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Andrew McLaren

@drewdles

Your gayest best friend. Running, tennis, board games. Arts supporter. Militant pedestrian. Twitchy block finger for anonymous accounts

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I prefer real winter to the mushy/sloppy/icy transition to spring. I wish we could go right to fully melted except for the flooding implications

07.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I skies line kiln at Bird’s Hill today and it was in perfect condition. Get out this weekend if you can!

07.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Canadians are β€œnasty people” for not travelling to the US according to the orange one. πŸ™„

06.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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City of Winnipeg: We want to grow the aerospace sector and become Canada’s Sky City.

Gen X: missed opportunity to brand us as Cloud City.

05.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Literally had vehicles at three different crosswalks fail to yield to pedestrian (me) yesterday. At least one was clearly on their phone at the time. But yeah. Everything is hunky dory

04.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Saw three friends on my run on the river trail this morning (in addition to the three in the second photo)

04.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just showed my cat the scratch he gave me and he seems unapologetic

04.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A thing like red light cameras except at crosswalks for cars that don’t stop when the lights are flashing or there is a pedestrian waiting or in the process of crossing.

03.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PEI is curling with 3 players all week

02.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine working for an employer in Canada who won’t give you time off to play in the Brier.

01.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. Not all Olympic dreams come true after all.

27.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When the Jets inevitably do a cringe Hellebuyck on ice celebration I hope no one boos.

I would prefer just an arena full of stone faced silence. Like not a peep out of anyone. Like β€œtelevision on mute” silent.

Way harder to coordinate I know. But that is my Olympic dream.

27.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey remember when Megan Rapinoe explained why she wouldn’t go to Trump’s Whitehouse? It’s almost like simple when you think about it.

27.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On my way home. You have about 16 hours to get your weather related sh*t together Winnipeg

27.02.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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US Olympic hockey player distances himself from White House video trashing Canadians | CNN Politics While the Trump administration has shown no hesitation to bash Canada – especially after the US men’s Olympic hockey team won gold in overtime – one of the players took issue with a recent AI-generat...

Hockey player cosies up to face eating leopard. Then upset when face eating leopard makes AI meme about him. www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/p...

27.02.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tennis gold medalist corrects sexist reporting
Tennis gold medalist corrects sexist reporting YouTube video by Scripps News

m.youtube.com/watch?v=72D4...

26.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
'Male player!' Andy Murray corrects reporter at Wimbledon
'Male player!' Andy Murray corrects reporter at Wimbledon YouTube video by WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7

Just posting a few examples of how a successful male athlete can push back when someone tries to erase the accomplishments of women athletes m.youtube.com/watch?v=wOH-...

26.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are hockey players really so dumb that they don’t know why wearing MAGA hats in photos with Trump is political? If so maybe the NHL should make civics classes mandatory for players?

26.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

My 90km taxi between airports was double the price of the airfare between Italy and Malta. The alternative was a 90 minute bus to Milano Centrale plus a 1 hour train ride. πŸ™ƒ

26.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Back in Milan but at the wrong airport! Ryanair decided a day ago that they would just fly to a different airport 90km away citing just β€œoperational requirements”. I don’t fly out to Canada until tomorrow but this is still super irritating.

26.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last morning in Malta. It’s been a great trip. Not really beach weather but still had to set foot in the sea one last time. I also love the flower walls they plant along the bridges.

26.02.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turn down service at home except it’s just the bf giving me a mini chocolate 2 hours before bedtime

25.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Few snaps from Δ¦aΔ‘ar Qim & Mnajdra, Blue Grotto and Dingli cliffs. Highest point in Malta.

25.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely here for everyone sharing all the clips of Andy Murray correcting people for erasing the accomplishments of female athletes while trying to lionize him.

24.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Forget the Olympics beat will the Freep hire me for the β€œCanadians stranded in Sun destinations due (directly or indirectly) to Trump foreign policy” beat? Obviously I need to be in Mexico/Cuba all winter.

24.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And yes I know the Jets sports radio and Mike McIntyre readers don’t care but those aren’t enough to sustain a franchise clearly so they need to expand the tent and this will not help that.

24.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Have the Jets offshored their comms? Do they not understand how badly this and the phone call and now SOTU plays to their fan base? Like if they were on the ball this would all be a 4-alarm comms fire.

24.02.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I had a tuna one for lunch today in a cafe in an alley in Valletta. Tasty!

24.02.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can report that my brother had MPP and her wife on his flight home from Milan and they were delightful and charming and patient about people politely asking for pictures with them.

Just in case you’re in the market for some hockey heroes who are unlikely to embarrass themselves in public.

24.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I cribbed a few things from your column about it - thanks for the tips!

24.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0