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Cal Deobald

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Woodworker. Retired educator. Reluctant participant in the dumbest timeline ever. Saskatchewan.

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As long as they can keep churning out drones at under $100K a pop, they don't need a navy or air force to wreak havoc in the region.

09.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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why, you could even say the mission was accomplished

09.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 2371 πŸ” 308 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 48
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I'd just like to take a moment to rail against clickbaitism in media headlines - deliberately withholding information to garner clicks. It's bad enough to get hammered by it on YouTube, but when mainstream media do it, it absolutely infuriates me.

09.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office .
09.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OK. I've watched this shot a few times now. What needs to figure into our appreciation is the fact that he did this WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF SWEEPERS.

09.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The NDP are done, and if they elect Avi Lewis as their next leader, they're Done Done.

08.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to comment, "Holy shit, Ontario!" but then I took another look, and, "Holy shit, Alberta & Saskatchewan!"

08.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm in SK.

08.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Things that make you go "Hmmnnn" in the morning. A bird's egg smashed on the deck in early March. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

What bird nests on March?

08.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It strikes me that when Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld wanted to convince the world that Iraq had WMDs they trotted out Colin Powell, a man of - to that moment at least - integrity.

There are no Colin Powells in this administration. Not a single person you'd trust to walk your dog.

08.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAn ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is always possible to be happy.”
Augustine Birrell. #Booksky

08.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
With all the reasons to hate JD Vance, Padma Lakshmi didn't think we needed a culinary one
With all the reasons to hate JD Vance, Padma Lakshmi didn't think we needed a culinary one YouTube video by The Daily Show

"There's so many reasons to hate JD Vance, I didn't think we needed a culinary one."

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- Padma Lakshmi

youtube.com/shorts/88vqe...

07.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, every pursuit that turns out a worthwhile product has some equivalent. It can be tedious, grim, sometimes literally painful.

06.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hmmn ... peanut butter instead of tahini.

06.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Editing is to writing what sanding is to fine woodworking: the grunt-work necessary evil of polish and refinement."

- some old guy who's lived in both worlds.

06.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Rubio] also told the ministers that the United States’ goal is not regime change, while simultaneously making clear that Washington wants different people running the country, the sources said.

06.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The United States has threatened to drop their biggest bomb on Iran. B-52s are being loaded with DVDs of the Melania documentary.

06.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

In a stunning reversal, 63 year old MC Hammer announces that you are now allowed to touch this.

06.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a Letter Boxed solution where the word "problematic" used up all but one letter.

A screenshot of a Letter Boxed solution where the word "problematic" used up all but one letter.

This might be the closest I've ever been to solving NYT Letter Boxed with one word. (Yesterday's puzzle).

06.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear of your loss. No matter how long we have our parents with us, it's never long enough.

06.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mullin's confirmation hearing should consist of two days of Democrats reading aloud every dumbass thing he's ever said.

05.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Their lack of good judgement, however, suggests to me that they're males. 😜

05.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not 100% sure whether these are immature males or females.

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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No shit, weather app.

05.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Goldfinch Chronicles, March Chapter: Well, our two little idiots seem to have made it through the winter. I would have sworn they'd never pull through, but they proved me wrong. Admittedly, not the harshest winter on record, but even so

#Birdwatching.

05.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Literally had to crawl down the back steps on all fours this morning, so that's a new experience!

05.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honey, I'm not going to screw our neighbour, probably.

05.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And when he ran for the leadership people characterized him as "not a politician."

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05.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dennis Modry defrauded his aunt and uncle of more than $1 million. Jeffrey Rath has been reprimanded by the Law Society twice in the last year.

It's nice to be reminded that not only are Alberta separatist leaders comically incompetent, they're also deeply terrible human beings.

04.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0