Douglas Ogg
@dougogg.bsky.social
A very silly Canuck
Writer & Humorist / (Mostly) Former Cartoonist
Writer & Humorist / (Mostly) Former Cartoonist
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Douglas Ogg
@dougogg.bsky.social
· May 17
“Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people."
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
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I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that's not going to happen."
January 30, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that's not going to happen."
Because the rich and powerful MUST NOT BE INCONVENIENCED — especially if Conservatives are running the govt.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Epstein entered Canada despite his criminal record, newly released documents show
Latest disclosure shows the convicted sex offender made trips to Vancouver and sought to hide his presence on at least one occasion
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Because the rich and powerful MUST NOT BE INCONVENIENCED — especially if Conservatives are running the govt.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
A beautiful tribute
January 31, 2026 at 12:47 AM
A beautiful tribute
I guess it's a small gesture, but I think it's nice that Canada celebrates its artists with a stamp while they're alive, and can appreciate the honour, rather than waiting until years after they've died (like the US does).
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I guess it's a small gesture, but I think it's nice that Canada celebrates its artists with a stamp while they're alive, and can appreciate the honour, rather than waiting until years after they've died (like the US does).
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Catherine O'Hara's first production with the new comedy troupe in Toronto in 1974.
Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy? and Andrea Martin?
Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy? and Andrea Martin?
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Catherine O'Hara's first production with the new comedy troupe in Toronto in 1974.
Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy? and Andrea Martin?
Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy? and Andrea Martin?
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Epstein was allowed into Canada in 2014 under Harper and was denied entry in 2018 under Trudeau
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Latest batch of Epstein files reveals sex offender was allowed into Canada after conviction | CBC
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Epstein was allowed into Canada in 2014 under Harper and was denied entry in 2018 under Trudeau
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
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We will, we will ... boycott you!
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Brian May says US is currently too dangerous for Queen to tour there
Queen guitarist says ‘everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment’ when asked about touring plans
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
We will, we will ... boycott you!
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
"It is unnerving to walk into a gallery and see all your deepest fears and anxieties splayed out across the wall, but that is the power of Robert Crumb."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Robert Crumb review – sexual deviancy elevated to an art form
Though they were created for comic books, the artist’s horny and hilarious drawings of his own neuroses, and of glamazons in thigh-high boots, are unnervingly powerful on gallery walls
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"It is unnerving to walk into a gallery and see all your deepest fears and anxieties splayed out across the wall, but that is the power of Robert Crumb."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Guns are the problem, not the solution.
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Guns are the problem, not the solution.
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Compartment C, car 293 - Edward Hopper, 1938.
Source : Collection IBM, Armonk, New York 🇺🇸
Source : Collection IBM, Armonk, New York 🇺🇸
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Compartment C, car 293 - Edward Hopper, 1938.
Source : Collection IBM, Armonk, New York 🇺🇸
Source : Collection IBM, Armonk, New York 🇺🇸
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When I buy anything from the grocery store, I look for Product of Canada, this means it is entirely, or almost entirely, Canadian content (98% or more). I also buy locally made products, products from the UK, Australia, Scotland etc. #Canada
Read the labels carefully.
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
Read the labels carefully.
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
Think you're buying Canadian? That grocery item may actually be from the U.S. | CBC News
The push to buy Canadian is loud and clear, but are those local-looking products the real deal? CBC Marketplace exposes how some popular foods that seem Canadian are actually made in the U.S. Experts ...
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM
When I buy anything from the grocery store, I look for Product of Canada, this means it is entirely, or almost entirely, Canadian content (98% or more). I also buy locally made products, products from the UK, Australia, Scotland etc. #Canada
Read the labels carefully.
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
Read the labels carefully.
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
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Reposted by Douglas Ogg
It is treasonous and should be investigated. The separatists and Ms. Smith are having conversations with the American regime in secret, this is treason.
Send Hoekstra packing, they will not have Alberta, we will NOT be anything other than Canadian EVER! If any Albertan is not happy then leave!
Send Hoekstra packing, they will not have Alberta, we will NOT be anything other than Canadian EVER! If any Albertan is not happy then leave!
Time to expel US Ambassador Hoekstra, who presumably knew about this?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Canada separatists accused of ‘treason’ after secret talks with US state department
Alberta activists’ covert meetings with US officials revealed, outlining group’s increasingly emboldened efforts
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 AM
It is treasonous and should be investigated. The separatists and Ms. Smith are having conversations with the American regime in secret, this is treason.
Send Hoekstra packing, they will not have Alberta, we will NOT be anything other than Canadian EVER! If any Albertan is not happy then leave!
Send Hoekstra packing, they will not have Alberta, we will NOT be anything other than Canadian EVER! If any Albertan is not happy then leave!
We will, we will ... boycott you!
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Brian May says US is currently too dangerous for Queen to tour there
Queen guitarist says ‘everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment’ when asked about touring plans
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
We will, we will ... boycott you!
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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Traitors used to meet in secret. Now they get their pictures taken. Check out Pete Hoekstra and Danielle Smith.
We know all we need to know about Measles Queen Danielle. Pete needs to come clean on the details on the $500 million slush fund to destroy our nation.
This is foreign interference.
We know all we need to know about Measles Queen Danielle. Pete needs to come clean on the details on the $500 million slush fund to destroy our nation.
This is foreign interference.
January 30, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Traitors used to meet in secret. Now they get their pictures taken. Check out Pete Hoekstra and Danielle Smith.
We know all we need to know about Measles Queen Danielle. Pete needs to come clean on the details on the $500 million slush fund to destroy our nation.
This is foreign interference.
We know all we need to know about Measles Queen Danielle. Pete needs to come clean on the details on the $500 million slush fund to destroy our nation.
This is foreign interference.
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and it's a beauty –– enough here for a university-level course
January 30, 2026 at 12:02 AM
and it's a beauty –– enough here for a university-level course
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Trump’s First Year In Office https://theonion.com/trumps-first-year-in-office/
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Trump’s First Year In Office https://theonion.com/trumps-first-year-in-office/
New from Michael de Adder
January 29, 2026 at 11:34 PM
New from Michael de Adder
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January 29, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Time to expel US Ambassador Hoekstra, who presumably knew about this?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Canada separatists accused of ‘treason’ after secret talks with US state department
Alberta activists’ covert meetings with US officials revealed, outlining group’s increasingly emboldened efforts
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Time to expel US Ambassador Hoekstra, who presumably knew about this?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Come on, Dougie. Say it. Say the "T" word. Call it what it is: TREASON.
ca.news.yahoo.com/unacceptable...
ca.news.yahoo.com/unacceptable...
'Unacceptable, unethical': Doug Ford reacts to Alberta separatist group asking for U.S. assistance
When asked about how he felt about a group of Alberta separatists going to D.C. to ask U.S. officials for assistance, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was "dead against" going behind Canada's back to...
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Come on, Dougie. Say it. Say the "T" word. Call it what it is: TREASON.
ca.news.yahoo.com/unacceptable...
ca.news.yahoo.com/unacceptable...
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Remembering William Claude Dukenfield, better known as the late 🇺🇸American comedian, actor, juggler and writer W.C.Fields (29 January 1880 – 25 December 1946) born #OnThisDay in Darby, Pennsylvania
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Remembering William Claude Dukenfield, better known as the late 🇺🇸American comedian, actor, juggler and writer W.C.Fields (29 January 1880 – 25 December 1946) born #OnThisDay in Darby, Pennsylvania
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Europe keeps moving to an electric future.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Electric car sales edge above petrol in EU for first time
Sales of fully electric cars surpassed those of petrol-only vehicles in the European Union for the first time in December, data from the auto industry group ACEA showed on Tuesday, even as hybrids h...
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Europe keeps moving to an electric future.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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This is the art version of “skate where the puck is going”
"Don't play what's there, play what's not there." - Miles Davis #quote
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is the art version of “skate where the puck is going”