Paul Baribeau
@baribeaup.bsky.social
Kitchener 🇨🇦
Not a musician.
Not a musician.
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I don't think the US is the ethically worst country to host the World Cup but it actually is likely the most dangerous for fans to travel to. Sportswashing regimes at least have incentive to treat sports fans well - the US on the other hand is addicted to performative cruelty to travelers!
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:32 AM
I don't think the US is the ethically worst country to host the World Cup but it actually is likely the most dangerous for fans to travel to. Sportswashing regimes at least have incentive to treat sports fans well - the US on the other hand is addicted to performative cruelty to travelers!
I just called Kitchener bylaw on @regionwaterloo.bsky.social, because the unplowed sidewalk on Victoria St between ION Central and Kitchener GO is an absolute embarassement.
CC @mattrodriguez.bsky.social is there some way to force the Region to be better at snow removal *on its own property*?
CC @mattrodriguez.bsky.social is there some way to force the Region to be better at snow removal *on its own property*?
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I just called Kitchener bylaw on @regionwaterloo.bsky.social, because the unplowed sidewalk on Victoria St between ION Central and Kitchener GO is an absolute embarassement.
CC @mattrodriguez.bsky.social is there some way to force the Region to be better at snow removal *on its own property*?
CC @mattrodriguez.bsky.social is there some way to force the Region to be better at snow removal *on its own property*?
Weird disappearing surfers on CBC The National coverage of the dingo-related death in Australia:
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Weird disappearing surfers on CBC The National coverage of the dingo-related death in Australia:
In May, the UK cooked a "tariff deal" with Trump. (www.reuters.com/world/europe...)
In July, the EU signed one. (commission.europa.eu/topics/trade...)
It only took a few months for Trump to blow it all up (www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...). There's no reason to "negotiate" with him. Totally unreliable.
In July, the EU signed one. (commission.europa.eu/topics/trade...)
It only took a few months for Trump to blow it all up (www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...). There's no reason to "negotiate" with him. Totally unreliable.
Macron vows 'united' European response to Trump's tariff threats over Greenland | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump announces tariffs on several European countries if they don't back U.S. plans to take over Greenland. The move comes as protests take place and a bipartisan U.S. congressio...
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
In May, the UK cooked a "tariff deal" with Trump. (www.reuters.com/world/europe...)
In July, the EU signed one. (commission.europa.eu/topics/trade...)
It only took a few months for Trump to blow it all up (www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...). There's no reason to "negotiate" with him. Totally unreliable.
In July, the EU signed one. (commission.europa.eu/topics/trade...)
It only took a few months for Trump to blow it all up (www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...). There's no reason to "negotiate" with him. Totally unreliable.
I'm angry this squirrel got into my house, and I suspect this feud will end in one of our deaths, BUT I'm also a bit low key in love
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I'm angry this squirrel got into my house, and I suspect this feud will end in one of our deaths, BUT I'm also a bit low key in love
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Meanwhile... in Quebec
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Meanwhile... in Quebec
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Another image that sums up the protest.
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Another image that sums up the protest.
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Ottawa has so many schools directly on arteries rather than 1 block off arteries like the city I was a teen in.
Jeanne d'Arc was planned as a traffic mover but has 2 elementary schools and a high school within about 5 blocks. Kids lose with these conflicted designs.
Jeanne d'Arc was planned as a traffic mover but has 2 elementary schools and a high school within about 5 blocks. Kids lose with these conflicted designs.
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Ottawa has so many schools directly on arteries rather than 1 block off arteries like the city I was a teen in.
Jeanne d'Arc was planned as a traffic mover but has 2 elementary schools and a high school within about 5 blocks. Kids lose with these conflicted designs.
Jeanne d'Arc was planned as a traffic mover but has 2 elementary schools and a high school within about 5 blocks. Kids lose with these conflicted designs.
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If I were a political leader from a country whose sovereignty had been repeatedly threatened for over a year by an autocrat who falsely maintains we are a source of illicit drug trading, I simply wouldn't be cheering for an illegal military strike made by the same regime.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
If I were a political leader from a country whose sovereignty had been repeatedly threatened for over a year by an autocrat who falsely maintains we are a source of illicit drug trading, I simply wouldn't be cheering for an illegal military strike made by the same regime.
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Waterloo Region is about to shoot itself in the foot with a new hospital decision, so I wrote a blog post on why locating hospitals is so important, and the *many* better places they could put this one.
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
An Urgent and Avoidable Transit Mistake in Waterloo Region.
A Transit-Forward Town Takes A Step Back.
open.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Waterloo Region is about to shoot itself in the foot with a new hospital decision, so I wrote a blog post on why locating hospitals is so important, and the *many* better places they could put this one.
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
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🎆🎇🎆2025 HEADLINE OF THE YEAR🎆🎇🎆
🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆GRAND FINAL🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆
After a seeding round and three rounds of voting, we have our finalists: Top seed Pretty Obvious will be facing off against 3rd seed Police Are Scrambling.
A reminder of how we got here:
🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆GRAND FINAL🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆
After a seeding round and three rounds of voting, we have our finalists: Top seed Pretty Obvious will be facing off against 3rd seed Police Are Scrambling.
A reminder of how we got here:
December 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🎆🎇🎆2025 HEADLINE OF THE YEAR🎆🎇🎆
🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆GRAND FINAL🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆
After a seeding round and three rounds of voting, we have our finalists: Top seed Pretty Obvious will be facing off against 3rd seed Police Are Scrambling.
A reminder of how we got here:
🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆GRAND FINAL🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆
After a seeding round and three rounds of voting, we have our finalists: Top seed Pretty Obvious will be facing off against 3rd seed Police Are Scrambling.
A reminder of how we got here:
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The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
1. Stretch Edu dollars further by getting rid of publicly funded Catholic schools
2. HTA reform (incl. higher fines, income adjusted, with avg speed enforcement through on/off-ramp cams)
3. Give municipalities more taxation/spending levers (control over police budgets, property tax reform)
2. HTA reform (incl. higher fines, income adjusted, with avg speed enforcement through on/off-ramp cams)
3. Give municipalities more taxation/spending levers (control over police budgets, property tax reform)
Thought experiment time, Ontario: Part of Zohran Mamdani's success was relentless message discipline with his 3 key ideas. If you could only pick 3 *big*, *bold* ideas for a progressive party in Ontario that would appeal to the *whole* population, what would they be? Quote post with ideas!
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
1. Stretch Edu dollars further by getting rid of publicly funded Catholic schools
2. HTA reform (incl. higher fines, income adjusted, with avg speed enforcement through on/off-ramp cams)
3. Give municipalities more taxation/spending levers (control over police budgets, property tax reform)
2. HTA reform (incl. higher fines, income adjusted, with avg speed enforcement through on/off-ramp cams)
3. Give municipalities more taxation/spending levers (control over police budgets, property tax reform)
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This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
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I entirely forgot that I made this anti-ASMR video (Sound warning headphones users)
October 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I entirely forgot that I made this anti-ASMR video (Sound warning headphones users)
That awkward moment when your emergency alert makes you DDOS yourself.
October 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
That awkward moment when your emergency alert makes you DDOS yourself.
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We can't explain it, but putting a little line in the middle of a 7 is writing French.
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We can't explain it, but putting a little line in the middle of a 7 is writing French.
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Metrolinx extending weekend GO Trains to Kitchener
Metrolinx extending weekend GO Trains to Kitchener
GO Transit users in Waterloo Region are finally getting something they’ve wanted for a long time: weekend GO Train trips at the Kitchener station.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Metrolinx extending weekend GO Trains to Kitchener
I washed my pumpkins with vinegar and then powdered them with cayenne. So I've either prevented rot and deterred squirrels, or made a pretty delicious curry.
October 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I washed my pumpkins with vinegar and then powdered them with cayenne. So I've either prevented rot and deterred squirrels, or made a pretty delicious curry.
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Autocracy and impending exonomic collapse aside, much of this is objectively very funny.
September 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Autocracy and impending exonomic collapse aside, much of this is objectively very funny.
@joeldryden.bsky.social In my experience pre-clearance is good if you have a US layover. But for a direct flight, it's better *not* to have pre-clearance (ie. YTZ > YYZ for direct flights), because you don't know if the wait to clear will make you late.
re: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
re: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U.S. ambassador says Washington has to 'take a look' at airport pre-clearance, citing drop in Canadian tourism | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Washington may need to reassess airport pre-clearance as part of an at-times tense exchange during a forum with Canadian business leaders in Banff, Alta., ...
www.cbc.ca
September 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
@joeldryden.bsky.social In my experience pre-clearance is good if you have a US layover. But for a direct flight, it's better *not* to have pre-clearance (ie. YTZ > YYZ for direct flights), because you don't know if the wait to clear will make you late.
re: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
re: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Makes it a lot easier for corporations to justify switching off of Xitter
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September 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Makes it a lot easier for corporations to justify switching off of Xitter
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It's a bit funny that "conservative voices" has just become synonymous with "losers lying". Like when a threatening letter arrives at Google saying "reinstate every law-breaking moron you banned for saying that masks cause autism" Google responded "we're sorry for censoring Conservative Thought"
September 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's a bit funny that "conservative voices" has just become synonymous with "losers lying". Like when a threatening letter arrives at Google saying "reinstate every law-breaking moron you banned for saying that masks cause autism" Google responded "we're sorry for censoring Conservative Thought"
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