Andrew B
@andrewmb.bsky.social
Glad to have finally migrated from Friendster.
Vancouver, BC plus ORH/YYZ/SEA/OSL/YYC
Vancouver, BC plus ORH/YYZ/SEA/OSL/YYC
The question is whether this pressure can be maintained consistently. Unfortunately it's probably going to mean that a lot more people are going to be killed by this regime in their attempt to retain power.
My friend recently compared what’s happening in Minnesota to Selma. I do not think that comparison is overblown.
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The question is whether this pressure can be maintained consistently. Unfortunately it's probably going to mean that a lot more people are going to be killed by this regime in their attempt to retain power.
This is a clear sign of the early stages of collapse, but once Amazon AWS is hit by serious external concerns about data security it'll be catastrophic.
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This is a clear sign of the early stages of collapse, but once Amazon AWS is hit by serious external concerns about data security it'll be catastrophic.
I would be happy to do it, even if it catches Canada in the crosshairs.
If U.S. pressure over Greenland escalates, Europe is already discussing a potential boycott of the 2026 World Cup.
As Politico notes, the tournament is a major soft-power asset for Trump — and a European pullout would be a serious political and reputational blow.
As Politico notes, the tournament is a major soft-power asset for Trump — and a European pullout would be a serious political and reputational blow.
January 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I would be happy to do it, even if it catches Canada in the crosshairs.
The worst part is that it isn't even about the content of the speech. it was that he dared to give a speech that people liked and talked about a lot more.
Hahaha. Canada, we love you. Honestly, not being invited is a badge of honor. Wear it proudly.
January 23, 2026 at 5:50 AM
The worst part is that it isn't even about the content of the speech. it was that he dared to give a speech that people liked and talked about a lot more.
While I appreciate the long thread, this is the takeaway message. As much as American cities are hamstrung in developing revenue for government operations and infrastructure, Canadian cities are worse.
27. And that's the other big difference between US city debt and Canadian city debt; Yanqui cities/counties have far more revenue options available, and they're far more aggressive at linking specific revenues to specific obligations so lenders can say ok, that's where the $ will come from.
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
While I appreciate the long thread, this is the takeaway message. As much as American cities are hamstrung in developing revenue for government operations and infrastructure, Canadian cities are worse.
Oh, and certainly don't forget Canada. My first week in Calgary I remember a lot of handbills advertising a white nationalist march.
And fascism is back in Europe with a vengeance. They’ve got multiple problems of free speech from the way they handled pro-Palestinian groups. So don’t let Europeans get up on their high horse about you, America
If there’s anything I hate it’s a haughty European
If there’s anything I hate it’s a haughty European
January 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Oh, and certainly don't forget Canada. My first week in Calgary I remember a lot of handbills advertising a white nationalist march.
I'll reiterate that I hope that the tourism industry completely collapses and people lose their businesses and livelihoods because of this. It's not personal, but there has to be a "FO" in this FAFO.
January 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I'll reiterate that I hope that the tourism industry completely collapses and people lose their businesses and livelihoods because of this. It's not personal, but there has to be a "FO" in this FAFO.
Two things have turned me off AI as being any kind of reliable partner. The first is when a coworker tried to create a project plan using ChatGPT. The results didn't make a lick of sense, but he charged ahead with it anyway because he did not have the expertise to understand why it was wrong.
January 20, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Two things have turned me off AI as being any kind of reliable partner. The first is when a coworker tried to create a project plan using ChatGPT. The results didn't make a lick of sense, but he charged ahead with it anyway because he did not have the expertise to understand why it was wrong.
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“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
This is why I don't trust Democrats, period.
Meanwhile, the three immigrant protection bills still sit on his desk. This is worse than embarrassing.
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 AM
This is why I don't trust Democrats, period.
Republicans will be lucky if the California government doesn't start drawing up plans like that next year.
The UK Government must 'urgently' make a plan on how to remove US military bases from British soil in the wake of Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, Zack Polanski has said
www.thenational.scot
January 19, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Republicans will be lucky if the California government doesn't start drawing up plans like that next year.
I'm just sick to death of even seeing an imitation of this a-hole. Just tend to skip the cold opens now.
SNL’s Trump brings out ‘Cabinet of curiosities’ after Venezuela attack and ICE raids
SNL’s Trump brings out ‘Cabinet of curiosities’ after Venezuela attack and ICE raids
SNL’s Trump brings out ‘Cabinet of curiosities’ after Venezuela attack and ICE raids
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I'm just sick to death of even seeing an imitation of this a-hole. Just tend to skip the cold opens now.
I can't get behind a party that counts this guy and Newsom as frontrunners to be their leader.
In Shapiro’s memoir set to publish later this month, he recalls being asked by Harris’ vetting team if he had ever been “an agent of the Israeli government,” among other new details.
In his new book, Gov. Josh Shapiro recalls an ‘offensive’ vetting process to be Kamala Harris’ running mate
www.inquirer.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I can't get behind a party that counts this guy and Newsom as frontrunners to be their leader.
To be blunt, Canada's dirty secret is that it has a lot of the same issues as the US, but specific historical, structural, and social differences that look more progressive from the outside.
Why the fuck is an foreign authoritarian regime investing in Canada's nation building projects?
This is insane. Carney is a fool and the Liberals have no ethics.
This is insane. Carney is a fool and the Liberals have no ethics.
Qatar to invest in Canada’s major building projects, Carney says - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will complete a long-stalled investment agreement with Qatar following his meeting Sunday with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
globalnews.ca
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 AM
To be blunt, Canada's dirty secret is that it has a lot of the same issues as the US, but specific historical, structural, and social differences that look more progressive from the outside.
You have a moderate faction in the party that invokes Reagan, sees common cause with Never Trump conservatives, and dithered on Mamdani. I do not trust for a second that they could even begin to take the necessary actions to deal with any of these areas for fear of being labelled "communists".
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 AM
You have a moderate faction in the party that invokes Reagan, sees common cause with Never Trump conservatives, and dithered on Mamdani. I do not trust for a second that they could even begin to take the necessary actions to deal with any of these areas for fear of being labelled "communists".
It's a blatant disrespect for the rule of law. If they cannot be clear that the rights of their political opponents will be respected, there is no reason to respect them or follow their leadership.
The DOJ is not investigating ICE agent Jonathan Ross for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a top official said Sunday.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Justice Department says it has no plans to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good and confirms Walz, Frey probe
Frey and the governor’s office both said Sunday that the DOJ has not contacted them about the investigation.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 2:54 AM
It's a blatant disrespect for the rule of law. If they cannot be clear that the rights of their political opponents will be respected, there is no reason to respect them or follow their leadership.
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Every day should be punch a nazi day — especially when one looks just like baby Elon.
January 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Every day should be punch a nazi day — especially when one looks just like baby Elon.
I'd go further and say that pointing out how conservatives are joyless weirdoes has been a winning strategy, but not from Democrats that seem like they're hanging out in a junior high school teachers' breakroom.
I’m starting to wonder if looking genuinely happy and acting like you really love the city is a more effective way to campaign (and govern) than scowling about what a shithole the city is and how many more cops it will take to subdue it.
Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
January 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I'd go further and say that pointing out how conservatives are joyless weirdoes has been a winning strategy, but not from Democrats that seem like they're hanging out in a junior high school teachers' breakroom.
I'm really trying to figure out how to address my own lock-in with SaaS subscription packages like Creative Cloud, Office, and ArcGIS. The big flaw with their strategy is while $10-15/month may not seem like a lot, people trimming their budgets just won't use your software at all.
Adobe is becoming one of the biggest losers of the AI era. In a world where you can ask Gemini or ChatGPT to create any image you want, the need for Photoshop or any of their other apps has dwindled.
This is a slow motion train wreck that the company may not survive as AI disrupts content creation.
This is a slow motion train wreck that the company may not survive as AI disrupts content creation.
January 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I'm really trying to figure out how to address my own lock-in with SaaS subscription packages like Creative Cloud, Office, and ArcGIS. The big flaw with their strategy is while $10-15/month may not seem like a lot, people trimming their budgets just won't use your software at all.
This is absolutely unforgivable.
#BREAKING: Carney to accept Trump’s offer for role on Gaza plan’s ‘Board of Peace’
Carney news: PM asked by Trump to join Gaza 'Board of Peace'
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to join the Board of Peace for Gaza.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This is absolutely unforgivable.
Another byproduct of this chaos is that we're not going to be able to reliably send certain people to prison for longer than a year or two. If we've reached the point where rich people can just buy a pardon, they'll just steer campaign money so they avoid any consequences.
NEW: Trump pardoned a porta-potty magnate named Arie Eric De Jong III who was sentenced to 5 months in federal prison for illegally disposing of sludge in cities across southern California.
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Another byproduct of this chaos is that we're not going to be able to reliably send certain people to prison for longer than a year or two. If we've reached the point where rich people can just buy a pardon, they'll just steer campaign money so they avoid any consequences.
This is necessary, but highly regrettable.
🚨BREAKING: The Virginia Senate passed a constitutional amendment Friday that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Virginia advances redistricting plan to counter GOP gerrymanders, as Senate sends measure to voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This is necessary, but highly regrettable.
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I need to apologize for something I did. The @bostonherald.com is right, there is no place for profanities in politics.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I need to apologize for something I did. The @bostonherald.com is right, there is no place for profanities in politics.
The dangerous and stupid part here is that there will be a complete lack of continuity of government. A government where things may be legal or illegal, defunded or over funded in four years cannot support long-term investment or planning.
"It's straight outta the SS. These are the people who are gonna run the Republican party for the next decade because they are not just guys in their basements. They have government jobs."
@jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social on Trump's government more than winking at Nazi references
@jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social on Trump's government more than winking at Nazi references
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The dangerous and stupid part here is that there will be a complete lack of continuity of government. A government where things may be legal or illegal, defunded or over funded in four years cannot support long-term investment or planning.
People need to be very serious about not legitimizing anything like this, brutally cancelling anyone that tries, and providing alternative messaging to counteract the propaganda.
Trump announces “Board of Peace.” Guess the FIFA Peace Prize and a secondhand Nobel Peace Prize aren’t good enough.
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
People need to be very serious about not legitimizing anything like this, brutally cancelling anyone that tries, and providing alternative messaging to counteract the propaganda.