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Edmonton guy in Ottawa. Also a hack guitarist, reformed journalist, and a GC head of comms. Views expressed in posts are mine.

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Good to see an American site make a point about Canada's auto industry. Significant roots.

08.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Likewise! 😌

08.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.

08.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 10362 πŸ” 2758 πŸ’¬ 368 πŸ“Œ 143

Perfect Saturday night tune.

08.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A reminder of a time when humanity was a given when choosing statesmen.
Three minutes of time worth sharing.

07.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The musical theory behind why this song is frowned upon in guitar stores all over the world. 🎸

#RitchieBlackmore
#DeepPurple
#SmokeOnTheWater

07.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Reporter: Did the US bomb an elementary school and kill 175 people?

Trump: Based on what I’ve seen, it was done by Iran. 

Reporter: Is that true Mr. Hegseth?
Hegseth: We’re investigating. 

Trump: It was done by Iran. They are very inaccurate with their munitions.

Reporter: Did the US bomb an elementary school and kill 175 people? Trump: Based on what I’ve seen, it was done by Iran. Reporter: Is that true Mr. Hegseth? Hegseth: We’re investigating. Trump: It was done by Iran. They are very inaccurate with their munitions.

this is unspeakable

07.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 5937 πŸ” 1444 πŸ’¬ 387 πŸ“Œ 150

Trump multiple times just today has said the country is at war. War can only be declared by Congress, and Iran posed no imminent threat. What Trump is doing there is a textbook illegal war and impeachable offense β€” if we still had a Congress.

07.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 9517 πŸ” 2452 πŸ’¬ 282 πŸ“Œ 84
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Every bit of this is delusional.

07.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1427 πŸ” 319 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 27
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Declaring "Mission Accomplished" - that always works out well for US Presidents

07.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 1426 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 30

It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

07.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 12892 πŸ” 3096 πŸ’¬ 432 πŸ“Œ 116
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He just had to wear his hat

07.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 2186 πŸ” 264 πŸ’¬ 355 πŸ“Œ 73
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A spectacular opening day for Canada at the Paralympics.

Three medals. Two team victories. And we’re just getting started.

I’m at para snowboarding bright and early Sunday where Tyler Turner looks to defend Paralympic gold. Starts at 5am ET. Good night sports fans.

07.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

This is a frightening connection of dots.
Messianic apocalypse, anyone?

07.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sign of end-times for Trumplandia?
One can only hope.

07.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Toronto skyscrapers poking through the fog

07.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The house of cards built to hide the horrors in the Epstein files is collapsing.

07.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 271 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Sign of end-times for Trumplandia?
One can only hope.

07.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The musical theory behind why this song is frowned upon in guitar stores all over the world. 🎸

#RitchieBlackmore
#DeepPurple
#SmokeOnTheWater

07.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The leopards came for Dan.

07.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 6441 πŸ” 963 πŸ’¬ 478 πŸ“Œ 85

Malignant narcissists experience increased paranoia, denial, and rage as death nears. They often externalize these experiences through destruction and abuse of others in an effort to maintain a sense of control.

I suspect all of these wars are in part related to Trump’s awareness of his mortality.

06.03.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 489 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 8
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Obama has the crowd at Jesse Jackson's eulogy hanging on his every word

06.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 8790 πŸ” 1853 πŸ’¬ 311 πŸ“Œ 182

A reminder of a time when humanity was a given when choosing statesmen.
Three minutes of time worth sharing.

07.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say β€œSend me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

07.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 23030 πŸ” 5630 πŸ’¬ 624 πŸ“Œ 363

I also saw this Macca doc last night.
Quite revealing of the man and that post-Beatles era without resorting to the hagiography you often get from bios with this much involvement and control by the subject.
Worth watching.

07.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dozens of fires in Ottawa caused by lithium-ion batteries; here’s how to stay safe Lithium-ion batteries are convenient ways to keep electronic devices powered and can easily be recharged, but they can also pose a fire risk if not handled properly.

Dozens of fires in Ottawa caused by lithium-ion batteries; here’s how to stay safe

07.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This makes no sense and it is disgraceful and incomprehensible that this is the president of the United States, with lethal force at his disposal, communicating in wartime.

It’s hackneyed now but it should never be: don’t normalize this.

07.03.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 425 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 4
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As this piece in the @nytimes.com tells us, the cold hard facts prove once again the moral bankruptcy of MAGA America: Republican incumbent forced out of primary by sex scandal, allowing demonstrable Nazi who loves Mein Kampf to win the GOP nomination in a Texas congressional race.
🀷🏼🀭🀷🏼

07.03.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says Iran will be 'hit very hard' on Saturday U.S. President ​Donald Trump said Iran β€Œwould be "hit very hard" on Saturday and that he ​was considering widening the ​areas and groups of people ⁠being, targeted, without providing ​details.

Trump says Iran will be 'hit very hard' on Saturday reut.rs/4csOMQy

07.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 7

Upon reflection, it was a bad idea to put a a sociopathic demented narcissist in charge of the world’s largest military and then confirm a poser with a small dick complex to run the Pentagon on instructions from a 21st century Goebbles.

07.03.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 454 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 5