01.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 9

This was never in doubt, doesn’t matter what the budget was, cons do not care about Canada, just getting in power. Plus an election is PPs last chance before he is ousted as leader of the alt right reform - sorry, Con party

06.11.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep them coming, love Kelowna!

26.10.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did my duty and voted, but NOT for this nut job!

16.10.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Candidate endorses byelection rival, urges voters to do their own research One of the seven candidates in Thursday’s Brandon School Division byelection is endorsing an opponent. Eren Oleson, a 911 dispatcher, said Tuesday in a statement to the Sun that he is not the best…

One of the seven candidates in Thursday’s Brandon School Division byelection is endorsing an opponent. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb

15.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I call bullshit!

15.10.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yes it is!!

09.10.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now this is someone who deserves accolades and vigils, a true humanitarian and giant of science.

01.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disney: bring back Jimmy Kimmel Disney-ABC just voluntarily destroyed free speech, suspending the leading nighttime talk show (Jimmy Kimmel) after Trump's goons went public demanding it. All because Kimmel was mildly critical of Don

DONALD TRUMP VS JIMMY KIMMEL

Tell Disney capitulating to Trump is unacceptable. Bring Kimmel back, now:

action.eko.org/a/disney-kim...

18.09.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

Typical conservative. Time to flip this riding!

19.08.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For a related empirical study, see this work from Melissa Warr and @mariekheath.bsky.social. "Findings reveal that LLMs exhibit implicit biases, such as assigning lower scores when students are said to attend an 'inner-city school' or prefer rap music."

07.08.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS
ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

πŸ™‚

08.07.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 27877    πŸ” 6017    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 202

Tin soldiers and TACO coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming.

12.06.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10804    πŸ” 1818    πŸ’¬ 370    πŸ“Œ 75

Good, we don’t need this bigoted clown here!

17.05.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn right, he was awesome tonight!

10.05.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, MAGAts are, in Hillary’s words, completely deplorable and hateful !

08.05.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lucky girl, amazing comeback!

05.05.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That was nerve wracking ! But hell yea!

05.05.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing third period comeback - now let’s do it on OT #GoJets !!!

05.05.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today’a editorial… #bdnmb #cdnpolitics #cdnpoli

03.05.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you are near or in Brandon, MB be sure to check out this amazing museum with an important Canadian story to tell.

04.05.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manitoba Tories suggest finance minister spent tax dollars on own therapy; contract pays for landfill searchers’ counselling Manitoba Tories earned howls of protest from the NDP Tuesday after questioning a $10,000 government expense for therapy services β€” later revealed to be for people searching a landfill for the remains ...

More shameful behaviour by MB Tories - have they learned nothing?? β€” "Tories suggest finance minister spent tax dollars on own therapy; contract pays for landfill searchers’ counselling”
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

23.04.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it is so sad to see that the USA is a full fledged fascist state

18.04.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rebel news and far right causing trouble, they hate democracy. Why are they allowed in by the first place.

18.04.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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