Diane Baker Mason
@dianebakermason.bsky.social
I have been a lawyer, a novelist, a playwright, a poet, a comedian, and some of those things I still am, sort-of. Half Aussie. Half Newfie. All Canadian. Pretty far left. Have 2 grown sons. One husband. One dog. Part of a horse. Also: old (over 65).
Our dog Haggis objects strenuously to having to wear TWO coats in the -20 (Celsius) weather.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Our dog Haggis objects strenuously to having to wear TWO coats in the -20 (Celsius) weather.
But what about all the little spermies that his teenage parents wiped heartlessly away? Shouldn't they too have had a chance at life?
Mike Johnson: "I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy exactly one year before Roe. A lot of people tried to convince my very young parents that they should just take care of that problem. But I am eternally grateful that they allowed me the chance at life."
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
But what about all the little spermies that his teenage parents wiped heartlessly away? Shouldn't they too have had a chance at life?
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Three Hotels in Las Vegas are accepting the Canadian dollar at par. Sorry, but we are still boycotting the United States.
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Three Hotels in Las Vegas are accepting the Canadian dollar at par. Sorry, but we are still boycotting the United States.
For some reason, the Bluesky algorithm keeps sending me furry porn and soap opera fanstuff. Is there a way to explain to the algorithm that I really don't want this shite?
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
For some reason, the Bluesky algorithm keeps sending me furry porn and soap opera fanstuff. Is there a way to explain to the algorithm that I really don't want this shite?
Once again, the Onion briefly fools me into thinking that's real reporting.
“When an individual enters their residence, conceals themselves behind a closed door, and attempts to go about their everyday life, they are willfully impeding the important work of law enforcement officers and engaging in domestic terrorism,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin
ICE Deems Being In Privacy Of Own Home Obstruction Of Justice
WASHINGTON—Warning that any attempt to spend time inside a personal residence constituted hostile interference with federal operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Thursday...
theonion.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Once again, the Onion briefly fools me into thinking that's real reporting.
From a friend:
SCENE: 2 CANUCKS are eating poutine & drinking Molsons. 1ST CANUCK: How’s it goin’, eh? 2ND CANUCK: Oh, ya know, hardly good. Wandering’ around the ol’ hegemon reading’ Havel an’ Thucydides, eh. 1ST CANUCK: No shit! Findin’ a shit-ton of complementarities? 2ND CANUCK: Fuckin’ eh!
SCENE: 2 CANUCKS are eating poutine & drinking Molsons. 1ST CANUCK: How’s it goin’, eh? 2ND CANUCK: Oh, ya know, hardly good. Wandering’ around the ol’ hegemon reading’ Havel an’ Thucydides, eh. 1ST CANUCK: No shit! Findin’ a shit-ton of complementarities? 2ND CANUCK: Fuckin’ eh!
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
From a friend:
SCENE: 2 CANUCKS are eating poutine & drinking Molsons. 1ST CANUCK: How’s it goin’, eh? 2ND CANUCK: Oh, ya know, hardly good. Wandering’ around the ol’ hegemon reading’ Havel an’ Thucydides, eh. 1ST CANUCK: No shit! Findin’ a shit-ton of complementarities? 2ND CANUCK: Fuckin’ eh!
SCENE: 2 CANUCKS are eating poutine & drinking Molsons. 1ST CANUCK: How’s it goin’, eh? 2ND CANUCK: Oh, ya know, hardly good. Wandering’ around the ol’ hegemon reading’ Havel an’ Thucydides, eh. 1ST CANUCK: No shit! Findin’ a shit-ton of complementarities? 2ND CANUCK: Fuckin’ eh!
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Everyone - including Americans - need to listen to this speech by Canadian Prime Minister Carney.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
PM Carney delivers special address at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Everyone - including Americans - need to listen to this speech by Canadian Prime Minister Carney.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtF6...
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Once a thug, always a thug.
Doug Ford refuses to use his government-issued phone and reportedly has run Ontario off of personal and burner phones for 8 years.
And we know the reason why. To keep all his criminal activities secret! #cdnpoli
And we know the reason why. To keep all his criminal activities secret! #cdnpoli
January 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Once a thug, always a thug.
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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“I did warn y’all! In Donald Trump’s mind, the military does not exist to serve the constitution or the American people. Like everything else, he thinks the military exists to do his bidding. And if elected, he will use the military to go after “the enemy within.”
-Barack Obama
-Barack Obama
the president of the united states stands at a podium
ALT: the president of the united states stands at a podium
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“I did warn y’all! In Donald Trump’s mind, the military does not exist to serve the constitution or the American people. Like everything else, he thinks the military exists to do his bidding. And if elected, he will use the military to go after “the enemy within.”
-Barack Obama
-Barack Obama
That's if there is a next week...
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
That's if there is a next week...
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Bumping this petition for Canadians
Calling for the removal of the right of provinces to over-ride protections for transgender and gender-diverse people using the notwithstanding clause.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Calling for the removal of the right of provinces to over-ride protections for transgender and gender-diverse people using the notwithstanding clause.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7027 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
January 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Bumping this petition for Canadians
Calling for the removal of the right of provinces to over-ride protections for transgender and gender-diverse people using the notwithstanding clause.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Calling for the removal of the right of provinces to over-ride protections for transgender and gender-diverse people using the notwithstanding clause.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Gathering in toronto to sing songs of support for minnesota.
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Gathering in toronto to sing songs of support for minnesota.
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ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
Wow.
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Wow.
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Could someone confirm if this is real, or AI?
I don't want to watch the address...I cannot bear to listen to him...but I'm wondering if this is a loop or AI or he's trying to tell a joke or something?
In short...REALLY?!
I don't want to watch the address...I cannot bear to listen to him...but I'm wondering if this is a loop or AI or he's trying to tell a joke or something?
In short...REALLY?!
A statement from the undead President of the United States Donald J Trump.
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Could someone confirm if this is real, or AI?
I don't want to watch the address...I cannot bear to listen to him...but I'm wondering if this is a loop or AI or he's trying to tell a joke or something?
In short...REALLY?!
I don't want to watch the address...I cannot bear to listen to him...but I'm wondering if this is a loop or AI or he's trying to tell a joke or something?
In short...REALLY?!
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We kicked in $5K to help buy some beer for the Ford autoworker 😉🍻! Thank you TJ! Link we were sent for the GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/tj-sabula-...
Donate to TJ Sabula is a patriot!!, organized by Sean Williams
Please help us raise funds for patriot TJ Sabula!! TJ was suspended from his job at the Ford Au… Sean Williams needs your support for TJ Sabula is a patriot!!
www.gofundme.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 AM
We kicked in $5K to help buy some beer for the Ford autoworker 😉🍻! Thank you TJ! Link we were sent for the GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/tj-sabula-...
It's hardly easy for us Canadians to be smug about our country when we are CATERING NAZIS. Yes. Ontario manufacturer Roshel cut a deal in December to sell armoured vehicles to ICE (Doug Ford thought it was a "great idea" despite the "irony.") The kicker? The manufacturing will take place in the US!
I missed this last week, y'know, in the midst of the news that dominated, which was the fascist, criminal ICE organization murdering a citizen.
globalnews.ca/news/1155832...
globalnews.ca/news/1155832...
‘Fantastic news’: Ford welcomes ICE plan to order Ontario armoured vehicles | Globalnews.ca
Reports emerged this week of U.S. government procurement plans to order 20 Senator vehicles for its ICE officers, a move worth roughly $10 million.
globalnews.ca
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
It's hardly easy for us Canadians to be smug about our country when we are CATERING NAZIS. Yes. Ontario manufacturer Roshel cut a deal in December to sell armoured vehicles to ICE (Doug Ford thought it was a "great idea" despite the "irony.") The kicker? The manufacturing will take place in the US!
