Derek Simon
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social
Father | | Settler | Lawyer working for Indigenous peoples | beard grower | soccer coach | musician | podcaster | I don’t make the rules, I just interpret them | posts, not legal advice | Halisky
Enjoying this glass of vegan wine.
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Enjoying this glass of vegan wine.
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
Automatic tax filing is so much easier for the taxpayer than the guessing game that is the self-assessment system.
For some reason the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is opposed to it.
For some reason the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is opposed to it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Automatic tax filing is so much easier for the taxpayer than the guessing game that is the self-assessment system.
For some reason the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is opposed to it.
For some reason the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is opposed to it.
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
I was at the Kentville courthouse today. People were wearing poppies. Everyone calm the fuck down.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I was at the Kentville courthouse today. People were wearing poppies. Everyone calm the fuck down.
This is not surprising. So much “economic reconciliation” funding is being funnelled to consultants with connections to the federal government and not to businesses with strong connections to Indigenous communities.
„More than 60% of roughly $1 billion in contracts annually intended to boost Indigenous entrepreneurs & their communities have stayed in Ottawa. Provinces with large Indigenous populations, incl Manitoba, B.C., Saskatchewan, Alberta, are largely shut out, according to IJF analysis of federal data.“
Indigenous contracting program funnels billions to Ottawa firms
The Investigative Journalism Foundation found that the federal Indigenous contracting program gave billions to Ottawa area firms.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is not surprising. So much “economic reconciliation” funding is being funnelled to consultants with connections to the federal government and not to businesses with strong connections to Indigenous communities.
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Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
Had fun handing out our end of season awards for the Wanderers, the Pubbies!
New Episode Available!!
It's award season, The Pubbies are here.
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social @halifaxdave33.bsky.social and Anthony hand out our end of season awards!
Check it out here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4ybd...
#coyw #canpl #cansoccer #hfxwanderers
It's award season, The Pubbies are here.
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social @halifaxdave33.bsky.social and Anthony hand out our end of season awards!
Check it out here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4ybd...
#coyw #canpl #cansoccer #hfxwanderers
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Had fun handing out our end of season awards for the Wanderers, the Pubbies!
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New Episode Available!!
It's award season, The Pubbies are here.
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social @halifaxdave33.bsky.social and Anthony hand out our end of season awards!
Check it out here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4ybd...
#coyw #canpl #cansoccer #hfxwanderers
It's award season, The Pubbies are here.
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social @halifaxdave33.bsky.social and Anthony hand out our end of season awards!
Check it out here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4ybd...
#coyw #canpl #cansoccer #hfxwanderers
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New Episode Available!!
It's award season, The Pubbies are here.
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social @halifaxdave33.bsky.social and Anthony hand out our end of season awards!
Check it out here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4ybd...
#coyw #canpl #cansoccer #hfxwanderers
It's award season, The Pubbies are here.
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social @halifaxdave33.bsky.social and Anthony hand out our end of season awards!
Check it out here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4ybd...
#coyw #canpl #cansoccer #hfxwanderers
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a hugely important legal precedent has been set today
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a hugely important legal precedent has been set today
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The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
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A friendship centre in #Fredericton has been teaching people how to build a traditional Wolastoqey birchbark canoe to ensure skills and knowledge dating back generations are maintained for the future.
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
‘The more I can soak up, the more I can teach’: Students build birchbark canoe to keep Wolastoqey traditional skills alive
A friendship centre in Fredericton has been teaching people how to build a traditional Wolastoqey birchbark canoe to ensure skills and knowledge dating back generations are maintained for the future.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A friendship centre in #Fredericton has been teaching people how to build a traditional Wolastoqey birchbark canoe to ensure skills and knowledge dating back generations are maintained for the future.
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
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For the sake of comparability, I'll go with the deficit-to-GDP ratio — the size of the deficit as compared to the size of the national economy.
By the measure, the projected deficit for 2025-2026 (2.5%) would be would be smaller than 2020-2021 (14.1), 2021-2022 (3.2) and 2009-2010 (3.1).
By the measure, the projected deficit for 2025-2026 (2.5%) would be would be smaller than 2020-2021 (14.1), 2021-2022 (3.2) and 2009-2010 (3.1).
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
For the sake of comparability, I'll go with the deficit-to-GDP ratio — the size of the deficit as compared to the size of the national economy.
By the measure, the projected deficit for 2025-2026 (2.5%) would be would be smaller than 2020-2021 (14.1), 2021-2022 (3.2) and 2009-2010 (3.1).
By the measure, the projected deficit for 2025-2026 (2.5%) would be would be smaller than 2020-2021 (14.1), 2021-2022 (3.2) and 2009-2010 (3.1).
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Out of budget lockup. I recently wrote: "Ottawa imposes a 10 percent luxury tax on yachts... yet a family buying a semi in Scarborough pays the equivalent of 15 percent in [DCs] and land transfer taxes."
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Out of budget lockup. I recently wrote: "Ottawa imposes a 10 percent luxury tax on yachts... yet a family buying a semi in Scarborough pays the equivalent of 15 percent in [DCs] and land transfer taxes."
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.
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I think Sudan might shoot up the news agenda somewhat if two US Presidents and two British PMs e.g. announced we were sending the RSF more machine guns and missiles to kill more civilians, then told the press everyone protesting against it was a traitor extremist and sent the cops to arrest them.
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I think Sudan might shoot up the news agenda somewhat if two US Presidents and two British PMs e.g. announced we were sending the RSF more machine guns and missiles to kill more civilians, then told the press everyone protesting against it was a traitor extremist and sent the cops to arrest them.
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Anyway, congrats to the Dodgers on buying another title
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Anyway, congrats to the Dodgers on buying another title
I think we can all see who MLB wants to win this.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I think we can all see who MLB wants to win this.
Glasnow looks like your man from The Room.
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Glasnow looks like your man from The Room.
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RETALIATORY TARIFF TO THE SHIN
CANADA IS ANGRY
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
RETALIATORY TARIFF TO THE SHIN
50% of this game is going to be Dodgers pitchers warming up
November 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
50% of this game is going to be Dodgers pitchers warming up