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The Guardian newspaper once called me a "Guerrilla Satirist" and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador once called me "an arsehole." Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.

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it's hilarious how they changed the name to the Department of War and then claim that they are just doing this as a defense

06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno, man. What if those EVs collect a whole bunch of data about their owners, in exactly the same way that all other cars do? Is that really a risk we can afford to take?

06.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

An oil shock would be a real good time for Canada to import an absolute ton of cheap EVs, but how? HOW?

06.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Simpler times.

06.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's almost like Trump said, "Well if I can't blow out the inflation rate with tariffs, I'll just have to try something else."

06.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously Donald Trump is a humanitarian disaster, a climate disaster, an economic disaster and so on.

But it's pretty funny that Americans elected him because they were big mad about inflation, and now he's caused a geopolitical crisis that's jacking up gas prices six months before the midterms.

06.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if you could update The West Wing for 2026 by adding a laugh track.

06.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coffee, straight out of my nose.

06.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 6443 πŸ” 1264 πŸ’¬ 213 πŸ“Œ 113

oh my god just come up with new ideas rather than grave-robbing

06.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

It'd do Ontario a lot of good it at least one of the opposition parties could get their shit together and do their job effectively.

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does this look like a Canadian company to you? JK it's very Ottawa brutalist, so it sort of does. We looked through public procurement data and you won't believe what we found, etc.

06.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Tanker collision near the Strait of Hormuz involved a ship Ukraine designated as member of Russia’s β€œshadow fleet” Two oil tankers collided near the Strait of Hormuz on June 17 amid reports of rising electronic interference affecting maritime navigation in the region. The UAE Coast Guard reported evacuating 24 cre...

This is from a year ago. theins.ru/en/news/282219

06.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder what the Iran war is going to do to Alberta politics.

06.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The biggest question in American politics is whether this guy thinks that high gas prices are worth it.

06.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Uh ... Let's say this is an ~untested~ legal theory.

06.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Listen, apart from maybe some marketing hype, it doesn't actually mean anything that a bunch of weirdo AI execs might think that their LLM is conscious.

We've seen how they treat other humans, who are *irrefutably* conscious.

06.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, Walter White and Kylo Ren. The good guys.

06.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. β€œMAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).” Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP



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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. β€œMAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).” Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP 65 ReTruths 208 Likes Mar 06, 2026, 8:50 AM

Meanwhile, Hormuz not opening any time soon

06.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 826 πŸ” 158 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 113

Yes. I have a two-year-old pair of Naked & Famous jeans that are still great, but they have gone from "dark indigo and a bit dressy" to "faded and comfy knockaround pants."

Going through the N&F options now, I don't think they're too pricy. But they are certainly not cheap.

06.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am learning that a lot of my followers are schlubby.

06.03.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A lot of good stuff happening here.

06.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump starting a war that causes gas prices to skyrocket six months before the midterms is ... well ... something.

06.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Huh.

0$ is a hot take.

06.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How much is the right amount to spend on a pair of jeans?

How much is *definitely* too much to spend on jeans?

06.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

For most of the past 20 years, developers were attempting to re-make society through code. That's what "Software is Eating the World" was about.

We're going to see some gnarly social consequences if AI is really putting the self-anointed masters of the universe out of work at scale.

06.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Domino's really needs to upgrade its tech stack.

Super impressive a decade ago. But the world has moved forward.

05.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Can Canada Regain Its Digital Sovereignty? | TVO Today Live
Can Canada Regain Its Digital Sovereignty? | TVO Today Live YouTube video by TVO Today

Major gaps in Canada's #digital #sovereignty affect everyone. @spaikin.bsky.social talks to @canadianshieldinstitute.ca @vassb.bsky.social ThinkOn's Craig McLellan & @mozilla.org's Mark Surman: youtu.be/KLxJf1QbBQQ?...

05.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Telling my grandkids this was The Shield of the Americas.

05.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if i was Kristi Noem i simply would not quote Orwell

05.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 4240 πŸ” 606 πŸ’¬ 403 πŸ“Œ 50
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