Dr. Bast 🇨🇦
@bastsbest.bsky.social
I'm here!
Dedicated to saving Alberta's pristine mountains.
#CanadaSky. #YYC-based, for now...
Dejected historian, wannabe political pundit, enduring feminist who is pressing on...
Dedicated to saving Alberta's pristine mountains.
#CanadaSky. #YYC-based, for now...
Dejected historian, wannabe political pundit, enduring feminist who is pressing on...
This historian thinks you are slow walking into a Second Civil War and breakup of the Union. Exactly as the Russians and Chinese want.
Prey this is all that it is. We are more likely to break out into civil war before we would be united against a fascist government. The Governor of Texas knows exactly who Trump is and has been illegally supporting him for years by breaking federal law and sending NG to help him.
December 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This historian thinks you are slow walking into a Second Civil War and breakup of the Union. Exactly as the Russians and Chinese want.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Right up there with "Ivory Tower" ...
Just heard Duke Ellington use a magnificent phrase in a 1974 BBC interview with Stanley Dance. Asked whether he regrets never having received a grant to sit at a university somewhere and compose in peace, he says he has no interest in such a stretch of “ornamental stagnation.”
December 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Right up there with "Ivory Tower" ...
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"omnidirectional incoherence" captures Trumpism perfectly
December 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"omnidirectional incoherence" captures Trumpism perfectly
Except for that pesky First Amendment...
President Farquaad needs to get ahold of himself and read that pesky document he swore an oath to defend.
December 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Except for that pesky First Amendment...
Actually, CBS screwed up and sent us the original version, so we shared back.
Not gonna lie. This surprised me. And I’m not sorry .
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Actually, CBS screwed up and sent us the original version, so we shared back.
It may be America's saving grace....
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It may be America's saving grace....
THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER IN CANADA.
It's a Christmas Miracle.
It's a Christmas Miracle.
a white cat with its paws up in the air is sitting on the ground
Alt: A white cat with its paws up in the air is squatting on the ground praising the sun.
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER IN CANADA.
It's a Christmas Miracle.
It's a Christmas Miracle.
Fair point. Accepted.
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fair point. Accepted.
This hits hard. Although my caregiving time has passed, I try to support my friends as they go through this journey.
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
This hits hard. Although my caregiving time has passed, I try to support my friends as they go through this journey.
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Bob has no idea he hit the Kitty Jackpot.
My friend just rescued a cat who had been in a hoarder’s house and then in a shelter’s cage for five months. Came home today.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Bob has no idea he hit the Kitty Jackpot.
That will be "very cold indeed" in British-speak, especially as their heating and insulation are appalling.
It'll get right into yer bones...
It'll get right into yer bones...
A particularly bracing easterly wind is expected to occur on Christmas Day especially in southern regions.
Even in centre of London at best it will feel like 0C despite max air temp being around 5C. Most places it will feel comfortably subzero making it feel the coldest Christmas since 2010.
Even in centre of London at best it will feel like 0C despite max air temp being around 5C. Most places it will feel comfortably subzero making it feel the coldest Christmas since 2010.
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
That will be "very cold indeed" in British-speak, especially as their heating and insulation are appalling.
It'll get right into yer bones...
It'll get right into yer bones...
They're finally getting it!
As Americans Face Affordability Crisis, Two-Thirds Say Trump Policies Mainly Favor the Rich www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...
As Americans Face Affordability Crisis, Two-Thirds Say Trump Policies Mainly Favor the Rich | Common Dreams
65% of voters say Trump's policies favor the rich in a new poll from CBS/YouGov, up from 55% in March. Since then, he's instituted a crippling tariff regime and passed a tax bill that carried out the ...
www.commondreams.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
They're finally getting it!
The radical left? Stated by the radical right.
Gotcha.
Gotcha.
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The radical left? Stated by the radical right.
Gotcha.
Gotcha.
True. Trump's legacy that he wants:
1) White House Ballroom.
2) Kennedy Arts Centre (and other things) named after him.
3) Nobel, er FIFA, Peace Prize.
Folx, it's ALL about him. Lift the veil and come into the light.
1) White House Ballroom.
2) Kennedy Arts Centre (and other things) named after him.
3) Nobel, er FIFA, Peace Prize.
Folx, it's ALL about him. Lift the veil and come into the light.
Popok: Donald Trump doesn't care about his legacy in terms of having a MAGA movement survive his final term.
December 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
True. Trump's legacy that he wants:
1) White House Ballroom.
2) Kennedy Arts Centre (and other things) named after him.
3) Nobel, er FIFA, Peace Prize.
Folx, it's ALL about him. Lift the veil and come into the light.
1) White House Ballroom.
2) Kennedy Arts Centre (and other things) named after him.
3) Nobel, er FIFA, Peace Prize.
Folx, it's ALL about him. Lift the veil and come into the light.
This regime can't even cover up and redact properly...
They're working overtime on the cover-up.
"NPR identified more than a dozen files released by the DOJ on Friday that are no longer available Saturday afternoon, including one that shows President Trump's photo on a desk among several other photographs."
"NPR identified more than a dozen files released by the DOJ on Friday that are no longer available Saturday afternoon, including one that shows President Trump's photo on a desk among several other photographs."
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
www.npr.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This regime can't even cover up and redact properly...
I keep saying we're at the porn moment of AI - remember in the 90s when porn companies were first adopters of the Internet and nothing else was on it? I feel like we're there with AI. Awkward and dangerous beginnings.
When I wrote
"I’m overhearing a trainee train driver using chatgpt to learn road knowledge (the rules and specific conditions involved in driving a train over a section of track) and I’m going to scream
this is going to kill people"
I foolishly didn't think managers would be dumb enough to try
"I’m overhearing a trainee train driver using chatgpt to learn road knowledge (the rules and specific conditions involved in driving a train over a section of track) and I’m going to scream
this is going to kill people"
I foolishly didn't think managers would be dumb enough to try
I don’t know how anyone can still talk about “the AI revolution” with a straight face. Reuters story about a railroad company that has sunk $300,000 into “developing AI products” and appears to have made…a chatbot that doesn’t work?
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I keep saying we're at the porn moment of AI - remember in the 90s when porn companies were first adopters of the Internet and nothing else was on it? I feel like we're there with AI. Awkward and dangerous beginnings.
Ontario is the biggest customer.
Elbows are still up.
Elbows are still up.
😂😂😂 Fu¢k you Republicans, stupid christofascist trash 🖕🇨🇦
RE: Major #Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
#TrumpRecession #Project2025 #CdnPoli #ElbowsUP #NeverVoteConservative #MAGA
RE: Major #Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
#TrumpRecession #Project2025 #CdnPoli #ElbowsUP #NeverVoteConservative #MAGA
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Ontario is the biggest customer.
Elbows are still up.
Elbows are still up.
100% would gorge myself on these....
They should make poutine but in the form of orbs. A crunchy potato sphere enclosing a core of gravy and cheese curds and extras that would otherwise be toppings.
December 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
100% would gorge myself on these....
Washington DC to be renamed Trumpington Inc.
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Washington DC to be renamed Trumpington Inc.
Hahahaha!!! Guthrie got around Dani's stupid word ban.The Alberta Party is now the Progressive Tory Party.
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hahahaha!!! Guthrie got around Dani's stupid word ban.The Alberta Party is now the Progressive Tory Party.
It will go back to its original name in due time. He's just trying to brand himeSelf all over the country. He'll probably license his name to them for a fee.
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It will go back to its original name in due time. He's just trying to brand himeSelf all over the country. He'll probably license his name to them for a fee.
So in love with Rockalina!
Rockalina the turtle meets member of her own species for the 1st time in 48 years
The rescued turtle spent decades on a kitchen floor in New Jersey, subsisting mainly on cat food
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
The rescued turtle spent decades on a kitchen floor in New Jersey, subsisting mainly on cat food
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
Rockalina the turtle meets member of her own species for the 1st time in 48 years | CBC Radio
After nearly 50 years living on a kitchen floor in New Jersey and eating a diet of mainly cat food, Rockalina the turtle was in rough shape. But after 11 months of rehabilitation, she's thriving — and...
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
So in love with Rockalina!
Trump sounds like that ShamWow sales guy on cocaine right now....
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump sounds like that ShamWow sales guy on cocaine right now....