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Software guy and p̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ f̶a̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ retired musician.

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Make that "Video Killed the Spirit of Portable RED Radio Gaga"

03.08.2025 15:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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[BOOKS]

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You had me at...

03.08.2025 06:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Specially this representation of a dogwood

01.08.2025 01:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A perfect summation

22.07.2025 16:10 — 👍 480    🔁 124    💬 9    📌 11

You have accidentally created the winning symbol for BC. Grizzly Salmon it is.

21.07.2025 17:21 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide.

It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.

No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.

10.07.2025 21:41 — 👍 2620    🔁 1141    💬 41    📌 46
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With his immigration bill, Canada’s prime minister is bowing to Trump | Tayo Bero Mark Carney’s Strong Borders Act would mean a crackdown on refugees as Canada seeks to bolster its relationship with the US

🇨🇦 PM Mark Carney, under US pressure from Trump on border security, proposes a 127-page bill with sweeping immigration changes, risking precarious conditions for refugees and potential mass deportations. 1/ #Immigration www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.07.2025 19:00 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 2

I feel like a heretic for saying it, but it's possibly my favorite Yes album.

26.06.2025 06:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Canadians clutching their pearls about ICE barely know the Liberals are pushing through a bill right now giving the gov the ability to check your mail, get your IP and internet history, and makes immigration and asylum seeking way more difficult

14.06.2025 20:59 — 👍 1011    🔁 339    💬 31    📌 15
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Have you seen our stickers around town? If you’ve been walking around the Lower Mainland over the past couple years, chances are you’ve seen one of our yellow “crash number” stickers on a telephone pole. Have you wondered where we get th…

You've probably seen our yellow stickers around town, but have you ever wondered where the numbers come from and why we put them up? We talk about it here!

visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/06/11/h...

12.06.2025 17:14 — 👍 26    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Welcome RHEL 10! It Joins SUSE Linux in the Immutable OS ... Red Hat joins the immutable OS movement with RHEL 10, but SUSE...

I've been reading about how "#RHEL 10, is the first major enterprise Linux distribution to adopt the immutable approach." Not exactly true. The first #SUSE Linux Micro came out in 2021! #immutable #linux

www.suse.com/c/immutable-...

09.06.2025 18:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I never thought the leopards would eat each other's faces.

06.06.2025 18:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you! This is actually going to prevent accidents and injuries. That detour was so pinched and sketchy.

24.05.2025 00:15 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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then why did vancouver completely turf your political party

faster and harder than any ruling party in vancouver has ever been wiped off the map

in the city's history

when you can never admit any responsibility it becomes hard to sound like a human

14.05.2025 19:18 — 👍 203    🔁 23    💬 15    📌 5

if u see this

post ur getaway vehicle

04.05.2025 01:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
10 LESSONS FOR
STRONGER
MOVEMENTS

IMPERFECT
ALLIES AREN'T
ENEMIES (sign held by an animal but I know not which animal - he does look very determined though)

CRITIQUE TO BUILD, NOT TEAR DOWN
ORGANIZE, DON'T JUST ARGUE
MOVEMENTS WIN, NOT INDIVIDUALS
PERFECTION IS THE ENEMY OF PROGRESS

As Deval Patrick once said, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."

EGO KILLS MOVEMENTS
PLAN FOR THE LONG GAME
MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
POWER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT FEELINGS
DIVISION IS A WEAPON USED BY ELITES,
DON'T PLAY ALONG

And don't forget the goal right now is "owning the libs." Don't let that goal see the light of day...

10 LESSONS FOR STRONGER MOVEMENTS IMPERFECT ALLIES AREN'T ENEMIES (sign held by an animal but I know not which animal - he does look very determined though) CRITIQUE TO BUILD, NOT TEAR DOWN ORGANIZE, DON'T JUST ARGUE MOVEMENTS WIN, NOT INDIVIDUALS PERFECTION IS THE ENEMY OF PROGRESS As Deval Patrick once said, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." EGO KILLS MOVEMENTS PLAN FOR THE LONG GAME MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE POWER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT FEELINGS DIVISION IS A WEAPON USED BY ELITES, DON'T PLAY ALONG And don't forget the goal right now is "owning the libs." Don't let that goal see the light of day...

I love that little determined face...

28.04.2025 16:38 — 👍 292    🔁 87    💬 8    📌 4

I'm with Calvin on this one.

29.04.2025 04:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

They have a LOT to answer for.

29.04.2025 04:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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PSA

27.04.2025 00:41 — 👍 77    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 2
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Advance polls are now open! By voting for Don Davies in Vancouver Kingsway progressives get a double win: you stop Pierre Poilievre and you support the values and policies you believe in. Let's keep building a better future for Kingsway and Canada, together.

18.04.2025 17:21 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Canadians hating on Americans right now, listen up.

18.04.2025 17:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Me in 2017: Someone should lanch Katy Perry into space.

Me in 2025: Not like that!

16.04.2025 00:12 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Blocky Horror Picture Show

15.04.2025 00:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Warren Gunnels
@GunnelsWarren
The GOP bill to repeal the estate tax would give:
$2.6 trillion to 812 billionaire families
$153 billion to the Walton family $139 billion to Musk's family $87 billion to the Bezos family $84 billion to Zuckerberg's family
$0 to family farms $0 to the 99.9%
That's oligarchy.

Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren The GOP bill to repeal the estate tax would give: $2.6 trillion to 812 billionaire families $153 billion to the Walton family $139 billion to Musk's family $87 billion to the Bezos family $84 billion to Zuckerberg's family $0 to family farms $0 to the 99.9% That's oligarchy.

No war but class war.

31.03.2025 19:54 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Don Davies for Vancouver Kingsway Welcome to our Campaign Website! Vancouver Kingsway is a shining example of the best that Canada can be: a vibrant community of people from all corners of the world living, working and thriving toget...

And yes I am highly biased, but I think @donvdavies.bsky.social has more than earned the support of #Vancouver-Kingsway www.dondavies.org#don_delivers

04.04.2025 21:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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388canada is giving me this projection for #vancouver-kingsway, a riding that well remembers the David Emerson LPC to CPC defection. Would we really give up on the hardest working MP in Ottawa to vote on the LPC brand? I hope not, and I think these kinds of projections are bullshit.

04.04.2025 21:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ready to shout into the void about #cdnpoli in #Vancouver, but if VoteWell is going to try to throw our star NDP MPs under the bus, it must be said: You don't vote for the leader, you vote for your MP. Look at who they are.

04.04.2025 21:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Out today painting Kingsway orange with signs requested by supporters.
National polls are sure not capturing the NDP strength we are finding in Vancouver Kingsway!! ✊🙏

26.03.2025 22:01 — 👍 13    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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Acoustic East Coast Help support the creation of a brand new concert celebrating the music of Canada's East Coast as performed by string quartet.

Exciting news for today: I’m launching a kickstarter to help fund the creation of ‘Acoustic East Coast’, a show that will be produced on PEI this August. If you’re able to help us financially, I really appreciate it - if you’re not, perhaps share the link? 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/nwc...

03.04.2025 16:39 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 1

Nothing to offer but my sincere appreciation for your lovely watercolors.

28.03.2025 15:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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