Bill Galloway
@billgalloway.ca
Father, Socialist, Humanist, Blue Jays Fan, Board Gamer. Lover of light-hearted fiction from Dickens to Wodehouse with a side trek to Ligotti.
An LRR mention in the wild! Those crazy canucks could show up anywhere.
/"canucks" is what Canadians were called in the 70s.
/"canucks" is what Canadians were called in the 70s.
February 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
An LRR mention in the wild! Those crazy canucks could show up anywhere.
/"canucks" is what Canadians were called in the 70s.
/"canucks" is what Canadians were called in the 70s.
February 11th is the day when you want carnival food the most.
Give me something battered, fried, fried again, slathered in salsa, dump a scoop of grilled onions next to it, and in the corner the limpest stalk of barely-green celery the world has ever seen, just to throw the rest into stark relief.
Give me something battered, fried, fried again, slathered in salsa, dump a scoop of grilled onions next to it, and in the corner the limpest stalk of barely-green celery the world has ever seen, just to throw the rest into stark relief.
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
February 11th is the day when you want carnival food the most.
Give me something battered, fried, fried again, slathered in salsa, dump a scoop of grilled onions next to it, and in the corner the limpest stalk of barely-green celery the world has ever seen, just to throw the rest into stark relief.
Give me something battered, fried, fried again, slathered in salsa, dump a scoop of grilled onions next to it, and in the corner the limpest stalk of barely-green celery the world has ever seen, just to throw the rest into stark relief.
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I had an unpleasant task today, I needed documents printed, my printer was out of ink, and I'm in an ADHD spiral at this point. Time is running out, so I go to the library.
I needed a card (but they had visitor's passes) and it was $.15 a page (everyone gets $5 a day free). I love the library.
I needed a card (but they had visitor's passes) and it was $.15 a page (everyone gets $5 a day free). I love the library.
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I had an unpleasant task today, I needed documents printed, my printer was out of ink, and I'm in an ADHD spiral at this point. Time is running out, so I go to the library.
I needed a card (but they had visitor's passes) and it was $.15 a page (everyone gets $5 a day free). I love the library.
I needed a card (but they had visitor's passes) and it was $.15 a page (everyone gets $5 a day free). I love the library.
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A blog debunking false "facts" about libraries. www.oif.ala.org/lies-about-l...
Lies About Libraries (Part One)
Welcome to the first in a series of posts dedicated to debunking false claims used to undermine trust in libraries and attack those who work in them.
www.oif.ala.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A blog debunking false "facts" about libraries. www.oif.ala.org/lies-about-l...
Age verification? I remember seeing cigarette vending machines, mimeographs, and punch cards.
Age verification?
I slept on a water bed - for years.
I slept on a water bed - for years.
Age verification?
If you wanted to know a fact, you had to go to the library, or if you were lucky, pull out one of the musty old encyclopedia britannica volumes in the living room
If you wanted to know a fact, you had to go to the library, or if you were lucky, pull out one of the musty old encyclopedia britannica volumes in the living room
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Age verification? I remember seeing cigarette vending machines, mimeographs, and punch cards.
It was a sultry night when Bobby Quine and I punched through to the white hot core of the internet, our 'trodes hanging loosely from our sweaty skin, the clouds hanging in the choking sky up among the tall corp towers.
February 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It was a sultry night when Bobby Quine and I punched through to the white hot core of the internet, our 'trodes hanging loosely from our sweaty skin, the clouds hanging in the choking sky up among the tall corp towers.
I got jerrified and now my neighbourhood is richer and full of microbreweries.
I got jerrified and now I’m lactose intolerant
i got jerrified and now my license says i’m 38
January 31, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I got jerrified and now my neighbourhood is richer and full of microbreweries.
There it is. End of a democracy. (I mean there's been a lot of last straws, but this one is really blatant.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
There it is. End of a democracy. (I mean there's been a lot of last straws, but this one is really blatant.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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For the most part (with a few ostracized members who are wildly popular) the entire function of the Democrats is to protect the status quo for business, which owns them. The change needed in the government for it to be fair and equitable would be so disruptive to their owners, they can never do it.
Congressional Democrats constantly negotiate against themselves because accurately describing Republicans as enemies of the constitution makes them flopsweat that they are alienating "swing voters" so they immediately do whatever they can to get back to "bipartisan negotiation" framework
Dem leadership is still sleepwalking and negotiating against themselves while middle aged working people freezing their asses off on the streets of Minnesota figured this out long ago and aren’t planning on standing down or giving an inch.
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
For the most part (with a few ostracized members who are wildly popular) the entire function of the Democrats is to protect the status quo for business, which owns them. The change needed in the government for it to be fair and equitable would be so disruptive to their owners, they can never do it.
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Lundi matin ?
Non, merci.
Non, merci.
January 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Lundi matin ?
Non, merci.
Non, merci.
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
That is not what happens in a civilized society.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 AM
That is not what happens in a civilized society.
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I can't believe that the violent, masked, armed troops roaming across the USA haven't tried robbing a bank yet.
Guns: check, masks: check. They walk around 2/3rds ready for a crime spree.
Steal some licence plates for your getaway rental SUV and that's an episode of Law & Order right there.
Guns: check, masks: check. They walk around 2/3rds ready for a crime spree.
Steal some licence plates for your getaway rental SUV and that's an episode of Law & Order right there.
January 20, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I can't believe that the violent, masked, armed troops roaming across the USA haven't tried robbing a bank yet.
Guns: check, masks: check. They walk around 2/3rds ready for a crime spree.
Steal some licence plates for your getaway rental SUV and that's an episode of Law & Order right there.
Guns: check, masks: check. They walk around 2/3rds ready for a crime spree.
Steal some licence plates for your getaway rental SUV and that's an episode of Law & Order right there.
Make a movie shorter:
War And ...well just war actually.
Seven Days In Tibet.
Lepton Of Solace.
Stay Where You Are, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
War And ...well just war actually.
Seven Days In Tibet.
Lepton Of Solace.
Stay Where You Are, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director
Clare Binns warns three-hour runtimes deter audiences as she is named Bafta recipient for outstanding British contribution to cinema
Directors should make shorter films if they want their work screened in cinemas, the head of one of the UK’s leading cinema and distribution companies has said.
Clare Binns, the creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas, made the comments after being named the recipient of this year’s Bafta award for outstanding British contribution to cinema, amid concern over steadily lengthening film runtimes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Make a movie shorter:
War And ...well just war actually.
Seven Days In Tibet.
Lepton Of Solace.
Stay Where You Are, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
War And ...well just war actually.
Seven Days In Tibet.
Lepton Of Solace.
Stay Where You Are, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
"Touchable Specimens"!
New band name, I called it.
New band name, I called it.
With thousands of touchable specimens and objects featured in our new Nature Lab, we have thousands of stories we can tell! Swipe to see some of our Public Programs team’s favorite specimens and where to find them in the Nature Lab.
January 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"Touchable Specimens"!
New band name, I called it.
New band name, I called it.
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
This has been a LOT of historical events in a row. Starting with one gorilla.
Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This has been a LOT of historical events in a row. Starting with one gorilla.
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What a sick, demented bastard. A mother is dead, and this dickhead is making her part of his 2028 campaign platform 24 hours later.
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
What a sick, demented bastard. A mother is dead, and this dickhead is making her part of his 2028 campaign platform 24 hours later.
When they make this anti-aging cartilage injection available for humans, I will ceremonially set fire to these stupid pads I have to wear to kneel on concrete.
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
When they make this anti-aging cartilage injection available for humans, I will ceremonially set fire to these stupid pads I have to wear to kneel on concrete.
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Personally I just really love reading.
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Personally I just really love reading.
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
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If we lived in a just media landscape, this would now be a trilogy.
December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If we lived in a just media landscape, this would now be a trilogy.
DUNE IT ALL FOR MY BABY
BRIGADUNE 🎶
ITS ALL BEEN DUNE BEFORE
December 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
DUNE IT ALL FOR MY BABY
Me looking excited for everything to come in 2026.
December 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Me looking excited for everything to come in 2026.