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Formerly bookfella on Twitter. Book reviewer (Booklist, the Winnipeg Free Press, others). Former radio playwright. Bookseller. Amateur smart-ass, hoping to turn pro. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Website: reviewsbybookfella.wordpress.com.
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This the best you could come up with, @schumer.senate.gov?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Very excited to be reviewing The Hive, forthcoming from @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social, for @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Big fan.
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I'm not naive. I know we could lose power in extraordinary circumstances. But this was typical, ordinary NS weather: not excessively heavy snow, no excessively high winds, no icy rain. Tens of thousands lost power. In many cases, due to neglect and lack of routine maintenance.
This won't make a lot of sense if you're not in Nova Scotia, but: this latest snowfall (a typical NS snowfall) is a significant step in training the citizenry that we can't rely on NS Power. The lack of basic maintenance, causing thousands to lose power, demonstrates a fundamental unreliability.
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 AM
This won't make a lot of sense if you're not in Nova Scotia, but: this latest snowfall (a typical NS snowfall) is a significant step in training the citizenry that we can't rely on NS Power. The lack of basic maintenance, causing thousands to lose power, demonstrates a fundamental unreliability.
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I have no interest in Boston Blue, the Blue Bloods spinoff, but I'd really like to see a period piece focusing on Frank Reagan's years as a detective. No idea who they would cast as the younger Frank, but there's plenty of material there.
January 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
January 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Heard a rumour that Hot Wheels has released a Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane, but I can't find it anywhere.
January 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
When Scott Adams dialed his crazy up to eleven I got rid of my Dilbert books. The sight of them made me too angry.
January 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Publishers should be putting out more LGBTQ+ books, not fewer. Standing up to the president and rejecting the bans. Not whatever cowardly thing they're apparently doing.
January 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I love this book so [expletive deleted] much. I recommended it to my friend [Blank], who also enjoyed it very much. It's one of @adamroberts.bsky.social's best novels.
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Slightly diminish a band.

Candle Light Orchestra

Buddy Holly and a Cricket
Slightly diminish a band.

Cherry Poppin' Single Fathers
Slightly diminish a band.

Linkin Playground
January 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Reconnecting with an old friend.
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Someone needs to make this sitcom:

Jurassic Parks and Recreation
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I'm glad I only get a new phone every couple of years because it's a fucking nightmare.
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How long before the MAGA morons start beating up Venezuelan American citizens?
January 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
That @schumer.senate.gov guy must be kinda dumb.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Everyone in the U.S. military/law enforcement who is "just following orders" should be held accountable at a war crimes tribunal.
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
January 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
One movie I'm not holding my breath for is Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem: The Remastered So You Can See What the Hell is Going On Edition.
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:

Hello. I am a torn blood vessel inside my own body.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:

Hello! I am Buachaille Etive Mòr.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:

Hi, I'm the fireball from the kitchen oven
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
It's rather depressing to think that if somebody made Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom today, the entire sequence at the end would probably be a bunch of actors in front of green screens. Do they even build sets like that anymore?
January 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I swallowed a plastic number from a kid's play set. Hurts like hell, but apparently this 2 will pass.
December 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'd listen to that Free Press guy.
The last #MondayReads of 2025!! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I’m going to burn them all. I have to. Come, see how we get it done. #BookSky

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December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Maple is warming his butt by the fire.
December 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM