Remember when Sarah Palin was the wackiest thing in U.S. politics?
Good times.
First norther flicker of the year was engaged in chimney cap drumming this morning at my house.
Was a spare nanny left behind?
23% of Americans want their State to separate from the USA. Alberta is polling at 19% wanting to separate. It's less separatist than: Alaska, Hawaii, Washington Montana, Idaho, California, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas, Indiana, New York.......
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Quisling chart
A fantastic piece by Senator Simons!
(I grinned widely at the mention of Robert Kroetsch.)
5 animals in the wild:
Elk
Moose
Coyote
Fox
Marmot
“Colleges of applied arts and technology and publicly-assisted universities will be required to assess applicants based on merit and to publish the criteria and process to be used for assessment into programs of study.”
OntarioSkillsDevelopmentFundGrantsSayWhatNow?
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"In some places, French postal workers now pick up prescriptions, return library books, and deliver flowers. Last year, only twenty eight per cent of La Poste’s revenue came from sending mail."
Services can evolve in positive ways to meet new and growing needs.
White House science experts announce today the cure for autism is polio and chickenpox.
Thank you for coming to my Teddy talk.
And in today’s political news.
I’m old enough to remember when that CBC comedian teased Pierre Poilievre on the campaign trail and Poilievre said when he was Prime Minister that comedian would be out of a job.
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To be clear…
No one deserves to die for being a dick.
At the same time, no dick deserves to be lauded just because they’re dead.
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Danielle Smith says Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks to her hard work
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/08/dani...
ISO and CSA = yyyy-mm-dd.
Which of you writes one hundred twenty five as 251?
A juicy sirloin burger with cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato, every time 😋
Instead of arguing about what's false, bypassing shifts the focus from the misinformation to a new, more positive alternative.
Here are some examples and why bypassing can be useful 👉 scienceupfirst.com/misinformati...
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News Release: Alberta silent on government science showing selenium makes Crowsnest fish unsafe to eat
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Most of Trump's tariffs were just ruled illegal (because they were based on nonsense).
This is the second best possible off-ramp for the U.S. economy. The best would be if Congress were to take back the power the Constitution gave it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
