Blair Odney
@blair0.bsky.social
Husband, dad, granddad, thriving and alive. Happy to continue contributing to the world in my post-retirement. Hoping that we find a way to understand each other in our differences so that we don't make mortal enemies, but collaborators on a loving path.
Having a fight with Amazon/Kindle. The cancellation of my Amazon account resulted in the wiping out of my Kindle library that has been built over the past 10 years. Thousands of dollars worth of books were stolen because I chose to cancel my Amazon account.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Having a fight with Amazon/Kindle. The cancellation of my Amazon account resulted in the wiping out of my Kindle library that has been built over the past 10 years. Thousands of dollars worth of books were stolen because I chose to cancel my Amazon account.
This is kinda what I remember about the Harper government and why I think he was the worst PM in Canadian history. Now he is chairman of the International Democracy Union, an international alliance of centre-right to right-wing political parties.
They built an international reputation advertising the selling of our country to foreign interests. I wonder where that money went? 🤔
October 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is kinda what I remember about the Harper government and why I think he was the worst PM in Canadian history. Now he is chairman of the International Democracy Union, an international alliance of centre-right to right-wing political parties.
If you are looking for a razor sharp rebuke of the systems we are in, read this book. It is the clearest, most erudite analysis of six words that have become weaponized in our culture. A compelling read. Billions $$ being made in the pursuit of disinformation leading to hate and enemy making.
October 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
If you are looking for a razor sharp rebuke of the systems we are in, read this book. It is the clearest, most erudite analysis of six words that have become weaponized in our culture. A compelling read. Billions $$ being made in the pursuit of disinformation leading to hate and enemy making.
This is why what happened in the House of Commins yesterday should not have happened. A great read posted by a friend.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is why what happened in the House of Commins yesterday should not have happened. A great read posted by a friend.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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A clear-eyed summary of which governments have done what over the years, for those freaking out about where the Liberals are right now.
Provides a lot of perspective.
Provides a lot of perspective.
Brilliant little read from an unknown writer that totally gets it. Sit down and learn a few things.
"If anyone’s wondering — I’ve voted Conservative, Liberal, and NDP when the local representative was the best person running. I’ve always tried to vote for the person and the plan, not just the party.
"If anyone’s wondering — I’ve voted Conservative, Liberal, and NDP when the local representative was the best person running. I’ve always tried to vote for the person and the plan, not just the party.
August 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A clear-eyed summary of which governments have done what over the years, for those freaking out about where the Liberals are right now.
Provides a lot of perspective.
Provides a lot of perspective.
The headlines in mainstream media are screaming that the appeals court threw out the massive fraud penalty against Rump. However, the court didn't overturn the conviction. He still defrauded people. He is still a crook. It's just less punitive. This is not a story.
August 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The headlines in mainstream media are screaming that the appeals court threw out the massive fraud penalty against Rump. However, the court didn't overturn the conviction. He still defrauded people. He is still a crook. It's just less punitive. This is not a story.
I am most not a binary thinker. And yet, this article provides moral clarity. It's exact, precise and piercingly straightforward. I also know where I stand.
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John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz)
To all my new Fox News followers after their coverage of this piece,
Your vulgar, vile, and hateful wishes of illness, violence, death, and eternal suffering upon me and those I love have done much t...
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August 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am most not a binary thinker. And yet, this article provides moral clarity. It's exact, precise and piercingly straightforward. I also know where I stand.
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Perspective. Step away. Get to someplace where beautiful people are enjoying the gift to be alive. We come with only so much resilience. Take in an outdoor concert where kids are laughing. Breathe. Find joy. Tomorrow's mess will be there tomorrow.
July 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Perspective. Step away. Get to someplace where beautiful people are enjoying the gift to be alive. We come with only so much resilience. Take in an outdoor concert where kids are laughing. Breathe. Find joy. Tomorrow's mess will be there tomorrow.
Happy Canada Day beautiful people. Here is an image from the Junos to brighten your holiday!!
July 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy Canada Day beautiful people. Here is an image from the Junos to brighten your holiday!!
Summer flowers gladden the heart.
July 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Summer flowers gladden the heart.
Anyone else absolutely fed up with the overwhelming nature of social media? Where can we find the goodness in the lives of our friends without the barrage of everything else?
June 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Anyone else absolutely fed up with the overwhelming nature of social media? Where can we find the goodness in the lives of our friends without the barrage of everything else?
Just finished watching six seasons of Schitt's Creek. Crying my eyes out. When you need something other than chaos and vitriol, watch what love among the ruins looks like. There is goodness in the world. Brilliant television.
June 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Just finished watching six seasons of Schitt's Creek. Crying my eyes out. When you need something other than chaos and vitriol, watch what love among the ruins looks like. There is goodness in the world. Brilliant television.
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Sad but true.
June 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sad but true.
The US is now the world's axis of terror. Inside its borders and outside. Led by a deranged psychopath, ICE is the Nazi SS and Christo-Nationals are the US version of the Taliban. Trump is the plaything of both Putin and Nehtenyahu, while oligarchs get richer. Great yet?
June 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The US is now the world's axis of terror. Inside its borders and outside. Led by a deranged psychopath, ICE is the Nazi SS and Christo-Nationals are the US version of the Taliban. Trump is the plaything of both Putin and Nehtenyahu, while oligarchs get richer. Great yet?
Attended the 50th reunion of my high school graduating class. It was a remarkable weekend and in case you'd like to read about, here is a link to my substack.
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50 years, One weekend
Behind every pair of eyes is a soul at work
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June 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Attended the 50th reunion of my high school graduating class. It was a remarkable weekend and in case you'd like to read about, here is a link to my substack.
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Bluesky is dying?!
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
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Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
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Bluesky is dying
Bluesky was invented to create a nicer space than Twitter. The problem is that too few people have joined and most are smug and boring.
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June 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Bluesky is dying?!
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
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Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
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Alberta exceptionalism is becoming kind of boring. Health care is in the toilet. Public education is in the toilet. And rumblings about separation just show your constitutional ignorance. Geez. Kids whose parents have sold the family farm don't have enough to do.
June 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Alberta exceptionalism is becoming kind of boring. Health care is in the toilet. Public education is in the toilet. And rumblings about separation just show your constitutional ignorance. Geez. Kids whose parents have sold the family farm don't have enough to do.
Reddit sucked. Deleted everything.
May 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Reddit sucked. Deleted everything.
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What sets us apart. What has the potential to unite us. Nothing comes close. We are Canadian.
What sets us apart. What has the potential to unite us. Nothing comes close. We are Canadian.
King Charles delivers Canada throne speech amid tension with US | FULL
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May 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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What sets us apart. What has the potential to unite us. Nothing comes close. We are Canadian.
What sets us apart. What has the potential to unite us. Nothing comes close. We are Canadian.
Posted my first Substack. Im seriously wanting to shift the conversation
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A Way Forward
- another person's humanity
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May 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Posted my first Substack. Im seriously wanting to shift the conversation
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She can stop it faster than anyone. By connecting to the rest of Canada.
She can stop it faster than anyone. By connecting to the rest of Canada.
Alberta premier says Carney can stop separatist movement by connecting West to global markets
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Mark Carney has the power to squash a separatist movement. Smith made the remarks Thursday afternoon as she wrapped up a meeting in Yellowknife with ...
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May 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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She can stop it faster than anyone. By connecting to the rest of Canada.
She can stop it faster than anyone. By connecting to the rest of Canada.
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IN A WORLD WHERE
YOU CAN BE
ANYTHING,
BE KIND.
YOU CAN BE
ANYTHING,
BE KIND.
May 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
IN A WORLD WHERE
YOU CAN BE
ANYTHING,
BE KIND.
YOU CAN BE
ANYTHING,
BE KIND.