Dick Altavista
@dickaltavista.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Grandfather, CKCU radio host, Musician.
Pinned
My 2024 “wrapped”
9543km on my bike(up from 5703km in 2023)
32 books read
2057 news articles read on my “lunch hour “ and at least as many during breakfast.
Over 70 live bands.
At least 157 hours of @ckcu931 content created.
Countless hours of musical instrument practice.
Welcomed one grandchild
9543km on my bike(up from 5703km in 2023)
32 books read
2057 news articles read on my “lunch hour “ and at least as many during breakfast.
Over 70 live bands.
At least 157 hours of @ckcu931 content created.
Countless hours of musical instrument practice.
Welcomed one grandchild
Today’s reward for completing @ckcufm.bsky.social homework is more listing inspired by reading.
Paying particular attention to the drums!
The Rolling Stones
GOATS HEAD SOUP
Paying particular attention to the drums!
The Rolling Stones
GOATS HEAD SOUP
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Today’s reward for completing @ckcufm.bsky.social homework is more listing inspired by reading.
Paying particular attention to the drums!
The Rolling Stones
GOATS HEAD SOUP
Paying particular attention to the drums!
The Rolling Stones
GOATS HEAD SOUP
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What a remarkable, piercing, and perfect assessment of these malignant moronic monsters.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What a remarkable, piercing, and perfect assessment of these malignant moronic monsters.
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"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." .. (Heinrich Heine) (Cartoon Dave Granlund)
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." .. (Heinrich Heine) (Cartoon Dave Granlund)
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Here's today's dose of "This is why women don't trust police."
Charge withdrawn against Ottawa police officer who had sex while on duty | CBC News
Crown prosecutors have withdrawn a criminal charge against Const. Richard Lemay, who was demoted in September for picking up a woman and having sex with her while on duty 17 years ago.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Here's today's dose of "This is why women don't trust police."
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What happens when you fail to consult one of the key stakeholders.
BC First Nations say the tanker ban is non-negotiable. End of story.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/27/f...
BC First Nations say the tanker ban is non-negotiable. End of story.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/27/f...
First Nations leader says pipeline MOU changes nothing, tanker ban is…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What happens when you fail to consult one of the key stakeholders.
BC First Nations say the tanker ban is non-negotiable. End of story.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/27/f...
BC First Nations say the tanker ban is non-negotiable. End of story.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/27/f...
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You're all piling on the love for the WKRP turkey drop, but don't sleep on that Newhart episode, where he spends Thanksgiving without Emily and gets shitfaced with Howard and Jerry and Eliot Carlin
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You're all piling on the love for the WKRP turkey drop, but don't sleep on that Newhart episode, where he spends Thanksgiving without Emily and gets shitfaced with Howard and Jerry and Eliot Carlin
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
Today’s reward for cold, windy, overcast cycling celebrates the joy of living above the library.
@joan_osborne
BREAKFAST IN BED
@joan_osborne
BREAKFAST IN BED
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Today’s reward for cold, windy, overcast cycling celebrates the joy of living above the library.
@joan_osborne
BREAKFAST IN BED
@joan_osborne
BREAKFAST IN BED
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Pick up the comp here ckcu931fm.bandcamp.com/album/still-... 💛🖤5️⃣0️⃣🥰🎂🎶🎵📻🌟💐🤩
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Pick up the comp here ckcu931fm.bandcamp.com/album/still-... 💛🖤5️⃣0️⃣🥰🎂🎶🎵📻🌟💐🤩
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If telling the troops not to follow illegal orders is “sedition,” what do we call colluding with the Kremlin to manipulate the U.S. President into advancing Russian interests over America’s?
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If telling the troops not to follow illegal orders is “sedition,” what do we call colluding with the Kremlin to manipulate the U.S. President into advancing Russian interests over America’s?
Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates 50 years @ckcu931
STILL THE MIGHY:CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CKCU 93.1FM
Like the station itself this record includes both long time favourites and “new to me” artists.
Kudos to all the volunteers who put this together.
STILL THE MIGHY:CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CKCU 93.1FM
Like the station itself this record includes both long time favourites and “new to me” artists.
Kudos to all the volunteers who put this together.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates 50 years @ckcu931
STILL THE MIGHY:CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CKCU 93.1FM
Like the station itself this record includes both long time favourites and “new to me” artists.
Kudos to all the volunteers who put this together.
STILL THE MIGHY:CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CKCU 93.1FM
Like the station itself this record includes both long time favourites and “new to me” artists.
Kudos to all the volunteers who put this together.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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There have been 580 femicides in Canada since 2020.
@cfoja.bsky.social has created a podcast with an episode for each woman and girl.
Their lives matter. Their deaths were preventable.
@cfoja.bsky.social has created a podcast with an episode for each woman and girl.
Their lives matter. Their deaths were preventable.
Too True Crime
The Too True Crime podcast documents over 580 women killed by femicide in Canada since 2020. Explore an episode for every life lost to gender-related violence.
www.tootruecrime.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There have been 580 femicides in Canada since 2020.
@cfoja.bsky.social has created a podcast with an episode for each woman and girl.
Their lives matter. Their deaths were preventable.
@cfoja.bsky.social has created a podcast with an episode for each woman and girl.
Their lives matter. Their deaths were preventable.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Thanks for the reminder, Wally!
Tune in tonight to listen to these great new @thephotocopies.bsky.social songs. Thanks @dickaltavista.bsky.social
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/589...
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/589...
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thanks for the reminder, Wally!
Too impatient to wait for the FM broadcast?
Attic Thoughts streams Live and On Demand cod.ckcufm.com/programs/589...
Attic Thoughts streams Live and On Demand cod.ckcufm.com/programs/589...
Zevon Project, The Photocopies "Radio Activity, Volume 4", Roots tunes and Rawk Songs. - Attic Thoughts - 2025-11-25
Zevon Project, The Photocopies "Radio Activity, Volume 4", Roots tunes(including NEW Paitra, Emma Swift, Pony Gold, Everett LaRoi, Jerry Leger and Duke & Goldie) and Rawk Songs(including NEW Carmen To...
cod.ckcufm.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Too impatient to wait for the FM broadcast?
Attic Thoughts streams Live and On Demand cod.ckcufm.com/programs/589...
Attic Thoughts streams Live and On Demand cod.ckcufm.com/programs/589...
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Manosphere antivaxxers: Olympic level mental gymnastics!
Vaccines (among the most studied & regulated interventions) are evil, but...
- Overuse of testosterone therapy? Cool
- Unproven supplements? Cool.
- Unproven peptide therapy? Cool.
- Steroids? Cool.
- HGH? Cool.
Sigh.
Vaccines (among the most studied & regulated interventions) are evil, but...
- Overuse of testosterone therapy? Cool
- Unproven supplements? Cool.
- Unproven peptide therapy? Cool.
- Steroids? Cool.
- HGH? Cool.
Sigh.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Manosphere antivaxxers: Olympic level mental gymnastics!
Vaccines (among the most studied & regulated interventions) are evil, but...
- Overuse of testosterone therapy? Cool
- Unproven supplements? Cool.
- Unproven peptide therapy? Cool.
- Steroids? Cool.
- HGH? Cool.
Sigh.
Vaccines (among the most studied & regulated interventions) are evil, but...
- Overuse of testosterone therapy? Cool
- Unproven supplements? Cool.
- Unproven peptide therapy? Cool.
- Steroids? Cool.
- HGH? Cool.
Sigh.
Today’s reward for pouring rain, suburban, coastal hiking celebrates living above the library.
THE ESSENTIAL STAN GETZ
@ververecords rules.
THE ESSENTIAL STAN GETZ
@ververecords rules.
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today’s reward for pouring rain, suburban, coastal hiking celebrates living above the library.
THE ESSENTIAL STAN GETZ
@ververecords rules.
THE ESSENTIAL STAN GETZ
@ververecords rules.
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A Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter during a surge in influenza cases has been tapped to serve as the new number two leader at the CDC.
New leader tapped for CDC had stopped pushing vaccines amid flu surge
Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter during a surge in influenza cases has been tapped to serve as the new number two leader at the CDC.
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Stalking kills. I am, by every possible measurement, a statistical anomaly because few people survive being stalked for a decade like I was.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
Why Don’t We Take Stalking More Seriously? | The Walrus
The law makes it hard for victims of criminal harassment to prove they’re at risk
thewalrus.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Stalking kills. I am, by every possible measurement, a statistical anomaly because few people survive being stalked for a decade like I was.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
day’s reward for completing @ckcu931 homework.
THE HARDER THEY COME: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
RIP Jimmy Cliff
Sometimes in the very early eighties I found myself in a very smoke filled room at The University of Ottawa for a screening of this movie.
This record resides on the “Top Shelf” as it should.
THE HARDER THEY COME: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
RIP Jimmy Cliff
Sometimes in the very early eighties I found myself in a very smoke filled room at The University of Ottawa for a screening of this movie.
This record resides on the “Top Shelf” as it should.
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
day’s reward for completing @ckcu931 homework.
THE HARDER THEY COME: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
RIP Jimmy Cliff
Sometimes in the very early eighties I found myself in a very smoke filled room at The University of Ottawa for a screening of this movie.
This record resides on the “Top Shelf” as it should.
THE HARDER THEY COME: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
RIP Jimmy Cliff
Sometimes in the very early eighties I found myself in a very smoke filled room at The University of Ottawa for a screening of this movie.
This record resides on the “Top Shelf” as it should.
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Oh, Tish James case dismissed too. Now Miss Hannigan has to start her orphanage.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Federal judge dismissed indictments against Letitia James and James Comey | CNN Politics
A federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday.
www.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Oh, Tish James case dismissed too. Now Miss Hannigan has to start her orphanage.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
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It's a good day for democracy when the UCP are on the run.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/s...
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/s...
Six more of Premier Smith's UCP legislature members face recall…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's a good day for democracy when the UCP are on the run.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/s...
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/s...
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Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?