Mike Dunn
@bymichaeldunn.bsky.social
Lost my hair on account of all the hats I wear.
Working class labour philosophy, guitar playing songwriter, concrete formwork carpenter, possibly the zigzag guy
Working class labour philosophy, guitar playing songwriter, concrete formwork carpenter, possibly the zigzag guy
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Mike Dunn
@bymichaeldunn.bsky.social
· May 8
–The Definitive Trucks of Fort Mac Chronicles–
A jacked up ~'22 F150 with a fresh FuckCarney decal and a custom license plate that read MISTAKE
A jacked up ~'22 F150 with a fresh FuckCarney decal and a custom license plate that read MISTAKE
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I am kind of sitting here mouth agape as I realize that the thing that really got eight Democrats to cave was a provision which provides backdoor criminal and civil immunity to them personally by making it functionally impossible to ever investigate the Senate
read the actual bill text and this is quite literally a provision designed solely to impede civil and criminal investigations into United States Senators and their staff. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I am kind of sitting here mouth agape as I realize that the thing that really got eight Democrats to cave was a provision which provides backdoor criminal and civil immunity to them personally by making it functionally impossible to ever investigate the Senate
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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The Winnipeg police Major Crimes Unit is investigating a fire at Manitoba cabinet minister Nahanni Fontaine's constituency office in north Winnipeg early on Tuesday morning.
The fire follows several windows being smashed at the office last week.
The fire follows several windows being smashed at the office last week.
Police investigating fire at Manitoba cabinet minister Nahanni Fontaine’s office | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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September 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Winnipeg police Major Crimes Unit is investigating a fire at Manitoba cabinet minister Nahanni Fontaine's constituency office in north Winnipeg early on Tuesday morning.
The fire follows several windows being smashed at the office last week.
The fire follows several windows being smashed at the office last week.
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“the core emotional attachment for [the reactionary center] is of being above the political struggle and effortlessly able to synthesise the ideas of the left and right into something better, that always mysteriously appears to be the status quo"
Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:
An essay on wank | deadSimpleTech
This captures well the uncomfortable, slightly disorienting feeling that wank creates when you're subjected to it, wherein you're expected to speak about and think about the statement as though it say...
deadsimpletech.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“the core emotional attachment for [the reactionary center] is of being above the political struggle and effortlessly able to synthesise the ideas of the left and right into something better, that always mysteriously appears to be the status quo"
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Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
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a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval
September 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval
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A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
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The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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As an American journalist, I really wish the institutions that trumpet a free press had more to say about this administration funding the assassination of our comrades
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
As an American journalist, I really wish the institutions that trumpet a free press had more to say about this administration funding the assassination of our comrades
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We will have pick-up and drop-off locations for banned books in Edmonton, Calgary & Lethbridge & support you in your city or town too.
Want to organize? Volunteer? Create a drop-off spot? Write to sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me or *just do it*!
All books will be publicly available & freely shared.
Want to organize? Volunteer? Create a drop-off spot? Write to sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me or *just do it*!
All books will be publicly available & freely shared.
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We will have pick-up and drop-off locations for banned books in Edmonton, Calgary & Lethbridge & support you in your city or town too.
Want to organize? Volunteer? Create a drop-off spot? Write to sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me or *just do it*!
All books will be publicly available & freely shared.
Want to organize? Volunteer? Create a drop-off spot? Write to sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me or *just do it*!
All books will be publicly available & freely shared.
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SHARE ALBERTA-BANNED BOOKS!
Principal, librarian, teacher, parent, or your average Albertan who is concerned about the Book Ban?
SAVE & SHARE the Queer, consent-based, healthy relationship & body positive books that the province wants us to give up.
Get involved: sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me
Principal, librarian, teacher, parent, or your average Albertan who is concerned about the Book Ban?
SAVE & SHARE the Queer, consent-based, healthy relationship & body positive books that the province wants us to give up.
Get involved: sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me
July 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
SHARE ALBERTA-BANNED BOOKS!
Principal, librarian, teacher, parent, or your average Albertan who is concerned about the Book Ban?
SAVE & SHARE the Queer, consent-based, healthy relationship & body positive books that the province wants us to give up.
Get involved: sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me
Principal, librarian, teacher, parent, or your average Albertan who is concerned about the Book Ban?
SAVE & SHARE the Queer, consent-based, healthy relationship & body positive books that the province wants us to give up.
Get involved: sharealbertabannedbooks@pm.me
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the thing about "drain the swamp" is that Trump was able to replace special interest lobbyists and foreign agents as the focus of anti-corruption ire with dedicated public servants who do things like maintain school, hospital, and library infrastructure.
What I've seen with the people in my life is really tough. These are people who committed to serving the common good, usually for less pay than they'd get elsewhere. They're often completely invisible to the general public, but do essential work.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It’s working.
Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn’t anyone care?”
www.washingtonpost.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
the thing about "drain the swamp" is that Trump was able to replace special interest lobbyists and foreign agents as the focus of anti-corruption ire with dedicated public servants who do things like maintain school, hospital, and library infrastructure.
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Students/public fought for some type of ceasefire and were treated as anti-semites and terrorist sympathizers. Now the mainstream is granting us its ok after all the shit we took and are still taking to demand to end a genocide
These protests were used a pretext for clamping down on civil rights
These protests were used a pretext for clamping down on civil rights
Encouraging to see Canada participating in this attempt by major democracies to restrain Netanyahu and compel a ceasefire and renewed peace process, in the absence of a constructive U.S. role in doing so. We'll see if this is backed with actions
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Canada, U.K. and France threaten action against Israel over Gaza offensive
In their joint statement, Carney, Starmer and Macron warned of consequences for the military operations and aid curbs
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Students/public fought for some type of ceasefire and were treated as anti-semites and terrorist sympathizers. Now the mainstream is granting us its ok after all the shit we took and are still taking to demand to end a genocide
These protests were used a pretext for clamping down on civil rights
These protests were used a pretext for clamping down on civil rights
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Updated #UCPayToPlay scandal-in-a-tweet:
Premier Smith's former chief of staff allegedly pressured health officials to cut half a billion dollars in contracts to a businessman whose sister was his landlord and who bought them all luxury NHL tickets. And they fired the person ready to reveal it.
Premier Smith's former chief of staff allegedly pressured health officials to cut half a billion dollars in contracts to a businessman whose sister was his landlord and who bought them all luxury NHL tickets. And they fired the person ready to reveal it.
Allegedly, Smith's staff pressured health officials to approve over half a billion dollars in private health care contracts to a businessman who bought them seats in NHL luxury boxes in return for the favour. Then Smith fired a CEO who tried to investigate.
May 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Updated #UCPayToPlay scandal-in-a-tweet:
Premier Smith's former chief of staff allegedly pressured health officials to cut half a billion dollars in contracts to a businessman whose sister was his landlord and who bought them all luxury NHL tickets. And they fired the person ready to reveal it.
Premier Smith's former chief of staff allegedly pressured health officials to cut half a billion dollars in contracts to a businessman whose sister was his landlord and who bought them all luxury NHL tickets. And they fired the person ready to reveal it.
Seems like this is fairly under the radar today.
Nothing can change what's happened, but we can change our diplomatic response, and that's a start.
Nothing can change what's happened, but we can change our diplomatic response, and that's a start.
UK, France and Canada threaten action if Israel doesn’t stop its renewed on slaught on Gaza and lift aid restrictions.
Keir Starmer, Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron condemned as “abhorrent” language used by Israeli politicians threatening to relocate civilians from Gaza.
Keir Starmer, Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron condemned as “abhorrent” language used by Israeli politicians threatening to relocate civilians from Gaza.
UK, France, Canada threaten Israel against Gaza offensive
The leaders of Britain, France, and Canada on Monday threatened action against Israel if it does not stop a renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
www.reuters.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Seems like this is fairly under the radar today.
Nothing can change what's happened, but we can change our diplomatic response, and that's a start.
Nothing can change what's happened, but we can change our diplomatic response, and that's a start.
They're screaming at Muppets.
May 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
They're screaming at Muppets.
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What are the odds the FBI just doesn't investigate this at all?
BREAKING
The Mayor of Palm Springs has confirmed to the LA Times that an explosion at a fertility clinic this morning was caused by a bomb in or near a vehicle.
At least one person has been killed.
The Mayor of Palm Springs has confirmed to the LA Times that an explosion at a fertility clinic this morning was caused by a bomb in or near a vehicle.
At least one person has been killed.
May 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What are the odds the FBI just doesn't investigate this at all?
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BREAKING
The Mayor of Palm Springs has confirmed to the LA Times that an explosion at a fertility clinic this morning was caused by a bomb in or near a vehicle.
At least one person has been killed.
The Mayor of Palm Springs has confirmed to the LA Times that an explosion at a fertility clinic this morning was caused by a bomb in or near a vehicle.
At least one person has been killed.
May 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
BREAKING
The Mayor of Palm Springs has confirmed to the LA Times that an explosion at a fertility clinic this morning was caused by a bomb in or near a vehicle.
At least one person has been killed.
The Mayor of Palm Springs has confirmed to the LA Times that an explosion at a fertility clinic this morning was caused by a bomb in or near a vehicle.
At least one person has been killed.
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American thin-skinned bullshit like this is *exhausting*. Legitimate officials pretend that America is anything other than the aggressor in this situation, belittling us and reinforcing your own propaganda. And then you're upset when we don't just take it lying down.
‘It’s Outrageous That You Banned American Products From Your Shelves’
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra opens up about U.S.-Canada tensions and the signals he hopes to see from new Prime Minister Mark Carney.
www.politico.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
American thin-skinned bullshit like this is *exhausting*. Legitimate officials pretend that America is anything other than the aggressor in this situation, belittling us and reinforcing your own propaganda. And then you're upset when we don't just take it lying down.
Jump shot was a fckng brick this morning. So annoying.
May 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Jump shot was a fckng brick this morning. So annoying.
Forcing the world to line the pockets of arms manufacturers.
Which is the bigger racket? Weapons or oil?
Which is the bigger racket? Weapons or oil?
Rubio says NATO members will agree to 5% defense spending over next decade by June summit reut.rs/4j6mjj8
Rubio says NATO members will agree to 5% defense spending over next decade by June summit
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that all NATO members will have agreed on a goal of spending the equivalent to 5% of GDP on defense over the next decade by the 2025 NATO Summit in June.
reut.rs
May 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Forcing the world to line the pockets of arms manufacturers.
Which is the bigger racket? Weapons or oil?
Which is the bigger racket? Weapons or oil?
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I'll tell you one thing : I've never told my friends "We gotta keep our stories straight and all say the same thing" unless my friends and I were preparing to lie about something we definitely shouldn't have been doing.
The truth does not require memorizing.
The truth does not require memorizing.
Player accused of sexual assault told teammates ‘we all need to say the same thing,’ trial hears
World junior players maintained in texts between themselves that the woman behind the allegations in the Hockey Canada case had consented to sexual activity
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'll tell you one thing : I've never told my friends "We gotta keep our stories straight and all say the same thing" unless my friends and I were preparing to lie about something we definitely shouldn't have been doing.
The truth does not require memorizing.
The truth does not require memorizing.
Geopolitics as a living, breathing Veep episode is incredibly tiresome.
May 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Geopolitics as a living, breathing Veep episode is incredibly tiresome.
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In the dead of night, the UCP passed the most comprehensive set of anti democratic reforms in Alberta history.
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Danielle Smith's Electoral Reforms Are Straight from the Trump Playbook
And it's no accident they were released today.
open.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In the dead of night, the UCP passed the most comprehensive set of anti democratic reforms in Alberta history.
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...